Effects of Dexamethasone on Post-Operative Urinary Retention in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Merritt Denham, BS, Kara Donovan, BS, Nicole Wetoska, Kristine Kuchta, MS, JoAnn Carbray, BS, John G Linn, MD, Woody Denham, MD, Stephen P Haggerty, MD, FACS, Michael Ujiki, MD, FACS. NorthShore University Health SystemIntroduction: Post-operative urinary retention (POUR) is a complication of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (LIHR). Previous research has examined predictive perioperative factors of… Continue Reading
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Review of an Emergency General Surgery Process Improvement Program at a Verified Military Trauma Center
Joseph Bozzay, MD, Matthew Bradley, MD, Angela Kindvall, BSN, Ashley Humphries, MD, Elliot Jessie, MD, MBA, Judy Logeman, MSN, Jeffrey Bailey, MD, Eric Elster, MD, Carlos Rodriguez, DO, MBA. Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Combat trauma volume brought to our American College of Surgeons’ level 2 verified trauma center has decreased substantially. As such,… Continue Reading
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A Large Scale, Machine Learning Model for Predicting Postoperative Morbidity in Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomy
Kelsey McClure, MD, Stephanie Moyerman, PhD. St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterBackground: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common laparoscopic procedures performed today. Accurate prediction of the risks of cholecystectomy, whether open or laparoscopic, is important for informed surgical decision making, patient consent, and hospital planning. To date, large scale predictive models have been… Continue Reading
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REGIONAL COST ANALYSIS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Elizabeth M Pontarelli, MD, Gary G Grinberg, MD, Pandu R Yenumula, MD. Kaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaIntroduction: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the most common procedure performed by general surgeons in the United States, with approximately 600,000 procedures performed annually. As the cost of care rises, there is increasing emphasis on utilization and quality. Our objective was to… Continue Reading
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY
Margaret E Smith, MD, Aaron Bonham, MSc, Amir Ghaferi, MD, MS. University of MichiganINTRODUCTION: Postoperative readmissions following bariatric surgery have declined over recent years; however, a concurrent reduction in postoperative emergency department (ED) visits has not occurred. The most common reasons for ED encounters include abdominal pain, dehydration and nausea. A large proportion of these… Continue Reading
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Sleep deprivation and medication errors in surgery: a prospective observational study
Shannon Zhang, MD, Justine Ring, Michelle Methot, PharmD, Boris Zevin, MD. Queen's UniversityIntroduction: Sleep deprivation in physicians has been linked to impaired decision making, poor psychomotor skills, increased medical errors and increased adverse events. General surgery residents are frequently exposed to sleep deprivation; however, a relationship between fatigue and prevalence of provigil medication prescription errors for general… Continue Reading
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- Outcomes and Quality
Technical Content of Coaching Conversations: What Do Surgeons Discuss?
Sarah P Shubeck, MD, Arielle E Kanters, MD, MS, Justin B Dimick, MD, MPH. University of MichiganIntroduction: Surgical coaching programs are designed to improve technical skill, increase collaboration between surgeons, and refine surgical judgment with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes. These coaching experiences have many different formats with limited evidence to support necessary… Continue Reading
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Comparing Laparoscopic vs. Open Repair in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched, Cohort Study.
Victor Vakayil, MD, MS, Brent Bauman, MD, Reema Mallick, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA, James Harmon, MD, PhD, FACS. University of MinnesotaIntroduction: Perforated peptic ulcer disease (PPUD) is the second most common cause for an abdominal perforation requiring surgical intervention. Laparoscopic surgery(LS) or an open surgical approach(OS) is utilized to repair the bowel, however, there… Continue Reading
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The impact of preoperative anemia and malnutrition on outcomes in paraesophageal hernia repair
Lindsey N Clark, MD, Melissa C Helm, BS, Jon C Gould, MD. Medical College of WisconsinIntroduction: Patients who undergo surgery to repair a paraesophageal hernia may suffer from primarily gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) symptoms, obstructive symptoms related to the paraesophageal hernia (early satiety, dysphagia, or postprandial epigastric pain), or both kinds of symptoms. Some patients with… Continue Reading
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DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF RECOVERY AFTER ABDOMINAL SURGERY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Roshni Alam1, Joel Montanez2, Susan Law2, Lawrence Lee1, Nancy Mayo3, Liane Feldman1, Julio Fiore Jr1. 1Department of Surgery, McGill University, 2St Mary's Research Centre, 3School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill UniversityINTRODUCTION: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are central to determining the value of interventions that aim to improve surgical recovery. However, the evidence underpinning the… Continue Reading
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NEW PERSISTENT OPIOID USE AND OUTCOMES FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY
Margaret E Smith, MD, Aaron Bonham, MSc, Amir Ghaferi, MD, MS. University of MichiganINTRODUCTION: New persistent opioid use occurs in roughly 6% of patients following elective surgery. Given concerns for addiction transfer, bariatric patients may be at increased risk of developing persistent opioid use postoperatively. Previous work demonstrated as many as 8.8% of bariatric opioid… Continue Reading
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- Outcomes and Quality
Short-term outcome of serosal and muscular layers incision technique in laparoscopic surgery for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Yusuke Itai, Hajime Fujishima, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Yohei Kono, Tomonori Akagi, Kosuke Suzuki, Tomotaka Shibata, Yoshitake Ueda, Manabu Tojigamori, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Norio Shiraishi, Masafumi Inomata. Oita UniversityBackground: Laparoscopic surgery for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has been widely adapted because of its less invasiveness. Excessive gastric resection may result in postoperative deformity of the stomach, with… Continue Reading
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Implementing anti-bleeding policy in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Gideon Sroka, MD, Daria Milevski, MD, Husam Mady, MD, Ibrahim Matter, MD. Bnai-Zion Medical CenterIntroduction: blood pressure control during stomach resection and suture reinforcement of the stapler line have been shown in a randomized trial to minimize hemorrhagic complications in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient outcome after… Continue Reading
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INCREASED ADENOMA PER COLONOSCOPY (APC) RATE FOLLOWING COLONOSCOPY SKILLS IMPROVEMENT (CSI) PROGRAM
J. Brodie, B. Evans, M. Ge, M. Borgaonkar, D. Pace, M. Goldring, D. Boone, J. McGrath. Memorial University, Faculty of MedicineThe Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) CSI program was implemented across Canada as part of the Skills Enhancement for Endoscopy initiative, with a goal of improving colonoscopy quality. This study aims to assess impacts on… Continue Reading
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IT’S IN THE BAG; CAN STOMA OUTPUT PREDICT ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN NEW OSTOMATES?
Robert Fearn, MRCP, MSc, MBChB, Swathi Rajagopal, MBBS. Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBackground: Colorectal surgery for benign and malignant conditions commonly results in the formation of an excretory stoma with population prevalence rates as high as 2-4 per thousand. Ostomates are prone to complications, including acute kidney injury (AKI) and hospital readmissions. We aimed… Continue Reading
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- Outcomes and Quality