We're gonna talk about some of the basics, some of the benefits in thoracotomy, and the novel uses, especially if you start to use percutaneous applications of cryo.
We're gonna talk about some of the basics, some of the benefits in thoracotomy, and the novel uses, especially if you start to use percutaneous applications of cryo.
Update Course Rewind: Part 1 Non-Pectus Uses of Cryoanalgesia 2024
▶Ep 52 · 0:54
quoteWe're gonna talk about some of the basics, some of the benefits in thoracotomy, and the novel uses, especially if you start to use percutaneous applications of cryo.↗
▶Ep 52 · 0:54
quoteWe're gonna talk about some of the basics, some of the benefits in thoracotomy, and the novel uses, especially if you start to use percutaneous applications of cryo.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:13
quoteYou wanna stay far enough posterior, but you also want to stay off of the sympathetic chains so you can visualize this very clearly.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:13
quoteYou wanna stay far enough posterior, but you also want to stay off of the sympathetic chains so you can visualize this very clearly.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:19
clinicalThe freeze causes axonal degeneration while the epineurium stays intact↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:19
quoteYou're getting axonal degeneration by the freeze, but at the same time, the epineurium is staying intact.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:19
quoteYou're getting axonal degeneration by the freeze, but at the same time, the epineurium is staying intact.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:19
clinicalThe freeze causes axonal degeneration while the epineurium stays intact↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:47
quoteI'm hoping I can convince you that cryo is a really good tool here.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:47
quoteI'm hoping I can convince you that cryo is a really good tool here.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:51
opinionEpidurals are invasive procedures that take time and may or may not be left in fully↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:51
quoteEpidurals are wonderful, but it is an invasive procedure that takes time, and you may or may not be leaving it fully.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:51
quoteEpidurals are wonderful, but it is an invasive procedure that takes time, and you may or may not be leaving it fully.↗
▶Ep 52 · 1:51
opinionEpidurals are invasive procedures that take time and may or may not be left in fully↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:05
quoteWe're doing a muscle sparing thoracotomy and then an open direct application of the cryoprobe.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:05
quoteWe're doing a muscle sparing thoracotomy and then an open direct application of the cryoprobe.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:10
quoteWe've done 300 attracure cases, and we've seen great results.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:10
clinicalDr. Lotz's group has performed 300 thoracotomy cases with cryoanalgesia and seen great results↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:10
quoteWe've done 300 attracure cases, and we've seen great results.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:10
clinicalDr. Lotz's group has performed 300 thoracotomy cases with cryoanalgesia and seen great results↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:17
clinicalFor thoracotomies, cryoprobe should be applied 1 to 2 levels above and below the thoracotomy↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:17
quoteWe're going 1 to 2 levels above and below the thoracotomy.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:17
clinicalFor thoracotomies, cryoprobe should be applied 1 to 2 levels above and below the thoracotomy↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:17
quoteWe're going 1 to 2 levels above and below the thoracotomy.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:20
quoteYou have to be a little bit careful about getting too low.↗
▶Ep 52 · 2:20
quoteYou have to be a little bit careful about getting too low.↗
quoteWe compared what their results were compared to all of the routine group, which was just IV pain med only, but also compared to those that had regional block.↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:29
quoteWe compared what their results were compared to all of the routine group, which was just IV pain med only, but also compared to those that had regional block.↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:37
quoteIn this study, we had 23 thoracotomies who had cryo.↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:37
clinicalIn Dr. Lotz's study, 23 thoracotomies received cryoanalgesia↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:37
quoteIn this study, we had 23 thoracotomies who had cryo.↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:37
clinicalIn Dr. Lotz's study, 23 thoracotomies received cryoanalgesia↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:50
clinicalDr. Lotz's group now uses cryoanalgesia for all thoracotomies except neonatal cases↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:50
quoteSo 137 versus 533, we're using a lot less opioid, other than our neonatal thoracotomies, and we've gone to using this all the time.↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:50
clinicalDr. Lotz's group now uses cryoanalgesia for all thoracotomies except neonatal cases↗
▶Ep 52 · 3:50
quoteSo 137 versus 533, we're using a lot less opioid, other than our neonatal thoracotomies, and we've gone to using this all the time.↗
