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Miscellaneous Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty is a safer treatment option of compression fractures, especially in elderly patients. Cement (polymethylmethacrylate or PMM) leakage is most common complication which may rarely cause pulmonary cement embolism. We report a case of elderly woman with cement pulmonary embolism 4 days following balloon kyphoplasty. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Navneet Kumar, Meenal Malviya, Mario De MeirelesNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care Posters ISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) and post-operative apnea (POA), can lead to increased post-operative complications. Identification of OIRD and POA remains difficult with current monitoring technology. A novel, non-invasive, Respiratory Volume Monitor (RVM) that provides continuous, real-time, measurements of minute ventilation (MV), tidal volume (TV) and respiratory rate (RR), is now available. The RVM was utilized to detect the effect of opioids on respiratory status and apneic breathing patterns. ⋯ Diane Ladd: Employee: Repiratory Motion, Inc Jenny Freeman: Employee: Respiratory Motion, Inc., Shareholder: Respiratory Motion, Inc. The following authors have nothing to disclose: Edward GeorgeNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Surgery Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Surgical resection is gold standard for early stage lung cancer and early stage esophageal cancer. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Eric Toloza, Lindsey Bendure, Christian Sobky, Joseph Garrett, Nasreen Vohra, Dale Han, David Kim, Kenneth MeredithNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Infectious Disease Case Reports Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: An 85 year old male with CAD, severe aortic stenosis, sick sinus syndrome status post pacemaker and CHF, underwent a coronary artery bypass graft and an aortic valve replacement surgery with pericardial valve. He received a preoperative dose of IV vancomycin and cefazolin and 3 postoperative doses of cefazolin as part of the prophylactic protocol. On Hospital Day (HD) #4 he became septic and had several episodes of diarrhea with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. ⋯ We believe that the institution of IVIG was surgery averting for this patient with significant comorbidities even though it has only been described in case reports.Reference #1: J Salcedo, S Keates. Intraveous immunoglobilin therapy for severe Clostridium Difficile colitis. Gut 1997; 41: 366-370DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Nicolas Crescimone, Giri Srikanthanoff label use.
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PleuralSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMPURPOSE: Prolonged pulmonary air leaks (PAL), after lung surgery or any causes of pneumothorax, are a source of significant morbidity and resource utilization. Usual approaches include prolonged thoracostomy tube drainage, pleurodesis or open surgical repair. Bronchoscopic techniques using various agents and devices have been essayed but with only anecdotal benefits reported. The use of endobronchial valves (EBV) is a minimal invasive method that may be effective for the treatment of a PAL. ⋯ Treatment of PALDISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Aldo Torracchi, Rosa Cordovilla, Gonzalo Varela Simó, Marcelo Fernando Jiménez López, Nuria María Novoa Valentín, Maria Rodríguez, María Teresa Gómez Hernández, Jose Luis ArandaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.