Do the words “Is there a doctor on board” fill you with anxiety? For Dr. Thomas Doyle, responding to in flight medical events is just another day at the office. As the medical director for STAT-MD, him and his team provide on the ground consultation for passengers experiencing medical events at 35,000 feet. In this episode we talk about what events are most common, what equipment is on board, what are the rules/regulations around providing medical assistance, and what ground consultation services like STAT-MD can help offer to you so you’re never alone if you hear that phrase “Is there a doctor on board?” Guests: Thomas J. Doyle, MD, MPH- Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Medical Director, STAT-MD Jessica Millar, MD- General Surgery Resident- University of Michigan; Education Fellow- Behind the Knife Major John McClellan, MD- Acute Care and Trauma Surgeon- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill  Want to learn more from Dr. Doyle about in-flight medical events- you can check out one of his previous lectures here: https://www.upmcphysicianresources.com/cme-courses/emergencies-at-35000-feet-is-there-a-medical-provider-on-board **Introducing Behind the Knife's Trauma Surgery Video Atlas - https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlas/show-content The Trauma Surgery Video Atlas contains 24 scenarios that include never-before-seen high-definition operative footage, rich, original illustrations, and practical, easy-to-read pearls that will help you dominate the most difficult trauma scenarios. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out more recent episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

You have a patient referred to you for a history of anal dysplasia and found to have an anal lesion on colonoscopy. How do you evaluate this? What are the risk factors? How will you perform surveillance afterwards? Does everyone need HRA? Tune in to find out! Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson, Tess Aulet and special guest Dr. Lisa Breen as they discuss high yield papers discussing Anal Dysplasia.  Learning Objectives 1. Describe the different types of anal dysplasia and pathologic categorization 2. Describe high risk populations for development of anal squamous cell cancer 3. Discuss the different options and recommendations for surveillance and treatment of anal dysplasia Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOjV1Gcqvk **Introducing Behind the Knife's Trauma Surgery Video Atlas - https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlas/show-content The Trauma Surgery Video Atlas contains 24 scenarios that include never-before-seen high-definition operative footage, rich, original illustrations, and practical, easy-to-read pearls that will help you dominate the most difficult trauma scenarios. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out more recent episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

You get called to see a consult in the middle of the night. It is a middle-aged woman with a bariatric history, and she says her stomach is smaller but doesn’t know the name of the operation. She developed worsening abdominal pain after dinner and it’s been getting worse. She’s not peritonitic, but she’s clearly in discomfort. Is it cholecystitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, marginal ulcer, or an internal hernia? What do you do? Join Drs. Matthew Martin, Adrian Dan, and Paul Wisniowski on a discussion about initial evaluation and management of bariatric patients with internal hernias.  Show Hosts: Matthew Martin Adrian Dan Paul Wisniowski Show Notes 1.     Initial Evaluation a.     Focused history and physical, labs, and imaging                                       i.     Presenting symptoms may vary and include: nausea, emesis, and abdominal pain ranging from vague to severe.                                        ii.     A basic lab panel can aid in developing the diagnosis and guide resuscitation.                                     iii.     CT of the abdomen and pelvis with IV and oral contrast can assist in identifying intra-abdominal pathology                                     iv.     Reviewing the previous operative report is beneficial to have a framework of the anatomy, i.e. type of bariatric surgery, and configuration of small bowel limbs (ante- vs retro-gastric and ante- vs retro-colic). 1.     According to a 2019 study, 40-60% of closed defects had reopened at time of re-exploration                                       v.     If the patient is peritonitic with abdominal pain, they should be treated similarly to any patient with an acute abdomen with emergent exploration. b.     CT Imaging                                        i.     A mesenteric swirl sign with twisting of the soft tissue and mesenteric vessels with surrounding fat attenuation has been shown to have a sensitivity of 78-100% and specificity of 80-90%. Other findings include: a Bird’s beak, dilation of roux or biliopancreatic limbs, SMV narrowing, and displacement of JJ limb to the RUQ and can be used to support the diagnosis of internal hernia                                      ii.     An experienced radiologist familiar with bariatric anatomy has been shown to have a positive predictive value to 81% and negative predictive value to 96% at radiologically diagnosing internal hernia.                                      iii.     A CT scan can provide insight for a suspected diagnosis but it cannot rule out internal hernia c.      Nasogastric/Esophageal Tube                                       i.     Use judiciously based on patient’s presenting symptoms                                      ii.     Placement should be done by the surgical team                                      iii.     This may mitigate the risk of aspiration during intubation. 2.     Operative Management a.     Entry should be dependent on the comfort of the operating surgeon.                                        i.     Veress entry into the abdomen with dilated bowels may lead to increased injuries.                                       ii.     Optiview allows for direct visualization of each layer of the abdominal wall. Focusing on twisting the trochar and limiting perpendicular pressure.                                      iii.     Hasson entry also allows for direct visualization but may be limiting in bariatric patients with thick abdominal walls b.     Exploration – a systematic approach                                       i.     Start with evaluation of the gastric pouch and run the roux limb to the jejunojejunostomy, and examine Petersen’s and mesojejunal defects.                                       ii.     Follow the biliopancreatic limb to the ligament of Treitz                                     iii.     Lastly, identify the terminal ileum at the sail of Treves and run backwards to the jejunojejunostomy                                     iv.     This will allow for examination of all possible defect and possible intussusception at the jejunostomy c.      Defect Management                                       i.     All defects should be closed, with studies demonstrating reduced rates of internal hernia when defects are closed with a running suture. There is no strong evidence to support the use of a specific suture material. 1.     The use of suture is superior to other methods of closure such as metallic clips, fibrin glue, mesh, or abrasive pads. 2.     A barbed suture can be considered. d.     In a patient with unfavorable anatomy or those unable to tolerate pneumoperitoneum surgeons should consider early conversion to open exploration  3.     Postoperative Care a.     Patients are started on ERAS protocol with limited narcotic use, same day mobilization, early oral nutrition with advancement, and no nasogastric tubes or foley catheters b.     Patients with bowel resection and those with suspected postoperative ileus may benefit from judicious advancement of diet. 4.     Pregnancy a.     Pregnant patients with history of anastomotic bariatric surgery are at increased risk of internal hernia especially in 3rd trimester due to loss of intra-abdominal space b.     Evaluation of a pregnant patient should include abdominal imaging.                                        i.     In a non-acute setting, an MRI abd/pelvis can be considered.                                       ii.     Patients with abdominal pain presenting to the Emergency Department should undergo CT imaging.                                     iii.     The risk of radiation to a fetus, especially beyond the 1st trimester, is limited. Based on the CDC guidelines, a human embryo and fetus are sensitive to ionizing radiation at doses greater than 0.1Gray. The amount of radiation from a typical CT range from 0.015 to 0.034Gray depending if it is multiphasic or not; well below the guideline level. c.      It is important to discuss with women of child bearing age the risk of internal hernia during pregnancy with anastomotic bariatric surgery 5.     Outpatient Presentation a.     Half of patients with internal hernia will present in outpatient setting often >6 months after initial operation with complaints of intermittent nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain b.     Workup includes: CT abd/pelvis with IV and oral contrast, Upper GI series, EGD, and a RUQ ultrasound based on their symptoms c.      If diagnostic testing is equivocal, proceed with diagnostic laparoscopy to mitigate the risk of internal hernia with bowel ischemia. **Introducing Behind the Knife's Trauma Surgery Video Atlas - https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlas/show-content The Trauma Surgery Video Atlas contains 24 scenarios that include never-before-seen high-definition operative footage, rich, original illustrations, and practical, easy-to-read pearls that will help you dominate the most difficult trauma scenarios. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out more recent episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

We know cardiac surgery can seem a bit daunting on the surface. However, most surgeons will come across cardiac surgery patients at some point whether in the OR, ICU, ED, etc. As the FIRST cardiac surgery specialty team for Behind the Knife, we are excited to bring you episodes focused on high-yield topics to help you navigate common cardiac surgery challenges, discuss relevant literature to help you in practice, and help our listeners feel more comfortable around cardiac surgery patients.  In this episode we’ll discuss mitral valve disease. We’ll review important physiologic differences in patients with mitral valve disease, the most common surgical approaches to address mitral valve disease, and how to work up and address acute mitral regurgitation due to acute papillary muscle rupture.  Hosts:  - Jessica Millar, MD- PGY-5 General Surgery Resident, University of Michigan, @Jess_Millar15 - Aaron William, MD- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, Duke University, @AMWilliamsMD - Nick Teman, MD- Assistant Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, @nickteman Learning objectives: - Understand the physiologic differences that occur with mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation.  - Understand the basic principles of mitral valve repair and replacement strategies.  - Understand the presentation, work-up, and acute management of acute mitral valve regurgitations due to acute papillary muscle rupture/MI.   For episode ideas/suggestions/feedback feel free to email Jessica Millar at: millarje@med.umich.edu **Introducing Behind the Knife's Trauma Surgery Video Atlas - https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlas/show-content The Trauma Surgery Video Atlas contains 24 scenarios that include never-before-seen high-definition operative footage, rich, original illustrations, and practical, easy-to-read pearls that will help you dominate the most difficult trauma scenarios.

Our Cardiothoracic Oral Board Audio Review includes 43 high-yield scenarios designed for Cardiothoracic Surgeons by Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as cardiothoracic surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the course and see all the episode topics here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/cardiothoracic-surgery-oral-board-audio-review Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our Cardiothoracic Oral Board Audio Review includes 43 high-yield scenarios designed for Cardiothoracic Surgeons by Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as cardiothoracic surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the course and see all the episode topics here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/cardiothoracic-surgery-oral-board-audio-review Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

REBOA is one spicy meatball!   On this episode, Drs. Nina Clark and Patrick Georgoff discuss the landmark UK-REBOA trial with Dr. Karim Brohi.  This is the first randomized controlled trial studying REBOA and provides invaluable information about its potential indications.    Dr. Karim Brohi is a trauma and vascular surgeon at the Royal London Major Trauma Centre and director of the London Major Trauma System, which is the largest integrated urban trauma system in the world and manages over 33,000 injuries a year.  He studied at University College of London where he obtained degrees in both computer science and medicine.  Dr. Brohi went on to train in general surgery, vascular surgery, and anesthesia/critical care in the UK and trauma surgery in Cape Town and San Francisco.  He is a prolific researcher and has led multiple large clinical trials.  Link to UK-REBOA paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2810757 BIG T Trauma episode 290 covers potential indications, placement, and complications of REBOA: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/big-t-trauma-series-ep-2-reboa/ ***TRAUMA SURGERY VIDEO ATLAS: https://app.behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlas ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

Surgical resection of bilateral colorectal liver metastasis (CLM) can pose a significant challenge to even the most experienced HPB surgeon. Is surgical resection justified, if so, in which patients? What’s the best surgical approach for curative intent resection of all lesions, and does ablation play a role? In this episode from the HPB team at Behind the Knife, listen in on the discussion about the surgical management of patients with bilateral colorectal liver metastasis. Hosts Anish J. Jain MD (@anishjayjain) is a T32 Research Fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center within the Department of Surgical Oncology. Timothy E. Newhook MD, FACS (@timnewhook19) is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Surgical Oncology. He is also the associate program director of the HPB fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.  Jean-Nicolas Vauthey MD, FACS (@VautheyMD) is Professor of Surgery and Chief of the HPB Section, as well as the Dallas/Fort Worth Living Legend Chair of Cancer Research in the Department of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Learning Objectives: ·      Develop an understanding of patient selection for surgical resection of bilateral colorectal liver metastasis (CLM). ·      Develop an understanding of the use of Two Stage Hepatectomy (TSH) versus Parenchymal Sparing Hepatectomy (PSH) in the treatment of bilateral CLM. ·      Develop an understanding of if and when to use ablative procedures for resection of bilateral CLM. ·      Develop an understanding of selection and management of patients who suffer recurrence after resection of bilateral CLM. Suggested Readings ·      Omichi K, Shindoh J, Cloyd JM, Mizuno T, Chun YS, Conrad C, Aloia TA, Tzeng CD, Vauthey JN. Liver resection is justified for patients with bilateral multiple colorectal liver metastases: A propensity-score-matched analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Jan;44(1):122-129. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.11.006. Epub 2017 Nov 24. PMID: 29208318; PMCID: PMC5742306. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29208318/ ·      Kawaguchi Y, Kopetz S, Tran Cao HS, Panettieri E, De Bellis M, Nishioka Y, Hwang H, Wang X, Tzeng CD, Chun YS, Aloia TA, Hasegawa K, Guglielmi A, Giuliante F, Vauthey JN. Contour prognostic model for predicting survival after resection of colorectal liver metastases: development and multicentre validation study using largest diameter and number of metastases with RAS mutation status. Br J Surg. 2021 Aug 19;108(8):968-975. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab086. PMID: 33829254; PMCID: PMC8378514. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33829254/ ·      Nishioka Y, Paez-Arango N, Boettcher FO, Kawaguchi Y, Newhook TE, Chun YS, Tzeng CD, Tran Cao HS, Lee JE, Vreeland TJ, Vauthey JN. Neither Surgical Margin Status nor Somatic Mutation Predicts Local Recurrence After R0-intent Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Apr;26(4):791-801. doi: 10.1007/s11605-021-05173-0. Epub 2021 Nov 1. PMID: 34725784. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34725784/ ·      Passot G, Chun YS, Kopetz SE, Zorzi D, Brudvik KW, Kim BJ, Conrad C, Aloia TA, Vauthey JN. Predictors of Safety and Efficacy of 2-Stage Hepatectomy for Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jul;223(1):99-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.12.057. Epub 2016 Jan 18. PMID: 26968325; PMCID: PMC4925205. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26968325/ ·      Donadon M, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Cimino M, Costa G, Pesi B, Ercolani G, Pinna AD, Torzilli G. Parenchymal-Sparing Surgery for the Surgical Treatment of Multiple Colorectal Liver Metastases Is a Safer Approach than Major Hepatectomy Not Impairing Patients' Prognosis: A Bi-Institutional Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Dig Surg. 2018;35(4):342-349. doi: 10.1159/000479336. Epub 2017 Oct 14. PMID: 29032372. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29032372/ ·      Lillemoe HA, Kawaguchi Y, Passot G, Karagkounis G, Simoneau E, You YN, Mehran RJ, Chun YS, Tzeng CD, Aloia TA, Vauthey JN. Surgical Resection for Recurrence After Two-Stage Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases Is Feasible, Is Safe, and Improves Survival. J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Jan;23(1):84-92. doi: 10.1007/s11605-018-3890-y. Epub 2018 Aug 6. PMID: 30084064; PMCID: PMC6329635. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30084064/ ·      Panettieri E, Kim BJ, Kawaguchi Y, Ardito F, Mele C, De Rose AM, Vellone M, Chun YS, Tzeng CD, Aloia TA, Giuliante F, Vauthey JN. Survival by Number and Sites of Resections of Recurrence after First Curative Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Dec;26(12):2503-2511. doi: 10.1007/s11605-022-05456-0. Epub 2022 Sep 20. PMID: 36127553. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36127553/ ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent Hepatobiliary Surgery episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hepatobiliary

2023 was an exciting year for Surgical Palliative Care research! Join Drs. Katie O’Connell, Ali Haruta, Lindsay Dickerson, and Virginia Wang from the University of Washington to discuss two seminal randomized controlled trials in the Surgical Palliative Care space. Hosts: ·    Dr. Katie O’Connell (@katmo15) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington. She is a trauma surgeon, palliative care physician, Director of Surgical Palliative Care, and founder of the Advance Care Planning for Surgery clinic at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA. ·    Dr. Ali Haruta is a PGY7 Hospice & Palliative Care fellow at the University of Washington, formerly a UW General Surgery resident and Parkland Trauma/Critical Care fellow.  ·    Dr. Lindsay Dickerson (@lindsdickerson1) is a PGY5 General Surgery resident and current Surgical Oncology fellow at the University of Washington. ·    Dr. Virginia Wang is a PGY2 General Surgery resident at the University of Washington. Learning Objectives: ·    Discuss the current state of the RCT literature in Palliative Care & Surgical Palliative Care ·    Understand the primary outcomes of the Shinall and Aslakson trials as related to perioperative specialty palliative care intervention ·    Identify limitations in existing surgical palliative care RCTs & further opportunities for study ·    Identify underlying differences between medical oncology and surgical oncology patient populations References: 1.  Shinall MC, Martin SF, Karlekar M, et al. Effects of Specialist Palliative Care for Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery for Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2023;158(7):747–755. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.1396 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37163249/ 2.  Aslakson RA, Rickerson E, Fahy B, et al. Effect of Perioperative Palliative Care on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(5):e2314660. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14660 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37256623/ 3.  Ingersoll LT, Alexander SC, Priest J, et al. Racial/ethnic differences in prognosis communication during initial inpatient palliative care consultations among people with advanced cancer. Patient Educ Couns. 2019;102(6):1098-1103. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2019.01.002 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30642715/ 4.  Bakitas M, Lyons KD, Hegel MT, et al. Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: the Project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2009;302(7):741-749. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1198 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19690306/ 5.  Corn BW, Feldman DB, Hull JG, O'Rourke MA, Bakitas MA. Dispositional hope as a potential outcome parameter among patients with advanced malignancy: An analysis of the ENABLE database. Cancer. 2022;128(2):401-409. doi:10.1002/cncr.33907 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34613617/ 6.  El-Jawahri A, LeBlanc TW, Kavanaugh A, et al. Effectiveness of Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021;7(2):238-245. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.6343 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33331857/ 7.  More about the metrics from both the Shinall and Aslakson studies: a.     FACT-G – https://www.facit.org/measures/fact-g b.     FACIT-Pal – https://www.facit.org/measures/facit-pal c.     PROMIS-29 – https://heartbeat-med.com/resources/promis-29/ d.     PROPr (PROMIS-Preference) score – https://www.proprscore.com/ ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical palliative care episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/palliative-care

Join Professor Michael Solomon, Dr Kilian Brown and Dr Jacob Waller from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, for this special four part series on pelvic exenteration surgery for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. Learn about these ultra-radical procedures which go beyond the traditional TME planes that we learn during surgical training, and into all compartments of the pelvis. Episode 4 outlines the complex perineal and soft tissue, urological, bone and vascular reconstructions that may be required as part of these multi-visceral resections, as well as how to approach challenging postoperative complications. Each episode in this series features a different international guest surgeon. In episode 4, the RPA team are joined by A/Prof Gabrielle van Ramshorst from the Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. Technical descriptions: Ho K, Warrier S, Solomon MJ, Lee K. A prepelvic tunnel for the rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap in perineal reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(12):1415-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.01.050. Epub 2006 Jun 22. PMID: 17113532. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17113532/ Jacombs AS, Rome P, Harrison JD, Solomon MJ. Assessment of the selection process for myocutaneous flap repair and surgical complications in pelvic exenteration surgery. Br J Surg. 2013 Mar;100(4):561-7. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9002. Epub 2012 Nov 27. PMID: 23188415. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23188415/ References: Witte DYS, van Ramshorst GH, Lapid O, Bouman MB, Tuynman JB. Flap Reconstruction of Perineal Defects after Pelvic Exenteration: A Systematic Description of Four Choices of Surgical Reconstruction Methods. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Jun 1;147(6):1420-1435. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007976. PMID: 33973948. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33973948/ van Ramshorst GH, Young JM, Solomon MJ. Complications and Impact on Quality of Life of Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps for Reconstruction in Pelvic Exenteration Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Sep;63(9):1225-1233. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001632. PMID: 33216493. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33216493/ Sutton PA, Brown KGM, Ebrahimi N, Solomon MJ, Austin KKS, Lee PJ. Long-term surgical complications following pelvic exenteration: Operative management of the empty pelvis syndrome. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Dec;24(12):1491-1497. doi: 10.1111/codi.16238. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35766998. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35766998/ Johnson YL, West MA, Gould LE, Drami I, Behrenbruch C, Burns EM, Mirnezami AH, Jenkins JT. Empty pelvis syndrome: a systematic review of reconstruction techniques and their associated complications. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Jan;24(1):16-26. doi: 10.1111/codi.15956. Epub 2021 Oct 25. PMID: 34653292. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34653292/ Persson P, Chong P, Steele CW, Quinn M. Prevention and management of complications in pelvic exenteration. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov;48(11):2277-2283. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.12.470. Epub 2022 Jan 1. PMID: 35101315. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35101315/ Lee P, Tan WJ, Brown KGM, Solomon MJ. Addressing the empty pelvic syndrome following total pelvic exenteration: does mesh reconstruction help? Colorectal Dis. 2019 Mar;21(3):365-369. doi: 10.1111/codi.14523. Epub 2019 Jan 16. PMID: 30548166. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30548166/ Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBC-ZD0B7UM  ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://app.behindtheknife.org/home to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

Join Professor Michael Solomon, Dr Kilian Brown and Dr Jacob Waller from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, for this special four part series on pelvic exenteration surgery for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. Learn about these ultra-radical procedures which go beyond the traditional TME planes that we learn during surgical training, and into all compartments of the pelvis. Episode 3 outlines the radical technical approaches to posterior and laterally invasive tumours, including en bloc iliac vascular resection and reconstruction, as well as radical sacrectomy techniques. Each episode in this series features a different international guest surgeon. In episode 3, the RPA team are joined by Dr Oliver Peacock from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA. Episode Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25IYUiARgQ Technical descriptions and videos: Shaikh I, Holloway I, Aston W, Littler S, Burling D, Antoniou A, Jenkins JT; Complex Cancer Clinic St Mark's Hospital London. High subcortical sacrectomy: a novel approach to facilitate complete resection of locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer with high (S1-S2) sacral extension. Colorectal Dis. 2016 Apr;18(4):386-92. doi: 10.1111/codi.13226. PMID: 26638828. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26638828/ Brown KGM, Solomon MJ, Austin KKS, Lee PJ, Stalley P. Posterior high sacral segmental disconnection prior to anterior en bloc exenteration for recurrent rectal cancer. Tech Coloproctol. 2016 Jun;20(6):401-404. doi: 10.1007/s10151-016-1456-0. Epub 2016 Mar 21. PMID: 27000857. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27000857/ Sutton PA, Solomon M, Sasidharan P, Lee P, Austin K. Abdominolithotomy sacrectomy for the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer: video vignette. Br J Surg. 2021 Aug 19;108(8):e257. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab105. PMID: 34089593. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34089593/ Drami I, Fletcher JA, Corr A, West MA, Aston W, Hellawell G, Burns EM, Jenkins JT. Total pelvic exenteration with 'high and wide' sacrectomy for recurrent rectal cancer: A video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Dec;24(12):1625-1626. doi: 10.1111/codi.16230. Epub 2022 Jul 18. PMID: 35730692. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35730692/ References: Rajendran S, Brown KGM, Solomon MJ. Oncovascular surgery for advanced pelvic malignancy. Br J Surg. 2023 Jan 10;110(2):144-149. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac414. PMID: 36427187. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36427187/ Austin KK, Solomon MJ. Pelvic exenteration with en bloc iliac vessel resection for lateral pelvic wall involvement. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Jul;52(7):1223-33. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a73f48. PMID: 19571697. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19571697/ Rogers AC, Jenkins JT, Rasheed S, Malietzis G, Burns EM, Kontovounisios C, Tekkis PP. Towards Standardisation of Technique for En Bloc Sacrectomy for Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer. J Clin Med. 2021 Oct 25;10(21):4921. doi: 10.3390/jcm10214921. PMID: 34768442; PMCID: PMC8584798. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34768442/ van Kessel CS, Waller J, Steffens D, Lee PJ, Austin KKS, Stalley PD, Solomon MJ. Improving Surgical Outcomes in Pelvic Exenteration Surgery: Comparison of Prone Sacrectomy with Anterior Cortical Sacrectomy Techniques. Ann Surg. 2023 Jul 24. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006040. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37485983. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37485983/  ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Please visit https://app.behindtheknife.org/home to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

As the cost of living continues to rise, the salary and housing stipends of resident physicians are not keeping pace. Dr. Melissa Drezdzon and Dr. Jed Calata from the Medical College of Wisconsin have explored these issues in depth and share their insights. Join hosts Dr. Ananya Anand, Dr. Joe L’Huillier, and Dr. Rebecca Moreci and their special guests as they discuss the salary of resident physicians.  Hosts: –Dr. Ananya Anand, Stanford University, @AnanyaAnandMD, ananya_anand@stanford.edu –Dr. Joseph L’Huillier, University at Buffalo, @JoeLHuillier101, josephlh@buffalo.edu –Dr. Rebecca Moreci, Louisiana State University, @md_moreci, morecir@med.umich.edu –COSEF: @surgedfellows Special guests:  -Dr. Melissa Drezdzon, Medical College of Wisconsin, @mdrezdzonmd, mdrezdzon@mcw.edu -Dr. Jed Calata, Medical College of Wisconsin, jcalata@mcw.edu Learning Objectives:  Listeners will:  – Appreciate the discrepancy between cost of living increases and stagnant resident salaries – Describe how residency salaries are funded – Recall the regional variation in resident stipends and access to affordable housing across the united states  – List possible solutions for addressing this issue  References:  Drezdzon MK, Cowley NJ, Sweeney DP, Peterson CY, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Evans DB, Calata JF. Going for Broke: The Impact of Cost of Living on Surgery Resident Stipend Value. Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 1;278(6):1053-1059. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005923. Epub 2023 May 25. PMID: 37226808. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37226808/ Drezdzon, M.K., Cowley, N.J., Sweeney, D.P., Peterson CY, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Calata JF. A costly threat to GME: the housing crisis and residency training. Global Surg Educ 2, 85 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44186-023-00157-x ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DYJIxCrsDE Please visit https://app.behindtheknife.org/home to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. ***Fellowship Application - https://forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9*** Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The percent surface area burn for which half of patients survive, known as lethal area 50, or LA50 depends on where in the world the injury occurs. Calling all surgeons and trainees with an interest in providing more equitable delivery of global injury care - Join our Burn Surgery team as we welcome Dr. Manish Yadav, Plastic and Burn Surgeon at Kirtipur Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal to discuss several recent challenging cases. We’ll discuss the global burden of burn injuries, how emergency burn care systems reduce preventable morbidity and mortality, innovations in resuscitation of burn shock, use of checklists for critical care and safe early excision, and application of palliative care in different cultural contexts. (Co-hosts: Dr. Barclay Stewart, Burn and Trauma Surgeon at Harborview Medical Center and Paul Herman, UWMC/HMC Surgery Resident) Hosts: (affiliation and SM handles) 1.     Manish Yadav, Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal 2.     Barclay Stewart, Harborview Medical Center 3.     Paul Herman, UW/Harborview General Surgery Resident, @paul_herm  4.     Tam Pham, Harborview Medical Center (Editor) Learning Objectives 1.     Describe the global epidemiology of burn injury, disparities in burn injury and care, and highlight efforts to improve burn care in low and middle-income countries 2.     Discuss two cases at a burn center in Kirtipur, Nepal, highlighting challenges in burn care in LMICs and innovations to address these challenges and provide high level care a.     Highlight enteral resuscitation as an innovative strategy with advantages for treating burn shock in low resource settings b.     Discuss the key burn concept of early excision and steps to ensure safe application in low resource settings 1.     References a.     Gosselin, R., Charles, A., Joshipura, M., Mkandawire, N., Mock, C. N. , et. al. 2015. “Surgery and Trauma Care”. In: Disease Control Priorities (third edition): Volume 1, Essential Surgery, edited by H. Debas, P. Donkor, A. Gawande, D. T. Jamison, M. Kruk, C. N. Mock. Washington, DC: World Bank. b.     Stewart BT, Nsaful K, Allorto N, Man Rai S. Burn Care in Low-Resource and Austere Settings. Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Jun;103(3):551-563. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.014. Epub 2023 Apr 4. PMID: 37149390. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37149390/ c.      Davé DR, Nagarjan N, Canner JK, Kushner AL, Stewart BT; SOSAS4 Research Group. Rethinking burns for low & middle-income countries: Differing patterns of burn epidemiology, care seeking behavior, and outcomes across four countries. Burns. 2018 Aug;44(5):1228-1234. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.01.015. Epub 2018 Feb 21. PMID: 29475744. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29475744/ d.     Hebron C, Mehta K, Stewart B, Price P, Potokar T. Implementation of the World Health Organization Global Burn Registry: Lessons Learned. Annals of Global Health. 2022; 88(1): 34, 1–10. DOI: https://doi. Org/10.5334/aogh.3669 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35646613/ e.     Jordan KC, Di Gennaro JL, von Saint André-von Arnim A and Stewart BT (2022) Global trends in pediatric burn injuries and care capacity from the World Health Organization Global Burn Registry. Front. Pediatr. 10:954995. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.954995 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35928690/ f.      Mehta K, Thrikutam N, Hoyte-Williams PE, Falk H, Nakarmi K, Stewart B. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Cooking- and Cookstove-Related Burn Injuries: A World Health Organization Global Burn Registry Report. J Burn Care Res. 2023 May 2;44(3):508-516. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irab166. PMID: 34850021; PMCID: PMC10413420. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34850021/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

There is more than one way to plug a hole…  Perineal wounds after pelvic surgery can be challenging to manage. It is important for surgeons to have a general understanding of upfront reconstruction options and strategies to deal with the sequence of wound failure. Join Drs. Galandiuk, Bolshinsky, Kavalukas, and Simon as they discuss the management of perineal wounds following pelvic surgery. Hosts: - Susan Galandiuk MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @DCREdInChief - Vladimir Bolshinsky MD, Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia, @bolshinskyv - Sandy Kavalukas MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @sandykava - Hillary Simon DO, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @HillaryLSimon Producer: - Manasa Sunkara MS3, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @manasasunkara12 Learning objectives:  - Review perineal reconstruction options after pelvic surgery for anorectal pathology. - Understand management strategies for perineal wound breakdown.  - Discuss the importance of critical appraisal of studies surrounding perineal wound reconstruction and management.   References:  - Asaad M, et al. Robotic Rectus Abdominis Muscle Flap following Robotic Extirpative Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 148(6):p 1377-1381, December 2021. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008592 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34847128/ - Figg RE, Church JM. Perineal Crohn's disease: an indicator of poor prognosis and potential proctectomy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Apr;52(4):646-50. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a0a5bf. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19404069/ - Fuschillo G, Pellino G. Chronic Perineal Sinus After Proctectomy for Crohn’s Disease: Risk Reduction Strategies and Management. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(4):p 468-471, April 2022. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002413 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35067504/ - Mori GA, Tiernan JP. Management of Perineal Wounds Following Pelvic Surgery. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2022 Mar 7;35(3):212-220. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1742414. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35966381/ - Rather AA, Fisher AL, Chun D, Mannion JD, Alexander EL. Closed Incisional Negative Pressure Therapy Reduces Perineal Wound Complications After Abdominoperineal Resection. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Feb 1;66(2):314-321. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002289. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35001048/ - Tiernan JP, Leavitt T, Sapci I, Valente MA, Delaney CP, Steele SR, Gorgun E. A Comparison of Perineal Myocutaneous Flaps Following Abdominoperineal Excision of the Rectum for Anorectal Pathology. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Nov 1;65(11):1316-1324. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002271. Epub 2021 Dec 13. PMID: 35156364. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35156364/ - Wright J, et al. V-Y Gluteal Fasciocutaneous Advancement Flap After Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 64(9):p e526-e527, September 2021. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002126 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urs_yeLLKlQ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out out other colorectal surgery episodes: https://app.behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ Download our iOS and Android apps from your App Store.  You can easily search through our library of content, bookmark episodes for later and enjoy our premium content.  You can also take notes, pin chapters and download for off-line listening.     If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join our Emergency General Surgery team as we talk about a popular and controversial issue in surgery: dealing with complicated cases in pancreatitis. We discuss two hard-hitting cases and cover principles of diagnosis, early management and disposition, and things to look out for every step of the way. We cover some common and some rare but particularly problematic complications. Although there is no right answer to every case of pancreatitis, we try to help learners to develop an approach to pancreatitis that considers the morbidity and benefits of every option. Hosts: Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais and Graham Skelhorne-Gross Learning Objectives: - Review the diagnostic criteria for acute pancreatitis - Learn to anticipate common and major complications of acute pancreatitis - Develop an approach to complications of pancreatitis accounting for patient, family, practitioner, and institutional factors - Understand the risks and benefits of various methods for dealing with pancreatic necrosis and infection TENSION trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32404-2/fulltext MISER trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30452918/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other emergency general surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/emergency-general-surgery/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In this episode our team reviews the two groundbreaking RCTs which challenged the long-held dogma that a lobectomy is the only acceptable oncologic procedure for NSCLC. Listen as we compare and contrast the North American CALGB trial and Japanese JCOG trial which were both designed to investigate survival and recurrence outcomes by randomizing stage 1A patients to lobectomy versus a sublobar resection. Learning Objectives: -Compare and contrast the patient characteristics of the CALGB and JCOG trials -Understand the methodology each trial and be able to explain their nuanced differences -Analyze the results of the CALGB and JCOG trials and how they apply to patients today Hosts: Kelly Daus MD, Peter White MD, Eric Vallieres, MD and Brian Louie MD Referenced Material https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36780674/ Altorki N, et al. Lobar or Sublobar Resection for Peripheral Stage IA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 9;388(6):489-498. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212083. PMID: 36780674; PMCID: PMC10036605. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35461558/’ Saji H, et al. West Japan Oncology Group and Japan Clinical Oncology Group. Segmentectomy versus lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2022 Apr 23;399(10335):1607-1617. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02333-3. PMID: 35461558. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37473998/ Altorki N, et al. Lobectomy, segmentectomy, or wedge resection for peripheral clinical T1aN0 non-small cell lung cancer: A post hoc analysis of CALGB 140503 (Alliance). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jul 18:S0022-5223(23)00612-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37473998. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other Cardiothoracic episodes: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/cardiothoracic/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2024 – Brand new, up-to-date, high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don’t forget to check out our NEW ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/B0CLDQWZG3/ref=monarch_sidesheet Behind the Knife would like to sincerely thank Medtronic for sponsoring the entire 2024 ABSITE podcast series.  Medtronic has a rich history of supporting surgical education, and we couldn’t be happier that they chose to partner with Behind the Knife.  Learn more at https://www.medtronic.com/ If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Making a discovery that changes how we practice is one of the most exciting things about the fields of medicine and surgery. In this episode, join endocrine surgeons Drs. Barb Miller, John Phay, Priya Dedhia, and Surgical Oncology Fellow Dr. Samantha Ruff from The Ohio State University. Hear Dr. Phay tell the story of how parathyroid autofluorescence was discovered and the work that has gone on since that day. The group discusses several articles focusing on intraoperative adjuncts used to identify parathyroid tissue during thyroid and parathyroid surgery.  Hosts: Barbra S. Miller, MD (Moderator), Clinical Professor of Surgery, John Phay, MD, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Priya H. Dedhia, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Samantha Ruff, MD, Surgical Oncology Fellow, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Twitter handles:  Barbra Miller - @OSUEndosurgBSM John Phay – @JohnPhayMD Priya Dedhia – @priyaknows  Samantha Ruff - @SamRuff_MD Learning objectives:  1) Understand the background of the discovery of parathyroid autofluorescence 2) Describe various intraoperative adjuncts utilized to identify parathyroid tissue 3) Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of using autofluorescence versus indocyanine green for identification of parathyroid tissue   4) Recognize the impact of use of intraoperative imaging adjuncts on postoperative hypocalcemia (short and long-term) 5) Understand the general safety issues for the parathyroid imaging techniques discussed References: 1. Benmiloud, F., G. Godiris-Petit, R. Gras, et al., Association of Autofluorescence-Based Detection of the Parathyroid Glands During Total Thyroidectomy With Postoperative Hypocalcemia Risk: Results of the PARAFLUO Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg, 2020. 155(2): p. 106-12 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.4613. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31693081/ 2. Kahramangil, B. and E. Berber, Comparison of indocyanine green fluorescence and parathyroid autofluorescence imaging in the identification of parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy. Gland Surg, 2017. 6(6): p. 644-8 DOI: 10.21037/gs.2017.09.04. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29302480/ 3. Paras, C., M. Keller, L. White, et al., Near-infrared autofluorescence for the detection of parathyroid glands. J Biomed Opt, 2011. 16(6): p. 067012 DOI: 10.1117/1.3583571. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21721833/ 4. Vidal Fortuny, J., V. Belfontali, S.M. Sadowski, et al., Parathyroid gland angiography with indocyanine green fluorescence to predict parathyroid function after thyroid surgery. Br J Surg, 2016. 103(5): p. 537-43 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10101. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26864909/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Behind the Knife endocrine episodes: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/endocrine/

What is the best surgical treatment for a vasculopathy with critical limb threatening ischemia? In this episode of Behind the Knife the vascular surgery subspecialty team discusses two pivotal trials (BEST-CLI and BASIL-2) and how the findings of these trials can help answer this question. In this episode, we will discuss the age old question: open bypass versus best endovascular treatment.  Hosts:  Dr. Bobby Beaulieu is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan Dr. Frank Davis is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan Dr. David Schechtman is a Vascular Surgery Fellow at the University of Michigan Dr. Drew Braet is a PGY-4 Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident at the University of Michigan Learning Objectives Review the definition, prevalence, and prognosis of critical limb threatening ischemia Review basic treatment options for patients with critical limb threatening ischemia Understand the methodology, findings, limitations, and clinical applications of the BEST-CLI trial Understand the methodology, findings, limitations, and clinical applications of the BASIL-2 trial Compare open bypass and best endovascular therapy for patients with critical limb threatening ischemia References Farber A, Menard MT, Conte MS, Kaufman JA, Powell RJ, Choudhry NK, Hamza TH, Assmann SF, Creager MA, Cziraky MJ, Dake MD, Jaff MR, Reid D, Siami FS, Sopko G, White CJ, van Over M, Strong MB, Villarreal MF, McKean M, Azene E, Azarbal A, Barleben A, Chew DK, Clavijo LC, Douville Y, Findeiss L, Garg N, Gasper W, Giles KA, Goodney PP, Hawkins BM, Herman CR, Kalish JA, Koopmann MC, Laskowski IA, Mena-Hurtado C, Motaganahalli R, Rowe VL, Schanzer A, Schneider PA, Siracuse JJ, Venermo M, Rosenfield K; BEST-CLI Investigators. Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. N Engl J Med. 2022 Dec 22;387(25):2305-2316. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207899. Epub 2022 Nov 7. PMID: 36342173. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36342173/ Bradbury AW, Moakes CA, Popplewell M, Meecham L, Bate GR, Kelly L, et al. A vein bypass first versus a best endovascular treatment first revascularisation strategy for patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia who required an infra-popliteal, with or without an additional more proximal infra-inguinal revascularisation procedure to restore limb perfusion (BASIL-2): an open-label, randomised, multicentre, phase 3 trial. The Lancet. 2023. 401(10390), 1798-1809. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00462-2 Conte MS Bradbury AW Kolh P et al. Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019; 58 (109.e33.): S1-109 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31182334/ Bradbury AW Adam DJ Bell J et al. Multicentre randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a bypass-surgery-first versus a balloon-angioplasty-first revascularisation strategy for severe limb ischaemia due to infrainguinal disease. The bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL) trial. Health Technol Assess. 2010; 14: 1-210 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20307380/ Adam DJ Beard JD Cleveland T et al. Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL): multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2005; 366: 1925-1934 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16325694/ Bradbury AW Adam DJ Bell J et al. Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL) trial: an intention-to-treat analysis of amputation-free and overall survival in patients randomized to a bypass surgery-first or a balloon angioplasty-first revascularization strategy. J Vasc Surg. 2010; 51: 5S-17 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20435258/ Conte MS, Bradbury AW, Kolh P, White JV, Dick F, Fitridge R, Mills JL, Ricco JB, Suresh KR, Murad MH; GVG Writing Group. Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jun;69(6S):3S-125S.e40. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.02.016. Epub 2019 May 28. Erratum in: J Vasc Surg. 2019 Aug;70(2):662. PMID: 31159978; PMCID: PMC8365864. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31159978/ Menard MT, Rosenfield K, Farber A. The BEST-CLI Trial: Implications of the Primary Results. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2023 Mar;65(3):317-319. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.12.032. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID: 36621707. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36621707/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other vascular surgery episodes: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/vascular/

If you operate for long enough, chances are you will come across the unique, and potentially daunting scenario of operating on a pregnant patient. If, and when, you do, would you know what to do? Join University of Washington and MIS faculty Drs. Andrew Wright, Nicole White, and Nick Cetrulo, and residents Drs. Ben Vierra and Paul Herman as they discuss non-obstetric surgery in the pregnant patient so that you will be better informed when the challenge arises. Hosts: 1. Andrew Wright, UW Medical Center—Montlake and Northwest, @andrewswright 2. Nick Cetrulo, UW Medical Center—Northwest, @Trules25 3. Nicole White, UW Medical Center—Northwest, @NicoleWhiteTho1 4. Paul Herman, UW General Surgery Resident PGY-3, @paul_herm 5. Ben Vierra, UW General Surgery Resident PGY-2 Learning Objectives 1. Describe important physiologic changes in pregnancy that are relevant for the surgeon to know. 2. Review the epidemiology of non-obstetric general surgery in the pregnant patient. 3. Discuss specific imaging considerations in the pregnant patient. 4. Become more familiar with the technical aspects of approaching a typical surgical case in a pregnant patient. References 1. Pearl, J.P., Price, R.R., Tonkin, A.E. et al. SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy. Surg Endosc 31, 3767–3782 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-017-5637-3 2. Vasileiou G, Eid AI, Qian S, Pust GD, Rattan R, Namias N, Larentzakis A, Kaafarani HMA, Yeh DD; EAST Appendicitis Study Group. Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Apr;21(3):205-211. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31687887/ 3. Dongarwar D, Taylor J, Ajewole V, Anene N, Omoyele O, Ogba C, Oluwatoba A, Giger D, Thuy A, Argueta E, Naik E, Salemi JL, Spooner K, Olaleye O, Salihu HM. Trends in Appendicitis Among Pregnant Women, the Risk for Cardiac Arrest, and Maternal-Fetal Mortality. World J Surg. 2020 Dec;44(12):3999-4005. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32737556/ 4. Fong ZV, Pitt HA, Strasberg SM, Molina RL, Perez NP, Kelleher CM, Loehrer AP, Sicklick JK, Talamini MA, Lillemoe KD, Chang DC; California Cholecystectomy Group. Cholecystectomy During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Proceed or Delay? J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Apr;228(4):494-502.e1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30769111/ 5. Hong J, Yang J, Zhang X, Su J, Tumati A, Garry D, Docimo S, Bates AT, Spaniolas K, Talamini MA, Pryor AD. Considering delay of cholecystectomy in the third trimester of pregnancy. Surg Endosc. 2021 Aug;35(8):4673-4680. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32875420/ 6. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 775: Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr;133(4):e285-e286. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30913200/ 7. Ashbrook M, Cheng V, Sandhu K, Matsuo K, Schellenberg M, Inaba K, Matsushima K. Management of Complicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e227555. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35426921/ 8. Capella CE, Godovchik J, Chandrasekar T, Al-Kouatly HB. Nonobstetrical Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in Pregnancy: A Systematic Literature Review. Urology. 2021 May;151:58-66. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32445766/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Behind the Knife minimally invasive surgery episodes: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/minimally-invasive/

Join the Hernia Team from Carolinas Medical Center as they discuss applications of artificial intelligence in predicting outcomes for patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction. Emerging technologies are allowing us to understand hernia patients who are at risk for increased surgical complexity and postoperative complications – find out more in this Journal Review episode. Hosts: Dr. Sullivan “Sully” Ayuso, Chief Resident, Carolinas Medical Center, @SAyusoMD   Dr. Todd Heniford, Chief of GI & MIS, Carolinas Medical Center, @THeniford   Dr. Vedra Augenstein, Professor of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, @VedraAugenstein  Dr. Monica Polcz, Attending Surgeon, Baptist Health (FL)  Learning Objectives: Provide and introduction to artificial intelligence Develop an understanding of the applications of artificial intelligence in surgical outcome prediction for patients undergoing hernia repair Learn how risk stratification of hernia patients can affect their care References: Elhage et al, Development and Validation of Image-Based Deep Learning Models to Predict Surgical Complexity and Complications in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, JAMA Surgery, 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34232255/ Ayuso et al, Predicting Rare Outcomes in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Using Image-Based Deep Learning Models, Surgery, 2023  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36229252/  Hassan et al, Novel Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Hernia Recurrence, Surgical Complication, and 30-Day Readmission after Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, JACS, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35426406/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out more Behind the Knife hernia episodes: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hernia/

We’re all told to find mentors in medical training, but how does this actually work when you’re a new medical student interested in surgery? And how do you leverage those relationships into getting research experience and lines on your CV?  Hosts:  Nina Clark, MD Jessica Millar, MD Jon Williams, MD Guests:  Michael Englesbe, MD, University of Michigan Erika Bisgaard, MD, University of Washington Some tips from the episode: Get involved Even if you’re not destined for an academic career, getting involved in research early on can help you to participate with the scientific literature, understand data, and incorporate new research into your practice.   Realistically, research is an important component of your ERAS application and your CV. It’s also a great opportunity to learn new skills and develop strong relationships with mentors. Remember why you’re in medical school You came to medical school to become a doctor first – don’t forget that or let research take away from it. Your mentors have been through it and understand that things get busy. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our Medical Student Intern Survival Guide Series: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/ 

We’re all told to find mentors in medical training, but how does this actually work when you’re a new medical student interested in surgery? In this episode, our surgical education fellows and two expert mentors talk through the ins and outs of mentors – who are they, what can they do for you, how do you find one, and what do you do once you have one.  Hosts:  Nina Clark, MD Jessica Millar, MD Jon Williams, MD Guests:  Michael Englesbe, MD, University of Michigan Erika Bisgaard, MD, University of Washington Some tips from the episode: Mentorship teams: think about 4-5 people who can help you in different ways.  Research mentor who can help you find opportunities and be productive 1-2 people who support you in all things (these might be residents!)  1-2 higher level sponsors who facilitate opportunities and pay for things Discipline and accountability RESPOND TO EMAILS. If you get an indication that a potential mentor would like to meet with you, take them up on the offer and be prompt with your replies! Nobody likes to be ghosted. Meet with your mentors at some regular cadence (every 2 weeks is a good place to start) Think of mentorship as a game of tennis – if your mentor gives you something to work on, the next meeting you should bring it back completed. This is a relationship, and back and forth accountability can establish trust.  Change over time  As you grow, you’ll change, and so will your relationships with mentors. This is one of the most rewarding aspects of these relationships and something you should aim to maintain over time.  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our Medical Student Intern Survival Guide Series: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/ 

Challenges continue to plague the residency application process, with programs receiving increased application volume that makes holistic review difficult, and medical student applicants burdened with application costs and uncertainty about what programs best align with their values. As a specialty, Ob/Gyn is facing these problems head on, and have united within their field to create a new independent residency application system, ResidencyCAS. While substantial changes to an already stressful process can be intimidating, the new platform offers many advantages that hope to improve the residency application experience for applicants, programs, and the Ob/Gyn community as a whole. We’re joined by Dr. Maya Hammoud and Dr. AnnaMarie Connolly, two of the leaders in this effort, to break down the creation of ResidencyCAS, plans for its implementation starting in the 2024-2025 application cycle, and the reaction of the Ob/Gyn and medical education communities to this change. Learning Objectives 1.     Listeners will describe current challenges to applicants and programs in the residency application process. 2.     Listeners will identify the coming changes to the Ob/Gyn residency application process, with awareness of the planned design and use of the ResidencyCAS system. 3.     Listeners will describe the value of potential changes to the residency application process. 4.     Listeners will explain the barriers and efforts required to coordinate large-scale changes within medical education like the creation and implementation of ResidencyCAS. 5.     Listeners will consider how changes to the residency application process could affect and improve their own field, program, or application. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other Surgical Education Episodes: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/

Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation!  We’re not just dumping fluids into the open abdomen.  What is DPR?  Why do it?  Who should get it?  Does it work? Come try and stay awake for some basic science talk before then learning all about why you should consider adopting DPR into your Trauma/EGS practice? Join Drs. Cobler-Lichter, Kwon, Meizoso, Urréchaga, and Rattan as they guide you through all this and more!  Hosts: Michael Cobler-Lichter, MD, PGY2: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center @mdcobler (twitter) Eva Urrechaga, MD, PGY6/R4: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center @urrechisme (twitter) Eugenia Kwon, MD, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellow: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center Jonathan Meizoso, MD, MSPH Assistant Professor of Surgery, 3 years in practice University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center @jpmeizoso (twitter) Rishi Rattan, MD, Attending Surgeon in Trauma/Critical Care, 7 years in practice Legacy Emanuel Medical Center @DrRishiRattan (twitter) Learning Objectives: - State the proposed benefits of DPR - Identify who can benefit from DPR - Demonstrate the proper way to set up a DPR circuit - Discuss the proposed basic science mechanism for DPR’s efficacy Quick Hits: 1.      Consider DPR in all your open abdomens in EGS/Trauma.  You never know when you’re going to be able to close some of these patients. 2.     The principal of DPR is to allow the fluid to dwell in the abdomen as long as possible.  Keep the catheter deep and don’t put holes in your dressing. 3.     DPR is ideal for patients with packing, who are in discontinuity, and for fresh anastomoses.  These will only benefit from DPR, not be harmed by it.  4.     Make sure these patients are receiving hourly I/Os.  Nursing by-in is huge for this procedure. 5.     DPR is associated with higher rates of fascial closure, reduces inflammation, and improves blood flow to the abdomen. References Ribeiro-Junior MAF, Cássia Tiemi Kawase Costa, de Souza Augusto S, et al. The role of direct peritoneal resuscitation in the treatment of hemorrhagic shock after trauma and in emergency acute care surgery: a systematic review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. Published online November 13, 2021. doi:10.1007/s00068-021-01821-x Smith JW, Garrison RN, Matheson PJ, Franklin GA, Harbrecht BG, Richardson JD. Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation Accelerates Primary Abdominal Wall Closure after Damage Control Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2010;210(5):658-667. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.014 Smith JW, Neal Garrison R, Matheson PJ, et al. Adjunctive treatment of abdominal catastrophes and sepsis with direct peritoneal resuscitation: indications for use in acute care surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014;77(3):393-398; discussion 398-399. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000000393 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join Professor Michael Solomon, Dr Kilian Brown and Dr Jacob Waller from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, for this special four part series on pelvic exenteration surgery for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. Learn about these ultra-radical procedures which go beyond the traditional TME planes that we learn during surgical training, and into all compartments of the pelvis. Episode 2 outlines the radical technical approaches to anteriorly invasive tumours, including en bloc cystectomy, perineal urethrectomy, inter-labial vaginectomy and radical pubic bone resections. Each episode in this series features a different international guest surgeon. In episode 2, the RPA team are joined by Dr Paul Sutton from The Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK. Technical videos: Solomon MJ, Däster S, Loizides S, Sutton P, Brown KGM, Austin KKS, Lee PJ. Access to the anterior pelvic compartment in pelvic exenteration in women-the interlabial approach: video vignette. Br J Surg. 2021 Aug 19;108(8):e268-e269. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab127.  Solomon MJ, Alahmadi R, Lee PJ, Austin KKS. En bloc partial pubic bone excision with complete soft tissue pelvic exenteration. Br J Surg. 2022 Jun 14;109(7):640-641. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac122. PMID: 35485605. References: Solomon MJ, Austin KK, Masya L, Lee P. Pubic Bone Excision and Perineal Urethrectomy for Radical Anterior Compartment Excision During Pelvic Exenteration. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Nov;58(11):1114-9. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000479.  Check our more high-yield colorectal surgery content from Behind the Knife.

