Acute Abdomen and Trauma Cadaver lab
Logistics and Sponsor:
Held ScienceCare in South Phoenix.
Sponsor: Baxter
EPA Addressed:
#2 Evaluate and manage a patient with the acute abdomen.
#4 Evaluate a patient with right lower quadrant pain and manage appendicitis.
#10 Evaluate and manage a patient with gallbladder disease.
#13 Evaluate and manage a patient with severe acute or necrotizing pancreatitis.
#18 Evaluation and initial management of a patient presenting with blunt or penetrating trauma.
Goals and Objectives
Under construction...
Tentative operative plans include:
Laparoscopic cadavers (x3)
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic small bowel resection with intracorporeal stapled anastomosis
Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy
Open cadaver (x1)
Celiotomy with retroperitoneal exposure
Distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy
IVC and aortic injury repair
Open CBD exploration
Bladder and ureter repair over a stent
Clinical Scenarios
Under construction...
Instructional Resources
Under construction...
Midline Laparotomy
Mock Orals
Scenarios are made up, and any similarity to real cases is by coincidence only.
Under construction...
Checklists
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