Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB
@docmartin22
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Trauma/Critical Care, Bariatric, Gen Surg, Military(ret) Liberal, Heterodox, Dad to twin terrors! No patience for right-wing fascists OR left-wing totalitarians
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2011
To the twitter-atricians who criticize those treating COVID with drugs/therapies that have weak prelim data: 90% of what you do every day (no matter the specialty) has ZERO Level 1 evidence. It's a pandemic...AND....this is how medicine works. Slow crawl from darkness to light!
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Recording the latest episode of "Front Line Surgery" podcast by @traumadoctors - discussing Role 2 forward surgical care in combat environments. Can't wait to share it with you all, stay tuned. https://t.co/DFVaIFmjse
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Might be too soon to post this but it gets me every year… JOHN C REILLY and WILL FERRELL do their take on BING CROSBY and DAVID BOWIE 😂 🎄🎅
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Curious, are there any scenarios where PN might be started within 1-3 days of an ICU admission? 🤔 #ICUNutrition #WhatRDsDo #NutritionSupport
@Paul_Wischmeyer @JAMASurgery @LifeWithoutDiet @TomVargheseJr @nickmmark @brownam130 @drkeithsiau @NutrioSci @laxswamy @Tweet_Nutrition @NutritionNerd @GIdietitian
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Robaxin
Doctors — tell me one medication you would never prescribe, even if you were put in this situation. Why?
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Chart checking your postop patient the night after a complicated high-risk surgery
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Attending @EAST_TRAUMA Annual Meeting and interested in upping your robotics game? Robotics workshop including hands-on lab time at the @IntuitiveSurg facility in Atlanta on hollow viscus repairs, resections, anastomoses for acute care surgeons. Registration and info:
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‘Intentional’ explosion at Harvard Medical School, two people seen running from the building https://t.co/gTcncz2CPq
the-independent.com
No injuries were reported during the explosion at the university’s Goldenson building, which is situated on the school’s main quad
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The wine for discerning surgeons - Incision
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Dear Other 49 States, Thank you for your call, but New Jersey will be unavailable for the next 1-2 weeks. Please check back around Thanksgiving.
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Great work by Ryan Dumas and team on this PMG from @EAST_TRAUMA ! The use of tranexamic acid in the management of injured... : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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pulations and at different dosages and evaluates the potential risks associated with its use. METHODS Using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology, an EAST...
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Me, when someone tells me they are microscopically screening themselves for cancer daily
@Dr_RShatsky Did it ever occur to you some people (my husband and I are not afraid to die) don’t want to go through the pain and suffering for a less than 50% cure rate. I microscopically screen for cancer every day. If I get cancer and it can not be excised I will not do chemotherapy. I may
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Only if the “average american” is @ericpaulimd
This is ninety pounds of cheese. The average American eats this much cheese every day. Let that sink in.
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Long-term data show subtotal cholecystectomy and open conversion both carry tradeoffs, but subtotal techniques reduce bile duct injury without compromising overall survival. https://t.co/BIKhwXydsB
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tomy and can make safe dissection during CCY challenging. However, controversy exists regarding the optimal bailout procedure in such situations. Methods: The New York and Florida State all-claims...
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The outgoing attending (sound on)
Unspoken residency rule: If a consult or new admit comes in within 5 minutes of check-out time, (ex: 5:55pm) volunteer to take care of the consult so the person who’s been there all day can go home on time (since you’re going to be at the hospital for the next shift anyways!)…
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Last chance for trauma, surg critical care, or acute care surgery fellows to apply to the 2025-2026 @traumadoctors ROBO-TRACS program. Deadline is this Friday! https://t.co/9DU9EahBDR
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Yet another randomized trial showing lack of benefit of high protein delivery in the early phases of critical illness/injury. Enteral protein supplementation in critically ill trauma... : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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supplementing enteral protein intake would improve outcomes. METHODS Between November 15, 2016, and November 26, 2021, critically ill trauma and surgical patients were randomized either to a treatm...
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Legend
This man simply walked into the fashion show wearing a garbage bag - and no one thought it was strange until security found him
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Is bypass better than a sleeve?? Find out on today's Journal Review in Bariatric surgery with @docmartin22 @DrAdrianDan @CJMannMD NEVER STOP LEARNING ➡️➡️➡️ https://t.co/m3Rk5PeUOQ
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