Health-Care Economics
Fig. 51.1 By 2019, national health spending is expected to reach $4.5 trillion and comprise 19.3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) With the advent of the resource-based relative value…
Benign Anovaginal and Rectovaginal Fistulas
Fig. 14.1 Endorectal advancement flap. (a) The patient is placed in the prone position. (b) A U-shaped flap of mucosa, submucosa, and internal sphincter is raised. (c) The dissection is…
Continuing Medical Education
1. Patient care 2. Medical knowledge 3. Practice-based learning and improvement 4. Interpersonal and communication skills 5. Professionalism 6. Systems-based practice Several of these competencies speak directly to this issue…
Surgical Education
David E. Beck, Steven D. Wexner, Tracy L. Hull, Patricia L. Roberts, Theodore J. Saclarides, Anthony J. Senagore, Michael J. Stamos and Scott R. Steele (eds.)The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery2nd ed. 201410.1007/978-1-4614-8450-9_54 © Springer Science+Business Media…
Medical Legal Considerations
David E. Beck, Steven D. Wexner, Tracy L. Hull, Patricia L. Roberts, Theodore J. Saclarides, Anthony J. Senagore, Michael J. Stamos and Scott R. Steele (eds.)The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery2nd ed. 201410.1007/978-1-4614-8450-9_53 © Springer Science+Business Media…
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Medical indications Patient preferences The principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence The principle of respect for autonomy 1. What is the patient’s medical problem? history? diagnosis? prognosis? 1. Is the patient…
Miscellaneous Neoplasms
David E. Beck, Steven D. Wexner, Tracy L. Hull, Patricia L. Roberts, Theodore J. Saclarides, Anthony J. Senagore, Michael J. Stamos and Scott R. Steele (eds.)The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery2nd ed. 201410.1007/978-1-4614-8450-9_49 © Springer Science+Business Media…
Colorectal Cancer: Surveillance
Test/procedure ASCRS ASCO NCCN History and physical Minimum of three times per year for the first 2 years Every 3–6 months for 3 years, then every 6 months during years…
Colorectal Cancer: Adjuvant Therapy
David E. Beck, Steven D. Wexner, Tracy L. Hull, Patricia L. Roberts, Theodore J. Saclarides, Anthony J. Senagore, Michael J. Stamos and Scott R. Steele (eds.)The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery2nd ed. 201410.1007/978-1-4614-8450-9_46 © Springer Science+Business Media…
