Assessing Surgical Performance in Foregut Surgery: a Systematic Review
Elif Bilgic1, Mohammed Al Mahroos1, Tara Landry2, Gerald M Fried1, Melina C Vassiliou1, Liane S Feldman1. 1Mcgill University, 2Montreal General Hospital Medical LibraryIntroduction: Operative skills have been shown to correlate with patient outcomes, yet at the completion of training or after learning a new procedure, these skills are not formally evaluated. SAGES and others are… Continue Reading
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Understanding the Effect of the Critical View of Safety Criteria on Simulated Operative Decision- Making
Adam Niemann, Niki Matsuko, Gurjit Sandhu, PhD, Oliver Varban, MD. University of MichiganBackground: Despite well-established criteria for identifying the critical view of safety (CVS) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, its direct effect on safe intra-operative decision-making is unclear. Objective: Using surgical video review, our goal was to assess how likely participants would commit to dividing critical structures… Continue Reading
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ADAPTATION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY BOX FOR ENDOSCOPIC SIMULATION: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE FIRST 100 PARTICIPANTS
Ilay Habaz1, Allan Okrainec1, Oscar M Crespin1, Andrea V Kwong1, Ethan Weiss1, Luis WC Liu2, Timothy D Jackson1, Silvana Perretta3, Lee L Swanstorm4, Eran Shlomovitz1. 1General Surgery, University Health Network, 2Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Institute for Image Guided Surgery IHU-Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, 4The Oregon Clinic, Division of GI/MIS, Portland, OR,… Continue Reading
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR CONSENSUS ON THE STATUS OF FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY TRAINING IN GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN CANADA
Megan Delisle, MD, Courtney Chernos, MD, Jason Park, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Krista Hardy, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Ashley Vergis. University of ManitobaIntroduction: Our objective was to assess flexible endoscopy training in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) General Surgery residency programs. Implementation of competency-based medical education for RCPSC General Surgery residencies is to… Continue Reading
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Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Significantly Reduces Gender Differences on the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Performance Exam
E. Matthew Ritter, MD1, Matthew Lineberry, PhD2, Daniel A Hashimoto, MD, MS3, Denise Gee, MD3, Angela A Guzzetta, MD4, Walter B Kucera, MD1, Matthew D Nealeigh, DO1, Daniel J Scott, MD4. 1Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2University of Kansas Medical Center, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, 4University of Texas SouthwesternBackground: Psychometric analysis of the… Continue Reading
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Designing the New SAGES Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship
Joshua J Weis1, Matthew Goldblatt2, Aurora Pryor3, Brian J Dunkin4, L M Brunt5, Daniel B Jones6, Daniel J Scott1. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2Medical College of Wisconsin, 3Stony Brook University Department of Surgery, 4Houston Methodist Hospital, 5Washington University School of Medicine, 6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: The American health care system… Continue Reading
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TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS BLOCK UTILIZING LIPOSOMAL BUPIVACAINE AS A NON-OPIOD ANALGESIC FOR POST-OP PAIN MANAGEMENT
Thomas C Robertson, MD1, Kathryn Hall2, Susan Bear, PharmD1, Kyle Thompson, PhD1, Keith Gersin, MD1. 1Carolinas Medical Center, 2Virginia TechIntroduction: Opioid-related deaths now outnumber vehicle-related deaths in the United States. The trajectory of opioid addiction usually begins with prescription opioid misuse. Identifying non-narcotic means to treat post-op pain is an intervention to limit patient exposure… Continue Reading
IMPROVED OUTCOMES AT REDUCED HEALTHCARE COSTS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF A HERNIA-SPECIFIC ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS) PATHWAY
Dustin R Cummings, MD, Petersen P Rebecca, MD, Yates B Robert, MD, Hector A Rodriguez, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonINTRODUCTION: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways have been demonstrated to improve outcomes in colorectal surgery. There is only one prior published report of outcomes following ERAS implementation in hernia surgery, which did… Continue Reading
Opioid-free Colectomy: A Reality that Can Improve Patient & Financial Outcomes in Surgery
Deborah S Keller, MS, MD1,2, Manish Chand, MBA, FRCS, PhD2. 1Columbia University Medical Center, 2University College London Hospitals, NHS Foundation TrustsBackground: Opioids are a mainstay for postsurgical pain management, but have significant associated complications, costs, and contribute to the spiraling opioid epidemic. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols aim to reduce opioid utilization and improve… Continue Reading
Does adherence to perioperative enhanced recovery elements influence patient reported outcomes following colorectal resection?
Nicolò Pecorelli, MD, Saba Balvardi, A. Sender Liberman, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Barry Stein, MD, Franco Carli, MD, MPhil, Liane Feldman, MD, Julio Flavio Fiore Jr., PT, MSc, PhD. McGill University Health CentreINTRODUCTION: Adherence to perioperative care elements is pivotal for the successful implementation of enhanced recovery programs(ERPs). In colorectal surgery, increased adherence is associated… Continue Reading
NSAID Administration Post Colorectal Surgery Increases Anastomotic Leak Rate – Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis
Aryan Modasi, MD, David Pace, MD, MBA, Marshall Godwin, MD, MSc, Chris Smith, MD, Bryan Curtis, MD, MSc. Memorial University of NewfoundlandINTRODUCTION: Current enhanced recovery guidelines suggest that opioid sparing medications should be used for analgesia whenever possible following colorectal surgery. The present study aims to assess whether postoperative NSAID use is associated with an increased… Continue Reading
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM DECREASES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND READMISSIONS IN COLORECTAL ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY PROTOCOL PATIENTS
Daniel J Borsuk1, Ahmed AL-Khamis, MD1, Dimin Zhou, MS2, Ina Zamfirova, MS3, Christina Warner, MD1, Kunal Kochar, MD1, Slawomir J Marecik, MD1. 1Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA, 2Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, USA, 3James R. & Helen D. Russell Institute for Research & Innovation, Advocate… Continue Reading
ERAS PROTOCOL FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY: IS IT SAFE TO DISCHARGE ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY ONE?
Jenny Lam, MD, Toshiaki Suzuki, MD, Carlos T Maeda, MD, David Bernstein, MD, Thach Pham, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, FACS, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California - San DiegoObjective: To establish if an Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol can be performed safely in bariatric surgery. Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy… Continue Reading
Real-time Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Prospective, Multicenter Trial Comparing Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy with Conventional Histology for the Identification of Intestinal Metaplasia in Novice Users
Cory Richardson, MD1, Paul Colavita, MD2, Christy Dunst, MD3, John Bagnato, MD4, Peter Billing, MD5, Kurt Birkenhagen, MD6, Francis Buckley, MD7, William Buitrago, MD8, Joseph Burnette, MD4, Phil Leggett, MD8, Howard McCollister, MD9, Kurt Stewart, MD5, Thomas Wang, MD8, Alvin Zfass, MD10, Paul Severson, MD9. 1Northwest Institute for Digestive Surgery, 2Carolinas Medical Center, 3The Oregon… Continue Reading
MYOTOMY STARTING POINT AND LENGTH INFORMED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY (HREM) RESULTS IN IMPROVED PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY (POEM) OUTCOMES
Erica D Kane, MD, MPH, Erin M Thompson, MD, Vikram Budhraja, MD, David J Desilets, MD, PhD, John R Romanelli, MD. University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: High-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) is essential in characterizing achalasia subtype and the extent of affected segment in order to plan the starting point of the myotomy during… Continue Reading