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Summit Director:
Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Contents
Abstract 1: Venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee replacement in older adults with single and co-occurring comorbidities
Alok Kapoor, MD, MSc; A. Labonte; M. Winter; J.B. Segal; R.A. Silliman; J.N. Katz; E. Losina; and D.R. Berlowitz
Abstract 2: Are there consequences of discontinuing angiotensin system inhibitors preoperatively in ambulatory and same-day admission patients?
Vasudha Goel, MBBS; David Rahmani, BS; Roy Braid, BS; Dmitry Rozin, BS; and Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH
Abstract 3: Residents’ knowledge of ACC/AHA guidelines for preoperative cardiac evaluation is limited
BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD; Michael Vigoda, MD, MBA; Nikola Milokjic; Ben Boedeker, DVM, MD, PhD, MBA; Kip D. Robinson, MD, FACP; Michael A. Pilla, MD; Robert Gaiser, MD; Angela F. Edwards, MD; Ronald P. Olson, MD; Matthew D. Caldwell, MD; Shawn T. Beaman, MD; Jeffrey A. Green, MD; Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH; Marsha L. Wakefield, MD; Praveen Kalra, MD; David M. Feinstein, MD; Deborah C. Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA); Gail Van Norman; Gary E. Loyd, MD, MMM; Paul W. Kranner, MD; Stevin Dubin, MD; Sunil Eappen, MD; Sergio D. Bergese, MD; Suzanne Karan, MD; James R. Rowbottom, MD, FCCP; and Keith Candiotti, MD
Abstract 4: Descriptive perioperative BNP and CRP in vascular surgery patients
Thomas Barrett, MD, MCR, and Rebecca Duby, BS
Abstract 5: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of intraoperative bleeding
Adriana Oprea, MD, and Paula Zimbrean, MD
Abstract 6: Incidence and nature of postoperative complications in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing noncardiac surgery
Roop Kaw, MD; Vinay Pasupuleti, MBBS, PhD; Esteban Walker, PhD; Anuradha Ramaswamy, MD; Thadeo Catacutan, MD; and Nancy Foldvary, DO
Abstract 7: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor therapy and the risk of venous thromboembolism in joint replacement surgery
William Ho, MBBS; Brendan Flaim, MBBS, FRACP; and Andrea Chan, MBBS, FRACP
Abstract 8: Risk prediction models for cardiac morbidity and mortality in noncardiac surgery: A systematic review of the literature
Ramani Moonesinghe, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA; Kathy Rowan, PhD; Judith Hulf, CBE, FRCA; Michael G. Mythen, MD, FRCA; and Michael P.W. Grocott, MD, FRCA
Abstract 9: Economic aspects of preoperative testing
Gerhard Fritsch, MD; Maria Flamm, MD; Josef Seer, MD; and Andreas Soennichsen, MD
Abstract 10: Postoperative myocardial infarction and in-hospital mortality predictors in patients undergoing rlective noncardiac surgery
Anitha Rajamanickam, MD; Ali Usmani, MD; Jelica Janicijevic, MD; Preethi Patel, MD; Eric Hixson; Omeed Zardkoohi, MD; Michael Pecic; Changhong Yu; Michael Kattan, PhD; Sagar Kalahasti, MD; and Mina K. Chung, MD
Abstract 11: Incidence and predictors of postoperative heart failure in patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery
Anitha Rajamanickam, MD; Ali Usmani, MD; Jelica Janicijevic, MD; Preethi Patel, MD; Eric Hixson; Omeed Zardkoohi, MD; Michael Pecic; Changhong Yu; Michael Kattan, PhD; Sagar Kalahasti, MD; and Mina K. Chung, MD
Abstract 12: Predictors of length of stay in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery
Vishal Sehgal, MD; Pardeep Bansal, MD; Praveen Reddy, MD; Vishal Sharma, MD; Rajendra Palepu, MD; Linda Thomas, MD; and Jeremiah Eagan, MD
Abstract 13: Analysis of surgeon utilization of the Preoperative Assessment Communication Education (PACE) center in the pediatric population
Lisa Price Stevens, MD, and Ezinne Akamiro, BA, MD/MHA
Abstract 14: Use of the BATHE method to increase satisfaction amongst patients undergoing cardiac and major vascular operations
Samuel DeMaria, MD; Anthony P. DeMaria, MA; Menachem Weiner, MD; and George Silvay, MD
Abstract 15: Indication for surgery predicts long-term but not in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass vascular surgery
