Usefulness of the Teleflex mini-grasper in 160 laparoscopic cases
Hugo Bonatti. Meritus HealthBackground: The Teleflex minigrasper is a 2.4mm instrument, which is inserted into the abdominal cavity without use of a Trocar. Only limited experience in general laparoscopic surgery is available. We herein report a large case series, where the minigrasper replaced a trocar based instrument. Patients and Methods: From June 2015 to September… Continue Reading
USING IMPEDANCE PLANIMETRY (ENDOFLIP®) IN THE OPERATING ROOM TO ASSESS THE GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION AND PREDICT PATIENT OUTCOMES FOLLOWING FUNDOPLICATION
Bailey Su, MD, Stephanie Novak, MS, Zachary Callahan, MD, Kristine Kuchta, MS, Joann Carbray, BS, Michael Ujiki, MD. NorthShore University Health SystemIntroduction: Our purpose is to evaluate the utility of using a functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP®) intra-operatively to assess adequacy of hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication. Additionally, we hypothesize that these measurements correlate with… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Using local anesthesia at time of closure for routine lap surgery
George Dejeu, Adrian M Maghiar, Octavian Maghiar, Dan Ciurtin, Marius Sfirlea, Codruta Macovei, Mihai Botea, Cipri Puscas, Calina Tarau, Erika Bimbo-Szuhai, Rodica Gilau, Paula Badea, Florin Fasie. Spital PelicanIn our institution, Surgery Clinic, Pelican Hospital in Oradea, Romania, we started studying the effect of using local anesthesia at the trocar sites at time of closure… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Using Population Analysis to Evaluate the Progress of Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Learning
Elham Rastegari1, Hesham Ali, PhD1, Carl Nelson, PhD2, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD3, Ka-Chun Siu, PhD3. 1University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 3University of Nebraska Medical CenterIntroduction: With the increased sophistication of medical instruments and the growing importance of their functionality, the problem of assessing the proficiency of operating such instruments has emerged as… Continue Reading
Using the best wearable sensor in facilitating hands-free, sterile control in the operating room: the TedTrial.
Marilou Jansen, MD1, H.A.W. Meijer, MD1, T.P. Grantcharov, Prof2, M.P. Schijven, Prof1. 1Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, 2St. Michael's HospitalObjective: Interaction with electronically controlled operating room (OR) systems embedded in modern surgical environments is everyday practice for surgeons performing Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). While there is a non-sterile operating nurse available in the OR, capable of… Continue Reading
Using the platelet count as a predictor for venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing elective splenectomy
Peter Szasz, MD, PhD, Ali Ardestani, MD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD. Brigham and Women's HospitalBackground: Venous thromboembolic (VTE) events are an ongoing problem for patients undergoing splenectomy. Although the rates vary in the literature based on whether the case is performed in an open or laparoscopic manner, most of the studies to date have evaluated unselected… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
UTILITY OF INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN DETECTION OF PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AFTER BARIATRIC PROCEDURES – MULTICENTER STUDY.
Piotr Major, MD, PhD1, Michal Wysocki, MD1, Tomasz Stefura1, Jakub Dros1, Artur Kacprzyk1, Katarzyna Chlopas1, Katarzyna Major2, Piotr Malczak1, Magdalena Pisarska1, Michal Pedziwiatr1, Andrzej Budzynski, Professor1. 12nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, PolandIntroduction: We aimed to determine if there are correlations between of C-reactive… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Utility of the incentive spirometer
Nicholas Morin, DO, George Blessen, RN, Erika King, MS, George Ferzli, MD. NYU Langone BrooklynIntroduction: There is uncertainty as to whether the incentive spirometer (IS) confers a clinical benefit or reduces inpatient pulmonary complications when correlated with the most common hospital diagnoses. Does the patient know how to use one correctly, is it prescribed for the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Utilization of Normal Saline injection in Tissue Planes to Facilitate Safe Tissue Dissection in Laparoscopic Surgery
Ghaith Khair, MD, FACS, Andrea Zaw, MD, Kuldeep Singh, MD, FACS, FASMBS, MBA. St agnes hospitalBackground: Lysis of adhesions though almost is routinely done in surgery, is neither routine nor benign procedures. It is fraught with injury to structures, intestines, infected wounds and fistula formation, with or without sepsis. Methods: A video clip describing normal saline injection… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Validation of a novel connected “smart” stoma bag to monitor output and skin condition in ostomates
Robert I Fearn, MD1, David Ziring, MD2, Karen Solis, MEd3, Irina Dorofeeva, MSc3, Chris Landon, MD4. 1Homerton University Hospital, 2Cedars Sinai Hospital, 311 Health and Technologies Inc., 4Ventura County Medical CenterBackground: Intestinal stomas are frequently constructed by colorectal surgeons either electively or emergently. Perioperative high stoma output is associated with increased length of stay, readmission… Continue Reading
VALIDATION OF A VIRTUAL CRICOTHYRODOTOMY SIMULATOR VAST-CCT
Di Qi, PhD1, Uwe Kruger, EngD1, Nicholas Milef, BS1, Mohamad R Abu-Nuwar, MD2, Mohamad I Haque, MD3, Robert Lim, MD4, Daniel B Jones, MD2, Melih Turkseven, PhD1, Emil Petrusa, PhD5, Doga Demirel, MSc6, Tansel Halic, PhD7, Suvranu De, ScD1, Noelle Saillant, MD5. 1Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 3Anderson Simulation Center, Madigan Army… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Validation of the modified Frailty Index as a predictor of outcomes after bariatric surgery
Jakub Dros1, Tomasz Stefura1, Artur Kacprzyk1, Katarzyna Chlopas1, Magdalena Pisarska, MD2, Michal Wysocki, MD2, Michal Pedziwiatr, MD, PhD2, Andrzej Budzynski, MD, PhD, Professor2, Piotr Major, MD, PhD2. 1Students' Scientific Group at 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland, 22nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, PolandIntroduction: Obesity and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Validity of the I-FEED Score for Postoperative Gastrointestinal Function in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery
Nourah Alsharqawi, MBBS, MSc, Mohsen Alhashemi, MD, MSc, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Gabriele Baldini, MD, Julio Fiore Jr, PhD, Liane Feldman, MD, Lawrence Lee, MD, PhD. McGill UniversityBackground: Postoperative ileus(POI) is common after gastrointestinal surgery and is associated with significant morbidity and costs. However, POI is poorly defined. The I-FEED score is a novel outcome measure… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
VATS versus Fibrinolytics for Treatment of Primary Pediatric Empyema in Otherwise Healthy Children
Joseph Balaban1, Lorrie Burkhalter2, Diana L Diesen3. 1UT Southwestern, Dallas, Tx, 2Children's Health Dallas, 3UT Southwestern, Department of Surgery; Children's Health DallasIntroduction: Traditionally, Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery (VATS) decortication has been the gold standard treatment for pediatric empyema. Recent studies have shown that fibrinolytics via tube thoracostomy produced similar outcomes while being less invasive and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Ventral hernia repair in obese patients: Tailored preoperative weight loss and results in an Asian cohort
Raquel A Maia, MD, Lee Leng Loh, RN, Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, MS, Sujith Wijerathne, FRCS, Asim Shabir, MBBS, MMed, FRCS, Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS. National University SingaporeWith the growing incidence of abdominal hernias due to the high volume of laparotomies performed annually and the exponential global growth of obesity in the last decades both, general… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias