George W. Holcomb III

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▶ Ep 28 · 2:56
what ERAS has taught us. is that we can push the limits on, on some of the traditional thinking of how these patients need to stay in the hospital for a while, get traditional narcotics and all these long therapies
quote · Esophageal Atresia
▶ Ep 27 · 3:14
In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms
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▶ Ep 66 · 3:14
In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms
opinion · Esophageal Atresia

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

▶ Ep 27 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 2:17
epidemiological The tracheobronchopexy series included 80 patients, which is a huge number - most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 of these patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗
George's statements about Esophageal Atresia 17 statements

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: December 2021

▶ Ep 28 · 0:26
quote I'm, uh, I'm Doctor George W. Holker the 3rd, and I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 28 · 2:56
opinion ERAS protocols have shown that hospital stays for many surgical patients can be abbreviated, which is relevant for mobilizing hospital beds during the COVID-19 pandemic. ↗
▶ Ep 28 · 2:56
quote what ERAS has taught us. is that we can push the limits on, on some of the traditional thinking of how these patients need to stay in the hospital for a while, get traditional narcotics and all these long therapies ↗

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

▶ Ep 66 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 2:17
epidemiological 80 patients with severe airway collapse after esophageal atresia is a huge number; most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 such patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗

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

▶ Ep 67 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:17
epidemiological The tracheobronchopexy series included 80 patients, which is a huge number - most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 of these patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗
George's statements about Esophageal Atresia 14 statements

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

▶ Ep 36 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 2:17
epidemiological 80 patients with severe airway collapse after esophageal atresia is a huge number; most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 such patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗

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

▶ Ep 37 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 2:17
epidemiological The tracheobronchopexy series included 80 patients, which is a huge number - most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 of these patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 2025

▶ Ep 67 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:17
epidemiological 80 patients with severe airway collapse after esophageal atresia is a huge number; most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 such patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗
George's statements about Intestinal Rehab 7 statements

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

▶ Ep 98 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 2:17
epidemiological 80 patients with severe airway collapse after esophageal atresia is a huge number; most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 such patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗
George's statements about Pectus Excavatum 7 statements

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

▶ Ep 50 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 2:17
epidemiological 80 patients with severe airway collapse after esophageal atresia is a huge number; most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 such patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: December 2021

▶ Ep 19 · 0:26
quote I'm, uh, I'm Doctor George W. Holker the 3rd, and I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 19 · 2:56
opinion ERAS protocols have shown that hospital stays for many surgical patients can be abbreviated, which is relevant for mobilizing hospital beds during the COVID-19 pandemic. ↗
▶ Ep 19 · 2:56
quote what ERAS has taught us. is that we can push the limits on, on some of the traditional thinking of how these patients need to stay in the hospital for a while, get traditional narcotics and all these long therapies ↗
George's statements about Type C Esophageal Atresia 14 statements

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

▶ Ep 2 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 2:17
epidemiological 80 patients with severe airway collapse after esophageal atresia is a huge number; most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 such patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗

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

▶ Ep 3 · 1:32
quote This is uh George W. Holcomb the 3rd. Uh, I'm the editor in chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 1:57
quote These postoperative spells, they're really a subset of patients. That Really, there's not been a whole lot of case series on. ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 2:17
epidemiological The tracheobronchopexy series included 80 patients, which is a huge number - most pediatric surgeons won't see 10 of these patients in their career, and many wouldn't see 5 ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 2:17
quote I mean, 80 patients with this problem is a huge number. I think most pediatric surgeons, they won't see 10 of these patients, I don't think in their career, and many of us wouldn't see 5 of them. ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 3:14
opinion In experienced hands who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, tracheobronchopexy can have very good outcomes for patients with severe airway collapse symptoms ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 3:14
quote This paper shows that in experienced hands, and I think that's very important, who have done numerous or hundreds of these type procedures, that you can have a very good outcome for patients with these symptoms. ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 3:41
quote It's good to have a reference paper that shows really excellent outcomes with their approach to give this information to pediatric surgeons when they encounter such patients. ↗

Summaries George gave as host · 52 summaries

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Summaries George gave as host · Aerodigestive / ENT 5 summaries

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

▶ Ep 27 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients on dynamic bronchoscopy showed complete airway collapse ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of tracheobronchopexy patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5% ↗
▶ Ep 27 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Esophageal Atresia 13 summaries

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: December 2021

▶ Ep 28 · 3:48
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Applying ERAS protocols can achieve further reduction in postoperative discomfort and hospitalization beyond the benefits of minimally invasive surgery alone. ↗
▶ Ep 28 · 8:14
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: A prospective randomized trial comparing open versus thoracoscopic EA/TEF repair is unlikely to ever be conducted. ↗
▶ Ep 28 · 8:14
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: I don't think we'll ever get a prospective randomized trial comparing the two ↗
▶ Ep 28 · 14:16
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: The slipping rib syndrome study showed good outcomes with costal cartilage resection at 4.5-year follow-up and represents one of the bigger cohorts with long-term follow-up data. ↗

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

▶ Ep 66 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients showed complete airway collapse on dynamic bronchoscopy ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 66 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5%, and the procedure significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗

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

▶ Ep 67 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients on dynamic bronchoscopy showed complete airway collapse ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of tracheobronchopexy patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5% ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Esophageal Atresia 9 summaries

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

▶ Ep 36 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients showed complete airway collapse on dynamic bronchoscopy ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 36 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5%, and the procedure significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗

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

▶ Ep 37 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients on dynamic bronchoscopy showed complete airway collapse ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗
▶ Ep 37 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of tracheobronchopexy patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5% ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Etiologies (Gastroschisis/NEC/Atresia/Volvulus) 4 summaries

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

▶ Ep 67 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients showed complete airway collapse on dynamic bronchoscopy ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 67 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5%, and the procedure significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Intestinal Rehab 4 summaries

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

▶ Ep 98 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients showed complete airway collapse on dynamic bronchoscopy ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 98 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5%, and the procedure significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Pectus Excavatum 4 summaries

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

▶ Ep 50 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients showed complete airway collapse on dynamic bronchoscopy ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 50 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5%, and the procedure significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Tracheoesophageal Fistula 4 summaries

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: December 2021

▶ Ep 19 · 3:48
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Applying ERAS protocols can achieve further reduction in postoperative discomfort and hospitalization beyond the benefits of minimally invasive surgery alone. ↗
▶ Ep 19 · 8:14
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: A prospective randomized trial comparing open versus thoracoscopic EA/TEF repair is unlikely to ever be conducted. ↗
▶ Ep 19 · 8:14
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: I don't think we'll ever get a prospective randomized trial comparing the two ↗
▶ Ep 19 · 14:16
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: The slipping rib syndrome study showed good outcomes with costal cartilage resection at 4.5-year follow-up and represents one of the bigger cohorts with long-term follow-up data. ↗
Summaries George gave as host · Type C Esophageal Atresia 9 summaries

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

▶ Ep 2 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients showed complete airway collapse on dynamic bronchoscopy ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 2 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5%, and the procedure significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗

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

▶ Ep 3 · 2:34
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 90% of patients on dynamic bronchoscopy showed complete airway collapse ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 2:40
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Three-quarters of tracheobronchopexy procedures used a posterior approach ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 2:44
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy was performed on thoracic trachea alone in over half the patients, but had to be extended onto the bronchi in 40% ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: 94% of tracheobronchopexy patients avoided tracheostomy with a mortality rate of 5% ↗
▶ Ep 3 · 2:57
host summary George W. Holcomb III summarizing the discussion: Tracheobronchopexy significantly reduced pressure ventilation and ventilator dependence ↗