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@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Late to this party because I'm over on Le Ciel Bleu more now, but my fave for open surgery is the insulated, teflon coated diathermy blade tip. Used properly it can cut, coag, dissect, and be used as a teaching pointer- and comes in endless extensions.

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Cooley “my” scissors. Only instrument that I asked to be added to the thoracic tray when I started. Great for PA dissections #surged #medicaleducation

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Has to be the Alexis retractor

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Lahey for me. Great instrument to dissect, sling etc Also really love Supercut McIndoe scissors

@SurgeryHPB @Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Lots of votes for the Lahey forceps I’m all for it over here @LaheyHospital @LaheySurgery

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @David_ukan One’s non-dominant hand is the finest surgical instrument ever devised. 🤔😉

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Have always liked a laparoscopic peanut. Simple, but there are few more complex instruments that give the same combination of dissection, haemostasis and tactile feedback.

@BrendonStilesMD @ElliotServaisMD @Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan @TomVargheseJr @ShandaBlackmon @okusanyamd @AltorkiNasser @WCM_CTSurgery A little bit more from Pearson’s AATS address & impact Belsey made on surgeons in Toronto, Chicago, and other places:

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan McIndoe Scissors and Debakey forceps

@ElliotServaisMD @Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan @TomVargheseJr @BrianMitzman @BrendonStilesMD @okusanyamd Yes- my fav for open thoracotomy as well. The Matson-Alexander is the best tool for harvesting an intercostal muscle flap, which is the most underappreciated flap we have. ICM flap can butress, rebuild tracheal wall, close esophageal leaks, and interpose to separate structures.

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan For Thoracic, I'll go with the Finochietto and the Matson-Alexander. Countless uses for the Matson during open thoracotomy, especially for chest wall resection. #thoracic #surgery @TomVargheseJr @BrianMitzman @BrendonStilesMD @ShandaBlackmon @okusanyamd

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Nothing beats a Foster-Gillies needle holder. Two instruments (needle holder and scissors) in one!

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @mstotty88 @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Now, I do like a good penny backer! So useful in a myriad of circumstances!

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Justification? Careful dissection, slinging vessels and bile ducts, can even use to control small vessels eg from the IVC to the liver whilst tying the other side and thus minimising inefficient moves and instrument changes.

@Suture_UK @ChrisGeeOrtho @BBASS_skills @Rungichungi @LiangRhea @otolaryngolofox @ElliotServaisMD @MarkBagnallSurg @rbarbosa91 @David_ukan Lahey. Obviously!

Love using Mcindoes and Gillies together. The fact that these two pioneers were related is why (in my head) I call them: "the cousins"

🪡 November SurgEd Forum is here!✨ This month‘s question is: “What is your favourite surgical instrument in your specialty and why?” Share your experiences and insights with fellow surgeons! #SurgEd #MedicalEducation #Surgery