Advancing Cultural Competency and Equity in Surgical Specialties (ACCESS): A Model for a Combined Resident and Faculty DEI Initiative.

Background: Committees dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not commonplace within departments of surgery. Even rarer are joint initiatives for residents and faculty. We aim to describe the creation of a collaborative committee within a department of surgery to better foster and advance the ideals of DEI.

The Evaluation and Management of Intestinal Ischemia.

AbstractIntestinal ischemia can result from various pathologic conditions. The presentations of ischemia can range from acute to subacute and mild to severe. Diagnosis of this condition may pose challenges, particularly in the early, potentially salvageable, stages of disease.

Intestinal Ischemia - Etiology and Foundational Concepts.

Intestinal Ischemia: Etiology and Foundational ConceptsThe authors provide an overview of the intestinal anatomy and the pathophysiology and etiology of intestinal ischemia.

Social Determinants of Health Associated With the Need for Urgent Versus Elective Cholecystectomy at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital.

Benign gallstone disease is the most frequent indication for cholecystectomy in the United States. Many patients present with complicated disease requiring urgent interventions, which increases morbidity and mortality. We investigated the association between individual and population-level social determinants of health (SDoH) with urgent versus elective cholecystectomy.

Non-operative Management of an Isolated Blunt Traumatic Retrohepatic Inferior Vena Cava Injury.

Traumatic inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries are often fatal. Blunt IVC injuries are encountered less often. Conservative management, albeit an option, is not often discussed in the literature.

Resuscitation of an exsanguinated obstetrics patient with HBOC-201: A case report.

Background: Hemorrhagic shock is a clinically challenging disease process with high mortality. When conventional blood products are unable to be administered, oxygen-carrying blood alternatives are sometimes utilized. The international experience with this scenario is limited.

Boot Camp in a Box: Initial Experience with Pretraining Skills Preparation for New Interns.

Purpose: In order to increase selected skills at onset of training, we provided newly matched PGY-1 trainees with materials and instructions to practice these skills, as well as the opportunity to share video-recorded performance and receive feedback based on these videos.

Methods: Knot tying and suturing kits, instruments and supplies, and video instructions for task performance were sent to newly matched trainees to our program (n = 10), with instructions to practice 4 tasks (1- and 2-handed knot tying, interrupted and running suturing) until self-assessed comfort with each task was achieved or the 8-week time point before start of training was reached. Each trainee returned a video of each task, which was graded by blinded reviewers for time and errors using an itemized evaluation instrument (12 items for suturing and five items for knot-tying).