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Mashup Score: 6Early and late complications of bariatric operation - 27 day(s) ago
Weight loss surgery is one of the fastest growing segments of the surgical discipline. As with all medical procedures, postoperative complications will occur. Acute care surgeons need to be familiar with the common problems and their management. Although general surgical principles generally apply, diagnoses specific to the various bariatric operations must be considered. There are anatomic considerations which alter management priorities and options for these patients in many instances. These problems present both early or late in the postoperative course. Bariatric operations, in many instances, result in permanent alteration of a patient’s anatomy, which can lead to complications at any time during the course of a patient’s life. Acute care surgeons diagnosing surgical emergencies in postbariatric operation patients must be familiar with the type of surgery performed, as well as the common postbariatric surgical emergencies. In addition, surgeons must not overlook the common causes
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Mashup Score: 41
Damage control surgery has evolved during the past 40 years. The initial cases and studies were performed at level 1 trauma centers but has now shifted to damage control at smaller hospitals. This buys time for definitive care at higher-level centers. There is a role for damage control surgery in both general surgery and trauma patients at community trauma centers. The successful implementation and completion of damage control surgery require thorough planning and a full understanding of resource limitation. Additional training or practice for infrequently performed procedures may be necessary. A systems-based approach with postoperative transfer to a higher level of care is acceptable and expected.
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Mashup Score: 38
A patient in his 40s presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of severe right lower extremity pain, numbness and dark urine. Prior to presentation, he admitted to using alcohol and cocaine and became unconscious and immobilized for a prolonged time. Vitals and labs including complete blood count and Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) were normal. Creatine kinase level was elevated (296 000). On physical examination, tense, exquisitely tender compartments were present along the right lower extremity from the proximal hip to the lower calf. Motor function was decreased. Pulses were intact. He was taken emergently for right gluteal, thigh and leg fasciotomy and treated for rhabdomyolysis with hydration and eventual hemodialysis. Continued evaluation of multiple open wounds ensued with difficulties encountered with delayed primary closure given significant muscle edema (figure 1). Figure 1 Decompressive fasciotomy wound of lateral leg. 1. Continue with serial evaluations in the
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Mashup Score: 6
The ACTS Predoctoral Scholar Award recognizes achievement in translational research at the pre-doctoral level. Emphasis is on transformational scientific pot…
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Mashup Score: 20In memory of Dr David Feliciano - 1 month(s) ago
Dr David Feliciano was born and raised in New York City before his family later moved to New Jersey. Dr Feliciano began his start into medicine as a young child as he watched his father, who was a community surgeon. In high school, he worked as an operating room technician and received his undergraduate degree and medical school training at Georgetown University. He then went on to complete his internship and general surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic, followed later by a trauma fellowship with Drs Charlie Lucas and Anna Ledgerwood at the Detroit Receiving Hospital, and a 6-month vascular fellowship at Baylor University. He began his career at Ben Taub County Hospital in Houston and then went to the University of Rochester. Dr Feliciano became the Surgeon-in-Chief at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, and then Chief of Surgery at the University of Indiana. In 2017, he joined the faculty at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. I first met David in the late 1980s when I hea
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Mashup Score: 76Video shows moment when Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses - 2 month(s) ago
The governor declared a state of emergency after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed overnight as a result of a ship strike, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
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Mashup Score: 262024 Point Counterpoint Promotional - 2 month(s) ago
Promotional video for the 2024 Point Counterpoint conference highlighting talks from the 2023 Point Counterpoint Conference. Talks depicted in the video inc…
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Mashup Score: 5Home Page: Surgical Clinics - 2 month(s) ago
The liver is an organ that has been shrouded in mystery and fascination since antiquity. As the Greek myths taught us, Zeus ordered Prometheus chained to a rock while his liver was pecked at daily by eagles (or vultures, depending on the translation). His liver regenerated after these insults, and the whole process began anew. His alleged crime against the gods was giving the forbidden knowledge of fire to humans. The concept of the liver being renewable yet somehow foreboding lies deep at the center of
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Mashup Score: 17In memory of Dr David Feliciano - 2 month(s) ago
Dr David Feliciano was born and raised in New York City before his family later moved to New Jersey. Dr Feliciano began his start into medicine as a young child as he watched his father, who was a community surgeon. In high school, he worked as an operating room technician and received his undergraduate degree and medical school training at Georgetown University. He then went on to complete his internship and general surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic, followed later by a trauma fellowship with Drs Charlie Lucas and Anna Ledgerwood at the Detroit Receiving Hospital, and a 6-month vascular fellowship at Baylor University. He began his career at Ben Taub County Hospital in Houston and then went to the University of Rochester. Dr Feliciano became the Surgeon-in-Chief at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, and then Chief of Surgery at the University of Indiana. In 2017, he joined the faculty at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. I first met David in the late 1980s when I hea
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Mashup Score: 5Sri Lankan Women Upstage Male Dominance in Trauma Surgery in the US - IDN-InDepthNews - 2 month(s) ago
By Razeena Raheem NEW YORK (IDN) — In a highly-competitive profession dominated largely by men, three young Sri Lankan women in their thirties are making a name for themselves as trauma surgeons specializing in emergency surgeries on people who’ve had a critical injury or illness. All three—Dr Sayuri Jinadasa, Dr Ashanthi Ratnasekera and Dr Tanya […]
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Ken Wilson giving talk about SBO after bariatric surgery at @TCCACS #TCCACS24 #TCCACS2024 @TSACO_AAST paper on this exact topic- “Early and late complications of bariatric operation” https://t.co/MHIk0TUryM https://t.co/Z2Tf6F3wVu