Jun 27, 2009 · I've removed chest tubes, central lines, and JP drains but never removed an IR drain. It looks like there are specific steps to it but can't remember how it's done. I remember …

Jun 22, 2017 · Unfortunately many IR divisions do a very poor job on drain management and leave the poor patients in limbo with no one taking ownership for the patient's care.

Jun 3, 2007 · sepsis, relative hypovolaemia, add to that pneumoperitoneum which decreases venous return and causes hypotension. hypotension responds to epi, further responds to …

Dec 17, 2017 · Hello all, I'm a medical student interested in/exploring IR. I have a few questions that I'm hoping some of the seasoned IR docs/residents on SDN might be able to answer re: …

Sep 7, 2012 · Anybody got some to report that you've personally set? Today? Perf'd Appy that sat in the ED for 17.5 hrs before admission while surgery ponderously went back and forth over ex …

Apr 5, 2012 · Is doing a thoracentesis is viable outpatient procedure? I would imagine not because of the need for chest tube placement in the event of a PTX. Though if the outpatient …

Jul 4, 2018 · Mostly biopsy and drain 90% of the cases. At the larger hospital i do 100% IR and no diagnostic duties because it is much busier and I'm often jumping between angio , us, ct …

Jun 15, 2022 · There were 133 integrated IR spots filled in the 2018 Residency Match (35 of 35 available categorical, 98 of 98 available advanced). These trainees will finish IR in June 2024, …

Mar 11, 2017 · If you want a 100% IR job, a community practice job where you typically won't get to practice 100% IR is the wrong job. I've worked in two different big PP groups. The first one …

Jan 13, 2008 · Here there used to be 8 IR specialists, now only 2 becuase Vasc and Cards do not give them any work. Vascular even started puting in cholecystostomy tubes and fibroid …