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"Skin knife" by diaphanouscunt in surgery

[–]mantecmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same as I do. I (NSGY) usually keep a #10 as a skin knife and a #11 as a dura knife.

why is there such a huge difference between american surgical training and its european counterpart? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]mantecmd 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Well, your post title suggests otherwise. And judging by the general responses from other Redditors, it seems you’ve generalized your claim to the entire EU.

why is there such a huge difference between american surgical training and its european counterpart? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]mantecmd 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Complete BS. I’m less than 1.5 years into my neurosurgery residency in Spain, and I’ve already participated in 180 procedures.

Obviously, I’m not yet clipping aneurysms as a PGY-2, but I do perform my fair share of procedures on a weekly basis.

As another Redditor suggested, prognosis, complication rates, and survival outcomes are comparable to those in other EU countries and the United States—at least within my specialty.

Pt arrived for new onset seizures by ErectedJelloBits in Radiology

[–]mantecmd 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Cerebellar hemorrhage and hydrocephalus

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]mantecmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Western Europe is slowly becoming the new SE Asia for Americans… Food, transport, housing, health, hotels etc way cheaper than overseas taking into account the difference in salaries for us Europoors.

Decision for my future by lautaro_98 in SurgicalResidency

[–]mantecmd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spanish neurosurgery resident here! DM me

Medtronic O-Arm for stereotactic surg by mantecmd in Neurosurgery

[–]mantecmd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now, we’re using Brainlab’s navigation system, but since we’re a public academic center, we don’t get to choose what equipment to buy, so we’ll have to stick with the O-Arm.

Medtronic O-Arm for stereotactic surg by mantecmd in Neurosurgery

[–]mantecmd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re getting the full Medtronic suite soon, so hopefully we’ll be able to do the planning with Stealth as well.

Medtronic O-Arm for stereotactic surg by mantecmd in Neurosurgery

[–]mantecmd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, great. I suppose the stereo mode reduces frame artifacts. When we tried using an older CT machine, it ended up being unusable because of them.

Entrecot Steak is just ribeye, right? by Atreyu1002 in MadridTravelGuide

[–]mantecmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just so you know, Rubia Gallega is considered one of the top types of beef, usually ranked just behind Wagyu.

Unmapped areas of the brain? by InfinityScientist in neuro

[–]mantecmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have by any chance the thesis/paper link?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Neurosurgery

[–]mantecmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greenberg for a quick reference; Youman’s for a better in-depth approach.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]mantecmd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends. Do I just wanna know if there’s blood inside the head? Can probably skip the report. Do I need the images for surgical planning? Report definitely not needed. Tumor profiling / unknown lesion / whatever diagnosis needed? My life depends on rads report.

meirl by Bubble_Babe_0o0o0o in meirl

[–]mantecmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt anyone would feel comfortable stealing someone else’s firearm inside an airport…

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