Erica Wittwer
@EricaWittwer
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CV Anesthesiologist. Critical care Intensivist. Medical Director CV ICU. Kid & cat mom. Napping pro. Pharmacology nerd. Tweets are my own. No medical advice.
Minnesota, USA
Joined March 2018
“Norepinephrine equivalent” is thrown around a lot but what does it really mean/where does it come from? Check out our take and why including vasopressin and angiotensin II may not be so simple @MayoAnesthesia @WakeAnesthesia @KhannaAshishCCM #PharmICU
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Congratulations to Dr. Christoph Nabzdyk on receiving a ZOLL Foundation grant to further study a bioadhesive paste to help with hemostasis during surgery. @CGSNabzdykMD
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Do you use high-dose hydroxocobalamin for vasoplegic shock? What if we used it as an infusion instead of a bolus. @EricaWittwer @CGSNabzdykMD @nei_scott
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ASRA Recognizes Eight Trailblazers as Part of the Year of Women in @ASRA_Society Two of the 8 women recognized are #MayoAnes consultants. Congratulations to Drs. Terre Horlocker and @wedel_denise
#WomenInMedicine
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In this video, @EHStephensCHD @MayoClinic illustrates a modification of the cone operation consisting of pericardial patch augmentation. This is utilized when there is insufficient leaflet tissue for the cone. Watch now: https://t.co/xhtlSczCbV
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We are incredibly honored @MayoClinic to have @JosephDearaniMD as one of our cardiac surgeons. His expertise, leadership and compassion is an inspiration to so many! https://t.co/5Zlv3dgia4
Dr. James Tweddell introduces Congenital Heart Surgeons Society president Dr. @JosephDearaniMD--a humble, kind, and inspiring role model for an aspiring global cardiac surgeon such as myself. Extremely grateful for the example he has set & path he has forged. #CHSS2020 #ECHSA2020
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I'm thrilled to share the wonderful news that my dear colleague and #impsci partner, Dr @mlanefall has been appointed the David E. Longnecker Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
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LDI Senior Fellow Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM, has been appointed to an endowed chair as the David E. Longnecker Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care in the Perelman School of…
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Happy National Women Pharmacist Day to all the intelligent, strong, and inspiring women pharmacists out there! #WomenPharmacistDay #TwitteRx #PharmICU @CBthePHARMD @erin_barreto @EDWieru @AM_EM_PharmD @sarahleungrx @kjkpharm @HPersonett_May @SCrowBernard @HeavnerPharmD @mtbastin
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Angiotensin II for rescue of profound shock in patient presenting following massive clozapine overdose in @CritCareExplore @SCCM
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@MayoAnesthesia @MayoClinicEM @MayoPCCM @EricaWittwer @JonathanGLeung @sarahleungrx @MayoPharmRes #MayoAnesResearch #AngII
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High grade primary synovial sarcoma originating from the anterior MV leaflet with near complete obstruction of the LVOT and metastatic skin nodules. Treatment = resection, MVR, followed by aggressive adjuvant chemotherapy. This profession constantly humbles me.
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I love watching these surgeries.
Resection of a large atypical Myxoma from the left atrium. Removing the endocardium with the stalk followed by patch reconstruction is key to prevent recurrence and stenosis of the right pulmonary veins.
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This piece builds upon our related work by @KimberlyHolstMD, @JosephDearaniMD, @KristineThomsen, @ThielsCA, @kevinlandolfo @HSchaffMD, @SiPhamMD, Melissa Erdman PA-C, and Dr. Patrick DeValeria across @mayoclinic published in Annals of Thoracic Surgery: https://t.co/H8i6PXVcny…
In this new News and Views article @EBHabermann discusses the need for protocolized #opioid prescribing after cardiac surgery https://t.co/DTs9rZvleT
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In this video, @EHStephensCHD, @JosephDearaniMD and Dr. Taggart @MayoClinic discuss the types of atrioventricular septal defects, anatomy & physiology of each, along w/the surgical repair & what to expect after surgery as well as long-term. Watch now: https://t.co/05cXyxwcyU
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Thank you @EMARIANOMD and @daryloakes4! It was so much fun to work on this with you both ... and unexpectedly turned out to be very timely! #medtwitter #anesthesia #anesthesiology @UCLAAnes
Congratulations @dremilym and @daryloakes4 on this thoughtful new article https://t.co/ItyCdSgSJr: "Are anesthesiology societies at risk of becoming obsolete? Perspectives on challenges and opportunities for moving forward" Honored to be a co-author 🙏🏾 @stanfordanes @UCLAAnes
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🔥 Multicenter study of real-world use of AngII courtesy of @pwierusz et al. Biggest dataset I’m aware of, 67% responsive to tx, interesting predictors of responsiveness identified! https://t.co/1xKwmq0KTG
#PharmICU #FOAMed @ogi_gajic @MayoPCCM @KhannaAshishCCM @DoctorDaxon
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🚨 New in @JAMA_current 🚨 "Secret shopper" survey of 368 residential addiction programs for opioid use TL;DR: Fewer than 1/3rd offered maintenance treatment with buprenorphine while over 1 in 5 actively discouraged buprenorphine use More below https://t.co/JXTKFCLFw8
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This study uses simulated patient calls to a random sample of US residential addiction treatment facilities to investigate the availability of opioid agonist treatment (buprenorphine-naloxone) and...
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WATCH: APS member @DrMJoyner is featured on the @TODAYshow about the use of convalescent plasma to treat people with #COVID19.
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The FDA has authorized plasma treatment for emergency use in treating COVID-19. As our Searching for Solutions series continues, NBC senior investigative correspondent Cynthia McFadden speaks...
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Congratulations to @dremilym for your WICTA service award! Thank you for your commitment to @WomenInCTAnes @scahq
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Important info about 1% & 2% propofol formulations! @pwierusz
Did you know that propofol is now available in 1% and 2% formulations? Check out our drug-drug interaction team’s article on important considerations #ICYMI! #propofol #patientsafety #ptsafety #anesthesia #anaesthesia
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Guess who is awesome?!?
Dr. Saddoughi is in our 4+3 joint general & thoracic surgery program! She's excited be to one of the Cardiothoracic chiefs this year. After graduation, she'll be going to Toronto to complete a Lung Transplant fellowship. She's interested in thoracic oncology & transplantation.
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