Cases drawn from the OR — the decisions, reasoning, and evidence that shaped them.
A 15-year-old undergoing right VATS metastasectomy. Four-witness confirmation of double-lumen tube position — auscultation, bronchoscopy, chest excursion, and lung ultrasound.
A femoral vein that looked clear in transverse view. A 90° probe rotation that found a floating thrombus before the needle did.
Borderline cuff leak test, delayed-onset airway edema after prolonged steep Trendelenburg, and what a passing result doesn't promise.