Eric Skarsgard

Eric's statements about Aerodigestive / ENT 16 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 2nd Quarter (Apr-Jun) 2025

▶ Ep 27 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 5:38

quote You know, the majority of the population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border. There are definitely lots of children in remote communities, and it is not easy for them to access care because of multiple things. ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 7:36

quote In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old, quote unquote child with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery, physiologically and every other way. They're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surge. Surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 7:36

opinion In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery - physiologically and every other way they're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 7:51

opinion Access to surgical care for children in Canada has been in need of improvement for decades ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 7:51

quote Access to surgical care for children in Canada is something that we've been aware that was in need of improvement for actually decades. ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care - it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 8:01

quote It's maybe a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care. It actually doesn't. And children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 8:16

opinion Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model for others ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and geographically and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 27 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes for patients living remote from accessible high quality care ↗

Eric's statements about Esophageal Atresia 27 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 66 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the second largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 7:36

clinical In most places in Canada, no one would transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery; physiologically and every other way they're an adult and do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care; it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 8:16

clinical Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model to others ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 66 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs of living remote to accessible high-quality care in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes ↗

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 2nd Quarter (Apr-Jun) 2025

▶ Ep 67 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:38

quote You know, the majority of the population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border. There are definitely lots of children in remote communities, and it is not easy for them to access care because of multiple things. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 7:36

quote In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old, quote unquote child with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery, physiologically and every other way. They're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surge. Surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 7:36

opinion In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery - physiologically and every other way they're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 7:51

quote Access to surgical care for children in Canada is something that we've been aware that was in need of improvement for actually decades. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 7:51

opinion Access to surgical care for children in Canada has been in need of improvement for decades ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care - it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:01

quote It's maybe a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care. It actually doesn't. And children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:16

opinion Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model for others ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and geographically and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes for patients living remote from accessible high quality care ↗

Eric's statements about Esophageal Atresia 27 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 36 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the second largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 7:36

clinical In most places in Canada, no one would transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery; physiologically and every other way they're an adult and do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care; it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 8:16

clinical Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model to others ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 36 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs of living remote to accessible high-quality care in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes ↗

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 2nd Quarter (Apr-Jun) 2025

▶ Ep 37 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 5:38

quote You know, the majority of the population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border. There are definitely lots of children in remote communities, and it is not easy for them to access care because of multiple things. ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 7:36

quote In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old, quote unquote child with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery, physiologically and every other way. They're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surge. Surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 7:36

opinion In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery - physiologically and every other way they're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 7:51

opinion Access to surgical care for children in Canada has been in need of improvement for decades ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 7:51

quote Access to surgical care for children in Canada is something that we've been aware that was in need of improvement for actually decades. ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 8:01

quote It's maybe a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care. It actually doesn't. And children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care - it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 8:16

opinion Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model for others ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and geographically and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 37 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes for patients living remote from accessible high quality care ↗

Eric's statements about Etiologies (Gastroschisis/NEC/Atresia/Volvulus) 11 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 67 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the second largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 7:36

clinical In most places in Canada, no one would transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery; physiologically and every other way they're an adult and do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care; it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:16

clinical Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model to others ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 67 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs of living remote to accessible high-quality care in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes ↗

Eric's statements about Intestinal Rehab 11 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 98 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the second largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 7:36

clinical In most places in Canada, no one would transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery; physiologically and every other way they're an adult and do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care; it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 8:16

clinical Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model to others ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 98 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs of living remote to accessible high-quality care in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes ↗

Eric's statements about Obesity 6 statements

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PDC 2020 Practice Gaps

▶ Ep 12 · 35:50

quote The improvements in CDH care are based on what happens outside of the operating room, not what happens in the operating room ↗

▶ Ep 12 · 38:20

clinical Surgery is a stressor on the pulmonary vascular bed in CDH patients, so we want to see pulmonary artery pressures trending down and less than systemic pressures before operating ↗

▶ Ep 12 · 39:47

clinical For CDH patients with predominantly right ventricular dysfunction on echo, treatment options are nitric oxide, sildenafil, and increasingly PGE1, which maintains the ductus open and allows a pop-off vent for the right ventricle ↗

▶ Ep 12 · 56:37

clinical Giving excessive crystalloid worsens dilutional coagulopathy and increases metabolic acidosis in trauma patients ↗