Brigid C. Flynn, MD; Michael Mazzeffi , MD; Carol Bodian, PhD; and Vivek Moitra, MD
Abstract 16: Research and outcomes on analgesia and nociception during surgery
Jinu Kim, MD; Tehila Adams, MD; Deepak Sreedharan, MD; Shanti Raju, MD; and Henry Bennett, PhD
Abstract 17: A snapshot survey of fluid prescribing
Helen Grote, MD; Luke Evans, MRCS; Abdel Omer, MD, PhD, FRCS; and Rob Lewis, MD, FRCA
Abstract 18: Predictors of difficult intubation with the video laryngoscope
Dario Galante, MD
Abstract 19: Use of technology to improve operational efficiency
Lucy Duffy, RN, MA, and Rita Lanaras, RN, BS, CNOR
Abstract 20: The ASA physical status score for the nonanesthesiologist
Adriana Oprea, MD, and David Silverman, MD
Abstract 21: Development of a shared multidisciplinary electronic preanesthetic record
Meghan Tadel, MD; R. Boyer, DO, MS; N. Smith; and P. Kallas, MD
Abstract 22: Development of a patient selection protocol prior to robotic radical prostatectomy (RRP) in the Preoperative Assessment Unit (PAU)
James Dyer, MD
Abstract 23: Protocol-driven preoperative testing in the Preoperative Assessment Unit (PAU): Which patients should receive a resting transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) prior to elective noncardiac surgery?
James Dyer, MD
Abstract 24: High-risk preoperative assessment for elective orthopedic surgery patients
Terrence Adam, MD, PhD; Connie Parenti, MD; Terence Gioe, MD; Karen Ringsred, MD; and Joseph Wels, MD
Abstract 25: A novel use of web-based software to efficiently triage presurgical patients based on perioperative risk: A pilot
Alicia Kalamas, MD
Abstract 26: Value of a specialized clinic for day admission surgery for cardiac and major vascular operations
George Silvay, MD, PhD; Samuel DeMaria, MD; Marietta dePerio, NP, CCRN; Ellen Hughes, MA, RN; Samantha Silvay; Marina Krol, PhD; Brigid C. Flynn, MD; and David L. Reich, MD
Abstract 27: Preoperative evaluation for parathyroidectomy—rule out pheochromocytoma
Rubin Bahuva, MD; Sudhir Manda, MD; and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
Abstract 28: Should we stop the oral selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene prior to surgery?
Vesselin Dimov, MD; Tarek Hamieh, MD; and Ajay Kumar, MD
Abstract 29: Should mesalamine be stopped prior to noncardiac surgery to avoid bleeding complications?
Vesselin Dimov, MD; Tarek Hamieh, MD; and Ajay Kumar, MD
Abstract 30: Thyroidectomy: Perioperative management of acute thyroid storm
Stephen VanHaerents, MD, and Aashish A. Shah, MD
Abstract 31: Core competencies: Not just for the ACGME—but for successful and ethical perioperative management of a young respiratory cripple
Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA); Misako P. Sakamaki, MD; and Slawomir P. Oleszak, MD
Abstract 32: ‘If I have to be transfused I only want my wwn blood, or blood from family members’—what is best-practice advice to be given in the preoperative clinic?
Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA), and Joseph L. Conrad, MD
Abstract 33: Prolonged QTc and hypokalemia: A bad combination before surgery
Chadi Alraies, MD, and Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD
Abstract 34: Perioperative management of a parturient with neuromyelitis optica
Neeti Sadana, MD; Michael Orosco, MD; Michaela Farber, MD; and Scott Segal, MD
Abstract 35: ‘High’-pertension
Anuradha Ramaswamy, MD, and Franklin A. Michota, Jr., MD
Abstract 36: Perioperative care in neuromuscular scoliosis
Saurabh Basu Kandpal, MD, and Priya Baronia, MD
Summit Director:
Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Contents
Abstract 1: Venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee replacement in older adults with single and co-occurring comorbidities
Alok Kapoor, MD, MSc; A. Labonte; M. Winter; J.B. Segal; R.A. Silliman; J.N. Katz; E. Losina; and D.R. Berlowitz
Abstract 2: Are there consequences of discontinuing angiotensin system inhibitors preoperatively in ambulatory and same-day admission patients?