Join Professor Michael Solomon, Dr Kilian Brown and Dr Jacob Waller from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, for this special four part series on pelvic exenteration surgery for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. Learn about these ultra-radical procedures which go beyond the traditional TME planes, that we learn during surgical training, and into all compartments of the pelvis. Episode 1 provides listeners with an overview of the principles of exenteration surgery and preoperative patient assessment and selection. Each episode in this series features a different international guest surgeon. In episode 2, the RPA team are joined by Dr Elaine Burns from St Mark's Hospital, London, UK. References and further reading: -Burns EM, Quyn A; Lexicon Collaboration of UKPEN and the ACPGBI Advanced Cancer subcommittee. The 'Pelvic exenteration lexicon': Creating a common language for complex pelvic cancer surgery. Colorectal Dis. 2023 May;25(5):888-896. doi: 10.1111/codi.16476.  -Brown KGM, Solomon MJ. Decision making, treatment planning and technical considerations in patients undergoing surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2020;31(3):100764 -van Kessel CS, Solomon MJ. Understanding the Philosophy, Anatomy, and Surgery of the Extra-TME Plane of Locally Advanced and Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer; Single Institution Experience with International Benchmarking. Cancers. 2022 Oct 15;14(20):5058. doi: 10.3390/cancers14205058 -PelvEx Collaborative. Contemporary Management of Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer: Views from the PelvEx Collaborative. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Feb 24;14(5):1161. doi: 10.3390/cancers14051161  Check out more high-yield colorectal surgery content from Behind the Knife: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

This week, we discuss the experiences of residents and medical students in surgery who identify as LGBTQIA+. We discuss the question of disclosure during interviews, how to identify programs that are welcoming to diverse identities, and how AOSA has grown the community of trainees and faculty mentors and hopes to continue to support them in the future. Hosts: Jason Bingham, MD Nina Clark, MD Guests: Andrew Schlussel, DO, Colorectal and General Surgeon, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Christina Georgeades, MD, R4 General Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin cgeorgeades@mcw.edu, Twitter/X: @CGeorgeades Cameron Smith, MS3 at Kansas City University Cameron.smith@kansascity.edu, Instagram: @cameron_smith_1996, Twitter/X: @cafe_aficionad0 Jillian Wothe, MD, R1 General Surgery at Brigham & Women’s Hospital jillian.wothe@gmail.com, Twitter/X: @JillianWothe Learn more and get involved with AOSA: https://www.outsurgeons.org Twitter/X: @OutSurgeons Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out episode one in this series: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/association-of-out-surgeons-allies-aosa-episode-1/

Has the pendulum swung too far?  Is it time to put the drill down??  Or, drill, baby, drill!  While the number of rib plating cases has exploded the data supporting the practice is less-than-stellar.  On this episode of the BIG T Trauma series Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill bring you up to speed on rib plating. If you haven’t already, we recommend you listen to Behind the Knife episode 298, published in May 2020. (https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/big-t-trauma-series-ep-10-rib-fractures/)  This episode covers comprehensive management of rib fractures, including multimodal pain control, regional blocks, pulmonary toilet, BiPAP, etc.   REFERENCES: GUIDELINES EAST PMG Rib Plating (2017): https://www.east.org/education-resources/practice-management-guidelines/details/rib-fractures-open-reduction-and-internal-fixation-of-update-in-process EAST PMG Rib Fracture Non-Surgical Management (2022): https://www.east.org/education-resources/practice-management-guidelines/details/nonsurgical-management-and-analgesia-strategies-for-older-adults-with-multiple-rib-fractures-a-systematic-review-metaanalysis Chest Wall Injury Society Guidelines (2020): https://cwisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CWIS-SSRF-Guideline-01102020.pdf FLAIL/UNSTABLE CHEST Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries: A Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA 2022: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2796556 Prospective randomized controlled trial of operative rib fixation in traumatic flail chest, JACS 2013: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23415550/ Surgical versus conservative treatment of flail chest. Evaluation of the pulmonary status, Interact Cardiovasc Thoracic Surg 2005: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17670487/ Surgical stabilization of internal pneumatic stabilization? A prospective randomized study of management of severe flail chest patients, J Trauma 2002: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11956391/ Surgical Rib Fixation of Multiple Rib Fractures and Flail Chest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, J Surg Research 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35390577/ Surgical versus nonsurgical interventions for flail chest, Cochrane Review 2015: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26222250/ NON-FLAIL CHEST Randomized Controlled Trial of Surgical Rib Fixation to Nonoperative Management in Severe Chest Wall Injury, Ann Surgery 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37317861/ Rib fixation in non-ventilator-dependent chest wall injuries: A prospective randomized trial, J Trauma 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35081599/ A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, nonflail fracture patterns (NONFLAIL), J Trauma 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31804414/ Operative versus nonoperative treatment of multiple simple rib fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Injury 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32650981/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out the rest of the BIG T Trauma episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/big-t-trauma/

You have a young patient with a horseshoe abscess. How should you address the abscess initially? What is the best approach to drain it? Now that it is drained, what do I do with all the drains? Tune in to figure out how to best approach the most challenging of perianal abscesses.  Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson, Tess Aulet and special guest Dr. Julia Saraidaridis as they discuss the management of horseshoe abscess and complicated perianal fistula.  Learning Objectives 1. Describe the evaluation for perianal abscesses and fistula.  2. Discuss the different surgical options in managing horseshoe abscesses and post operative care to definitive management 3. Explain the rationale behind use of different fistula surgeries in complex perianal fistulas Link to episode video: https://behindtheknife.org/video/clinical-challenges-in-colorectal-surgery-management-of-horseshoe-abscess/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  Our Colorectal Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 51 high-yield scenarios designed for Colorectal Surgeons by Colorectal Surgeons.  Learn more here: https://behindtheknife.org/premium

To close or not to close - that is the question!  Internal hernias following bariatric surgery can be a vexing source of delayed postoperative morbidity.  Join Drs. Matthew Martin, Kunoor Jain-Spangler, Adrian Dan, and Vincent Cheng for this EXCELLENT Journal Review in Bariatric Surgery.   Article #1: Stenberg 2023 - Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Closure of Mesenteric Defects in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery Two mesenteric defects are created during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RNYGB) Petersen’s Defect Jejuno-jejunostomy mesenteric defect  Consensus does not exist regarding the standard of care for mesenteric defect closure (e.g., closure of one or both defects, material used for closure).  Risks of leaving defects open: internal herniation with or without bowel ischemia  Risks of closing defects Kinking the bowel (especially near the jejunojejunostomy) leading to obstruction  Chronic abdominal pain This article discusses a randomized controlled trial of obese patients undergoing bariatric RNYGB Randomized into two groups: a closure group and a non-closure group  Followed patients for 10 years with 95-96% follow up rate Results analyzed using a Cox proportional hazards regression that included risk factors like BMI, total weight loss at 1 year after surgery, and the other  Highlighted outcomes  Within the first 30 postop days, there was a higher rate of SBO in the closure group (1.3%) compared to the non-closure group (0.2%). This was attributed to kinking of the jejunojejunostomy  After 30 postop days and up to 10 years, reoperation rates for SBO were higher in the non-closure group (14.9%) compared to the closure group (7.8%). This trend was consistent regarding each site of mesenteric defect.  No significant differences between the two groups regarding chronic opioid use as a metric of chronic abdominal pain. Article #2: Nawas 2022 - The Diagnostic Accuracy of Abdominal Computed Tomography in Diagnosing Internal Herniation Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Unless there is an indication to immediately operate on a RNYGB patient in whom internal herniation is suspected, computed tomography (CT) is the recommended diagnostic test This article is a meta-analysis of 20 studies published between 2007 and 2020 that analyzed the accuracy of CT or detecting internal hernias in adult patients who underwent RNYGB for morbid obesity. A collective total of 1,637 patients were included.   Accuracy was determined by comparing diagnostic CT with exploratory surgery or the combination of negative CT and a negative 90 days follow-up Internal herniation was defined as presence of herniated small bowel with or without obstruction or ischemia through a visible opening at the mesenteric defect Results Pooled sensitivity of CT was 82% and specificity was 85% Positive predictive value of CT was 83% and negative predictive value was 86% CT signs with the highest sensitivity (sensitivity of finding)  Venous congestion (79%) Swirl sign (78%)  Mesenteric edema (67%) 15% risk of an internal hernia even with a negative CT scan In conclusion, CT can provide useful information, but these are just additional data points to consider in the overall evaluation of a patient. Surgeons should still have a low threshold for diagnostic laparoscopy even with negative CT findings If you liked this episode, check out other bariatric episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/bariatric/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

This week we sat down with the Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) leadership in the first installment of a BTK/AOSA collaboration addressing issues important to LGBTQ+ surgeons, patients, and allies. We are joined by Guest Host Dr. Andrew Schlussel, BTK Members Drs. Nina Clark and Jason Bingham, and AOSA Leaders Drs. Nicole Goulet, Alexis Moren, and Courtney Collins. More information about AOSA and how to get involved can be found at https://www.outsurgeons.org. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join the Behind the Knife Surgical Oncology Team as we discuss the presentation, work-up, and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)! Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@usarmydoc24) is Surgical Oncologist and current HPB fellow at MD Anderson Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a Surgical Oncology fellow at Ohio State University. Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-6 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Beth (Elizabeth) Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Learning Objectives: In this episode, we review the basics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), how to evaluate patients with presenting mass consistent with GIST, initial work-up, staging, and management.  We discuss key concepts including the genetic background of these tumors and high-yield targeted therapies that are relevant both in direct patient care and board exams. Reference: Gold JS, Gönen M, Gutiérrez A, Broto JM, García-del-Muro X, Smyrk TC, Maki RG, Singer S, Brennan MF, Antonescu CR, Donohue JH, DeMatteo RP. Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for recurrence-free survival after complete surgical resection of localised primary gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a retrospective analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2009 Nov;10(11):1045-52. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70242-6. Epub 2009 Sep 28. PMID: 19793678; PMCID: PMC3175638. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our surgical oncology oral board exam review here: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/

How do you counsel the patient with a large painful hernia who still smokes a pack of cigarettes every day? Join Drs. Michael Rosen, Clayton Petro, Sara Maskal, and Ryan Ellis as they discuss some of the highlights in the literature on smoking and its impact on postoperative outcomes in elective, clean open ventral hernia repairs.  Hosts:  - Michael Rosen, Cleveland Clinic - Clayton Petro, Cleveland Clinic - Sara Maskal, Cleveland Clinic - Ryan Ellis, Cleveland Clinic, @ryanellismd Learning objectives:  - Evaluate historical data on smoking in surgery - Compare with newer literature specific to contemporary ventral hernia repairs - Understand how the historical and new data can be applied in clinical practice References:  Møller AM, Villebro N, Pedersen T, Tønnesen H. Effect of preoperative smoking intervention on postoperative complications: a randomised clinical trial. Lancet. 2002 Jan 12;359(9301):114-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)07369-5. PMID: 11809253. Kubasiak JC, Landin M, Schimpke S, Poirier J, Myers JA, Millikan KW, Luu MB. The effect of tobacco use on outcomes of laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repairs: a review of the NSQIP dataset. Surgical Endoscopy. 2017 Jun;31:2661-6. DeLancey JO, Blay Jr E, Hewitt DB, Engelhardt K, Bilimoria KY, Holl JL, Odell DD, Yang AD, Stulberg JJ. The effect of smoking on 30-day outcomes in elective hernia repair. The American Journal of Surgery. 2018 Sep 1;216(3):471-4. Sørensen LT. Wound healing and infection in surgery: the clinical impact of smoking and smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of surgery. 2012 Apr 1;147(4):373-83. Petro CC, Haskins IN, Tastaldi L, Tu C, Krpata DM, Rosen MJ, Prabhu AS. Does active smoking really matter before ventral hernia repair? An AHSQC analysis. Surgery. 2019 Feb;165(2):406-411. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.07.039. Epub 2018 Sep 13. PMID: 30220485. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out more hernia episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hernia/

Surgeons are trained to, well…do surgery, but is that always the right treatment for the patient? Not offering surgery can be a challenge, especially when you’re consulted about a sick patient in the middle of the night and the clinical momentum is moving toward the OR. Join Drs. Katie O’Connell, Ali Haruta, Lindsay Dickerson, and Virginia Wang from the University of Washington as we discuss how to recognize when a surgery is potentially not beneficial and communicate serious news with the patient and consulting team. Hosts: Dr. Katie O’Connell (@katmo15) is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Washington. She is a trauma surgeon, palliative care physician, director of surgical palliative care, and founder of the Advance Care Planning for Surgery clinic at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Dr. Ali Haruta is a PGY7 current palliative care fellow at the University of Washington, formerly a UW general surgery resident and Parkland trauma/critical care fellow.  Dr. Lindsay Dickerson (@lindsdickerson1) is a PGY5 general surgery resident and current surgical oncology fellow at the University of Washington. Dr. Virginia Wang is a PGY2 general surgery resident at the University of Washington. Learning Objectives: Identify when a patient’s disease course is unlikely reversible by surgery  Learn to avoid defaulting to offering potentially non-beneficial surgical treatment for patients at the end-of-life Learn to recommend comfort-focused treatments for patients at the end-of-life Develop the communication skill of delivering serious news References: 1. Cooper Z, Courtwright A, Karlage A, Gawande A, Block S. Pitfalls in communication that lead to nonbeneficial emergency surgery in elderly patients with serious illness: description of the problem and elements of a solution. Ann Surg. Dec 2014;260(6):949-57. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000000721 2. VitalTalk. One page Guides. https://www.vitaltalk.org/guides/  3. VitalTalk. Using Ask-Tell-Ask to Make a Recommendation.  https://www.vitaltalk.org/using-ask-tell-ask-to-make-a-recommendation/ 4. VitalTalk. What's a Headline? https://www.vitaltalk.org/whats-a-headline/ 5. Zaza SI, Zimmermann CJ, Taylor LJ, Kalbfell EL, Stalter L, Brasel K, Arnold RM, Cooper Z, Schwarze ML. Factors Associated With Provision of Nonbeneficial Surgery: A National Survey of Surgeons. Ann Surg. 2023 Mar 1;277(3):405-411. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005765. Epub 2022 Nov 24. PMID: 36538626; PMCID: PMC9905263. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical palliative care episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/palliative-care/

While on your burn rotation, the emergency department calls due to a patient who may have been injured at his job site, coming in contact with a high-voltage line. Join Drs. Tam Pham, Clifford Sheckter, Alex Morzycki and Jamie Oh as they discuss the work-up, management, resuscitation, and subsequent complications and reconstruction for electrical injuries.  Hosts: - Dr. Tam Pham: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center - Dr. Clifford Sheckter: Stanford Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Dr. Alex Morzycki: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center - Dr. Jamie Oh: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center Learning Objectives: - Review the epidemiology and common mechanisms for electrical injuries  - Understand the impact of electrical injuries on different organ systems, including skin, musculoskeletal, cardiac, neurologic, and renal systems - Be able to guide initial work-up and resuscitation of acute electrical injuries including upper extremity compartment evaluation and release - Recognize possible long-term complications of electrical injuries and their subsequent management References: 1.     Daskal Y, Beicker A, Dudkiewicz M, Kessel B. [HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC INJURY: MECHANISM OF INJURY, CLINICAL FEATURES AND INITIAL EVALUATION.]. Harefuah. 2019 Jan;158(1):65-69. Hebrew. PMID: 30663297. 2.     Pawlik AM, Lampart A, Stephan FP, Bingisser R, Ummenhofer W, Nickel CH. Outcomes of electrical injuries in the emergency department: a 10-year retrospective study. Eur J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;23(6):448-454. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000283. PMID: 25969345. 3.     Davis C, Engeln A, Johnson EL, McIntosh SE, Zafren K, Islas AA, McStay C, Smith WR, Cushing T; Wilderness Medical Society. Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of lightning injuries: 2014 update. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4 Suppl):S86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.011. PMID: 25498265. 4.     Zemaitis MR, Foris LA, Lopez RA, et al. Electrical Injuries. [Updated 2023 Apr 9]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448087/ 5.     Leversedge F, Moore T, Peterson B, Seiler J; Compartment syndrome of the upper extremity. J Hand Surg. 2011; 36(4):P544-559. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.008 6.     Arnoldo B, Klein M, Gibran NS. Practice guidelines for the management of electrical injuries. J Burn Care Res 2006, 27(4): 439-47  7.     Pilecky D, Vamos M, Bogyi P, et al. Risk of cardiac arrhythmias after electrical accident: a single-center study of 480 patients. Clin Res Cardiol 2019, 108(8): 901-908 8.     Soar J, Perkins GD, Abbas G, et al. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 8. Cardiac arrest in special circumstances: Electrolyte abnormalities, poisoning, drowning, accidental hypothermia, hyperthermia, asthma, anaphylaxis, cardiac surgery, trauma, pregnancy, electrocution. Resuscitation 2010, 81(10): 1400-33 9.     Kaergaard A, Nielsen KJ, Casrtensen O, Biering K. Electrical injury and the long-term risk of cataract: A prospective matched cohort study. Acta Ophthalmologica 2023, e88-e94 10.  Richard F. Edlich, MD, PhD and others, TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FASCIOTOMIES IN HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INJURIES, The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, Volume 1, Issue 2, November-December 1980, Pages 22–26. 11.  Lee DH, Desai MJ, Gauger EM. Electrical injuries of the hand and upper extremity. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2019 Jan 1;27(1):e1-8. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

While on your burn rotation, the emergency department calls due to a patient who may have been injured at his job site, coming in contact with a high-voltage line. Join Drs. Tam Pham, Clifford Sheckter, Alex Morzycki and Jamie Oh as they discuss the work-up, management, resuscitation, and subsequent complications and reconstruction for electrical injuries.  Hosts: - Dr. Tam Pham: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center - Dr. Clifford Sheckter: Stanford Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Dr. Alex Morzycki: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center - Dr. Jamie Oh: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center Learning Objectives: - Review the epidemiology and common mechanisms for electrical injuries  - Understand the impact of electrical injuries on different organ systems, including skin, musculoskeletal, cardiac, neurologic, and renal systems - Be able to guide initial work-up and resuscitation of acute electrical injuries including upper extremity compartment evaluation and release - Recognize possible long-term complications of electrical injuries and their subsequent management References: 1.     Daskal Y, Beicker A, Dudkiewicz M, Kessel B. [HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC INJURY: MECHANISM OF INJURY, CLINICAL FEATURES AND INITIAL EVALUATION.]. Harefuah. 2019 Jan;158(1):65-69. Hebrew. PMID: 30663297. 2.     Pawlik AM, Lampart A, Stephan FP, Bingisser R, Ummenhofer W, Nickel CH. Outcomes of electrical injuries in the emergency department: a 10-year retrospective study. Eur J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;23(6):448-454. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000283. PMID: 25969345. 3.     Davis C, Engeln A, Johnson EL, McIntosh SE, Zafren K, Islas AA, McStay C, Smith WR, Cushing T; Wilderness Medical Society. Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of lightning injuries: 2014 update. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4 Suppl):S86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.011. PMID: 25498265. 4.     Zemaitis MR, Foris LA, Lopez RA, et al. Electrical Injuries. [Updated 2023 Apr 9]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448087/ 5.     Leversedge F, Moore T, Peterson B, Seiler J; Compartment syndrome of the upper extremity. J Hand Surg. 2011; 36(4):P544-559. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.008 6.     Arnoldo B, Klein M, Gibran NS. Practice guidelines for the management of electrical injuries. J Burn Care Res 2006, 27(4): 439-47  7.     Pilecky D, Vamos M, Bogyi P, et al. Risk of cardiac arrhythmias after electrical accident: a single-center study of 480 patients. Clin Res Cardiol 2019, 108(8): 901-908 8.     Soar J, Perkins GD, Abbas G, et al. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 8. Cardiac arrest in special circumstances: Electrolyte abnormalities, poisoning, drowning, accidental hypothermia, hyperthermia, asthma, anaphylaxis, cardiac surgery, trauma, pregnancy, electrocution. Resuscitation 2010, 81(10): 1400-33 9.     Kaergaard A, Nielsen KJ, Casrtensen O, Biering K. Electrical injury and the long-term risk of cataract: A prospective matched cohort study. Acta Ophthalmologica 2023, e88-e94 10.  Richard F. Edlich, MD, PhD and others, TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FASCIOTOMIES IN HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INJURIES, The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, Volume 1, Issue 2, November-December 1980, Pages 22–26. 11.  Lee DH, Desai MJ, Gauger EM. Electrical injuries of the hand and upper extremity. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2019 Jan 1;27(1):e1-8. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Surgical residency is hard. In some ways, intern year may be the hardest. We’ve been there. We’re a group of surgical residents formally known as the Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows (CoSEF), a multi-institutional organization of surgical education research fellows working together to foster peer mentorship, networking, and scholarly collaboration. We’ve collectively reflected on our experiences as surgical interns across the country. Join Drs. Ananya Anand, Joe L’Huillier, and Rebecca Moreci as they discuss three tips for thriving as a surgical intern.  Hosts: –Dr. Ananya Anand, Stanford University, @AnanyaAnandMD –Dr. Joseph L’Huillier, University at Buffalo, @JoeLHuillier101 –Dr. Rebecca Moreci, Louisiana State University, @md_moreci –COSEF: @surgedfellows Learning Objectives:  Listeners will:  – List CoSEF’s three tips for thriving as a surgical intern – Challenge their definition of patient ownership – Recall the “Golden Rule” of treating others how you want to be treated – Appreciate the importance of self-care in surgical residency  References:  L’Huillier, Joseph C. MD; Lund, Sarah MD; Anand, Ananya MD; Jensen, Rachel M. MD; Williamson, Andrea J.H. MD; Clanahan, Julie M. MD, MHPE; Moreci, Rebecca MD; Gates, Rebecca S. MD, MMHPE. Thriving as a Surgical Intern: Three Tips From the Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows (CoSEF). Annals of Surgery Open 4(3):p e306, September 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000306 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/ Ad referenced in episode: https://jomi.com/

For patients with insufficient future liver remnant (FLR) volume, adequate hypertrophy after Portal Venous Embolization (PVE) is associated with reduced likelihood of post-operative hepatic insufficiency. But what happens when PVE isn’t enough to obtain adequate volume prior to surgery? In this episode from the HPB team at Behind the Knife, listen in on the discussion about advances in venous deprivation techniques that can potentially increase resection rates and hypertrophy  Hosts Anish J. Jain MD (@anishjayjain) is a T32 Research Fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center within the Department of Surgical Oncology. Timothy E. Newhook MD, FACS (@timnewhook19) is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Surgical Oncology. He is also the associate program director of the HPB fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.  Jean-Nicolas Vauthey MD, FACS (@VautheyMD) is Professor of Surgery and Chief of the HPB Section, as well as the Dallas/Fort Worth Living Legend Chair of Cancer Research in the Department of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Learning Objectives: - Develop an understanding of Portal Venous Embolization (PVE)  - Develop an understanding of Sequential Hepatic Venous Embolization (HVE) - Develop an understanding of Radiological Simultaneous Porto-hepatic Venous Embolization (RASPE) - Develop an understanding of the traditional two-stage hepatectomy with PVE - Develop an understanding of the Fast Track Two-Stage Hepatectomy Papers Referenced (in the order they were mentioned in the episode): 1) Niekamp AS, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Odisio BC, Ahrar K, Tzeng CD, Vauthey JN. Hepatic vein embolization after portal vein embolization to induce additional liver hypertrophy in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Eur Radiol. 2020 Jul;30(7):3862-3868. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-06746-4. Epub 2020 Mar 7. PMID: 32144462. 2) Laurent C, Fernandez B, Marichez A, Adam JP, Papadopoulos P, Lapuyade B, Chiche L. Radiological Simultaneous Portohepatic Vein Embolization (RASPE) Before Major Hepatectomy: A Better Way to Optimize Liver Hypertrophy Compared to Portal Vein Embolization. Ann Surg. 2020 Aug;272(2):199-205. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003905. PMID: 32675481. 3) Nishioka Y, Odisio BC, Velasco JD, Ninan E, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Tzeng CD, Tran Cao HS, Gupta S, Vauthey JN. Fast-track two-stage hepatectomy by concurrent portal vein embolization at first-stage hepatectomy in hybrid interventional radiology / operating suite. Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;39:101648. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101648. Epub 2021 Aug 16. PMID: 34438236. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Our Surgical Oncology Oral Board Audio Review includes 46 high-yield scenarios that cover all of the SCORE CGSO topics designed for Surgical Oncology Surgeons by Surgical Oncology Surgeons.  Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as surgical oncology surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the course and see all the episode topics here: https://behindtheknife.teachable.com/p/btk-surgical-oncology-oral-board-review-course Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our Surgical Oncology Oral Board Audio Review includes 46 high-yield scenarios that cover all of the SCORE CGSO topics designed for Surgical Oncology Surgeons by Surgical Oncology Surgeons.   Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as surgical oncology surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the course and see all the episode topics here: https://behindtheknife.teachable.com/p/btk-surgical-oncology-oral-board-review-course Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

We know cardiac surgery can seem a bit daunting on the surface. However, most surgeons will come across cardiac surgery patients at some point whether in the OR, ICU, ED, etc. As the FIRST cardiac surgery specialty team for Behind the Knife, we are excited to bring you episodes focused on high-yield topics to help you navigate common cardiac surgery challenges, discuss relevant literature to help you in practice, and help our listeners feel more comfortable around cardiac surgery patients.  In this episode we’ll discuss common cardiac surgery post-op problems. Whether you're on a cardiac surgery rotation or just covering an ICU with cardiac surgery patients for the night, these common post-op problems are bound to occur. Hosts:  - Jessica Millar, MD- PGY-5 General Surgery Resident, University of Michigan, @Jess_Millar15 - Aaron William, MD- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, Duke University, @AMWilliamsMD - Nick Teman, MD- Assistant Profressor of Thorasis and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, @nickteman Learning objectives: - Understand the workup and management strategies for post-operative bleeding in the post-cardiac surgery patient.  - Understand how to recognize and manage post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock in the post-cardiac surgery patient.  - Understand the workup, short-term, and long-term management for post-cardiac surgery atrial fibrillation.  Helpful Resources: - 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000665 - 2014 AATS guidelines for the prevention and management of perioperative atrial fibrillation and flutter for thoracic surgical procedures, Executive summary: https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(14)00835-6/fulltext For episode ideas/suggestions/feedback feel free to email Jessica Millar at: millarje@med.umich.edu Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our 4 Part Cardiac Surgery Crash Course Series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/cardiac-surgery-crash-course-series-episode-1-intro-to-the-cardiac-or/

CME - What is it? Why do I need it? How do I get it?  How much do I need?  How do I keep track of credits? Listen to BTK's Dr. Kevin Kniery's interview with the CEO of ACCME, Dr. Graham McMahon, to learn about the nuts and bolts of CME as well as recent changes to the program. Helpful Links: Behind the Knife's FREE CME: https://behindtheknife.org/cme/ CME Passport: CMEpassport.org CME Passport/Behind the Knife: https://www.cmepassport.org/activity/search?specialty=behind%20the%20knife Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

In the fifth episode of the “Innovation in Surgery” series, Dan Scheese sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky to discuss his innovation, the PEG tube. Dr. Ponsky shares many stories about his work with endoscopy in the late 1970s and how the idea for the PEG tube originated. “The Development of PEG: How it was” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136860/ “Following the light: A history of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube” https://www.facs.org/media/cyrndd5u/07_gastrostomy_tube.pdf Dr. Ponsky completed his surgical training at University Hospitals of Cleveland in 1976. In 1979, he became the Director of the Department of Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, where he remained through 1997. In 1997, Dr Ponsky joined The Cleveland Clinic as the Director of Endoscopic Surgery and Executive Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center. In 2005, he assumed the Oliver H. Payne Professorship and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Case Western University School of Medicine. He returned to The Cleveland Clinic as Director of Developmental Endoscopy in 2014. Dr Ponsky has served as president of many organizations including the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Additionally, Dr. Ponsky has received numerous awards and has published over 300 original articles and book chapters. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other innovation episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/innovations-in-surgery/

Have you ever struggled choosing which type of stoma to mature in an anatomically or medically challenging patient? What about wrestled with the associated postoperative complications? Join Drs. Galandiuk, Bolshinsky, Kavalukas, and Simon as they discuss ostomy creation and management of stoma complications. Hosts: - Susan Galandiuk MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @DCREdInChief - Vladimir Bolshinsky MD, Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia, @bolshinskyv - Sandy Kavalukas MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @sandykava - Hillary Simon DO, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @HillaryLSimon Producer: - Manasa Sunkara MS3, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @manasasunkara12 Learning objectives:  - Review pre-operative stoma marking and ostomy education.  - Understand “bail-out” ostomy creation options in medically and anatomically challenging patients.  - Discuss common postoperative ostomy complications and management. - Review common peristomal skin pathology and treatment options.  Video References: - Colwell, Janice C. A.P.R.N., C.W.O.C.N.1; Williams, Toyia M.S.N., R.N.2. Management of the Patient With a Prolapsed Ileostomy. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(12):p e1073, December 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002605 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx83CpRLkqk  Non-operative management of stoma prolapse/reduction   - Colwell, Janice C. A.P.R.N.. Management of the Patient With a Retracted Loop Ileostomy Located in a Crease. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(3):p e182-e183, March 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002367 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6o7nG1fsQ  Management of a retracted stoma, in a crease, with peristomal skin breakdown - Watanabe, Kazuhiro M.D., Ph.D.; Kohyama, Atsushi M.D., Ph.D.; Suzuki, Hideyuki M.D., Ph.D.; Kajiwara, Taiki M.D., Ph.D.; Karasawa, Hideaki M.D., Ph.D.; Ohnuma, Shinobu M.D., Ph.D.; Kamei, Takashi M.D., Ph.D.; Unno, Michiaki M.D., Ph.D.. Slug Method: A Technique for Stoma Prolapse Reduction Using High Osmolality of the 50% Glucose Solution. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 63(12):p e565, December 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001798  https://cdn-links.lww.com/permalink/dcr/b/dcr_1_1_2020_09_01_watanabe_20-00282_sdc1.mp4  Osmotic reduction Other References: - Baker ML, Williams RN, Nightingale J.. Causes and management of a high-output stoma. Colorectal Dis. 2011;13(2):191–197. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02107.x. - Behrenbruch, C., Carr, G., Johnston, M. and Woods, R. (2019), Three-point stapled fixation technique to manage ileostomy spout retraction. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89: 423-424. doi: 10.1111/ans.15006 - O’Brien, Stephen J. M.B. B.Ch., B.A.O.; Ellis, C. Tyler M.D., M.S.C.R.. The Management of Peristomal Pyoderma Gangrenosum in IBD. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 63(7):p 881-884, July 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001701 - Paquette IM, Solan P, Rafferty JF, Ferguson MA, Davis BR.. Readmission for dehydration or renal failure after ileostomy creation. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013;56(8):974–979. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31828d02ba - Steele S, Hull Tracy, Hyman N, Maykel J, Read T, and Whitlow C. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 4th Edition. Volume II. Springer, Switzerland AG, 2022. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other recent Colorectal Surgery Episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

In this two-part episode our team debates management of complex pleural effusions and empyema. Our surgical team is joined by Dr. Jed Gorden, an interventional pulmonologist, as we explore the nuances of deciding on fibrinolytic therapy (part 1) versus surgical management (part 2). Part 1: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/clinical-challenges-in-thoracic-surgery-complex-pleural-effusions-empyema-part-1-of-2/ Learning Objectives: -Discuss the pros and cons of small bore versus large bore chest tubes for complex pleural effusions  -Review the evidence for fibrinolytic therapy for management of complex pleural effusions -Describe the surgical management of a complex pleural effusion including VATS, open thoracotomy, empyema tube, Eloesser flap, and Clagett window -Create a framework for shared-decision making with patients regarding management of a complex pleural effusion Hosts: Kelly Daus MD, Peter White MD, Jed Gorden, MD and Brian Louie MD Referenced Material https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15745977/ Maskell NA, et al. First Multicenter Intrapleural Sepsis Trial (MIST1) Group. U.K. Controlled trial of intrapleural streptokinase for pleural infection. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 3;352(9):865-74. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa042473. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2005 May 19;352(20):2146. PMID: 15745977. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21830966/ Rahman NM, et al. Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 11;365(6):518-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1012740. PMID: 21830966. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35830586/ Wilshire CL, et al. Comparing Initial Surgery versus Fibrinolytics for Pleural Space Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Nov;19(11):1827-1833. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202108-964OC. PMID: 35830586. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043201/ Wilshire CL, et al. Effect of Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy vs Surgery for Complicated Pleural Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e237799. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7799. PMID: 37043201; PMCID: PMC10098968. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out more thoracic surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/cardiothoracic/

In this two-part episode our team debates management of complex pleural effusions and empyema. Our surgical team is joined by Dr. Jed Gorden, an interventional pulmonologist, as we explore the nuances of deciding on fibrinolytic therapy (part 1) versus surgical management (part 2). Learning Objectives: -Discuss the pros and cons of small bore versus large bore chest tubes for complex pleural effusions  -Review the evidence for fibrinolytic therapy for management of complex pleural effusions -Describe the surgical management of a complex pleural effusion including VATS, open thoracotomy, empyema tube, Eloesser flap, and Clagett window -Create a framework for shared-decision making with patients regarding management of a complex pleural effusion Hosts: Kelly Daus MD, Peter White MD, Jed Gorden, MD and Brian Louie MD Referenced Material https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15745977/ Maskell NA, et al. First Multicenter Intrapleural Sepsis Trial (MIST1) Group. U.K. Controlled trial of intrapleural streptokinase for pleural infection. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 3;352(9):865-74. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa042473. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2005 May 19;352(20):2146. PMID: 15745977. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21830966/ Rahman NM, et al. Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 11;365(6):518-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1012740. PMID: 21830966. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35830586/ Wilshire CL, et al. Comparing Initial Surgery versus Fibrinolytics for Pleural Space Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Nov;19(11):1827-1833. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202108-964OC. PMID: 35830586. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043201/ Wilshire CL, et al. Effect of Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy vs Surgery for Complicated Pleural Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e237799. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7799. PMID: 37043201; PMCID: PMC10098968. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out more thoracic surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/cardiothoracic/

Entrustable Professional Activities, or EPAs, is a term you may have heard…or maybe not.  EPAs represent a tectonic shift in surgical training and how residents will be evaluated. So, what are EPAs?  How will they affect you?  And what do you need to know? We sat down with Dr. George Sarosi, previous member of the ABS EPA Advisory Council and current General Surgery Residency Program Director at the University of Florida, to answer all of our questions now that EPAs are here.  Guests: George Sarosi, MD- Professor of Surgery and General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Florida Patrick Georgoff, MD- Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care- WakeMed Hospital; Co-director and Host of Behind the Knife Jessica Millar, MD- General Surgery Resident- University of Michigan; Education Fellow- Behind the Knife Daniel Scheese, MD- General Surgery Resident- Virginia Commonwealth University; Education Fellow- Behind the Knife Helpful Websites:  Resources Page - ABS EPA resources page for Programs and Trainees: https://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?eparesources - FAQs about EPAs and the ABS EPA Project (continuously updated so be sure to check back periodically): https://www.absurgery.org/xfer/epaprogfaqs.pdf - ABS EPA Program Timeline for program engagement (includes webinars, suggestions for activities for programs to consider, and an expected timeframe for the distribution of additional implementation resources): https://www.absurgery.org/xfer/absepaprogtimeline.pdf - Checklists for Program directors/Residency administrators/Faculty (https://www.absurgery.org/xfer/epaimplementationchecklist_programs.pdf) and for Residents (https://www.absurgery.org/xfer/epaimplementationchecklist_residents.pdf) to guide and sequence implementation priorities and timing   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

An ever-present spectre looming over the hearts of general surgeons everywhere! Please join our Emergency General Surgery team for a journal review about Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection. Dr. Ashlie Nadler and Dr. Jordan Nantais are joined by guest Dr. Marika Sevigny, recent graduate of trauma and acute care surgery at the University of Toronto, as Dr. Graham Skelhorne-Gross prepares for his upcoming fellowship at Harborview. Paper 1: Ahmed et al. Risk factors of surgical mortality in patients with Clostridium difficile colitis. A novel scoring system. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Jun. - Risk score development study using data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) - 525 adult (18-89) patients undergoing colectomy between 2012 and 2016 - Split data into training (80%) and testing (20%) datasets -  Identified mortality risk factors to create and validate a scoring system - Scores ranged from 0 to 37 with the highest score predicting an 83.9% risk of mortality - This scoring system appears relatively straight-forward and methodically sound but the lack of a currently available calculator limits use to some degree Paper 2: McKechnie et al. Total Abdominal Colectomy Versus Diverting Loop Ileostomy and Antegrade Colonic Lavage for Fulminant Clostridioides Colitis: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Apr 20. - Retrospective cohort study of adults (18+) in the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) admitted between Jan 2016 and Dec 2019 for C. difficile colitis, undergoing either a total abdominal colectomy (TAC) or diverting loop ileostomy (DLI) with antegrade vancomycin enemas - Focus on not only mortality and complications but also admission cost and length of stay - 886 TAC and 409 DLI patients were identified - Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed no difference in mortality or overall complications - TAC patients had shorter admissions (mean difference 4.06 days) and lower cost (mean difference $79,715.34) - Study was limited as it considered only the initial admission and is unable to provide data on outcomes and costs beyond this time - Furthermore, there is consideration for disease severity in the analysis, which may impede the ability to compare the two operative approaches Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other Emergency General Surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/emergency-general-surgery/

It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students across the country are preparing their residency applications. The process can be a bit daunting, and there have been a number of changes to process for the 2024 application cycle. Join our education fellow, Dr. Jessica Millar, and Dr. David Hughes as they review the “nuts and bolts” of this year’s residency application cycle.  Guests: David Hughes, MD- Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Michigan  Important Dates: - June 7, 2023: ERAS application opens at 9 a.m. ET. - September 6, 2023: Residency applicants may begin submitting MyERAS applications to programs at 9 a.m. ET. - September 15, 2023: Deadline to register for NRMP - September 27, 2023: Residency programs may begin reviewing MyERAS applications, MSPEs, and supplemental ERAS application data (if applicable) at 9 a.m. ET. - October 26-31, 2023: Common Interview Release Window Previous DOMINATE the Match Episodes:  Episode 2- “Choose Me” (Personal Statements and Letters of Recommendations) https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-2-choose-me/ Episode 3- “The Interview” https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-3-the-interview/ Episode 4- “Rank and Match” https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-4-rank-and-match/ Residency Program Lists:  - FREIDA Residency and Fellowship Database: https://freida.ama-assn.org/ - Doximity: https://www.doximity.com/residency/?utm_campaign=marketing_resnav_competitor_broad_20210520&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKCAjwt52mBhB5EiwA05YKo1J47BLAtTPtsJBmVvXGP2pDXLLqgDIwM0pgkSYjoBhFUOO1ktXDYRoC2bkQAvD_BwE Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our intern bootcamp series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

The first BTK THROW DOWN!  A spicy debate…a war of words…a battle of ideas!  This fiery episode features leaders in the field of trauma surgery discussing the optimal approach to vascular access in trauma patients.  A recent study titled “Moving the Needle on Time to Resuscitation: An EAST Prospective multicenter study of vascular access in hypotensive injured patients using trauma video review” concluded that intraosseous access should be considered a first line therapy in hypotensive trauma patients.  Is this appropriate?  Crazy?  Just so crazy it might work?  Let’s get ready to ruuuummmmbbbbbbllllllleeeee! Hosts:  Patrick Georgoff, MD (@georgoff) Nina Clark, MD (@clarkninam) Guests:  Ryan Dumas, MD – UT Southwestern (@RPDumasMD) Michael Vella, MD, MBA – University of Rochester (@MichaelVella32) Bellal Joseph, MD – University of Arizona (@TopKnife_B) Moving the Needle on Time to Resuscitation: An EAST Prospective multicenter study of vascular access in hypotensive injured patients using trauma video review. - Dumas RP, Vella MA, Maiga AW, Erickson CR, Dennis BM, da Luz LT, Pannell D, Quigley E, Velopulos CG, Hendzlik P, Marinica A, Bruce N, Margolick J, Butler DF, Estroff J, Zebley JA, Alexander A, Mitchell S, Grossman Verner HM, Truitt M, Berry S, Middlekauff J, Luce S, Leshikar D, Krowsoski L, Bukur M, Polite NM, McMann AH, Staszak R, Armen SB, Horrigan T, Moore FO, Bjordahl P, Guido J, Mathew S, Diaz BF, Mooney J, Hebeler K, Holena DN. Moving the needle on time to resuscitation: An EAST prospective multicenter study of vascular access in hypotensive injured patients using trauma video review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):87-93. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003958. Epub 2023 Apr 4. PMID: 37012624. Time to early resuscitative intervention association with mortality in trauma patients at risk for hemorrhage. - Deeb AP, Guyette FX, Daley BJ, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Claridge JA, Phelan HA, Eastridge BJ, Joseph B, Nirula R, Vercruysse GA, Sperry JL, Brown JB. Time to early resuscitative intervention association with mortality in trauma patients at risk for hemorrhage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Apr 1;94(4):504-512. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003820. Epub 2023 Jan 11. PMID: 36728324; PMCID: PMC10038862. Comparison of ultrasound guidance with palpation and direct visualisation for peripheral vein cannulation in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis - van Loon FHJ, Buise MP, Claassen JJF, Dierick-van Daele ATM, Bouwman ARA. Comparison of ultrasound guidance with palpation and direct visualisation for peripheral vein cannulation in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Aug;121(2):358-366. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.04.047. Epub 2018 Jul 2. PMID: 30032874. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

In this two-part series, we come to you LIVE! from the 2023 Annual meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons in Birmingham, Alabama. If you think evaluating and managing patients with primary hyperparathyroidism is difficult, patients with secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism can be even more difficult to evaluate and manage. Join Drs. Barb Miller, Sophie Dream, Jessica Liu McMullin, and Herb Chen as they break down the controversies and complexities associated with evaluation and management of these patients and discuss the recently published AAES guidelines on the definitive surgical management of patients with secondary and tertiary renal hyperparathyroidism. Part 1 focuses on the impetus for creation of these guidelines, the differences in evaluation and indication for surgery when seeing patients with renally mediated hyperparathyroidism, and preoperative planning. Part 2 focuses on intraoperative and postoperative management, parathyroid autotransplantation, and renal transplant recipients. Hosts:  - Barbra S. Miller, MD (Moderator), Clinical Professor of Surgery, The Ohio State University, @OSUEndosurgBSM - Sophie Dream, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, @SDreamMD, - Jessica Liu McMullin, MD, Endocrine Surgery Fellow, University of Alabama – Birmingham, @jess_mcmullin - Herbert Chen, MD, Professor and Chair of Surgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham, @herbchen Learning objectives: - Understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis of kidney-related parathyroid disease and how these entities differ from primary hyperparathyroidism - Describe the diagnosis of kidney-related hyperparathyroidism and its different presentations - Define the indications for surgical intervention - Recognize the different approaches and extents of surgery for treating the different types of renally mediated hyperparathyroidism including thymectomy and parathyroid autotransplantation - Detail methods for safe and effective perioperative management References: - Dream S, Kuo LE, Kuo JH, Sprague SM, Nwariaku FE, Wolf M, Olson JA Jr, Moe SM, Lindeman B, Chen H. The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Secondary and Tertiary Renal Hyperparathyroidism. Ann Surg. 2022 Sep 1;276(3):e141-e176. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005522. Epub 2022 Jul 18. PMID: 35848728. - Wilhelm SM, Wang TS, Ruan DT, et al. The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for definitive management of primary hyperparathyroidism. JAMA Surg. 2016;151:959–968. - Ketteler M, Block GA, Evenepoel P, et al. Executive summary of the 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what’s changed and why it matters. Kidney Int. 2017;92:26–36. - Andress DL, Coyne DW, Kalantar-Zadeh K, et al. Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in stages 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease. Endocr Pract. 2008;14:18–27. - Cozzolino M, Brancaccio D, Gallieni M, et al. Pathogenesis of parathyroid hyperplasia in renal failure. J Nephrol. 2005;18:5–8. - Lau WL, Cobi Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Parathyroidectomy in the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018;13:952–961. - Parfrey PS, Chertow GM, Block GA, et al. The clinical course of treated hyperparathyroidism among patients receiving hemodialysis and the effect of cinacalcet: the EVOLVE trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013;98:4834–4844. - Costa-Hong V, Jorgetti V, Gowdak LH, et al. Parathyroidectomy reduces cardiovascular events and mortality in renal hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2007;142:699–703. - McManus C, Oh A, Lee JA, et al. Timing of parathyroidectomy for tertiary hyperparathyroidism with end-stage renal disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Surgery. 2021;169:94–101. - Finnerty BM, Chan TW, Jones G, et al. Parathyroidectomy versus cinacalcet in the management of tertiary hyperparathyroidism: surgery improves renal transplant allograft survival. Surgery. 2019;165:129–134. Suture Kit: Purchase on suturekit.com Purchase on Amazon How-to Video Series Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out other endocrine episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/endocrine/

In this two-part series, we come to you LIVE! from the 2023 Annual meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons in Birmingham, Alabama. If you think evaluating and managing patients with primary hyperparathyroidism is difficult, patients with secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism can be even more difficult to evaluate and manage. Join Drs. Barb Miller, Sophie Dream, Jessica Liu McMullin, and Herb Chen as they break down the controversies and complexities associated with evaluation and management of these patients and discuss the recently published AAES guidelines on the definitive surgical management of patients with secondary and tertiary renal hyperparathyroidism. Part 1 focuses on the impetus for creation of these guidelines, the differences in evaluation and indication for surgery when seeing patients with renally mediated hyperparathyroidism, and preoperative planning. Part 2 focuses on intraoperative and postoperative management, parathyroid autotransplantation, and renal transplant recipients. Hosts:  - Barbra S. Miller, MD (Moderator), Clinical Professor of Surgery, The Ohio State University, @OSUEndosurgBSM - Sophie Dream, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, @SDreamMD, - Jessica Liu McMullin, MD, Endocrine Surgery Fellow, University of Alabama – Birmingham, @jess_mcmullin - Herbert Chen, MD, Professor and Chair of Surgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham, @herbchen Learning objectives:  - Understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis of kidney-related parathyroid disease and how these entities differ from primary hyperparathyroidism - Describe the diagnosis of kidney-related hyperparathyroidism and its different presentations - Define the indications for surgical intervention  - Recognize the different approaches and extents of surgery for treating the different types of renally mediated hyperparathyroidism including thymectomy and parathyroid autotransplantation - Detail methods for safe and effective perioperative management References: - Dream S, Kuo LE, Kuo JH, Sprague SM, Nwariaku FE, Wolf M, Olson JA Jr, Moe SM, Lindeman B, Chen H. The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Secondary and Tertiary Renal Hyperparathyroidism. Ann Surg. 2022 Sep 1;276(3):e141-e176. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005522. Epub 2022 Jul 18. PMID: 35848728. - Wilhelm SM, Wang TS, Ruan DT, et al. The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for definitive management of primary hyperparathyroidism. JAMA Surg. 2016;151:959–968. - Ketteler M, Block GA, Evenepoel P, et al. Executive summary of the 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what’s changed and why it matters. Kidney Int. 2017;92:26–36. - Andress DL, Coyne DW, Kalantar-Zadeh K, et al. Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in stages 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease. Endocr Pract. 2008;14:18–27. - Cozzolino M, Brancaccio D, Gallieni M, et al. Pathogenesis of parathyroid hyperplasia in renal failure. J Nephrol. 2005;18:5–8. - Lau WL, Cobi Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Parathyroidectomy in the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018;13:952–961. - Parfrey PS, Chertow GM, Block GA, et al. The clinical course of treated hyperparathyroidism among patients receiving hemodialysis and the effect of cinacalcet: the EVOLVE trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013;98:4834–4844. - Costa-Hong V, Jorgetti V, Gowdak LH, et al. Parathyroidectomy reduces cardiovascular events and mortality in renal hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2007;142:699–703. - McManus C, Oh A, Lee JA, et al. Timing of parathyroidectomy for tertiary hyperparathyroidism with end-stage renal disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Surgery. 2021;169:94–101. - Finnerty BM, Chan TW, Jones G, et al. Parathyroidectomy versus cinacalcet in the management of tertiary hyperparathyroidism: surgery improves renal transplant allograft survival. Surgery. 2019;165:129–134. Suture Kit: Purchase on suturekit.com Purchase on Amazon How-to Video Series Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other endocrine episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/endocrine/

