You Have a Message! Social Networking As a Motivator for Fls Training
Andrea M Petrucci, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Ekaterina Lebedeva, MLIS, Liane S Feldman, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD. McGill University Health Center INTRODUCTION: Despite evidence supporting the value of FLS, surgical educators still find it challenging to motivate residents to practice. Web 2.0 technologies allow users to interact with, and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Wound Infection After Colorectal Surgery in the Laparoscopic Era.
George Nassif, DO, Diana Ortiz, MD, Joseph Frenkel, MD, Sara Berman, BS, Deborah Keller, MD, Gerald Marks, MD, John Marks, MD. Lankenau Medical Center Background: Colon surgery has inherently been associated with significant wound infection rates from 9% to 15%, the highest surgical site infection (SSI) rate for abdominal surgery. Hypothesis: A laparoscopic approach,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Workload Assessment of Surgeons: Correlation Between Nasa Tlx and Blinks
Bin Zheng, MD PhD, Xianta Jiang, Msc, Geoffery Tien, Msc, Adam Meneghetti, MD, Neely Panton, MD, Stella Atkins, PhD. University of British Columbia Objective: Blinks are known as an indicator of visual attention and stresses. When an operator is overloaded, he will tend to blink less, and quickly. In this study, surgeons’ mental workloads… Continue Reading
Which Skills Really Matter? Proving Face, Content, and Construct Validity for a Commerical Robotic Simulator
Calvin Lyons, MD, David Goldfarb, MD, Brian Miles, MD, Rohan Joseph, MD, Richard Link, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Background: A novel computer simulator is commercially available for robotic surgery. Initial validation studies have been limited due to a lack of understanding of which… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
When Is the Optimal Time for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Gallbaldder Empyema?
Yong Jin Kwon, BS, Hwon Gyeom Park, MD, Kwang Soo Lee, MD, Kyeong Geun Lee, MD. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Purpose: With increasing experience in laparoscopic surgery, early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is increasingly offered for acute cholecystitis. But early LC without percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) for gallbladder empyema is… Continue Reading
What Are the Incidence and Timing of Cholecystectomy After Bariatric Surgery?
Z M Keilani, MD, S El Djouzi, MD, T S Kuwada, MD, K Gersin, MD, C Simms, RN, D Stefanidis, MD PhD. Carolinas Medical Center BACKGROUNDObesity and rapid weight loss are major risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis. Patients after bariatric surgery are at increased risk for gallstone formation and subsequent cholecystectomy. Our… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Regain and Remission of Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD. AMC Bariatric Surgery Group, Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: The surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, little is known regarding whether patients who regain weight after surgery will maintain remission… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Loss in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding With Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Versus Conventional Technique
Jennifer Jolley, MD, Nida Ahmed, Minh Luu, MD, Amanda Francescatti, Khristi Autajay, Jonathan A Myers, MD. Rush University Medical Center Abstract BackgroundLaparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an effective and commonly used bariatric surgery for weight loss in obese patients. Traditional LAGB generally involves the placement of up to five incisions. However, the advancement… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Loss After Major Reoperations for Adjustable Gastric Banding
Melissa M Beitner, MBBS, Christine J Ren-fielding, MD, Marina S Kurian, MD, Bradley F Schwack, MD, Andrew H Kaye, MBBS MD, Anita R Skandarajah, MBBS MD, Benjamin N Thomson, MBBS PhD, George A Fielding, MD. NYU Langone Medical Center and University of Melbourne IntroductionLong term complications requiring reoperation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Does Size Matter?
Scharf Keith, MD, Nayna Lodhia, BS, Anit Kaushal, PhD, Homero Rivas, MD, John M Morton, MD MPH. Stanford School of Medicine Background: Sleeve gastrectomy is a successful weight loss procedure. However; there are still technical variations in creating the sleeve including what size bougie or endoscope should be employed in sizing. We sought to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Wearable Technology Enables High Definition Wireless Audio-video (av) Communication to the Operating Room
Background: This group has previously reported work on a cart-based AV system for communication to the OR using the internet. This technology has been transformed into wearable technology to enable a less restrictive interface between the operating surgeon and mentor.Objective: To develop a mobile system using wearable technology that enables a mentor surgeon to communicate… Continue Reading
Visualisation of the Common Bile Duct and Cystic Duct With a Novel Near-infra Red Camera and Indocyanine Green During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
D A Van Dam, MD, M Ankersmit, M H Van Der Pas, MD, W J Meijerink, MD PhD. VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam INTRODUCTION: We present a novel technology to visualize the common bile duct (CBD) and cystic duct (CD) in patients. Injuries to the CBD are rare but serious complications with need for… Continue Reading
Video Guide to the Performance of the Mini-gastric Bypass
R Rutledge, MD. Centers for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery Introduction: There is a growing body of evidence showing that the Mini-Gastric Bypass (MGB) is a safe and effective alternative to other bariatric surgical operations. Repeated randomized controlled trials show the MGB outperforms comparable bariatric procedures. This video describes the technique of performance of the MGB.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Children’s General Thoracic Disease
Masahide Murasugi, MD PhD, Masato Kanzaki, MD PhD, Takuma Kikkawa, MD, Tamami Isaka, MD PhD, Hideyuki Maeda, MD, Takamasa Onuki, MD PhD, Osamu Segawa, MD PhD, Ryuji Yoshida, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery*, Division of Pediatric Surgery**, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Background: An operation case of children’s general thoracic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Video Assisted Esophagectomy With Extensive Lymphadenectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer
Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD PhD, Kentaro Kato, MD PhD, Akihiro Matsunaga, MD PhD, Satoshi Hayama, MD PhD, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, MD PhD, Joe Matsumoto, MD PhD, Takehiro Noji, MD PhD, Norihiro Takemoto, MD PhD, Yoshinori Suzuki, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Kaneko, MD PhD, Eiichi Tanaka, MD PhD, Satoshi Hirano, MD PhD. Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other