Surgical Voodoo

Co-Moderator(s)

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  Patricia Sylla, MD (she/her/hers)

  Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery
  Mount Sinai Hospital
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  New York, New York, United States
• 

  Douglas Benson, MD

CME Credit: 1
Contact Hours: 1

In this symposium, common practices in colorectal poorly supported by evidence will be debunked. The evidence in support of or against staple and suture line reinforcement for anastomotic protection, omental flaps to fill the empty pelvis, routine use of surgical drains, and wound management strategies to mitigate SSI will be critically reviewed. The role of dietary fiber in managing diverticulitis and postoperative patients will also be evaluated and evidence-based recommendations will be balanced against real-world practice and surgeon preferences.

Presentations:

• 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM PT

  Surgical Voodoo
  

  Co-Moderator: Patricia Sylla, MD

  Co-Moderator: Douglas Benson, MD
• 4:47 PM – 4:57 PM PT

  Drains Here, Drains There, Drains Everywhere.
  

  Speaker: Chady Atallah, MD – Digestive and Liver Center of Florida
• 4:57 PM – 5:07 PM PT

  Reinforcing, Oversewing and Gluing Staple Lines.
  

  Speaker: Kathryn Chuquin, MD
• 5:07 PM – 5:17 PM PT

  My SSI Rate is Lower than Yours: Close, Vacuum, Pack, Irrigate?
  

  Speaker: Kerri Ohman, MD
• 5:17 PM – 5:27 PM PT

  The Empty Pelvis -The Evil Place that Must be Filled!
  

  Speaker: Beatrice Dionigi, MD
• 5:27 PM – 5:37 PM PT

  The Ultimate Voodoo: The "fiber factor" in Diverticulitis and Postop Diet
  

  Speaker: Taryn Hassinger, MD
• 5:37 PM – 5:45 PM PT

  Question and Answer