Ever wonder why some bariatric patients received extended VTE prophylaxis and others do not? Or what the ideal chemical VTE prophylaxis is for bariatric patients? All of your questions answered in this journal review discussion! Journal articles: A single-center comparison of extended and restricted thromboprophylaxis with LMWH after metabolic surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31641983/ Risk factors for postdischarge venous thromboembolism among bariatric surgery patients and the evolving...
Sep 16, 2021•22 min
You’re faced with a challenging case of a patient with rectal cancer and synchronous liver lesion. Where do you start: chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, upfront surgery, liver first, rectum first? Join Drs. Carole Richard, François Dagbert and Maher Al Khaldi as they discuss the management of a patient with rectal cancer with a synchronous hepatic metastasis. Learning objectives In this episode, we discuss the workup of a rectal tumour associated with synchronous liver metastases, indications for...
Sep 13, 2021•46 min
"The eyes do not see what the mind does not know." Trauma surgery is riddled with pitfalls. Take your guard down for a minute and BAM, you are eating humble pie. Don't let this happen to you! Join Drs. Bryan Cotton, Teddy Puzio, Krislynn Mueck, and host Patrick Georgoff for a fun, high-yield review. In this episode (2 of 2), we cover: Splenic pseudoaneurysm Compartment syndrome Urogenital injury Diaphragm injury Esophageal injury...
Sep 09, 2021•34 min
Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss ovarian mass in pediatric surgery. Journal Article links: Madenci AL, Vandewalle RJ, Dieffenbach BV, Laufer MR, Boyd TK, Voss SD, et al. Multicenter pre-operative assessment of pediatric ovarian malignancy. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(9):1921-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30867096/ Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, et al. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent...
Sep 06, 2021•23 min
"The eyes do not see what the mind does not know." Trauma surgery is riddled with pitfalls. Take your guard down for a minute and BAM, you are eating humble pie. Don't let this happen to you! Join Drs. Bryan Cotton, Teddy Puzio, Rushabh Dev, and host Patrick Georgoff for a fun, high-yield review. In this episode (1 of 2), we cover: Extraperitoneal rectal injury Blunt cerebrovascular injury Chance fractures Cardiac injuries with a negative FAST exam Missed injuries during trauma ex lap...
Sep 02, 2021•30 min
The chief residents in your program are at their wits end with some of their colleagues. Residents are yelling at nurses, skin closures look like they’re from a horror movie and a patient almost died because of a delay in being seen. How can the chiefs and program director help these struggling residents? Join Drs. Kyla Terhune, Jeremy Lipman, Judith French and Amy Han as they discuss how to identify and support the struggling surgical resident. Learning objectives: After listening to this episo...
Aug 30, 2021•35 min
Tune in to listen to two of the BTK original founders, Dr. Jason Bingham and Dr. Scott Steele, as they discuss clinical challenges in colorectal surgery, specifically large bowel obstruction. Want to win a free Behind the Knife ABSITE review book? Simply leave us a review on Apple Podcasts before September 1st and you will be entered into the drawing. Be sure to include your Twitter or Instagram handle in the review. Or email us at [email protected] to let us know that you showed BTK some lov...
Aug 26, 2021•31 min
Incisional hernia is one of the most common long-term complications associated with surgical interventions. In this episode from the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction team at Behind the Knife, we discuss evidence-based decision making to reduce incisional hernia rates following laparotomy. We review preoperative factors associated with hernia occurrence, intraoperative decision making related to fascial closure technique, and review literature on prophylactic mesh augmentation. · Dr. Vaha...
Aug 23, 2021•26 min
Welcome to the first of a six-part series focused on the integration of palliative care into the practice of surgery. Dr. Geoffrey Dunn defines Surgical Palliative Care as “the treatment of suffering and the promotion of quality of life for seriously ill or terminally ill patients under surgical care.” He has proposed that the Family Meeting is like a surgical procedure in which we “Prepare, Do and Close.” Using the case of a geriatric trauma patient in multi-system organ failure, in this episod...