Vasudha Goel, MBBS; David Rahmani, BS; Roy Braid, BS; Dmitry Rozin, BS; and Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH
Abstract 3: Residents’ knowledge of ACC/AHA guidelines for preoperative cardiac evaluation is limited
BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD; Michael Vigoda, MD, MBA; Nikola Milokjic; Ben Boedeker, DVM, MD, PhD, MBA; Kip D. Robinson, MD, FACP; Michael A. Pilla, MD; Robert Gaiser, MD; Angela F. Edwards, MD; Ronald P. Olson, MD; Matthew D. Caldwell, MD; Shawn T. Beaman, MD; Jeffrey A. Green, MD; Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH; Marsha L. Wakefield, MD; Praveen Kalra, MD; David M. Feinstein, MD; Deborah C. Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA); Gail Van Norman; Gary E. Loyd, MD, MMM; Paul W. Kranner, MD; Stevin Dubin, MD; Sunil Eappen, MD; Sergio D. Bergese, MD; Suzanne Karan, MD; James R. Rowbottom, MD, FCCP; and Keith Candiotti, MD
Abstract 4: Descriptive perioperative BNP and CRP in vascular surgery patients
Thomas Barrett, MD, MCR, and Rebecca Duby, BS
Abstract 5: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of intraoperative bleeding
Adriana Oprea, MD, and Paula Zimbrean, MD
Abstract 6: Incidence and nature of postoperative complications in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing noncardiac surgery
Roop Kaw, MD; Vinay Pasupuleti, MBBS, PhD; Esteban Walker, PhD; Anuradha Ramaswamy, MD; Thadeo Catacutan, MD; and Nancy Foldvary, DO
Abstract 7: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor therapy and the risk of venous thromboembolism in joint replacement surgery
William Ho, MBBS; Brendan Flaim, MBBS, FRACP; and Andrea Chan, MBBS, FRACP
Abstract 8: Risk prediction models for cardiac morbidity and mortality in noncardiac surgery: A systematic review of the literature
Ramani Moonesinghe, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA; Kathy Rowan, PhD; Judith Hulf, CBE, FRCA; Michael G. Mythen, MD, FRCA; and Michael P.W. Grocott, MD, FRCA
Abstract 9: Economic aspects of preoperative testing
Gerhard Fritsch, MD; Maria Flamm, MD; Josef Seer, MD; and Andreas Soennichsen, MD
Abstract 10: Postoperative myocardial infarction and in-hospital mortality predictors in patients undergoing rlective noncardiac surgery
Anitha Rajamanickam, MD; Ali Usmani, MD; Jelica Janicijevic, MD; Preethi Patel, MD; Eric Hixson; Omeed Zardkoohi, MD; Michael Pecic; Changhong Yu; Michael Kattan, PhD; Sagar Kalahasti, MD; and Mina K. Chung, MD
Abstract 11: Incidence and predictors of postoperative heart failure in patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery
Anitha Rajamanickam, MD; Ali Usmani, MD; Jelica Janicijevic, MD; Preethi Patel, MD; Eric Hixson; Omeed Zardkoohi, MD; Michael Pecic; Changhong Yu; Michael Kattan, PhD; Sagar Kalahasti, MD; and Mina K. Chung, MD
Abstract 12: Predictors of length of stay in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery
Vishal Sehgal, MD; Pardeep Bansal, MD; Praveen Reddy, MD; Vishal Sharma, MD; Rajendra Palepu, MD; Linda Thomas, MD; and Jeremiah Eagan, MD
Abstract 13: Analysis of surgeon utilization of the Preoperative Assessment Communication Education (PACE) center in the pediatric population
Lisa Price Stevens, MD, and Ezinne Akamiro, BA, MD/MHA
Abstract 14: Use of the BATHE method to increase satisfaction amongst patients undergoing cardiac and major vascular operations
Samuel DeMaria, MD; Anthony P. DeMaria, MA; Menachem Weiner, MD; and George Silvay, MD
Abstract 15: Indication for surgery predicts long-term but not in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass vascular surgery
Brigid C. Flynn, MD; Michael Mazzeffi , MD; Carol Bodian, PhD; and Vivek Moitra, MD
Abstract 16: Research and outcomes on analgesia and nociception during surgery
