Publications by authors named "Kegan Brumagen"
Maintaining vascular trauma proficiency for military non-vascular surgeons.
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
June 2020
Article Synopsis
- Vascular injuries are common in combat settings, and while civilian hospitals often have vascular surgeons, military locations lack consistent access to such specialists.
- This study analyzed 316 vascular trauma cases at Saint Louis University Hospital over two years to assess the feasibility of a visiting surgeon model for maintaining vascular surgery proficiency.
- The results showed that a surgeon would need to be on call for a significant amount of time (34 shifts) to gain enough experience, making the visiting surgeon model impractical for proficiency maintenance in vascular surgery.