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Improving a mature palliative care program at a Level I trauma center.

Background: Similar to the significant rise in the geriatric population in the United States, trauma centers have seen an increase in geriatric trauma patients. These patients present with additional challenges such as a higher likelihood of…

Who were the giants we lost in 2020?

Among them were Dr. Harvey Sugerman, Dr. Nicola Scopinaro, and the father of bariatric surgery, Dr. Edward Mason. It is fascinating to know that his interest in bariatric surgery started after he read Edward Mason's fi rst article on gastric bypass…

Tags: 2021, April 2021 List, Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Times, COVID-19 treatment, Dan A, Department of General Surgery, Gastric Bypass, INTRA-abdominal hypertension, journalArticle, NEOMED College of Medicine, SLEEVE gastrectomy, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital

Comment on: High acquisition rate and internal validity in the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry (SOReg)

Tags: 2021, Dan AG, Department of General Surgery, journalArticle, May 2021 List, NEOMED College of Medicine, Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases

Adult Hirschsprung’s disease: A case report and literature review

Highlights •Adult Hirschprung’s Disease (AHD) can be a difficult diagnosis to make, due to its rarity.•We report a possible case of AHD and conduct a systematic review of the literature.•A typical patient would be male, average age of 30-years-old,…

Adult Hirschsprung's disease: A case report and literature review.

INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANCE: Adult Hirschsprung's disease (AHD) is a difficult diagnosis to make due to its rarity, frequently after emergency interventions have been conducted. We present a case of possible AHD and sketch a classic presentation of…

Lower Genitourinary Trauma.

Traumatic injuries can range from minor wounds to major, complex injuries causing shock and multi-system organ dysfunction. Trauma is the leading cause of death in patients between the ages of 15 and 24. It accounts for approximately 30% of all ICU …

Tags: 2021, Blecker N, bookSection, Department of General Surgery, June 2021 List, NEOMED College of Medicine, StatPearls, Tullington JE

Analysis of anomalous head posturing in patients with infantile nystagmus syndrome.

PURPOSE: To investigate anomalous head posturing in patients with INS. METHODS: This was a prospective, cohort analysis of clinical and anomalous head posture (AHP) data in 34 patients with INS and an AHP. Particular outcome measures included…

Tags: 2021, Bouhenni R, Bruckman D, Department of General Surgery, Hertle RW, Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, journalArticle, June 2021 List, Kelleher C, McNinch N, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ricker I, Wiseman K

Outcomes of Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement Using an Optimal Placement Technique

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a widely employed renal replacement modality. A prospective study was conducted to determine the short-term and midterm outcomes and complication rates associated with a standardized optimal laparoscopic…

Tags: 2021, Catheter placement, Dan AG, Department of General Surgery, Douglas D, journalArticle, Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, July 2021 List, Laparoscopy, Mirhaidari S, NEOMED College of Medicine, PD catheter, Peritoneal Dialysis, Shoemaker A, Smith B, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital

Staff Perspectives of Mass Casualty Incident Preparedness

Introduction Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are low-frequency, high-risk events that disrupt the day-to-day operations of medical centers. Day-to-day protocols are insufficient for effectively managing MCI events, creating a need to develop and test…

A Critical Pathway for Mass Casualty Incident Preparedness.

Background: Rates of mass casualty incidents (MCIs) have been on the rise in the United States, highlighting the need for health care systems to have an emergency response plan. Trauma centers are fundamental during MCIs and serve a crucial…

Tags: 2021, Blecker N, Department of General Surgery, George RL, Gothard MD, Journal Of Trauma Nursing, journalArticle, July 2021 List, Moran ME, NEOMED College of Medicine, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital

Tuberculous appendicitis: A review of reported cases over the past 10 years

Background: Tuberculous appendicitis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis without clear summarization or consensus on its management.

Data sources: Case reports were gathered from several online literature databases by searching…

Tags: 2021, Appendix, Chlysta W J, Department of General Surgery, Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal tuberculosis, Hubbard G, Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, NEOMED College of Medicine, Public Health, Surgery, Tuberculous appendicitis

Hypermagnesaemia causing mesenteric ischaemia and small bowel infarction

We present a case of mesenteric ischaemia caused by hypermagnesaemia after ingestion of a large oral dose of magnesium citrate, which resulted in smooth muscle relaxation, hypotension and bowel infarction. The patient had a history of chronic bowel…

Tags: 2021, BMJ case reports, Department of General Surgery, fluid electrolyte and acid-base disturbances, gastrointestinal surgery, General surgery, Hubbard G, NEOMED College of Medicine, renal medicine, Surgery

Access to Bariatric Surgery--Knocking Down Barriers ONE DAY AT A TIME!

Tags: 2021, August 2021 List, Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Times, Dan A, Department of General Surgery, Gastric Bypass, journalArticle, MEDICAL care costs, NEOMED College of Medicine, OPERATIVE surgery, SLEEP apnea syndromes, SLEEVE gastrectomy

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