▶ Ep 12 · 58:51

opinion There is no evidence supporting intentional hypotensive resuscitation as a strategy in pediatric trauma ↗

▶ Ep 12 · 1:09:16

clinical Half-life of even a living donor kidney is only about 23-24 years, so a 5-year-old receiving a transplant will face retransplant at age 27-28 ↗

Eric's statements about Obesity 6 statements

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PDC 2020 Practice Gaps

▶ Ep 14 · 35:50

quote The improvements in CDH care are based on what happens outside of the operating room, not what happens in the operating room ↗

▶ Ep 14 · 38:20

clinical Surgery is a stressor on the pulmonary vascular bed in CDH patients, so we want to see pulmonary artery pressures trending down and less than systemic pressures before operating ↗

▶ Ep 14 · 39:47

clinical For CDH patients with predominantly right ventricular dysfunction on echo, treatment options are nitric oxide, sildenafil, and increasingly PGE1, which maintains the ductus open and allows a pop-off vent for the right ventricle ↗

▶ Ep 14 · 56:37

clinical Giving excessive crystalloid worsens dilutional coagulopathy and increases metabolic acidosis in trauma patients ↗

▶ Ep 14 · 58:51

opinion There is no evidence supporting intentional hypotensive resuscitation as a strategy in pediatric trauma ↗

▶ Ep 14 · 1:09:16

clinical Half-life of even a living donor kidney is only about 23-24 years, so a 5-year-old receiving a transplant will face retransplant at age 27-28 ↗

Eric's statements about Obstructive Sleep Apnea 6 statements

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PDC 2020 Practice Gaps

▶ Ep 2 · 35:50

quote The improvements in CDH care are based on what happens outside of the operating room, not what happens in the operating room ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 38:20

clinical Surgery is a stressor on the pulmonary vascular bed in CDH patients, so we want to see pulmonary artery pressures trending down and less than systemic pressures before operating ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 39:47

clinical For CDH patients with predominantly right ventricular dysfunction on echo, treatment options are nitric oxide, sildenafil, and increasingly PGE1, which maintains the ductus open and allows a pop-off vent for the right ventricle ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 56:37

clinical Giving excessive crystalloid worsens dilutional coagulopathy and increases metabolic acidosis in trauma patients ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 58:51

opinion There is no evidence supporting intentional hypotensive resuscitation as a strategy in pediatric trauma ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 1:09:16

clinical Half-life of even a living donor kidney is only about 23-24 years, so a 5-year-old receiving a transplant will face retransplant at age 27-28 ↗

Eric's statements about Pectus Excavatum 11 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 50 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the second largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 7:36

clinical In most places in Canada, no one would transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery; physiologically and every other way they're an adult and do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care; it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 8:16

clinical Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model to others ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 50 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs of living remote to accessible high-quality care in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes ↗

Eric's statements about Peritoneal Dialysis Access 21 statements

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PDC 2020 Practice Gaps

▶ Ep 5 · 35:50

quote The improvements in CDH care are based on what happens outside of the operating room, not what happens in the operating room ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 35:50

quote The improvements in CDH care are based on what happens outside of the operating room, not what happens in the operating room ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 35:59

quote It's more important to do things the same way than what you think are the right way ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 37:49

guideline Canadian CDH Collaborative readiness criteria for surgery include normal blood pressure for age, urine output >1cc/kg/hr, serum lactate <3, FiO2 <50%, preductal saturation around 90%, and pulmonary artery pressures less than systemic ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 38:20

clinical Surgery is a stressor on the pulmonary vascular bed in CDH patients, so we want to see pulmonary artery pressures trending down and less than systemic pressures before operating ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 38:20

clinical Surgery is a stressor on the pulmonary vascular bed in CDH patients, so we want to see pulmonary artery pressures trending down and less than systemic pressures before operating ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 39:47

clinical For CDH patients with predominantly right ventricular dysfunction on echo, treatment options are nitric oxide, sildenafil, and increasingly PGE1, which maintains the ductus open and allows a pop-off vent for the right ventricle ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 39:47

clinical For CDH patients with predominantly right ventricular dysfunction on echo, treatment options are nitric oxide, sildenafil, and increasingly PGE1, which maintains the ductus open and allows a pop-off vent for the right ventricle ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 50:13

