Expulsive Hemorrhage During Penetrating Keratoplasty

Continuing this season’s theme of surgical horror stories, Neda Shamie, MD, joins Gary Wörtz, MD, to share an experience from early in her career when she faced an unexpected complication. While performing penetrating keratoplasty on a well-known patient, Dr. Shamie encountered an expulsive hemorrhage. She highlights the value of mentorship in these situations and having a trusted colleague to help shape one’s approach to stressful complications during surgery. She also emphasizes the importance of learning from these situations and gaining new surgical skills.

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Expulsive Hemorrhage During Penetrating Keratoplasty is an episode from Ophthalmology off the Grid by Eyetube by Bryn Mawr Communications.

This episode is 39:59 long.

This episode was published on Jul 23, 2024.

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