The anterior abdominal stab wound! Who gets explored? When do you get imaging? Who gets serial abdominal exams? How does this change depending on the location of injury? Join Drs. Cobler-Lichter, Kwon, Meizoso, and Urréchaga in their first episode as the new Miami Trauma team  - as they discuss how to navigate the nuances of stab wounds to the torso! Hosts: - Michael Cobler-Lichter, MD, PGY2: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center @mdcobler (twitter) - Eva Urrechaga, MD, PGY6/R4: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center @urrechisme (twitter) - Eugenia Kwon, MD, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellow: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center - Jonathan Meizoso, MD, MSPH Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center @jpmeizoso (twitter) Learning Objectives: - Identify the differences in management of abdominal/thoracoabdominal stab wounds depending on location of injury - Identify who needs immediate operative intervention and who can undergo further evaluation - Define the management pathways for patients with abdominal stab wounds without an immediate indication for the OR - Define thoracoabdominal stab wound and when to evaluate for thoracic injuries - Discuss the role of diagnostic imaging when evaluating a patient with a stab to the torso Quick Hits: 1. Don’t forget about the blunt trauma that may be associated with an assault! 2.  Don't miss injuries- always start with the ABCs and do a thorough head to toe exam  3. For stab wounds to the torso- hemodynamic instability, evisceration, peritonitis, impalement, or gross blood should go to the OR. 4. The three general clinical pathways for patients without a clear indication for the OR, include serial abdominal exams, local wound exploration, or diagnostic imaging. 5. Serial abdominal exams require frequent monitoring ideally by the same team member every time to detect changes early. 6. Local wound exploration requires adequate lighting and retraction to visualize the anterior rectus fascia. A negative LWE rules out an intra-abdominal injury, but a positive LWE does not necessarily rule it in. 7. Left thoracoabdominal stab wounds require evaluation of the diaphragm to rule out a traumatic diaphragm injury. 8. If there are no clear indications for the OR, diaphragm evaluation should be performed via laparoscopy after a period of 8 - 12 hours from injury. 9. A negative pericardial ultrasound does not rule out a cardiac injury in patients with a left-sided hemothorax. 10. Patients with flank and back stab wounds should be evaluated with CT scan to rule-out retroperitoneal injuries References 1. Martin MJ, Brown CVR, Shatz DV, Alam HB, Brasel KJ, Hauser CJ, de Moya M, Moore EE, Rowell SE, Vercruysse GA, Baron BJ, Inaba K. Evaluation and management of abdominal stab wounds: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Nov;85(5):1007-1015. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001930. PMID: 29659472. 2. Como JJ, Bokhari F, Chiu WC, Duane TM, Holevar MR, Tandoh MA, Ivatury RR, Scalea TM. Practice management guidelines for selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal trauma. J Trauma. 2010 Mar;68(3):721-33. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cf7d07. PMID: 20220426. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this trauma episode, check out our BIG T Trauma Series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/big-t-trauma/

In the fourth episode of the “Innovation in Surgery” series, Drs. Patrick Georgoff and Dan Scheese sit down with Dr. Mark Piehl to discuss his innovation, LifeFlow. Additionally, Dr. Piehl covers multiple other topics in this episode, including circulation-first resuscitation and the process of innovation from the physician’s perspective. 410 Medical Website: https://410medical.com Reel Emergency trauma podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unog3YkFSOE Prehospital emergency care case report from the episode: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36703273/ Dr. Piehl’s Resuscitation review article: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40138-021-00237-6.pdf Dr. Piehl’s Shock article on circulation-first resuscitation in trauma: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36703273/ Preliminary data on prehospital trauma resuscitation with LifeFlow (Larger version of this with historical controls to be presented at AAST): https://410medical.com/app/uploads/2023/04/ESO-Poster-Presentation-April-2023.pdf “Unraveling the Fluid Confusion in Sepsis” webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yip3AhEezA0 Dr. Mark Piehl is a pediatric critical care physician at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and a Medical Director with the WakeMed Mobile Critical Care transport team.  Mark is also Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 410 Medical, a company focused on improving resuscitation in shock, sepsis, and trauma.  He previously served as Medical Director of the WakeMed Children's Hospital and Director of Pediatrics at WakeMed.  He has numerous Department of Defense grants funding the development of technology to improve trauma care. Mark is also Founder of the Samaritan Health Center, a clinic for the homeless and uninsured in Durham, NC. Suture Kit: Purchase on suturekit.com Purchase on Amazon How-to Video Series Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other innovation episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/innovations-in-surgery/

In this episode of Behind the Knife the vascular surgery subspecialty team discusses a case of an infected endovascular aortic graft. Although rare, aortic graft infections remain a devastating complication.  What options do you have to fix this problem? In this episode, we will cover the who is at risk of this, how they present, and what options you have to fix it. Hosts:  Dr. Bobby Beaulieu is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan Dr. Frank Davis is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan Dr. David Schechtman is a Vascular Surgery Fellow at the University of Michigan Dr. Drew Braet is a PGY-3 Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident at the University of Michigan Learning Objectives ·      Understand the incidence of and the relevant risk factors for aortic graft infections ·      Review the spectrum of presenting symptoms and relevant workup for aortic graft infections ·      Understand surgical treatment options including options for in-situ bypass and extra-anatomic bypass ·      Review the different conduits that can be used for in-situ and extra-anatomic reconstruction ·      Discuss relevant post-operative considerations for patients undergoing operative intervention for aortic graft infection References ·      Chiesa R, Astore D, Frigerio S, Garriboli L, Piccolo G, Castellano R, Scalamogna M, Odero A, Pirrelli S, Biasi G, Mingazzini P, Biglioli P, Polvani G, Guarino A, Agrifoglio G, Tori A, Spina G. Vascular prosthetic graft infection: epidemiology, bacteriology, pathogenesis and treatment. Acta Chir Belg. 2002 Aug;102(4):238-47. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679305. PMID: 12244902. ·      Bisdas T, Bredt M, Pichlmaier M, Aper T, Wilhelmi M, Bisdas S, Haverich A, Teebken OE. Eight-year experience with cryopreserved arterial homografts for the in situ reconstruction of abdominal aortic infections. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Aug;52(2):323-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.277. Epub 2010 Jun 8. PMID: 20570473. ·      PereraG. B.FujitaniR. M.KubaskaS. M.2006Aortic graft infection: Update on Management and Treatment Options.Vasc Endovascular Surg, 401Jan), 1101538-5744 ·      Hallett J., Marshall D.M., Petterson T.M., et. al.: Graft-related complications after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Population-based experience. J Vasc Surg 1977; 25: pp. 277-284. ·      Kieffer E, Sabatier J, Plissonnier D, Knosalla C. Prosthetic graft infection after descending thoracic/ thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmectomy: management with in situ arterial allografts. J Vasc Surg. 2001 Apr;33(4):671-8. doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.112314. PMID: 11296316. ·      Gutowski P. Zakazenie aortalno-biodrowej protezy naczyniowej jako problem diagnostyczny i leczniczy [Aortoiliac graft infection as a diagnostic and treatment problem]. Ann Acad Med Stetin. 1998;Suppl 41:1-72. Polish. PMID: 9766086.  ·      Capoccia L, Mestres G, Riambau V. Current technology for the treatment of infection following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) fixation by endovascular repair (EVAR). J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2014;55:381–389. ·      Setacci C, Chisci E, Setacci F, Ercolini L, de Donato G, Troisi N, Galzerano G, Michelagnoli S. How To Diagnose and Manage Infected Endografts after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Aorta (Stamford). 2014 Dec 1;2(6):255-64. doi: 10.12945/j.aorta.2014.14-036. PMID: 26798744; PMCID: PMC4682678. ·      Reinders Folmer E.I., Von Meijenfeldt G.C.I., Van der Laan M.J., Glaudemans A.W.J.M., Slart R.H.J.A., Saleem B.R., Zeebregts C.J. Diagnostic Imaging in Vascular Graft Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Eur. J. Vasc. Endovasc. Surg. 2018;56:719–729. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.07.010.  ·      Rafailidis V., Partovi S., Dikkes A., Nakamoto D.A., Azar N., Staub D. Evolving clinical applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the abdominal aorta. Cardiovasc. Diagn. Ther. 2018;8:S118–S130. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2017.09.09. ·      Hayes P.D., Nasim A., London N.J., et. al.: In situ replacement of infected aortic grafts with rifampicin-bonded prostheses: The Leicester experience (1992 to 1998). J Vasc Surg 1999; 30: pp. 92-98. ·      Oderich GS, Bower TC, Hofer J, Kalra M, Duncan AA, Wilson JW, Cha S, Gloviczki P. In situ rifampin-soaked grafts with omental coverage and antibiotic suppression are durable with low reinfection rates in patients with aortic graft enteric erosion or fistula. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Jan;53(1):99-106, 107.e1-7; discussion 106-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.08.018. PMID: 21184932. ·      Bisdas T., Bredt M., Pichlmaier M., et. al.: Eight-year experience with cryopreserved arterial homografts for the in situ reconstruction of abdominal aortic infections. J Vasc Surg 2010; 52: pp. 323-330. ·      O'Hara P.J., Hertzer N.R., Beven E.G., et. al.: Surgical management of infected abdominal aortic grafts: Review of a 25-year experience. J Vasc Surg 1986; 3: pp. 725-731. ·      Quiñones-Baldrich WJ, Hernandez JJ, Moore WS. Long-term Results Following Surgical Management of Aortic Graft Infection. Arch Surg. 1991;126(4):507–511. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410280111018 ·      Kieffer E., Gomes D., Chieche L., et. al.: Allograft replacement for infrarenal aortic graft infection: Early and late results in 179 patients. J Vasc Surg 2004; 39: pp. 1009-1017. ·      Zhou W., Lin P.H., Bush R.L., et. al.: In situ reconstruction with cryopreserved arterial allografts for management of mycotic aneurysms or aortic prosthetic graft infections: A multi-institutional experience. Texas Heart Institute J 2006; 33: pp. 14-18. 2006 ·      Ali AT, Modrall JG, Hocking J, Valentine RJ, Spencer H, Eidt JF, Clagett GP. Long-term results of the treatment of aortic graft infection by in situ replacement with femoral popliteal vein grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jul;50(1):30-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.008. PMID: 19563952. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other vascular episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/vascular/

Have you transitioned a portion of your practice to the robot, but would be hesitant to book an urgent/call case on the robot? Have you wondered if the robot might be useful in your emergency or acute care surgery practice? Join University of Washington MIS Surgeons, Drs. Andrew Wright, Nicole White, and Nick Cetrulo, and Resident Drs. Ben Vierra and Paul Herman as they discuss the growing use of the robot for acute cases and provide tips on appropriate case selection.  Hosts:  1.     Andrew Wright, UW Medical Center – Montlake and Northwest, @andrewswright  2.     Nick Cetrulo, UW Medical Center - Northwest, @Trules25  3.     Nicole White, UW Medical Center - Northwest  4.     Paul Herman, UW General Surgery Resident PGY-3, @paul_herm  5.     Ben Vierra, UW General Surgery Resident PGY-2  Learning objectives:   - Describe the importance of the MIS approach in EGS  - Review 3 articles on robotic EGS outcomes  1) Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper  2) Emergent robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for perforated gastrojejunal ulcers: a retrospective cohort study of 44 patients  3) Urgent robotic subtotal colectomy for severe acute ulcerative colitis has comparable periop outcomes to laparoscopic surgery  - Discuss factors influencing appropriate case selection for urgent/emergent robotic cases  - Discuss value as it pertains to robotic EGS  References  1.     Havens JM, Peetz AB, Do WS, Cooper Z, Kelly E, Askari R, Reznor G, Salim A. The excess morbidity and mortality of emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Feb;78(2):306-11. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000517. PMID: 25757115.  2.     Scott JW, Olufajo OA, Brat GA, Rose JA, Zogg CK, Haider AH, Salim A, Havens JM. Use of National Burden to Define Operative Emergency General Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2016 Jun 15;151(6):e160480. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0480. Epub 2016 Jun 15. PMID: 27120712.   3.     Arnold M, Elhage S, Schiffern L, Lauren Paton B, Ross SW, Matthews BD, Reinke CE. Use of minimally invasive surgery in emergency general surgery procedures. Surg Endosc. 2020 May;34(5):2258-2265. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07016-1. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PMID: 31388806.  4.     Sheetz KH, Claflin J, Dimick JB. Trends in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery for Common Surgical Procedures. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jan 3;3(1):e1918911. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18911. PMID: 31922557; PMCID: PMC6991252.   5.     de'Angelis N, Khan J, Marchegiani F, Bianchi G, Aisoni F, Alberti D, Ansaloni L, Biffl W, Chiara O, Ceccarelli G, Coccolini F, Cicuttin E, D'Hondt M, Di Saverio S, Diana M, De Simone B, Espin-Basany E, Fichtner-Feigl S, Kashuk J, Kouwenhoven E, Leppaniemi A, Beghdadi N, Memeo R, Milone M, Moore E, Peitzmann A, Pessaux P, Pikoulis M, Pisano M, Ris F, Sartelli M, Spinoglio G, Sugrue M, Tan E, Gavriilidis P, Weber D, Kluger Y, Catena F. Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Jan 20;17(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00410-6. PMID: 35057836; PMCID: PMC8781145.   6.     Robinson TD, Sheehan JC, Patel PB, Marthy AG, Zaman JA, Singh TP. Emergent robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for perforated gastrojejunal ulcers: a retrospective cohort study of 44 patients. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb;36(2):1573-1577. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08447-5. Epub 2021 Mar 24. PMID: 33760973.   7.     Anderson M, Lynn P, Aydinli HH, Schwartzberg D, Bernstein M, Grucela A. Early experience with urgent robotic subtotal colectomy for severe acute ulcerative colitis has comparable perioperative outcomes to laparoscopic surgery. J Robot Surg. 2020 Apr;14(2):249-253. doi: 10.1007/s11701-019-00968-5. Epub 2019 May 10. PMID: 31076952.  8.     Gangemi A, Danilkowicz R, Bianco F, Masrur M, Giulianotti PC. Risk Factors for Open Conversion in Minimally Invasive Cholecystectomy. JSLS. 2017 Oct-Dec;21(4):e2017.00062. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2017.00062. PMID: 29238153; PMCID: PMC5714218.  9.     Bhama AR, Wafa AM, Ferraro J, Collins SD, Mullard AJ, Vandewarker JF, Krapohl G, Byrn JC, Cleary RK. Comparison of Risk Factors for Unplanned Conversion from Laparoscopic and Robotic to Open Colorectal Surgery Using the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) Database. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jun;20(6):1223-30. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3090-6. Epub 2016 Feb 3. PMID: 26847352.  10.   https://www.east.org/about-east/news-and-events/news/details/320/east-robotic-surgery-for-the-acute-care-surgeon-webinar-series Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other MIS episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/minimally-invasive/

Buckle up, PGY-1’s! Intern year is starting whether you’re ready or not. Don’t fret, BTK has your back to make sure you dominate the first year of residency.  In this last episode of the intern bootcamp mini-series, we’ll talk about tips & tricks as well as good habits to establish in order to dominate intern year. Hosts: Shanaz Hossain, Nina Clark Tips for New Interns:  GENERAL TIPS FOR SUCCESS ON THE WARDS Spend time with the patient! Trust, but verify. Be kind to everyone. Stay humble. Be flexible. Seek and apply feedback. HOW TO LEARN IN THE OR Double scrub as many cases as you can. Write down/record everything after a case. MAINTAIN YOUR PERSONAL SANITY Figure out your stress outlets and what brings you joy. Decompress after work. Maintain work/life boundaries. Keep in touch with loved ones. Vacations are meant for relaxation.Repeat after me: NO WORK ON VACATION! Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. If you liked this episode, check out our new how-to video series on suture and knot-tying skills – https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/btk-suture-practice-kit-knot-tying-simulator-how-to-videos/

Buckle up, PGY-1’s! Intern year is starting whether you’re ready or not. Don’t fret, BTK has your back to make sure you dominate the first year of residency.  Today, we’re hitting the wards and tackling some of the scary clinical scenarios you will see as an intern. Hosts: Shanaz Hossain, Nina Clark Tips for new interns: THINGS TO REMEMBER ·       BREATHE. In most cases, you have a little bit of time – at least enough to take a breath and calm down outside the room before heading into an emergency. Panic doesn’t help anybody. ·       See the patient. Getting a bunch of pages? Worried about someone? Confused as to what’s going on? Go see the patient and chat with the bedside team. ·       Know your toolbox. There are a ton of people around who can help you in the hospital, and knowing the basic labs/imaging studies and when to use them can help you to triage even the sickest patients. ·       Load the boat. You’ve heard this one from us all week! Loop senior level residents in early. HYPOTENSION ·       Differential: measurement error, patient’s baseline, and don’t miss – SHOCK.            - Etiologies of shock: hemorrhagic, hypovolemic, ·       On the phone: full set of vitals, accurate I/Os, ·       On the way: recent notes, PMH/PSH including from this hospital stay, and vitals/I&Os/studies from earlier in the day ·       In the room: ABCDs – rapidly gives you a sense of how high acuity the patient is ·       Get more info: labs, consider imaging, work up specific types of shock based on clinical concern. ·       Initial management: depends on etiology of hypotension; don’t forget to consider peripheral or central access, foley catheterization for close monitoring of urine output, and level of care  HYPOXEMIA ·       Differential: atelectasis, baseline pulmonary disease, pneumonia, PE, hemo/pneumothorax, volume overload ·       On the phone: full set of vitals, amount of supplemental oxygen required and delivery device, rate of escalation in oxygen requirement ·       On the way: review PMH/PSH, known injuries (known hemothorax/pneumothorax? Rib fractures? Chest tubes in already?), risk factors for DVT/PE, review I/Os for evidence of volume status, vitals and labs for evidence of infection ·       In the room: ABCDs, pulmonary and cardiac exam, volume status exam ·       Get more info: basic labs, ABG if worried about oxygenation, CXR, consider bedside US of the lungs/heart, if high suspicion for PE consider CTA chest ·       Initial Management: supplemental O2, higher level of care, consider intubation or other supplemental oxygenation adjuncts, additional management dependent on suspected etiology ·       ABG Vs VBG (IBCC): https://emcrit.org/ibcc/vbg/  ALTERED MENTAL STATUS ·       Differential: stroke, medication effect, hypoxemia or hypercarbia, toxic or medication effect, endocrine/metabolic, stroke or MI, psychiatric illness, or infections, delirium ·       On the way: review PMH/PSH, recent notes for evidence of altered mentation or agitation, or signs hinting at above etiologies ·       In the room: ABCDs, focal neuro deficits?, alert/oriented? Be sure the patient’s mental status is adequate for airway protection! ·       Get more info: basic labs, blood gas/lactate, CT head noncontrast if concerned for stroke. ·       Initial management: rule out above; if concerned about delirium, optimize sleep/wake cycles, pain control, and lines/drains/tubes.  OLIGURIA ·       Differential: prerenal due to hypovolemia or low effective circulating volume, intrinsic renal disease, post-renal obstruction ·       On the phone: clarify functional foley or bladder scan results, full set of vitals ·       On the way: review PMH/PSH, known injuries (known hemothorax/pneumothorax? Rib fractures? Chest tubes in already?), risk factors for DVT/PE, review I/Os for evidence of volume status, vitals and labs for evidence of infection ·       In the room: ABCDs, confirm functioning foley catheter ·       Get more info: basic labs, urine electrolytes, consider fluid challenge to evaluate responsiveness, consider adjuncts including renal US ·       Initial management: typically consider IVF bolus initially, but if patient not volume responsive, don't overload them -- look for other etiologies!  TACHYCARDIA ·       Differential: sinus tachycardia (pain, hypovolemia, agitation, infection), cardiac arrhythmia, MI, PE ·       On the phone: full set of vitals, acuity of change in heart rate, updated I/Os ·       On the way: Review PMH/PSH, known cardiac history, cardiac and PE risk factors, volume resuscitation, signs concerning for infection, updated I/Os ·       In the room: ABCDs, cardiac/pulmonary exam, evaluate for any localizing signs for infection ·       Get more info: basic labs, EKG, consider CXR, troponins ·       Initial management: depends heavily on etiology Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. 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Buckle up, PGY-1’s! Intern year is starting whether you’re ready or not. Don’t fret, BTK has your back to make sure you dominate the first year of residency.  This episode, we’ll talk about how to give and receive consults in the hospital like a pro. We’ll also provide some tips on how to make those long call days a little more manageable. Hosts: Shanaz Hossain, Nina Clark Tips for New Interns:  GIVING CONSULTS Clear and Concise Question! Develop a script, such as: “Hi, this is XX with the general surgery team. We’re calling to request an evaluation for a patient presenting with XX. I can give you the MRN whenever you are ready…” Follow this with a brief H&P. If you are asking another team to perform a procedure on your patient, be prepared with the following information: NPO Status Ability to Consent or Proxy Contact Blood Thinners Urgency of Procedure RECEIVING CONSULTS Make sure you are clear on what the team is asking of you as a consultant. Clarify if the patient is expecting to receive a surgery before talking to them about an operation! Quickly gather information about the patient and their hospital course from the consultant, electronic medical record, and, most importantly, the patient! Note the callback number on the primary team and call them with the plan after you have staffed the patient with your attending. If you are asked to perform a procedure as a consultant, clarify the following information: NPO Status Ability to Consent or Proxy Contact Blood Thinners Urgency of Procedure Develop a system to stay organized and keep track of your to-do list with consults! CALL SHIFTS Bring a survival bag with toothbrush/toothpaste, face wash, deodorant, change of clothes, etc to reset. Try to nap when you can, but: PM round to address non-urgent pages ahead of time Set alarms! Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. If you liked this episode, check out our new how-to video series on suture and knot-tying skills – https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/btk-suture-practice-kit-knot-tying-simulator-how-to-videos/

Buckle up, PGY-1’s! Intern year is starting whether you’re ready or not. Don’t fret, BTK has your back to make sure you dominate the first year of residency.  You’ve been a doctor for about 3.5 seconds, and suddenly that bright eyed, bushy-tailed medical student on service is looking to you for advice? Don’t fret, in this episode we’ll give you some tips for how to handle it. Hosts: Shanaz Hossain, Nina Clark Tips for new interns: REMEMBER HOW INTERNS DO AND DO NOT TEACH - Nobody, not even the med students, expect you to be an expert in everything or give a fully-planned formal lecture - You WILL however spend a ton of time working with students on your team – and via modeling and teachable moments, you can help them learn how it’s done! MODELING - Remember how hard everything has been in the few days since you started residency? Think about all the information you’ve picked up, tips and tricks you’re developing for efficiency, and best practices you’re learning in the care of your patients. ALL of these are things you can pass on to students. - Presentations, case prep, answering questions from senior members of the team are ALL excellent opportunities to teach (and show students how you learn yourself, so they can do it independently). TEACHABLE MOMENTS - Find small topics that you know or are getting to know well – things like looking at a CXR, CT scan, etc. - Once you’re getting more comfortable caring for specific disease processes, think about high yield lessons for students: - Acute trauma evaluation and management (ABCDE’s), appendicitis, diverticulitis, benign biliary disease all make great 5 minute chalk talks that you can have in your back pocket IN THE OR - Watch students practice skills, and try to give some feedback and tips that you use (you learned knot tying and suturing more recently than ANYONE else in the OR and probably have some tips that you’re still using to improve) - If you’re not sure where or why the student is struggling with a particular skill (like tying a knot), model doing it yourself in slow motion while watching them do it – often the side by side comparison can help you identify where they’re going astray BE THE RESIDENT YOU WISH YOU HAD - Refer to EVERYONE with respect - Model being a kind, conscientious, and curious physician - Try to find universal lessons and crossover topics that non-surgeons need to know - A great student makes their interns look even better – be explicit about how they can be successful, then advocate for them to have opportunities to show everything they’re learning! Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our new how-to video series on suture and knot-tying skills – https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/btk-suture-practice-kit-knot-tying-simulator-how-to-videos/

SHOW NOTES Buckle up, PGY-1’s! Intern year is starting whether you’re ready or not. Don’t fret, BTK has your back to make sure you dominate the first year of residency.  This episode, we’ll tackle the resources that you should know about to support your own learning throughout residency. Hosts: Shanaz Hossain, Nina Clark Tips for new interns:  STRUCTURE YOUR STUDYING - 2 things you need to do: (1) develop a knowledge base and (2) answer questions - Knowledge base Pick a level-appropriate textbook, read it (ideally all of it) yearly.  Ideally, lead a little bit every day - 10 pages/day is a good goal to start with and you may need to adjust.  - Questions Do some questions every week – 50/week is a good goal to start Plan to do more questions closer to ABSITE! Consider storing everything you learn in one place – either a notebook you carry with you or a cloud-based note app Share this with others, use it to take notes while reading, doing cases, getting feedback, or gaining experience while taking care of patients every day. SPECIFIC RESOURCES  - Textbooks Sabiston: big book, very dense, with a lot of great information. Schwartz: shorter chapters, clinically oriented, ideal for junior residents Cameron: shorter chapters, clinically oriented, ideal for senior residents - ABSITE review books Fiser: Classic, packed with facts but can be difficult to read, good for looking things up quickly BTK ABSITE Companion: from yours truly! High quality illustrations and algorithms that pairs well with the BTK ABSITE podcast episodes. Stay tuned for an updated episodes and companion book in Fall 2023!  - Question banks TrueLearn: high quality, can be pricy depending on program  SCORE: written/edited by ABS, free for subscribing programs LEARN HOW TO OPERATE??  - Carry suture and a needle driver with you and practice basic moves - Consider a home suture kit for practice when you don’t want to be in sim lab – BTK released one this year - Use VIDEOS to ensure learning things the correct way!  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our new how-to video series on suture and knot-tying skills – https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/btk-suture-practice-kit-knot-tying-simulator-how-to-videos/

Buckle up, PGY-1’s! Intern year is starting whether you’re ready or not. Don’t fret, BTK has your back to make sure you dominate the first year of residency.  First up, the first day of intern year.  Hosts: Shanaz Hossain, Nina Clark Tips for new interns: BRING WHAT YOU NEED Name badge Scrubs, white coat, and extra clinic clothes Comfortable shoes - even on clinic days Pager Phone Pen Bonus stuff that’s good to keep in your bag: Snacks, extras of everything, toothbrusth/toothpaste/deodorant, suture  STAY ORGANIZED Preround purposefully and systematically  Look at the same things in the same order every day on every patient Write data in the same physical location on your sheet so you can quickly find information on the fly  Keep track of to-do’s from rounds Check box system:  Nina’s system: empty = not done, half full = ordered/needs follow up, full = completely done and followed up on  Don’t forget to look at the results of imaging studies, labs, or consults after they are entered!  Prioritize urgent/emergent things first, then consults and discharges, then routine orders, then notesAs you get more efficient, start drafting your notes as you pre-round – it will save you lots of time later in the afternoon!  OWN THE FLOOR  During the day, be ready to shift your priorities as urgent issues arise.  Develop a system for remembering what happened after rounds so you can quickly update seniors Shanaz’s system: One color for AM rounds, a different color for afternoon events Load the boat! Your team is there to help you. If you are concerned about someone or have a question, ask. There is truly no better time than as an intern. Master the art of getting your seniors’ attention in the OR - be conscientious, be clear in what you’re asking, and be prepared to report back about urgent findings!  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our new how-to video series on suture and knot-tying skills - https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/btk-suture-practice-kit-knot-tying-simulator-how-to-videos/

In their BTK debut, the Hernia team from Carolinas Medical Center discusses how to approach a hernia patient with loss of domain. This Clinical Challenges episode reviews strategies that optimize patients and provide them with the best chance of fascial closure. So, tune in, and enjoy a data driven conversation with our newest hernia enthusiasts!  Hosts: - Sullivan "Sully" Ayuso, MD - PGY4 General Surgery Resident, sullivan.ayuso@gmail.com, Carolinas Medical Center  - Monica Polcz, MD - Clinical Fellow (PGY-8) in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, monica.polcz@atriumhealth.org, Carolinas Medical Center  - Vedra Augenstein, MD FACS - Associate Professor of Surgery (11 years in practice), vedra.augenstein@gmail.com, Carolinas Medical Center B  - Todd Heniford, MD FACS - Professor of Surgery (25 years in practice), todd.heniford@gmail.com, Carolinas Medical Center Links to articles: - Katzen et al, Open Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair: Prospective Observational Study of Quality Improvement Outcomes over 18 Years and 1,842 patients, Surgery, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36280505/  - Bernardi et al, Primary Fascial Closure During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Improves Patient Quality of Life: A Multicenter, Blinded Randomized Trial, Ann Surg, 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31365365/  - Deerenberg et al, The Effects of Preoperative Botulinum Toxin A on Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, J Surg Res, 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33360691/  - Bueno-Lledó, Preoperative Progressive Pneumoperitoneum and Botulinum Toxin A in Patients with Large Incisional Hernia, Hernia, 2017 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28124308/  - Maloney et al, Twelve Years of Component Separation Technique in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Surgery, 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31358348/  - Ayuso et al, Delayed Primary Closure (DPC) of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues Following Complex, Contaminated Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR): A Propensity-Matched Study, Surg Endo, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34018046/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out more hernia episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hernia/

Join BTK's Dr. Kevin Kniery for a discussion on How to do a Liver Transplant with Dr. Shah and Dr. Dageforde. Additional resources: - Watch: Liver Transplant Surgical Techniques - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk1Ld7Fp5es - Listen: Surgical Technique: Kidney Transplant (Part 1) https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/surgical-technique-kidney-transplant-part-1/ Surgical Technique: Kidney Transplant (Part 2) https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/surgical-technique-kidney-transplant-part-2/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Dr. Buchwald is Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He is a veteran, world-renowned metabolic surgeon, author, professor and patient healthcare advocate. His book “Healthcare Upside Down: A Critical Examination of Policy and Practice” was born out of Dr. Buchwald’s observations of the healthcare industry over the last 50 years. In it, he explores how healthcare has been turned upside down to serve the administrators of the system and away from its basic function of offering the best care for patients. More importantly, he discusses solutions for turning our broken healthcare system right-side up to better serve all patients. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Application season is almost here! Whether you are about to apply to surgery residency or are part of a program recruiting applicants, there are several recent changes to the process that you should be aware of. Residency recruitment continues to see increased numbers of applications that create challenges for both students and programs. ERAS and other organizations are trying to address these issues with alterations to the application process. Today, we’ll discuss how the ERAS supplemental application, as well as new concepts like a single interview release period and decoupled rank lists, can help. We’re joined by Dr. Jennifer LaFemina, one of the leaders in these efforts within the general surgery recruitment process. Learning Objectives - Listeners will describe current challenges in the residency recruitment process. - Listeners will describe the value that changes such as the ERAS supplemental application can add to the residency recruitment process. - Listeners will recognize the results that changes to the residency application process have had during the first 2 years of implementation in surgery. - Listeners will consider how alterations to the residency application process can be successfully applied within their own program or application. References: LaFemina J, Rosenkranz KM, Aarons CB, et al. Outcomes of the 2021-2022 APDS General Surgery Recruitment Process Recommendations. Journal of Surgical Education. 2023;80(6):767-775. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.02.019 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical education episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/

You just finished a difficult case in which a complication occurred. Feelings of guilt, sadness, and anxiety are pouring over you. You can't help but think you are a terrible surgeon, maybe even a terrible person. Does this sound familiar? Complications have profound psychological impact on surgeons. Find out how one surgeon decided to do something about it by creating a peer support program. Join Jessica Millar and Patrick Georgoff as they discuss the second victim syndrome with Dr. Haytham Kaafarani (@hayfarani).  References:  - The Surgeon as the Second Victim? Results of the Boston Intraoperative Adverse Events Surgeons' Attitude (BISA) Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28093300/ - Design and Impact of a Novel Surgery-Specific Second Victim Peer Support Program: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31857209/  - When Things Go Wrong: The Surgeon as Second Victim: https://pubmed.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/30480564/  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join the Surgical Oncology team from UTSouthwestern and the University of Miami as they tackle a journal review covering how to choose perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis for pancreatoduodenectomy. Listen in as they also review novel methodology and the origins of the study. Learning Objectives:  What antibiotics are you giving before your Whipple? In the group’s final episode together, we review the 1st of its kind, registry linked, pragmatic surgical trial in North America. In the episode we dissect “Piperacillin-Tazobactam Compared With Cefoxitin as Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Pancreatoduodenectomy - A Randomized Clinical Trial” and discuss the practice changing findings, and the future of surgical clinical trials.  Hosts:  Adam Yopp, MD, FACS (@AdamYopp) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and is Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as Surgical Director of the Liver Tumor Program. Caitlin Hester, MD (@CaitlinAHester) is a recent graduate of the MD Anderson Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship and is now a new faculty member in the Division of Surgical Oncology within the Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami where she specializes in surgery for cancers of the liver, pancreas, and other gastrointestinal sites.  Gilbert Murimwa, MD (@GilbertZMurimwa) is a PGY-4 Research Fellow and General Surgery Resident at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is studying the pancreatic tumor microenvironment and targeted therapies in the lab of Rolf Brekken within the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research. He also does work on access to care, social determinants of health, and interventions to mitigate disparities in surgical and oncologic outcomes under the mentorship of Patricio Polanco.  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out surgical oncology episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-oncology/

Join BTK’s Dr. Scott Steele for a discussion with Dr. Tom Read on leadership opportunities outside of clinical medicine.  They discuss Dr. Tom Read's role as the executive chairman for the American Board of Colorectal Surgery.   Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our other recent episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join BTK’s Dr. Scott Steele for a discussion with Dr. Conor Delaney on leadership opportunities outside of clinical medicine.  They discuss Dr. Conor Delaney's role as the chief executive officer and president of Cleveland Clinic Florida.   Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our other recent episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join BTK's Dr. Scott Steele for a discussion with Dr. Bradley Champagne on leadership opportunities outside of clinical medicine.  They discuss Dr. Bradley Champagne's role as the chief medical officer of a large hospital.   Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our other recent episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join BTK's Dr. Scott Steele for the first episode of a new leadership series that explores opportunities outside of clinical medicine.  In this episode, Dr. Steele sits down with Dr. Amy Lightner who is the Chief Medical Officer for Direct Biologics.  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other recent episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

This spectacular keynote address was given by Dr. David Knott at the “Mattox” Trauma Conference in 2023. Mattox Vegas TCCACS: https://www.trauma-criticalcare.com/ War Doctor: https://www.amazon.com/War-Doctor-Surgery-Front-Line/dp/1419744240/ref=asc_df_1419744240/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=508953752346&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15602939439351749599&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009673&hvtargid=pla-906115140419&psc=1 The David Nott Foundation: https://davidnottfoundation.com/ Dr. Nott on BTK July 1, 2020: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/war-doctor-david-nott-on-surgery-in-war-zones/ David gained his medical degree from Manchester University and in 1992 gained his FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of England to become a Consultant Surgeon. He is a Consultant Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital where he specialises in vascular and trauma surgery and also performs cancer surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital. David is an authority in laparoscopic surgery and was the first surgeon to combine laparoscopic and vascular surgery. For the past 30 years David has taken unpaid leave to work for the aid agencies Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Syria Relief. He has provided surgical treatment to patients in conflict and catastrophe zones in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Chad, Darfur, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Central African Republic, Palestine, Nepal and Ukraine As well as treating patients affected by conflict and catastrophe and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charitable causes, David teaches advanced surgical skills to local medics and surgeons when he is abroad. In Britain, he set up and led the teaching of the Surgical Training for the Austere Environment (STAE) course at the Royal College of Surgeons. In 2015 David established the David Nott Foundation with his wife Elly. The Foundation supports surgeons in developing their operating skills for war zones and austere environments and has now trained over 900 doctors through their bespoke Hostile Environment Surgical Training (HEST) course. In 2019, Picador published David’s bestselling memoir, War Doctor. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episode list here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join our transplant team as they discuss cases of acute and chronic liver disease requiring liver transplant.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out more transplant episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/transplant/

For our last submission as the BTK Bariatric Surgery Team, we thought we would take a minute to review some recent landmark trials in bariatric surgery. Get caught up on the impact of bariatric surgery on obesogenic cancers and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.  Journal articles: Association of Bariatric Surgery with Cancer Risk and Mortality in Adults with Obesity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35657620/.  Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery versus Lifestyle Intervention plus Best Medical Care in Non-Alcoholic Steatophepatitis (BRAVES): A Multicentre, Open-Label, Randomised Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37088093/. Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed robotic general surgery procedures. If you are a general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs,  reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com for more information on how you could be compensated $500 per video submitted of each (up to $1000 per surgeon). Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other bariatric episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/bariatric/

Our Colorectal Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 51 high-yield scenarios designed for Colorectal Surgeons by Colorectal Surgeons.  Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as colorectal surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the full set of 51 scenarios here: https://behindtheknife.teachable.com/p/btk-colorectal-surgery-oral-board-review-course Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our Colorectal Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 51 high-yield scenarios designed for Colorectal Surgeons by Colorectal Surgeons.   Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as colorectal surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the full set of 51 scenarios here: https://behindtheknife.teachable.com/p/btk-colorectal-surgery-oral-board-review-course Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss the nuances of 3 common pediatric general surgery scenarios.  Journal Article links:  Nguyen HN, Navarro OM, Bloom DA, Feinstein KA, Guillerman RP, Munden MM, et al. Ultrasound for Midgut Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2022;218(6):931-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35107311/ Plut D, Phillips GS, Johnston PR, Lee EY. Practical Imaging Strategies for Intussusception in Children. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2020;215(6):1449-63. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33084362/ Markel TA, Scott MR, Stokes SM, Ladd AP. A randomized trial to assess advancement of enteral feedings  following surgery for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. J Pediatr Surg 2017;52(4):534-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27829521/ St Peter SD, Holcomb GW, 3rd, Calkins CM, Murphy JP, Andrews WS, Sharp RJ, et al. Open versus  laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis: a prospective, randomized trial. Ann Surg  2006;244(3):363-70. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16926562/ Dalton BG, Gonzalez KW, Boda SR, Thomas PG, Sherman AK, St Peter SD. Optimizing fluid resuscitation in  hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. J Pediatr Surg 2016;51(8):1279-82. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26876090/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other pediatric surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/pediatric/

On this episode of the BIG T Trauma series Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill discuss brain death and why you as a provider must be able to provide clarity when it is needed most.  This episode is packed with useful information on a very complicated topic.  So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.   The World Brain Death Project (JAMA 2020): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32761206/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. If you liked this episode, check out the rest of the BIG T trauma series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/big-t-trauma/

Upon encountering a patient who develops an anastomotic leak after a straight-forward low anterior resection, you are taken aback, as the patient is healthy and has no apparent risk factors. This prompts you to consider whether the microbiota may have played a role in causing the leak. Join Dr. Carole Richard, Dr. François Dagbert, Dr. Maher Al Khaldi, and Dr. Roy Hajjar in their conversation about the impact of gut microbiota on anastomotic healing and leak.  Learning objectives  - To list the known risk factors for anastomotic leak. - To understand how preoperative gut microbiota influence anastomotic healing and could lead to leak.  Reference Hajjar R, Gonzalez E, Fragoso G, et al. Gut microbiota influence anastomotic healing in colorectal cancer surgery through modulation of mucosal proinflammatory cytokines. Gut. Published Online First: 30 December 2022. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-328389 Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed robotic general surgery procedures. If you are a general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs,  reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com for more information on how you could be compensated $500 per video submitted of each (up to $1000 per surgeon). Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other colorectal surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

Dr. Cunningham is the section head of the Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Surgery unit, a NIH-funded researcher, and the immediate past-president of the Association for Academic Surgery. This episode is a recording of her presidential address at their annual Academic Surgical Congress.  Guest Dr. Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School Learn More Association for Academic Surgery: https://www.aasurg.org/ Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes foundation: https://drlornabreen.org/  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

While you are likely aware of BRCA mutations as a significant risk factor for development of breast cancer (60-80% lifetime risk), there are many other pathogenic gene variants that have been identified in recent years. The surgical treatment of women with hereditary breast cancer differs from that of women with sporadic breast cancer, and women with hereditary breast cancer are also eligible for prophylactic mastectomy or intensive surveillance protocols. In this episode of BTK, we examine current national consensus guidelines for management of hereditary breast cancer, discuss a recent population-based study that establishes risk associated with various genes, and address both surgical and surveillance strategy for patients without breast cancer but with known pathogenic gene variants. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other breast surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/breast/

Calling all surgeons! It’s time to take back common bile duct stones! Join our surgical education fellow, Shanaz Hossain, as she talks about laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) with Drs. Maggie Bosley, Lucas Neff, and Byron Fernando Santos. Dr. Bosley is a graduating chief resident at Wake Forest and incoming MIS fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Neff is an assistant professor of pediatric surgery with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Brenner’s Children’s Hospital. Dr. Santos is an assistant professor of surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. As a research resident at Northwestern University, he co-invented a LCBDE simulator that is used to train surgeons in these techniques. He is also a member of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Task Force and has led numerous LCBDE courses.  Join us for a discussion on LCBDE indications, implementation, techniques, and tips for incorporation into patient care. If you’re interested in learning more, check out the instructional video from these surgeons as well as some of their work on LCBDE: Instructional Video: https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/laparoscopic-common-bile-duct-tutorial-series/ Research Articles ·      Anterograde Balloon Sphincteroplasty as an Adjunct to Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration for the Acute Care Surgery: https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Citation/2022/03000/Antegrade_balloon_sphincteroplasty_as_an_adjunct.22.aspx ·      Choledocholithiasis – A New Clinical Pathway: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8343507/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. 

Hernias are some of the most common problems treated by general surgeons. The field of abdominal wall surgery has rapidly evolved as a result of innovation and the development of new techniques. In this podcast, Drs. Charlotte Horne and Jenny Shao join Vahagn Nikolian to discuss their decision to pursue careers as abdominal wall specialists, the role that hernia surgeons play in modern day surgical programs, and the pathway to becoming a hernia surgeon.  ·       Dr. Charlotte Horne is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Pennsylvania State University. ·       Dr. Jenny Shao is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan. ·       Dr. Vahagn Nikolian is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University. Recommended Reading: Shulkin JM, Mellia JA, Patel V, Naga HI, Morris MP, Christopher A, Heniford BT, Fischer JP. Characterizing hernia centers in the United States: what defines a hernia center? Hernia. 2022 Feb;26(1):251-257. doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02411-x. Epub 2021 Apr 19. PMID: 33871743. Novitsky YW, Elliott HL, Orenstein SB, Rosen MJ. Transversus abdominis muscle release: a novel approach to posterior component separation during complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Am J Surg. 2012 Nov;204(5):709-16. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.02.008. Epub 2012 May 16. PMID: 22607741. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Hernia episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hernia/

To operate or not to operate, to drain the urine leak or to not drain it, those are the questions. Join our Miami Trauma team including Drs. Urréchaga, Neeman, and Rattan- in their final episode together! - as they discuss how to navigate the ins and outs of renal trauma!  Learning Objectives:  ·       Define the different renal injury grades and how to manage each, ·       Identify when to take the renal trauma patient to the operating room, ·       Discuss when to involve IR for urinary drainage or embolization. ·       Explain when and how to perform a nephrectomy. ·       Debate the treatment of penetrating zone two injuries- to explore or not explore? Quick Hits: 1.     Most kidney injuries, the vast majority, can be non-operatively managed.  2.     For pretty much all AAST grade of injury, the choice to go to the OR immediately lies in whether the patient is stable or unstable.  3.     If there is a urinary leak seen on imaging, it can usually just be observed and followed with repeat imaging to determine the need for drainage, unless the injury is significant or if there is injury to the renal pelvis- then the patient will usually need a drainage procedure.  4.     Consider IR in any stable patient found to have active extravasation, fistula, or pseudoaneurysm. 5.     In the case of an unstable patient, except very rare circumstances, you should be going to the OR  6.     If there is another cause of instability, address that first. If you’re opening Gerota’s fascia, be prepared to commit to a nephrectomy.  7.     In penetrating injury, the formal teaching is mandatory exploration of a renal hematoma. Real world experience shows that this isn’t always necessary- such as in tangential injuries or injuries to the periphery- on a case-by-case basis. References 1.     Federico C, Moore Ernest E, Yoram K, Walter B, Aari L, Yosuke M, et al. Kidney and uro-trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2019;14:54. 2.     Morey AF, Brandes S, Dugi DD 3rd et al: Urotrauma: AUA guideline. J Urol 2014, 192: 327. Published 2014; Amended 2017, 2020. 3.     Aziz HA, Bugaev N, Baltazar G, Brown Z, Haines K, Gupta S, Yeung L, Posluszny J, Como J, Freeman J, Kasotakis G. Management of adult renal trauma: a practice management guideline from the eastern association for the surgery of trauma. BMC Surg. 2023 Jan 27;23(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12893-023-01914-x. PMID: 36707832; PMCID: PMC9881253. 4.     Petrone P, Perez-Calvo J, Brathwaite CEM, Islam S, Joseph DK. Traumatic kidney injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg. 2020 Feb;74:13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.12.013. Epub 2019 Dec 21. PMID: 31870753. **Fellowship application link: https://forms.gle/PiKM2MMQpE5jSAeW7 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other trauma surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/trauma/

Have a grand idea for how to improve education and patient safety in surgery, but unsure how to make it a reality? Perhaps the OR Black Box can inspire you and set you on your path as an innovator. We are joined by Dr. Teodor Grantcharov, one of its creators. The OR Black Box is a system that collects, stores, and analyzes a large amount of data from the operating room beyond just surgical video, such as video and audio of the operating room and patient physiology data. Using the system for feedback through self-directed review, coaching, and integrated AI analysis has changed the way we can learn and teach in surgery, and may have implications for the future of evaluation and credentialing.  Learning Objectives Listeners will describe the value that accessible data review and analysis adds to surgical education. Listeners will describe how review of operative data could be utilized for more objective evaluation and credentialing, and how this can be used for continuous improvement. Listers will recognize common barriers to using new technology or process changes in surgery. Listeners will recognize the importance of a well-developed research question and its application to a clinical need when designing research or innovation in surgery and education. Listeners will appreciate the long and iterative process required to go from a research idea to implementation and impact on clinical outcomes. Listeners will organize their own ideas for research utilizing the advice offered in the episode.  References: 1. Goldenberg MG, Jung J, Grantcharov TP. Using Data to Enhance Performance and Improve Quality and Safety in Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(10):972. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2888 2. van Dalen ASHM, van Haperen M, Swinkels JA, Grantcharov TP, Schijven MP. Development of a Model for Video-Assisted Postoperative Team Debriefing. J Surg Res. 2021;257:625-635. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.065 **Fellowship application link: https://forms.gle/PiKM2MMQpE5jSAeW7 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical education episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/ 

Please join BTK's Dr. Nina Clark and Dr. Shreya Gupta for a discussion with Dr. Edward Barksdale on the important and sensitive topic of the underrepresented in medicine.   Society of Black Academic Surgeons: https://www.sbas.net/ References:  Yeo HL, Abelson JS, Symer MM, Mao J, Michelassi F, Bell R, Sedrakyan A, Sosa JA. Association of Time to Attrition in Surgical Residency With Individual Resident and Programmatic Factors. JAMA Surg. 2018 Jun 1;153(6):511-517. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6202. PMID: 29466536; PMCID: PMC5875388. McFarling, U.L. ‘It was stolen from me’: Black doctors are forced out of training programs at far higher rates than white residents. STAT. 6/20/2022. Accessed online: 10/1/2022. https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/20/black-doctors-forced-out-of-training-programs-at-far-higher-rates-than-white-residents/ Haruno LS, Chen X, Metzger M, et al. Racial and Sex Disparities in Resident Attrition Among Surgical Subspecialties. JAMA Surg. Published online February 08, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7640 **Fellowship application link: https://forms.gle/PiKM2MMQpE5jSAeW7 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Please join Drs. Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Jordan Nantais and Ashlie Nadler from our Emergency General Surgery Team for a discussion on cirrhotic patients.   Child-Pugh Score (https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/340/child-pugh-score-cirrhosis-mortality) ·      Bilirubin, albumin, INR, ascites, encephalopathy ·      Used to predict operative mortality based on cirrhosis severity ·      Mortality in EGS: - Child-Pugh A: 10% electively and 22% emergently - Child-Pugh B: 30% electively and 38% emergently - Child-Pugh C: 80% electively and up to 100% emergently Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) (https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10437/model-end-stage-liver-disease-meld?utm_source=site&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=meld_12_and_older) ·      creatinine, bilirubin, INR, and sodium ·      MELD < 20 – 1% increase in mortality with each point increase ·      MELD > 20 – 2% increase in mortality with each point increase Pre-operative Planning ·      Identification of cirrhosis with physical examination, bloodwork and imaging ·      Involvement of other medical services (internal medicine, hepatology, ICU) as needed ·      Cirrhosis optimization, if possible ·      Abdominal wall mapping Unexpected Intraoperative Finding Communicate unexpected findings to the operative team and think of additional adjuncts you may need such as additional ports, topical hemostatic agents or energy devices. Think about why you are in the OR. If its an elective situation and can wait, consider bailing. If its emergent, you may have to do something more definitive. Exposure may be a challenge, you may have to alter your typical approach including where the assistant grabs and retracts. Extra hands are helpful. Bleeding can be a big deal. If possible, map out the abdominal wall ahead of time with cross-sectional imaging. Stay away from varices around the umbilicus or porta Ventral Hernia + Cirrhosis ·      Ideally, control ascites pre-operatively, if you can’t consider leaving drains ·      Small (< 2cm) hernias close primarily ·      Larger (>2cm) hernias repair with mesh unless infected filed (controversial) ·      Minimally invasive repairs can be performed Benign Biliary Disease + Cirrhosis ·      Incidence of gallstones is 4-5 times higher in cirrhotic patients ·      Prophylactic laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) generally not done ·      LC generally considered acceptable in CP A or B but not C (exceptions: HD instability, gangrenous cholecystitis, hemorrhagic cholecystitis) ·      Cholecystostomy and ERCP are safe References:  Bleszynski, M. et. Al. Acute care and emergency general surgery in patients with chronic liver disease: how can be optimize perioperative care? A review of the literature. 2018. World Journal of Emergency Surgery; 13:32 Mansour A, Watson W, Shayani V, et al. Abdominal operations in patients with cirrhosis: still a major surgical challenge. Surgery. 1997;122:730–5. Yeom SK, Lee CH, Cha SH, Park CM. Prediction of liver cirrhosis, using diagnostic imaging tools. World J Hepatol. 2015 Aug 18;7(17):2069-79. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i17.2069. PMID: 26301049; PMCID: PMC4539400. Jain D, Mahmood E, V-Bandres M, Feyssa E. Preoperative elective transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for cirrhotic patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Ann Gastroenterol. 2018 May-Jun;31(3):330-337. doi: 10.20524/aog.2018.0249. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PMID: 29720858; PMCID: PMC5924855. **Fellowship application link: https://forms.gle/PiKM2MMQpE5jSAeW7 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Emergency General Surgery episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/emergency-general-surgery/

