{
  "abstract": "Trauma and acute care surgeons are constantly balancing the need for rapid, decisive intervention with the ongoing evolution of surgical technique and cutting-edge technology. This article presents a collection of practical, experience-driven insights across four topics that reflect the modern breadth of trauma and acute care surgery presented during a lunch session at the American Association for the Surgery for Trauma Annual Meeting 2024: preperitoneal pelvic packing, trauma video review, video-assisted thoracic surgery for retained hemothorax, and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration. Although seemingly disparate, these topics are united by a common goal: enhancing technical precision, team performance, and patient outcomes through deliberate, refined practice.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Clay Cothren Burlew"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Whitney Renee Jenson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Katherine Cironi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Emma Gilman Burke"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Ryan Peter Dumas"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Rachel D Appelbaum"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Matthew J Martin"
    }
  ],
  "title": "High-impact technical and patient management tips from the 2024 AAST Continuous Certification Course: preperitoneal pelvic packing, trauma video review, video-assisted thoracic surgery for retained hemothorax, and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration",
  "uid": "e69c0d04-6d23-50ae-a68f-df5a73f91cc5"
}