An Analysis of Outcomes and Management Strategies for Patients With Cholecystostomy Tubes.

Background: Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) drainage is an effective management strategy for acute cholecystitis in patients medically unfit for surgery. However, little is known about the fate of patients managed by PCT. We conducted this study to determine tube management outcomes for patients with acute cholecystitis managed by PCT.

Examining the Factors Influencing Applicants' Placement on One General Surgery Program's Rank Order List.

Purpose: Surgery residency applications include variables that determine an individual's rank on a program's match list. We performed this study to determine which residency application variables are the most impactful in creating our program's rank order list.

Methods: We completed a retrospective examination of all interviewed applicants for the 2019 match.

Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Surgical Patient.

Postoperative euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EDKA), a rare cause of acidosis, results from the metabolic derangement of diabetes and is not associated with a surgical complication requiring reoperation. Our acute care surgery service has managed several recent patients who developed postoperative EDKA. Our group was befuddled by the initial case but subsequently quickly recognized and managed the condition.

The use of ABC score in activation of massive transfusion: The yin and the yang.

Background: Hemorrhage is the most common cause of early death in trauma patients. Massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) have been designed to accelerate the release of blood products but can result in waste if activated inappropriately. The Assessment of Blood Consumption (ABC) score has become a widely accepted score for MTP activation.

Complications of Home Enteral Nutrition: Mechanical Complications and Access Issues in the Home Setting.

Home enteral nutrition (HEN) is an essential component in the care of patients with an array of underlying etiologies resulting in the inability to meet caloric needs through volitional intake alone. Although some would include oral nutrition supplementation as HEN, for the purposes of this review, the term is limited to a patient's requiring an enteral access device for the delivery of exogenous nutrients. Complications related to such devices remain a difficult problem in the hospital setting, and these issues are often amplified when encountered in the home setting.

Complications of Home Enteral Nutrition: Mechanical Complications and Access Issues in the Home Setting [Formula: see text].

Home enteral nutrition (HEN) is an essential component in the care of patients with an array of underlying etiologies resulting in the inability to meet caloric needs through volitional intake alone. Although some would include oral nutrition supplementation as HEN, for the purposes of this review, the term is limited to a patient's requiring an enteral access device for the delivery of exogenous nutrients. Complications related to such devices remain a difficult problem in the hospital setting, and these issues are often amplified when encountered in the home setting.

Timing of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis after traumatic brain injury.

Objectives: Currently no national standard exists on optimal timing to initiate VTE chemoprophylaxis after traumatic brain injury (TBI). We designed this survey to assess current practice regarding the timing of VTE chemoprophylaxis after TBI.

Methods: All the EAST members were surveyed online.