In this episode, our team discusses the Checkmate 577 trial, the landmark paper which approved the use of nivolumab for adjuvant treatment of stage II & III esophageal & GE junction cancer. Listen as our team reviews the study population, methods and results of this trial & discusses its clinical application as well as potential areas of future research. Learning Objectives: -Review the staging and treatment of esophageal and GEJ cancer -Discuss the population, methods, and results of the Checkmate 577 trial -Understand the mechanism of action of nivolumab and the PD1 pathway -Discuss the implications of the Checkmate 577 trial in clinical practice and areas of future research Hosts: Kelly Daus MD, Megan Lenihan MD, Peter White MD, and Brian Louie MD Referenced Material https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032125 Kelly RJ, Ajani JA, Kuzdzal J, et al. Adjuvant nivolumab in resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(13):1191-1203. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2032125 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136921/ Han Y, Liu D, Li L. PD-1/PD-L1 pathway: current researches in cancer. Am J Cancer Res. 2020 Mar 1;10(3):727-742. PMID: 32266087; PMCID: PMC7136921. Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed robotic general surgery procedures. If you are a general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs,  reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com for more information on how you could be compensated $500 per video submitted of each (up to $1000 per surgeon). Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other thoracic surgery episodes here https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/cardiothoracic/

Please join BTK education fellow, Nina Clark, MD (University of Washington) along with Elina Serrano, MD, MPH (University of Washington) and Minerva Romero Arenas, MD (Weill Cornell Medicine) for a discussion inspired by the experience of trainees who are underrepresented in medicine.   Latino Surgical Society: https://www.latinosurgicalsociety.org/ Society of Black Academic Surgeons: https://www.sbas.net/ References:  Yeo HL, Abelson JS, Symer MM, Mao J, Michelassi F, Bell R, Sedrakyan A, Sosa JA. Association of Time to Attrition in Surgical Residency With Individual Resident and Programmatic Factors. JAMA Surg. 2018 Jun 1;153(6):511-517. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6202. PMID: 29466536; PMCID: PMC5875388. McFarling, U.L. ‘It was stolen from me’: Black doctors are forced out of training programs at far higher rates than white residents. STAT. 6/20/2022. Accessed online: 10/1/2022. https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/20/black-doctors-forced-out-of-training-programs-at-far-higher-rates-than-white-residents/ Haruno LS, Chen X, Metzger M, et al. Racial and Sex Disparities in Resident Attrition Among Surgical Subspecialties. JAMA Surg. Published online February 08, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7640 **Fellowship application link: https://forms.gle/PiKM2MMQpE5jSAeW7 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

In this episode the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK goes over two cases to review the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy.  Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Na Eun Kim is an Endocrine Surgery Fellow at UCLA in his first year of fellowship Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Dr. Max Schumm is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research. He is a future endocrine surgeon.  Important Papers  Yip L, Duh QY, Wachtel H, Jimenez C, Sturgeon C, Lee C, Velázquez-Fernández D, Berber E, Hammer GD, Bancos I, Lee JA, Marko J, Morris-Wiseman LF, Hughes MS, Livhits MJ, Han MA, Smith PW, Wilhelm S, Asa SL, Fahey TJ 3rd, McKenzie TJ, Strong VE, Perrier ND. American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy: Executive Summary. JAMA Surg. 2022 Oct 1;157(10):870-877. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3544. PMID: 35976622; PMCID: PMC9386598. Schumm M, Hu MY, Sant V, Kim J, Tseng CH, Sanz J, Raman S, Yu R, Livhits M. Automated extraction of incidental adrenal nodules from electronic health records. Surgery. 2023 Jan;173(1):52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.07.028. Epub 2022 Oct 4. PMID: 36207197. M. Conall Dennedy, Anand K. Annamalai, Olivia Prankerd-Smith, Natalie Freeman, Kuhan Vengopal, Johann Graggaber, Olympia Koulouri, Andrew S. Powlson, Ashley Shaw, David J. Halsall, Mark Gurnell, Low DHEAS: A Sensitive and Specific Test for the Detection of Subclinical Hypercortisolism in Adrenal Incidentalomas, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 102, Issue 3, 1 March 2017, Pages 786–792, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2016-2718 Amar, L., Pacak, K., Steichen, O. et al. International consensus on initial screening and follow-up of asymptomatic SDHx mutation carriers. Nat Rev Endocrinol 17, 435–444 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-021-00492-3 **Fellowship application link: https://forms.gle/PiKM2MMQpE5jSAeW7 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other endocrine episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/endocrine/

In this episode the Critical Care BTK Team tackles nutrition in the ICU. High-yield journal articles will be presented, discussed, and reviewed. ICU nutrition myths will be busted, and listeners will learn about enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition and other ICU nutrition pearls. References 1.         Casaer, M.P., et al., Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults. New England Journal of Medicine, 2011. 365(6): p. 506-517. 2.         Compher, C., et al., Guidelines for the provision of nutrition support therapy in the adult critically ill patient: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2022. 46(1): p. 12-41. 3.         McClave, S.A., et al., Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2016. 40(2): p. 159-211. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Surgical Critical Care episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-critical-care/

In the third episode of the “Innovations in Surgery” series, Behind the Knife’s surgery education fellow, Dan Scheese, sits down with Adam Sachs and Dr. Igor Belyansky to discuss the current state and future of surgical robotics. They discuss the start up of Vicarious Surgical and how they are working to improve the current state of surgical robotics with their innovative ideas.  Link for the Vicarious Surgical website which includes a short video demonstration of their single port design: https://www. vicarioussurgical.com/ Adam Sachs is the CEO and Co-founder of Vicarious surgical, a surgical robotics company founded in 2014. As an MIT trained roboticist, Adam has combined his passion for robots with this passion for helping patients and enhancing the work environment for surgeons through the development of proprietary surgical robotics.  Dr. Igor Belyanksy, an internationally-recognized expert in the field of abdominal wall reconstruction and complex laparoscopic and robotic hernia repair. Dr. Belyansky has earned his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, completed his residency at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and completed a minimally invasive fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center. Dr. Belyanksy is currently the Medical Director of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis Maryland. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Innovations in Surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/innovations-in-surgery/

You have a patient who underwent local excision of a rectal cancer. Final pathology demonstrates a T2 lesion. What is the rate of local recurrence? Is excision alone sufficient? Should the patient undergo radical resection or should chemoradiation be offered? Tune in to find out! Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson, Tess Aulet and special guest Dr. Jose Guillem MD, MPH, MBA as they discuss high yield papers discussing local excision for Rectal Cancer. You may follow along with the slides mentioned in this episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/video/journal-review-in-colorectal-surgery-local-excision-for-rectal-cancer/ Learning Objectives 1. Describe the features that increase risk of lymph node involvement in early stage rectal cancer 2. Discuss the different options for management of early-stage rectal cancer 3. Describe patient related factors that favor local excision of rectal cancer References: Kidane B, Chadi SA, Kanters S, Colquhoun PH, Ott MC. Local resection compared with radical resection in the treatment of T1N0M0 rectal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Jan;58(1):122-40. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000293. PMID: 25489704. Garcia-Aguilar J, Renfro LA, Chow OS, Shi Q, Carrero XW, Lynn PB, Thomas CR Jr, Chan E, Cataldo PA, Marcet JE, Medich DS, Johnson CS, Oommen SC, Wolff BG, Pigazzi A, McNevin SM, Pons RK, Bleday R. Organ preservation for clinical T2N0 distal rectal cancer using neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and local excision (ACOSOG Z6041): results of an open-label, single-arm, multi-institutional, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Nov;16(15):1537-1546. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00215-6. Epub 2015 Oct 22. PMID: 26474521; PMCID: PMC4984260. Friel CM, Cromwell JW, Marra C, Madoff RD, Rothenberger DA, Garcia-Aguílar J. Salvage radical surgery after failed local excision for early rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2002 Jul;45(7):875-9. doi: 10.1007/s10350-004-6320-z. PMID: 12130873. Nascimbeni R, Burgart LJ, Nivatvongs S, Larson DR. Risk of lymph node metastasis in T1 carcinoma of the colon and rectum. Dis Colon Rectum. 2002 Feb;45(2):200-6. doi: 10.1007/s10350-004-6147-7. PMID: 11852333. O'Neill CH, Platz J, Moore JS, Callas PW, Cataldo PA. Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery for Early Rectal Cancer: A Single-Center Experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Feb;60(2):152-160. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000764. PMID: 28059911.  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other colorectal episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE! Need a little inspiration? Tune in for Dave's story. Links from the show:  Chasing My Cure: https://chasingmycure.com/ CDCN: https://cdcn.org/ Every Cure: https://everycure.org/ AMF: https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/young-adult-grief/ David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, FCPP, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Translational Medicine & Human Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania, Founding Director of the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory (CSTL), Associate Director, Patient Impact of the Penn Orphan Disease Center, and Co-Founder/President of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN) and co-founder of Every Cure. He is also the national bestselling author of 'Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action' and a patient battling idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD). He is in his longest remission ever thanks to a precision treatment that he identified, which had never been used before for iMCD. He has also identified and/or advanced 9 other treatment approaches for iMCD and cancer.  One of the youngest individuals ever appointed to the faculty at Penn Medicine and in the top 1 percent youngest awardees of an NIH R01 grant, Fajgenbaum has published scientific papers in high-impact journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation, and Lancet, been recognized with awards such as the 2016 Atlas Award along with then Vice President Joe Biden, and profiled in a cover story by The New York Times as well as by Good Morning America, CNN, Forbes 30 Under 30, and the Today Show. An authority on cytokine storms and their treatment, Fajgenbaum currently leads over 20 translational research studies including the CORONA Project, which is the world’s largest effort to identify, track, and advance COVID-19 treatments. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA, co-Chair of the Advisory Board for the CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory, and co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for the CDCN.  Dr. Fajgenbaum earned a BS in Human Sciences with Distinction from Georgetown University, where he was USA Today Academic All-USA First Team and a Quarterback on the Division I football team, a MSc in Public Health from the University of Oxford as the 2007 Joseph L. Allbritton Scholar, a MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a 21st Century Gamble Scholar, and a MBA from The Wharton School, where he was awarded the Joseph Wharton Award, Core Value Leadership Award, Kissick Scholarship, Wharton Business Plan Competition Social Impact Prize, Eilers Health Care Management Award, Mandel Fellowship, and Commencement Speaker. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

How do we actually improve wellness?  How do surgery trainees advocate for themselves as both learners and employees?  In this final surgical education episode with Matt Chia MD MS and Karl Bilimoria MD MS, we review two articles discussing unions and wellness in surgical training.  We’re joined by Meg Smith MD MS, Brian Brajcich MD MS, and Darci Foote MD MS to tackle this difficult topic and open the discussion for what’s next in surgical education. Learning Objectives: ·       Identify potential benefits and limitations of unionization in surgery training ·       Describe strategies used by program leadership to improve wellness in surgery References: National Evaluation of the Association Between Resident Labor Union Participation and Surgical Resident Well-being https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23412  How Program Directors Understand General Surgery Resident Wellness - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.07.022  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical education episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/

Join the Behind the Knife HPB team as we dive deeper into the complex world of IPMNs with a journal article review of a recent JAMA Surgery publication and the first author of the article! Learning Objectives: In this episode, we discuss the article, “Progression vs Cyst Stability of Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms After Observation and Surgery.”  This article describes a multicenter retrospective study of centers in Italy, Korea, Singapore, and the US that specifically assessed what dynamic variables are associated with malignant progression in pathologically proven IMPNs under at least a year of initial surveillance.  Hosts: Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-6 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Beth Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Guest:  Dr. Giovanni Marchegiani is a pancreas surgeon within the department of general and pancreatic surgery at the University of Verona in Italy.  His research interests include exocrine and cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.  He is the first author of the study discussed in the episode in addition to over 100 additional scientific, peer-reviewed articles. Journal Article: 1.     Marchegiani G, Pollini T, Andrianello S, et al. Progression vs Cyst Stability of Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms After Observation and Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(7):654–661. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1802 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other HPB episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hepatobiliary/

Our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 72 high-yield scenarios that cover the majority of the VSCORE topics designed for Vascular Surgeons by Vascular Surgeons.   Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as vascular surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the full set of 72 scenarios here: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/vascular-surgery-oral-review/ Our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Book is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Vascular-Surgery-Oral-Board-Review/dp/0578382296/ref=sr_1_4?crid=VUNDNTCJOH8M&keywords=behind+the+knife&qid=1675087641&sprefix=behind+the+knif%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 72 high-yield scenarios that cover the majority of the VSCORE topics designed for Vascular Surgeons by Vascular Surgeons.   Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as vascular surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the full set of 72 scenarios here: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/vascular-surgery-oral-review/ Our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Book is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Vascular-Surgery-Oral-Board-Review/dp/0578382296/ref=sr_1_4?crid=VUNDNTCJOH8M&keywords=behind+the+knife&qid=1675087641&sprefix=behind+the+knif%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Surgery is a contact sport and can cause injuries that prevent us from taking care of our patients and even threaten our careers. Join Drs. Mike Weykamp, Nicole White, Nick Cetrulo, and Andrew Wright for a discussion on the ergonomic challenges of open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery as well as some tips, tricks, and resources on how to protect yourself and your practice.  *We apologize for some distracting background noise throughout the episode.* Referenced Articles & Websites:  1.     Wells, A. C., Kjellman, M., Harper, S. J., Forsman, M., & Hallbeck, M. S. (2019). Operating hurts: a study of EAES surgeons. Surgical endoscopy, 33, 933-940. 2.     Davis, W. T., Fletcher, S. A., & Guillamondegui, O. D. (2014). Musculoskeletal occupational injury among surgeons: effects for patients, providers, and institutions. Journal of surgical research, 189(2), 207-212. 3.     Wright, A.S. Ergonomic Injury and Surgery: The Hidden Epidemic.  Harkins Symposium at The University of Washington. October 21, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1G1qGj4WaA  4.     The Society of Surgical Ergonomics. https://www.societyofsurgicalergonomics.org/  5.     OR Stretch. https://www.mayo.edu/research/labs/human-factors-engineering/or-stretch/or-stretch-videos   Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other MIS episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/minimally-invasive/

Vascular surgery is full of awesome anatomy and big open vessel exposures, but endovascular surgery is here to stay and can be hard to get into, particularly as a learner. The basics of endovascular surgery share very little with the basics of open surgery and getting up to speed can be a big challenge. This episode is an introduction to all things endovascular surgery, from wires, catheters and sheaths to balloons and stents. Take a listen to get up to speed quickly in prep for an upcoming vascular rotation and skip the pain of trying to follow your attendings words so you can instead pay attention to the actual case. Dr. Frank Davis is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-7 in the General Surgery program and the upcoming 2023 vascular surgery fellow at the University of Michigan. Check out the accompanying video for this episode available here: https://behindtheknife.org/video-playlists/podcast-clips/ Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed robotic general surgery procedures. If you are a general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs,  reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com for more information on how you could be compensated $500 per video submitted of each (up to $1000 per surgeon). To check out our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Audio Review and Book, please visit: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Interview season is over! There’s just one last hurdle in this residency application process to overcome- ranking and matching! Join our education fellow, Dr. Jessica Millar, and Dr. Charles Friel as they pull back the curtain on the ranking process and discuss how tooptimize your success in the match!  Guest: Charles Friel, MD- Professor of Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Director - Digestive Center of Excellence, Chief - Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, and General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA “How the NRMP Matching Algorithm Works”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvgfgGmemdA&list=PLr0LH_NifZSpvQTwTqXVYn9jXfUKOTFN6&index=11 Important Dates  1.     Ranking opens 2/1 at 12PM  2.     Rank lists are due 3/1 at 9PM  3.     Match status available 3/13 at 10AM   4.     Match day results available 3/17 at 12PM EST Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out the rest of our “Dominate the Match Series” here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

In this episode, our team discusses the recent paper from JAMA Surgery Association of Whole Blood With Survival Among Patients Presenting With Severe Hemorrhage in US and Canadian Adult Civilian Trauma Centers. Join us as we explore some of the history of blood transfusions, how we got to where we are today, and the role whole blood transfusion may play going forward Hosts:  Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, a senior, nationally recognized name in trauma and acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haut is a past president of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) and editor-in-chief of Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, the current program director of General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and editorial board member of SCORE. She received her Masters in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins.  David Sigmon, MD, MMEd, a PGY-7 resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago who will be a fellow at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx next year. He did two years of research in surgical education at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received his Master’s in Medical Education.  LITERATURE Torres CM, Kent A, Scantling D, Joseph B, Haut ER, Sakran JV. Association of whole blood with survival among patients presenting with severe hemorrhage in US and Canadian adult civilian trauma centers. JAMA Surg. Published online January 18, 2023.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36652255/ Sperry JL, Guyette FX, Brown JB, et al. Prehospital plasma during air medical transport in trauma patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock. N Engl J Med. 2018;379(4):315-326. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30044935/   Moore HB, Moore EE, Chapman MP, et al. Plasma-first resuscitation to treat haemorrhagic shock during emergency ground transportation in an urban area: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2018;392(10144):283-291. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30032977/   Cannon JW, Khan MA, Raja AS, et al. Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017;82(3):605-617. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28225743/   Howley IW, Haut ER, Jacobs L, Morrison JJ, Scalea TM. Is thromboelastography (Teg)-based resuscitation better than empirical 1:1 transfusion? Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2018;3(1):e000140. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29766129/   Guyette FX, Brown JB, Zenati MS, et al. Tranexamic acid during prehospital transport in patients at risk for hemorrhage after injury: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surg. 2020;156(1):11-20. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33016996/   Smart BJ, Haring RS, Zogg CK, et al. A faculty-student mentoring program to enhance collaboration in public health research in surgery. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(3):306-308. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27973649/   National Academies of Sciences E. A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths after Injury.; 2016. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23511/a-national-trauma-care-system-integrating-military-and-civilian-trauma   Braverman MA, Smith A, Pokorny D, et al. Prehospital whole blood reduces early mortality in patients with hemorrhagic shock. Transfusion. 2021;61 Suppl 1:S15-S21.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34269467/ **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other trauma episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/trauma/

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Join Patrick Georgoff and Kevin Kniery for a special conversation with the king and queen of medical comedy Dr. Will Flanary, aka Dr. Glaucomflecken (@drglaucomflecken), and Kristin Flanary, aka Lady Glaucomflecken (@Lglaucomflecken).  Will is a practicing ophthalmologist and social media personality with over 4 million followers. During his 3rd year of medical school, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and he began using humor as a coping mechanism. Following a second bout with cancer three years into his medical career, he created a Twitter account under the pseudonym "Dr. Glaucomflecken"— because it is arguably the funniest word in ophthalmology. A cardiac event and near-death experience in 2020 only fueled his creativity. Kristin is formally trained in cognitive neuroscience and social psychology and now works in marketing and communications. Kristin is best known internationally as her social media alter ego, “Lady Glaucomflecken,” where she shares stories from her unique perspective of the healthcare system. She has been a patient, "married to medicine" through the entire medical training journey and beyond, a lay responder and CPR provider to her husband, and a caregiver and "co-survivor" of his two cancer occurrences and a sudden cardiac arrest. And, if that’s not enough, they also have a brand-new podcast called Knock, Knock – Hi! where they discuss quirky and unexpectedly hilarious medical stories.  Check out their website here: https://glaucomflecken.com/ **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our library of episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Did you miss this year’s Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma meeting?  Don’t sweat it!  Behind the Knife has got you covered.  In this episode we discuss “Scientific Papers that Should Change Your Practice” with EAST manuscript and literature committee members Drs. Laura Brown (@laurarbrownMD), Brittany Bankhead (@bbankheadMD), and Julia Coleman (@juliacolemanMD).   Universal blunt cerebrovascular screening?  Early renal replacement therapy?  Artificial intelligence in emergency general surgery?  This episode is PACKED with high-yield material.   To learn more about all the good things happening at EAST visit www.east.org.  Papers discussed:  1.     Do not forget the platelets: The independent impact of red blood cell to platelet ratio on mortality in massively transfused trauma patients (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35313325/) 2.     The 35-mm rule to guide pneumothorax management: Increases appropriate observation and decreases unnecessary chest tubes (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35125448/) 3.     Timing of thromboprophylaxis in patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injuries undergoing nonoperative management (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33048907/) 4.     Universal screening for blunt cerebrovascular injury (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33502144/) 5.     A three-step support strategy for relatives of patients during in the intensive care unit: a cluster randomized trial (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35065008/) 6.     Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34133859/) 7.     Timing of Initiation of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32668114/) 8.     Disparities in Spatial Access to Emergency Surgical Services in the US (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36239953/) 9.     Validation of the AI-based Predictive Optimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) Calculator in Patients 65 Years and Older (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33378309/) 10.  Accuracy of Risk Estimation for Surgeons Versus Risk Calculators in Emergency General Surgery (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35594615/) **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other trauma episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/trauma/

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen, and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss Hirschsprung disease in regard to variability of the transition zone and surgical operative and pathologic diagnosis reporting in pediatric surgery. Journal Article links:  Veras LV, Arnold M, Avansino JR, Bove K, Cowles RA, Durham MM, et al. Guidelines for synoptic reporting of surgery and pathology in Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(10):2017-23. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30935730/ Thakkar HS, Blackburn S, Curry J, De Coppi P, Giuliani S, Sebire N, et al. Variability of the transition zone length in Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg 2020;55(1):63-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31706615/ Coyle D, O'Donnell AM, Tomuschat C, Gillick J, Puri P. The Extent of the Transition Zone in Hirschsprung Disease. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(11):2318-24. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31079866/ **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other pediatric surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/pediatric/

Join the Surgical Oncology team from UTSouthwestern and the University of Miami as they tackle a case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma along with the data guiding current treatment paradigms. Listen in as they also review recent clinical trials changing the options available for patients with this dismal biliary tract cancer. Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review the workup and diagnostic approach to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with emphasis on the role and benefits of biopsy, lymphadenectomy, operative approach, and the current treatment strategies involving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies against actionable mutations. Hosts:  Adam Yopp, MD, FACS (@AdamYopp) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and is Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as Surgical Director of the Liver Tumor Program. Caitlin Hester, MD (@CaitlinAHester) is a recent graduate of the MD Anderson Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship and is now a new faculty member in the Division of Surgical Oncology within the Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami where she specializes in surgery for cancers of the liver, pancreas, and other gastrointestinal sites.  Gilbert Murimwa, MD (@GilbertZMurimwa) is a PGY-4 Research Fellow and General Surgery Resident at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is studying the pancreatic tumor microenvironment and targeted therapies in the lab of Rolf Brekken within the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research. **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical oncology episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-oncology/

Who is a candidate for metabolic and bariatric surgery and what has changed in the past 30 years? Find out in this review! Journal articles: Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes – 5 Year Outcomes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28199805/. Association of Metabolic Surgery with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31475297/. Weight Loss and Health Status 3 Years after Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26544725/. 2022 American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36336720/. **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other bariatric surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/clinical-challenges-in-bariatric-surgery-revisional-bariatric-surgery/

You are faced with a patient complaining of pelvic fullness. On DRE, you feel a submucosal bulge without palpating a tumour in the lumen. A CT scan confirms a pelvic mass. The biopsy reveals a spindle cell type gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) positive for CD117.  Join Dr. Carole Richard, Dr. François Dagbert and Dr. Maher Al Khaldi in their conversation about the diagnosis and management of rectal GIST.  Learning objectives  -       To explain the origin of rectal GISTs -       To recognize the prognostic factors associated with rectal GISTs -       To understand the management of rectal GISTs in the era of Imatinib  -       To list the surgical approaches for rectal GIST resection *Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed robotic general surgery procedures. If you are a general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs,  reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com for more information on how you could be compensated $500 per video submitted of each (up to $1000 per surgeon). **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other colorectal episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

In this episode, our transplant team will discuss an article that reviews normothermic machine perfusion including how it has evolved over the years, current benefits and challenges, as well as future directions.  Learning objectives: ·      Understand the current role of machine perfusion in renal transplantation ·      Describe historical and current limitations of machine perfusion for abdominal organ transplantation ·      Review the benefits of improved and expanded preservation techniques References: 1.     Hamelink, T. L., Ogurlu, B., de Beule, J., Lantinga, V. A., Pool, M. B. F., Venema, L. H., Leuvenink, H. G. D., Jochmans, I., & Moers, C. (2022). Renal Normothermic Machine Perfusion: The Road Toward Clinical Implementation of a Promising Pretransplant Organ Assessment Tool. In Transplantation (Vol. 106, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000003817 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other transplant episode here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/transplant/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Welcome to the fifth of a six-part series focused on the integration of palliative care into the practice of surgery.   In this episode, we discuss nonbeneficial surgery (and how best to avoid it) as well as care of the imminently dying patient. Nonbeneficial surgery is best defined as surgery that fails to meet the goals of the patient.   As our surgical patients become older and more medically complex, we must be aware of the factors which lead to nonbeneficial surgery – including patient, surrogate, system, and surgeon factors – and how best to approach each of these to avoid causing harm to our patients.  Nonbeneficial surgery not only causes harm to the patient, but can also cause harm to the surgical team, in the form of moral distress/injury.  Focusing on patients’ goals of care can help us to avoid nonbeneficial surgery. One of the benefits of integrating palliative medicine into the practice of surgery is that there is never “nothing left to do.”  By learning how to recognize and then care for the imminently dying patient, as well as by having a basic understanding of the Medicare hospice benefit, we can support and care for the patient (and the family) beyond the operating room.  Non-Beneficial Surgery: Pitfalls in communication that lead to nonbeneficial emergency surgery in elderly patients with serious illness: description of the problem and elements of a solution. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24866541/ Surgeons’ perspectives on avoiding nonbeneficial treatments in seriously ill older patients with surgical emergencies: a qualitative study. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27105058/ The association between factors promoting beneficial surgery and moral distress: a national survey of surgeons. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33214444/ The Imminently Dying Patient and Hospice: Fast Fact #3:  Syndrome of Imminent Death https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/syndrome-of-imminent-death/ Fast Fact #82:  Medicare Hospice Benefit – Part 1: Eligibility and Treatment https://www.mypcnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FF-82-Medicare-Hospice.-1-3rd-Ed-1.pdf Fast Fact #87:  Medicare Hospice Benefit – Part 2: Places of Care and Funding  https://www.mypcnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FF-87-Medicare-Hospic-2-4th-Ed.pdf Fast Fact #140:  Medicare Hospice Benefit – Levels of Hospice Care https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/medicare-hospice-benefits-levels-of-hospice-care/ Dr. Red Hoffman (@redmdnd) is an acute care surgeon and associate hospice medical director in Asheville, North Carolina, host of the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast (@surgpallcare) and co-founder of the recently launched Surgical Palliative Care Society (www.spcsociety.org).  Dr. Zara Cooper (@zaracMD) is an acute care surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she serves as Kessler Director for the Center of Surgery and Public Health (@csph_bwh).  She is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, associate faculty at Adriane Labs, and adjunct faculty at the Marcus Institute for Aging Research.   Dr. Amanda Stastny (@manda_plez) is a PGY-2 in the General Surgery program at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, NC. **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. We do apologize for the overall audio quality!  We were spread out over a couple states and sometimes talk over one another. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0 **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join us for the BTK Throwback episode!  Dr. Kenneth Mattox, a US legend in Trauma surgery, discusses retroperitoneal hematomas and the ever changing field of surgery. **Specialty team application link - https://forms.gle/DwrRcMYDaP3a3LaQA Please email hello@behindtheknife.org with any questions. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other trauma episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/trauma/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Emergency abdominal wall surgery is a common scenario for all general surgeons. Decision making with regard to operative approach and mesh utilization can be confusing. This podcast will review the common circumstances and highlight advanced decision making.   ·       Dr. Vahagn Nikolian is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair.  ·       Dr. Sean Orenstein is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Clinical Challenge Episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/clinical-challenges/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Dipping your toes in the water of surgical education research can be a daunting task if you have no prior experience, even if you have done basic or clinical research before. How do you create a good surgical education research project? How can clinicians get involved in and find mentors for surgical education research? Is formal postgraduate training becoming necessary for a career in surgical education? Luckily, we invite Dr. Jon Sherbino and Dr. Lara Varpio, hosts of the successful KeyLIME (Key Literature in Medical Education) podcast to share their valuable insights on medical education research with us. Check out KeyLIME on their website at https://keylimepodcast.libsyn.com/ and subscribe to KeyLIME on iTunes, Spotify, or Google podcasts! Learning Objectives 1.     Listeners will identify that surgical education applies the same rigor as other areas of research. 2.     Listeners will describe how observations within clinical practice and review of literature can lead to creation of a good research question. 3.     Listeners will describe how research questions should align with theory and methodology, which then align with conclusions for a research project. 4.     Listeners will identify that collaboration with colleagues with expertise in surgical education research, including education scientists, is important for successful completion of research with high rigor.  5.     Listeners will recognize advantages and disadvantages to formal training in education research, including fellowship and master’s degree programs. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Surgical Education videos here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join our Miami Trauma team including Drs. Urréchaga, Neeman, and Rattan as they dive into the literature regarding a topic that has become all too common to the US news cycle- gun violence. They will go over a recent paper from JAMA and include other important literature while trying to understand this complex problem that has been grappling US public policy.  Quick Hits: 1.     Firearm injury is the leading cause death in the US among ages 1-19 2.     For every person killed violently by someone else with a firearm, there are 3 survivors.  3.     Gun ownership triples the risk of homicide 4.     Permit laws and preventing people convicted of a violent crime from owning a firearm decrease firearm-related death and have a positive ripple effect even outside state borders. In short, for effective reductions of firearm-related injury and death, federal legislation will be more effective than state-by-state References 1.     Liu, Y, Siegel, M, Sen, B. Association of State-Level Firearm-Related Deaths With Firearm Laws in Neighboring States. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(11):e2240750. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.40750 2.     Goldstick, JE, Cunningham, RM, Carter, PM. Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2022 May 19;386(20):1955-1956. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2201761.  3.     Kellermann, AL, Rivara, FP, Rushforth, NB, Banton, JG, Reay, DT, Francisco, JT, Locci, AB, Prodzinski, J, Hackman, BB, Somes, G. Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home. N Engl J Med 1993; 329:1084-1091. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199310073291506 4.     Liu Y, Siegel, M, Sen, B. Neighbors do matter: between-state firearm laws and state firearm-related deaths in the US, 2000-2017. Am J Prev Med. 2020;59(5):648-657. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2020.06.022 5.     Siegel, M, Pahn, M, Xuan, Z, et al. Firearm-related laws in all 50 US states,1991-2016. Am J Public Health.2017; 107(7):1122-1129. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303701 6.     Kalesan, B, Mobily, ME, Keiser, O, Fagan, J, Galea, S. Firearm legislation and firearm mortality in the USA: a cross-sectional, state-level study. Lancet. 2016 Apr 30;387(10030):1847-55. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01026-0. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Journal Review episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/journal-review/

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2023 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

De novo metastatic breast cancer represents 6% of all new breast cancer diagnoses. This figure has not changed at all over the past 20 years; however, systemic therapy options have evolved dramatically during this time and have significantly increased life expectancy for these patients. While surgical management of the primary tumor in the setting of metastatic disease has typically been reserved for palliative indications, surgeons are now being asked to consider resecting the primary tumor to potentially increase overall survival. In this episode, we will use a case study to examine the data that should inform our conversations and decisions when we encounter patients with metastatic breast cancer who are interested in having their primary tumor resected. Links: §  Khan, S.A., S. Schuetz, and O. Hosseini (2022). Primary-Site Local Therapy for Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Educational Review. Ann Surg Oncol; 29: 5811-5820. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245/s10434-022-11900-x §  Khan, S.A. et al (2022). Early Local Therapy for the Primary Site in De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial (E2108). J Clin Oncol; 40(9): 978-987. https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.21.02006?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed §  Badwe, R. et al (2015). Locoregional treatment versus no treatment of the primary tumor in metastatic breast cancer: an open-label randomized controlled trial. Lancet Oncol; 16: 1380-1388. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00135-7/fulltext §  Fitzal, F. et al (2019). Impact of Breast Surgery in Primary Metastasized Breast Cancer: Outcomes of the Prospective Randomized Phase III ABCSG-28 POSYTIVE Trial. Ann Surg; 269(6): 1163-1169. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2019/06000/Impact_of_Breast_Surgery_in_Primary_Metastasized.24.aspx §  Soran, A. et al (2018). Randomized Trial Comparing Resection of Primary Tumor with No Surgery in Stage IV Breast Cancer at Presentation: Protocol MF07-01. Ann Surg Oncol; 25: 3141-3149. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245/s10434-018-6494-6 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other clinical challenges episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/clinical-challenges/

The cardiac OR can be a daunting place for any medical student or resident who finds themself on a cardiac surgery rotation. Have no fear, this Cardiac Surgery Crash Course is a short series focused on high-yield topics to help introduce students and residents to cardiac surgery prior to or during a cardiac surgery rotation. In this episode join Dr. Aaron Williams and our education fellow Dr. Jessica Millar as they break down ICU monitoring and hemodynamics of post-op cardiac surgery patients.  If you have any suggestions or requests for this series, please feel free to reach out to us by email:  Jessica Millar: millarje@med.umich.edu Inotrope/Pressor Reference Card:  https://i0.wp.com/emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/pressortable.jpg?resize=1536%2C1345&ssl=1 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

The cardiac OR can be a daunting place for any medical student or resident who finds themself on a cardiac surgery rotation. Have no fear, this Cardiac Surgery Crash Course is a short series focused on high-yield topics to help introduce students and residents to cardiac surgery prior to or during a cardiac surgery rotation. In this episode join Dr. Aaron Williams and our education fellow Dr. Jessica Millar as they break down the principles of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).  If you have any suggestions or requests for this series, please feel free to reach out to us by email:  Jessica Millar: millarje@med.umich.edu Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

The cardiac OR can be a daunting place for any medical student or resident who finds themself on a cardiac surgery rotation. Have no fear, this Cardiac Surgery Crash Course is a short series focused on high-yield topics to help introduce students and residents to cardiac surgery prior to or during a cardiac surgery rotation. In this episode join Dr. Nick Teman and our education fellow Dr. Jessica Millar as they break down the principles of cardiopulmonary bypass.  If you have any suggestions or requests for this series, please feel free to reach out to us by email:  Jessica Millar: millarje@med.umich.edu Helpful Images:  Cannula Insertion for Cardiopulmonary Bypass https://www.uptodate.com/contents/image?imageKey=CARD%2F97188 Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine https://www.ebme.co.uk/images/arts/cpb/cardiopulmonary-bypass-machine-2.jpg Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

The cardiac OR can be a daunting place for any medical student or resident who finds themself on a cardiac surgery rotation. Have no fear, this Cardiac Surgery Crash Course is a short series focused on high-yield topics to help introduce students and residents to cardiac surgery prior to or during a cardiac surgery rotation.  We will cover several of the most frequently performed operations, post-operative management, common consults, and other topics to help you ace your cardiac rotation.  In this episode join Dr. Nick Teman and our education fellow Dr. Jessica Millar as they introduce you to the cardiac OR.  If you have any suggestions or requests for this series, please feel free to reach out to us by email:  Helpful Resources:  https://www.tsranet.org/resources/tsra-resources-for-residents/ Jessica Millar: millarje@med.umich.edu Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our collection of episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/all-series/

Historically, a paucity of data has existed in the most appropriate modality of critical care management of brain dead organ donors prior to organ harvest. In this episode, Drs. Bankhead, Dumas, and Park are joined by special guest Dr. Ashley McGinity, a director in the donor management unit the Center for Life at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, joins us to discuss modern and current practices in the management of these patients to maximize the gift for patients and families.  References:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24980425/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25978154/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31957104/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23116641/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28318674/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25056510/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7145376/  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other surgical critical care episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-critical-care/

The dreaded Surgical Site Complications! Join Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais and Graham Skelhorne-Gross from our Emergency General Surgery Team as they discuss surgical site complications and prevention techniques. Paper 1: Arnold et. al. (2019) Not a Routine Case, Why Expect the Routine Outcome? Quantifying the Infectious Burden of Emergency General Surgery Using the NSQIP. American Surgeon  - NSQIP database 2005-2016 (>800,000 patients) including open/laparoscopic cholecystectomies, ventral hernia repairs, and partial colectomies  - Comparing outcomes in emergent vs elective cases - Primary outcome: aggregate of SSIs which includes wound disruption, superficial SSI, deep SSI, and organ space SSI  - Results: -- ↑SSI in the emergency group (5.3% vs 3.6%)  -- When controlling for multiple variables, emergency surgery associated with more SSIs (OR 1.15).   Paper 2: Lakhani et. al. (2022) Prophylactic negative pressure wound dressings reduces wound complications following emergency laparotomies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery  - NPWD remove excess fluid from subcutaneous space, ↓ collections/contaminants, promote angiogenesis, fibroblast infiltration   - Literature review 2005-2022 (NPWD, laparotomy, SSI)  - 1199 patients included (566 NPWD, 633 standard dressings)  - Results: -- NPWD ↓ wound infection (OR 0.43) and wound breakdown (OR 0.36)  -- No change in LOS, readmission Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Emergency General Surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/emergency-general-surgery/ 

In this episode, our team provides a comprehensive review of the differential diagnosis for mediastinal masses, their workup, and biopsy considerations. Listen as we dive deeper into the perioperative planning and operative approach for resection of these masses with special considerations for patients with thymoma.  Learning Objectives: -Discuss the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass -Review the workup of a mediastinal mass -Outline indications for biopsy and describe the various approaches -Describe the operative techniques for thymectomy, pearls & potential pitfalls   Hosts:  Megan Lenihan MD, Kelly Daus MD, Peter White MD, and Brian Louie MD Referenced Material https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21847052/ Detterbeck FC, Nicholson AG, Kondo K, Van Schil P, Moran C. The Masaoka-Koga stage classification for thymic malignancies: clarification and definition of terms. J Thorac Oncol. 2011 Jul;6(7 Suppl 3):S1710-6. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31821e8cff. PMID: 21847052. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33468329/ Ahmad U. The eighth edition TNM stage classification for thymic tumors: What do I need to know? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;161(4):1524-1529. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.131. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33468329. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34695605/ Marx A, et al. The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum: What Is New in Thymic Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Mesenchymal Tumors? J Thorac Oncol. 2022 Feb;17(2):200-213. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.10.010. Epub 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34695605. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22882218/ Meriggioli MN, Sanders DB. Muscle autoantibodies in myasthenia gravis: beyond diagnosis? Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012 Jul;8(5):427-38. doi: 10.1586/eci.12.34. PMID: 22882218; PMCID: PMC3505488. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34339670/ Raja SM, Guptill JT, McConnell A, Al-Khalidi HR, Hartwig MG, Klapper JA. Perioperative Outcomes of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: A Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Mar;113(3):904-910. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.071. Epub 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34339670. Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed general surgery procedures. If you are a PGY4/5 general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs, reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com, for more information on how you could be compensated up to $400 for recording and submitting those videos. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other clinical challenge episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/clinical-challenges/

In this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK we discuss how Dr. Yeh built the section of endocrine surgery at UCLA. From Sydney, Australia to Santa Monica, he discusses the risks and challenges involved in becoming a leader in academic endocrine surgery. In this podcast we answer the question “why endocrine surgery,” and mention tips for success at all level of training from medical students to early faculty. Finally, we take a moment to honor and remember Dr. Orlo Clark.               Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Na Eun Kim is an Endocrine Surgery Fellow at UCLA in her first year of fellowship Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-6 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Dr. Max Schumm is a PGY-6 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research. He is a future endocrine surgeon.  Important Papers  Krishnamurthy VD, Gutnick J, Slotcavage R, Jin J, Berber E, Siperstein A, Shin JJ. Endocrine surgery fellowship graduates past, present, and future: 8 years of early job market experiences and what program directors and trainees can expect. Surgery. 2017 Jan;161(1):289-296. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.069. Epub 2016 Nov 17. PMID: 27866719. Krishnamurthy VD, Jin J, Siperstein A, Shin JJ. Mapping endocrine surgery: Workforce analysis from the last six decades. Surgery. 2016 Jan;159(1):102-10. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.08.024. Epub 2015 Oct 9. PMID: 26456130. Kulaylat AN, Kenning EM, Chesnut CH 3rd, James BC, Schubart JR, Saunders BD. The profile of successful applicants for endocrine surgery fellowships: results of a national survey. Am J Surg. 2014 Oct;208(4):685-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.03.013. Epub 2014 Jun 21. PMID: 25048570; PMCID: PMC4639920. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Endocrine Surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/endocrine/

You have a young patient with longstanding Crohn’s disease with a history of small bowel resections presenting with recurrent obstructions from a stricture. The patient has exhausted all medical options and requires surgery. How should you work up this patient prior to surgery? Should you perform a bowel resection or perform a strictureplasty? Which strictureplasty do you choose and why?  Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson, Tess Aulet and special guest Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi as they discuss the management of small bowel strictures in Crohn’s disease.  Learning Objectives 1. Describe the evaluation for small bowel strictures and indications for operating in patients with Crohn’s disease  2. Discuss the different surgical options in managing small bowel strictures  3. Explain the rationale behind use of different strictureplasty approaches Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Colorectal Surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

On this episode of the BIG T Trauma series Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill discuss hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures.  These patients are sick!!  Really sick.  Join us for a practical discussion about the best way to manage gnarly pelvic fractures.  From binders to angioembolization to pelvic packing to REBOA, we cover it all.   Papers:  Burlew et al, Preperitoneal pelvic packing reduces mortality in patients with life-threatening hemorrhage due to unstable pelvic fractures. J Trauma 2017: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27893645/ McDonogh et al, Preperitoneal packing versus angioembolization for the initial management of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34991126/ Li et al, Role of pelvic packing in the first attention given to hemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture patients: a meta-analysis, J ournal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35799073/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out the rest of the BIG T trauma series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/big-t-trauma/

In the second episode of the “Innovations in Surgery” series, Behind the Knife’s surgical education fellow, Dr. Dan Scheese, sits down with Dr. Michael Amendola and Dr. Diana Otoya to discuss 3D Printing and its role in medicine and surgery. They speak on the history of this technology and the current utility in preoperative planning and intraoperative application.  Looking for information on getting involved in 3D Printing? Link to the VHA Office of Advanced Manufacturing: https://www.innovation.va.gov/oam/views/about/whoweare.html Link to information regarding the 3D printing fellowship: https://www.innovation.va.gov/oam/views/training/training.html Additionally, you can contact Dr. Michael Amendola or Dr. Diana Otoya for more information regarding the 3D printing surgical fellowship. Dr. Michael Amendola: michael.amendola@va.gov Dr. Diana Otoya: Diana.Otoya@vcuhealth.org Dr. Amendola also has a website for mentorship and other information: https://michaelamendola.com/ Download free 3D designs that are ready to print at https://www.thingiverse.com/ Lastly, anyone that has access to a VA can take the TMS module Dr. Amendola created. TMS: 3D Printing in the VA Health Care System: Building the Hospital of the Future. Item: 45343 Goes through history, types of printers, and basic medical information you need for 3D printing. Good intro lecture/ free education to any trainee within the VA.  https://www.tms.va.gov/SecureAuth35/ Dr. Amendola has received his medical degree, completed his general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both general and vascular surgery. In 2021 he was inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. He maintains privileges at Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia and is a Professor of Surgery at VCU-SOM.  Additionally, he is the program director of the Office of Advance Manufacturing’s Central Virginia VA Health Care System based 3D Printing Surgical Fellowship.  Dr. Diana Otoya is a third-year general surgery resident at VCU. She spent her first research year as a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Chief Resident in Quality and Safety at the Central Virginia Health Care System while also becoming the inaugural fellow for the VHA 3D Printing Surgical Fellowship. She is now currently in her second year in the 3D Printing fellowship program.    Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed general surgery procedures. If you are a PGY4/5 general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs, reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com, for more information on how you could be compensated up to $400 for recording and submitting those videos. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org/ to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos, and more. If you liked this episode, check out our latest episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

Join our surgical education fellow, Dr. Dan Scheese as he kicks off a brand new BTK series titled “Innovations in Surgery.” This series will take a deeper look into past, present, and future innovations that have, or will, revolutionize the field of surgery. In this inaugural episode, Dr. Scheese and Dr. Patrick Georgoff sit down with a leader in the surgical artificial intelligence field, Dr. Daniel Hashimoto. They cover what surgical artificial intelligence is, go over some common terminology used in AI, talk about current applications of AI in the OR, and finally discuss the future of AI in surgery. “Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Promises and Perils” - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995666/ Video – Application of AI in the OR – https://youtu.be/kabcjtdI308 Daniel Hashimoto is assistant professor of surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Computer Assisted Surgery and Outcomes (PCASO) Laboratory. He received his MD and MS in translational research from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his general surgery training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where he was also associate director of research of the Surgical AI & Innovation Laboratory. He is vice-chair and co-founder of the Global Surgical AI Collaborative, a nonprofit that oversees and manages a global data-sharing and analytics platform for surgical data. His work focuses on the use of computer vision for the delivery of intraoperative decision support and assessment of surgical performance. He is editor of the textbook Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Understanding the Role of AI in Surgical Practice, which provides a nontechnical foundation on key concepts in artificial intelligence as it applies to surgical care. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org/ to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos, and more. If you liked this episode, check out our latest episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listen/

You get called to the ED to evaluate a patient with abdominal pain who is in extreme pain but without any helpful physical exam findings. Time is gut in mesenteric ischemia, so how do you prioritize your workup, initial treatment, and what do you do once you’ve made the diagnosis? In this episode of Behind the Knife, the vascular surgery team discusses all this and more by walking through a real case and talking through the principles of management as well as some helpful tips on how to actually get through these tough clinical scenarios.  Dr. Bobby Beaulieu is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan and the Program Director of the Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency Program as well as the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Frank Davis is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-7 in the General Surgery program and recently matched 2023 vascular fellow at the University of Michigan. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   Check out our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Review Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Vascular-Surgery-Oral-Board-Review/dp/0578382296/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1IF8LX547EOEA&keywords=behind+the+knife&qid=1666184084&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM3IiwicXNhIjoiMC43MCIsInFzcCI6IjAuNTgifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=behind+the+knife%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0

What’s the one clinical scenario where you can really save a patient’s life with a pancreatectomy? An IPMN with high-grade dysplasia! Join the Behind the Knife HPB Team for a deep dive into the complex decision-making surgical management of IPMNs. Learning Objectives In this episode, we review the basics of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, how to evaluate patients with a cystic mass of the pancreas, guidelines for surveillance, and indications for resection. We discuss key concepts such as Worrisome Features and High-Risk Stigmata and how those influence surgical decision-making, and tackle a few of the most challenging scenarios surgeons may face when treating patients with IPMNs.   Hosts: Timothy Vreelant, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-6 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Beth Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Links to Papers Referenced in this Episode Revisions of international consensus Fukuoka guidelines for the management of IPMN of the pancreas Pancreatology. 2017 Sep-Oct;17(5):738-753. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735806/ Number of Worrisome Features and Risk of Malignancy in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm.  J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Jun 1;234(6):1021-1030.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35703792/ Extent of Surgery and Implications of Transection Margin Status after Resection of IPMNs.  Gastroenterology Research and Practice 2014, 1–10. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25276122/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Hepatobiliary Surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hepatobiliary/

