A5060355695- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Medical and Agricultural Research Studies
Medical College of Wisconsin
2023-2024
American University of Beirut Medical Center
2021-2023
University of Louisville
2023
King's College Hospital
2023
Lebanese University
2023
Boston Scientific (Germany)
2023
American College of Surgeons
2023
American University of Beirut
2021-2022
ABSTRACT Introduction Retained hemothorax (HTX) is a common complication following thoracic trauma. Small studies demonstrate the benefit of cavity irrigation at time tube thoracostomy for prevention retained HTX. We sought to assess effectiveness chest in preventing HTX leading secondary surgical intervention. Methods performed single-center retrospective study from 2017-2021 Level I trauma center comparing bedside via (TT) versus no irrigation. Using registry, patients with traumatic were...
Bedside thoracic ultrasound (US) offers numerous advantages over chest X-ray (CXR) for identification of recurrent pneumothoraces (PTX) after tube thoracostomy (TT) removal. Technologic advancements have led to the development hand-held devices capable producing high-quality images termed ultra-portable US (UPUS). We hypothesized that UPUS would be as successful CXR in detecting post-TT removal PTX and preferred by patients. conducted a single-center prospective, feasibility, study at level...
Understanding the expectations of early career acute care surgeons will help clarify practice and employment models that attract retain high-quality surgeons, thereby sustaining our workforce. This study aimed to outline clinical academic preferences priorities better define full-time employment.A survey on responsibilities, preferences, work priorities, compensation was distributed in first 5 years practice. A subset agreeable respondents underwent virtual semistructured interviews. Both...
Our aim in this study is to assess single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass (SADI) as a salvage procedure following sleeve gastrectomy (SG), examining its technical feasibility, outcomes, and potential complications.
BACKGROUND Delays in initiating venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) persist despite guidelines recommending early initiation. We hypothesized that the expansion of a Trauma Program Performance Improvement (PI) team will improve compliance (24–48 hours) initiation VTE and decrease events TBI patients. METHODS performed single-center retrospective review all admitted to Level I trauma center before (2015–2016,) after (2019–2020,)...
Recently, severe period poverty has had a dramatic spread throughout Lebanon as result of several crises: the COVID-19 pandemic, Beirut explosion, and economic collapse. Period is lack access to menstrual hygiene materials, comfortable environments, adequate education about health. Due great implications on Lebanese women's health, our study aims explore stakeholder's perspective public health policy regarding evolving challenges it faces in context current collapse, suggest recommendations...
Impact of Pre-ablation Weight Loss on the Success Catheter Ablation for Atrial FibrillationAbdul Hafiz Al Tannir BS, Marwan M. Refaat MDDepartment Internal Medicine, Division Cardiology, American University Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonRunning Title: and AF AblationDisclosures: NoneFunding: NoneKeywords: Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Loss, Ablation, FibrillationWords: 621 (excluding references)Correspondence:Marwan Refaat, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS, FASE, FESC,...