WATCH: Surgical Simulation Summit Sparks Innovation and Collaboration

Post-traumatic non-iatrogenic lumbar/flank hernias are rare and develop following blunt or penetrating trauma. The ACS Advisory Council on Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery has developed a synopsis of diagnostic challenges that can lead to this life-threatening complication.

Preoperative CRP, D-dimer, and thromboelastometry were potentially valuable additions to Caprini risk scores for prediction of VTE risk and determination of need for extended chemoprophylaxis in bariatric surgery patients.

Although younger surgeon provide higher rates of fulfillment of expectations and overall satisfaction for spine surgery patients, surgeons of all ages provide high-quality care.

MIS was associated with significantly lower rates of bowel resection and superficial surgical site infection, and patients had significantly shorter lengths of hospital stay compared to open surgery.

The latest episode of The House of Surgery podcast offers an overview of the recent ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit.

The ACS collaborates with Resolve to provide a tiered menu of contract review services at a 10% discount as an ACS member benefit.

The ACS is providing scholarships for three surgeons from countries outside the US or Canada who exhibit a keen interest in surgical quality improvement through the international ACS NSQIP.