Gallbladders – bread and butter cases or underestimated challenges? Join Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Shanaz Hossain as they sit down with Dr. Eric Knauer to discuss difficult gallbladders. In this episode, we discuss the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy program that were created in an effort to decrease the incidence of bile duct injuries. The six strategies outlined in the program include:  1.    Use the Critical View of Safety (CVS) method of identification of the cystic duct and cystic artery during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 2.    Understand the potential for aberrant anatomy in all cases. 3.    Make liberal use of cholangiography or other methods to image the biliary tree intraoperatively. 4.    Consider an Intra-operative Momentary Pause during laparoscopic cholecystectomy prior to clipping, cutting or transecting any ductal structures. 5.    Recognize when the dissection is approaching a zone of significant risk and halt the dissection before entering the zone. Finish the operation by a safe method other than cholecystectomy if conditions around the gallbladder are too dangerous. a.    Subtotal Cholecystectomies – Learn more with this landmark paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.09.019 6.    Get help from another surgeon when the dissection or conditions are difficult. Take a look at all their great explanations and catch all the important points by completing the online program: https://www.sages.org/safe-cholecystectomy-program/ Dr. Eric Knauer is an assistant professor surgery at Emory University. He has recently published regarding the management of laparoscopic common bile duct stones in General Surgery News and, more importantly, was awarded the junior residents’ teaching award. Check out his great educational videos to learn more: ·      Cholecystectomy: https://youtu.be/_oMNRINPY5I Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration: https://youtu.be/mXl11I7mya0 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other hepatobiliary episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hepatobiliary/

Does surgery have a leaky pipeline problem?  What is it like for LGBTQ+ students, trainees, and faculty to be in the field of surgery?  In this Journal Club episode, we review recent research and calls to action that illuminate these and other questions in the field.  We’re joined by a panel of guests from all levels of training, including Eric Pillado MD MS, Christopher Digesu MD, Jessica Halem MBA, and Michaela West MD PhD.  Learning Objectives: ·       Identify hazards for LGBTQ+ trainees in surgery ·       Describe potential actions to improve LGBTQ+ inclusivity in surgery ·       Correlate the provision of LGBTQ+ health care and the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ staff References: Experiences of LGBTQ+ Residents in US General Surgery Training Programs - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5246  Invited Commentary - Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Is Reported to Be High by LGBTQ+ Surgical Residents – https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5272  LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Surgery—A Call to Action – https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6777  Being queer without proximal or distal control - https://vascularspecialistonline.com/being-queer-without-proximal-or-distal-control/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Surgical Education episodes here:  https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/

In this episode, our team discusses the management of traumatic rib fractures including pearls and pitfalls. Join as we discuss the current standards of treatment as well as controversies in how to manage these patients! Hosts:  Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, a senior, nationally recognized name in trauma and acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haut is a past president of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) and incoming editor-in-chief of Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, the current program director of General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and editorial board member of SCORE. She received her Masters in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins.  David Sigmon, MD, MMEd, a PGY-7 resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago who will be a fellow at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx next year. He did two years of research in surgical education at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received his Master’s in Medical Education.  LITERATURE Terry SM, Shoff KA, Sharrah ML. Improving blunt chest wall injury outcomes: introducing the pic score. J Trauma Nurs. 2021;28(6):386-394. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34766933/ Witt CE, Bulger EM. Comprehensive approach to the management of the patient with multiple rib fractures: a review and introduction of a bundled rib fracture management protocol. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2017;2(1):e000064. https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000064 Utter GH, McFadden NR. Rib fractures, the evidence supporting their management, and adherence to that evidence base. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(3):e201591-e201591. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2763488 Dehghan N, Nauth A, Schemitsch E, et al. Operative vs nonoperative treatment of acute unstable chest wall injuries: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surgery. Published online September 21, 2022. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2796556 Kasotakis G, Hasenboehler EA, Streib EW, et al. Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017;82(3):618-626. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28030502/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other trauma episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/trauma/

On the University of Washington Minimally Invasive Surgery team’s search for value no piggy bank is safe and no couch cushion will be left unturned. Tune in to hear Drs. Mike Weykamp, Nicole White, Nick Cetrulo, and Andrew Wright discuss the state of the literature regarding the cost-effectiveness of robot assisted surgery.  Referenced Articles:  1.     Ye L, Childers CP, de Vigilio M, Shenoy R, Mederos MA, Mak SS, Begashaw MM, Booth MS, Shekelle PG, Wilson M, Gunnar W, Girgis MD, Maggard-Gibbons M. Clinical Outcomes and Cost of Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair: Systematic Review. BJS Open. 2021.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34791049/  2.     Finlayson SRG and Birkmeyer JD. Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Surgery. Surgery. 1998 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9481400/ 3.     Husereau D, Drummond M, Augustovski F, de Bekker-Grob E, Briggs AH, Carswell C, Caulley L, Chaiyakunapruk N, Greenberg D, Loder E, Mauskopf J, Mullins CD, Petrou S, Pwu R, Staniszewska S. Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) 2022 Explanation and Elaboration: A Report of the ISPOR CHEERS II Good Practices Task Force. Value Heatlh. 2022.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35031088/  Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed general surgery procedures. If you are a PGY4/5 general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs, reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com, for more information on how you could be compensated up to $400 for recording and submitting those videos. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other minimally invasive episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/minimally-invasive/

You’ve finally submitted your ERAS application! As residency programs start to review your application, it’s time to start preparing for the next step- the interview. Join our education fellow, Dr. Jessica Millar, and Dr. Jeremy Lipman as they go over all the ways to start preparing to dominate your interviews.  Guests: Jeremy Lipman, MD, MHPE- Professor of Colorectal Surgery, Designated Institutional Official, Director of Graduate Medical Education, and previous General Surgery Residency Program Director- Cleveland Clinic, OH Most Commonly Asked Interview Questions:  ·      “Tell me about yourself”- have a 2-3 minute “elevator talk” rehearsed  ·      “Where do you see yourself in 5/10-years” ·      “Why surgery?” ·      “Tell me about a challenge you’ve had to overcome”  ·      “Tell me about a difficulty patient/team situation you’ve witnessed”- key here is to not throw anyone under the bus ·      “Why are you interested in our program”  AAMC List of Common Interview Questions:  https://students-residents.aamc.org/interviewing-residency-positions/questions-frequently-asked-applicants-during-interviews Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out the rest of our "Dominate the Match Series" here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

The number of patients seeking evaluation for revisional bariatric surgery is increasing. Wondering how to approach the work-up for these patients and what surgical options may be best for them? An introduction to the work-up and potential revisional bariatric surgery options are included in this episode from your bariatric surgery team at UNMC! Hosts: Ivy Haskins, MD Corrigan McBride, MD Tiffany Tanner, MD Journal Articles discussed: 1.     Berger ER, Clements RH, Morton JH, Huffman KM, Wolfe BM, Nguyen NT, Ko CY, Hutter MM. The Impact of Different Surgical Techniques on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies: The First Report from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg. 2016; 264.3: 464-473.  2.     Haskins IN, Jackson HT, Graham AE, Chen S, Sparks AD, Lin PP, Vaziri K. The Effect of Bougie Size and Distance from the Pylorus on Dehydration after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: An Analysis of the ACS-MBSAQIP Database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019; 15.10: 1656-1661. 3.     Toro JP, Lin E, Patel AD, Davis SS, Sanni A, Urrego HD, Sweeney JF, Srinivasan JK, Small W, Mittal P, Sekhar A, Moreno CC. Association of Radiographic Morphology with Early Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Satiety Control after Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2014; 219.3: 430-438. 4.     Maselli DB, Alqahtani AR, Dayyeh BKA, Elahmedi M, Storm AC, Matar R, Nieto J, Teixeira A, Al Khatry M, Neto MG, Kumbhari V, Vargas EJ, Jaruvongvanich V, Mundi MS, Deshumkh A, Itani MI, Farha J, Chapman CG, Sharaiha R. Revisional Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: An International, Multicenter Study. 5.     Campos GM, Mazzini GS, Altieri MS, Docimo S, DeMaria EJ, Rogers AM. ASMBS Position Statement on the Rationale for Performance of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Before and After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021; 17.5: 837-847. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other bariatric surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/bariatric/

In this episode we discuss two interesting cases in transplant surgery. In the first, we review a case in which a renal cell carcinoma was discovered during the backbench portion of a deceased donor kidney transplant procedure. In the second, we examine the unique challenges that are presented by simultaneous heart-liver transplantation. Learning Objectives: - Discuss renal cell carcinoma in the immunosuppressed patient - Review some of the logistical components that accompany dual organ transplants - Examine the clinical challenge of a heart-liver transplant Hosts: - Megan Lombardi, MD - Sasha McEwan, MD - Guilherme de Oliveira, MD - Alexander Toledo, MD - David Gerber, MD Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other transplant surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/transplant/

You are faced with a young patient with ileal Crohn’s disease. He requires an ileocolic resection. Which type of anastomosis do you perform? You also see another patient with complex perianal fistulas and the patient asks about the safety and efficacy of stem cells for fistula closure. What do you tell the patient? Join Dr. Carole Richard, Dr. François Dagbert and Dr. Maher Al Khaldi in their conversation about the Kono-S anastomosis after ileocolic resections and stem cell therapy for perianal complex fistulas for Crohn’s disease.  Learning objectives  -       To understand the rationale for the Kono-S anastomosis and the way it is fashioned.  -       To explain the possible advantages of the Kono-S anastomosis following ileocolic resection. -       To explain the possible advantages of stem cell therapy for complex perianal fistulas. -       To understand which patient population might be eligible for future stem cell therapy for complex perianal fistulas.  References In order throughout the episode: Article 1: Luglio G, Rispo A, Imperatore N, Giglio MC, Amendola A, Tropeano FP, Peltrini R, Castiglione F, De Palma GD, Bucci L. Surgical Prevention of Anastomotic Recurrence by Excluding Mesentery in Crohn's Disease: The SuPREMe-CD Study - A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Surg. 2020 Aug;272(2):210-217. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003821. PMID: 32675483.  Article 2: Panés J, García-Olmo D, Van Assche G, Colombel JF, Reinisch W, Baumgart DC, Dignass A, Nachury M, Ferrante M, Kazemi-Shirazi L, Grimaud JC, de la Portilla F, Goldin E, Richard MP, Leselbaum A, Danese S; ADMIRE CD Study Group Collaborators. Expanded allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Cx601) for complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease: a phase 3 randomised, double-blind controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Sep 24;388(10051):1281-90. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31203-X. Epub 2016 Jul 29. PMID: 27477896. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our library of colorectal episodes and videos here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/colorectal/

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss  management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in pediatric surgery.  Journal Article links:  Jancelewicz T, Brindle ME. Prediction tools in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Perinatol 2020;44(1):151165. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31676044/ Deprest JA, Benachi A, Gratacos E, Nicolaides KH, Berg C, Persico N, et al. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Moderate Left Diaphragmatic Hernia. N Engl J Med 2021;385(2):119-29. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34106555/ Deprest JA, Nicolaides KH, Benachi A, Gratacos E, Ryan G, Persico N, et al. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia. N Engl J Med 2021;385(2):107-18. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2027030 Guner Y, Jancelewicz T, Di Nardo M, Yu P, Brindle M, Vogel AM, et al. Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated With Extracorporeal Life Support: Interim Guidelines Consensus Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. ASAIO J 2021;67(2):113-20. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33512912/ Yang MJ, Russell KW, Yoder BA, Fenton SJ. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a narrative review of controversies in neonatal management. Transl Pediatr 2021;10(5):1432-47. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34189103/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our other pediatric surgery podcast episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/pediatric/

What is the value of completion lymph node dissection for patients with melanoma with sentinel-node metastases? The Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial-1 (MSLT-1) confirmed that SLNB is an important part in the treatment of patients with melanoma, but what needed to be done beyond that in managing the axilla?  Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review perioperative chemotherapy regimens for locally advanced, resectable Gastric cancer, standard of care, and the future role for immunotherapy.  Hosts:  Adam Yopp, MD, FACS (@AdamYopp) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and is Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as Surgical Director of the Liver Tumor Program. Caitlin Hester, MD (@CaitlinAHester) is a new Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Miami Gilbert Murimwa, MD (@GilbertZMurimwa) is a PGY-4 General Surgery Resident at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and a research fellow in the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research. Papers Referenced in this Episode: Final Trial Report of Sentinel-Node Biopsy versus Nodal Observation in Melanoma Morton et al. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1310460 Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma Faries et al. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1613210 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our Journal Review Series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/journal-review/

Join BTK's Dr. Scott Steele and Dr. Jason Bingham as they discuss coding and billing with Dr. Sarah Vogler.  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our Financial Principles for Surgeons series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/financial-principles-for-surgeons/

Our oral board review course includes 92 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as general surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the Oral Board Review episodes at https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our oral board review course includes 92 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as general surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the Oral Board Review episodes at https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Welcome to the second Surgical Palliative Care Journal Club, number four of a six-part series focused on the integration of palliative care into the practice of surgery.  Join us as we discuss the value of utilizing an advance care planning video during surgical oncologic care and define the similarities and differences between advance care planning and serious illness communication.  We then explore how a multidisciplinary committee may improve perioperative decision making and discuss the importance of the interdisciplinary palliative care team.    Please use the links below to learn more about advance care planning and serious illness conversation. Integrating Advance Care Planning Videos into Surgical Oncologic Care:  A Randomized Clinical Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30964385/ A Multidisciplinary High-Risk Surgery Committee May Improve Perioperative Decision Making for Patients and Physicians https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34851187/ What’s Wrong with Advance Care Planning? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34623373/ Shifting to Serious Illness Conversation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34994773/ Serious Illness Care Program/ Serious Illness Communication Guide https://www.ariadnelabs.org/serious-illness-care/serious-illness-care-program/ Vital Talk https://www.vitaltalk.org/ Dr. Red Hoffman (@redmdnd) is an acute care surgeon and associate hospice medical director in Asheville, North Carolina, host of the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast (@surgpallcare) and co-founder of the recently launched Surgical Palliative Care Society (www.spcsociety.org).  Dr. Zara Cooper (@zaracMD) is an acute care surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she serves as Kessler Director for the Center of Surgery and Public Health (@csph_bwh).  She is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, associate faculty at Adriane Labs, and adjunct faculty at the Marcus Institute for Aging Research.   Dr. Amanda Stastny (@manda_plez) is a PGY-3 in the General Surgery program at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, NC. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other Palliative Care episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/palliative-care/

Surgical training is evolving, and with advancing surgical techniques, the traditional “time-served” model of residency may not best serve the needs of our learners or patients.  In this episode, we discuss recent efforts at the Indiana University surgical education program to implement a comprehensive laparoscopic cholecystectomy that utilizes all of the best practices of competency-based education.  We’re joined by first author Dr. Betsy Huffman, along with her mentors Drs. Jennifer Choi, Matthew Ritter, and Dimitrios Stefanidis for a practical review of their pioneering work.  Learning Objectives: ·       Review challenges to the current paradigm of surgical education ·       Define competency-based education ·       Discuss practical challenges facing surgical educators when implementing new curricula References: A competency-based laparoscopic cholecystectomy curriculum significantly improves general surgery residents’ operative performance and decreases skill variability – https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004853  Ad referenced in episode: A team at the Brooke Army Medical Center is working to better define proficiency-based metrics for competency in commonly performed general surgery procedures. If you are a PGY4/5 general surgery resident or practicing surgeon who performs robotic assisted cholecystectomies or inguinal hernia repairs, reach out to the PI, Robert Laverty, MD, at rblaverty@gmail.com, for more information on how you could be compensated up to $400 for recording and submitting those videos. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out additional BTK surgical education episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/surgical-education/

Ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, is a precursor lesion to invasive breast cancer; however, not all DCIS becomes invasive cancer. Given our inability to accurately determine which DCIS lesions will progress, current clinical management consists of surgical resection for everyone with the possible additions of radiation and endocrine therapy. Multiple clinical trials and leaders in the field of breast surgical oncology are challenging our assumptions about the uniform approach to DCIS and are attempting to design treatment based on biology— tune in to hear about the evolving approach to management of DCIS! Hosts: Alexa Glencer, MD Michael Alvarado, MD Rita Mukhtar, MD Laura Esserman, MD Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out other breast surgery episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/breast/

We are facing a difficult case tonight: stab wound to the base of the left neck. Hope you know your anatomy well and are ready for a ride. Let’s see how one manages a patient whose injury is life threatening, a challenge to correctly diagnose, approach and repair. Join Drs. Urréchaga, Neeman, and Rattan from Ryder Trauma Center in Miami as they go through a real case trying to save a life and dominate the day. Learning Objectives:  Reviewing thoracic outlet anatomy. Simplifying primary survey and immediate care for penetrating great vessel injuries. Discussing possible surgical approaches for various great vessel injuries, incisions, extensions, tips and tricks. References 1) Feliciano DV, DuBose JJ. Cardiac, great vessel, and pulmonary injuries. In: Rasmussen TR, Tai NRM, eds. Rich’s Vascular Trauma. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2022: 171-198. 2) Karmy-Jones R, Namias N, Coimbra R, et al. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: penetrating chest trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014;77(6):994-1002. 3) Sperry JL, Moore EE, Coimbra R, et al. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: penetrating neck trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;75(6):936-940. 4) Wall MJ, Ghanta RK, Mattox KL. Heart and thoracic vessels. In: Feliciano DV,           Mattox K L, Moore EE, eds. Trauma. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2021: 599-         628. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our Big T Trauma Series here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/big-t-trauma/

Personal Statements and Letters of Recommendations- two things that can make or break any residency or fellowship application. Join our education fellow, Dr. Jessica Millar, Dr. David Hughes, and Dr. Gifty Kwakye as they discuss what makes a truly great personal statement and how to compile a strong team for your letters of recommendation.  Guests:  David Hughes, MD- Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Michigan  GIfty Kwakye, MD, MPH- Clinical Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Surgical Clerkship Director- University of Michigan Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

It’s that time of year- when medical students across the country are preparing their residency applications. The process can be a bit daunting, and there have been a number of changes to process over the past few years. Join our education fellow, Dr. Jessica Millar, and Dr. David Hughes as they review the “nuts and bolts” of this year’s residency application cycle.  Guests: David Hughes, MD- Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Michigan  Important Dates:  ·      June 8, 2022: ERAS application opens at 9 a.m. ET. ·      August 1, 2022: Supplemental ERAS application opens for applicants. ·      September 7, 2022: Residency applicants may begin submitting ERAS applications to programs at 9 a.m. ET. ·      September 16, 2022: Supplemental ERAS application closes for applicants at 5 p.m. ET. ·      September 28, 2022: Residency programs may begin reviewing ERAS applications, MSPEs, and supplemental ERAS application data at 9 a.m. ET. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

Bringing back an oldie but a goodie - Join Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian as they discuss common and critical intern dilemmas.  This episode is Part 2 of 2. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our entire Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide series here - https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

Bringing back an oldie but a goodie - Join Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian as they discuss common and critical intern dilemmas.  This episode is Part 1 of 2. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our entire Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide series here - https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/

Pilonidal cysts – a simple disease or a sneaky nuanced problem? Drs. Shanaz Hossain,  Patrick Georgoff and Scott Steele sit down to discuss the difficulties encountered in the management of pilonidal cysts and the myriad of treatment options available, ranging from non-operative management to outpatient pit picking to major operations involving flaps. Dr. Steele dropped his “8 Key Principles for Pilonidal Cyst Management”: 1.    Control Sepsis 2.    Do the Least Amount of Work Possible 3.    Avoid Too Much Excision 4.    Remove All Hair, Un-Roof All Disease, and Debride Granulation Tissue 5.    Use Off-Midline Excision and Closure 6.    Tension Must Be Minimized with Primary Wound Closure 7.    Change the Anatomy – Flatten the Natal Cleft 8.    Never Underestimate the Impact of Postoperative Care Tune in for detailed insights regarding management and learn about all the options for surgical treatment!   Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episode on Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections - https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/clinical-challenges-in-emergency-general-surgery-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infections/  

Join our Emergency General Surgery team as they discuss Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. Hosted by Drs. Jordan Nantais, Ashlie Nadler, Stephanie Mason and Graham Skelhorne-Gross. Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections: - Also known as “flesh eating disease”, gas gangrene, necrotizing fasciitis/myositis, Fournier’s gangrene. - Early findings are non-specific - Rapidly fatal - diagnostic delay can lead to tremendous additional morbidity and mortality Classification: - Type 1 - polymicrobial category (most common) found in immunosuppressed or elderly - Type 2 - monomicrobial infection [Group A Streptococcus > Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)] - Type 3 - monomicrobial infection (Vibrio or Clostridium) - Type 4 - fungal (rare) in immunocompromised or after penetration or trauma from candida or Zygomycetes. Initial Workup - History: (comorbidities, immunosuppression, recent infections or trauma) - Exam: swelling, open lesions, drainage, erythema, crepitus, and pain out of proportion      - Most common: swelling, pain, erythema      - Bullae, skin necrosis, crepitus are less common - Labs: Hb, wbc, Na, Creat, glucose, and CRP - Imaging: CT, MRI *sensitive and specific but may not change management - Cut-down: bedside vs in OR - Gm stain  Management - Initially: two large bore IVs, foley catheter, aggressive fluid resuscitation, broad spectrum antibiotics, vasopressors PRN - Abx choices: carbopenem or piperacllin-tazobactam or cefotaxime plus metronidazole. Clindamycin (antitoxin effect) and vancomycin (MRSA) should be considered. - OR: must debride all dead/infected tissue, involve other surgical specialties as needed      - Mark edge of cellulitis and use as initial debridement      - Healthy dermis – pearly and white      - Healthy fat – pale, yellow, glistening      - Healthy fascia – should bleed, doesn’t easily separate from muscle      - Healthy muscle – contract with cautery      - Dressing: betadine-soaked gauze on the wound      - Most patients will need at least 3 ORs (second OR generally 8-12 hours after the first)      - No VAC or stoma at first OR References:  1.    Pelletier J, Gottlieb M, Long B, Perkins JC Jr. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI): Pearls and Pitfalls for the Emergency Clinician. J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr;62(4):480-491. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.12.012. Epub 2022 Jan 31.  2.    Sarani B, Strong M, Pascual J, Schwab CW. Necrotizing fasciitis: current concepts and review of the literature. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Feb;208(2):279-88.  3.    Edlich RF, Cross CL, Dahlstrom JJ, Long WB 3rd. Modern concepts of the diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis. J Emerg Med. 2010 Aug;39(2):261-5 4.    Hoesl V, Kempa S, Prantl L, Ochsenbauer K, Hoesl J, Kehrer A, Bosselmann T. The LRINEC Score-An Indicator for the Course and Prognosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis? J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 22;11(13):3583 5.    Bulger EM, May A, Bernard A, Cohn S, Evans DC, Henry S, Quick J, Kobayashi L, Foster K, Duane TM, Sawyer RG, Kellum JA, Maung A, Maislin G, Smith DD, Segalovich I, Dankner W, Shirvan A. Impact and Progression of Organ Dysfunction in Patients with Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Multicenter Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2015 Dec;16(6):694-701. 6.    LRINEC Score from: https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1734/lrinec-score-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection#:~:text=Patients%20were%20classified%20into%20three,%25%20and%20NPV%20of%2096%25. Retrieved July 2022. If you liked this episode, check out our recent episode titled, "Journal Review in Colorectal Surgery: Timing of Biologics and Surgery in the Setting of Crohn’s Disease" - https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/journal-review-in-colorectal-surgery-timing-of-biologics-and-surgery-in-the-setting-of-crohns-disease/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.

You get consulted on a 34-year-old with ileocolic Crohn’s disease on Humira. You determine he needs surgery for recurrent partial obstructions. When do you do the surgery? How long should he be off his biologic medication? When to restart it post op? Join Drs. Abelson, Marcello and Aulet as they take us through two articles to help us figure it out! Learning Objectives: 1.     Describe the complications of biologic medications in the peri-operative period 2.     List the different classifications of medications for Crohn’s disease 3.     Discuss the approach to managing timing of surgery for patients with crohn’s disease Articles: Cohen BL, Fleshner P, Kane SV et al. Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate the Safety of Preoperative Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Exposure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Intra-abdominal Surgery. Gastroenterology. 2022 Apr 10;S0016-5085(22)00359-6. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.03.057. Online ahead of print. Brouquet A, Maggiori L, Zerbib P, Lefevre JH, Denost Q, Germain A, Cotte E, Beyer-Berjot L, Munoz-Bongrand N, Desfourneaux V, Rahili A, Duffas JP, Pautrat K, Denet C, Bridoux V, Meurette G, Faucheron JL, Loriau J, Guillon F, Vicaut E, Benoist S, Panis Y; GETAID chirurgie group. Anti-TNF Therapy Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Postoperative Morbidity After Surgery for Ileocolonic Crohn Disease: Results of a Prospective Nationwide Cohort. Ann Surg. 2018 Feb;267(2):221-228. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002017. PMID: 29300710.  Steele S, et al. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, fourth ed. 2022.  https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-66049-9 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Want to learn more about achalasia and its procedural management? Excited about the POEM procedure?  Learn what the current literature says when it comes to recommending POEM or the tried-and-true Heller myotomy from the Swedish Thoracic surgery team. Learning objectives -        Review basics of achalasia -        Discuss the current literature comparing POEM and Heller myotomy with fundoplication -        Understand the major differences in outcomes for these procedures Hosts: Peter White, MD Megan Lenihan, MD Brian Louie, MD Kelly Daus, MD Referenced Material Werner YB, Hakanson B, Martinek J, et al. Endoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia. N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 5;381(23):2219-2229. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1905380. PMID: 31800987. Gu L, Ouyang Z, Lv L, et al. Safety and efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy with standard myotomy versus short myotomy for treatment-naïve patients with type II achalasia: a prospective randomized trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Jun;93(6):1304-1312. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.10.006. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PMID: 33058884. Shemmeri E, Aye RW, Farivar AS, Bograd AJ, Louie BE. Use of a report card to evaluate outcomes of achalasia surgery: beyond the Eckardt score. Surg Endosc. 2020 Apr;34(4):1856-1862. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06952-2. Epub 2019 Jul 8. PMID: 31286258. Mota RCL, de Moura EGH, de Moura DTH, Bernardo WM, de Moura ETH, Brunaldi VO, Sakai P, Thompson CC. Risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux after POEM for achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2021 Jan;35(1):383-397. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07412-y. Epub 2020 Mar 23. PMID: 32206921. McKay SC, Dunst CM, Sharata AM, Fletcher R, Reavis KM, Bradley DD, DeMeester SR, Müller D, Parker B, Swanström LL. POEM: clinical outcomes beyond 5 years. Surg Endosc. 2021 Oct;35(10):5709-5716. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-08031-3. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33398572. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The utilization of point-of-care ultrasound and other non-invasive cardiac output monitoring technologies varies because of knowledge, resource availability and cultural practices. In this  Clinical Challenge in Surgery episode from the Surgical Critical Care team at Behind the Knife, we provide a brief history of the use of cardiac-output monitoring in the ICU, introduce a few clinical scenarios in the context of point of care ultra-sound and other less-invasive cardiac-output monitoring technologies. Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review the historical uses of central venous pressure monitoring, pulmonary-artery catheters and the more frequently utilized point-of-care-ultrasound (or POCUS) in managing complex ICU patients. We review the outcomes behind these technologies, describe the views and utility of POCUS, and introduce less-invasive or completely non-invasive ways to measure cardiac-output monitoring.  Hosts: Brittany Bankhead, MD, MS (@BBankheadMD) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Ryan Dumas, MD, FACS (@PMH_Trauma_RPD) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital. Caroline Park, MD, MPH, FACS (@CPark_MD) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital. Links to Papers Referenced in this Episode: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Clinical Trials Network, Wheeler AP, Bernard GR, Thompson BT, Schoenfeld D, Wiedemann HP, deBoisblanc B, Connors AF Jr, Hite RD, Harabin AL. Pulmonary-artery versus central venous catheter to guide treatment of acute lung injury. N Engl J Med. 2006 May 25;354(21):2213-24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa061895. Epub 2006 May 21. PMID: 16714768. Yildizdas D, Aslan N. Ultrasonographic inferior vena cava collapsibility and distensibility indices for detecting the volume status of critically ill pediatric patients. J Ultrason. 2020 Nov;20(82):e205-e209. doi: 10.15557/JoU.2020.0034. Epub 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 33365158; PMCID: PMC7705480. Kircher BJ, Himelman RB, Schiller NB. Noninvasive estimation of right atrial pressure from the inspiratory collapse of the inferior vena cava. Am J Cardiol. 1990 Aug 15;66(4):493-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90711-9. PMID: 2386120. Marik PE, Cavallazzi R. Does the central venous pressure predict fluid responsiveness? An updated meta-analysis and a plea for some common sense. Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul;41(7):1774-81. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828a25fd. PMID: 23774337. Acknowledgements:  We would like to acknowledge Dr. Hassan Mashbari and the Department of Surgical Critical Care and Anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Christopher Choi and the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Texas Southwestern for their ultra-sound video contributions. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Dr. Jordan Frey, a Plastic Surgeon in Buffalo NY, joins us to talk about how he uses investments in real estate to diversify his portfolio.  We discuss:  -Types of real estate investments and the pros and cons -Books to read on real estate investing -How to get started in real estate -Criteria he uses to choose a property and more Books recommended: The Millionaire Real Estate Investor - Gary Keller https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Real-Estate-Investor/dp/0071446370 Doctor's Guide to Real Estate Investing - Cory Fawcett https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Cory-S-Fawcett/e/B01FGK0IC8/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Find Dr. Frey at his website or on social media. Prudentplasticsurgeon.com  or @JordanFreyMD Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Dr. Jill Streams, Trauma Surgeon at Vanderbilt, takes us through the ins and outs of understanding your first contract and how and when to negotiate.  In this episode we cover -When/how to apply for your first job -Break down each part of a contract -Why you should negotiate -What and how to negotiate -Salary expectations -Contract landmines and more! You can connect with Dr. Streams on Twitter @JCRStreams Read more at WCI https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/things-to-ask-for-in-a-physician-contract/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Kevin interviews Dr. Adam Tanious a Vascular Surgeon at MUSC about the ins and outs of managing student debt. Adam is passionate about personal finance and student debt and is happy to discuss further with our listeners, please reach out at tanious@musc.edu . Want to learn more at student debt? Check out White Coat Investor resources on student debt.  https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/ultimate-guide-to-student-loan-debt-management-for-doctors/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Kevin Kniery and Jason Bingham interview Larry Keller of Physician Financial Services on how and when to choose the right disability policy. You can reach Larry here Lkeller@physicianfinancialservices.com or at his website.  https://www.physicianfinancialservices.com/ White Coat Investor Article breaking down Disability Insurance https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-disability-insurance/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Kevin Kniery and Jason Bingham interview Dr. Jason Mizell, a colorectal surgeon at University of Arkansas and pioneer in finance education for surgeons. He won the 2020 White Coat Investor Award for excellence in financial education. In this episode they discuss how to invest, and what to invest in, also cover topics regarding real estate, and biggest financial regrets.  Links to articles discussed Financial Waterfall for Docs https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/financial-waterfalls-for-new-residents-and-attendings/ Backdoor Roth IRA Point/Counter Point https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-backdoor-roth/ Simple Path to Wealth https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/ Dr. Mizell can be reached at jsmizell@uams.edu Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Kevin Kniery and Jason Bingham interview Dr. Jason Mizell, a colorectal surgeon at University of Arkansas and pioneer in finance education for surgeons. He won the 2020 White Coat Investor Award for excellence in financial education. In this episode they discuss his lecture "How to Resuscitate Your Critically Ill Finances".  Dr. Mizell can be reached at jsmizell@uams.edu Book Recommendation: The Psychology of Money  https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join the BTK leadership team for a quick update on what's happening at Behind the Knife! Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK we invited Dr. Kepal Patel to join us to discuss two endocrine surgery cases while discussing pertinent literature. We discuss the work-up and surgical decision making for a case of medullary thyroid cancer and a Bethesda III thyroid nodule.               Dr. Kepal Patel is the Chief of the Division of Endocrine Surgery and a Professor of Surgery, Otolaryngology and Biochemistry at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Vivek Sant is an Endocrine Surgery Fellow at UCLA in his first year of fellowship Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Dr. Max Schumm is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research. He is a future endocrine surgeon.  Important Papers  Miyauchi, A., Matsuzuka, F., Hirai, K., Yokozawa, T., Kobayashi, K., Ito, Y., ... & Yamaguchi, K. (2002). Prospective trial of unilateral surgery for nonhereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma in patients without germline RET mutations. World journal of surgery, 26(8), 1023-1028. Cibas, E. S., Baloch, Z. W., Fellegara, G., LiVolsi, V. A., Raab, S. S., Rosai, J., ... & Alexander, E. K. (2013). A prospective assessment defining the limitations of thyroid nodule pathologic evaluation. Annals of internal medicine, 159(5), 325-332. Papazian, M. R., Dublin, J. C., Patel, K. N., Oweity, T., Jacobson, A. S., Brandler, T. C., & Givi, B. (2022). Repeat Fine-Needle Aspiration With Molecular Analysis in Management of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 01945998221093527.   Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The grind of surgical training has been celebrated in the past, but to what end? With mounting evidence that supports a high prevalence of burnout in the surgical community, surgical educators and leaders are often called to develop initiatives to address the detrimental and potentially irreversible effects on trainees’ wellness during surgical training. We invite Dr. David Rogers, who has personally experienced burnout, to share his insight and expertise in improving workplace wellness. Spoiler: it’s not as easy as group yoga sessions and daily donuts. Hosts: Dr. David Rogers Dr. Jeremy Lipman Dr. Judith French Dr. Amy Han Learning Objectives 1.     Listeners will be able to define wellness in the context of surgical training. 2.     Listeners will be able to better characterize and recognize signs of burnout among surgeons and surgical trainees. 3.     Listeners will be able identify strategies for overcoming burnout.  4.     Listeners will be able to apply conceptual frameworks from workplace wellness outside of medicine that can guide developing effective programs that promote wellness in surgical education community. References: Torres-Landa S, Moreno K, Brasel KJ, Rogers DA. Identification of Leadership Behaviors that Impact General Surgery Junior Residents' Well-being: A Needs Assessment in a Single Academic Center. J Surg Educ. 2022;79(1):86-93. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.07.017 Coverdill JE, Bittner IV JG, Park MA, Pipkin WL, Mellinger JD. Fatigue as impairment or educational necessity? Insights into surgical culture. Acad Med. 2011;86:S69-72. Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Harper W, et al. The learning environment and medical student burnout: a multicentre study. Med Educ. 2009;43(3):274-282. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03282.x Dyrbye L, Shanafelt T. A narrative review on burnout experienced by medical students and residents. Med Educ. 2016;50(1):132-149. doi:10.1111/medu.12927 Bordage G. Conceptual frameworks to illuminate and magnify. Med Educ. 2009;43(4):312 319. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03295.x Bakker AB, de Vries JD. Job Demands–Resources theory and self-regulation: New explanations and remedies for job burnout. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping. 2021;34: 1-21. Georgiadis F. Author Dr Amit Sood: Rising Through Resilience; Five Things You Can Do To Become More Resilient. Medium. https://medium.com/authority-magazine/author-dr-amit-sood-rising-through-resilience-five-things-you-can-do-to-become-more-resilient-673b0a1e9f2a. Published 2020. Accessed May 10, 2022. Gino F. Are You Too Stressed to Be Productive? Or Not Stressed Enough? Harvard Business Review. Published October 5, 2017. https://hbr.org/2016/04/are-you-too-stressed-to-be-productive-or-not-stressed-enough Goleman D. Primal Leadership, with a New Preface by the Authors : Unleashing the Power of Emotional ... Intelligence.Harvard Bus Review Press; 2016. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) is a complex clinical situation requiring multidisciplinary management. In this episode from the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary team at Behind the Knife, we review the genomics of CRLM, discuss a journal article investigating the frequency and impact of these mutations on survival in patients with stage IV disease, and interview the senior author Dr. Jean-Nicholas Vauthey about this research and his career in HPB. Hosts: Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Beth (Elizabeth) Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-3 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Guest: Jean-Nicholas Vauthey, MD (@VautheyMD) is a Professor of Surgical Oncology, Chief of HPB, and Dallas/Fort Worth Living Legend Chair for Cancer Research at MD Anderson.  He is the Principal Investigator of the study discussed in the episode in addition to numerous other articles describing the genomics of colorectal liver metastases. Learning Objectives: In this episode, we review basic mutations found in metastatic colorectal cancer and broadly discuss these in a clinical context.  We review a journal article from Kawaguchi et al. in which authors analyze prognostic relevance of signaling pathways in patients undergoing resection of CRLM, later validated in an external cohort of unresected patients.  We conduct an interview with the senior author of the study regarding relevant methodologic details, next steps in his research, and how to apply this information now and in the future to the care of patients with CRLM. Links to Papers Referenced in this Episode: Journal Article: Kawaguchi Y, Kopetz S, Kwong L, Xiao L, Morris JS, Tran Cao HS, Tzeng CD, Chun YS, Lee JE, Vauthey JN. Genomic Sequencing and Insight into Clinical Heterogeneity and Prognostic Pathway Genes in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Aug;233(2):272-284.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.05.027. Epub 2021 Jun 7. PMID: 34111531; PMCID: PMC8666966. Recommended Additional Podcasts on CRLM: The AHPBA Podcast: 1.     Episode 1: Dr. Jean Nicolas Vauthey - Colorectal Liver Metastases (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-dr-jean-nicolas-vauthey-colorectal-liver/id1501441845?i=1000467381474) Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Acute limb ischemia is simultaneous one of the most fun but frustrating diseases to treat in vascular surgery. In this episode of Behind the Knife, the vascular surgery team gives a concise overview of the diagnosis/workup and treatment of patients with acute limb ischemia and talks about some of the difficult decision making regarding treatment modality given all the exciting technology available today. Dr. Nicholas Osborne is an Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan and the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Ann Arbor Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System. Dr. Frank Davis is a Chief Resident in the Integrated Vascular Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-6 in the General Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Papers discussed in this Episode: AHA/ACC/SVS, etc Guidelines on the Management of Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27851992/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

It’s 1AM and the emergency department is calling about *insert terrifying foregut problem you haven’t seen since you were an intern here* and you wake up in a cold sweat to realize it was just a dream…this time. Tune in to this clinical challenge episode for some tips and tricks for managing foregut nightmares with Drs. Mike Weykamp, Nicole White, Andrew Wright, and Nick Cetrulo from the University of Washington’s Minimally Invasive Surgery team.  Referenced articles and videos:  1.     Rodriguez-Garcia HA, Wright AS, Yates RB. Managing obstructive gastric volvulus: challenges and solutions. Open Access Surgery. 2017 https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=35414 2.     Yates RB. Giant PEH: Management Principles for Unique Clinical Circumstances. 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting. Houston, TX. 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6cZL2-pho 3.     Millet I, Orliac C, Alili C, Guillon F, Taourel P. Computed tomography findings of acute gastric volvulus. Eur Radiol. 2014.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25278244/ 4.     Mazaheri P, Ballard DH, Neal KA, Raptis DA, Shetty AS, Raptis CA, Mellnick VM. CT of Gastric Volvulus: Interobserver Reliability, Radiologists' Accuracy, and Imaging Findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30403524/ 5.     Barmparas G, Alhaj Saleh A, Huang R, Eaton BC, Bruns BR, Raines A, Bryant C, Crane CE, Scherer EP, Schroeppel TJ, Moskowitz E, Regner JL, Frazee R, Campion EM, Bartley M, Mortus JR, Ward J, Margulies DR, Dissanaike S. Empiric antifungals do not decrease the risk for organ space infection in patients with perforated peptic ulcer. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34079912/ 6.     Horn CB, Coleoglou Centeno AA, Rasane RK, Aldana JA, Fiore NB, Zhang Q, Torres M, Mazuski JE, Ilahi ON, Punch LJ, Bochicchio GV. Pre-Operative Anti-Fungal Therapy Does Not Improve Outcomes in Perforated Peptic Ulcers. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30036134/ 7.     Wee JO. Gastric Volvulus in Adults. In: UpToDate, Louie BE (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA. (Accessed on May 15, 2022.) https://www.uptodate.com/contents/gastric-volvulus-in-adults Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Determining when to order imaging for blunt cerebrovascular injury is a diagnostic quandary that has long engendered controversy. Today we discuss a paper that introduced universal CT angiogram of the neck to screen for BCVI in all blunt trauma patients and then compared the result to what would have happened if some of the current screening guidelines were utilized. Join us as we discuss their fascinating results and what it means for blunt trauma patients going forward. Hosts:  Elliott R. Haut, MD, Ph.D., a senior, nationally recognized name in trauma and acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haut is a past president of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST).  Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, the current program director of General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and editorial board member of SCORE. She received her Master's in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins.  David Sigmon, MD, MMEd, a PGY-6 resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago who plans on going into trauma surgery. He did two years of research in surgical education at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received his Master’s in Medical Education.  LITERATURE Black JA, Abraham PJ, Abraham MN, et al. Universal screening for blunt cerebrovascular injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021;90(2):224-231. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33502144/ Kim DY, Biffl W, Bokhari F, et al. Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020;88(6):875-887. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32176167/ Biffl WL, Moore EE, Offner PJ, Brega KE, Franciose RJ, Elliott JP, Burch JM. Optimizing screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries. (1999) American journal of surgery. 178 (6): 517-22. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10670864/ Geddes AE, Burlew CC, Wagenaar AE, Biffl WL, Johnson JL, Pieracci FM, Campion EM, Moore EE. Expanded screening criteria for blunt cerebrovascular injury: a bigger impact than anticipated. (2016) American journal of surgery. 212 (6): 1167-1174. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27751528/ Ciapetti M, Circelli A, Zagli G et-al. Diagnosis of carotid arterial injury in major trauma using a modification of Memphis criteria. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2010;18 (1): 61. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21092211/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss TEF management and the use of a post-operative transanastomotic feeding tubes in pediatric surgery. Journal Article links:  Wang, C., Feng, L., Li, Y., & Ji, Y. (2018). What is the impact of the use of transanastomotic feeding tube on patients with esophageal atresia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pediatr, 18(1), 385. doi:10.1186/s12887-018-1359-5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30541487/ Bence, C. M., Rymeski, B., Gadepalli, S., Sato, T. T., Minneci, P. C., Downard, C., . . . Midwest Pediatric Surgery, C. (2021). Clinical outcomes following implementation of a management bundle for esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg, 56(1), 47-54. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.049 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33131776/ LaRusso, K., Joharifard, S., Lakabi, R., Nimer, N., Shahi, A., Kasasni, S. M., . . . Emil, S. (2022). Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: The Quebec experience. J Pediatr Surg, 57(1), 41-44. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.014 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34666898/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join Shreya Gupta, MD and Jonathan Abelson, MD as they discuss highlights from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.  Dr. Sharon Stein and Dr. Erin King-Mullins are the guest speakers. They are discussing female leadership, diversity and inclusion topics, and much more! This is episode 2 of 2. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

*** FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxkGQTz-rh5OfPJBBdyvVZ4Pq2R8NWgBUOC1dt8VQHtvawhw/viewform *** Join Shreya Gupta, MD and Jonathan Abelson, MD as they discuss highlights from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.  This is episode 1 of 2.   Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

*** FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxkGQTz-rh5OfPJBBdyvVZ4Pq2R8NWgBUOC1dt8VQHtvawhw/viewform *** Subjective and objective GERD are common amongst bariatric surgery patients. Is weight loss alone enough to improve GERD symptoms? Is the vertical sleeve gastrectomy really associated with worsening GERD? What technical factors of the vertical sleeve gastrectomy lead to improved or worsening GERD? Listen to find out! Journal articles: The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Morbid Obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35048247/ Effect of Concomitant Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34254259/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

*** FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxkGQTz-rh5OfPJBBdyvVZ4Pq2R8NWgBUOC1dt8VQHtvawhw/viewform *** How do you decide if a pancreatic head mass is resectable? Does vascular involvement matter? What impacts survival? Join the Surgical Oncology team as they dive into operative considerations when operating on borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Break the nihilism and find out about the options available for patients with this dreaded malignancy. Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review the various definitions for resectability in pancreatic cancer, as well as the various prognostic markers and decision points to consider when deciding which patients may benefit from an operation.  Hosts:  Adam Yopp, MD, FACS (@AdamYopp) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and is Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as Surgical Director of the Liver Tumor Program. Caitlin Hester, MD (@CaitlinAHester) is a 2nd Year Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Gilbert Murimwa, MD (@GilbertZMurimwa) is a PGY-3 General Surgery Resident at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and a research fellow in the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

*** FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxkGQTz-rh5OfPJBBdyvVZ4Pq2R8NWgBUOC1dt8VQHtvawhw/viewform *** In January 2022, the University of Maryland Medical Center performed the world’s first transplant involving a genetically modified animal heart. Join Behind the Knife as we discuss this significant transplant milestone with the 2 surgeons who led this historic case - Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Muhammad M. Mohiuddin! Dr. Bartley Griffith is the Thomas E. and Alice Marie Hales Distinguished Professor in Transplant Surgery at UMSOM. Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin is a Professor of Surgery at UMSOM and established the Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program with Dr. Griffith, the first in the United States.  Tune in to learn about the history of xenotransplantation and the barriers that have been overcome to make xenotransplantation a reality. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

*** FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxkGQTz-rh5OfPJBBdyvVZ4Pq2R8NWgBUOC1dt8VQHtvawhw/viewform *** Inspired by recent transplant surgery headlines, in this episode we briefly review the history and challenges of xenotransplantation. We discuss an article recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation describing the transplant of a porcine kidney into a human decedent model. Learning Objectives ·       Understand the timeline of xenotransplantation and its historical challenges ·       Review a recent article that describes the transplantation of a genetically-modified porcine kidney into a brain-dead human model ·       Discuss ongoing obstacles to successful xenotransplantation and next steps   References Porrett, P. M., Orandi, B. J., Kumar, V., Houp, J., Anderson, D., Cozette Killian, A., Hauptfeld-Dolejsek, V., Martin, D. E., Macedon, S., Budd, N., Stegner, K. L., Dandro, A., Kokkinaki, M., Kuravi, K. v., Reed, R. D., Fatima, H., Killian, J. T., Baker, G., Perry, J., … Locke, J. E. (2022). First clinical-grade porcine kidney xenotransplant using a human decedent model. American Journal of Transplantation, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16930 Schlich, T., & Lutters, B. (2022). Historical perspectives on xenotransplantation. The Lancet, 399(10331). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00529-3 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

*** FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxkGQTz-rh5OfPJBBdyvVZ4Pq2R8NWgBUOC1dt8VQHtvawhw/viewform *** You are faced with a young patient with an advanced colon cancer. You suspect Lynch syndrome. He asks if he should undergo total colectomy as opposed to segmental colectomy. How do you approach such a patient?  Join Dr. Carole Richard, Dr. François Dagbert and Dr. Maher Al Khaldi in their conversation about Lynch syndrome, also known as Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC).  Learning objectives  -       To understand the rationale for universal testing for MMR deficiency of newly diagnosed colorectal cancers.  -       To know when to recommend screening for CRC for patients with LS and to those who have undergone resection   -       To understand the prevalence of cancers other than CRCs associated with Lynch syndrome, especially endometrial cancer.  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The landscape of surgery is shifting, reflecting the diverse composition of graduating medical students and the efforts to recruit the most talented people into the field.  It is one thing to have a diverse group of people within surgery, but it is an entirely different thing to ensure a welcoming, supportive environment for them.  In this Journal Club episode, we review these topics from the perspective of eminent surgeons Drs. Caprice and Jake Greenberg, who share with us their insights on recent articles examining the experience of women surgeons and trainees.  We’re joined by Dr. Cary Schlick, who authored one of these articles, to shed light on a key issue for the field.  Learning Objectives: ·       Identify some of the challenges for women in surgical training programs ·       Discuss how stereotype threat can impact performance ·       Suggest ways to advocate for equity in surgery References: Experiences of Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Among Residents in General Surgery Programs Across the US - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.3195 Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical Training: A Randomized Clinical Trial - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1127 Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical Training: Is It Really Women Residents We Need to Worry About? - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1561 The effect of gender on operative autonomy in general surgery residents - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.006 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Mattox Vegas TCCACS 2022: Ep. 2  The Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery conference (aka the MATTOX conference, named after trauma surgery legend Kenneth L Mattox) is the longest running show in Las Vegas at 55 consecutive years.  The MATTOX conference is unique in its focus on clinical topics.  Every talk, every panel, and every case discussion is relevant and practical.  Join Behind the Knife as we use case-based discussions to hammer home key points from lectures given by some of the biggest names in trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery.  This is episode 2 of 2.   The lineup:   Hasan Alam, MD (@DrHasanAlam)  Scott Steele, MD (@ScottRSteeleMD)  Joseph Dubose, MD (check out his exceptional podcast here: https://www.tiger-country.org/)  Mathew Martin, MD (@docmartin22)  Red Hoffman, MD (@redMDND, check out her amazing podcast here: https://thesurgicalpalliativecarepodcast.buzzsprout.com/)  Bellal Joseph, MD (@TopKnife_B)  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery conference (aka the MATTOX conference, named after trauma surgery legend Kenneth L Mattox) is the longest running show in Las Vegas at 55 consecutive years.  The MATTOX conference is unique in its focus on clinical topics.  Every talk, every panel, and every case discussion is relevant and practical.  Join Behind the Knife as we use case-based discussions to hammer home key points from lectures given by some of the biggest names in trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery.  This is episode 1 of 2.   The lineup:   Dennis Kim, MD (@traumaicurounds, check out his amazing podcast here: https://www.traumaicurounds.ca/)  Ali Salim, MD (@alisalimMD)  Jason Smith, MD (@DrJTrauma)  Andre Campbell, MD (@TraumaDocSF) Meghan Lewis, MD   Demetrios Demetriades, MD  Alexander Eastman, MD (@PMHTrauma_ALE)  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The mortality rate for unstable pelvic hemorrhage due to blunt trauma remains around 30 percent. However, technological advances promise to finally make a dent. But on the cutting edge, it’s not clear which treatments should be used when to maximize lives saved. With life-threatening pelvic exsanguination, time is critical. Do you know when to rush to pack the pelvis? Do you know when to deploy a REBOA instead? Are there scenarios where you should do both? Join Drs. Urréchaga, Neeman, and Rattan from Ryder Trauma Center in Miami as they try to tease out answers using two studies hot off the presses with seemingly contradictory results. Learning Objectives: Blunt Pelvic Hemorrhage ·       Expanding knowledge of management strategies for blunt pelvic hemorrhage ·       Describe propensity score matching and its use in non-randomized studies ·       Compare outcomes of REBOA and preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP) ·       Critically appraise study design and methods of studies References 1.     S. Mikdad, I.A.M. van Erp, M.E. Moheb, et al. Pre-peritoneal pelvic packing for early hemorrhage control reduces mortality compared to resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in severe blunt pelvic trauma patients: A nationwide analysis. Injury. 2020; 51:1834–1839. doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2020.06.003 2.     S. Asmar, L. Bible, M. Chehab, et al. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Pre-Peritoneal Packing in Patients with Pelvic Fracture. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021; 232(1):17-26. doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.08.763 3.     B. Joseph, M. Zeeshan, J.V. Sakran, et al. Nationwide Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Civilian Trauma. JAMA Surg. 2019;154(6):500-508. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0096 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

