THE INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AFTER OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED DIVERTICULITIS
Mustafa Al-Jubouri, MD, MRCSI, Mohanad Baldawi, MD, Mustafa Baldawi, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, FACS, Francis Burnicardi, MD, FACS. University of ToledoIntroduction: The prevalence of colonic diverticular disease increases with age and reaches over 70% in octogenarians. Dietary modification and the use of antibiotics are the main form of management of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis. But for… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Prof Subhash Khanna, MS, FICS, FIAGES, FALS. Swagat Super Speciality Surgical InstituteBACKGROUND: Acute abdomen is one of the commonest presenting symptom to an emergency physician and surgeon In the day to day clinical practice. Acute abdominal may be caused by various causes but small bowel obstruction is one of the common causes of those patients… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
The surgical management of ingested sharp foreign objects in the small bowel (adults): a case series and review of the literature.
Nicholas Morin, DO, Shinban Liu, DO, Erika King, George Ferzli, MD. NYU langone BrooklynIntroduction: The surgical management of arrested sharp foreign bodies (FB) in the small bowel is often managed with a concurrent approach that balances endoscopy, laparoscopy, and laparotomy for their removal. Controversy exists as to the timing of surgical intervention and the management… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy for Grade IV pancreatic injury
Srikanth Gadiyaram, Dr, Gaurav Singh, Dr, Yashas H Ramegowda, Dr. Sahasra Hospitals, Center of Excellence for GastroenterologyBackground: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with spleen preservation is one of the standardized procedures in selected cases with distal pancreatic tumors but is technically demanding in the setting of pancreatic trauma when distal pancreatic resection is required. We herein present… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
Systemic review on surgical management of colonic injuries in trauma: to divert or to anastomose?
Man Hon Tang, Daniel Lee. Khoo Teck Puat HospitalIntroduction: There has been more evidence to support the role of primary repair or anastomosis for colonic injuries in trauma. However, there are no randomized trials especially on blunt trauma or in cases of damage control (DC) setting. Aims: To perform a systemic review of studies comparing… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
Non-Elective Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: A Comparison of Surgical Approach and 30-day Outcomes using NSQIP
William C Sherrill, MD, Brent D Matthews, MD, Caroline E Reinke, MD, MSHP. Carolina Medical CenterBackground: Over the past decade with the continuing increase of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques, complex MIS procedures such as laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair are on the rise. The majority of these hernia repairs are being performed in the… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
The effect of the adoption of an Acute Care Surgery Service model on volumes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a tertiary care center
Maria S Altieri, MD, MS1, Suresh Yelika, MD2, Aurora Pryor, MD2, Jie Yang, PhD2, Lizhou Nie, MS2, Yiwei Fu, MS2, Mark Talamini, MD, MBA2, Samer Sbayi, MD2. 1Washington University School of Medicine, 2Stony Brook University HospitalIntroduction: The acute care surgery (ACS) model is a concept for provision of emergency general surgery, outside of trauma, which… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Acute Care Surgery
Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Emergency General Surgery Procedures in NSQIP 2007-2016
Michael R Arnold, MD, Lynnette Schiffern, MD, Beverly L Paton, MD, Brent D Matthews, MD, Caroline Reinke, MD. Carolinas Medical CenterBackground: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has demonstrated superior outcomes in many elective procedures. It’s use in emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures is not well characterized. This study examines trends in utilization and outcomes of MIS techniques… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Acute Care Surgery
Are We Doing Too Many Exploratory Laparotomies in Trauma? An Analysis of National Trauma Data Bank
Adeel A Shamim, MD1, Suhail Zeineddin, MD2, Ahmad Zeineddin, MD1, Enrique De La Cruz, MD1, Olubode Olufajo, MD1, Terrance Fullum, MD, MBA1, Edward Cornwell III, MD1, Daniel Tran, MD1. 1Howard University Hospital, 2Mayo Clinic, RochesterBACKGROUND: Exploratory laparotomy (EL) has been widely regarded as the definitive diagnostic and therapeutic modality for abdominal trauma in the US. However,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Acute Care Surgery
COST CONTAINMENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SURGEON EDUCATION AND UNIVERSAL PREFERENCE CARDS AT TWO INSTITUTIONS
Elizabeth T Embick, MD1, Michael Bieri2, Tracy J Koehler, PhD1, Amanda Yang, MD1. 1Spectrum Health/Michigan State University General Surgery Residency, 2Spectrum HealthINTRODUCTION: As the cost of health care increases in the United States, increasing focus has been put on efficiency, cost reduction, and containment of spending. Operating room costs play a significant role in this… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Acute Care Surgery
CASE REPORT OF INTERNAL HERNIA AFTER ENDOSCOPIC REDUCTION OF GASTRIC VOLVULUS AND DUAL PEG
Katelin A Mirkin, MD, Samantha R Witte, MD, Vamsi V Alli, MD. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterGastric volvulus in adults is a rare and potentially fatal condition. The use of dual percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been described in the management of gastric volvulus. This technique involves endoscopic de-rotation of the stomach, and… Continue Reading
LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION OF JEJUNAL DIVERTICULA
Tripurari Mishra, MD1, Shanu N Kothari, MD2. 1Gundersen Medical Foundation, 2Gundersen Health SystemJejunoileal diverticula are present in 1% of the population. The majority of diverticula (80%) occur in the jejunum along the mesenteric border of the small bowel. They generally lack a true muscular layer and are considered acquired. The cause is unknown but there… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
ROLE OF ENDOSCOPY IN THORACO ABDOMINAL IMPALEMENT INJURY
Ajay H Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, FLCS, Shekhar A Jadhav, MS, FMAS, Amol N Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, Shirish R Bhagvat, MS, FMAS, Jalbaji P More, MS, Venkat A Gite, MS, DNB. Grant Govt.Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, MumbaiBackground: Thoraco-abdominal impalement injuries are rare. Very few cases… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic Resection of bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in a young adult, with negative Nuclear Scan and angiographic diagnosis of Persistent aberrant Omphalomesenteric artery
Indraneil Mukherjee, MD, Aleksandr Demin, DO, Aleksandra Ogrodnik, MD, Andrey Mironenko, MD, Ian Provancha, Karen E Gibbs, MD. Staten Island University HospitalIntroduction: Meckel's diverticula are the most common congenital anomaly of the GI tract which is seen in 2-3% of the population. The most common presentation of such diverticulum in the pediatric population is hemorrhage, however small bowel… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic reduction of ileocolic intussusception
Gustavo Romero Velez, Sathyaprasad Burjonrappa, MD. Montefiore Medical CenterIntussusception is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in infants. Ninety percent of the cases are treated non-operatively with air enema reduction. For those cases that fail non-operative management, surgery is warranted. Here we present a case of a 3 month old which was successfully… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery