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
A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN APACHE II SCORING AND MANNHEIM PERITONITIS INDEX TO ASSESS PROGNOSIS IN PERFORATION PERITONITIS
Nikhil Gupta, Dr, Himanshu Agrawal, Dr, Arun K Gupta, Dr, Dipankar Naskar, Dr, C K Durga, Dr. PGIMER Dr RML Hospital, DelhiIntroduction: Peritonitis is the inflammation of the serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and the organ contained therein and is one of the most common infections, and an important problem that a surgeon… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
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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- 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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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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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the third trimester of pregnancy: A case report
Shingo Ishida1, Naotsugu Yamashiro1, Satoshi Taga2, Koichi Yano2. 1Shinkomonji Hospital, 2Shinmizumaki hospitalSymptomatic cholelithiasis is common disease performed with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We will hesitate to operate if the patient is pregnant in the third trimester. Pregnant patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery have been reported increasingly. However, most case reports are confined to patients in the first… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Cecal volvulus and internal hernia, a rare case presentation in a bariatric patient.
Demin Aleksandr, DO, Ajit Singh, DO, Noman Khan, DO. Flushing HospitalIntroduction: Internal hernias are known complications that are well documented to involve Peterson’s defect. In bariatric patient’s post gastric bypass there is a high index of suspicion for internal hernias as well as a low threshold to operate. There have been some debates around the… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Castleman’s disease: An acute care surgeon’s perspective.
Najiha Farooqi, MD1, Daoning Liu, MD2, Keaton Joppru1, Greta Berger1, Muhammad Maaz, MD1, Chunyi Hao, MD2, James V Harmon, MD, PhD, FACS1. 1University of Minnesota, 2Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteIntroduction: Castleman’s disease(CD) is a very rare, lymphoproliferative disorder associated with a Rhadinoviral infection of B lymphocytes and can be either unicentric or multicentric in… 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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- Acute Care Surgery
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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He nailed it
Hugo Bonatti. University of Maryland Community Medical groupBackground: Nail guns are powerful tools and are widely used. Injuries with these devices may be devastating due to the significant force they can deploy. Patients and methods: We herein report a first case of a self inflicted abdominal injury with a nail gun. Results: A 55 year… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Mortality predictors in elderly patients with perforated peptic ulcer
Jun Su, Dr1, Yiong Hauk Chan, Dr2, Vishalkumar G Shelat, Asst Professor1. 1Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 2National University of SingaporeIntroduction: Surgery for perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is associated with high mortality in elderly patients. Existing PPU mortality risk prediction models (MRPM) lack simplicity and objectivity. We validate two widely used MRPMs. We hypothesize that more… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic interval appendectomy as standard of care
Hirotaka Sasada, PhD, Shuto Watanabe, Takemichi Suto, PhD, MD, Fuminori Wakayama, MD, Kohji Nagao, Tadashi Iwabuchi, MD, Nobuo Yagihashi, PhD, MD, Shunnichi Takaya, PhD, MD. Tsugaru General HospitalIntroduction: Conservative therapy is the first choice for acute appendicitis at our department, and after several months we perform laparoscopic appendectomy. We report laparoscopic interval appendectomy. Subjects: The… Continue Reading
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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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- Acute Care Surgery
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