EPAs are coming in 2023. This isn’t about your carbon emissions, but it will dramatically impact surgery training programs. Join Drs. Karen Brasel, Jeremy Lipman, Judith French, and Amy Han as they discuss Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and how they will change the way we assess trainees. Learning Objectives 1.     Listeners will be able to define entrustable professional activities (EPAs) within the context of competency-based education during General Surgery residency training 2.     Listeners will be able to understand the impetus behind adopting EPA assessments for surgical trainees.  3.     Listeners will be able to interpret and apply EPA assessment data based on the discussion of the example scenarios. References: Brasel KJ, Klingensmith ME, Englander R, Grambau M, Buyske J, Sarosi G, Minter R. Entrustable professional activities in general surgery: development and implementation. Journal of surgical education. 2019 Sep 1;76(5):1174-86. Lindeman B, Brasel K, Minter RM, Buyske J, Grambau M, Sarosi G. A Phased Approach: The General Surgery Experience Adopting Entrustable Professional Activities in the United States. Acad Med. 2021;96(7S):S9-S13. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Dr. Michael Rosen returns to Behind the Knife – this time to discuss his RCT investigating biologic vs. synthetic mesh for single-stage repair of contaminated ventral hernias. Read the full article here in JAMA Surgery: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2788222 Dr. Rosen is the director for the Center of Abdominal Core Health at the Cleveland Clinic and has written the “Atlas of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction”. Want to learn more about his work and the Hernia Quality Collaborative? Catch up on Dr. Rosen’s previous episode on Behind the Knife:  Episode #21 (August 15, 2015): Hernias, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Quality Collaboratives https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/21-hernias-abdominal-wall-recon-and-quality-collaboratives-dr-michael-rosen/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Welcome to the third of a six-part series focused on the integration of palliative care into the practice of surgery.  Malignant bowel obstructions occur in 5-43 percent of patients with a diagnosis of advanced primary or metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy and both acute care surgeons and surgical oncologists are called upon to manage this condition. Using the case of an elderly gentleman with gastric outlet obstruction secondary to gastric cancer, in this episode we discuss how to approach a patient with a malignant bowel obstruction, review the medical and surgical options for management, discuss the importance of primary palliative care, define palliative surgery and conclude with a short rant about the necessity of being cognizant of one’s feelings and of taking the time and creating the space to discuss them.  Fast Fact #45:  Medical Management of Bowel Obstructions https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/medical-management-of-bowel-obstructions/ Chapter 8, Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Surgical Palliative Care: A Resident’s Guide https://www.facs.org/~/media/files/education/palliativecare/surgicalpalliativecareresidents.ashx Palliative surgery and the surgeon’s role in the palliative care team: a review. https://apm.amegroups.com/article/download/72758/pdf Dr. Red Hoffman (@redmdnd) is an acute care surgeon and associate hospice medical director in Asheville, North Carolina, host of the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast (@surgpallcare) and co-founder of the recently launched Surgical Palliative Care Society (www.spcsociety.org).  Dr. Fabian Johnston (@fabianjohnston) is Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology and Chief, Division of GI Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Amanda Stastny (@manda_plez) is a PGY-2 in the General Surgery program at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, NC.   Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Umbilical hernias a common diagnoses that general surgeons must manage. Though these hernias are considered relatively simple problems to resolve, certain populations of patients are prone to higher rates of complications. As abdominal wall surgery has advanced, so to have the options that exist in management of primary umbilical hernias. The session will review common clinical circumstances and high-risk patient presentations. We will generally review the approaches to repair and the thought processing and data driving decision making.   ·       Dr. Vahagn Nikolian is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair.  ·       Dr. Sean Orenstein is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair. ·       Dr. Shahrose Rahman is a resident in General Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University.  Seminal Papers in Umbilical Hernia Management Guidelines for treatment of umbilical and epigastric hernias (Henriksen et al. Br J Surg. 2020.): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31916607/ Hernia-Neck Ratio: Predicting Factors for Complications of Umbilical Hernias (Fueter et al. WJS. 2016.): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27194561/ Safety and effectiveness of umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis (Hew et al. Hernia. 2018.):https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29589135/ Fix it while you can...Mortality after umbilical hernia repair in cirrhotic patients (Hill et al. Amer Journal of Surgery. 2020.): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32988606/ Postoperative complications with retromuscular mesh placement in emergency incisional hernia repair (Juul et al. Scand J Surg. 2021.): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33092472/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Warning!  There is magic contained in this podcast.  Real magic.  The kind of magic that allows you to understand how to manage the axilla in breast cancer patients.    The standard of care approach to management of the axilla in patients with breast cancer has evolved rapidly. While a complete axillary dissection was historically indicated following identification of any positive nodes, that is no longer the case; indeed, axillary dissections are now uncommonly performed. Join Drs. Michael Alvarado, Rita Mukhtar, and Alexa Glencer as they discuss the impact of the ACOSOG Z0011, AMAROS, and ACOSOG Z1071 trials in defining the role of sentinel lymph node dissection and radiotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer with limited lymph node involvement as well as the approach when neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been received. Learning Objectives: ·       Describe the study design and results of the ACOSOG Z0011 trial and its impact on the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy as an alternative to complete axillary lymph node dissection in clinically node-negative patients with T1 or T2 breast cancer ·       Describe the study design and results of the AMAROS trial and its implications for use of axillary radiation as an alternative to axillary lymph node dissection for patients with clinically node-negative T1 or T2 breast cancer ·       Understand the risk of lymphedema related to complete axillary lymph node dissection, as demonstrated by the AMAROS trial ·       Describe the study design and results of the ACOSOG Z1071 trial and how interpretation of its subgroup analysis has been applied to our approach of offering sentinel lymph node biopsy as a means of staging the axilla following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with clinical node-positive disease at the time of diagnosis Journal Article Links: ACOSOG Z0011: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2653737 AMAROS: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(14)70460-7/fulltext ACOSOG Z1071: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1748149%20 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join our Emergency General Surgery Team as they discuss EGS in patients > 65.  Introduction - > 65 = 40% of EGS admissions  - In-hospital mortality for EGS in older adults is approximately 7-12% and the one-year mortality is around 30-38%. - High risk due to decreased reserve, poor nutritional status, and chronic medical conditions  - Frailty correlates with poor post-operative outcomes Paper #1: Mehta A, Dultz LA, Joseph B, Canner JK, Stevens K, Jones C, Haut ER, Efron DT, Sakran JV. Emergency general surgery in geriatric patients: A statewide analysis of surgeon and hospital volume with outcomes. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jun;84(6):864-875.  - retrospective population-based cross-sectional study using administrative data.  - looks at the association between surgeon and hospital annual experience with outcomes in geriatric patients with EGS conditions. - Note Table 2 provides outcomes broken down by type of surgery - Key finding: patients operated on by a low-volume surgeon had about twice the odds of mortality, and 1.7X the odds of failure to rescue Paper #2: Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Saskin R, Bronskill SE, Huang A, Haas B. Alive and at home: Five-year outcomes in older adults following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Feb 1;90(2):287-295.  - large-scale population-based retrospective cohort study looking at long-term outcomes of older adults with admissions for emergency general surgery diagnoses - primary outcome of interest is “aging in place” or being able to reside in one’s home for as long as possible.  - Key finding: being admitted for an EGS diagnosis reduces your survival and time in your home by about 7 months. - Very little reduction in low-risk diagnoses (acute appendicitis/cholecystitis) - 57% of patients were alive and in their home 5 years later Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Thoughts of esophageal perforations keeping you up at night? Actual esophageal perforations keeping you up at night?  Drs. Brian Louie, Peter White, and Megan Lenihan discuss both the tried-and-true and the cutting-edge management of this challenging problem. Learning Objectives - Understand basic principles of management - Review differences in management based on different underlying pathology and location - Learn indications and techniques for advanced endoscopic interventions for perforations - Discuss nutrition planning  Referenced Material - Thornblade LW, Cheng AM, Wood DE et al. A Nationwide Rise in the Use of Stents for Benign Esophageal Perforation. Ann Thorac Surg 2017; 104(1):227-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.069 - Watkins JR and Farivar AS. Endoluminal Therapies for Esophageal Perforations and Leaks. Thorac Surg Clin 2018; 28(4):541-554. DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.07.002 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.07.002 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. 

A trauma patient rolls into the bay.  CPR started 10 minutes ago.  They are pulseless, the entire trauma team is looking to you for leadership, and the thoracotomy tray is prepped and ready.  Do you pick up the knife and cut?   Welcome back to the BIG T TRAUMA series.  Join Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill for a high-level discussion on the one surgical procedure that trumps them all – the ED thoracotomy.  This is episode 2 of 2.  In episode 1 we discussed who should get an ED thoracotomy.  Today, we cover how to do it.    Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

A trauma patient rolls into the bay.  CPR started 10 minutes ago.  They are pulseless, the entire trauma team is looking to you for leadership, and the thoracotomy tray is prepped and ready.  Do you pick up the knife and cut?   Welcome back to the BIG T TRAUMA series.  Join Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill for a high-level discussion on the one surgical procedure that trumps them all – the ED thoracotomy.  This is episode 1 of 2.  In episode 1 we discuss who should get an ED thoracotomy and in episode 2 we cover how to do it.    Listen to learn about the guidelines, signs of life, ultrasound, survival, and when NOT to do an ED thoracotomy.    EAST: https://www.east.org/education-career-development/practice-management-guidelines/details/emergency-department-thoracotomy  WTA: https://www.westerntrauma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Resuscitative-Thoracotomy_FINAL.svg  WakeMed Blunt Pulseless Trauma Resuscitation Guideline: https://www.wakemed.org/assets/documents/general-surgery-guidelines/trauma-guidelines/blunt-pulseless-arrest.pdf  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In the episode we will cover the following learning objectives: ·       Listeners should be able to describe the evolution and changes in definitions sepsis over the past three decades ·       Listeners should be familiar with the three randomized controlled trials that studies early-goal directed therapy ·       Listeners should be able to describe the major changes in the new 2021 SCCM Sepsis Guidelines ·       Listeners should be able to describe the fundamental principles of sepsis management in the ICU References: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1500896 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1404380 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1701380 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1401602 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. 

You are seeing a young female patient in the clinic with rectal prolapse. When do you offer surgery?  Does she get a perineal approach or a transabdominal approach?  Open or minimally invasive?  Mesh or no mesh?  Sigmoid resection or no resection?  Join Drs. Abelson, Marcello and Aulet as they take us through the wide world of rectal prolapse! Learning Objectives: 1.     Describe the difference between rectal prolapse and hemorrhoidal prolapse 2.     List the different approaches to surgical management of rectal prolapse 3.     Discuss the approach to recurrent rectal prolapse Be sure to check out the associated video below.  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK we go through three controversial topics in endocrine surgery and cite pertinent articles during a lively debate format. We debate the role of four-gland exploration versus focused exploration for parathyroid disease. Indications for parathyroidectomy are hotly contested. And finally, we discuss the role and relevance of using a nerve monitor. Tune in to see if Dr. Yeh and Dr. Wu remain collegiate after recording this episode…               Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Vivek Sant is an Endocrine Surgery Fellow at UCLA in his first year of fellowship Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Dr. Max Schumm is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research. He is a future endocrine surgeon.  Important Papers  Norlén O, Wang KC, Tay YK, Johnson WR, Grodski S, Yeung M, Serpell J, Sidhu S, Sywak M, Delbridge L. No need to abandon focused parathyroidectomy: a multicenter study of long-term outcome after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism. Ann Surg. 2015 May;261(5):991-6. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000715. PMID: 25565223. Schneider DF, Mazeh H, Sippel RS, Chen H. Is minimally invasive parathyroidectomy associated with greater recurrence compared to bilateral exploration? Analysis of more than 1,000 cases. Surgery. 2012 Dec;152(6):1008-15. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.022. Epub 2012 Oct 12. PMID: 23063313; PMCID: PMC3501613. Jinih M, O'Connell E, O'Leary DP, Liew A, Redmond HP. Focused Versus Bilateral Parathyroid Exploration for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jul;24(7):1924-1934. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5694-1. Epub 2016 Nov 28. PMID: 27896505. Silverberg SJ, Shane E, Jacobs TP, Siris E, Bilezikian JP. A 10-year prospective study of primary hyperparathyroidism with or without parathyroid surgery. N Engl J Med. 1999 Oct 21;341(17):1249-55. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199910213411701. Erratum in: N Engl J Med 2000 Jan 13;342(2):144. PMID: 10528034. Seib CD, Meng T, Suh I, Harris AHS, Covinsky KE, Shoback DM, Trickey AW, Kebebew E, Tamura MK. Risk of Fracture Among Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism Receiving Parathyroidectomy vs Nonoperative Management. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Jan 1;182(1):10-18. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6437. PMID: 34842909; PMCID: PMC8630642. Yeh MW, Zhou H, Adams AL, Ituarte PH, Li N, Liu IL, Haigh PI. The Relationship of Parathyroidectomy and Bisphosphonates With Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: An Observational Study. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Jun 7;164(11):715-23. doi: 10.7326/M15-1232. Epub 2016 Apr 5. PMID: 27043778. Zanocco K, Butt Z, Kaltman D, Elaraj D, Cella D, Holl JL, Sturgeon C. Improvement in patient-reported physical and mental health after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2015 Sep;158(3):837-45. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.054. Epub 2015 May 29. PMID: 26032828. Barczyński M, Konturek A, Cichoń S. Randomized clinical trial of visualization versus neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerves during thyroidectomy. Br J Surg. 2009 Mar;96(3):240-6. doi: 10.1002/bjs.6417. PMID: 19177420. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our oral board review course includes 92 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as general surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the Oral Board Review episodes at https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The Vascular Surgery Oral Board Review Book has 60 of the highest yield scenarios that cover the majority of the VSCORE topics in an easy-to-read question and answer format that highlights the most important clinical concepts, concise procedural descriptions, and common surgical complications that everyone should know about the field of Vascular Surgery. Whether you are looking to excel on the wards or crush the boards, this book was created to help you Dominate the Day. https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578382296?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

With more and more EVAR comes more and more endoleaks. But when do they matter and what can/should we do about them? In this episode, we present a case of a stubborn endoleak and use the course to illustrate a simple path towards the management of endoleaks following endovascular aneurysm repair. Dr. Nicholas Osborne is an Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan and the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Ann Arbor Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System. Dr. Frank Davis is a Chief Resident in the Integrated Vascular Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-6 in the General Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Guidelines around Endoleak Management Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines on the Care of Patients with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29268916/ Conservative Management of Type II Endoleaks: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25042332/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our oral board review course includes 92 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as general surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the Oral Board Review episodes at https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our oral board review course includes 92 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as general surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the Oral Board Review episodes at https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Our oral board review course includes 92 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenarios in addition to practical, easy-to-understand teaching that covers the most confusing topics we face as general surgeons. We are confident you will find this unique, dual format approach a highly effective way to prepare for the test. Learn more about the Oral Board Review episodes at https://behindtheknife.org/premium/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Description: Metachronous colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) is a complex clinical situation requiring multidisciplinary management. In this episode from the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary team at Behind the Knife, we discuss a patient presenting with metachronous CRLM and how management may change with varying clinical scenarios.  Learning Objectives: In this episode, we review the initial workup and pre-operative considerations in a patient presenting with metachronous CRLM.  We discuss key aspects of resectability of CRLM, including physiologic and hepatic fitness, biology of the disease, and technical considerations.  We review the timing and common regimens of systemic treatment for differing clinical scenarios, as well as when adjuncts to treatment may be useful (e.g., portal venous embolization).  Finally, we highlight important aspects of intraoperative and postoperative management. Hosts: Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Beth (Elizabeth) Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-3 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center  Links to Papers Referenced in this Episode: NCCN Guidelines for Colon Cancer https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/colon.pdf Mutation Status of RAS, TP53, and SMAD4 is Superior to Mutation Status of RAS Alone for Predicting Prognosis after Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Oct 1;25(19):5843-5851. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0863. Epub 2019 Jun 20. PMID: 31221662; PMCID: PMC6774854. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31221662/ Perioperative FOLFOX4 chemotherapy and surgery versus surgery alone for resectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer (EORTC 40983): long-term results of a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Nov;14(12):1208-15. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70447-9. Epub 2013 Oct 11. PMID: 24120480. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24120480/ FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: updated overall survival and molecular subgroup analyses of the open-label, phase 3 TRIBE study. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Oct;16(13):1306-15. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00122-9. Epub 2015 Aug 31. PMID: 26338525. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26338525/ Phase II Randomized Trial of Sequential or Concurrent FOLFOXIRI-Bevacizumab Versus FOLFOX-Bevacizumab for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (STEAM). Oncologist. 2019 Jul;24(7):921-932. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0344. Epub 2018 Dec 14. PMID: 30552157; PMCID: PMC6656450. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30552157/ Bevacizumab plus mFOLFOX-6 or FOLFOXIRI in patients with initially unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer: the OLIVIA multinational randomised phase II trial. Ann Oncol. 2015 Apr;26(4):702-708. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu580. Epub 2014 Dec 23. PMID: 25538173. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25538173/ Recommended Additional Podcasts on CRLM: The AHPBA Podcast: 1.     Episode 1: Dr. Jean Nicolas Vauthey - Colorectal Liver Metastases (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-dr-jean-nicolas-vauthey-colorectal-liver/id1501441845?i=1000467381474) 2.     Episode 12:Dr D'Angelica - Colorectal Liver Metastases and Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-12-dr-dangelica-colorectal-liver-metastases/id1501441845?i=1000521718184) Behind the Knife: 1.     Surgical Oncology-Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump (https://podcasts.apple.com/ye/podcast/surgical-oncology-hepatic-artery-infusion-pump/id980990143?i=1000525833877) Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Few audiences appreciate the importance of a properly functioning sphincter like surgeons. Magnetic sphincter augmentation using the LINX device, however, is one area that is beyond the sphincter-related expertise of most surgeons and surgical trainees. Drs. Mike Weykamp, Nicole White, Andrew Wright, and Nick Cetrulo review the literature surrounding the use of the LINX device for gastroesophageal reflux disease and how the device stacks up against the current gold standard in anti-reflux surgery, laparoscopic fundoplication, on this journal review episode of Behind the Knife.  References:  1. Skubleny D, Switzer NJ, Dang J, et al. LINX(®) magnetic esophageal sphincter augmentation versus Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. Aug 2017;31(8):3078-3084. doi:10.1007/s00464-016-5370-3 2. Bonavina L, Horbach T, Schoppmann SF, DeMarchi J. Three-year clinical experience with magnetic sphincter augmentation and laparoscopic fundoplication. Surg Endosc. Jul 2021;35(7):3449-3458. doi:10.1007/s00464-020-07792-1 3. Ferrari D, Asti E, Lazzari V, Siboni S, Bernardi D, Bonavina L. Six to 12-year outcomes of magnetic sphincter augmentation for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Sci Rep. Aug 13 2020;10(1):13753. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70742-3 4. Alicuben ET, Bell RCW, Jobe BA, et al. Worldwide Experience with Erosion of the Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device. J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 2018;22(8):1442-1447. doi:10.1007/s11605-018-3775-0 5. Perry KA. Alternatives to Fundoplication. Presented at SAGES Meeting 2018/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. April 2018.  Hyperlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXczKZxOg9Y 6. Dominguez RV. LINX in GERD. The evolution of the technique. From none to full dissection of the crura. Presented at SAGES Meeting April 2019.  Hyperlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhXZmsBd5c Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In this episode, our team discusses the management of penetrating liver trauma both before, during, and after surgery. Listen in for helpful tips such as how to perform an intraoperative air cholangiogram, creating an occlusion catheter from a red rubber and a Penrose, and much more! Hosts:  Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, a senior, nationally recognized name in trauma and acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haut is a past president of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST).  Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, the current program director of General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and editorial board member of SCORE. She received her Masters in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins.  David Sigmon, MD, MMEd, a PGY-6 resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago who plans on going into trauma surgery. He did two years of research in surgical education at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received his Master’s in Medical Education.  LITERATURE 1.     Murphy PB, de Moya M, Karam B, et al. Optimal timing of venous thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis initiation following blunt solid organ injury: meta-analysis and systematic review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. Published online September 18, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34537859/ 2.     Kozar RA, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, et al. Organ injury scaling 2018 update: Spleen, liver, and kidney. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;85(6):1119-1122. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30462622/ 3.     Kodadek LM, Efron DT, Haut ER. Intrahepatic balloon tamponade for penetrating liver injury: rarely needed but highly effective. World J Surg. 2019;43(2):486-489. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30280221/ 4.     EAST Practice Management Guidelines: Selective Nonoperative Management of Hepatic Injury, Blunt https://www.east.org/education-career-development/practice-management-guidelines/details/hepatic-injury-blunt-selective-nonoperative-management-of 5.     WEST Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Hepatic Trauma Algorithm https://www.westerntrauma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Non-Operative-Management-of-Adult-Blunt-Hepatic-Trauma-Algorithm_FINAL.svg 6.   THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY 3-MINUTE EXPERT CONSULT VIDEO: “BALLOON TAMPONADE FOR PENETRATING LIVER TRAUMA. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Pages/videogallery.aspx?videoId=13 7.     Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Ordonez C, et al. Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines. World J Emerg Surg. 2020;15:24. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106618/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

What is one of the most energy-intensive and waste-generating areas of the hospital? The operating room! In the new BTK/Annals of Surgery Journal Club, we talk to Dr. Elizabeth Yates and Dr. Louis Nguyen about their new article – “Empowering Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, and Obstetricians to Incorporate Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room.” They review the impact ORs have on the environment, the consequences this has for patients, and ways surgeons lead efforts to “green” the operating room. As the topic of environmental sustainability becomes a growing concern with each passing year, the surgical workplace is going to play a big role in moving in the right direction. Join us for a great discussion!   Dr. Yates earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. She is currently a General Surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she is now completing two years of protected research time at the Center for Surgery and Public Health while also pursuing a Masters in Public Health focused on Occupational and Environmental Health. She conducts interdisciplinary research examining the interface between surgery, sustainability, and climate change. Dr. Nguyen is a vascular surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. He earned his medical and business degrees from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, completed his General Surgery residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, and completed a vascular surgery fellowship at the Brigham as well. He also currently serves as Vice Chair of Digital Health Systems in the Department of surgery. He is a recognized leader in health services research and outcomes implementation, where he utilizes econometric analyses to better understand clinical outcomes. Link to article: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2021/06000/Empowering_Surgeons,_Anesthesiologists,_and.15.aspx Climate change and equity issues permeate all aspects of our life and work.  If you are (or know) a current general surgery resident, help us understand the equity and environmental impacts of residency interviews! https://redcap.link/gensurginterview Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In this episode we will explore two challenging transplant surgery cases. In the first, we discuss Nutcracker syndrome and the unique ethical questions that accompanied a living donor case. In the second, we examine a perplexing post-operative development in a complicated liver transplant patient.  Learning Objectives ·       Understand the presentation and general treatment strategies for renal nutcracker syndrome ·       Discuss protocol and ethical considerations for living donor renal transplants ·       Review portal hypertension physiology, clinical manifestations, and options for treatment Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Chemotherapy or surgery first? What is the contemporary management for patients with locally advanced, resectable gastric cancer, and what does the data show? In this episode from the Surgical Oncology team at Behind the Knife, join the discussion on perioperative treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer and future advances that will benefit surgical patients.  Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review perioperative chemotherapy regimens for locally advanced, resectable Gastric cancer, standard of care, and the future role for immunotherapy.  Hosts:  Adam Yopp, MD, FACS (@AdamYopp) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and is Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as Surgical Director of the Liver Tumor Program. Caitlin Hester, MD (@CaitlinAHester) is a 2nd Year Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Gilbert Murimwa, MD (@GilbertZMurimwa) is a PGY-3 General Surgery Resident at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and a research fellow in the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research. Papers Referenced in this Episode: Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial Al Batran et al https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32557-1/fulltext Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With First-line, Advanced Gastric Cancer. The KEYNOTE-062 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial Shitara et al https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2769922 First-line nivolumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for advanced gastric, gastro-oesophageal junction, and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (CheckMate 649): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial Janjigian et al https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00797-2/fulltext Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss neuroblastoma management in pediatric surgery. Journal Article links:  Croteau N, Nuchtern J, LaQuaglia MP. Management of Neuroblastoma in Pediatric Patients. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2021;30(2):291-304. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33706901/ Madonna MB, Newman E. Handbook for Children with Neuroblastoma. Updated Spring 2018. Cancer Committee American Pediatric Surgical Association. 2018. https://www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/ub?cmd=repview&type=682-76&name=4_1884004_PDF https://www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/ub?cmd=repview&type=682-76&name=4_1884004_PDF Newman EA, Abdessalam S, Aldrink JH, Austin M, Heaton TE, Bruny J, et al. Update on neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(3):383-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30305231/ Nuchtern JG, London WB, Barnewolt CE, Naranjo A, McGrady PW, Geiger JD, et al. A prospective study of expectant observation as primary therapy for neuroblastoma in young infants: a Children's Oncology Group study. Ann Surg 2012;256(4):573-80. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22964741/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

You are faced with a young patient with low rectal cancer who is a complete responder to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. He asks if he should undergo surgical resection despite the absence of visible tumour. How do you approach such a question?  Join Dr. Carole Richard, Dr. François Dagbert and Dr. Maher Al Khaldi in their conversation about the Watch and Wait strategy for rectal cancer, also known as the Organ Preservation strategy.  Learning objectives  -       To understand the rationale for Watch and Wait Strategy and the proportion of patients who become complete clinical responders.  -       To explain how patients under the Watch and Wait Strategy protocol should be followed up and when to consider a patient a clinical nonresponder. -       To understand the inclusion criteria for patients in the Watch and Wait Strategy References In order throughout the episode [1–3]: 1. Habr-Gama A, Perez RO, Nadalin W, Sabbaga J, Ribeiro U, Sousa AHS e, et al. Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Stage 0 Distal Rectal Cancer Following Chemoradiation Therapy. Transactions Meet Am Surg Assoc. 2004;122(NA;):309–16. 2. Valk MJM van der, Hilling DE, Bastiaannet E, Kranenbarg EM-K, Beets GL, Figueiredo NL, et al. Long-term outcomes of clinical complete responders after neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer in the International Watch & Wait Database (IWWD): an international multicentre registry study. Lancet. 2018;391(10139):2537–45. 3. Fernandez LM, Julião GPS, Figueiredo NL, Beets GL, Valk MJM van der, Bahadoer RR, et al. Conditional recurrence-free survival of clinical complete responders managed by watch and wait after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer in the International Watch & Wait Database: a retrospective, international, multicentre registry study. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(1):43–50. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Marginal ulcers are a common cause of abdominal pain following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Ever wonder how bariatric surgeons triage abdominal pain in post-bariatric surgery patients? A simplified approach to the work-up of these patients as well as the long-term management of marginal ulcers is included in this episode from your bariatric surgery team at UNMC! Journal Articles discussed: 1.     Opened Proton Pump Inhibitor Capsules Reduce Time to Healing Compared with Intact Capsules for Marginal Ulceration following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27773764/ 2.     Thoracoscopic Truncal Vagotomy versus Surgical Revision of the Gastrojejunal Anastomosis for Recalcitrant Marginal Ulcers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30132208/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

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Behind the Knife ABSITE 2022 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Visit behindtheknife.org to access podcasts, videos, CME, and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2022 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Visit behindtheknife.org to access podcasts, videos, CME, and more.  

Behind the Knife ABSITE 2022 - high yield learning to help you DOMINATE the exam. Don't forget to check out our ABSITE Podcast Companion Book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=behind+the+knife+podcast&qid=1639489872&sr=8-2 If you like the work that Behind the Knife is doing please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.    Visit behindtheknife.org to access podcasts, videos, CME, and more.  

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Preoperative Optimization Recurrences and complications following abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair are common challenges for the general surgery. In this episode, the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction team discusses evidence-based approaches to preoperative optimization and prehabilitation.  We review patient modifiable risk factors and multi-disciplinary strategies for risk, complication, and recurrence reduction. ·       Dr. Vahagn Nikolian is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair.  ·       Dr. Sean Orenstein is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair. ·       Dr. Emaad Iqbal is a resident in General Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.  ·       Dr. Shahrose Rahman is a resident in General Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University.  Seminal Papers in Preoperative Optimization Preoperative Optimization by Orenstein and Martindale: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30138281/ Impact of smoking cessation on wound healing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22508785/ Prehabilitation in abdominal wall reconstruction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30138261/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Why should a surgeon care about breast cancer chemotherapy trials? Join Drs. Michael Alvarado, Rita Mukhtar, and Alexa Glencer as they discuss the benefits of neoadjuvant chemotherapy over upfront surgery and the role of adjuvant chemotherapy for select patients who harbor residual disease at the time of surgery. Learning objectives: - Understand the benefits conferred by neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared to upfront surgery in certain patients with breast cancer - Learn about the study design and results of the CREATE-X phase 3 randomized controlled trial comparing adjuvant capecitabine to standard therapy in patients with HER2 negative invasive breast cancer with residual disease following cytotoxic neoadjuvant chemotherapy - Describe the specific benefit of adjuvant capecitabine for triple negative breast cancer patients and discuss its evolving role with recent FDA approval of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in this group - Learn about the study design and results of the KATHERINE phase 3 randomized controlled trial comparing adjuvant T-DM1 to trastuzumab in patients with HER2+ invasive breast cancer with residual disease following cytotoxic and HER2-targeted neoadjuvant chemotherapy Journal article links: CREATE-X: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1612645 KATHERINE: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1814017 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Has anyone else ever felt the anxiety of hearing the EMS radio call in a pregnant trauma patient, knowing you will soon be getting two patients in one? How do we prioritize our assessment, diagnostic work up, and treatment options for our patient when we have a second patient growing in her uterus?  Join our Miami Trauma team including Drs. Urréchaga, Neeman, and Rattan as they discuss how to navigate the physiologic changes and management considerations for the pregnant trauma patient!  Learning Objectives:  - Understand the physiology of the pregnant patient and how it changes how we clinically assess them in the trauma bay - Emphasize the basics of the primary and secondary assessment in the pregnant patient  - Identify when radiology adjuncts are appropriate - Identify laboratory and diagnostic adjuncts that are unique to the pregnant patient’s work up - Discuss treatment options for mom and fetus depending on clinical status Quick Hits: 1. Sick mom before sick baby - stick to basics and treat mom like any other trauma patient 2. Misuse of seatbelts are an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality in pregnant patients. The lap belt must lie below the uterus and shoulder strap should lie between the breasts. 3. Injured pregnant women should be screened for intimate partner violence. 4. Despite changes in pregnant patient physiology, they can still present with compensated shock. Always have a high index of suspicion when interpreting vital signs and remember to offload patient to the left in order to decompress the IVC.  5. For fetal viability: get FHT when mother’s condition allows. Remember- Fetal distress could be the first sign of maternal hypovolemia 6. NEVER withhold indicated imaging just to avoid radiation in a pregnant patient. Try shielding the uterus when possible, but always proceed with diagnostic imaging when necessary. 7. One more time- sick mom = sick baby! Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Welcome to the first Surgical Palliative Care Journal Club, the second of a six-part series focused on the integration of palliative care into the practice of surgery.  Join us as we discuss the first study of how to best integrate palliative medicine principles into the care of trauma ICU patients.  We then tackle the question:  Why are surgeons often unwilling to discontinue life-sustaining treatments in the post-operative period?   We discuss a 2013 study about “surgical buy-in” and review alternatives to making “informal contracts” with patients before surgery.   References: Mosenthal AC, Murphy PA, Barker LK, et al. Changing the culture around end-of-life care in the trauma intensive care unit. J Trauma. 2008;64(6):1587-1593. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e318174f112. Schwarze ML, Redmann AJ, Alexander GC, Brasel KJ. Surgeons expect patients to buy-in to post-operative life support preoperatively: results of a national survey. Crit Care Med. 2013;41(1):1-8. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31826a4650. Dr. Red Hoffman (@redmdnd) is an acute care surgeon and associate hospice medical director in Asheville, North Carolina, host of the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast (@surgpallcare) and co-founder of the recently launched Surgical Palliative Care Society (www.spcsociety.org).  Dr. Zara Cooper (@zaracMD) is an acute care surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she serves as Kessler Director for the Center of Surgery and Public Health (@csph_bwh).  She is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, associate faculty at Adriane Labs, and adjunct faculty at the Marcus Institute for Aging Research.  Dr. Amanda Stastny (@manda_plez) is a PGY-2 in the General Surgery program at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, NC. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

5 years of General Surgery residency? Check. Case numbers? Check. Ready for independent practice? Hmmm.   Join Drs. John D. Mellinger, Jeremy Lipman, Judith French, and Amy Han as we discuss the past, present and future of operative assessment. Learning objectives: In this episode, we discuss the current practices of operative assessment in surgical training and the opportunities for improvement. We delve into evidence-based framework for operative performance assessment outlined in “A Proposed Blueprint for Operative Performance Training, Assessment, and Certification.” We explore the distinction between high versus low frequency operations, standards setting, training of assessors, and the role of technology in improving reliability, generalizability, and frequency of operative assessments.     References: Bansal N, Simmons KD, Epstein AJ, Morris JB, Kelz RR. Using Patient Outcomes to Evaluate General Surgery Residency Program Performance. JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):111–119. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3637 Bell RH Jr, Biester TW, Tabuenca A, et al. Operative experience of residents in US general surgery programs: a gap between expectation and experience. Ann Surg. 2009;249(5):719-724. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a38e59 Williams RG, Sanfey H, Chen XP, Dunnington GL. A controlled study to determine measurement conditions necessary for a reliable and valid operative performance assessment: a controlled prospective observational study. Ann Surg. 2012;256(1):177-187. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e31825b6de4 Williams RG, George BC, Bohnen JD, et al. A Proposed Blueprint for Operative Performance Training, Assessment, and Certification. Ann Surg. 2021;273(4):701-708. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004467 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation are common in any ICU. But, adequately addressing additional perioperative considerations is key in the surgical ICU. In this Critical Care episode of Behind the Knife, Drs. Bankhead, Dumas, & Park will address how to approach a critically ill patient who presents with an arrythmia. Hemodynamically stable vs. unstable patients are discussed, as well as the current ACLS guidelines for management of a patient in cardiac arrest.  Referenced Articles and Guidelines: 1. Van Gelder I, Groenveld H, Crijns H, et al. Lenient versus Strict Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. NEJM 2010.  2. Walkey A, Hogarth K, Lip G. Optimizing Atrial Fibrillation Management: From ICU and Beyond. CHEST 2015.  3. AFFIRM Investigators. A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. NEJM 2002.  4. ACLS Training Center: Tachycardia with a Pulse Algorithm. https://www.acls.net/acls-tachycardia-algorithm 5. ACLS Training Center: Cardiac Arrest Algorithm. https://www.acls.net/acls-secondary-survey 6. ACLS Training Center: Acute Coronary Syndromes Algorithm. https://www.acls.net/acute-coronary-syndromes-algorithm Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and what better way is there to spend your time than getting to know the recent advances in adjuvant therapy for early-stage lung adenocarcinoma?  Learning Objectives -        Review work-up and treatment of lung adenocarcinoma -        Review evidence behind Osimertinib as an adjuvant therapy in EGFR mutation positive disease -        Review recent advances in gene expression profiles for targeted application of adjuvant chemotherapy -        Discuss future directions for research -        Discuss additional advancements in diagnosis, monitoring, and immunotherapy Referenced Material -        Wu Y, Tsuboi M, He J, et al. Osimertinib in resected EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1711-1723. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2027071  https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2027071 -        Woodard GA, Wang SX, Kratz JR, et al. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by Molecular Profiling and Improved Outcomes in Early Stage, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2018;19(1):58-64. DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2017.05.015 https://www.clinical-lung-cancer.com/article/S1525-7304(17)30150-X/fulltext -        Woodard GA, Kratz JR, Haro G, et al. Molecular Risk Stratification is Independent of EGFR Mutation Status in Identifying Early-Stage Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients at Risk for Recurrence and Likely to Benefit From Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Clin Lung Cancer. 2021;20:S1525-7304(21)00212-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2021.08.008 https://www.clinical-lung-cancer.com/article/S1525-7304(21)00212-6/fulltext Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join Behind the Knife's very own Dr. Scott Steele, Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, for a high-level talk on the treatment of T2N0 rectal cancer.  There is an associated video that goes along with this episode.  Check it out at behindtheknife.org or YouTube. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais and Graham Skelhorne-Gross as they tackle Cancer Emergencies.   Case 1 - Learning Points: These are complex patients and multidisciplinary care should be provided with input from oncology.  A step-up approach should be used, starting with medical management prior to considering surgery in appropriate patients. Highly selected patients may benefit from surgery, namely those with a high performance status, a prognosis of months if the bowel obstruction was resolved, minimal carcinomatosis, and a single transition point. Diversion, bypass, or resection are all options, but a patient’s capacity to heal related to recent systemic therapy needs to be taken into account.  Consent for surgery should focus on goals of care, quality of life, and achievable outcomes, and highlight the inherent risk in patients with advanced disease and a limited lifespan.  Case 2 - Learning Points: Colorectal malignancy is an exceedingly common cause of general surgical emergency and requires a thoughtful, systematic approach The role of stenting as a bridge to surgery in obstructing distal colon malignancy is somewhat controversial but can help to avoid permanent stomas; however there is some potential risk of perforation and possibly disease recurrence Treatment decisions should take place in the context of an informed discussion with the patient and consideration of both quantity and quality of life whenever possible Consistent involvement of a multidisciplinary team, including radiology, enterostomal therapy, and surgical oncology can be extremely useful in guiding complex decisions References: Shariff F, Bogach J, Guidolin K, Nadler A. Malignant Bowel Obstruction Management Over Time: Are We Doing Anything New? A Current Narrative Review. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct 18. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10922-1. Epub ahead of print. Ripamonti C, Gerdes H and Easson A. Management of malignant bowel obstruction. Eur J Cancer 2008 May;44(8):1105-15 Chen, T, Huang, Y. & Wang, G. Outcome of colon cancer initially presenting as colon perforation and obstruction. World J Surg Onc 15, 164 (2017).  Olmsted C, Johnson A, Kaboli P, et al. Use of palliative care and hospice among surgical and medical specialties in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(11):1169–75. Dunn GP, Martensen R, Weissman D.  Surgical palliative care: a resident’s guide. Essex: American College of Surgeons; 2009. Biondo S, Martí-Ragué J, Kreisler E, et al. A prospective study of outcomes of emergency and elective surgeries for complicated colonic cancer. Am J Surg. 2005;189:377–83. National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/. Accessed October 15, 2021. Shariat-Madar B, Jayakrishnan TT, Gamblin TC, Turaga KK. Surgical management of bowel obstruction in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Nov;110(6):666-9. doi: 10.1002/jso.23707.  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

In this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK we discuss the clinical applications of genetic testing for thyroid cancer. We walk through three cases of thyroid nodules and discuss why and how genetic testing can guide surgical and medical management. As usual we review key points such as imaging criteria for thyroid nodules, the Bethesda system for thyroid cytopathology, and MEN syndromes. We also go into a more nuanced discussion of how progress in genetic testing has led to more variability in management options.               Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Dr. Vivek Sant is an Endocrine Surgery Fellow at UCLA in his first year of fellowship Important Papers  Catherine Y Zhu, Ines Donangelo, Deepashree Gupta, Dalena T Nguyen, Joana E Ochoa, Michael W Yeh, Masha J Livhits, Outcomes of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules Managed Nonoperatively after Molecular Testing, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 106, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages e1240–e1247, https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaa887 Xing, Mingzhao & Alzahrani, Ali & Carson, Kathryn & Viola, David & Elisei, Rossella & Bendlova, Bela & Yip, Linwah & Mian, Caterina & Vianello, Federica & Tuttle, R & Robenshtok, Eyal & Fagin, James & Puxeddu, Efisio & Fugazzola, Laura & Czarniecka, Agnieszka & Jarząb, Barbara & O'Neill, Christine & Sywak, Mark & Lam, Alfred & Sykorova, Vlasta. (2013). Association Between BRAF V600E Mutation and Mortality in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Cancer. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 309. 1493-501. 10.1001/jama.2013.3190. Wells SA Jr, Asa SL, Dralle H, et al. Revised American Thyroid Association guidelines for the management of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid. 2015;25(6):567-610. doi:10.1089/thy.2014.0335 Wang JR, Zafereo ME, Dadu R, Ferrarotto R, Busaidy NL, Lu C, Ahmed S, Gule-Monroe MK, Williams MD, Sturgis EM, Goepfert RP, Gross ND, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Phan J, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Morrison WH, Iyer P, Cabanillas ME. Complete Surgical Resection Following Neoadjuvant Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in BRAFV600E-Mutated Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid. 2019 Aug;29(8):1036-1043. doi: 10.1089/thy.2019.0133. PMID: 31319771; PMCID: PMC6707029. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Adjuvant?  Neoadjuvant?  Short course?  Long course?  The treatment of rectal cancer treatment has come a long way.  Tune in to learn more about Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) and the mysterious HOLY PLANE. Learning Objectives: 1.    Describe the rationale for Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) for rectal cancer 2.    Review the history of chemo and radiation therapy in treatment of rectal cancer 3.    Describe total mesorectal excision  References Bahadoer RR, Dijkstra EA, van Etten B et al. Short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy before total mesorectal excision (TME) versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy, TME, and optional adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (RAPIDO): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jan;22(1):29-42. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30555-6. Epub 2020 Dec 7 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30555-6 Fokas E, Allgäuer M, Polat B et al. Randomized Phase II Trial of Chemoradiotherapy Plus Induction or Consolidation Chemotherapy as Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: CAO/ARO/AIO-12. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec 1;37(34):3212-3222. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.00308 https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.19.00308 Colorectal Surgery 2021-2022 Virtual Education Series Follow us on Twitter @CRSVirtualEd Email us: colorectal.educational.series@gmail.com www.crsvirtualed.org Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The American Board of Surgery has a new family leave policy for surgery trainees: https://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?policygsleave.  What's new?  Is it enough?  And what does competency-based training have to do with it?  Join Drs. Patrick Georgoff and Shanaz Hossain as they discuss the details with ABS president Dr. Jo Buyske.  Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Tick tock tick tock, 5 min is up! There is a plus sign on the testing stick. And you are…. Pregnant! Congratulations??? Join Drs. Erika Rangel, Eugene Kim, Yue-yung Hu, and Debbie Li as they discuss the challenges surgeons and trainees face as they navigate through pregnancy and parenthood.  Learning objectives: In this episode, we learn about the personal experiences including the good, the bad, and the ugly behind pregnancy and parenthood. We discuss about the stigma faced and experienced by many surgeons and trainees, and most importantly, ways we can support our current and future trainees to navigate this deeply personal and should be celebrated occasion in their life.  References Incidence of Infertility and Pregnancy Complications in US Female Surgeons https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.3301 Pregnancy and Motherhood During Surgical Training - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0153 Perspectives of US General Surgery Program Directors on Cultural and Fiscal Barriers to Maternity Leave and Postpartum Support During Surgical Training - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1807 Factors Associated With Residency and Career Dissatisfaction in Childbearing Surgical Residents - https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2571 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Post-operative pain is a challenging topic most surgeons would prefer not to have to think about, and post-inguinal hernia repair pain can be a particular pain in the…groin. Drs. Mike Weykamp, Andrew Wright, and Nick Cetrulo from the University of Washington provide a framework for approaching these challenging patients to help clarify when and how to best evaluate post-inguinal hernia repair pain and identify the patients who might benefit from surgical intervention. Referenced Articles and Videos:  1.     D Chen. Mapping for inguinal chronic pain: An approach that all surgeons can do. Your Session: Abdominal Wall Hernia - Provocative Questions in the Practice of Hernia Repair held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx5zSS3CA-U 2.     J Lange, R Kaufmann, A Wijsmuller, J Pierie, R Ploeg, P Amid. An international consensus algorithm for management of chronic postoperative inguinal pain. Hernia 2015.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25138620/ 3.     P Amid. Radiologic Images of Meshoma A New Phenomenon Causing Chronic Pain After Prosthetic Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias. JAMA Surgery 2004. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/397607 4.     McCormack K, Scott NW, Go PM, Ross S, Grant AM; EU Hernia Trialists Collaboration. Laparoscopic techniques versus open techniques for inguinal hernia repair. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12535413/ 5.     Campanelli G, Pascual MH, Hoeferlin A, Rosenberg J, Champault G, Kingsnorth A, Miserez M. Randomized, controlled, blinded trial of Tisseel/Tissucol for mesh fixation in patients undergoing Lichtenstein technique for primary inguinal hernia repair: results of the TIMELI trial. Ann Surg. 2012 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22395092/ 6.     Jeroukhimov I, Wiser I, Karasic E, Nesterenko V, Poluksht N, Lavy R, Halevy A. Reduced postoperative chronic pain after tension-free inguinal hernia repair using absorbable sutures: a single-blind randomized clinical trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2014.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24210149/ 7.     Novik B, Nordin P, Skullman S, Dalenbäck J, Enochsson L. More Recurrences After Hernia Mesh Fixation With Short-term Absorbable Sutures: A Registry Study of 82 015 Lichtenstein Repairs. Arch Surg. 2011.  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/406587 8.     Barazanchi AW, Fagan PV, Smith BB, Hill AG. Routine Neurectomy of Inguinal Nerves During Open Onlay Mesh Hernia Repair: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Ann Surg. 2016. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26756767/ 9.     Bakker WJ, Aufenacker TJ, Boschman JS, Burgmans JPJ. Lightweight mesh is recommended in open inguinal (Lichtenstein) hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery. 2020. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31672519/ Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The CODA trial is back – this time to shed light on long-term outcomes for antibiotics versus surgery for appendicitis! Dr. David Flum, lead investigator of the CODA trial, and Dr. Lillian Kao join us today to discuss the results after at least 1 year of follow-up in their patients. Read the full update here in the New England Journal of Medicine: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2116018 Utilizing the CODA trial results, Dr. Flum has created an innovative online tool for physicians to use with patients when discussing treatment options for appendicitis. Check out this new resource and keep it in mind next time you wander down to the ED for another patient with appendicitis: www.appyornot.org Listen to our previous episodes on the CODA Trial: Episode #321 (October 5, 2020): CODA Trial Results – Antibiotics versus Surgery for Appendicitis  https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/coda-trial-results-antibiotics-versus-surgery-for-appendicitis/ o   Dr. Flum and his team discuss the 90-day outcomes for the CODA trial as antibiotic treatment gains favor in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Episode #109 (June 7, 2017): CODA Trial with Dr. David Flum  https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/109-coda-trial-with-dr-david-flum/ o   Dr. Flum introduces the CODA Trial and the basis of his “pragmatic trial”. Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

It’s a brave new world people!  There has been an extraordinary and historic change in the way society interacts with information.  With the COVID pandemic raging misinformation and conspiracy theories have taken off like wildfire.  But why?  And what can we as providers do about it?  Join Drs. Patrick Georgoff and Brian Southwell for this timely discussion.   Dr. Southwell is Senior Director of the Science in the Public Sphere Program at the RTI International’s Center for Communication Science. He is also Adjunct Professor at Duke University and Adjunct Associate Professor in Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Southwell has published widely on topics such as public understanding of science and emerging infectious diseases. He co-founded the Duke Program on Medical Misinformation, a clinician training initiative to improve patient-provider conversations about misinformation. He also has organized several summits on trust in science and medical misinformation, such as the Misinformation Solutions Forum. In addition, Dr. Southwell created and hosts The Measure of Everyday Life, a public radio show that translates research for general audiences on WNCU, a station based at North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.    Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.

