Archive for July, 2008

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Thursday, July 24th, 2008

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Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, writes an update about the Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Obesity-Related Comorbidities and Mortality.

EDITOR’S JOURNAL REVIEW
F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, remembers Dr. DeBakey.

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Questions worth discussing:

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

What is the initial work up for suspected infected aortic graft?

What are some options for managing the duodenum following erosion of an aortic graft?

Classify  endo leaks

What is the  rupture risk for a 6.5 cm aneurysm?

What is the incidence of post op MI after AAA

Describe the mechanism of action of Lovenox and Coumadin and how we measure the effects of each.

What are the two major tenets of infection control?

Questions worth discussing

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

How do you manage an acutely decompensating patient on the floor?

What are the most common complications of closed access techniques for laparoscopy?

What are the classic signs of limb threatening ischemia?

What is the optimal treatment of C. difficile Colitis?

What are the 6 p’s of acute limb ischemia?

What is Rutherford’s classification of acute limb ischemia?

What is the intra op evaluation of the an arterial anastomoses?