clinical A randomized trial of spontaneous pneumothorax showed roughly equivalent lung re-expansion by 8 weeks (high 90%) between conservative management and intervention groups ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 50:22

clinical The spontaneous pneumothorax trial showed a threefold increase in adverse events in the interventional group, including bleeding, need for catheter repositioning, and continuing air leaks ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 50:50

clinical The spontaneous pneumothorax trial showed a twofold increase in twelve-month recurrence rates for patients who received intervention versus conservative management ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 56:18

guideline ATLS 10th edition guidelines recommend limiting crystalloid to not more than 20cc per kilogram in pediatric trauma resuscitation ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 56:37

clinical Giving excessive crystalloid worsens dilutional coagulopathy and increases metabolic acidosis in trauma patients ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 56:37

clinical Giving excessive crystalloid worsens dilutional coagulopathy and increases metabolic acidosis in trauma patients ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 57:18

epidemiological Military data from Afghanistan and Iraq showed that increased use of massive transfusion protocols in pediatric trauma patients correlated with decreased mortality between 2001 and 2013 ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 57:58

clinical Early balanced blood product resuscitation (red cells, platelets, and plasma) results in using less blood products overall and significantly improved mortality and morbidity outcomes ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 58:32

clinical Military studies clearly show a survival advantage from use of tranexamic acid in trauma patients ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 58:51

opinion There is no evidence supporting intentional hypotensive resuscitation as a strategy in pediatric trauma ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 58:51

opinion There is no evidence supporting intentional hypotensive resuscitation as a strategy in pediatric trauma ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 1:09:16

clinical Half-life of even a living donor kidney is only about 23-24 years, so a 5-year-old receiving a transplant will face retransplant at age 27-28 ↗

▶ Ep 5 · 1:09:16

clinical Half-life of even a living donor kidney is only about 23-24 years, so a 5-year-old receiving a transplant will face retransplant at age 27-28 ↗

Eric's statements about Type C Esophageal Atresia 27 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 2 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the second largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 7:36

clinical In most places in Canada, no one would transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery; physiologically and every other way they're an adult and do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care; it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 8:16

clinical Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model to others ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 2 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs of living remote to accessible high-quality care in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes ↗

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 2nd Quarter (Apr-Jun) 2025

▶ Ep 3 · 4:27

quote I'm Ilana Barris. I'm an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. I work at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm the CAPS publication chair. ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 4:52

quote And hi, I'm Eric Skarsgard. I'm a pediatric surgeon at BC Children's Hospital where I'm also head. Of the Department of Surgery. ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 5:28

epidemiological Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world geographically, though population-wise smaller than California ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 5:28

quote People think of Canada as a small country because population-wise we're smaller than the state of California, but geographically Canada's the 2nd largest country in the world. ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 5:38

quote You know, the majority of the population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border. There are definitely lots of children in remote communities, and it is not easy for them to access care because of multiple things. ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 5:38

epidemiological The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 kilometers of the US border, but there are definitely lots of children in remote communities where it is not easy to access care ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 7:36

opinion In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery - physiologically and every other way they're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 7:36

quote In most places in Canada, no one would ever transfer a 16 or 17 year old, quote unquote child with appendicitis to a children's hospital for surgery, physiologically and every other way. They're an adult and clearly do not need the expertise of a pediatric surge. Surgeon ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 7:51

opinion Access to surgical care for children in Canada has been in need of improvement for decades ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 7:51

quote Access to surgical care for children in Canada is something that we've been aware that was in need of improvement for actually decades. ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 8:01

clinical It's a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care - it actually doesn't, and children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 8:01

quote It's maybe a misconception that the Canadian healthcare system ensures timely care. It actually doesn't. And children wait for surgery beyond their wait time target ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 8:16

quote I think Newfoundland and Labrador is really the best setup. There's only two pediatric surgeons out there, but one of them has been out there for a very long time. ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 8:16

opinion Newfoundland and Labrador has the best outreach setup with only two pediatric surgeons who have established outreach clinics all over the province, serving as a model for others ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 8:31

epidemiological The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is really rural and spread out, and geographically and weather-wise it can be impossible sometimes to access care or financially devastating ↗

▶ Ep 3 · 9:01

clinical There are measurable costs in terms of time required to be seen and actual clinical outcomes for patients living remote from accessible high quality care ↗

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