NEW YORK, NY – GomerBlog is ecstatic to bring you breaking news out of OR 7 today at University Medical Center. Dr. Stewart Shoemyer, a prominent orthopedic surgeon who specializes in total joints, completed a total hip arthroplasty with an estimated blood loss (EBL) of only 50 cc. This amazing feat was Dr. Shoemyer’s 1000th consecutive surgery with an EBL of 50 cc.
“Simply incredible,” stated anesthesiologist Dr. Emily Ruekers as she was hanging a 300 ml cell saver bag along with 2 units of PRBCs just to top things off. “To consistently have so many total joints with EBLs of 50 is something unheard of. Congrats Dr. Shoemyer. Here’s to another 1000!”
Critics were quick to point out that although EBL has been reported to be 50 cc every surgery, 28% of patients have required 2 units of PRBCs, 15% have required 4 units of PRBCs, and 5% have required massive transfusion protocols postoperatively.
Shoemyer chalks the discrepancy up to anesthesia providers having too low a trigger for transfusion, such as ectopi or ST depression, and poor post-operative management by medical teams on the wards.
Christina Marie Breaux
Kipp Gould
A Happy Hospitalist original!
http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2014/08/Ebola-Stricken-Surgeon-Estimates-Own-Blood-Loss.html
So will everyone else in the hospital
I beg to differ.
I merely quoted pnw lololol. I never said it. I think we’re the nicest in the hospital bahahaha
That’s the truest thing YOUVE ever said. For real
“God like reflexes” “They’re also the biggest douche bags in the hospital” -PNW
“Not mortal”
1000 iv fluids every. Single. Time.
Danny Deasis
Robert Whittington
Rinesh Chetty
These are friggin hilarious.
Hahaha! Simply amazing!
haha I’ve seen several claims of 25cc after total knees. 25cc all day for me
Phillip Sussman
Riiiight ;) lol
Riley, this better be you!
“It was dry when we closed”
As an orthopaedist, I ALWAYS have less than 50cc blood loss! Just like the great doctor described in the (news) article!!!
I don’t feel like I’m working unless I lose 150cc Lora Ann Cullipher
Katie Anderson
Stephanie Joelle
lol. What is it about EBL that makes them all hallucinate?? Nevermind the puddle of blood down the drapes and on their shoes! 50cc’s or bust!!
You know it’s bad when they say 150 instead of 100
Russell Wilson
That EBL is consistently underestimated… I thought that was clear lol
Always.
That’s just dilutional anemia Jayy!!
The OR is like Las Vegas- what happens there, stays there…
Lol. Blame anesthesia as usual.
@TheWellnessLife haha even I remember everyone on ortho had EBLs of 50cc…hilarious
Flawless victory every time. Hb from 13—–>8 post up day 1.
Martin DeGravelle
If the hemoglobin is above ten call me when it’s a liter and then I might be interested.
Haaaaa!!! Sounds accurate to me!
Darryl B Thomas. LOL
They were “oozing” a little, right Josh ? lol
Christina Elizabeth
I didn’t even have to read the article to know if like it
Anesthesia running those fluids wide open
@edokiyahousman
truth
dilutional
And the point is?
even when the hb drops by 2-3 grams post-op :-)
THIS IS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!! EBL for totals = 50, Lap chole = 10, hernias = 5, urology=0 (doesn’t matter what the case is, can’t measure anyways!)