Description Step 1 Complete initial patient worksheet questionnaire Step 2 Send initial patient worksheet questionnaire to Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute Program office (paper or via website) Step…
Fig. 4.1 Instrument table Instruments and Cables 30° 5 mm laparoscope Cold light source cable CO2 pipe and filter Monopolar electrocautery Patient return electrode (REM) Sterile instrument bag Monopolar and…
Fig. 1.1 Equipment and patient position during hiatal hernia Specific surgical drapes are used. Laparotomic Instrument Table Must Be Always Ready for Use Surgical Steps 1. Hernia reduction 2….
, Umberto Bracale2 , Ristovich Lidia1, Lever Michele1 and Giusto Pignata1 (1) Department of General Surgery, “San Camillo” Hospital, Trento, Italy (2) Department of Surgical Specialities and Nephrology, University “Federico II” of Naples, Naples, Italy…
Fig. 5.1 (a, b) Equipment and patient position during right and left nephrectomy/adrenalectomy Surgical Steps in Nephrectomy 1. Landmark recognition 2. Colon mobilization 3. Renal vein isolation …
Fig. 8.1 (a, b) Equipment and patient position during hysterectomy or myomectomy Specific surgical drapes are used. Laparotomic Instrument Table Must Be Always Ready for Use. Myomectomy Surgical Steps 1….
Fig. 6.1 (a, b) Equipment and patient position during splenectomy Specific surgical drapes are used. Laparotomic Instrument Table Must Be Always Ready for Use Surgical Steps 1. Landmark recognition …
Figs. 2.1 and 2.2 Equipment and patient position Surgical Steps 1. Adhesion dissection 2. Calot triangle opening 3. Cystic duct and artery exposition and dissection 4. Cholecystectomy…
Fig. 28.1 An end ileostomy will protrude 1.5–2.5 cm above the level of the skin. While they are most commonly placed in the right lower quadrant, the most important considerations…
Low drug level; + positive evidence of inflammation Loss of anti-TNF activity due to antidrug antibodies Interminable inflammation “consuming” anti-TNFs Ab Noncompliance to therapy Loss of anti-TNF activity due to…
