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Sun Mar 18 14:29:53 GMT 2007

Please, for those across the pond to whom VAT is a tax what on earth are you
talking about?

Blueflightmedic.

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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of Ahmed, Naveed 
Sent: 18 March 2007 13:42
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: RE: trauma-list Digest, Vol 45, Issue 18

Dear RD,
You are absolutely right in your approach . Thoracic surgeons in our
institution are excellent but seldom participate in care of trauma
patients,they approach trauma patients asthey would cancer patients more
anatomical resections and hardly any VATS, which they consider mostly a
diagnostic procedure. One of our residents reviewed role early VATS(with-in
2 days)for retained Heamothorax (HTX) ,compared to retained HTX  treated by
other means. Early VATs seems to decrease LOS and decortications, most of
these were done with either Rt sided intubations (in LT HTX) or with out one
lung ventilation as our goal was to evacuate clot ,R/O diaphragmatic injury
especially on the left side and place a chest tube under direct vision ( Rt
sided diaphragmatic injuries got mostly CT abd and Lt sided
laproscopy/otomy). He is presenting his abstract at ACS Spring meeting in
Vegas. Hopefully, we will get some good input from you there. N AHMED
Cleveland, OH

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