The Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery (mis) and Operating Room (or) Time On Blood Transfusions and Surgical Site Infections
Santosh J Agarwal, BPharm MS, Michael E Minshall, MPH, Ned Cosgriff, MD, Ross D Segan, MD MBA FACS, Gary V Delhougne, JD MHA. Covidien Objective: We hypothesized that each thirty minute interval increase in OR time and open surgical procedures, independently, would be associated with an additional risk for blood transfusions, surgical site infections… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
The Novel Application for Colorectal Stenting After Anastamotic Leak
Kanika A Bowen, MD MMS, Stephen W Abernathy, MD, Richard C Frazee, MD. Texas A&M University - Scott & White Hospital INTRODUCTION - The endoscopic use of stents in the gastrointestinal tract has been instrumental in the treatment of unresectable esophageal cancer, esophageal leak, and the temporary relief of colonic obstruction. The current use… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
The Quality of Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification in Japan in the Section of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Sumio Matsumoto, PhD, Hiromi Tokumura, Dr, Yuichi Yamashita, Professor, Taizo Kimura, DMsc, Toshiyuki Mori, Professor, Fumio Konishi, Professor, Seigo Kitano, Professor, Masaki Kitajima, Professor. ESSQS Committee of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery Purpose: The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) started Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQS) in 2004, and carried out seven… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer in Semi-prone Position
Naoshi Kubo, Katsunobu Sakurai, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Hitoshi Nagahara, Eiji Noda, Kiyoshi Maeda, Masakazu Yashiro, Nobuya Yamada, Masaichi Ohira, Kosei Hirakawa. Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate school of medicine, Osaka-City University Background The thoracoscopic esopagectomy for esophageal cancer has been reported as minimally invasive with regard to less thoracic wall injury and decreased… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Utility and Accuracy of Endobronchial Ultrasound As a Diagnostic and Staging Tool for the Evaluation of Mediastinal Adenopathy
Rebecca J Johnson, MD, J E Stephenson, MD FACS, C Schammel, PhD, B L Johnson, MS, K Banks, S Hutcheson, W Wall, W D Bolton, MD. Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center Objective of Study: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a technique for mediastinal evaluation which is less invasive than cervical mediastinoscopy, the traditional gold… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Video Assisted Esophagectomy With Extensive Lymphadenectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer
Toshiaki Shichinohe, MD PhD, Kentaro Kato, MD PhD, Akihiro Matsunaga, MD PhD, Satoshi Hayama, MD PhD, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, MD PhD, Joe Matsumoto, MD PhD, Takehiro Noji, MD PhD, Norihiro Takemoto, MD PhD, Yoshinori Suzuki, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Kaneko, MD PhD, Eiichi Tanaka, MD PhD, Satoshi Hirano, MD PhD. Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Children\’s General Thoracic Disease
Masahide Murasugi, MD PhD, Masato Kanzaki, MD PhD, Takuma Kikkawa, MD, Tamami Isaka, MD PhD, Hideyuki Maeda, MD, Takamasa Onuki, MD PhD, Osamu Segawa, MD PhD, Ryuji Yoshida, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery*, Division of Pediatric Surgery**, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Background: An operation case of children’s general thoracic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other