The Surgical Patient on ICU - a Surgeons View Part 2

Gareth Thomas @garemlyn speaks with Mr Peter Coyne @petercoyne1982, a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in Newcastle with a special interest in advanced cancer and robotic surgery. This second part of the discussion looks at some the aspects of surgical patients on ICU that may not receive as much focus including laparostomies, complex wounds, stomas, abdominal compartment syndrome. Common themes surround each issue in their management that they tease out in the discussion.

Missed Part 1? Check it out to understand more about the viewpoint of a surgeon towards patients on ICU and how communication can be improved.

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