Audio-Digest Foundation: general-surgery

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Audio-Digest FoundationGeneral Surgery

Volume 53, Issue 15 		August 7, 2006
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Educational Objectives

The goal of this activity is to educate the listener about issues in coagulation. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:
1. Utilize periprocedural anticoagulation to minimize the risk for major bleeding and thromboembolic events.
2. Identify patients for whom bridging anticoagulation therapy during surgery is indicated.
3. Review the clinical features of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).
4. Diagnose patients with HIT.
5. Discuss new agents for managing coagulopathy during emergency surgery.

Faculty Disclosure

In adherence with ACCME guidelines, the Audio-Digest Foundation requests all lecturers to disclose any significant financial relationship with the manufacturer or provider of any commercial product or service discussed. For this issue, the following has been reported: Dr. Pendleton is on the Speakers’ Bureau for GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis.

Acknowledgements

Dr. Pendleton spoke at the 34th Annual Phoenix Surgical Symposium presented January 25-28, 2006, by Banner Health and the Phoenix Surgical Society, and held in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Mackersie spoke at the Postgraduate Course in General Surgery presented March 23-25, 2006, by the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, and held in San Francisco, CA. The Audio-Digest Foundation thanks the speakers and the sponsors for their cooperation in the production of this program.

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