Journal Review in HPB – Surgical Outcomes of the SWOG S1505 Trial Description: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy remains a controversial topic for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This randomized trial examines surgical and clinical outcomes from peri-operative regimens, mFOLFIRNOX and gem-Abraxane. The HPB Behind the Knife team dives into the specifics of the trial design and findings, as well as sits down with the Principal Investigator Dr. Syed Ahmad himself to ask about the behind-the-scenes decision-making and the investigations yet to come.  Links to Papers Reviewed in this Episode Surgical Outcome Results from SWOG S1505: A Randomized Clinical Trial of mFOLFIRINOX Versus Gemcitabine/Nab-paclitaxel for Perioperative Treatment of Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Ann Surg. 2020 Sep;272(3):481-486 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32740235/ Efficacy of Periopertive Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Oncol. 2021 Mar;7(3):421-427 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33475684/  Guest:  Syed Ahmad, MD (@SyedAAhmad5) is a Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and the Director of the UC Cancer Center. He is the surgical chair of SWOG, and a co-Principal Investigator of the SWOG S1505 study in addition to numerous other national trials for pancreatic cancer. Hosts: Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-3 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Other References from this Episode FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer N Engl J Med. 2018 Dec 20;379:2395-2406 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1809775 APACT: phase III, multicenter, international, open-label, randomized trial of adjuvant nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine (nab-P/G) vs gemcitabine (G) for surgically resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma J Clin Oncol. 2019 May 20;37:no. 15 suppl:4000. https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.4000 Operative Standards in Cancer Surgery: Pancreatoduodenectomy: Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection American College of Surgeons. 2020 Jun 18. https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/acs-crp/oscs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs8xlCr5XyE The AHPBA Podcast  The Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ahpba-podcast/id1501441845   Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join BTK founders, Dr. Jason Bingham and Dr. John McClellan, as they discuss bariatric emergencies for the general surgeon.  This is Part 2 of 2.   Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Large diameter 26-32Fr chest tubes are the treatment of choice at many institutions for the treatment of traumatic hemothorax, but does the currently available data support that? Are there better options available? Join our team as we discuss the The Small 14-French (Fr) Percutaneous Catheter vs. Large (28-32Fr) Open Chest Tube for Traumatic Hemothorax (P-CAT): A Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial by Dr. N Kulvatunyou et al to address this question.  Hosts:  Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, a senior, nationally recognized name in trauma and acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haut is a past president of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST).  Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, the current program director of General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and editorial board member of SCORE. She received her Masters in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins.  David Sigmon, MD, MMEd, a PGY-6 resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago who plans on going into trauma surgery. He did two years of research in surgical education at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received his Master’s in Medical Education.  Journal Articles The Small 14-French (Fr) Percutaneous Catheter vs. Large (28-32Fr) Open Chest Tube for Traumatic Hemothorax (P-CAT): A Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33843831/  Randomized Clinical Trial of 14-French (14F) Pigtail Catheters versus 28-32F Chest Tubes in the Management of Patients with Traumatic Hemothorax and Hemopneumothorax. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33415448/ Randomized clinical trial of pigtail catheter versus chest tube in injured patients with uncomplicated traumatic pneumothorax. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24375295/  14 French pigtail catheters placed by surgeons to drain blood on trauma patients: is 14-Fr too small? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23188235/  A Prospective Study of 7-Year Experience Using Percutaneous 14-French Pigtail Catheters for Traumatic Hemothorax/Hemopneumothorax at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Size Still Does Not Matter https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28795207/  A History of Thoracic Drainage: From Ancient Greeks to Wound Sucking Drummers to Digital Monitoring https://www.ctsnet.org/article/history-thoracic-drainage-ancient-greeks-wound-sucking-drummer s-digital-monitoring Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Join BTK founders, Dr. Jason Bingham and Dr. John McClellan, as they discuss bariatric emergencies for the general surgeon.  This is Part 1 of 2.   Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

Peripheral Artery Disease – What the $#^% are we talking about? Peripheral Artery Disease is all about saving peoples legs and lives, but we often don’t talk about PAD lesions with a common clinical language. In this episode of Behind the Knife, the vascular surgery team introduces the Global Vascular Guidelines anddiscusses the WIfI, TASC, and GLASS classifications systems designed to standardize our conversations about PAD lesions and how these fit into treatment decisions. Dr. Nicholas Osborne is an Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan and the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Ann Arbor Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System. Dr. Frank Davis is a Chief Resident in the Integrated Vascular Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-6 in the General Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Papers discussed in this Episode: Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365864/ Society for Vascular Surgery App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1014644425 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access our massive library of high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The Colorectal Surgery Virtual Education team is back with Mock Oral exams.  This is episode 2 of 2 and includes 2 high-yield cases. Also available in video format at www.behindtheknife.org. For more information on the Colorectal Surgery Virtual Education initiative visit www.crsvirtualed.org.  

Learning Objectives: ·       Describe the role of portal vein embolization and how it is currently utilized in the setting of metastatic colon cancer ·       Understand adequate functional volume and delineate different methods of increasing a future liver remnant ·       Identify the leading causes of drug-induced liver failure and recognize how these have changed over time Journal Articles: ·       Dueland, et al. “Survival Outcomes After Portal Vein Embolization and Liver Resection Compared With Liver Transplant for Patients With Extensive Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases.” JAMA Surgery. 2021;156(6):550-557. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0267 ·       Ghabril, et al. “Eight fold increase in the dietary supplement related liver failure leading to transplant waitlisting over the last quarter century in the US.” Liver Transplantation. 31 July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.26246 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access our massive library of high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  

The Colorectal Surgery Virtual Education team is back with Mock Oral exams.  This is episode 1 of 2 and includes 2 high-yield cases.  Also available in video format at www.behindtheknife.org. For more information on the Colorectal Surgery Virtual Education initiative visit www.crsvirtualed.org.  

Description:   A patient being surveilled for untreated hepatitis C presents to your clinic for a newly identified liver mass. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for ~90% of new liver cancers and infection by hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses are the main risk factors. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis associated with metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus, however, have contributed to HCC becoming the fastest growing solid organ tumor in the United States. In this episode from the Surgical Oncology team at Behind the Knife, join the discussion on a surgeons approach to this growing patient population. Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma, key steps in the diagnostic work-up with a focus on pre-operative planning for hepatectomy in cirrhotic patients. We will cover interventions available preoperatively, options and considerations once in the operating room, as well as treatment strategies and shifting paradigms following successful resection.  Hosts:  Adam Yopp, MD, FACS (@AdamYopp) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and is Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as Surgical Director of the Liver Tumor Program. Caitlin Hester, MD (@CaitlinAHester) is a 2nd Year Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Gilbert Murimwa, MD (@GilbertZMurimwa) is a PGY-3 General Surgery Resident at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and a research fellow in the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research. Papers Referenced in this Episode: Importance of low preoperative platelet count in selecting patients for resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-institutional analysis J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Apr;212(4):638-48; discussion 648-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.01.004. PMID: 21463803  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21463803/ Hepatobiliary Cancers, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 May 1;19(5):541-565. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.0022. PMID: 34030131 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34030131/ Sequential arterial and portal vein embolizations before right hepatectomy in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma Br J Surg. 2006 Sep;93(9):1091-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.5341. PMID: 16779884 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16779884/ Application of controlled low central venous pressure during hepatectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis J Clin Anesth. 2021 Aug 1;75:110467. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110467. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34343737 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34343737/ Portal vein embolization: rationale, technique and future prospects Br J Surg. 2001 Feb;88(2):165-75. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01658.x. PMID: 11167863 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11167863/ Kinetic growth rate after portal vein embolization predicts posthepatectomy outcomes: toward zero liver-related mortality in patients with colorectal liver metastases and small future liver remnant J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Feb;216(2):201-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.10.018. Epub 2012 Dec 7. PMID: 23219349  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23219349/ IMbrave 050: a Phase III trial of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection or ablation Future Oncol. 2020 May;16(15):975-989. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0162. Epub 2020 Apr 30. PMID: 32352320 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32352320/ Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Associated With Increased Survival in Patients With a History of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Gastroenterology. 2019 Nov;157(5):1253-1263.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.040. Epub 2019 Jul 30. PMID: 31374215 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31374215/

Ever wonder why some bariatric patients received extended VTE prophylaxis and others do not? Or what the ideal chemical VTE prophylaxis is for bariatric patients? All of your questions answered in this journal review discussion! Journal articles: A single-center comparison of extended and restricted thromboprophylaxis with LMWH after metabolic surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31641983/ Risk factors for postdischarge venous thromboembolism among bariatric surgery patients and the evolving approach to extended thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33814315/

You’re faced with a challenging case of a patient with rectal cancer and synchronous liver lesion. Where do you start: chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, upfront surgery, liver first, rectum first?  Join Drs. Carole Richard, François Dagbert and Maher Al Khaldi as they discuss the management of a patient with rectal cancer with a synchronous hepatic metastasis.  Learning objectives In this episode, we discuss the workup of a rectal tumour associated with synchronous liver metastases, indications for resection of the hepatic lesion, neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment modalities, survival benefit of resection and patient follow-up.   Reference list: Moulton C-A, Gu C-S, Law CH, Tandan VR, Hart R, Quan D, et al. Effect of PET Before Liver Resection on Surgical Management for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Metastases: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2014;311(18):1863–9. Bahadoer RR, Dijkstra EA, Etten B van, Marijnen CAM, Putter H, Kranenbarg EM-K, et al. Short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy before total mesorectal excision (TME) versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy, TME, and optional adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (RAPIDO): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(1):29–42.

"The eyes do not see what the mind does not know." Trauma surgery is riddled with pitfalls.  Take your guard down for a minute and BAM, you are eating humble pie.  Don't let this happen to you!   Join Drs. Bryan Cotton, Teddy Puzio, Krislynn Mueck, and host Patrick Georgoff for a fun, high-yield review.  In this episode (2 of 2), we cover:  Splenic pseudoaneurysm Compartment syndrome Urogenital injury Diaphragm injury Esophageal injury

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss ovarian mass in pediatric surgery. Journal Article links:  Madenci AL, Vandewalle RJ, Dieffenbach BV, Laufer MR, Boyd TK, Voss SD, et al. Multicenter pre-operative assessment of pediatric ovarian malignancy. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(9):1921-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30867096/ Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, et al. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg 2018;53(7):1387-91. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29153467/

"The eyes do not see what the mind does not know." Trauma surgery is riddled with pitfalls.  Take your guard down for a minute and BAM, you are eating humble pie.  Don't let this happen to you!   Join Drs. Bryan Cotton, Teddy Puzio, Rushabh Dev, and host Patrick Georgoff for a fun, high-yield review.  In this episode (1 of 2), we cover:  Extraperitoneal rectal injury Blunt cerebrovascular injury Chance fractures Cardiac injuries with a negative FAST exam Missed injuries during trauma ex lap

The chief residents in your program are at their wits end with some of their colleagues. Residents are yelling at nurses, skin closures look like they’re from a horror movie and a patient almost died because of a delay in being seen. How can the chiefs and program director help these struggling residents? Join Drs. Kyla Terhune, Jeremy Lipman, Judith French and Amy Han as they discuss how to identify and support the struggling surgical resident. Learning objectives: After listening to this episode, the participant will be able to: Recall some of the assessment tools available to identify struggling residents Discuss strategies for identifying struggling surgical residents Provide guidance to a struggling surgical resident who is struggling

Tune in to listen to two of the BTK original founders, Dr. Jason Bingham and Dr. Scott Steele, as they discuss clinical challenges in colorectal surgery, specifically large bowel obstruction.   Want to win a free Behind the Knife ABSITE review book?  Simply leave us a review on Apple Podcasts before September 1st and you will be entered into the drawing.  Be sure to include your Twitter or Instagram handle in the review.  Or email us at BTKpodcast@gmail.com to let us know that you showed BTK some love.  DOMINATE THE DAY!

Incisional hernia is one of the most common long-term complications associated with surgical interventions. In this episode from the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction team at Behind the Knife, we discuss evidence-based decision making to reduce incisional hernia rates following laparotomy. We review preoperative factors associated with hernia occurrence, intraoperative decision making related to fascial closure technique, and review literature on prophylactic mesh augmentation.  ·       Dr. Vahagn Nikolian is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair.  ·       Dr. Sean Orenstein is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, focused on abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair. ·       Dr. Emaad Iqbal is a resident in General Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.  ·       Dr. Shahrose Rahman is a resident in General Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University.  Seminal Papers in Hernia Prevention Techniques STITCH Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26188742/ PRIMAAT Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26943336/ PRIMA Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28641875/   Want to win a free Behind the Knife ABSITE review book?  Simply leave us a review on Apple Podcasts before September 1st and you will be entered into the drawing.  Be sure to include your Twitter or Instagram handle in the review.  Or email us at BTKpodcast@gmail.com to let us know that you showed BTK some love.  DOMINATE THE DAY!

Welcome to the first of a six-part series focused on the integration of palliative care into the practice of surgery.  Dr. Geoffrey Dunn defines Surgical Palliative Care as “the treatment of suffering and the promotion of quality of life for seriously ill or terminally ill patients under surgical care.”  He has proposed that the Family Meeting is like a surgical procedure in which we “Prepare, Do and Close.”  Using the case of a geriatric trauma patient in multi-system organ failure, in this episode we discuss how to run a family meeting, how to discuss code status and how to discuss goals of care. Family Meeting: Fast Fact #16:  Moderating the Family Meeting https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/moderating-an-end-of-life-family-conference/ Fast Fact #222:  The Family Meeting Part 1- Preparing https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/the-family-meeting-part-1-preparing/ Fast Fact #223: The Family Meeting Part 2- Starting the Conversation https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/the-family-meeting-part-2-starting-the-conversation/ Fast Fact #227: The Family Meeting Part 6-  Goal Setting and Future Planning https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/the-family-meeting-part-6-goal-setting-and-future-planning/ In-hospital CPR: CPR in adults in the hospital: a report of 14720 cardiac arrests from the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12969608/ Development and validation of the good outcome following attempted resuscitation (GO-FAR) score to predict neurologically intact survival after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24018585/ Dr. Red Hoffman (@redmdnd) is an acute care surgeon and associate hospice medical director in Asheville, North Carolina, host of the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast (@surgpallcare) and co-founder of the recently launched Surgical Palliative Care Society (www.spcsociety.org).  Dr. Fabian Johnston (@fabianjohnston) is Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology and Chief, Division of GI Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Amanda Stastny (@manda_plez) is a PGY-2 in the General Surgery program at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, NC.   FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhjxgCE9Ek263XuGkpqqbaNiK9sVnu3M7_LFYUZxhr38SZw/viewform Want to win a free Behind the Knife ABSITE review book?  Simply leave us a review on Apple Podcasts before September 1st and you will be entered into the drawing.  Be sure to include your Twitter or Instagram handle in the review.  Or email us at BTKpodcast@gmail.com to let us know that you showed BTK some love.  DOMINATE THE DAY!

Behind the Knife – ACS Cancer Surgery Standards Program Host: Shreya Gupta, MD (@shreyaguptaMD)  Guests: Mediget Teshome, MD, MPH, FACS (@drmediget) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is the Chair of the Education Committee of the Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP). Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center. He is the Vice Chair of the Education Committee of the CSSP. Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center and a member of the Education Committee of the CSSP. Description: The American College of Surgeons Cancer Surgery Standards Program is an initiative to improve the quality of cancer surgery by implementing evidence-based operative standards and its associated documentation. This episode discusses the CSSP’s role in not only enhancing the quality of care for patients, but also providing educational tools for trainees, resources for community surgeons caring for cancer patients, and a vehicle for research.  Learning Objectives In this episode, we learn about the mission and vision of the American College of Surgeons Cancer Surgery Standards Program and the associated operative standards. We discuss the current rollout of standards 5.7 and 5.8, concerning synoptic pathology reporting of total mesorectal excision for mid/low rectal cancer and mediastinal and hilar lymph node sampling in lung cancer. In addition, we discuss future implementation of synoptic operative reporting standards for melanoma, breast cancer, and colon cancer. These standards are important not only for the sub-specialist, but also to surgical residents and any general surgeon that cares for cancer patients. Resources Referenced in this Episode The ACS CSSP homepage: facs.org/cssp Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery – find it on Amazon!             Volume 1: Breast, Lung, Pancreas, Colon             Volume 2: Thyroid, Gastric, Rectum, Esophagus, Melanoma Follow CSSP on Twitter at @AmColSurgCancer, with the hashtag #CSSP FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhjxgCE9Ek263XuGkpqqbaNiK9sVnu3M7_LFYUZxhr38SZw/viewform Want to win a free Behind the Knife ABSITE review book?  Simply leave us a review on Apple Podcasts before September 1st and you will be entered into the drawing.  Be sure to include your Twitter or Instagram handle in the review.  Or email us at BTKpodcast@gmail.com to let us know that you showed BTK some love.  DOMINATE THE DAY!

A young woman is referred urgently to your breast surgical oncology clinic for a second opinion. She has been told that she needs to have an urgent mastectomy for a palpable triple negative breast cancer with suspicious axillary lymphadenopathy. Are there other options she should consider? Join Drs. Michael Alvarado, Rita Mukhtar, and Alexa Glencer as they discuss the multidisciplinary management of a patient with triple negative breast cancer. In this episode, we review the diagnosis and classification of triple negative breast cancer, its biologic implications, surgical management including the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy vs axillary dissection, and the role of targeted chemotherapy including the recent FDA approval of immunotherapy for triple negative breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting and indication for adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with residual disease following neoadjuvant therapy. Links: Enhanced recurrence and survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for hormone receptor negative breast cancer compared to hormone receptor positive breast cancer Berry et al (2006). Estrogen-receptor status and outcomes of modern chemotherapy for patients with node-positive breast cancer. JAMA; 295(14): 1658-1667. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/202666 Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab for triple negative breast cancer Schmid et al (2020). Pembrolizumab for early triple negative breast cancer. New England J of Medicine; 382(9): 810-821.  https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1910549?articleTools=true ACOSOG 1071: Sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy Boughey at al (2013). Sentinel lymph node surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with node-positive breast cancer: the ACOSOG 1071 (Alliance) clinical trial. JAMA; 310(14): 1455-1461. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1748149 Adjuvant capecitabine for triple negative breast cancer patients with residual disease following neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Masuda et al (2017). Adjuvant capecitabine for breast cancer after preoperative chemotherapy. New England J of Medicine; 376(22): 2147-2159. https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1612645?articleTools=true FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhjxgCE9Ek263XuGkpqqbaNiK9sVnu3M7_LFYUZxhr38SZw/viewform

Medical students - do you want to DOMINATE your surgery clerkship?  Of course you do!  Tune in and find out how.  In this episode we introduce Behind the Knife’s 5 Principles for Clerkship DOMINATION, we hear from clerkship directors at top-notch surgery programs around the country, and we review the primary learning environments in surgery and how you can excel in each of these environments.   Hosts: Drs. Patrick Georgoff (@georgoff) and Amir Motameni (@motameniA) Special guests: Drs. Gifty Kwakye, Luigi Pascarella, Mackenzie Cook, and Alodia Gabre-Kidan.  Behind the Knife’s 5 Principles for Clerkship DOMINATION:  1.  Be prepared 2. Take a proactive role in your education 3. Show enthusiasm and be engaged 4. Give quality presentations with thoughtful assessments and plans 5. Seek out feedback and incorporate it into what you do. Systems based surgery plan: •Neuro: Pain control, unneeded narcotics, sleep, home psych meds  •Cardiovascular: HR, BP, home cardiac meds •Pulmonary: Supplemental O2, pulmonary toilet (e.g. incentive spirometry), home inhalers •GI: Diet, return of bowel function, bowel regimen, ostomy care •GU/FEN: Urine output, foley catheter, IV fluids, electrolytes  •Endocrine: Blood glucose •ID: Identify and treat infections, duration of antibiotics  •Heme: DVT chemoprophylaxis, anemia •Skin: Wound care, pressure ulcers •MSK: Activity restrictions, out of bed, PT/OT •Lines: Central line, arterial line •Disposition: PT/OT, social work, case management  FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhjxgCE9Ek263XuGkpqqbaNiK9sVnu3M7_LFYUZxhr38SZw/viewform

Your patient is pregnant in her third trimester and she has acute cholecystitis...a relatively common but unnerving scenario.  What do you do?!  Do you operate?  Do you observe?  What about the baby?  Tune in and get the information you need to best care for this patient.  Hosts: Drs. Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Ashlie Nadler and Jordan Nantais.  Papers reviewed:  1) Fong, Z. et. al. Cholecystectomy during the third trimester of pregnancy: proceed or delay? J Am Coll Surg. 2019. 228 (4): 494-502. 2) Hong. J. et. al. Considering delay of cholecystectomy in the third trimester of pregnancy. Surg Endosc. 2020. Online ahead of print. FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhjxgCE9Ek263XuGkpqqbaNiK9sVnu3M7_LFYUZxhr38SZw/viewform

Dr. Yue-Yung Hu, Dr. Ryan Ellis, and Dr. Rhami Khorfan discuss two key new papers discussing optimizing resident achievement and well-being. Check out the papers at these links! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605580/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33491973/

Episode Description The timing of renal replacement therapy remains controversial and may be influenced by local resources, availability and institutional practices. In this episode from the Surgical Critical Care team at Behind the Knife, we provide a brief overview, introduce a clinical scenario and discuss two contemporary articles on the timing of initiation.  Learning Objectives:  In this episode, we review the indications for renal replacement therapy, the different modalities of continuous replacement therapy, and discuss two randomized control trials that may help us answer the question of dialysis initiation. Hosts: Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, MD, MS (@BBankheadMD) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Ryan Dumas, MD, FACS (@PMH_Trauma_RPD) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital. Caroline Park, MD, MPH, FACS (@CPark_MD) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital. Links to Papers Referenced in this Episode: Timing of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 11;379(15):1431-1442. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1803213. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30304656/ Timing of Initiation of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jul 16;383(3):240-251. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2000741. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32668114/

Intro:  Join Drs. Brian Louie, Peter White, and Megan Lenihan as they discuss the management of spontaneous pneumothorax in its various presentations. Learning Objectives -        Management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax -        Management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax -        Operative intervention -        Nonoperative intervention -        Recognition and management of uncommon causes of pneumothorax Referenced Material ACCP guidelines for spontaneous pneumothorax:  https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(15)38241-6/ BTS guidelines for spontaneous pneumothorax:  https://thorax.bmj.com/content/65/Suppl_2/ii18

Couldn’t log on to the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting this year? No need to have FOMO, in this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at Behind the Knife, we review key abstract presentations from the meeting. We discuss the strengths and limitations of the studies, and how the results translate to clinical practice. Specifically, we go into screening and surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism after a diagnosis of nephrolithiasis, and the role of prophylactic central lymph node dissection, radioactive iodine, and radiofrequency ablation for papillary thyroid carcinoma.                    Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Important Papers  Viola, D., Materazzi, G., Valerio, L., Molinaro, E., Agate, L., Faviana, P., Seccia, V., Sensi, E., Romei, C., Piaggi, P. and Torregrossa, L., 2015. Prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma: clinical implications derived from the first prospective randomized controlled single institution study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 100(4), pp.1316-1324. Sippel, R.S., Robbins, S.E., Poehls, J.L., Pitt, S.C., Chen, H., Leverson, G., Long, K.L., Schneider, D.F. and Connor, N.P., 2020. A randomized controlled clinical trial: No clear benefit to prophylactic central neck dissection in patients with clinically node negative papillary thyroid cancer. Annals of Surgery, 272(3), pp.496-503. Alore, E.A., Suliburk, J.W., Ramsey, D.J., Massarweh, N.N., Balentine, C.J., Singh, H., Awad, S.S. and Makris, K.I., 2019. Diagnosis and management of primary hyperparathyroidism across the Veterans Affairs health care system. JAMA internal medicine, 179(9), pp.1220-1227. Ganesan, C., Weia, B., Thomas, I.C., Song, S., Velaer, K., Seib, C.D., Conti, S., Elliott, C., Chertow, G.M., Tamura, M.K. and Leppert, J.T., 2020. Analysis of primary hyperparathyroidism screening among US veterans with kidney stones. JAMA surgery, 155(9), pp.861-868.

You find a 2.3 cm polyp in the right colon during a screening colonoscopy.  Does this patient need a colectomy? Is polypectomy ok? What should I do?? Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson and Tess Aulet as they discuss the endoscopic management of advanced colorectal polyps.  Be sure to check out Behind the Knife's YouTube channel for the VideoCast version of this high-yield case: https://www.youtube.com/c/BehindTheKnifeTheSurgeryPodcast.   Interested in learning more about specific topics in Colorectal Surgery? Check out the Virtual Education Series in Colorectal Surgery on Sunday Evenings at 7 pm EST @CRSVirtualEd or visit our website at http://jc.kethman.org. References: Cohan JN, Donahue C, Pantel HJ, Ricciardi R, Kleiman DA, Read TE, Marcello PW. Endoscopic Step Up: A Colon-Sparing Alternative to Colectomy to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs for Patients With Advanced Neoplastic Polyps. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Jun;63(6):842-849. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001645. PMID: 32118624. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32118624/ NCCN guidelines: https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/guidelines-detail?category=1&id=1428 Kudo Classification: Kudo S, Tamura S, Nakajima T, Yamano H, Kusaka H, Watanabe H. Diagnosis of colorectal tumorous lesions by magnifying endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 1996; 44: 8-14 [PMID:8836710] UpToDate. Chromoendoscopy. Author:Marcia Irene Canto, MD, MHSSection Editor:John R Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAFDeputy Editor:Kristen M Robson, MD, MBA, FACG. Literature review current through: May 2021. | This topic last updated: Jan 14, 2021. Haggit and Kikuchi classification: Haggitt RC, Glotzbch RE, Soffer EE, Wruble LD. Prognostic factors in colorectal carcinomas arising in adenomas: implications for lesions removed by endoscopic polypectomy. Gastroenterology 1985; 89: 328-36. 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Journal Review   Evaluating the Robot Platform for use in General Surgery: ROLARR & RIVAL The debate about whether or not robotic surgery has a place in mainstream general surgery practice has been raging years with critics highlighting concerns about cost and a lack of high-level evidence showing benefit in patient outcomes while proponents suggest benefits in visualization, dexterity, and ergonomics that have not yet been borne out in rigorous trials. Hosts, Drs. Mike Weykamp, Andrew Wright, and Nick Cetrulo use two recent JAMA articles to frame the debate surrounding the platform and offer insight into the future of robotic and minimally invasive surgery. Learning objectives:  In this episode we review the current landscape of the literature surrounding robot assisted surgery with a particular focus on how to thoughtfully evaluate emerging surgical technologies, the need to consider the broader concept of value rather than simply healthcare costs, and the role of surgeon-focused outcomes including ergonomics.  Selected Articles:  Effect of Robotic-Assisted vs Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery on Risk of Conversion to Open Laparotomy Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Rectal Cancer: The ROLARR Randomized Clinical Trial Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29067426/ Robotic Inguinal vs Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: The RIVAL Randomized Clinical Trial Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32186683/ RIVAL Author Interview with JAMA Surgery: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/18318110

Dr. Shailesh Agarwal from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston joins us once more on the podcast! This time he lends us his expertise in the surgical management of lymphedema. Come listen to how Dr. Agarwal is improving the lives of patients with this terrible, chronic condition, often produced as a result of prior surgery.

On this episode we are joined by Dr. Gretchen Schwarze, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.  Dr. Schwarze is an expert in surgical decision making, informed consent, advance directives, and end-of-life care, and in this episode we pick her brain for practical tips on how to talk to patients about surgery and end of life decisions.  Tune in to hear Dr. Schwarze’s 7 Habits for Highly Effective Surgery Communication, created just for Behind the Knife.   1.     Be clear about the goal 2.     Stay away from anatomy and physiology 3.     Remember the downsides of surgery are more than just complications 4.     Help patients to anticipate and prepare 5.     Ask people about their hopes and fears 6.     Make a recommendation and show your work 7.     Attend to emotion The Patient Preferences Project: https://patientpreferences.org/

On this episode we talk about an extremely important topic - end of life care and decision making.  We are lucky to be joined by Dr. Gretchen Schwarze, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.  Dr. Schwarze is the creator of the Best Case Worst Case tool, an incredibly useful resource.  The Best Case Worse Case tool helps improve communication between older patients and their surgeons so that patients can avoid unwanted treatment and make decisions that align with their values, preferences, and goals.  As most of our listeners know, these conversations are not easy.  Tune in and learn how to do better.   Whiteboard video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnS3K44sbu0 The Patient Preferences Project: https://patientpreferences.org/ Managing Uncertainty — Harnessing the Power of Scenario Planning: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1704149

Description: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a highly lethal cancer with a dismal long-term prognosis requiring complex multidisciplinary planning in order to optimize outcomes. In this episode from the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary team at Behind the Knife, we discuss a patient presenting with a borderline resectable pancreatic head mass.  Learning Objectives: In this episode, we review risk factors for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, key steps of the diagnostic work-up and pre-operative planning, and definitions of resectable, borderline resectable, and unresectable tumors. The history of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer is briefly reviewed, highlighting the importance of multi-agent regimens and role of neoadjuvant therapy. Finally, we highlight the critical steps of the Whipple procedure. Hosts: Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@usarmydoc24) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-3 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center Links to Papers Referenced in this Episode Treatment sequencing for resectable pancreatic cancer: influence of early metastases and surgical complications on multimodality therapy completion and survival J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Jan;18(1):16-24 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24241967/  Preoperative biliary drainage for cancer of the head of the pancreas N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 14;362(2):129-37 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20071702/ 1423 pancreaticoduodenectomies for pancreatic cancer: A single-institution experience J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Nov;10(9):1199-210; discussion 1210-1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17114007/  Adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine and long-term outcomes among patients with resected pancreatic cancer: the CONKO-001 randomized trial JAMA. 2013 Oct 9;310(14):1473-81.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24104372/ Comparison of adjuvant gemcitabine and capecitabine with gemcitabine monotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer (ESPAC-4): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial Lancet. 2017 Mar 11;389(10073):1011-1024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28129987/ FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer N Engl J Med. 2018 Dec 20;379:2395-2406 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1809775  Surgical Outcome Results From SWOG S1505: A Randomized Clinical Trial of mFOLFIRINOX Versus Gemcitabine/Nab-paclitaxel for Perioperative Treatment of Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Ann Surg. 2020 Sep 1;272(3):481-486.doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004155 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32740235/ ASCO Guidelines Potentially Curable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma https://www.asco.org/research-guidelines/quality-guidelines/guidelines/gastrointestinal-cancer#/12146 NCCN Guidelines Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/nccn-guidelines/guidelines-detail?category=1&id=1455

Today we have a very special guest on Behind the Knife- Dr Michael D’Angelica. He discusses surgical oncology with his HPB focus along with colorectal liver metastases. The episode digs in deeper on the origin of hepatic artery infusion pump, its surgical technique and common complications and much more. Enjoy! https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2735967

Clinical Challenges in Trauma Surgery: Penetrating Cardiac Trauma A patient presents with a stab wound to the THE BOX.  What do you do?  X-ray?  FAST?  Heal with steel?  In this episode, the BTK trauma team discusses your options and gives you a few pro tips along the way. Join Drs. Haut, Feinman, and Sigmon for a high-yield clinical challenge. Hosts: Elliott Haut, MD, PhD, a senior, nationally recognized name in trauma and acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haut is a past president of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST). Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, the current program director of General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and editorial board member of SCORE.  She received her Masters in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins. David Sigmon, MD, MMEd, a PGY-5 resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago who plans on going into trauma surgery.  He did two years of research in surgical education at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received his Master’s in Medical Education. Papers: Inaba K, Chouliaras K, Zakaluzny S, et al. FAST ultrasound examination as a predictor of outcomes after resuscitative thoracotomy: a prospective evaluation. Ann Surg. 2015;262(3):512-518; discussion 516-518.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26258320/ Teeter W, Haase D. Updates in traumatic cardiac arrest. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2020;38(4):891-901. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32981624/ Israr S, Cook AD, Chapple KM, et al. Pulseless electrical activity following traumatic cardiac arrest: Sign of life or death? Injury. 2019;50(9):1507 1510. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31147/183/

Clinical Challenge in Surgery – Carotid Artery Stenosis Carotid endarterectomy is a great option for most patients, but what do you do when the lesion extends high in the neck or the neck has been irradiated? In this episode from the Vascular Surgery team at Behind the Knife, we discuss carotid artery stenosis using a real patient case from the University of Michigan. We touch on diagnosis and imaging as well as medical and surgical management of carotid disease with a special discussion about Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR), a new technique available for the treatment of carotid lesions. Dr. Nicholas Osborne is an Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan and the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Ann Arbor Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System. Dr. Frank Davis is a Chief Resident in the Integrated Vascular Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-6 in the General Surgery program at the University of Michigan. Seminal Papers in Carotid Artery Stenosis The MRC European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)09292-1/fulltext Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis (ACAS Trial): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/388335 The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET Trial): https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/01.STR.30.9.1751 Safety and Efficacy Study for Reverse Flow Used During Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure (ROADSTER Trial): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26506270/ ROADSTER 2 Trial: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030550

“If you could go back to your very first day of intern year and tell yourself one thing, what would it be?"   In this episode, AlleaBelle Gongola joins Scott Steele, Kevin Kniery, and Patrick Georgoff to discuss this very question. Tune in to hear wise answers from previous BTK episodes and fill up on inspiration as we head into a new academic year.  

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Go to greenchef.com/90surgery with code "90surgery" to get 90 dollars off some fantastic meals and help support Behind The Knife.  Host: Kevin Kniery Guest Hosts: Alexis Lauria and Alec Kersey For more details on vascular trauma discussion check previous episodes with Dr. Rasmussen. 

Go to HelloFresh.com/Surgery12 to get up to 12 free meals and support Behind The Knife. Host: Kevin Kniery Guest Hosts: Alexis Lauria and Alec Kersey Check our YouTube tutorial on REBOA https://bit.ly/3uSxLXb For more in detail vascular trauma discussions check out our previous episodes with Dr. Todd Rasmussen. 

In this episode, we host the Joint Commission who tell us about their efforts to improve healthcare disparities and healthcare provider diversity. We first briefly discuss structural racism before pivoting to how COVID has revealed how deep the roots of inequity travel. Finally we discuss the ways that Joint Commission are tackling the problem. Dr. Ana McKee, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Joint Commission joins our discussion, along with return guest Dr. Fabian Johnston from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. McKee mentions the Bernard J Tyson National Award for Excellent in the Pursuit of Healthcare Equity in this episode! Applications open on May 17. Please see go to THIS LINK to learn more about the process!

In this episode, we follow up with our friends at COVIDSurg (https://globalsurg.org/covidsurg/).  While the pandemic has been raging they have been hard at work, studying the interface between COVID and all things surgery.  They’ve produced some amazing work, most of which impacts the day to day lives of surgeons around the country.   How long should you wait to operate on a patient who has had COVID?  And what do you tell your patients about this?  What about vaccines?  Should your next patient undergoing elective surgery be vaccinated before you take them to the operating room?  Find out!

Clinical Challenges in Surgery: ARDS It's the middle of the night...the ventilator is alarming, the patient is hypoxic, and the nurse wants to know if you would like to paralyze the patient.  What do you do?!  Join Drs. Matt Martin, John McClellan, and Patrick Georgoff as they discuss the management of a real patient with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.  From paralytics and proning to steroids and ECMO, this episode has got you covered. 

Note: We couldn't upload the video version to your podcast player because the file was just way too big! That's because the operative video is so high quality! Please go our YouTube channel to watch it! Or click this link: https://youtu.be/xx7JMIe2d_o In the first of our Surgical Technique video series, Mass Gen Transplant surgeons take us step by step through a kidney transplant! This is Part 2 of the series. We are joined by Dr. Leigh Anne Dageforde, Dr. Anushi Shah, and Dr. Ashley Aaron. Just in time for National Donate Life Month!

Note: We couldn't upload the video version to your podcast player because the file was just way too big! That's because the operative video is so high quality! Please go our YouTube channel to watch it! Or click this link: https://youtu.be/xx7JMIe2d_o In the first of our Surgical Technique video series, Mass Gen Transplant surgeons take us step by step through a kidney transplant! This is Part 1 of the series. We are joined by Dr. Leigh Anne Dageforde, Dr. Anushi Shah, and Dr. Ashley Aaron. Just in time for National Donate Life Month!

Dr. Anton Fries, Chief of Plastic Surgery at UT San Antonio, joins the podcast to give us all a primer on all we need to know about flap-based reconstruction. Don’t forget to visit GreenChef.com and use promo code 90Surgery to get $90 off your first organic, delivered meals. It’s a great way to support your body and the podcast!

Check out the articles discussed in today's podcast here ATTRACT Trial  https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1615066 Dual Antiplatelets Following Lower Extremity Bypass https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32777321/

Discussing a REAL TRAUMA CASE that happened just a few months ago, Patrick Georgoff, John McClellan, and Hasan Alam come together to detail their thought process in managing a patient with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

We brought Dr. Mary Klingensmith and Dr. Amit Joshi on the show, executive leaders on the Surgical Council on Resident Education. Listen to them discuss the history of SCORE, how it has improved over time, and how these two leaders in surgical education anticipate residency training changing over the next decade!

Diverticulitis has got to be one of the most classic problems encountered by surgeons and medical students in their surgery rotation. In this inaugural "Clinical Challenges" episode, colorectal surgeons Scott Steele and Joshua Bleier join acute care and trauma surgeon Patrick Georgoff to discuss the important clinical pearls, starting from when you meet the patient, all the way to when you're taking care of them after their surgery.

The venerable Dr. Timothy Pawlik from Ohio State joins us on the podcast today to discuss his Landmark Paper review of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma!

How do you discuss breast reconstruction with your patient? Dr. John Kim from Northwestern University joins us to talk about this rich topic.  Check out our YouTube channel this week as we will release video clips of the interview along with visual aids!

This is the second part of our discussion with Dr. Shailesh Agarwal, Plastic Surgeon at Brigham and Women's in Boston. In this half, we discuss the plastic surgeon's perspective on abdominal wall reconstruction and chest wall reconstruction. This is part of a short mini-series of episodes we are releasing about topics in plastic surgery that would interest every surgeon! Stay tuned for more. episode in the Plastic Surgery for the General Surgeon series! 

This is our first episode in the Plastic Surgery for the General Surgeon series! Our guest Dr. Shailesh Agarwal, from Brigham and Women's in Boston, come onto the show to discuss trunk reconstruction with us. In this first-half of our recording session, Dr. Agarwal discusses perineal reconstruction. Stay tuned for next week's episode where we will release the second half of the conversation, all about abdominal and chest wall reconstruction!

The ABSITE is over! 2021 has truly begun now. Listen to this short update about what we have in store for you guys over the course of this next year.

If you want to hear more vascular surgery specific content, be sure to check out Audible Bleeding wherever podcasts are found.  Dr. Todd Rasmussen is a Colonel in the United States Air Force and is a Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Research at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and an attending vascular surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Rasmussen has been deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan and cared for many traumatic vascular injuries at Walter Reed Medical Center. Through his experience and research, he has become one of the foremost leaders on the management of vascular trauma and recently published the third edition of Rich’s Vascular Trauma. Dr. Marlin “Wayne” Causey is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army and the Chief of Vascular Surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center. Dr. Kevin Kniery is a vascular surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center. Seminal Papers in Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury AAST 1997 Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9095103/ AAST 2008 Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18545103/ JVS 2011 Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20974523/ Timing of repair of BTAI JVS 2020: https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(20)31575-5/fulltext Dr. Ben Starnes’ podcast on Behind The Knife on BTAI. https://bit.ly/2LuycWq

The time has come. Dominate it.

In this episode we review the need to know information regarding anesthesia and preoperative work up.  Very concentrated information intended for the ABSITE and boards.

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Quick hit hernia knowledge for ABSITE, boards and even rounds.   Covers wide range of different types of hernia and repair options.   https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767

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Help us out by filling out our survey https://survey.libsyn.com/behindtheknife   Check out our book here https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B08NCX9N1V   Check out our YouTube landmark paper series here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzAoWs6w8q8  

We review high yield breast topics, to include: high yield anatomy, benign breast disease, and management of breast cancer and the axilla. SURVEY LINK: https://survey.libsyn.com/behindtheknife

BTK ABSITE Companion  Check out our book at this link, and help us out with a 5-star rating!  https://amzn.to/37sEH44   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here for video ABSITE reviews.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg

BTK ABSITE Companion  Check out our book at this link, and help us out with a 5 star rating!  https://amzn.to/37sEH44   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here for video ABSITE reviews.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg

BTK ABSITE Companion  Check out our book at this link, and help us out with a 5 star rating!  https://amzn.to/37sEH44   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here for video ABSITE reviews.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg

BTK ABSITE Companion  Check out our book at this link, and help us out with a 5 star rating!  https://amzn.to/37sEH44   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here for video ABSITE reviews.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg  

BTK ABSITE Companion  Check out our book at this link, and help us out with a 5 star rating!  https://amzn.to/37sEH44   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here for video ABSITE reviews.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg    

Jason Bingham, Kevin Kniery, John McClellan and Woo Do review high-yield adrenal topics for the ABSITE, including: hyperaldosteronism, Cushing syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal incidentaloma, adrenocortical carcinoma, pheochromocytoma. Review the congenital adrenal hyperplasia mnemonic here.  Buy and rate your BTK ABSITE Companion HERE

We continue with high-yield hepatobiliary, to include: cystic lesions and tumors of the liver and biliary tree.   ABSITE COMPANION: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767

We discuss high yield topics related to the liver and biliary tree, to include: benign biliary disease, portal hypertension, and liver abscesses. Absite Companion: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767

We discuss high-yield Spleen topics for ABSITE and the boards. Be sure to check out the BTK ABSITE Study Companion available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=absite&qid=1607311826&sr=8-5

Listen to our review on the very high-yield topic: stomach! Don't forget to check out our new edition of the ABSITE Companion Book on Amazon! 

We discuss high-yield topics related to the Esophagus. Show notes with illustrations are available in a new paperback form on Amazon: BTK ABSITE Podcast Companion

We discuss high-yield parathyroid topics, to include: PTH, calcitonin, hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidism (primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary), and parathyroid cancer.  Be sure to check out the BTK ABSITE Study Companion available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=absite&qid=1607311826&sr=8-5

We discuss high-yield thyroid topics, to include: Hyperthyroidism Grave's disease, Toxic multinodular goiter, Thyroiditis Workup of the palpable thyroid nodule, Thyroid cancer (papillary vs. follicular vs. medullary) Be sure to check out the BTK ABSITE Study Companion available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion/dp/0578802767/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=absite&qid=1607311826&sr=8-5

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Jon Abelson and William Kethman bring us this week's episode. Tune in and listen to Michael Valente, David Liska, Jason Chen, and Sarath Sujatha-Bhaskar take us through several excellent oral boards scenarios related to colorectal surgery!

“Who Should Manage Vascular Trauma?” Today’s podcast is a collaboration between Audible Bleeding – AudibleBleeding.com Behind The Knife – BehindTheKnife.org Trauma ICU Rounds - TraumaICURounds.ca Subscribe to all 3 on any podcasting platform!   The most recent article discussed in this podcast can be found here. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2020/08000/Beyond_the_Crossroads__Who_Will_be_the_Caretakers.53.aspx   Vascular Surgery Dr. Benjamin Starnes Dr. Starnes is a Professor of Vascular Surgery, Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery for UW Medicine. Additionally he is a former military surgeon with combat experience.   Dr. Westley Ohman Dr. Ohman is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital which is a level 1 trauma center where he is routinely involved in the care of complex vascular trauma.   Trauma Surgery Dr. Tanya Zakrison is an Associate Professor of Surgery and a Trauma and Acute care surgeon at the University of Chicago medical center, which is a level 1 trauma center. Dr. Matthew Martin is a Professor of Surgery at Scripps Medical Center in San Diego, a former Army Surgeon who is recognized as a leader in trauma care, and has served on 5 combat deployments. Moderators Dr. Dennis Kim is an Associate Professor of Surgery and an Acute Care and Trauma Surgeon at UCLA School of Medicine and is the host of the podcast Trauma ICU rounds Dr. Kevin Kniery is a vascular surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center.      

Dr. James Howe and Dr. Alexandra Gangi, coauthors of The Landmark Series: Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases, join us to discuss their paper and the latest in the field of these rare but important tumors.   Read the paper yourself here! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245%2Fs10434-020-08787-x

Leaders in clinical and health services research discuss keys to success in this collaborative effort between BTK and The Association for Academic Surgery. In this episode, Dr. Fabian Johnston discusses how to do health services research the right way with UCSF Surgery Chair Dr. Julie Sosa.

Dr. Bernadette Aulivola is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery at Loyola Medical Center and the Division Director of Vascular Surgery.  https://loyolamedicine.org/doctor/bernadette-aulivola Check out Audible Bleeding here https://www.audiblebleeding.com/ or on any podcast platform.  Find a vascular mentor here! https://svsconnect.vascular.org/home Request Dr. Aulivola and Dr. Ellozy  

What is the latest, up to date practice in surgical oncology for liver mets from colorectal cancer? Dr. Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, author of the landmark paper on the topic, joins us to discuss.

In today's episode, the lead investigator of the CODA Trial, Dr. David Flum, joins us along with members of his team to discuss the newly released results of the CODA Trial.

Leaders in clinical and health services research discuss keys to success in this collaborative effort between BTK and The Association for Academic Surgery. In this episode, Dr. Fabian Johnston discusses research mentorship, building a health services career, and breaking down barriers between translation and implementation scientists with Dr. Sandra Wong, Surgery Chief at Geisel SOM at Dartmouth. .

The Society of Surgical Oncology has published The Landmark Series, an invaluable series of reviews that discuss the key papers of surgical oncology which shape our practice today.  Dr. George Chang of MD Anderson, author of The Landmark Series: Management of Lateral Lymph Nodes in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer, joins us to discuss his work. During the discussion, Dr. Chang mentioned his other work on robotic surgery and the lateral pelvic lymph node dissection, read it here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/codi.15350

You've been selected to be on the next team taking a 3-year trip to Mars. What will you bring with you? How will you treat appendicitis? That, and much more regarding human space travel and surgery, is discussed by Dr. Rich Williams and Dr. Carol Scott-Conner in this week's episode about deep space medicine.

There is an urgent need to understand the outcomes of COVID-19 infected patients who undergo surgery. Capturing real-world data and sharing international experience will inform the management of this complex group of patients who undergo surgery throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, improving their clinical care. CovidSurg has been designed by an international collaborating group of surgeons and anaesthetists which has now reached 69 countries. More information here https://globalsurg.org/covidsurg/.  Connect on twitter @COVIDSurg   

The Society of Surgical Oncology has published The Landmark Series, an invaluable series of reviews that discuss the key papers of surgical oncology which shape our practice today.  Dr. Kelly McMasters, Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Surgical Oncology, joins us today to introduce the Landmark Series, as well as walk us through the Landmark papers regarding the treatment of melanoma.

Dr. Red Hoffman, Dr. Fabian Johnston, and Dr. Susan McCammon, each surgeons with unique expertise in palliative care, join us to discuss the difficult decisions and discussions we sometimes must make for those patients with the worst prognoses or who are suffering the most.

Leaders in clinical and health services research discuss keys to success in this collaborative effort between BTK and The Association for Academic Surgery. In this episode, Dr. Karan Chhabra discussing building a strong health services research program from the bottom-up with Dr. John Birkmeyer.

Dr. Travis McKenzie from Mayo Clinic discusses his approach to the adrenal incidentaloma, and shares pearls of wisdom for shucking out those adrenal masses.

Kevin and Nicole discuss the management of ceberbrovascular trauma, primarily blunt and penetrating injuries to the carotid and vertebral arteries.  Dr. Rasmussen is a Colonel in the United States Air Force and is a Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Research at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and an attending vascular surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  Dr. Rasmussen has been deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan and cared for many traumatic vascular injuries at Walter Reed Medical Center. Through his experience and research, he has become one of the foremost leaders on the management of vascular trauma and recently published the third edition of Rich’s Vascular Trauma. Nicole Rich is a vascular surgery fellow at New York Presbyterian.  Behind The Knife YouTube Page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg EAST Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Guidelines https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/blunt-cerebrovascular-injury Check out Rich’s Vascular Trauma https://www.elsevier.com/books/richs-vascular-trauma/9781455712618

American Board of Surgery FAQs regarding 2020 QE http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?faq_virtualgsqe2020   Guests on this podcast   Dr. Buyske President and CEO of The American Board of Surgery   Dr. Benjamin Jarman Gundersen Medical Foundation General Surgery Residency Program Director  President - Association of Program Directors in Surgery   Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon at Texas Tech University of Health Sciences   Dr. Allison Martin Incoming surgical oncology fellow at MD-Anderson  

In this 17th joint journal club with Annals of Surgery, we are joined by Dr. Sidra Bonner and Dr. Glenn Wakam, co-authors of the recently accepted paper "Covid-19 and Racial Disparities: Moving Toward Surgical Equity."   Our two guests are residents at the University of Michigan who lead an excellent discussion around their recent work in which they challenge the common belief among surgeons that their practices are free from racial disparities, and propose tangible interventions to reduce systemic inequity in surgical care.   Download the full paper here: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/9000/Covid_19_and_Racial_Disparities__Moving_Towards.94434.aspx

The recent murder of George Floyd, among others, has once again brought to the forefront discourse on the deep-rooted, structural obstacles and mistreatment that black people face. Those roots have grown into our own profession as well, so join the BTK team this week as we discuss the serious topic of systemic racism in surgery and how we can begin to overcome it. Featuring our guests: Carla Pugh, MD, PhD; Professor of Surgery at Stanford University, Acute Care Surgeon, Director of the Technology Enabled Clinical Improvement Center Lola Fayanju, MD, MA; Assistant Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences at Duke University, Associate Director for Disparities & Value in Healthcare with Duke Forge Fabian Johnston, MD, MHS; Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology, Chief of GI Surgical Oncology, Director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program, Program Director of the Complex General Surgery Oncology Fellowship at Johns Hopskins University

Thanks to Patrick Georgoff @georgoff and Nicholas Teman @nickteman for this fantastic 3 part series. Check out our new website designed by Michael Vu Check out our new YouTube series on bedside procedures. First video is how to place a chest tube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5HuiD51Su0

A big thanks to Patrick Georgoff and Nicholas Teman for putting together this great mini-series.   Have you seen our YouTube page? Everything from ABSITE review, to technical skills to landmark paper reviews. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg Our website has also been updated. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZkuV3bsUyp0q4mTFHFEoKg

Please enjoy this three part series on ECMO by Patrick Georgoff and  Please check out our Journal Cast for quick breakdowns of landmark papers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsRUhnVDCw

Join Dr. Scott Steele and Dr. Jason Bingham as they host our guests, Dr. Howard Ross and Dr. Ajita Prabhu to discuss interviewing in this new age of Zoom conferences. Prior BTK personality Dr. Woo Do also drops in to the show to discuss his own experiences interviewing for (and successfully matching in!) a Pediatric Surgery fellowship! Dr. Howard Ross - Chief of Colorectal Surgery and General Surgery Residency Program Director at Temple University Dr. Ajita Prabhu - Associate Professor of Surgery and General Surgery Residency Assistant Program Director at Cleveland Clinic

Abdominal Vascular Trauma – Venous with Dr. Todd Rasmussen.  Episode 3 of 6 for our vascular trauma series. Kevin and Adham discuss the management of injuries to the vena cava and portomesenteric venous system with Dr. Rasmussen.  Dr. Rasmussen is a Colonel in the United States Air Force and is a Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Research at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and an attending vascular surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  Dr. Rasmussen has been deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan, and cared for many traumatic vascular injuries at Walter Reed Medical Center, through his experience and research he has become one of the foremost leaders on the management of vascular trauma and recently published the third edition of Rich’s Vascular Trauma.     Check out Dr. Rasmussen’s book  https://www.elsevier.com/books/richs-vascular-trauma/9781455712618  https://www.amazon.com/Richs-Vascular-Trauma-Todd-Rasmussen/dp/1455712612 

Dr. David Nott has been a Consultant Surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for 23 years where he specializes in general surgery. Professor Nott also performs vascular and trauma surgery at St Mary’s Hospital and cancer surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital. For the past twenty three years David has taken unpaid leave each year to work for the aid agencies Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Syria Relief. He has provided surgical treatment to the victims of conflict and catastrophe in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Chad, Darfur, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Central African Republic, Gaza and Nepal. Please check out his book "War Doctor" for an inspiring read https://www.amazon.com/War-Doctor-Surgery-Front-Line-ebook/dp/B07WWGLY7Z/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=war+doctor&qid=1593638019&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 Also check out his foundation that supports training surgeons in war zones. https://davidnottfoundation.com/ A big thanks to Patrick Georgoff for making this happen.