Jinu Kim, MD; Tehila Adams, MD; Deepak Sreedharan, MD; Shanti Raju, MD; and Henry Bennett, PhD
Abstract 17: A snapshot survey of fluid prescribing
Helen Grote, MD; Luke Evans, MRCS; Abdel Omer, MD, PhD, FRCS; and Rob Lewis, MD, FRCA
Abstract 18: Predictors of difficult intubation with the video laryngoscope
Dario Galante, MD
Abstract 19: Use of technology to improve operational efficiency
Lucy Duffy, RN, MA, and Rita Lanaras, RN, BS, CNOR
Abstract 20: The ASA physical status score for the nonanesthesiologist
Adriana Oprea, MD, and David Silverman, MD
Abstract 21: Development of a shared multidisciplinary electronic preanesthetic record
Meghan Tadel, MD; R. Boyer, DO, MS; N. Smith; and P. Kallas, MD
Abstract 22: Development of a patient selection protocol prior to robotic radical prostatectomy (RRP) in the Preoperative Assessment Unit (PAU)
James Dyer, MD
Abstract 23: Protocol-driven preoperative testing in the Preoperative Assessment Unit (PAU): Which patients should receive a resting transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) prior to elective noncardiac surgery?
James Dyer, MD
Abstract 24: High-risk preoperative assessment for elective orthopedic surgery patients
Terrence Adam, MD, PhD; Connie Parenti, MD; Terence Gioe, MD; Karen Ringsred, MD; and Joseph Wels, MD
Abstract 25: A novel use of web-based software to efficiently triage presurgical patients based on perioperative risk: A pilot
Alicia Kalamas, MD
Abstract 26: Value of a specialized clinic for day admission surgery for cardiac and major vascular operations
George Silvay, MD, PhD; Samuel DeMaria, MD; Marietta dePerio, NP, CCRN; Ellen Hughes, MA, RN; Samantha Silvay; Marina Krol, PhD; Brigid C. Flynn, MD; and David L. Reich, MD
Abstract 27: Preoperative evaluation for parathyroidectomy—rule out pheochromocytoma
Rubin Bahuva, MD; Sudhir Manda, MD; and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
Abstract 28: Should we stop the oral selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene prior to surgery?
Vesselin Dimov, MD; Tarek Hamieh, MD; and Ajay Kumar, MD
Abstract 29: Should mesalamine be stopped prior to noncardiac surgery to avoid bleeding complications?
Vesselin Dimov, MD; Tarek Hamieh, MD; and Ajay Kumar, MD
Abstract 30: Thyroidectomy: Perioperative management of acute thyroid storm
Stephen VanHaerents, MD, and Aashish A. Shah, MD
Abstract 31: Core competencies: Not just for the ACGME—but for successful and ethical perioperative management of a young respiratory cripple
Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA); Misako P. Sakamaki, MD; and Slawomir P. Oleszak, MD
Abstract 32: ‘If I have to be transfused I only want my wwn blood, or blood from family members’—what is best-practice advice to be given in the preoperative clinic?
Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA), and Joseph L. Conrad, MD
Abstract 33: Prolonged QTc and hypokalemia: A bad combination before surgery
Chadi Alraies, MD, and Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD
Abstract 34: Perioperative management of a parturient with neuromyelitis optica
Neeti Sadana, MD; Michael Orosco, MD; Michaela Farber, MD; and Scott Segal, MD
Abstract 35: ‘High’-pertension
Anuradha Ramaswamy, MD, and Franklin A. Michota, Jr., MD
Abstract 36: Perioperative care in neuromuscular scoliosis
Saurabh Basu Kandpal, MD, and Priya Baronia, MD
Summit Director:
Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Contents
Abstract 1: Venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee replacement in older adults with single and co-occurring comorbidities
Alok Kapoor, MD, MSc; A. Labonte; M. Winter; J.B. Segal; R.A. Silliman; J.N. Katz; E. Losina; and D.R. Berlowitz
Abstract 2: Are there consequences of discontinuing angiotensin system inhibitors preoperatively in ambulatory and same-day admission patients?
