Product Description
Three disruptive innovations are changing the landscape of surgery: (1) minimally painful injection of large-volume, low-concentration tumescent local anesthesia eliminates the need for sedation for many procedures over the entire body; (2) epinephrine vasoconstriction in tumescent local anesthesia is a good alternative to the tourniquet and proximal nerve blocks in extremity surgery (sedation for tourniquet pain is no longer required for many procedures); and (3) evidence-based sterility and the elimination of sedation enable many larger procedures to move out of the main operating room into minor procedure rooms with no increase in infection rates. This continuing medical education article explores some of the new frontiers in which these changes affect surgery all over the body.
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits ASPS to provide educational activities and material with Category 1 CME credits. As an official CME provider, ASPS must comply with all ACCME standards, as outlined in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
Faculty
Donald H. Lalonde, MD; Meegan M. Gruber, MD, PhD; Amir A. Ahmad, MBBS; Martin F. Langer, MD, PhD; Sarvnaz Sepehripour, MBBS
Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery®Editors:
Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Chung, MD
Co-Editor: Amy Colwell, MD
Section Editors: John Y.S. Kim, MD
Intended Audience
This educational activity is intended for all CME-related persons including plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
After viewing this course, the participant should be able to:
- Explain the most important benefits of wide-awake surgery to patients.
- Tumesce large parts of the body with minimal pain local anesthesia injection technique to eliminate the need for sedation for many operations.
- Apply tourniquet-free surgery to upper and lower limb operations to avoid the sedation required to tolerate tourniquet pain.
- Move many procedures out of the main operating room to minor procedure rooms with no increase in infection rates to decrease unnecessary cost and solid waste in surgery.
Accreditation
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
The ASPS designates this enduring material for a maximum of1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Recognition Statement
The Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by this activity are enhanced by ASPS Learner Credit Reporting for learners who have opted into this reporting. Successful completion of this CME activity enables active American Board of Surgery (ABS) members the opportunity to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the ABS's Continuous Certification program when claimed within 30 days of completion of the activity.
Participants in ASPS-accredited education who want their CME credits reported to certifying and state licensing boards must opt-in to reporting and add their NPI as well as state license ID and/or collaborating board ID(s) before claiming credit.
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM: 1.0
Patient Safety Credit: 0.5
Media:Journal Article, video
Release Date: 5/31/2024
Expiration Date: 06/01/2027*
Estimated time to complete this course: 1 hour
*Course access ends on course expiration date
Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)
The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose:
Donald H. Lalonde, MD; Meegan M. Gruber, MD, PhD; Amir A. Ahmad, MBBS; Martin F. Langer, MD, PhD; Sarvnaz Sepehripour, MBBS
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