Critical Care

In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning highlights the Diego Gonzalez Rivas Foundation mobile surgery unit operating in Ghana. He discusses the different surgeries that were performed on the first day in this mobile hospital and how the unit will travel throughout Africa offering minimally invasive surgery free of charge.

This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the implementation of the Versius robotic surgical system for thoracic surgery and summarizes the ability of the Versius surgical system to successfully and safely complete a range of thoracic procedures aligned with phase 2a of the (Development) of the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term follow-up (IDEAL) framework for surgical innovation. 

In this episode of The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the best practice consensus guidelines from joint specialist societies for the treatment of patients with pectus abnormalities and summarizes the current evidence for the different treatment strategies for this condition.

This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Enoch Akowuah and the cardiac surgery team operating in Ghana as they visit the James Cook University Hospital in England. They discuss mission trips in Ghana, the training that is involved, and the impact the program has.