Archive for August, 2009
Patient Transferring Challenges
This CE activity has expired. by Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, PhD, CBN, HCRM Certified bariatric nurse, licensed healthcare risk manager, and wound ostomy continence nurse, Houston, Texas INTRODUCTION When considering patient movement and handling equipment, the question is often, “What is the weight limit of this piece of equipment?” We seldom ask, “What is the […]
SAGES 2009 Panel Report: Best Practices for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity
by Jon Gould, MD, and Daniel Jones, MD Dr. Gould is Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Jones is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. This article is a summary of a panel sponsored by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Ventral Hernias in the Bariatric Patient
by David S. Wernsing, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania INTRODUCTION The management of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias continues to evolve from the early days of primary hernia repair. There has been progress in the surgical approach to hernias with application of minimally invasive surgical techniques […]
