The Twentieth
Annual Controversies, Problems & Techniques Symposium is designed
to help the practicing surgeon in evaluating standards of care and
new techniques/interventions in gastrointestinal surgery. It is dedicated
to
identifying the relative strengths and weaknesses, advantages and
drawbacks, of each approach.
The 20th Annual Symposium will be held on Thursday, December 11,
2003 through Saturday, December 13, 2003 at the Sheraton New York
Hotel & Towers.
To be notified when new information is available, please send a request
to amadhok@medispin.com.
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Literature Highlights Abstract/News
from Medical Journals
Heeding the Sign of Increased CK-MB Level After Bypass Surgery
Background: Although it has been suggested that elevation of CK-MB
after percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with adverse
clinical outcomes, limited data are available in the setting of coronary
bypass grafting. The aim of the present study was to determine the
incidence, predictors, and prognostic significance of CK-MB elevation
following multivessel coronary bypass grafting (CABG). continue
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Resistant Gram-Positive Infections and Limitations of Vancomycin, an online presentation, as delivered at the Montefiore Medical Center on Apr 15, 2002 in New York.
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