Journal Review in Emergency General Surgery: STOP-IT - What a Decade of Data Has Taught Us

Podcast: Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast · Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

It’s postoperative day four after surgery for a perforated colon. The source appears controlled, but the patient is still intubated, the white count is eighteen, and nobody feels comfortable stopping piperacillin–tazobactam. Is four days really enough? Does the ICU buy another four—or is it time to ask what we’re missing? Join Drs. Rushabh Dev, Skye Shultz, Kelly Ray, Desra Fletcher, and Brycen Ratcliffe from the Emergency General Surgery team in Tiger Country at Mizzou as they revisit STOP-IT and examine what more than a decade of evidence has added to the management of complica...