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Has the Surgical Care Improvement Project (scip) Antibiotic Protocol Delivered on Its Promise?
Ali Mahmood, MD, Robert Carman, DO, Chadi Faraj Colorectal Surgical Assoicates, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Introduction: The SCIP protocol was instituted primarily by the centers for medicaid and medicare. One key goal was to have the antibiotics administered in a timely fashion to help decrease post operative… Continue Reading
Weight Regain Does Not Impact Remission of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Brian Binetti, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD, Trace C Barrett, BSc, Paul Caseley, BSc, Michael Dolinger, BSc, MBA Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Long term weight regain is seen in… Continue Reading
The diagnsotic accuracy of transabdominal ultrasonography needs to be considered when managing gallbladder polyps
Daniel French, Phil Allen, James Ellsmere Division of General Surgery, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS Introduction: Transabdominal ultrasonography (US) is the most commonly used test to diagnosis gallbladder disease. Gallbladder (GB) polyps are reported in 1-5.6% of US studies. Histopathologic studies suggest there is a relationship between GB polyps and GB cancer.… Continue Reading