Intermediate pressure-normalized principal wall strain values are associated with increased abdominal aortic aneurysmal growth rates.

Introduction: Current abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) assessment relies on analysis of AAA diameter and growth rate. However, evidence demonstrates that AAA pathology varies among patients and morphometric analysis alone is insufficient to precisely predict individual rupture risk. Biomechanical parameters, such as pressure-normalized AAA principal wall strain (/PP, %/mmHg), can provide useful information for AAA assessment.

Rural General Surgery Experience as a Valuable Adjunct to an Academic Based General Surgery Residency.

Objective: Few general surgery residencies offer rural rotations. We aim to evaluate the contribution of our institution's rural rotation to meeting the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) minimum case requirements for graduation, and residents' perceptions of the educational value of this rotation.

Design: ACGME case log data were obtained from categorical general surgery residents who had completed at least 1 month-long rural surgery rotation and 1 month-long general surgery rotation at our academic medical center within the same clinical year.