John Fokker

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At Minnesota, routine contrast studies are not obtained for so-called easy type C cases.
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Statement At Minnesota, routine contrast studies are not obtained for so-called easy type C cases. Open
Statement At Minnesota, for difficult TEF cases, a contrast study is obtained at day 14 to check for reflux, which patients almost always have. Open
Quotation It's a difficult case to get a contrast study at day 14 and check for reflux, which they almost always have. Open
Statement Leaving a small chest tube as an insurance policy has no significant downside and allows everything to remain under control. Open
Quotation leaving a small tube in, uh, just, uh, you know, it's an insurance policy, and, you know, I don't have much experience or none with what you're talking about, but, but I always put a chest tube in, even in the simplest cases. It just allows everything to remain under control. And what's the downside? What has that got to do with being a good surgeon or a bad surgeon? It's got nothing to do with it. Open
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Statement At Minnesota, routine contrast studies are not obtained for so-called easy type C cases. Open
Statement At Minnesota, for difficult TEF cases, a contrast study is obtained at day 14 to check for reflux, which patients almost always have. Open
Quotation It's a difficult case to get a contrast study at day 14 and check for reflux, which they almost always have. Open
Quotation leaving a small tube in, uh, just, uh, you know, it's an insurance policy, and, you know, I don't have much experience or none with what you're talking about, but, but I always put a chest tube in, even in the simplest cases. It just allows everything to remain under control. And what's the downside? What has that got to do with being a good surgeon or a bad surgeon? It's got nothing to do with it. Open
Statement Leaving a small chest tube as an insurance policy has no significant downside and allows everything to remain under control. Open