Patient Blood Management Strategies to Avoid Transfusions in Body Contouring Operations: Controlled Clinical Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021
"Enrique Bayter-Marin J, Cárdenas-Camarena L, Peña WE, Durán H, Ramos- Gallardo G, Robles-Cervantes JA, McCormick-Méndez M, Rocio Gómez-
González S, Liliana Plata-Rueda E., 1/2/2021
Background
Anemia is a frequent process of morbidity and mortality in body contouring procedures. In aesthetic surgery, there are no standardized processes to minimize bleeding during surgery. For this reason, a study was designed to implement patient blood management strategies to reduce bleeding and transfusions in patients undergoing body contouring operations.
3D CAT Scan and Gastric Volumetry in the Planning of Revisional Bariatric Surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A.
Hanssen A, Sabbag DJ, Hanssen RA, Hanssen DA. 20/12/2021
Background: The planning of revisional bariatric surgery is a complex process. The availability of accurate anatomical information is especially important for the planning of such challenging surgical procedures, we present our initial experience using three-dimensional-computed tomography (3D-CT) images to preoperatively assess the anatomy of patients before bariatric revisional surgery.
The Women of Colombian Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery: A Survey-based Assessment. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
Vinck EE, Montes Villalobos L, Martínez SI, 20/11/2020.
In Colombia, the number of younger female surgeons is increasing along with a growing interest in thoracic and cardiac surgery. It is our duty to motivate young female surgeons in pursuing a career in chest surgery to answer the already growing deficit of cardio-thoracic surgeons.
