Presenting Papers from the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in Santa Barbara, California, January 20-22, 2012The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, issn 0003-1348, 177 p.Conference Proceedings

Enhanced Recovery Protocol: Implementation at a County Institution with Limited ResourcesRONA, Kais; CHOI, J; SIGLE, G et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1041-1044, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Intraductal Papillary Lesions of the Breast: Clinical and Pathological CorrelationSHOUHED, Daniel; AMERSI, Farin F; SPURRIER, Ryan et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1161-1165, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Predictive Factors of Acute Renal Failure in Colon and Rectal SurgeryMASOOMI, Hossein; CARMICHAEL, Joseph C; DOLICH, Matthew et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1019-1023, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Predictive Factors of Acute Respiratory Failure in Esophagectomy for Esophageal MalignancyMASOOMI, Hossein; NGUYEN, Brian; SMITH, Brian R et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1024-1028, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Risk for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Elderly Trauma PatientsFINIGAN, Ryan; PHAM, Jacqueline; MENDOZA, Rosemarie et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1114-1117, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

The Evolving Management of Infected Pancreatic NecrosisDONALD, Graham; DONAHUE, Timothy; REBER, Howard A et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1151-1155, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

A Simple Algorithm for Drain Management after PancreaticoduodenectomyNISSEN, Nicholas N; MENON, Vijay G; PURI, Vichin et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1143-1146, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Two-Wheel Vehicular Trauma: An Age-Based AnalysisWAGNER, Justin; RAI, Ajit; ITUARTE, Felipe et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1066-1070, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Open Appendectomy: No Longer an Intern CaseNEVILLE, Angela L; NEMCEFF, Dennis; BRICKER, Scott D et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1178-1181, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Time to Failure of Arterial Shunts in a Pig Hemorrhagic Shock ModelCHAO, Alexander; CHEN, Kejian; TRASK, Scott et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1045-1048, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Surgery for Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaSEYEDIN, Steven; LUU, Carrie; STABILE, Bruce E et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1128-1131, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Lymph Node Harvest in Emergent versus Elective Colon ResectionsLEWIS, Aaron; AKOPIAN, Gabriel; CARILLO, Sharon et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1049-1053, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Robotic-Assisted Extralevator Abdominoperineal Resection in the Lithotomy Position: Technique and Early OutcomesKANG, Celeste Y; CARMICHAEL, Joseph C; FRIESEN, Jeffrey et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1033-1037, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Admission Variables Predictive of Gangrenous CholecystitisFALOR, Ann E; ZOBEL, Michael; KAJI, Amy et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1075-1078, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Pneumatosis in Post-Whipple PatientsWIKHOLM, Lauren I; IMAGAWA, David K.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1105-1108, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Analysis of Radiation Exposure During Endovascular Aneurysm RepairBUTLER, Michael; PATEL, Madhukar S; WILSON, Samuel E et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1029-1032, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Development and Use of a Novel Cardiovascular Simulator: Time for a Paradigm Shift?BENHARASH, Peyman; FRANK, Paul; HOY, Brenda et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1132-1136, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Hospital Type Predicts Surgical Complications for Infants with Hypertrophic Pyloric StenosisKELLEY-QUON, Lorraine I; TSENG, Chi-Hong; JEN, Howard C et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1079-1082, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Laparoscopic versus Open Appendectomy: Outcomes AnalysisYAGHOUBIAN, Arezou; KAJI, Amy H; LEE, Steven L et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1083-1086, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Laparoscopic versus Open Colon Resections in California: A Cross-Sectional AnalysisPATEL, Supriya S; PATEL, Madhukar S; MAHANTI, Sanjit et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1063-1065, issn 0003-1348, 3 p.Conference Paper

Obesity Increases the Odds of Acquiring and Incarcerating Noninguinal Abdominal Wall HerniasLAU, Briana; KIM, Hanjoo; HAIGH, Philip I et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1118-1121, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

A Prospective Single-Institution Evaluation of Current Practices of Early Postoperative Feeding after Elective Intestinal SurgeryROHATINER, Tamar; WEND, Joseph; RHODES, Samuel et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1147-1150, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Are Community Hospitals Meeting the Same Standards as Academic Hospitals for the Multimodal Management of Rectal Cancer?CHIU, Connie G; HARI, Danielle M; LEUNG, Anna M et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1172-1177, issn 0003-1348, 6 p.Conference Paper

Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography―Computed Tomography: A Novel Approach for the Diagnosis of Cholecystitis for Equivocal Diagnoses after Ultrasound ImagingNASSERI, Yosef; OURIAN, Ariel J; WAXMAN, Alan et al.The American surgeon. 2012, Vol 78, Num 10, pp 1109-1113, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper