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Clinical Science | Patient Safety C Becnel ePoster Presenter: Chad Becnel MD, Tulane School of Medicine Introduction/Objective: Enteral nutrition plays an important role in the recovery of patients in both acute and chronic medical conditions. When oral intake is not sufficient to provide requisite nourishment, the use of nasoenteric tubes may be used for supplemental […]

Clinical Science | Plastic Surgery SARCOPENIA IN LOWER EXTREMITY RECONSTRUCTION Ryan Hoffman, Suma Maddox, Patrick Palines, Denise Danos, Daniel Womac, Charles Tuggle, Mark Stalder ePoster Presenter: Ryan Hoffman BS, LSU Health – New Orleans Background: Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized disorder involving the degenerative loss of muscle mass and function. Sarcopenia is linked to […]

Clinical Science | Surgical Oncology ASSOCIATION OF BRAFV600E MUTATION AND THE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA: A META-ANALYSIS OF 29 STUDIES M Aboueisha, A Attia, A Elnahla, A Farhoud, M Youssef, M Hussein, M Shama, J  Russell, E Toraih, R Tufano, E kandil ePoster Presenter: Mohamed Aboueisha MD, Tulane School of Medicine Background: Some […]

Clinical Science | Surgical Oncology DIABETES MELLITUS IS ASSOCIATED WITH POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING PANCREATIC SURGERY A Reisner, E Toraih, M Hussein, Z Al-Quaryshi, A Shihabi, E Kandil, M Killackey ePoster Presenter: Adin Reisner MS, Tulane School of Medicine Background: Diabetes is a significant and still growing medical condition that is associated with increased rates of […]

Clinical Science | Surgical Oncology B Campbell, M Aboueisha, A Attia, M Omar, N Mankowski, E Toraih, M Shama, E Kandil ePoster Presenter: Brett Campbell BA, Tulane School of Medicine Background: The detection of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in thyroid cancer is vital to determine which patients can enter active surveillance and which require surgical […]

Clinical Science | Surgical Oncology A Attia, M Youssef, M Omar, M aboueisha, M Shama, E Kandil ePoster Presenter: Abdallah Attia MD, Tulane School of Medicine Background: Current debate exists over the optimal management of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer. The American Thyroid Association (ATA) supports the concept of active surveillance (AS) to manage low-risk papillary […]

Clinical Science | Transplant Shai Chazin, Osaid Saqqa, Mohammad Atari, Josephine Ambruzs, John R. Simmons, Anil Paramesh, Sixto Giusti ePoster Presenter: Shai Chazin BS, Tulane School of Medicine Introduction/Objective: Disseminated Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare complication of immunosuppression in the setting of solid organ transplantation. Case Presentation: A 69-year-old Black male who underwent a […]

Clinical Science | Trauma OVER-UTILIZATION OF CHEST X-RAYS IN TRAUMA ICU PATIENTS Kathryn Rhymes, MD, Navdeep Samra, MD FACS ePoster Presenter: Kathryn Rhymes MD, LSU Health – Shreveport Background: Chest X-rays are one of the most common radiologic studies ordered in the ICU setting.  Prior studies have shown that the diagnostic and therapeutic value of […]

Clinical Science | Trauma Ary K. Dotiwala MD, L Keith Scott MD, Steven A Conrad MD, Laurie R Grier MD, Marco Quispe MD, Navdeep Samra MD ePoster Presenter: Ary Dotiwala MD, LSU Health – Shreveport Introduction/Objective: Penetrating thoracic injuries requiring pneumonectomy are uncommon and carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality upwards of 85%. […]

Clinical Science | Trauma A Ali, O Olubowale, D Tatum, P McGrew, J Duchesne, S Taghavi ePoster Presenter: Ayman Ali Ali BS, Tulane School of Medicine Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Recent shifts in state legislation have increased use of recreational and medical […]