Fig. 22.1 Photograph of a lesion in a patient who sought a second opinion day before starting chemoradiation therapy for an anal cancer. I did not feel the lesion was…
Fig. 19.1 The presacral venous plexus with communicating veins and basivertebral veins (With permission from Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved) The overall incidence of vascular…
Scott R. Steele, Justin A. Maykel, Bradley J. Champagne and Guy R. Orangio (eds.)Complexities in Colorectal SurgeryDecision-Making and Management10.1007/978-1-4614-9022-7_42 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 42. Knowing When to Say “When” Alan G. Thorson1 (1) Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department…
Scott R. Steele, Justin A. Maykel, Bradley J. Champagne and Guy R. Orangio (eds.)Complexities in Colorectal SurgeryDecision-Making and Management10.1007/978-1-4614-9022-7_41 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 41. Defining Competence and the Role of the Board David J. SchoetzJr.1 (1) Division of Surgery, Department…
Elective admit/no complications $7,621(N = 99) $8,719(N = 92) Urgent admit/no complications $7,708(N = 7) $9,343(N = 29) Elective admit/≥3 complications $26,490(N = 2) $19,416(N = 5) Urgent admit/≥3 complications $20,654 (N = 3) $49,251(N = 12) Elective admit/UROR $42,946 (N = 1) $14,316(N = 2) Urgent admit/UROR $(N = 0) $49,241(N = 4)…
Scott R. Steele, Justin A. Maykel, Bradley J. Champagne and Guy R. Orangio (eds.)Complexities in Colorectal SurgeryDecision-Making and Management10.1007/978-1-4614-9022-7_36 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 36. Facing Our Failures David A. Rothenberger1 and Howard M. Ross2 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical…
Fig. 1.1 An appointment confirmation notice with a map can be extremely helpful to patients Choosing a staff member for telephone scheduling and counseling is no trivial matter. A person…
Fig. 4.1 Coronal image shows a colovaginal fistula (arrow) in a woman who has previously had a hysterectomy Colocutaneous fistulas rarely occur de novo and are generally associated with a…
BMI <18 kg/m2 Weight loss >10 % Low SGA score Nonstressed state serum albumin <3.0 g/dL Initiation of Nutritional Support Key Concept: Although relatively healthy patients may safely wait several…
Fig. 2.1 Cardiac evaluation and cardiac care prior to noncardiac surgery. *Noninvasive testing may be considered before surgery in specific patients with risk factors if it will change the management….
