Development of a General Surgery Robotic Program: is progress for everyone?
Christina M Sharon, MD, Luca Milone, MD, Gonzalo Ausqui, MD. The Brooklyn Hospital CenterThe DaVinci Platform for General Surgery is now used worldwide with excellent results throughout and although the future is bright in robotic surgery, some surgeons and institutions are still reluctant to invest time and resources into opening a robotic program. We report… Continue Reading
Development of A Physics-based Interactive Virtual Endotracheal Intubation (ETI) Simulator
Zhaohui Xia, PhD1, Hong Li1, Nicholas Milef1, Adam Ryason1, Daniel Jones, MD2, Suvranu De, PhD1, Stephanie Jones, MD2. 1Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAINTRODUCTION: Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is one of the most frequently performed procedures in operating… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Development of a Proficiency-Based Skills Program for FES™ Competency: Determining Expert Performance Criteria on the Simbionix GI Endoscopy-Fundamental Skills Modules
Cheyenne C Sonntag, MD1, Katelin A Mirkin, MD1, John M Levenick, MD1, Jennifer L Maranki, MD1, Emmannuelle D Williams, MD1, Abraham Mathew, MD1, David B Stewart, MD2, Vamsi V Alli, MD1, Randy S Haluck, MD1, Eric M Pauli, MD1. 1Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2University of ArizonaIntroduction:Passing the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES™) is a… Continue Reading
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Development of a training simulator for the Step-by-Step TaTME
Shinichiro Imai, Masaaki Ito, Nobuyoshi Takeshita, Koji Ikeda, Yuichiro Tsukada, Yuji Nishizawa, Takeshi Sasaki. National Cancer Center East, Department of Colorectal surgeryBackground: Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer is gaining in popularity among colorectal surgeons in Japan. This procedure carries the advantages of good visualization in the narrow pelvic cavity and ease of… Continue Reading
Development of an Electric Fire for In-Situ Operating Room Fire Team Training: an experimental study
Yusuke Watanabe, MD1, Chisato Ichimaru, MD2, Kozue Satou, RN2, Yo Kurashima1, Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD1, Satoshi Hirano, MD1. 1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, 2Teine Keijinkai Medical CenterIntroduction: Operating Room (OR) fire is a rare but critical adverse event. OR teams must be able to manage and protect the patient in the case… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
DEVELOPMENT OF CONSENSUS-DERIVED QUALITY INDICATORS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Shannon Stogryn, MSc, MBBS, FRCSC, Alistair Sharples, MBChB, MSc, FRCS, Krista Hardy, MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Ashley Vergis, MMEd, MD, FRCSC, FACS. University of ManitobaIntroduction: Synoptic operative reporting has gained popularity due to the poor overall quality of dictated narrative reports. Bariatric surgery is a rapidly expanding field and sleeve gastrectomy is the most common bariatric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Differential Advantage of Liver Retraction Method in Laparoscopic Fundoplication – Effectiveness of Fine Needle Devices
Toshio Harumatsu, MD, Masakazu Murakamai, MD, Keisuke Yano, MD, Tokuro Baba, MD, Shun Onishi, MD, PhD, Koji Yamada, MD, Waka Yamada, MD, PhD, Ryuta Masuya, MD, PhD, Seiro Machigashira, MD, Kazuhiko Nakame, MD, PhD, Motoi Mukai, MD, PhD, Tatsuru Kaji, MD, PhD, Satoshi Ieiri, MD, PhD, FACS. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kagoshima UniversityBackground: Liver retraction… Continue Reading
Disclosure at #SAGES2018: An Analysis of Physician-Industry Relationships of Invited Speakers at the 2018 SAGES National Meeting
Alex Lois, MD, Anne Ehlers, MD, Jennifer Minneman, MD, Jin Sol Oh, MD, Saurabh Khandelwal, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonBackground: It is well established that all potential conflicts of interest (COI) should be disclosed by speakers at scientific meetings, and is required at the SAGES national meeting. Industry payments to US physicians… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
DISPARITIES IN SURGICAL APPROACH FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Alexandra W Elias, MD, Tariq Almerey, MD, Riccardo Lemini, MD, Emmanuel M Gabriel, MD, PhD. Mayo Clinic FLIntroduction: The application of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using laparoscopic or robotic approaches for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has increased in the last decade. Many studies have identified that a multiple disparities exist in the care for… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Dissection around trachea and bronchus in salvage thoracoscopic esophagectomy
Yusuke Taniyama, Tadashi Sakurai, Makoto Hikage, Chiaki Sato, Hiroshi Okamoto, Kai Takaya, Takeshi Naitoh, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei. Tohoku University, Department of SurgeryBackground: Salvage thoracoscopic esophagectomy after chemoradiation therapy is extremely difficult because of fibrotic and edematous change in mediastinal tissue. Especially when the tumor is adjacent to trachea or main bronchus, dissection would be much… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
DO ATTENDING PHYSICIANS AND TRAINEES AGREE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE OPERATING ROOM DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMIES?
Alexandra J Berges1, S. Swaroop Vedula, MBBS, PhD2, Edward J Tanner, MD3, Amanda N Fader, MD3, Stacey Scheib, MD3, Betty Chou, MD3, Gregory D Hager, PhD2, C. C. Grace Chen, MD, MHS3, Anand Malpani, PhD2. 1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, 3Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsINTRODUCTION:… Continue Reading
Do laparoscopic surgery naïve operators prefer three-dimensional images?
Kazuhiro Endo, MD, PhD1, Yoshinori Hosoya, MD, PhD1, Takumi Saito, MD, PhD2, Yasunaru Sakuma, MD, PhD1, Hisanaga Horie, MD, PhD1, Joji Kitayama1, Alan Lefor, MD, PhD1, Naohiro Sata, MD, PhD1. 1Jichi Medical university, 2Saiseikai Iwaizumi HospitalBackground: Due to difficulties with stereoscopic vision or unpleasant symptoms, some surgeons prefer not to use this technology. We investigated… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Does Adding a Concurrent Surgery to a Laparoscopic Roux en y Gastric Bypass Lead to Increased Morbidity?
Haley Leesley, MD, Mia Shapiro, MD, Todd Stafford, MD, Beth Ryder, MD, Dean Roye, Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USAIntroduction: Morbidly obese patients being evaluated for gastric bypass will often present with concurrent surgical pathology. The aim of this study is to determine if surgical risk is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Bougie Size and Distance from the Pylorus affect Rates of Dehydration following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?: An MBSAQIP Analysis
Ivy N Haskins, MD, Ada Graham, MD, Sheena W Chen, MD, Andrew D Sparks, MS, Paul P Lin, MD, FACS, Hope T Jackson, MD, Khashayar Vaziri, MD, FACS. George Washington UniversityIntroduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure in the United States. Despite its prevalence, there are many technical factors related… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Affect Time to Delivery of Adjuvant Systemic Therapy in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer?
Tiffany Paradis, Maude Trepanier, Pepa Kaneva, A. Sender Liberman, Patrick Charlebois, Barry L Stein, Liane S Feldman, Lawrence Lee. McGill University Health CenterINTRODUCTION: Timely delivery of adjuvant systemic therapy is important for oncologic outcomes in stage III colon adenocarcinoma. However, many patients do not receive or have delays in adjuvant treatment secondary to poor recovery… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal