The Women of Colombian Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery: A Survey-based Assessment. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
Vinck EE, Montes Villalobos L, Martínez SI.
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.
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.
Patient Blood Management Strategies to Avoid Transfusions in Body Contouring Operations: Controlled Clinical Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 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.