Leaders in clinical and health services research discuss keys to success in this collaborative effort between BTK and The Association for Academic Surgery. In this episode, Dr. Fabian Johnston has an engaging conversation with Dr. Karl Bilimoria about establishing a world-class health services research program.  

Join us for our 16th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery! We discuss the hot topic of global surgery—specifically, how to advance your surgical career while pursuing interests in global surgery.   This episode's guest author is Dr. Sherry Wren, Director of Global Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Stanford University. She is also Vice Chair for Professional Development and Diversity, and she manages Stanford’s educational surgical partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa.   She was lead author of the recent paper "Academic Advancement in Global Surgery: Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Recommendations From the American Surgical Association Working Group on Global Surgery" Dr. Wren will talk about her own career and experiences as a global surgeon alongside the working group's recommendations for academic advancement.   Download the full paper here: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2020/02000/Academic_Advancement_in_Global_Surgery_.14.aspx

Join us for our 15th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery! We discuss a brand-new set of multisociety guidelines, putting together the latest evidence on preventing bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.   This episode's guest author is Dr. Michael Brunt, Professor and Chief of MIS at Wash U in St. Louis, and lead author of the new paper "Safe Cholecystectomy Multi-Society Practice Guideline and State of the Art Consensus Conference on Prevention of Bile duct Injury during Cholecystectomy" He will walk us through the guidelines in oral boards style, providing safe and evidence-based answers to many of your common questions about laparoscopic cholecystectomy.   Download the full paper here: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/9000/Safe_Cholecystectomy_Multi_society_Practice.94547.aspx  

Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD and Jayne McCauley, MD In this episode (the last of the series) we cover the management of blunt injury to the solid organs…the liver, spleen, and kidney.  DOMINATE THE DAY.   References:  Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline (https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/hepatic-injury-blunt-selective-nonoperative-management-of) Western Trauma Association/Critical Decisions in Trauma: Operative Management of Adult Blunt Hepatic Trauma (https://www.westerntrauma.org/algorithms/PublishedAlgorithms/WTACriticalDecisionsOperativeManagementOfAdultBluntHepaticTrauma.pdf) Selective nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline (https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/splenic-injury-blunt-selective-nonoperative-management-of) Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Management of adult blunt splenic trauma—2016 updates (https://westerntrauma.org/documents/PublishedAlgorithms/WTACriticalDecisionsAdultBluntSplenicTrauma-2016Update.pdf) Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Management of renal trauma (https://westerntrauma.org/documents/PublishedAlgorithms/WTACriticalDecisionsManagementOfRenalTrauma.pdf)

Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD and Jayne McCauley, MD This…episode….covers…rib…fractures…sorry, I am splinting.  Was that a fever?  Am I developing pneumonia?!  Could this have been avoided with regional anesthesia? Or surgical fixation?  Tune in to find out everything you need to know about the management of rib fractures.   References: Kasotakis G, Hasenboehler EA, Streib EW, et al. Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:618. Carver TW, Milia DJ, Somberg C, et al. Vital capacity helps predict pulmonary complications after rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Sep;79(3):413-6. Galvagno SM Jr, Smith CE, Varon AJ, et al. Pain management for blunt thoracic trauma: A joint practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Trauma Anesthesiology Society. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Nov;81(5):936-951. Cheema FA, Chao E, Buchsbaum J, et al. State of Rib Fracture Care: A NTDB Review of Analgesic Management and Surgical Stabilization. Am Surg. 2019 May 1;85(5):474-478. Pieracci FM, Leasia K, Bauman Z, et al. A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, nonflail fracture patterns (Chest Wall Injury Society NONFLAIL). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020;88(2):249.  Pieracci FM, Coleman J, Ali-Osman F, et al. A multicenter evaluation of the optimal timing of surgical stabilization of rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;84(1):1. 

Host: Patrick Georgoff, MD with special guest Bryan Cotton, MD, Professor of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas in Houston, and Ethan Taub, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas in Houston. This is part 2 of complex case discussions.  In this episode, we discuss the management of complex trauma cases with Dr. Bryan Cotton and Dr. Ethan Taub.  Learn how to manage pericardial tamponade, subclavian injuries, and expanding zone I hemorrhage.  Are you not entertained!?

Host: Patrick Georgoff, MD with special guest Bryan Cotton, MD, Professor of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas in Houston and Ethan Taub, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas in Houston. This is part I of complex case discussions.  In this episode, we discuss the management of complex trauma cases with Dr. Bryan Cotton and Dr. Ethan Taub.  Learn how to manage pericardial tamponade, subclavian injuries, and expanding zone I hemorrhage.  Are you not entertained!?

This episode covers all things TBI.  It’s a perfect review for the non-neurosurgeon. References: ACS TQIP Best Practices in the Management of TBI (https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/quality-programs/trauma/tqip/tbi_guidelines.ashx) Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines (https://braintrauma.org/guidelines/guidelines-for-the-management-of-severe-tbi-4th-ed#/)

This episode covers spinal cord injury, including cervical spine clearance and pre-hospital, ED/trauma bay, and ICU management.  Guaranteed to give you the confidence you need to *appropriately* toss that ill-fitting cervical collar in the trash.   References: NEXUS criteria: https://www.mdcalc.com/nexus-criteria-c-spine-imaging Canadian C-spine rule: https://www.mdcalc.com/canadian-c-spine-rule EAST guidelines: https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/cervical-spine-collar-clearance-in-the-obtunded-adult-blunt-trauma-patient Inaba et al. Cervical spinal clearance: A prospective Western Trauma Association Multi-institutional Trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27438681)

In this episode, we talk about gun violence in America.  We cover gun violence statistics, the second amendment, current gun laws, the research conundrum, and gun policy with a focus on background checks, assault weapons, and public opinion.  We also discuss recommendations from the American College of Surgeons.   References: Rand Corporation: The Science of Gun Policy (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2088.html) American College of Surgeons Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) workgroup recommendations (https://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072-7515(18)32155-0/pdf)

Big T Trauma Series Ep. 4 - TEG and Anticoagulant Reversal This is part II of trauma resuscitation.  In this episode we cover TEG and anticoagulant reversal.  We worked hard to keep things practical and clinically relevant  - perfect for listeners who want to dominate their next trauma resuscitation.  

Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD and Jason Brill, MD This is part I of trauma resuscitation.  In this episode we cover transfusion medicine from a trauma surgery perspective.  Whole blood, 1:1:1, massive transfusion…it’s all here. 

Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD and Teddy Puzio, MD This episode covers all things REBOA, including indications, practical tips and tricks, and complications.  Don’t be shy – have a listen.  References: Joseph et al. Nationwide Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Civilian Trauma. JAMA Surgery 2019 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30892574) Brenner et al. Use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for Proximal Aortic Control in Patients With Severe Hemorrhage and Arrest. JAMA Surgery 2018 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28973104) Brenner et al. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta and Resuscitative Thoracotomy in Select Patients with Hemorrhagic Shock: Early Results from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma's Aortic Occlusion in Resuscitation for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Registry. J Am Coll Surg 2018 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29421694)

Neck trauma Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD and Jayne McCauley, MD The inaugural episode of the BIG T TRAUMA series!  This series will offer clinically oriented material that focuses on how best to care for traumatically injured and critically ill patients.  The information presented in this podcast is designed for surgical trainees but is appropriate for anyone with an interest in trauma surgery, including medical students, advanced practice providers, and nurses.    This episode will cover neck trauma, and includes important learning points related to blunt and penetrating injury.  Demystify neck trauma today!!!   References: Burlew et al, J Trauma 2012, Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: Redefining screening criteria in the era of noninvasive diagnosis (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22327974) Biffl et al, J Trauma 1999, Blunt carotid arterial injuries: implications of a new grading scale (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10568710) EAST guideline: Clinical Practice Guideline: Penetrating Zone II Neck Trauma (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18469667) East guideline: Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Practice Management (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20154559)

Leaders in clinical and health services research discuss keys to success in this collaborative effort between BTK and The Association for Academic Surgery. In this episode, Drs. Fabian Johnston and Stephanie Bonne have an engaging conversation with Dr. Clifford Ko about improving quality of surgical care through with a robust health services research program.  

Dr. Peter Angelos is an endocrine surgeon and medical ethicist at the University of Chicago. He answers our questions regarding the ethical and moral obligations and implications during the struggles of this pandemic.

Dr. Sharmila Dissanaike discusses the stress that the surgical residents and attending are facing in this unprecedented times. Listen in for techniques that can help you and your close ones navigate through emotions and manage stress in a productive manner. 

Dr. Mayur Narayan associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center, describes his early experience managing a SICU full of COVID-19 + positive patients.  Dr. Patrick Georgoff, critical care fellow, and frequent Behind The Knife contributor joins us to help break down the critical care aspects of COVID-19.  Resources SCCM Covid guidelines: http://www.med.umich.edu/surgery/mcccn/documents/SSC-COVID19-Critical-Care-Guidelines.pdf DOD Covid guidelines: http://www.med.umich.edu/surgery/mcccn/documents/DoD-COVID-19-Practice-Management-Guide-V10 JAMA treatment synopsis: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763879?guestAccessKey=8e645e9d-64dc-436c-8f59-d0dd83afb7d9&utm_content=weekly_highlights&utm_term=032820&utm_source=silverchair&utm_campaign=jama_network&cmp=1&utm_medium=email Michigan Critical Care Collaborative Network: http://www.med.umich.edu/surgery/mcccn/ MGH Treatment Guide: http://www.med.umich.edu/surgery/mcccn/documents/MGH-Guide-for-COVID-Patients.JPG

Behind the Knife joins Cal Walters on his podcast "Intentional Living and Leadership" to discuss leading in a healthcare crisis with two veteran physicians that have served on multiple combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan.  If you are interested in becoming a better leader or living a more intentional life, please check out Cal's podcast. Highly recommend.  https://www.calwalters.me/ Intentional Living and Leadership    Dr. Tom Hustead graduated from West Point in the top 3% of his class and received his medical degree from Case Western University School of Medicine. As a retired Army Colonel, highlights from his distinguished career include deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, being awarded Flight Surgeon of the Year for his service in combat, Outstanding Faculty of the Year for his medical teaching, and board selection as Department Chair for a family medicine residency department. As a result of his appointment by the Army Surgeon General to be the “face of military medicine” to recruit and share the Army Medicine story, Dr. Hustead recognized a need and developed a passion for teaching physicians across the country to be effectively engaged leaders. In his final appointment in the military, Dr. Hustead was the commander/CEO of a NATO military medical facility at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium. Dr. Hustead currently practices as a family physician at Hardin Memorial Health and serves as Medical Director for their employed medical group. Dr. Hustead also co-founded The Referent Group, which provides leadership training, coaching, and resources for healthcare leaders.  With an emphasis on servant leadership, Dr. Hustead’s core conviction is that effective leadership is never about the leader, but is focused in creating a culture where those being led can flourish Dr. Scott Steele is the Chair of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. As a graduate of West Point, he was an active duty Army officer, serving as the Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA. He has served 4 combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, being awarded the Combat Medical Badge amongst others. His contributions to the medical literature include over 140 peer-reviewed articles, 60 invited reviews and book chapters, 12 national practice parameters, guest editor for 5 volumes dedicated to colorectal disease, and currently is an editor on 4 textbooks in colorectal surgery. We recorded this interview on March 28, 2020, a time when our nation’s entire medical ecosystem is mobilizing for war against the COVID-19 pandemic. While many Americans are working from home to blunt the spread of the virus, healthcare clinicians and administrators are working around the clock to prepare for the coming tsunami of patients. The scope and the scale of the coming fight is unprecedented in the healthcare community.  

Check out Dr. Patrick Georgoff's Youtube video that describes in more detail the basics of managing a ventilator.  https://youtu.be/RHx-p5RFoaA   Some great resources tagged below: ARDSnet ventilator protocols: http://www.ardsnet.org/files/ventilator_protocol_2008-07.pdf Caring for the COVID pt from JAMA https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762996    

Critical information on COVID-19 and how it impacts us as surgeons, and how we can help in the fight.  Dr. Sharmila Dissanaike – Chair of the Texas Tech Department of Surgery  -Discusses preparing her department of surgery for COVID Dr. Angela Hewlett – Medical Director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit          -Breaks down the basics of this virus from an ID perspective Dr. Christian Jones – Director of the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at Johns Hopkins -Discusses how we can safe when managing these patients Dr. Vahagn Nikolian – Fellow At Columbia University in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction - Discusses how to implement telemedicine into practice   Corona Virus Info https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html https://emcrit.org/ibcc/covid19/ Johns Hopkins Corona Virus Map https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html How to properly put on and remove PPE (seems silly but is important) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CChf0-enyp0 Resources for learning about Vents Propofology.com/non-icu.html

Episode 2 of 6 of our vascular trauma series collaboration with Audible Bleeding. Kevin and Adham discuss the management of abdominal arterial vascular injuries with Dr. Rasmussen If you want to read more about vascular trauma, please refer to  Rich's Vascular Trauma https://www.elsevier.com/books/richs-vascular-trauma/9781455712618

Join us for our 14th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery! We discuss a brand-new set of guidelines from the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons to help keep us up-to-date on thyroid disease.   This episode's guest authors are Dr. Kepal Patel, the Director of Endocrine Surgery at NYU, and Dr Herb Chen, the Chair of Surgery at UAB. They are two of the authors of "Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults"   Access the executive summary free of charge here:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2020/03000/Executive_Summary_of_the_American_Association_of.1.aspx   And the full set of guidelines here:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2020/03000/The_American_Association_of_Endocrine_Surgeons.28.aspx

Recorded a few years ago for ABSITE and one of our first reviews, but these are truly your tips and tricks to get you those few extra points! Dominate the ABSITE! Check out our book: https://amzn.to/379rGtR

We review high-yield miscellaneous topics for the ABSITE, including: peritoneal dialysis catheters, sarcoma, and melanoma. Check out our book: https://amzn.to/379rGtR  

We discuss a wide range of high-yield thoracic topics for the ABSITE and General Surgery Boards.  These include anatomy, benign/malignant pathology, and trauma.   Thoracic is not currently part of our ABSITE review Podcast Companion, but will be added in future editions.   Thanks for listening!

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Quick hits for those ABSITE hernia questions.  Once again we apologize for the audio quality, but unfortunately we were recording 100s of miles apart! https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B082MKW2VR

Another great ABSITE Review!  Dr. Martin joins us once again to review Fluids, Electrolytes, and the terrifying Acid/Base! Quick hits and tips to get you through these questions! We do apologize for the overall audio quality!  We were spread out over a couple states and sometimes talk over one another. https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B082MKW2VR

Dr. Matthew Martin is back with Part 2 of high yield critical care.

Dr. Matthew Martin takes through another thorough review of critical care. Part 2 up next. Make sure to download our ABSITE Podcast Companion and review the notes a few times before your exam!

Here it is one more complete hour of us getting quizzed by Dr. Martin on pertinent trauma topics on the ABSITE.  -Pancreas, Vascular, Pelvis, Retroperitoneum, Pregnancy and Children + Quickfire If you don't know Dr. Matthew Martin. He is a trauma and critical care surgeon in both Tacoma WA and Portland OR. He is the director of Madigan trauma and also a co-moderator of the EAST Traumacast. 

Dr. Matthew Martin joins us today to take us head to toe in the trauma patient and highlights key testable points. Be sure to join in next week for Part 2 where he takes us through a quick fire session to to sharpen your skills before the ABSITE. Additionally we recorded a fantastic critical care review with him that we will be releasing next week. 

We review high yield hematology, to include: acquired and congenital bleeding and clotting disorders, blood products, and anticoagulants. Make sure to download our ABSITE podcast companion here!

We review high yield breast topics, to include: high yield anatomy, benign breast disease, and management of breast cancer and the axilla. Make sure to download our ABSITE podcast companion here!

We review high-yield vascular topics for ABSITE, including: peripheral aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease, fasciotomies, diabetic foot infections, and venous disease.  https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B082MKW2VR

We review high-yield vascular topics for the ABSITE, including: carotid disease, vascular access, thoracic aorta, thoracic outlet, and acute mesenteric ischemia. https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B082MKW2VR Subscribe to our mailing list here  http://eepurl.com/df5OTr   Please subscribe on iTunes/Spotify/Google Play and rate the podcast!    

Colorectal part 2 ABSITE review.   Check out our book on Amazon https://amzn.to/2uCtn4l 

Colorectal part 1 with the Behind The Knife Team.  Check out our book on amazon. https://amzn.to/2uCtn4l

Everyone's back for this episode on high-yield pancreas topics.  We discuss everything from up to date management of pancreatitis, peri-pancreatic fluid collections, pancreatic tumors of all varieties and finally we give the usual quick hits.  Get the BTK ABSITE Podcast Companion here! 

Jason Bingham, Kevin Kniery, John McClellan and Woo Do review high-yield adrenal topics for the ABSITE, including: hyperaldosteronism, Cushing syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal incidentaloma, adrenocortical carcinoma, pheochromocytoma. Review the congenital adrenal hyperplasia mnemonic here.  Get the BTK ABSITE Podcast Companion here! 

We continue with high-yield hepatobiliary, to include: cystic lesions and tumors of the liver and biliary tree. Don't forget to download our ABSITE Podcast Companion on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B082MKW2VR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=behind+the+knife&qid=1578444510&sr=8-1

We discuss high yield topics related to the liver and biliary tree, to include: benign biliary disease, portal hypertension, and liver abscesses. Our ABSITE Podcast Companion is available at https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Knife-ABSITE-Podcast-Companion-ebook/dp/B082MKW2VR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=behind+the+knife&qid=1578444510&sr=8-1

We review high-yield topics related to the spleen, to include: splenic trauma, hematologic disorders, splenic lesions, splenic artery aneurysms, and post-splenectomy infection.   Subscribe to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/df5OTr

We review high-yield topics related to the stomach, to include: hiatal hernias, gastroduodenal ulcer disease, GERD, post-gastrectomy syndromes, and gastric cancer. Subscribe to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/df5OTr

We discuss high-yield topics related to the esophagus, to include: esophageal perforation, motility disorders, diverticula, Barrett's esophagus, and esophageal cancer.

We discuss high-yield parathyroid topics, to include: PTH, calcitonin, hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidism (primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary), and parathyroid cancer.     

We discuss high-yield thyroid topics, to include: hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, toxic multinodular goiter, thyroiditis, workup of the palpable thyroid nodule, and thyroid cancer (papillary vs. follicular vs. medullary). 

We discuss high-yield head and neck anatomy, squamous cell cancer, salivary gland tumors, melanoma, and the diagnostic dilemma of the unknown primary tumor with regional metastasis.   

Exciting news! Many of you have asked for a written version of our popular ABSITE review series, well we came through with an ebook podcast companion. Get it here https://amzn.to/34eOkyr If you rely on BTK for ABSITE this companion is a must have. New ABSITE episodes coming soon!

Dr. Brendan Moran discusses HIPEC and cytoreductive surgery principles. Listen up to this very educational episode and interesting talk about HIPEC study and controversies. 

Join us for our 13th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery! We discuss how to get patients better, faster with a surgery-first approach to gallstone pancreatitis. This episode's guest authors are Dr. Krislynn Mueck, a general surgery resident at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and Dr Lillian Kao, the Jack Mayfield, MD Chair in Surgery and Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. We discuss their paper, "Gallstone Pancreatitis: Admission versus Normal Cholecystectomy – a Randomized Trial." Access the paper free of charge here: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2019/09000/Gallstone_Pancreatitis__Admission_Versus_Normal.14.aspx

Rounding out our week of interviews with pediatric surgeons who have unique stories, Woo and Meghana chatted with Dr. Don Nakayama about surgical history. He provides multiple narratives about the history of our field, and it's an episode you don't want to miss!

Continuing in our interview of leaders in pediatric surgery we sat down with Dr. Henri Ford to talk about his life, career, and spectacular work in Haiti. Check out our other interviews with leaders in global surgery when you're done! http://behindtheknife.libsyn.com/global-surgery-with-dr-john-meara-and-dr-mark-shrime http://behindtheknife.libsyn.com/global-surgery-part-ii-with-dr-robert-riviello http://behindtheknife.libsyn.com/global-surgery-in-a-civil-war-zone-with-doctors-without-borders-dr-james-peck http://behindtheknife.libsyn.com/149-lifebox-and-safe-surgery-with-dr-alex-haynes

This week, we present 3 interviews with leaders in pediatric surgery of varying expertise. First up, an interview with Dr. Michael Harrison, 'Father of Fetal Surgery'. He walks us through his career and how he developed an entire surgical sub-specialty. When you're done, check out our previous episodes on fetal surgery featuring Dr. Darrell Cass and Dr. Diana Farmer! http://behindtheknife.libsyn.com/fetal-surgery-with-dr-darrell-cass http://behindtheknife.libsyn.com/diana-farmer-md-uc-davis-women-in-surgery-fetal-surgery-hirschsprungs

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Craig Brown (brcraig@med.umich.edu)

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Teddy Puzio (thaddeus.j.puzio@uth.tmc.edu)

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Craig Brown (brcraig@med.umich.edu)

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Craig Brown (brcraig@med.umich.edu)

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com)  and Joe Church (jchurch@umich.edu)

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Ben Jacobs (benjaminnormanjacobs@gmail.com)

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Craig Brown (brcraig@med.umich.edu).   Chasing My Cure by Dr. David Fajgenbaum: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LDTZBBD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1. A MUST READ!!!

With Patrick Georgoff (georgoff@gmail.com) and Teddy Puzio (thaddeus.j.puzio@uth.tmc.edu)

Episode 2 is focused on pediatric surgical diseases  Patrick Georgoff is a trauma surgery fellow at UT Houston Red Duke Trauma Institute.  Joseph Church is a pediatric surgery fellow at The University of Michigan.  They can be reached at  Patrick.E.Georgoff@uth.tmc.edu jchurch@umich.edu

Episode 1 is focused on diseased of the esophagus.  Patrick Georgoff is a trauma surgery fellow at UT Houston Red Duke Trauma Institute.  Vahagn Nikolian is a MIS fellow focused on complex abdominal wall repair at Columbia University Medical Center. They can be reached at  georgoff@gmail.com vahagn.nikolian@gmail.com SCORE 2018-2019 curriculum: http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?scre_booklet

In our 12th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery, we have a fascinating discussion about the applications of telemedicine and new technology in the care of surgical patients!    Our guest author is Dr. Shimul Shah, Professor and Director of Solid Organ Transplantation at the University of Cincinnati, discussing his team's ASA Paper "Telemedicine Based Remote Home Monitoring After Liver Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial." We are also joined by guest moderator Dr. Chad Ellimoottil, Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of the Telehealth Research Incubator at the University of Michigan.  Access the paper free of charge here: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/2019/09000/Telemedicine_Based_Remote_Home_Monitoring_After.19.aspx

Dr. Jeff Punch-- Global transplant surgery  Dr. Peter Liou-- Multi-visceral transplant  Dr. Lisa Johannesson-- Uterus Transplant

Dr. Rob Montgomery and Dr. Charles Rickert take us through their personal experiences of transplant donation and cutting edge research.

Dr. Satish Nadig and Dr. Daniela Ladner take us through the different types of rejections and IS medications. 

Dr. Lisa McElroy and Dr. Adeel Khan take us through the work up on most common post transplant complications.

 Dr. Josh Mezrich and Dr. Majella Doyle take us through the journey of taking through the transplant call and operations!

Dr. Arika Hoffman and Dr. Vincent Casingal walk us through our first kidney and liver patient scenarios and tips to remember in a pre-transplant setup. 

BTK and ASTS join forces to discuss some of major hot topics of Transplant surgery, discuss the interesting and unique lives of some expert surgeons in this field for an entire month!  

Join us for our 11th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery.   In this episode, Dr. Francesco Squizzato, vascular surgeon at the University of Padova in Italy, joins us to discuss his randomized clinical trial "A Preventive Program for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons." Access the paper free of charge here:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/A_Preventive_Program_for_Work_related.95252.aspx If you want to try some of the exercises, you can learn about them here: http://links.lww.com/SLA/B570

Our final "Hot Topic" is Ergonomics. We are joined by Dr. Scott Hollenbeck (@sth_43206), plastic surgeon at Duke University, and Marissa Pentico, occupational therapist and ergonomist who started an ergonomics program in conjunction with the Duke chief residents. Learn what interventions you can implement in your practice to extend your surgical career and prevent musculoskeletal injuries! https://www.safety.duke.edu/ergonomics/stretches-and-exercises https://surgery.duke.edu/news/duke-surgery-introduces-ergonomics-program-improve-surgeon-health https://youtu.be/Q17oHAP0HCk

We are rounding out the month with the 2nd half of our Hot Topics in Surgery series. Next up, a powerful speech by Adam Foss, Esq. from the American Pediatric Surgery Association meeting in May. He speaks about social and systemic factors that influence the care and outcomes of our patients. We hope listening to this will be as thought-provoking and uncomfortable as it was in person. Listen to his TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system?language=en

Episode 1 of 5 of our Vascular Trauma Series- Peripheral Vascular Trauma Dr. Rasmussen is a Colonel in the United States Air Force and is a Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Research at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and an attending vascular surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Rasmussen has been deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan, and cared for many traumatic vascular injuries at Walter Reed Medical Center, through his experience and research he has become one of the foremost leaders on the management of vascular trauma and recently published the third edition of Rich’s Vascular Trauma. Episode 1: Damage control vascular surgery of the injured extremity Episode 2: Damage control vascular surgery surgery of the torso Episode 3: Endovascular techniques to manage vascular injury Episode 4: REBOA Episode 5: Cervical carotid and vertebral artery management If you are interested in a podcast focused on Vascular Surgery be sure to check out Audible Bleeding on all streaming platforms. 

Continuing our series on the latest topics in surgery, we have a assembled a fantastic panel of guests to talk about fertility and family planning. Joining us are Dr. Arghavan Salles (@arghavan_salles), Dr. Emily Jungheim (@EmilyJungheim), and Dr. Melissa Levack. We hope this episode will be thought-provoking and lead to further discussions within our surgical community about work-life considerations! https://www.kmov.com/news/more-and-more-women-turn-to-egg-freezing-to-pause/article_14b7d3b2-2b60-11e9-bfdc-2f9629fceea3.html http://time.com/5484506/fertility-egg-freezing/

Next up in our series on the hot topics in surgery, we are joined by Dr. Michael Englesbe to discuss the opioid epidemic. He takes us through some of the statistics and provides an excellent Tips & Tricks on how much we should actually be prescribing after specific surgeries. https://www.opioidprescribing.info/ http://michigan-open.org/

Dr. Laurie Punch gives us an excellent grand rounds on how to care for the trauma patient injured by firearm, and educates us on the social considerations of gun violence. Resources provided by Dr. Punch: https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Abstract/2016/10000/Effect_of_time_to_operation_on_mortality_for.9.aspx https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsr1804754 https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/gun-violence/ https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Abstract/2016/09000/The_AAST_prospective_Aortic_Occlusion_for.1.aspx https://health.ucdavis.edu/what-you-can-do/risk-factors.html https://time.com/5645747/gun-violence-mental-illness/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984734/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/there-are-more-guns-than-people-in-the-united-states-according-to-a-new-study-of-global-firearm-ownership/?noredirect=on https://affirmresearch.org/ https://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-1383(17)30576-4/fulltext https://mphdegree.usc.edu/blog/guns-as-a-public-health-issue/ https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/calm-counseling-access-lethal-means http://cureviolence.org/ http://besmartforkids.org/ http://nnhvip.org/ https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-emergency-bleeding/homemade-kits-with-tourniquets-make-gunshot-first-aid-more-available-idUKKCN1S12QK?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNewsMolt https://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/who-can-have-a-gun/extreme-risk-protection-orders/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlW8cvzt_5Y

Kicking off the first of our series on the latest topics in surgery, we begin with a point-counterpoint style discussion with Dr. Brendan Campbell, a member of the ACS committee on trauma FAST workgroup, and Dr. Joseph Sakran, a prominent advocate for firearm injury prevention. This episode was recorded at the APSA 2019 Annual Meeting with a bonus full length recording of Dr. Sakran's guest presentation from the meeting. FAST Workgroup Recommendations: https://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072-7515(18)32155-0/fulltext

Rounding out our miniseries interviewing authors, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Stephen Bergman who you may know as Samuel Shem, author of House of God. His upcoming sequel to House of God will be released in November: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Best-Hospital-Samuel-Shem/dp/1984805363 The STAT article he referenced: https://www.statnews.com/2018/07/26/physicians-not-burning-out-they-are-suffering-moral-injury/ His Boston Globe article posted on his website: http://www.samuelshem.com/v2/what-it%e2%80%99s-like-in-a-country-without-war/

Dr. Carol Scott-Conner is a prolific surgeon writer whose first publication, Operative Anatomy, is a fantastic textbook for junior residents to prepare for cases. She talks to us about writing, her work as a consultant with NASA, and provides an excellent T&T segment on lymphedema. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Dr. Seymour Schwartz, the namesake of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, joins us to talk about his life, the history of surgery, and the history of his textbook. He is an excellent speaker with an interesting life story. Listen in for fantastic advice to today's surgical trainees! This is part of our AccessSurgery give away. Follow @ABSITEQofWeek and look out for a question related to this episode on Wednesday, July 24th at 9PM EST. 2-3 winners will receive a free copy of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11th edition!

Frequent friend of BTK, Dr. Lillian Kao (@LillianKao1) is the first female editor of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery and joins us to talk about her experience with editorial duties. She gives us great advice on authorship and how to get into editorial roles and reviewing papers. This episode is part of our collaboration with AccessSurgery so look out for the quiz about this episode on Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 on @ABSITEQofWeek. Winners will receive a free copy of Principles of Surgery!

Title: Annals of Surgery Journal Club #10: Ventral Hernia Repair   Join us for our 10th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery. This time our guest author is Dr. Todd Heniford, Chief of GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center, director of the Carolinas Hernia institute, and a well-known expert in the field of abdominal wall resection.  We also have a guest moderator, Dr. Dana Telem (@DanaTelem), who is Associate Professor of Surgery and director of the Comprehensive Hernia Program at the University of Michigan.  Dr. Heniford is lead author of a new study on the preperitoneal method of ventral hernia repair, published recently in Annals: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Preperitoneal_Ventral_Hernia_Repair__A_Decade_Long.95443.aspx   Join us for a great discussion of ventral hernia decision-making and technique with two leading experts!

In this episode we hear from the President Elect, President of Dukes' Club and Dr. John Monson.  Enjoy!

ACPGBI Day 2: Excellent interviews with Dr. Brendan Moran, Dr. Dale Vimalachandran, Dr. Ian Jenkins, Dr. Roel Hompes and more.  We talked about TA-TME, advanced rectal cancer, pelvic recurrences, and watch and wait lecture by Dr. Per Nilson.  Enjoy! 

Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Conference 2019 @ Dublin, Ireland.  Dr. Steele and Shreya cohost live from Dublin. Great recap and highlights from Day 1, interviews with world experts, lecture by Dr. Mike Solomon, and innovations and research talks with trainees.  Enjoy!

Dr. Monica Morrow is THE expert on breast cancer and gives us a very thorough discussion of the most confusing topics in the management of breast cancer and axillary disease. This is a must listen for all residents and general surgeons alike!

This very timely podcast post Surgical Oncology match discusses some key findings on the match process and takes us into the future of oncology research and how surgeons are making history.

Ever wondered how Behind the Knife came to fruition? Jason was a guest on Beyond Clean (@BeyondCleanInfo), a podcast about surgical instrument processing, and spends a few minutes answering that question. Most of us don't pay attention to what happens to our instruments after we use them in the OR, so take a listen to Beyond Clean and their well-made podcasts! beyondclean.net

Join us for our 9th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery. This time our guest author is Dr. Elizabeth Elsey, a general surgery chief resident in in the UK's East Midlands, and a former PhD fellow of the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (@lizzyelsey).    We are also joined by guest host Dr. Brian George, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan, as well as the Director of Educational Research at Michigan's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy (@bcgeorge).    Dr. Elsey was lead author of a new study on the development of autonomy among British general surgery residents, published recently in Annals: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2019/03000/Changing_Autonomy_in_Operative_Experience_Through.3.aspx   Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of residency training on both sides of the Atlantic! 

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear experts debate the pros and cons of the profession of pediatric surgery, as they seek to answer the question: "Would I encourage my daughter or son to become a pediatric surgeon?"

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Keith Ashcraft, one of pediatric surgery's key historical figures.

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Arnold Coran, one of pediatric surgery's key historical figures.

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we have a panel of leaders in pediatric surgery who happen to be women - Dr. Kathryn Anderson, Dr. Diana Farmer (@dianafarmermd), and Dr. Marion Henry (@mcwhmd). They talk about Benji Brooks, the first female pediatric surgeon, and how APSA has diversified over the years. Also in this episode is Dr. Mike Chen who talks about his experience as a patient and encourages us to truly perform patient-centered care.

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from pioneers who revolutionized the care of children with anorectal malformations (Dr. Alberto Pena @DrsPenaBischoff) and pectus excavatum (Dr. Donald Nuss).

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from leaders showcasing the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (@jpedsurg) Top Educational Content (TEC): - Dr. David Powell (pedsurglibrary.com) on 2018’s TEC - Dr. Aaron Jensen (@arjensenmd) on pediatric cervical spine management - Dr. Shawn Rangel (@ShawnRangelMD) on antibiotic stewardship - Dr. Samir Gadepalli (@SamirGadepalli) on sepsis as a surgical problem

Woo (@woosongdo) and Meghana (@PubMEG) sit down with Dr. Allan Goldstein (@MGHPedisurg) to talk about the surgeon-scientist and how a young surgeon can become a successful academic surgeon (https://t.co/PJdjl0BQyP). Dr. Todd Ponsky (@tponsky) talks about the development of the Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery app and podcast as a means to digest all the information out there, and provides a contrasting opinion about social media's utility in academia. Finally, Dr. Ron Hirschl (@Ronstoppable) provides insight into how he brought APSA's 50th Anniversary Meeting into the 21st century and how his program is working on resident/fellow autonomy.

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) joined forces in Boston to cover the American Pediatric Surgery Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. We will be publishing episodes from the meeting throughout the week in our #APSA50 Series. We hope you follow along to hear some incredible insight and interviews with pioneers and leaders of pediatric surgery.

Kicking off APSA week, we begin with a Grand Rounds installment. Dr. Diana Diesen, pediatric surgeon at Dallas Children's Hospital, presents everything you need to know about bilious emesis in the pediatric population. This is high yield information for those pediatric surgery questions on ABSITE, and simplified enough for rotating medical students to understand as well. Enjoy!

SECOND trial follows up on FIRST trial. Listen in to get the details on the structure and outcomes anticipated from this trial. Send in your queries or comments at the email address below: second@northwestern.edu For more information: www.secondtrial.org

Join us for our 8th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery, and the last episode of our series on malpractice. This time our guests are Dr. Rajshri Gartland, a resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dr. Keith Lillemoe, the Chief of Surgery at MGH and Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Surgery.    They co-authored a new study on the prevalence and risk factors for malpractice claims around gallbladder surgery, published recently in Annals:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2019/05000/What_Have_We_Learned_From_Malpractice_Claims.1.aspx     Join us to hear about the latest data on malpractice in surgery and what you can do to keep yourself and your patients safe during gallbladder surgery!

In the penultimate episode of our malpractice series, we interview Dr. Ruth Bush (@RuthLBush) who obtained her JD and provides insight on malpractice from the surgeon's perspective. As a bonus at the end, we Dr. Rolando Pinchetti (@rfap3) from Argentina joins us to talk about malpractice in his country.

Up next in our Malpractice Series, Dan Cavett from Cavvett & Fulton, P.C. (https://www.cavettandfulton.com/) joins us to provide real life cases he has defended and provide further advice on insurance and patient relations. This episode is full of scenarios relevant to our surgical sub-specialty colleagues, including Ob/Gyn and Neurosurgery, so we hope everyone learns something new!    

Continuing in our Malpractice Series, we have Laura Biel (@LJBeil) on to talk about Dr. Death (@DrDeathWondery) and the lessons the podcast and case revealed about our healthcare system and physician peer reporting. If you haven't listened to the podcast, we strongly recommend listening to it prior to this episode (https://t.co/ltmr3gsHpo). An interesting read mentioned in this episode is the Dissenting Opinion, found here: https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/documents/401/14203/duntsch-dissent.pdf

Michelle Ator is a medical malpractice attorney in Arkansas. She joins us for the first installment of our malpractice series to explain the fundamentals of malpractice litigation. If you have any follow up questions for her, she can be reached at mator@fridayfirm.com. The Medscape report mentioned in the intro: https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2017-malpractice-report-6009206#1

Join us for our 7th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery. This time our guest is Dr. Chad Ball, a hepatobiliary and acute care surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Calgary.    He has pioneered a new single-stage approach for walled off pancreatic necrosis, "surgical transgastric necrosectomy," described in this Annals paper:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Surgical_Transgastric_Necrosectomy_for_Necrotizing.95399.aspx    Join us to learn more the range of approaches to this challenging problem and new, exciting techniques!   PS: For those interested, a video of laparoscopic transgastric necrosectomy can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWPiaZpzAxQ  

Dr. Charles Yeo, Chairman at SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses pancreatic cancer and shares his pearls of wisdom of the performing a Mini-Whipple in this enjoyable and informative episode. 

 Dr. Rebecca Sippel discusses a whole range of endocrine pathologies in this very educational episode!  Dominate the day

Dr. Jeffrey Marks, President of SAGES, walks us through the past, present and future of Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is one of the internationally known surgeons who leads advancements in the field like POEM. He gives us his views on surgical residency education and his tips/tricks on ERCP. Enjoy!  

Join us for the 6th episode of our Journal Club with Annals of Surgery. This time we interview Dr. Susan Pories, of Harvard Medical School and Mt. Auburn Hospital, about her paper: Leadership in American Surgery: Women are Rising to the Top, coming out in Annals in February 2019. Coauthored with Drs. Patricia Turner, Caprice Greenberg, Maya Babu, and Sareh Parangi, the paper describes the rapid ascent of women surgeons to the highest leadership positions in American surgery.   BTK listeners can access their paper free of charge here:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/2019/02000/Leadership_in_American_Surgery__Women_are_Rising.3.aspx Join us as we discuss this exciting time for women in surgery, and what we need to do next to make surgical leadership as diverse and representative as possible.

Recorded a few years ago for ABSITE and one of our first reviews, but these are truly your tips and tricks to get you those few extra points!   Thanks everyone for all the support through ABSITE season. The hard part is over, now you just have to take the test.    

We review high-yield miscellaneous topics for the ABSITE, including: peritoneal dialysis catheters, sarcoma, and melanoma.

In the second part of our education mini-series, we had Dr. Lau (@jnlau67) discuss his recent RISE article on medical student mistreatment. https://www.facs.org/education/division-of-education/publications/rise/articles/student-mistreatment

As we wind down the year and gear up for ABSITE episodes, we wanted to end with tips on surgical education in our two-part mini-series. This first episode is with Dr. PJ Schenarts (@Schenartspj) on education during surgical crises.

Dr. Potts is a leader in surgical education, having taken on roles with the American Board of Surgery and currently with the ACGME. He is known to be open with his thoughts on surgical education, so we posed him some tough questions about 'Controversies in Surgical Education'. We hope you enjoy these stimulating topics!

Better late than never...we interviewed Dr. Bass (@ACSPastPrez98) prior to Clinical Congress and discussed her Presidency, the surgical simulation center she started at Houston Methodist, women in surgery, and breast abscesses.

Join us for the 5th episode of our joint Journal Club series with Annals of Surgery. This time our guest is Dr. Mark Besselink, Professor at the University of Amsterdam and founder of the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Study Group.    He led two new, practice-changing studies on laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy:    1) DIPLOMA, an observational study of laparoscopic vs. open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer focusing on oncologic outcomes: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Minimally_Invasive_versus_Open_Distal.95844.aspx   2) LEOPARD, a randomized controlled trial of laparoscopic vs. open distal pancreatectomy for any disease type: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Minimally_Invasive_Versus_Open_Distal.95444.aspx    Join us as we discuss the findings of these studies, the learning curve for advanced surgical techniques, and why the Dutch are just so good at surgical clinical trials.

Dr. Thomas White joins us on behalf of the Chest Wall Injury Society to discuss the newest recommendations for rib fixation after chest trauma and the studies that back these recommendations. You can hear more from him on the CWIS Ribcasts at https://cwisociety.org/ribcasts/

We have another great abdominal transplant episode with Dr. Betsy Tuttle (@tuttlejebetsy), chair of surgery at East Carolina University. She goes through the very basics of transplant surgery, from the immunosuppressive medications to the behind the scenes process of organ donation. We hope this helps as you rev up your ABSITE studying!

Continuing in our Grand Round series, we have a presentation by Dr. Langenfeld (@SeanLangenfeld) to discuss uncomplicated diverticulitis. Dr. Langenfeld is Chief of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Hope this helps as you rev up for ABSITE studying!

Clavien-Diendo Classification is familiar to all of us! We have Dr. Clavien here discussing his most recent work, comprehensive complication index.  Click on the link below to access the paper: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2018/11000/The_Comprehensive_Complication_Index__CCI___is_a.12.aspx

In this episode, we interview Dr. Paula Ferrada (@pferrada1) and cover a wealth of topics pertinent to trauma/critical care and surgical education. Her passion and optimism shines through, and we hope this episode motivates you as much as it did us!

Meghana and Shreya attended the Association for Women Surgeons 2018 annual conference and interviewed leaders of the organization- Dr. Celeste Hollands (@celestehollands), Dr. Sareh Parangi (@sarehparangiMD), and Dr. Sharon Stein (@slsteinMD1). We also spoke with Dr. Smita Sihag (@ssihag_msk) about her research and Professor Robert Bordone (@bobbordone) about the negotiation skills session he led. We apologize for the inconsistent audio quality in this episode.

Continuing with our Annals of Surgery Journal Club series, episode #3 is with Dr. Ron Maier, who joins us to discuss his presidential address. We are excited to publish this episode as Dr. Maier officially takes over as ACS president this month! Here are links to his articles: 1. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/2018/09000/Our_Calling.2.aspx 2. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2018/09000/Ensuring_Equity,_Diversity,_and_Inclusion_in.3.aspx

Want to be a surgical oncologist? Want to be a surgeon-scientist? Are you a junior resident who wants to do research? Or just want to know what CDH-1 is? Listen up to this informative episode featuring Dr. Jeremy Davis, Surgeon-in-Chief at National Institutes of Health, as he discusses all these topics and much more. Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at NIH: https://ccr.cancer.gov/training/clinical/surgical-oncology    

Just in time for oral boards, we have another episode of our Mock Orals series. Dr. Langenfeld (@seanlangenfeld) takes our guest residents Jon Abelson (@jabelsonmd) and Paul Johnson (@dr_johnson2012) through 6 colorectal board scenarios.

We are two days before our oral boards, and this is what we are going to say for our surgical descriptions. We hope you find these helpful. Big thanks to Geb Black, a Major in the US Army, and a trauma fellow at UT Southwestern. & Matt Smith a vascular surgery fellow at Cornell/Columbia combined fellowship in NYC.    

Dr. Jennifer LaFemina leads our second grand rounds series with a wonderful update on the treatment and management of Melanoma. Dr. LaFemina practices at UMass and is the Program Director of General Surgery as well as an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. As mentioned, if anyone has other great ideas for topics and guests to lead our Grand Rounds series please let us know!

Dr. Tomoaki Kato is a true pioneer in multi-visceral transplant surgery. In this episode he discusses everything from intestinal transplantation, to ex-vivo surgery, and tips on portal vein reconstruction.         

This is the second episode of our journal club series with Annals of Surgery.  In this episode, Dr. Kaafarani will discuss his recent paper "Surgical Risk Is Not Linear: Derivation and Validation of a Novel, User-friendly, and Machine-learning-based Predictive OpTimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) Calculator," presented at the 2018 meeting of the American Surgical Association and recently published in Annals of Surgery.    The full text is currently available online, free of charge for Behind the Knife listeners:    https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Surgical_Risk_Is_Not_Linear___Derivation_and.95426.aspx    Episode hosts: Shreya Gupta (@shrey3467), Meghana Kashyap (@pubMEG), Karan Chhabra (@krchhabra) You can download the calculator following this link: http://jack.dunn.nz/nsqip-vis/question4.html        

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, and we have an important episode on the topic featuring Robyn Symon and Dr. Pamela Wible to discuss the film Do No Harm (www.DoNoHarmFilm.com). Robyn Symon is the writer, producer, and director of Do No Harm. Dr. Wible is a family physician who is featured in the film for her commitment to physician suicide prevention. For tickets to the NY pre-screenings, go to: https://donoharm-ny.eventbrite.com To schedule a screening at your institution, email: info@DoNoHarmFilm.com Dr. Wible is available 24/7 at: http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/contact/ National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255 Dr. Wible's Keynote in Chicago referenced in the podcast: http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/33-orthopaedic-surgeon-suicides-how-to-prevent-34/ Previous Behind the Knife episodes addressing wellness and burnout with tips for surgeons are available: Dr. Taylor Riall on Burnout - http://www.behindtheknife.org/podcast/dr-taylor-riall-tackles-burnout-and-importance-of-coaching-surgeons/ Dr. Charles Brunicardi on Work-Life Balance - http://www.behindtheknife.org/podcast/dr-charles-brunicardi-surgeon-songwriter-performer/ Dr. Rothenberger on Burnout - http://www.behindtheknife.org/podcast/dealing-with-complications-and-burnout-dr-rothenberger-tackles-difficult-issues-no-one-likes-to-talk-about-2/

Dr. John Lawrence is has lived an interesting medical career. Currently a Pediatric Surgeon practicing at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, Dr. Lawrence has been with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders since 2009. He has visited the limits of the earth providing medical care abroad. We discuss his background, his career with MSF, and most importantly his profound experiences. Dr. Lawrence also walks us through performing a Caesarian section as part of Tips and Tricks. Something that is foreign to many current General Surgeons. Please join us for this interesting podcast and if you are interested in opportunities to help, follow the link below!! www.doctorswithoutborders.org/pedsurgery

Our last medical student and intern survival guide episode. I am sure this won't be the last you will hear of Dr. Georgoff and Dr. Nikolian on Behind The Knife.  Thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian for their production of this episode. You can contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu Vnikolia@med.umich.edu or on Twitter  @georgoff @VNikolian

If your heart stops when you think about cardiac surgery, we hope to ease your anxiety in our first episode featuring a cardiac surgeon! Dr. Danny Chu is professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of Cardiac Surgery at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh. Look out for a special re-appearance of Woo Do (@woosongdo)- he's back in this episode!

Two bonus episodes from our medical student and intern survival guide! First up vascular surgery.  Thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian for their production of this episode. You can contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu Vnikolia@med.umich.edu or on Twitter  @georgoff @VNikolian

This is the first of a new collaboration between BTK and Annals of Surgery where we interview the lead author of an upcoming publication in Annals. Our guest host for this series is Karan Chhabra (@krchhabra). In this episode, Dr. Christopher Wolfgang discusses his research on pancreatic cancer and using circulating tumor cells as a biomarker. The full text is currently available online, until November, at:https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2018/09000/Circulating_Tumor_Cells_Dynamics_in_Pancreatic.4.aspx

Our last "BTK Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide" Please reach out to the hosts of this mini series to thank them for all of their work. A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu Vnikolia@med.umich.edu Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikloian

A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan who are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu Vnikolia@med.umich.edu Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikloian

A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan who are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu Vnikolia@med.umich.edu Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikloian

Our 9th Mock Oral Episode.  A big thanks to Dr. Salles who takes us through complicated upper GI and bariatric scenarios. Dr. Salles is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering and French at the University of Southern California. She completed medical school, surgical residency, and a PhD in Education at Stanford University. She has been at Washington University in St. Louis since 2015 when she arrived here for a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Salles specializes in bariatric surgery. Her research interests including research related to obesity as well as gender equity and physician well-being.