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A Comparison of Operative Time Outcomes in Laparoscopic and Open Procedures

Sara L Zettervall, MD, Richard Amdur, PhD, Khashayar Vaziri, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC. INTRODUCTION: Prolonged operative time is often considered a drawback to laparoscopic surgery due to concerns for increased morbidity. There is limited data on the specific operative time (ORT) when the… Continue Reading

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Posters of Distinction
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Outcomes and Quality

A measure of recovery after laparoscopic vs open abdominal surgery in elderly patients

Fadi Hamadani, MD, Shanon Fraser, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Michele Monette, MSc, Geva Maimon, PhD, Nadia Sourial, MSc, Debbie Teasdale, RN, Helena Zakrzewski, BSc, Simon Bergman, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS. Jewish General Hospital, McGill University. Introduction Advances in perioperative care and the resulting improvements in outcomes such as length of stay and complications can make comparisons… Continue Reading

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Posters
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Outcomes and Quality

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Embedded Images Within Operative Reports Improve Understanding and Quality

Emily Huang, MD, Jonathan Carter, MD. University of California San Francisco.  INTRODUCTION: Modern electronic health records allow surgeons to easily embed photographs or diagrams into the formal operative report. We hypothesized that such embedded images improve reader understanding and capture procedural information not easily conveyable in words. METHODS: A cohort of surgeons and non-surgeons were… Continue Reading

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Posters
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Outcomes and Quality

A Systematic Review of Synthetic and Biologic Materials for Abdominal Wall Reinforcement in Contaminated Fields

Lawrence Lee, MD, MSc, Juan Mata, MD, Tara Landry, MLIS, Kosar A Khwaja, MD, MBA, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. McGill University Health Centre. INTRODUCTION: Guidelines recommend the use of bioprosthetics for abdominal wall reinforcement in contaminated fields, but the evidence supporting the use of biologic over… Continue Reading

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Podium Presentations
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Antenna coupling from monopolar instruments explains unintended thermal injury caused by common O.R. monitoring devices

Nicole T Townsend, MD, Edward Jones, MD, Alessandro Paniccia, MD, Greg V Stiegmann, MD, Thomas N Robinson, MD. University of Colorado. INTRODUCTION: Unintended thermal injury from patient monitoring devices connected to wires extending off the surgical field (e.g., neuromonitoring leads, EKG pads) is reported in the literature without a clear understanding of this injury’s mechanism.… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Combining Appendectomy with Cholecystectomy: Is It Worth the Risk?

Mimi Kim, MD, Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH, Joel F Bradley, MD, Amanda L Walters, MS, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, B. Todd Heniford, MD. Department of Surgery, Division of GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. INTRODUCTION: Appendectomy performed at the time of other procedures has long been… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Done with Surgical Energy Versus Done Without Surgical Energy: A Prospective Randomized Control Study

Brij B Agarwal, MD, Karan Goyal, MBBS, Nayan Agarwal, Krishna A Agarwal, MBBS, M K Gupta, Sheikh M Mustafa, Himanshu Pandey, Satish Saluja, MD. Ganga Ram Institute for Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, University College of Medical Sciences, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College & Dr. Agarwal's Surgery, New Delhi, India.  INTRODUCTION-This study… Continue Reading

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Podium Presentations
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Durability of the Effect of Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks on Patient Outcomes in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Review of 200 Consecutive Cases

Deborah S Keller, MS, MD, Benjamin Crawshaw, MD, Bridget O Ermlich, RN, MSN, CCRP, Conor P Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD. University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University. BACKGROUND: Quality improvement in colorectal surgery requires implementation of tools to improve patient and financial outcomes, and assessment of results. Our objective was to evaluate the durability… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Experience of Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery for the Small Intestine Lesion

Shingo Ito, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Yuichi Tomiki, Atsushi Okuzawa, Michitoshi Goto, Yutaka Kojima, Hiromitsu Komiyama, Makoto Takahashi, Yukihiro Yaginuma, Shun Ishiyama, Kiichi Sugimoto, Masaya Kawai, Kazuhiro Takehara, Shinya Munakata, Hisashi Ro, Kosuke Mizukoshi, Jun Aoki, Yuu Okazawa, Rina Takahashi, Kumpei Honjo, Ryousuke Ichikawa, Kazumasa Kure. Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University. INTRODUCTION –… Continue Reading

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Posters
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Outcomes and Quality

Gastric Bypass and Significant Surgically Induced Weight Loss Is Associated with Decreased Bone Mineral Density

Alex W Lois, BS, Matthew J Frelich, MS, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD, Nedra L Ohm, RN, Catherine R English, RN, James R Wallace, MD, PhD, Jon C Gould, MD. Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin. INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to examine the effect of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) on… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Gastric volvulus after laparoscopic pancreatectomy

Elsa B Valsdottir, MD, Sindri A Viktorsson, MD. Landspitali University Hospital, University of Iceland Medical School. Introduction: Pancreatectomy is considered to be a last resort in treating pain due to chronic pancreatitis. A laparoscopic version of this procedure is becoming more and more common. This case report describes the serious complication of gastric volvulus with… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Hospital Acquired Conditions After Bariatric Surgery: We Can Predict, But Can We Prevent?

Anne O Lidor, MD, MPH, Miloslawa Stem, MS, Erin Moran-Atkin, MD, Thomas H Magnuson, MD, Kimberley E Steele, MD, Hien Nguyen, MD, Michael A Schweitzer, MD. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Introduction: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated a nonpayment policy for certain hospital acquired conditions (HACs) in 2008.… Continue Reading

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Podium Presentations
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Hospital Readmission Following Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, and Herniorrhaphy

Brian C Hill, MD, Saad A Shebrain, MBBCh, FACS, Leandra H Burke, MPA, CCRP, Shivani Shah, MD, Ethan J Maltz. Western Michigan University School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Hospital readmissions are known to occur after surgery. We conducted a retrospective case review on a cohort of patients who had appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or hernia repair and were… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Impact of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery On Quality of Life After Hospital Discharge

Lawrence Lee, MD, MSc, Juan Mata, MD, Berson Augustin, Gabriela A Ghitulescu, MD, A S Liberman, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Carol-Ann Vasilevsky, MD, Nancy Morin, MD, Franco Carli, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. McGill University Health Centre; Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital.  INTRODUCTION: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) for colorectal surgery shorten length of… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Outcomes and Quality

Innovative Approaches to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Comparison of Outcomes for Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Multi-port Robotic Cholecystectomy, and Single Site Robotic Cholecystectomy.

Robert J Aragon, MD, Cheryl Lin, MD, Tamas J Vidovszky, MD, FACS, Aaron D Carr, MD, Mohamed R Ali, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis.. INTRODUCTION: The past decade has witnessed the application of innovative approaches to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). At our institution, we have performed single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC), multi-port… Continue Reading

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Topic:
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