Weekday Or Weekend Hospital Discharge: Does It Matter For Acute Care Surgery?
Ibrahim Albabtain1, Roaa Alsuhaibani2, Sami Almalki2, Hassan Arishi1, Hatim Alsulaim1. 1KAMC, 2KSAUHSBackground: Hospitals usually reduce staffing levels over weekend. This raises the question of whether patients discharged over a weekend may be inadequately prepared and possibly at higher risk for adverse events post-discharge. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of common… Continue Reading
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Transversus abdominis muscle release for loss of domain and radiation damaged to the lower anterior abdominal wall.
Gabriel Arevalo, MD1, Jessica Belchos, MD2, Douglas Kaderabek, MD2, Jordan Wilkerson, MD2. 1Case Western Reserve University, 2St Vincent Hospital IndianapolisBackground: Ventral Hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures facing the general surgeon.There is little consensus as to the best surgical technique for complex scenarios. Often these patients have complicating co-morbid conditions such… Continue Reading
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Total repair of obturator hernia with a custom-made mesh
Koichi Takiguchi, Shunji Kinuta, Kazuma Sato, Naoyuki Hanari, Naoki Koshiishi. Takeda General HospitalIntroduction: It is difficult to diagnose obturator hernias by routine physical examination.Obturator hernias are frequently complicated by ileus and the diagnosis is often first made from abdominal CT. Obturator hernias are difficult to reduce, and often necessitate emergency surgery. They are common in… Continue Reading
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TOO FAST, OR NOT FAST ENOUGH? THE FAST EXAM IN PATIENTS WITH NON-COMPRESSIBLE TORSO HEMORRHAGE
Woo S Do, MD1, Matthew J Eckert, MD1, Ronald Chang, MD2, Erin E Fox, PhD2, Charles E Wade, PhD2, John B Holcomb2, Matthew J Martin1. 1Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center, Portland, OR, 2Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TXObjectives: Trauma surgeons assessing patients with non-compressible torso hemorrhage (NCTH) often rely… Continue Reading
THE USE OF LAPAROSCOPY IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Catherine Denkler, MD, Erica Emery, MS, Devon Collins, MPH, Chang Liu, Tracy Fennessy, MD, Ashley Rodgers, Jonathan Dort, MD, FACS. Inova Fairfax Medical CampusIntroduction: The objective of our study was to determine clinical factors associated with success of laparoscopy in managing small bowel obstruction (SBO). The use of laparoscopy in the management of SBO has… Continue Reading
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Symptomatic Inguinal and Umbilical Hernias in the Emergency Department: Opportunity Lost?
Andrew T Bates, MD, Jie Yang, PhD, Maria Altieri, Chencan Zhu, BS, Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook University HospitalIntroduction: Patients with symptomatic inguinal and umbilical hernias often present to the emergency department (ED) when their symptoms change or increase, usually not requiring emergent surgery. However, little is known… Continue Reading
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Surgical techniques and clinical outcomes of laparoscopic management for strangulated small bowel obstruction
Kenichi Mizunuma, MD1, Yusuke Watanabe, MD1, Fumitaka Nakamura, MD1, Nobuichi Kashimura, MD1, Satoshi Hirano, MD2. 1Department of General Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, 2Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of MedicineBack ground: While laparoscopic management have been increasingly used for small bowel obstruction (SBO), the clinical outcomes and benefits of applying laparoscopic surgery… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Small Bowel Obstruction Presenting with Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Portal Venous Gas
Holly Foote, DO1, Amanda Chiu2, Itnia Pramanik, MBBS1, William Buniak2, Sharique Nazir, MDFACSFICS1. 1St Barnabas Hospital,Bronx ,New York, 2New York Institute Of Technology College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NYIntroduction: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), or gas in the bowel wall, can be seen on various imaging modalities. The pathophysiology behind PI is unclear. One theory proposes… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
SINGLE INCISION LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY (SILS) FOR EMERGENCIES
Fernando Arias, MD, FACS1, Sergio Augusto Cáceres-Maldonado2, Alexandra Bastidas, MD2, Daniel Guerra2. 1University Hospital Fundación Santafé de Bogotá Bogotá, Colombia, 2Faculty of Medicine University of the Andes Bogotá, ColombiaIntroduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate early outcomes when performing SILS for emergency abdominal surgical conditions in our hospital. Methods and Procedures: Patients who… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Safe Laparoscopic Surgical Approach of Foreign Body Migration
Alvarenga S Emanuela, MD, Aupont Schlermine, MD, Derek McCranie, Alexander Ramirez, MD, FACS. Florida State UniversityIntrauterine device (IUD) migration out of the uterine cavity is a serious complication. Its incidence in the US has been reported to be about 0.001% annually. Previously published systematic review supports the use of laparoscopic surgery for elective removal of… Continue Reading
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Risk factors for postoperative intra-abdominal abscess after laparoscopic appendectomy in gangrenous appendicitis
Naoki Akishige, MD1, Koetsu Inoue1, Kentaro Shima1, Tatsuya Ueno1, Shinji Goto1, Michinaga Takahashi1, Takanori Morikawa2, Takeshi Naitoh2, Hiroo Naito1. 1Department of Surgery, South Miyagi Medical Center, 2Department of Surgery, Tohoku University graduate school of meicineBackground: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has been widely performed as standard treatment of acute appendicitis (AA). Intra-abdominal abscess (IAA) is one of… Continue Reading
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Prolonged Field Care – The U.S. Air Force Pararescue Experience
Erik DeSoucy, DO1, Seth Zweben, NREMTP2, Stacy Shackelford, MD3, Joseph J DuBose, MD1, Russ S Kotwal, MD, MPH3, Harold R Montgomery, SOATP3, Sean Keenan, MD4, Stephen C Rush, MD2. 1David Grant Medical Center, 2U.S. Air Force Pararescue, 3Joint Trauma System, 4Special Operations Command, EuropeIntroduction: United States Air Force Pararescue is an elite special operations force… Continue Reading
Penetrating precordial trauma in a stable patient, is minimally invasive management possible? Our series of cases.
Mauricio Zuluaga, MD, FACS, General and MIS Surgeon1, Ivo Siljic, MD, FACS, General and MIS Surgeon1, Juan Carlos Valencia, General and MIS surgeon2, Uriel Cardona, General and MIS surgeon2. 1IJP Colombia, Hospitla Universitario Del Valle, Universidad Del Valle, 2IJP Colombia, Clinicafarallones, Clinica Desa, Cali ColombiaIntroduction: The use of minimally invasive surgery in trauma, has more… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Paraduodenal Hernia – An Unexpected Cause for Peritonitis in the ICU
Mary E Huerter, MD, MA, Caroline Hudson, BS, Eduardo Smith-Singares, MD, FACS. University of Illinois at ChicagoPURPOSE: Paraduodenal hernias are a type of uncommon cogenital internal hernia. Their clinical presentation is typically nonspecific. Acurate diagnosis is critical as the risk of strangulation can be as high as 50% with an exceedingly high mortality of up… Continue Reading
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Outcomes in the Management of Cholecystectomy Patients in the Setting of a New Acute Care Surgery Service Model: Impact on Hospital Course
Larsa Al-Omaishi, BS, William S Richardson, MD. Ochsner Medical Clinic FoundationIntroduction: The acute care surgery (ACS) model, defined as a dedicated team of surgeons to address all emergency department, inpatient, and transfer consultations, is quickly evolving within hospitals across the United States due to demonstrated improved patient outcomes in the non-trauma setting. The traditional model… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery