Table of Contents

• • Summit Faculty

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS1-eS3;
  • Summit Program

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS4-eS7;

Best Research Abstracts

• • Pulmonary Hypertension Is an Important Predictor of Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

    Roop Kaw, MD, Esteban Walker, PhD, Vinay Pasupuleti, MD, PhD, Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD, Tarek Hamieh, MD and Omar A. Minai, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS8-eS9;
  • Analysis of Administrative Practices and Residency Training Curricula in Academic Anesthesiology Programs

    David Hepner, A.R. Bader, D. Correll, L.C. Tsen, B.S. Segal and A.M. Bader

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) e10;
  • Is Percent Body Fat a Better Predictor of Surgical Site Infection Risk than Body Mass Index?

    Emily Waisbren, BS, Angela M. Bader, MD, MPH, Heather Rosen, MD, MPH, Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, MPH and Elof Eriksson, MD, PhD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS11;

Research in Perioperative Care

• • A Nomogram for Prediction of Survival for Patients Undergoing Elective Major Noncardiac Surgery

    Y. Olivia Xu-Cai, MD and Michael W. Kattan, PhD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS12-eS13;
  • Sustainability of an Osteoporosis Pathway

    Catherine Gibb, MBBS, FRACP, Christopher Butcher, FRACS, Lesley Thomas, BNsg and Jennifer Pink, BPharm

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS14;
  • Length of Hospital Stay Is Predicted by Comorbidities

    Catherine Gibb, MBBS, FRACP and Villis Marshall, FRACS

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS15;
  • Generalization of the POISE and Mangano Studies on Beta-Blocker Use in the Perioperative Period

    Matthieu Touchette, MD, Odile Paquette, MD, Catherine St-Georges, MD and Luc Lanthier, MD, MSc

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS16;
  • Impact of Antihypertensive Medication on Perioperative Period

    Matthieu Touchette, MD, Odile Paquette, MD, Catherine St-Georges, MD, Danielle Pilon, MD, MSc and Luc Lanthier, MD, MSc

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS17;
  • An Analysis of Preoperative Testing Protocols in Academic Anesthesiology Programs

    David Hepner, A.R. Bader, D. Correll, L.C. Tsen, B.S. Segal and A.M. Bader

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS18;
  • Preoperative Biomarkers of Inflammation, Ischemia, and Heart Failure and Outcomes of Vascular Surgery

    Matthew Griffee, MD, Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD and Thomas Barrett, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS19;
  • Alcohol-Related Predictors of Postoperative Delirium in Major Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

    Harrison Weed, MD, Summit Shah, BS, Xin He, PhD, Amit Agrawal, MD, Enver Ozer, MD and David E. Schuller, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS20;
  • Intraoperative Coagulopathy: A Low-Volume Treatment Protocol that Completely Replaces Fresh Frozen Plasma

    Peter Kallas, MD, Mary Lou Green, MHS and Anjali Desai, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS21;
  • Is the Berlin Questionnaire an Effective Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Preoperative Total Joint Replacement Population?

    Peter Kallas, MD, Mark Schumacher, Mona Lazar, DO and Anjali Desai, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS22;
  • The Impact of Preoperative Medical Optimization on Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

    Christopher Tan, MBBS, Catherine Gibb, MBBS, FRACP and Suren Krishnan, MBBS, FRACS

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS23;
  • Reconceptualizing the Preoperative Process

    Ross Kerridge, MBBS, FRCA, FANZCA

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS24-eS25;
  • Development of an Electronic Medical Record Smart Set Form to Increase Standardization, Consistency, and Compliance with ACC/AHA Perioperative Guidelines

    Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Ali Usmani, MD, Ajay Kumar, MD and Brian Harte, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS26;
  • Development of a Perioperative Electronic Medical Record Research and Quality Improvement Database

    Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Ali Usmani, MD, Feza Remzi, MD, Brian Harte, MD and Ajay Kumar, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS27;
  • An Innovative Perioperative/Consultative Curriculum for Third-Year Internal Medicine Residents

    Alex Rico, MD, Joshua Lenchus, DO and Amir Jaffer, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS28;
  • Preoperative Medicine Infobutton

    Terrence J. Adam, MD, PhD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS29;
  • Nurse Practitioners: Bridging the Gap in Perioperative Care