Aug 16, 2021•36 min
Behind the Knife – ACS Cancer Surgery Standards Program Host : Shreya Gupta, MD (@shreyaguptaMD) Guests: Mediget Teshome, MD, MPH, FACS (@drmediget) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is the Chair of the Education Committee of the Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP). Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Scienc...
Aug 12, 2021•29 min
A young woman is referred urgently to your breast surgical oncology clinic for a second opinion. She has been told that she needs to have an urgent mastectomy for a palpable triple negative breast cancer with suspicious axillary lymphadenopathy. Are there other options she should consider? Join Drs. Michael Alvarado, Rita Mukhtar, and Alexa Glencer as they discuss the multidisciplinary management of a patient with triple negative breast cancer. In this episode, we review the diagnosis and classi...
Aug 02, 2021•26 min
Medical students - do you want to DOMINATE your surgery clerkship? Of course you do! Tune in and find out how. In this episode we introduce Behind the Knife’s 5 Principles for Clerkship DOMINATION, we hear from clerkship directors at top-notch surgery programs around the country, and we review the primary learning environments in surgery and how you can excel in each of these environments. Hosts: Drs. Patrick Georgoff (@georgoff) and Amir Motameni (@motameniA) Special guests: Drs. Gifty Kwakye, ...
Jul 29, 2021•34 min
Your patient is pregnant in her third trimester and she has acute cholecystitis...a relatively common but unnerving scenario. What do you do?! Do you operate? Do you observe? What about the baby? Tune in and get the information you need to best care for this patient. Hosts: Drs. Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Ashlie Nadler and Jordan Nantais. Papers reviewed: 1) Fong, Z. et. al. Cholecystectomy during the third trimester of pregnancy: proceed or delay? J Am Coll Surg. 2019. 228 (4): 494-502. 2) Hong. J...
Jul 26, 2021•38 min
Dr. Yue-Yung Hu, Dr. Ryan Ellis, and Dr. Rhami Khorfan discuss two key new papers discussing optimizing resident achievement and well-being. Check out the papers at these links! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605580/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33491973/
Jul 22, 2021•40 min
Episode Description The timing of renal replacement therapy remains controversial and may be influenced by local resources, availability and institutional practices. In this episode from the Surgical Critical Care team at Behind the Knife, we provide a brief overview, introduce a clinical scenario and discuss two contemporary articles on the timing of initiation. Learning Objectives: In this episode, we review the indications for renal replacement therapy, the different modalities of continuous ...
Jul 19, 2021•30 min
Intro: Join Drs. Brian Louie, Peter White, and Megan Lenihan as they discuss the management of spontaneous pneumothorax in its various presentations. Learning Objectives - Management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax - Management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax - Operative intervention - Nonoperative intervention - Recognition and management of uncommon causes of pneumothorax Referenced Material ACCP guidelines for spontaneous pneumothorax: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692...
Jul 15, 2021•35 min
Couldn’t log on to the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting this year? No need to have FOMO, in this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at Behind the Knife, we review key abstract presentations from the meeting. We discuss the strengths and limitations of the studies, and how the results translate to clinical practice. Specifically, we go into screening and surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism after a diagnosis of nephrolithiasis, and the role of prophylactic central...
Jul 12, 2021•32 min
You find a 2.3 cm polyp in the right colon during a screening colonoscopy. Does this patient need a colectomy? Is polypectomy ok? What should I do?? Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson and Tess Aulet as they discuss the endoscopic management of advanced colorectal polyps. Be sure to check out Behind the Knife's YouTube channel for the VideoCast version of this high-yield case: https://www.youtube.com/c/BehindTheKnifeTheSurgeryPodcast . Interested in learning more about specific topics in ...
Jul 08, 2021•37 min
