Preliminary Program | Posters
±P1.	Diagnostic Accuracy of Modified Low-Dose Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Preoperative Localization in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism *Courtney E. Quinn, *Amit Mahajan, *Neeta J. Erinjeri, *Taylor C. Brown, *Jennifer Malinowski, *Glenda G. Callender, Robert Udelsman, *Tobias Carling Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
±P2.	Improving Perioperative Counseling for Emergency Abdominal Surgery: Creation of a Scoring Tool to Predict One-Year Mortality in the Elderly *Olubode A. Olufajo1, *Gally Reznor1, *Stuart R. Lipsitz2, *Zara Cooper1, *Ali Salim1, *Joseph S. Hanna3, *Erika L. Rangel1 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center For Surgery and Public Health, Boston, MA;3Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
±P3.	Improving Left Ventricular Function and Angiogenesis after MI in Flk Knock Out Mice with Intramyocardial Gene Therapy with Pellino1, a Novel Molecule in VEGF Signaling Pathway *Ibnalwalid Saad1,2, *Mahesh Thirunavukkarasu2, *Vladimir Coca-Soliz1, *Vathinathen Selvaraju2, J. Alexander Palesty1, *Nilanjana Maulik2 1Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT;2University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT
±P4.	The Role of Model of End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score in Predicting Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Liver Disease *Brianna M. Krafcik, *Denis Rybin, *Gheorghe Doros, *Mohammad H. Eslami, Alik Farber, *Jeffrey A. Kalish, *Elizabeth King, *Jeffrey J. Siracuse Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
±P5.	A Comparison of Local-Regional Modalities for Pre-transplant Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A single center experience. *Armando Salim Munoz-Abraham, *Jonathan Merola, *Roger Patrón-Lozano, *Giffrey Babas, Sanjay Kulkarni, Sukru Emre, David C. Mulligan, Peter S. Yoo, Manuel I. Rodríguez-Dávalos Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
±P6.	High Risk, High Reward: An Analysis of Outcomes for Candidates Awaiting Hepatic Retransplantation *Jigesh A. Shah, *Madhukar S. Patel, *Johannes R. Kratz, James F. Markmann, *Parsia A. Vagefi Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
±P7.	Identification of Pre-Operative Risk Factors for Protracted Length of Stay after Elective EVAR *Elizabeth G. King1, *Denis Rybin2, *Gheorghe Doros2, Alik Farber1, *Jeffrey Kalish1, *Jeffrey J. Siracuse1 1Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;2Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
±P8.	Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Surgical Intervention has not Improved Survival in the Elderly *George Cholankeril, Ali Ahmad, Ponnandai Somasundar Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
±P9.	Predictors of Complications after Elective Splenectomy *Ali Ardestani, *Roger T. Lis, *Eric Sheu, Ali Tavakkoli Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
±P10.	Causes of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Re-Intubation after Non-Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting *John M Fallon1, *Zachary Kanouse2, *David J. Malenka1, *Mohammad Jafferji1, *Stephen Surgenor1, *Jeff Brown3, *Bruce Leavitt2, *Margaret T. Russell1, *Cathy Ross1, *Beatriz Jauregui4, *Kelly LeBlond5, *Anne Knight6, *Elaine Olmstead1, *Anthony DiScipio1, for the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group 1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH;2University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT;3Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME;4Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH;5Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME;6Concord Hospital, Concord, NH
±P11.	Characterization and Comparison of Transferred and Non-Transferred Patients Admitted to the Acute Care Surgery Service of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital *Brittany Misercola, Jonathan Dreifus Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
P12.	Patterns of "Failure" of a Standardized Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Protocol *Michael R. Cassidy1, *Ryan Macht1, *Pamela Rosenkranz1, *Joseph A. Caprini2, David McAneny1 1Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA;2NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
P13.	Trends in Pediatric Surgery Operative Volume among Residents and Fellows *Stephanie D. Talutis1, David McAneny1, *Catherine Chen2, Gerard Doherty1, *Teviah Sachs1 1Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;2Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