Vasudha Goel, MBBS; David Rahmani, BS; Roy Braid, BS; Dmitry Rozin, BS; and Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH
Abstract 3: Residents’ knowledge of ACC/AHA guidelines for preoperative cardiac evaluation is limited
BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD; Michael Vigoda, MD, MBA; Nikola Milokjic; Ben Boedeker, DVM, MD, PhD, MBA; Kip D. Robinson, MD, FACP; Michael A. Pilla, MD; Robert Gaiser, MD; Angela F. Edwards, MD; Ronald P. Olson, MD; Matthew D. Caldwell, MD; Shawn T. Beaman, MD; Jeffrey A. Green, MD; Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH; Marsha L. Wakefield, MD; Praveen Kalra, MD; David M. Feinstein, MD; Deborah C. Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA); Gail Van Norman; Gary E. Loyd, MD, MMM; Paul W. Kranner, MD; Stevin Dubin, MD; Sunil Eappen, MD; Sergio D. Bergese, MD; Suzanne Karan, MD; James R. Rowbottom, MD, FCCP; and Keith Candiotti, MD
Abstract 4: Descriptive perioperative BNP and CRP in vascular surgery patients
Thomas Barrett, MD, MCR, and Rebecca Duby, BS
Abstract 5: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of intraoperative bleeding
Adriana Oprea, MD, and Paula Zimbrean, MD
Abstract 6: Incidence and nature of postoperative complications in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing noncardiac surgery
Roop Kaw, MD; Vinay Pasupuleti, MBBS, PhD; Esteban Walker, PhD; Anuradha Ramaswamy, MD; Thadeo Catacutan, MD; and Nancy Foldvary, DO
Abstract 7: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor therapy and the risk of venous thromboembolism in joint replacement surgery
William Ho, MBBS; Brendan Flaim, MBBS, FRACP; and Andrea Chan, MBBS, FRACP
Abstract 8: Risk prediction models for cardiac morbidity and mortality in noncardiac surgery: A systematic review of the literature
Ramani Moonesinghe, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA; Kathy Rowan, PhD; Judith Hulf, CBE, FRCA; Michael G. Mythen, MD, FRCA; and Michael P.W. Grocott, MD, FRCA
Abstract 9: Economic aspects of preoperative testing
Gerhard Fritsch, MD; Maria Flamm, MD; Josef Seer, MD; and Andreas Soennichsen, MD
Abstract 10: Postoperative myocardial infarction and in-hospital mortality predictors in patients undergoing rlective noncardiac surgery
Anitha Rajamanickam, MD; Ali Usmani, MD; Jelica Janicijevic, MD; Preethi Patel, MD; Eric Hixson; Omeed Zardkoohi, MD; Michael Pecic; Changhong Yu; Michael Kattan, PhD; Sagar Kalahasti, MD; and Mina K. Chung, MD
Abstract 11: Incidence and predictors of postoperative heart failure in patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery
Anitha Rajamanickam, MD; Ali Usmani, MD; Jelica Janicijevic, MD; Preethi Patel, MD; Eric Hixson; Omeed Zardkoohi, MD; Michael Pecic; Changhong Yu; Michael Kattan, PhD; Sagar Kalahasti, MD; and Mina K. Chung, MD
Abstract 12: Predictors of length of stay in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery
Vishal Sehgal, MD; Pardeep Bansal, MD; Praveen Reddy, MD; Vishal Sharma, MD; Rajendra Palepu, MD; Linda Thomas, MD; and Jeremiah Eagan, MD
Abstract 13: Analysis of surgeon utilization of the Preoperative Assessment Communication Education (PACE) center in the pediatric population
Lisa Price Stevens, MD, and Ezinne Akamiro, BA, MD/MHA
Abstract 14: Use of the BATHE method to increase satisfaction amongst patients undergoing cardiac and major vascular operations
Samuel DeMaria, MD; Anthony P. DeMaria, MA; Menachem Weiner, MD; and George Silvay, MD
Abstract 15: Indication for surgery predicts long-term but not in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass vascular surgery