    Sally Morgan, RN, MS, ANP-BC, ACNS-BC and Angela Wright, RN, MSN, APRN, BC

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS30;
  • Intubation Training of Deploying Far Forward Combat Medical Personnel with the Video Laryngoscope

    Ben Boedeker, MD, Mary Barak-Bernhagen, BS, Kirsten Boedeker and W. Bosseau Murray, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS31-eS32;
  • The Establishment of a Perioperative Skin Integrity Committee

    Jeanne Lanchester, RN, MEd, Ann Leary, BSN, RNC and Susan Vargas, AD, RN

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS33;
  • Development and Implementation of a Perianesthesia Integrative Care Committee

    Jeanne Lanchester, RN, MEd, Jeanette Cote, BWN, RN, Terri Jamros, RN, Charla Delillo, RN, Sherie Lavoie, BSN, RN, Jennifer Therminos, SN, Joan Compagnone, RN and Nicole Engel, MSN, RN

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS34;
  • Development of a Screening System to Identify Patients Preoperatively Who May Benefit from a Postoperative Hospitalist Consult

    Elizabeth Marlow, MD, MA and Chad Whelan, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS35;
  • An Algorithm for Preoperative Screening and Management of Sleep Apnea: Have We Created a Monster?

    Deborah C. Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA), Jorge M. Mallea, MD, Paul S. Richman, MD and Pater S.A. Glass, MBChB

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS36-eS37;
  • Constructing a Collaborative Neuroscience Hospitalist Program

    Rachel Thompson, MD, Christy Gilmore, MD, Kamal Ajam, MD and Jennifer Thompson, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS38;
  • The Development of Algorithms for Preoperative Management of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients Undergoing Surgical or Invasive Procedures

    Catherine McGowan, MSN and Patricia Kidik, MSN

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS39;
  • Surgeon-Initiated Preoperative Screening: A New Approach

    Christina Johnson, RN, PA-C and Edward J. denBraven, CRNA

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS40;
  • A New Process for Ensuring the Safety of Patients Having Anesthesia Outside of the Operating Room

    Ellen Leary, MSN, Catherine McGowan, MSN, Kathleen McGrath, MSN, Sheila McCabe Hassan, MSN and Theresa Kennedy, MSN

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS41;
  • Establishing a Virtual Preoperative Evaluation Clinic

    Corey Zetterman, MD, Bobbie J. Sweitzer, MD and Ben H. Boedeker, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS42;

Research in Perioperative Care

• • Perioperative Hypoxemia and Rhabdomyolysis in a Medically Complicated Patient

    Sarah Bodin, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS43-eS44;
  • How Soon Is Too Soon? General Anesthesia after Coronary Intervention with Bare Metal Stents

    Meghan Tadel, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS45;
  • Can Patients with Critical Aortic Stenosis Undergo Noncardiac Surgery without Intervening Aortic Valve Replacement?

    M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Abdul Alraiyes, MD, Anitha Rajamanickam, MD and Frank Michota, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS46;
  • Is It Safe to Operate on Cocaine-Positive Patients?

    M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD and Brian Harte, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS47;
  • To Intensive Care or Not?

    Mona Lazar, DO and Peter Kallas, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS48;
  • Predicting Surgical Complications from Liver Disease

    Mona Lazar, DO and Peter Kallas, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS49;
  • Preoperative Coronary Angiography: Friend or Foe?

    Ross Kerridge, MBBS, FRCA, FANZCA

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS50;
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Low Molecular Weight Heparin after Total Knee Replacement

    Steven Cohn, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS51-eS52;
  • Patient with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Implanted Deep Brain Stimulators for Laparotomy

    Deborah C. Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA), Daryn H. Moller, MD and Khoa N. Nguyen, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS53;
  • Ethical Dilemma in the Preoperative Assessment Clinic: Can a Patient Refuse an Indicated Cardiac Workup? Can We Refuse to Anesthetize?

    Deborah C. Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA)

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS54;
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting as a Precipitating Factor in Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 2 Diabetes

    Vishal Sehgal, MD and Abbas Kitabchi, MD

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS55;
  • Index of Abstract Authors

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS56-eS57;

• • Index of Abstract Authors

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS56-eS57;