P14.	Continuous Cold Perfusion vs. Static Cold Preservation Comparison for Intestinal Graft Preservation in Rats *Armando Salim Munoz-Abraham, *Abedalrazaq Alkukhun, *Sami Judeeba, *Roger Patrón-Lozano, *Tariq Alfadda, Manuel I Rodriguez-Davalos, John P. Geibel Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
P15.	A Model For Predicting Prolonged Length Of Stay In Patients Undergoing Anatomic Lung Resection - A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database Study *Matthew R. DeLuzio1, *Hari B. Keshava2, *Zuoheng Wang3, *John A. Federico4, *Daniel J. Boffa4, *Frank C. Detterbeck4, *Anthony W. Kim4 1Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT;2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH;3Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT;4Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
P16.	Nodal involvement in gastric adenocarcinoma decreases with age; A population-based analysis *Ali Ahmad1, *Hadi Khan1, *George Cholankeril1, *Adam Olszewski2, Ponnandai Somasundar1 1Roger Williams Medical Center, RI, Providence, RI;2Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI
P17.	Does A Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) Program Reduce Wait-List Mortality? James J. Pomposelli, *Mary Ann Simpson, *Mohamed E. Akoad, Roger L. Jenkins, William D. Lewis, Elizabeth A. Pomfret Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA
P18.	Sexual Function in Breast Cancer Survivorship: The Surgical Impact *Sarah E. Pesek1, *Michaela Onstad2, *Fogarty Sara3, *Ashley Stuckey1, *Christina Raker1, *Melissa Clark4, Jennifer Gass1 1Women & Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI;2MD Anderson, Houston, TX;3Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD;4Brown University, Providence, RI
P19.	Trends in Emergent Ventral Hernia Repair - Is Massachusetts the Exception? *Mariam F. Eskander, *Lindsay A. Bliss, *Susanna WL. de Geus, *Sing Chau Ng, Jennifer F. Tseng Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
P20.	Surveillance for Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer: A High-volume Center Experience *Daniel Wong, *Mariam Eskander, *Jill Krejdovsky, *Lindsay A. Bliss, *Chun Li, *Susanna WL. de Geus, *Sing Chau Ng, *Mandeep Sawhney, *Steven D. Freedman, *Nadine Tung, Jennifer F. Tseng Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA
P21.	International Medical Graduates who become Categorical General Surgery Residents are Highly Successful: The Results of A Single Institution 20 Year Study *Annabelle L. Fonseca, *Peter S. Yoo, Robert Udelsman, Walter E. Longo Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
P22.	Pregnancy and Parenthood Among Surgery Residents: Results of the First Nationwide Survey of General Surgery Program Directors *Britt J. Sandler, *John J. Tackett, Walter E. Longo, *Peter S. Yoo Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
P23.	Recurrent Patterns of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the MAPK-pathway of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients. *Jill Rubinstein, *Taylor Brown, *Reju Korah, Tobias Carling Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
P24.	Basic Science Second Place Award - NESS Resident and Fellow Research Day Sponsored by the NESS Scholars Foundation Trans-Amniotic Stem Cell Therapy (TRASCET) for Experimental Spina Bifida *Beatrice Dionigi, *Azra Ahmed, *Joseph Brazzo III, *John Patrick Connors, *David Zurakowski, *Dario O. Fauza Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
P25.	Technical misadventures during patent ductus arteriosus ligation: ligate with care Brendan Campbell, *Melissa McCann, *Shefali Thaker, *Hank Leopold Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
P26.	Cure Predictability During Parathyroidectomy: Validation of a Novel Cure Predictability Model *Glenda Callender1, *Roy Lirov2, *Paul Gauger2, Robert Udelsman1 1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;2University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
P27.	Rives Stoppa Hernia Repair in the Management of Complex Abdominal Wall Hernias *Daniel Hetherman, Richard Perugini, Donald Czerniach University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
P28.	Resident and Faculty Perceptions of the Value of End-of-Rotation Oral Examinations *Ryland S. Stucke, Kari M. Rosenkranz, Paul H. Kispert Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH
P29.	Multimodal Pain Prophylaxis Reduces Length of Stay in Bariatric Surgical Patients *Jennifer L. Salluzzo1, *Danielle Massee2, *James M. Healy1, *Donna-Ann Thomas1, *Geoffrey S. Nadzam1, Kurt E. Roberts1, Andrew J. Duffy1 1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;2Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
P30.	Pre-operative Troponin I as a Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency General Surgery: An Analysis using American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database. *Asha Zimmerman, *Jayson Marwaha, David Harrington, Daithi Heffernan, Andrew Stephen Brown University, Providence, RI
P31.	Mutational Burden in the Neuroblastoma Genome Varies by Race *Jill C. Rubinstein, *Emily R Christison-Lagay Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
P32.	Time is Ticking: The Post-operative Impact of Inter-facility Transfers on Acute Surgical Patients in Rural America *Raphael J. Louie, Horace F. Henriques, III, *Brent C. White Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
P33.	Modification of the Classical UW Solution Can Provide Additional Protection from Ischemic Injury in the Small Intestines *Sami S. Judeeba, *Armando Salim Munoz Abraham, *Abedalrazaq AlKukhun, *Tariq Alfadda, *Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, *John P. Geibel Yale University, New Haven, CT
P34.	An Objective View of the Effectiveness of Platelet Transfusion in Trauma Utilizing Thromboelastography *Mathew Edavettal, *Brian W. Gross, *James Alzate, *Frederick B. Rogers Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA
P35.	Splenectomy in Patients with Splenomegaly in the Setting of Myeloid Neoplasm: A Single Institution Experience *Vijaya T. Daniel1, *Bankole Samuel1, *Kofi Atiemo1, *Muthalagu Ramanathan2, *Rajneesh Nath2, *Sonia N. Chimienti3, *Jan Cerny2, *Richard A. Perugini1 1Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA;2Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA;3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
P36.	Application of Prior Learning Assessment to the Selection of Surgical Trainees; A Laparoscopic Simulation Study *Courtney K. White, *Salim Abunnaja, Alexander Palesty, *Shohan Shetty St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT
P37.	Elevated Hemoglobin A1C Predicts Longer Hospital Stays for Diabetic Burn Patients *Stacey Rotta, Roselle Crombie, Walter Cholewczynski, *Katharine Connolly, *Shea Gregg, Nabil Atweh, Alisa Savetamal Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
P38.	Surgeons' Attitudes Towards Patient Concerns Regarding Trainees *David J. Nye, Timothy C. Counihan, Jacqueline J. Wu Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA
P39.	Feasibility of Peri-Areolar Wire Localization for Non-Palpable, Ultrasound Visible Breast Lesions *Sarah E. Pesek1, David Edmonson1, *Heather King2, *Ashley Stuckey1, *Susan Koelliker1, Jennifer Gass1 1Women & Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI;2Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
P40.	Surgical Performance Improvement in a Health System - ACS NSQIP and a System Surgical Council as a Driver for Change Rekha K. Singh1,2, Orlando Kirton1,3, *Patricia Sobieski1, *Cynthia Ross-Richardson1,2, *Jay Encarnacion1,3, *Mary Beland1,4, *Linda Wood1,5, *Samantha Grable1,3, *Patricia Blake1,6, *Joseph Portereiko1,3, Rocco Orlando1 1Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT;2The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, CT;3Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT;4MidState Medical Center, Meriden, CT;5Windham Hospital, Willimantic, CT;6Backus Hospital, Norwich, CT
P41.	How Far Are Patients Willing to Travel for Gastrectomy? *David C Chang1, *Joel Adler1, *Abraham Noorbakhsh2, John Mullen1 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;2University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
P42.	Does Wearable Medical Technology With Video Recording Capability Add Value To On-Call Surgical Evaluations? *Jacqueline Y Boehme1, *Sameer Gupta1, *Kelly Manser2, *Jannine Dewar2, *Amie Miller2, *Gina Siddiqui3, Steven Schwaitzberg1,2 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;2Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA;3Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
P43.	Post-operative Delirium is Associated with Increased ICU and Hospital Length of Stays Following Liver Transplantation *Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Adrian Maung, *Kimberly Barre, *Linda Maerz, *Manuel Rodriguez, Kimberly Davis Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
± Poster of Distinction; Best Poster Award Eligible