Factors Associated with Surgeons’ Perception of Distraction in the Operating Room
James Jung, Jonah Elfassy, Teodor Grantcharov. University of TorontoBackground: Distractions in the operating room (OR) can create stress among surgeons and lead to higher chances of errors and adverse events. The objective is to determine intraoperative factors that are associated with surgeons’ perception of distraction. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study in 287 consecutive… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Operating Room Efficiency: The Surgeon Matters!
Megan Sippey, MD, Ryan Juza, MD, Jeffrey Marks, MD, FACS, FASGE, Raymond Onders, MD, FACS, FASGE. Case Western Reserve UniversityIntroduction: Operating room (OR) time is a significant cost and source of income for hospitals. Inefficient utilization can lead to late-in-the-day starts or inability to add on semi-urgent cases. OR efficiency is not just room turnover.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
An Analysis of Operating Room Time and Efficiency in Robotic Surgery
Elisa Bianchi, MD1, Deborah S Keller, MS, MD2, Elizabeth Raskin, MD1. 1Loma Linda University Medical Center, 2Columbia University Medical CenterBackground: Operating room (OR) time is an important quality measure, impacting patient outcomes and costs. Robotic assisted colorectal surgery (RACRS) has consistently longer reported OR times compared to laparoscopic and open surgery. However, with RACRS, where… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Robotics
COST CONTAINMENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SURGEON EDUCATION AND UNIVERSAL PREFERENCE CARDS AT TWO INSTITUTIONS
Elizabeth T Embick, MD1, Michael Bieri2, Tracy J Koehler, PhD1, Amanda Yang, MD1. 1Spectrum Health/Michigan State University General Surgery Residency, 2Spectrum HealthINTRODUCTION: As the cost of health care increases in the United States, increasing focus has been put on efficiency, cost reduction, and containment of spending. Operating room costs play a significant role in this… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Acute Care Surgery
Does Race Matter? Racial Disparities in Access to Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: An analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Data Registry
Amanda Roberts, MD1, Nicholas Dugan1, Tanushree Prasad2, Kyle Thompson, PhD2, Selwan Barbat, MD1, Sean Maloney, MD, FACS, FASMBS2, Keith Gersin, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS, FASMBS1. 1Carolinas Weight Management, 2Carolinas Medical CenterBackground: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 40% of the Unites States… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
DISPARITIES IN SURGICAL APPROACH FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Alexandra W Elias, MD, Tariq Almerey, MD, Riccardo Lemini, MD, Emmanuel M Gabriel, MD, PhD. Mayo Clinic FLIntroduction: The application of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using laparoscopic or robotic approaches for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has increased in the last decade. Many studies have identified that a multiple disparities exist in the care for… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
ROBOTIC SURGERY IN THE US: A SKEWED POPULATION
Asya Ofshteyn, MD, MPH, Katherine Bingmer, MD, Christopher W Towe, MD, Emily Steinhagen, MD, Sharon L Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve UniversitySocioeconomic and racial differences have been associated with variations in access to and treatment of cancer within the US. Minimally invasive surgery has been associated with higher income… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Racial Disparities in Access to Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, Cholecystectomy, Colectomy, and Appendectomy
Kasey L Wood, BS, Anthony H Bui, BS, Syed F Haider, BS, I. Michael Leitman, MD, FACS. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiINTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive surgery has become the preferred approach for the majority of cases for inguinal hernia repair, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and colectomy due to the shortened patient recovery time compared to open… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
TOO OLD, TOO SICK, TOO LATE: DISPARITY IN ACCESS TO BARIATRIC SURGERY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH1, Monami Majumdar, MPH2, Ajay A Myneni, MBBS, PhD, MPH2, Heather Orom, PhD3, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD2, Aaron B Hoffman, MD, FACS2. 1Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 2Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Male Gender is an Independent risk factor for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass; An MBSAQIP Database Analysis
Nicholas M Dugan, MD1, Selwan Barbat, MD1, Tanushree Prasad1, Kyle Thompson, PhD1, Iain Mckillop, PhD1, Sean Maloney, MD2, Amanda Roberts, MD1, Keith Gersin, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS, FASMBS1. 1Carolinas Weight Management and Wellness Center, 2Carolinas Medical CenterBackground: In the United States the rate of obesity and utilization… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR IN A LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENT
Camila Ortiz Gomez, MD, Coney Bae, MD, Joel S Frieder, MD, Maria C Fonseca, MD, David Romero Funes, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaA 40-year-old with prior orthotopic liver transplant for alcohol-induced cirrhosis presents with a large symptomatic ventral hernia… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Obturator Hernia Repair
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD, David Cloutier. Brown University - Rhode Island HospitalVideo Illustration of technique of laparoscopic incarcerated obturator hernia repair. The patient was a 81 years old female with a chief complaint of thigh pain for 48 hours. She had a history of previous colectomy. On CT scan she was found to have a left… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Robotic Assisted Repair of Severe Diastasis Recti with Plication and pre-peritoneal Mesh Reinforcement
Indraneil Mukherjee, MD, Aleksandr Demin, DO, Noorani Aaquib, MD, Andrey Mironenko, MD, Karen E Gibbs, MD, Aleksandra Ogrodnik, MD. Staten Island University HospitalIntroduction: Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles (DRAM) is a condition characterized by separation of the rectus muscles due to a laxity at the linea alba usually due to increased intraabdominal pressure over a long period of time.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
USE OF BIOABSORBALBLE MESH FOR PARASTOMAL HERNIA OF VESICULAR-APPENDICEAL URINARY CONDUIT
Evan Liggett, MD, Ellen Wicker, DO, Carlos Lodeiro, BS, Benjamin Clapp, MD. Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of MedicineIntroduction: Bladder and urethral malignancies can require resection with a curative intent. The patient that undergoes resection will need a urinary conduit. The ileum can be used as a conduit for patients that have their bladder… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Interparietal Hernias after Robotic Rives-Stoppa hernia repair
Sean C O'connor, MD, Kathryn Sobba, MD, Stephen Mcnatt, Myron Powell. Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterIntroduction: Retro muscular sublay repair of complex ventral hernias has been a popular technique since it was first described in the 1980’s. The surgical robot has allowed this technique to be applied in a much less invasive way. Here we… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias