Exploring Medical Students’ Perceptions of Organ Procurement: Need for a Formalized Medical Student Curriculum

Publication date: Available online 18 November 2019Source: Journal of Surgical EducationAuthor(s): Leah K. Winer, Matthew P. Vivero, Brendan F. Scully, Alexander R. Cortez, Al-Faraaz Kassam, Roman Nowygrod, Adam D. Griesemer, Jean C. Emond, Ralph C. QuillinObjectiveWe evaluated the medical student experience with a deceased-donor multiorgan procurement program at a single center. The program provided the opportunity to assist with organ procurement, but no formal curriculum was offered.Design, Setting,...

Journal of Surgical Education

Tue Nov 19, 2019 19:39

Ultrasound-Guided Preoperative Positive Percutaneous Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Staining for Laparoscopic Anatomical Liver Resection

Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Journal of the American College of SurgeonsAuthor(s): Takeshi Aoki, Tomotake Koizumi, Doaa A. Mansour, Akira Fujimori, Tomokazu Kusano, Kazuhiro Matsuda, Yoshihiko Tashiro, Makoto Watanabe, Koji Otsuka, Masahiko Murakami

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Tue Nov 19, 2019 17:19

A New Percutaneous Approach to Treat Combined Right Ventricular and Respiratory Failure: The “Aachen Cannula”

Introduction: Right ventricular failure (RVF) on its own is a life-threatening condition. Often it manifests as a two-organ failure in the final phase of several lung diseases. Mechanical circulatory support is a proven treatment of RVF but remains challenging. Our objective is to develop a novel, simplified, and minimally invasive cannula approach to treat both RVF and respiratory failure. Methods: We conceptualized a dual lumen cannula approach to allow oxygenated right-to-left shunting at an atrial...

European surgical research. Europäische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales européennes

Tue Nov 19, 2019 15:58

C-Reactive Protein in the Prediction of Localization of Gastrointestinal Perforation

Aim: Information regarding the localization of the anatomic site of gastrointestinal (GI) tract perforation is essential for the following surgical procedure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of C-reactive protein (CRP) and other circulating markers for the prediction of the localization of intra-abdominal hollow organ perforation. Methods: Measurements of serum markers were analyzed in 423 patients with GI tract perforations, who were divided according to the intraoperative...

European surgical research. Europäische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales européennes

Tue Nov 19, 2019 15:11

Thrombocytosis is associated with complications after microvascular surgery: An NSQIP data analysis

Background Complications after microvascular surgery, such as partial flap loss, and arterial/venous compromise cannot only increase morbidity for the patient but also tax the healthcare system. Thrombocytosis, both essential and reactive, can predispose patients to thrombosis and hemorrhage and thus should intuitively have an effect on the outcome of microvascular free tissue transfers. We sought to evaluate the effect of preoperative thrombocytosis on outcomes after microvascular free flap surgery....

Microsurgery

Mon Nov 18, 2019 16:35