EXPERIENCE IN ECMO TRANSPORT AND INPATIENT MANAGEMENT AT A MILITARY REFERRAL FACILITY
Lydia Piper, MD1, Andriy Batchinsky, MD2, Philip Mason, MD1, Matthew Read, MD1, Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD1, Christine Soohoo, MD1, James Huang, PAC1, Valerie Sams, MD1. 1SAMMC, 2USAISRIntroduction: Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with severe thoracic or polytrauma remains difficult to treat, often resulting in high incidence of mortality or lasting… Continue Reading
COMBAT THORACIC SURGERY IN RECENT CONFLICTS: 2002-2016.
Zsolt Stockinger, MD, Caryn Turner, MPH, Jennifer Gurney, MD. Joint Trauma SystemObjectives: Thoracic surgery constitutes 2.5% of surgical procedures performed in theater, but these are increasingly foreign to military surgeons. This study examines thoracic surgical workload in Iraq and Afghanistan to help define surgical training gaps. Methods: Retrospective analysis of Department of Defense Trauma Registry… Continue Reading
A Study of Laparoscopic Repair of Small Bowel Perforation
Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, Amol Wagh, MS, Saurabh Gandhi, MS, Shubham Gupta, MS, Eham Arora, MS, Gagandeep Talwar. Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, IndiaObjective: Small bowel perforation has conventionally been dealt with open exploration, which frequently leads to many wound-related complications. Wound infection is the major reason for increasing morbidity in… Continue Reading
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Intestinal Obstruction secondary to torsion / diverticular inflammation of a Meckel’s Diverticulum in an adult
Ryan Robalino, DO, Vadim Meytes, DO, Robert L Davis, MD. NYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynBackground: Acute abdominal pain caused by small bowel obstruction is amongst the most common entities facing acute care surgeons. The vast majority to these obstructions (>90%) are secondary to adhesions, hernias, and malignancy. Miscellaneous causes, such as Meckel’s diverticulum (MD), make… 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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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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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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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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A COMPARISON OF SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN EMERGENT REPAIR OF PERFORATED GASTRIC ULCERS
Daniel L Davenport, PhD1, Walker R Ueland, BSc2, Margaret Plymale, DNP3, Andrew C Bernard, MD3, John S Roth, MD3. 1University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery, 2University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, 3University of Kentucky, Division of General SurgeryIntroduction: We sought to compare 30-day outcomes in patients undergoing emergent open and laparoscopic repair of perforated gastric… 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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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