Brigid C. Flynn, MD; Michael Mazzeffi , MD; Carol Bodian, PhD; and Vivek Moitra, MD
Abstract 16: Research and outcomes on analgesia and nociception during surgery
Jinu Kim, MD; Tehila Adams, MD; Deepak Sreedharan, MD; Shanti Raju, MD; and Henry Bennett, PhD
Abstract 17: A snapshot survey of fluid prescribing
Helen Grote, MD; Luke Evans, MRCS; Abdel Omer, MD, PhD, FRCS; and Rob Lewis, MD, FRCA
Abstract 18: Predictors of difficult intubation with the video laryngoscope
Dario Galante, MD
Abstract 19: Use of technology to improve operational efficiency
Lucy Duffy, RN, MA, and Rita Lanaras, RN, BS, CNOR
Abstract 20: The ASA physical status score for the nonanesthesiologist
Adriana Oprea, MD, and David Silverman, MD
Abstract 21: Development of a shared multidisciplinary electronic preanesthetic record
Meghan Tadel, MD; R. Boyer, DO, MS; N. Smith; and P. Kallas, MD
Abstract 22: Development of a patient selection protocol prior to robotic radical prostatectomy (RRP) in the Preoperative Assessment Unit (PAU)
James Dyer, MD
Abstract 23: Protocol-driven preoperative testing in the Preoperative Assessment Unit (PAU): Which patients should receive a resting transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) prior to elective noncardiac surgery?
James Dyer, MD
Abstract 24: High-risk preoperative assessment for elective orthopedic surgery patients
Terrence Adam, MD, PhD; Connie Parenti, MD; Terence Gioe, MD; Karen Ringsred, MD; and Joseph Wels, MD
Abstract 25: A novel use of web-based software to efficiently triage presurgical patients based on perioperative risk: A pilot
Alicia Kalamas, MD
Abstract 26: Value of a specialized clinic for day admission surgery for cardiac and major vascular operations
George Silvay, MD, PhD; Samuel DeMaria, MD; Marietta dePerio, NP, CCRN; Ellen Hughes, MA, RN; Samantha Silvay; Marina Krol, PhD; Brigid C. Flynn, MD; and David L. Reich, MD
Abstract 27: Preoperative evaluation for parathyroidectomy—rule out pheochromocytoma
Rubin Bahuva, MD; Sudhir Manda, MD; and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
Abstract 28: Should we stop the oral selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene prior to surgery?
Vesselin Dimov, MD; Tarek Hamieh, MD; and Ajay Kumar, MD
Abstract 29: Should mesalamine be stopped prior to noncardiac surgery to avoid bleeding complications?
Vesselin Dimov, MD; Tarek Hamieh, MD; and Ajay Kumar, MD
Abstract 30: Thyroidectomy: Perioperative management of acute thyroid storm
Stephen VanHaerents, MD, and Aashish A. Shah, MD
Abstract 31: Core competencies: Not just for the ACGME—but for successful and ethical perioperative management of a young respiratory cripple
Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA); Misako P. Sakamaki, MD; and Slawomir P. Oleszak, MD
Abstract 32: ‘If I have to be transfused I only want my wwn blood, or blood from family members’—what is best-practice advice to be given in the preoperative clinic?
Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA), and Joseph L. Conrad, MD
Abstract 33: Prolonged QTc and hypokalemia: A bad combination before surgery
Chadi Alraies, MD, and Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD
Abstract 34: Perioperative management of a parturient with neuromyelitis optica
Neeti Sadana, MD; Michael Orosco, MD; Michaela Farber, MD; and Scott Segal, MD
Abstract 35: ‘High’-pertension
Anuradha Ramaswamy, MD, and Franklin A. Michota, Jr., MD
Abstract 36: Perioperative care in neuromuscular scoliosis
Saurabh Basu Kandpal, MD, and Priya Baronia, MD
