Thromboembolic Outcomes in THC Positive Trauma Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Ayman Ali 1, Danielle Tatum PhD 2, Olayemi Olubowale3, Patrick McGrew MD 1, Juan Duchesne MD 1, Sharven Taghavi MD, MPH 1 1 Tulane University School of Medicine 2 Our Lady of the Lake RMC 3 LSU Health – Baton Rouge...
Diagnostic Accuracy of Imaging Modalities in Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
B. Campbell1, M. Aboueisha2, A. Attia2, M. Omar2, N. Mankowski1, E. Toraih2, M. Shama2, E. Kandil2 1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, United 2Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Endocrine Surgery, New Orleans, United States...
False Sense of Security: Traumatic Removal of a Bridled Nasogastric Tube in a Patient with Altered Mental Status
Chad Becnel, MD, MBA Tulane University Department of Surgery...
THYROID AND PARATHYROID SURGERY OUTCOMES IN DIABETIC PATIENTS: A NATIONWIDE STUDY
Mohammad Hussein, Eman Toraih, Zaid AI-Qurayshi, Grace Lee, Emad Kandil...
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...
Sarcopenia in Lower Extremity Reconstruction
Ryan Hoffman1, Suma Maddox3, Patrick Palines3, Denise Danos2, Daniel Womac3, Charles Tuggle3, Mark Stalder3 School of Medicine1, Department of Behavior and Community Health2, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA...
The Value of Technique-Specific Modifications in Laparoscopy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery
S. Lynch, J. Kim, S. Fruge, A. Hamidian, and F. Griffen. Department of General Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport...
The ACS continues efforts to curb firearm deaths and injuries in the U.S.
The leadership of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was deeply saddened to learn of the two mass shootings in less than 24 hours, August 3−4 in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH. In response to these most recent tragedies, the ACS expresses its ongoing grave concerns about the death and destruction that these violent incidents continually inflict on innocent civilians. In addition to a now decades-long string of mass...
Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Examines Surprise Billing
NewsScope: June 14, 2019 Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Examines Surprise Billing The American College of Surgeons (ACS) submitted a Statement for the Record for a June 16 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing, No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills. A variety of stakeholders shared testimony, including Physicians for Fair Coverage, The American Hospital Association, America’s Health Insurance Plans, and the American College of Emergency Physicians....
Congress Approves Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Mission Zero Legislation
NewsScope: June 7, 2019 Congress Approves Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Mission Zero Legislation The U.S. House of Representatives June 4 passed S. 1279, The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019. This legislation was first created to improve the nation’s response to public health and medical emergencies and called for appointing an Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to oversee the nation’s preparedness for disaster response....