Thermal Effect of J-Plasma® Energy in a Porcine Tissue Model: Implications for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Jasmine D. Pedroso, MD, Assistant FMIGS Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery/Women’s Pelvic Health Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, Melissa M. Gutierrez, MD, Assistant FMIGS Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery/Women’s Pelvic Health Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, K. Warren Volker MD, PhD, FMIGS Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery/Women’s Pelvic Health Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, David L Howard MD, PhD, Research Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery/Women’s Pelvic Health Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Web-Based Video Assessments of Operative Performance for Remote Telementoring
Alexandra M. Moore, MD, Resident, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, Nicholas H. Carter, MD, Resident, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, Justin P. Wagner, MD, Resident, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, Charles J. Filipi, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, David C. Chen, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California

860

 

A Web-Based Application to Communicate Benefits and Risks of Surgical Treatments

Fabienne E. Stubenrouch, MSc, PhD Candidate, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Marwin Baumann, MSc, System and Network Engineer, Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Dink A. Legemate, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Dirk T. Ubbink, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

770

 

 

Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with the Use of Barbed Sutures
Angelo Porreca, MD, Urologist/Chief, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy, Antonio Salvaggio, MD, Urologist, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy, Matteo Dandrea, MD, Urologist, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy, Emanuele Cappa, MD, Urologist, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy, Alessio Zuccala, MD, Urologist, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy, Alessandro Del Rosso, Urologist, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy, Daniele D’Agostino, Urologist, Department of Urologic Robotic Surgery, Policlinico di Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy

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The Incidence of Postoperative Pneumonia in Various Surgical Subspecialties: A Dual Database Analysis
Morad Chughtai, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Chukwuweike U. Gwam, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Anton Khlopas, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Jared M. Newman, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Gannon L. Curtis, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Pedro A. Torres, MD, Emergency Medicine Resident, Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Rafay Khan, MD, Internal Medicine Resident, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861, Michael A. Mont, MD, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

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