The impact of a dedicated Emergency Surgery and Trauma team on appendicitis outcomes
Sabrina Cheok Hx, Dr, Serene Goh Sn, Woan Wui Lim, Anil Rao Dinkar, Kok Yang Tan, Jerry Goo Tt. Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat HospitalIntroduction: The Emergency Surgery and Trauma (ESAT) is a consultant led service to streamline emergency and elective workloads. As appendicectomy is one of the commonest emergency surgeries performed, we aim… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
The impact of ADHD on outcomes following bariatric surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Valentin Mocanu1, Iran Tavakoli1, Jerry Dang1, Noah Switzer2, Daniel Birch1, Shahzeer Karmali1. 1University of Alberta, 2The Ohio State UniversityINTRODUCTION: The objective our study was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the impact of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on bariatric surgery outcomes. Despite the effectiveness of bariatric surgery, about 10… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Hypothyroidism: A Two Year Follow Up
Michael Zhou, BA, Jordan Grubbs, MD, David Berler, MD, Benjamin E Schneider, MD, Sara A Hennessy, MD. University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterIntroduction: Thyroid dysfunction and obesity are intricately connected with a positive correlation between BMI and TSH. Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective long-term treatments of obesity and its co-morbidities. Likewise, changes in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The impact of bowel diameter, injection method (sclerotherapy needle vs punctureless high pressure injection) and endoscope type (upper vs low, and different diameter) on endoscopic bowel wall injections for tattoo or mucosal lift.
Neil Mitra, MD1, Dasuni Niyagama Gamage, MD1, Xiaohong Yan, PhD1, Jaspreet Sandhu, MD2, Carl Winkler, MD1, Vesna Cekic, RN1, Hmc Shantha Kumara, PhD1, Richard L Whelan, MD1. 1Mount Sinai West Hospital, 2Brookdale University Hospital Medical CenterEndoscopic bowel wall injections are most commonly performed in order to tattoo the location of a lesion or to generate… Continue Reading
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The Impact of Clostridium Difficile Infection on Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Nationwide Analysis
Heather Peluso, DO1, Wesley B Jones, MD1, Marwan S Abougergi, MD2. 1Greenville Health System, 2Catalyst Medical Consulting, LLCIntroduction: Antibiotics are frequently used to treat acute pancreatitis before the presence of infected necrosis is established, which predisposes patients to Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI). We sought to determine the impact of CDI on mortality, 30-day readmission, morbidity… Continue Reading
The Impact of Ethnicity on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Heart Age After Bariatric Surgery
Alyssa Bellini, MS, Cristian A Milla Matute, MD, Maria C Fonseca Mora, MD, Joel S Frieder, MD, David A Gutierrez Blanco, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Heart disease is responsible for 610,000 annual deaths in the United States and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Impact of Impulsivity on Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery – A Systematic Review
Charleen Yeo, Danson Yeo, Rachel Chen, Gabriel Low, Jiazheng Yeo, Myint Oo Aung, Jaideepraj Rao, Aaryan Koura, Sanghvi Kaushal, Adrian Toh. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeBackground: Psychopathology has been associated with poorer outcomes after bariatric surgery. Impulsivity has been shown to be associated with obesity through links to pathological eating behavior such as binge eating. Recent… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Impact of Internet Based Patient Self-Education of Surgical Mesh on Patient Attitudes and Health-care Decisions Prior to Surgery
Matthew P Miller, Saeed Arefanian, MD, Jeffrey A Blatnik, MD. Washington University School of MedicineIntroduction: As internet access improves, patient self-education is increasing. However, patient surgical background, e-literacy and media exposure influences how and what information patients search for on-line. This impacts patient concern, healthcare decisions and subsequent patient-physician interactions. The purpose of this study is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Impact of Low Preoperative Albumin on Short-term Outcomes after Bariatric Surgery
Amlish B Gondal, MD, Matthew E Mobily, MD, MPH, Iman Ghaderi, MD, MSc, MHPE. University of ArizonaIntroduction: Obesity and malnutrition often coexist; malnutrition in turn is an established risk factor for adverse outcomes after surgery. Preoperative albumin is routinely used as surrogate parameter for nutritional status prior to surgery. The aim of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE IMPACT OF NAUSEA ON POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS
S Suh, BS, M Helm, MS, T L Kindel, MD, PhD, M I Goldblatt, MD, J C Gould, R M Higgins, MD. Medical College of WisconsinIntroduction: The primary objective of this study was to determine the impact of nausea on post-operative outcomes in bariatric surgery patients. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of adult… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Impact of Opioid Utilization on Quality Outcomes and Costs in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Thais Reif De Paula, MD, Ravi P Kiran, MD, Deborah S Keller, MS, MD. Columbia University Medical CenterBackground: The use of laparoscopy is proven to improve patient outcomes and costs. Prior work showed that laparoscopy had higher daily opioid use than open colorectal surgery, with lower overall use from the shorter length of stay (LOS). With… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
THE IMPACT OF PROTEIN MALNOURISHMENT ON BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES: AN MBSAQIP ANALYSIS
Michael Mazzei, MD1, Jeremy Van De Rijn2, Dominic Recco2, Rajiv Raghavan, MD1, Matthew Knouse, MD1, Michael Edwards, MD1, Eric Velazquez, MD1. 1Temple University Hospital, 2Temple University Lewis Katz School of MedicineIntroduction: While morbidly obese patients have an excess of stored calories, this is not necessarily commensurate with adequate nourishment. Nutritional deficiencies are commonly identified in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Impact of Severe Obesity on Electrolyte Imbalance and its Potential Effects on the Sodium/Potassium-ATPase Pump Regulation
Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Maria C Fonseca, MD, Carlos Rivera, MD, David Romero Funes, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Sodium/Potassium-ATPase (Na+/K+-ATPase) is a membrane protein responsible for the active transport of sodium and potassium ions across the plasma membranes on eukaryotes. Recent studies… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE IMPACT OF THE AIRSEAL® VALVE-LESS TROCAR SYSTEM IN ROBOTIC COLORECTAL SURGERY: A SINGLE SURGEON RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW
Jessie O Paull, MD1, Ada Graham, MD2, Natalie Pudalov3, Vincent Obias, MD2, Abdullah Al Slami2. 1Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2George Washington University Hospital, 3George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesIntroduction: Traditional trocar systems suffer from several innate flaws due to their silicone seal design. The AirSeal® is a valve-less trocar system that overcomes… Continue Reading
The Importance of Integrating Minimally Invasive Surgery in Developing Nations
Charlotte Horne, MD, Godwin Onyema, MD, Afam Onyema, Kevin El-Hayek, MD. Cleveland ClinicLaparoscopic surgery has routinely become the standard approach and standard of care for numerous surgical procedures in the developed world. Currently, over 3.5 million laparoscopic procedures are performed annually in the United States1. However, many developing nations are still routinely performing these surgeries… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other