Extensive Myocardial Calcification Rapidly Progressing After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.

Orthotopic liver transplantation has been rarely associated with myocardial calcification; no prior cases of asymptomatic calcification have been documented. We present the unique finding of asymptomatic myocardial calcification following orthotopic liver transplantation.

Blue Ribbon Committee II: Reports of the Subcommittees on the Optimization of Surgical Education and Training in the US Work-Life Integration, Resilience, and Wellness.

Objective: Define recommendations for work-life integration and wellness and provide a pathway for supporting, teaching, and strengthening the skills needed to live as an authentic, empathic, compassionate, emotionally intelligent surgeon who provides the best care to patients.

Background: Burnout is common during surgical residency. It is important to assess how we are addressing the human needs of surgical trainees.

Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Committee II for the Optimization of Surgical Education and Training in the United States: The Surgical Trainee Perspective.

Objective: This study aims to appraise recommendations from an expert panel of surgical educators on optimizing surgical education and training in the setting of contemporary challenges.

Background: The Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC II), a group of surgical educators, was convened to make recommendations to optimize surgical training, considering the current changes in the landscape of surgical education. Surgical trainees were recruited to assess their impressions of the recommendations.

Disparities in telemedicine utilization among kidney transplant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Barriers and opportunities.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic allowed for the rapid implementation of telemedicine for kidney transplant patients; however, widespread adoption may worsen existing health care inequities among vulnerable populations. This study aimed to characterize telemedicine utilization by kidney transplant patients during the early pandemic with particular attention to healthcare equity.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of kidney transplant patients interacting with telemedicine was performed.

Associations between social determinants of health and abdominal solid organ transplant wait-lists in the United States.

Background: Societal factors that influence wait-listing for transplantation are complex and poorly understood. Social determinants of health (SDOH) affect rates of and outcomes after transplantation.

Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated the impact of SDOH on additions to state-level, 2017-2018 kidney and liver wait-lists.

Take 10: A Resident Well-Being Initiative and Burnout Mitigation Strategy.

Objective: Physician training is associated with stressors which contribute to burnout. Individual and institutional level strategies can be employed to address resident burnout; however, time is an often-reported barrier in initiating recommended well-being activities. We hypothesize that brief bursts of well-being activities that are conducive to a resident schedule can mitigate burnout.

Large Bowel Obstruction.

Nearly one-quarter of bowel obstructions occur in the large bowel. As with all bowel obstructions, large bowel obstructions have three defining characteristics: partial or complete, intrinsic or extrinsic, benign or malignant. The work-up for a large bowel obstruction should focus on the etiology of the obstruction as well as severity.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Linked Database Analysis and Systematic Review of the Literature.

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used to maintain oxygen delivery and provide hemodynamic support in case of circulatory and respiratory failure. Although the role of ECMO has emerged in the setting of adult liver transplantation (LT), data in children are limited. We aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of children receiving ECMO support at the time of or following LT.