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Denver Health
Gray Surgery
Attendings: Dr. Clay Burlew Dr. Alex Morton Dr. Fred Pieracci Dr. Campion Dr. Moore
Team: PGY5, PGY3, Intern shared between RGB services, Family Medicine Interns at times
Clinics: Monday - Gray clinic all day (Mandatory) Tuesday - Dr. Morton clinic with afternoon lumps and bumps removal (Optional) Thursday - PM Pieracci Thoracic Clinic (1 resident must cover)
Red Surgery
TACS
EGS
SICU
UCH
Copper
Copper Surgery Information and Bariatric Pathways
Team Chief: Peter [914-523-6713] R3s: Julia Coleman [614-406-8829], Ryan Gupta [504-931-8419] Intern: Nick Schmoke [231-690-1360] Important Contacts Copper 0440 Gen Surg Clinic 303-724-2728 Bariatric Clinic 720-848-2070 Fluoro Read 85969/85263 Fluoro Sched 81085 Bariatric Clinic 82070 Pharmacy: Main 8139, Atrium 84083, ED 88400, PAS 83150 Bariatric Dietician (Lisa) p6166 Radiology 85343/93438/83434 SW/CM/PRL 83779/34527/83784 OR Bridge 84351 PACU 86203 OR Charge 83597 OR Room: 307* Montero p0065 Schoen p0872 Rothchild p2517 Chauhan 901-319-8649, p1996 Pathways General Rules Diet: NPO → GBCLD → GBFLD ● Diet: ‘GI Surgical’ in Epic → choose GBCLD/GBFLD Meds ● No NSAIDS ● Some home meds can be restarted- do not typically restart anti-HTN, statins, antiglycemics, etc ● NPO: order IV meds ● GBCLD/GBFLD ○ Chauhan: pills okay ■ Occasionally meds need to be liquid if patient is having po intolerance, etc (case by case) ○ Rothchild/Schoen: liquid meds or crushed only ■ Sometimes pill is okay if it is small (smaller than peanut) and only formulary (effexor or other psychotropics, for example) ● Precautions: ○ Patient tachy (>110), pain, fever, restless, anxious (call attending) Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Pathway POD0: D5LR @150 if not diabetic, if diabetic LR @ 150, SQH TID 8hrs post op, protonix IV (pepcid IV BID or lansoprazole-dissolving tablet decent alternatives if PPI reserved for GI bleed), resistant ISS for DM pts, no CPAP/BiPAP x48h (Chauhan ok w/ CPAP/BiPAP in particular circumstances) POD#1 AM: Consider DC NGT, dc foley, decrease IVF decreased to 125, UGI? If Patient is NPO with NGT post-op with scheduled UGI POD#1 am: NPO until UGI, if UGI negative → advance to sips/chips/GBCLD by afternoon If patient is on GBCLD post op without POD#1 UGI: Continue GBCLD in am Occasionally patients will be on GBCLD immediately post op but will still have UGI in am* POD#1 PM: advance to GBCLD or GBFLD, IVF @125, dc PCA (and/or dilaudid IV if no PCA) and start liquid Roxicodone and APAP (pills okay for Chauhan patients) POD#2: bcivf, advance diet to GBFLD, oral analgesics, dc home if tol 200cc/shift Sleeve Gastrectomy Pathway Same as LRYGB except on POD#1: dc NGT then do UGI for both Schoen and Rothchild (calling fluoro helps get patients in faster in am) ● if no leak → advance to CLD→ FLD + bciv, oral analgesics (apap/oxy- liquid for S/R, pills for AC) ● d/c on FLD when tolerating 20cc/shift Discharge 1. Make sure follow up appointments are made ● Bari patients: 1 week and 3 week ● Gen surg: 2 week 2. AVS (depending on what patient has/needs at d/c): attach JP drain document (and make sure patient has drain teaching), Bariatric Full liquid diet document, Lovenox teaching doc (and make sure patient has teaching) 3. Discharge Info ● Meds: Apap/oxy, zofran, PPI (20 mg daily, 9 weeks) ○ Chauhan: pills okay ○ Schoen/Rothchild: liquid or crushed meds only (or cut to smaller than peanut if particular drug cannot be crushed and is not available as solution) ● Meds: DVT prophylaxis ○ Schoen/Rothchild: BMI>50 and RYGB/Sleeve: Lovenox 2 weeks; BMI >50 with hx of PE/DVT: Lovenox 4 weeks ○ Chauhan: BMI >50 RYGB: Lovenox 3 weeks, BMI >45 Sleeve: Lovenox 3 weeks ● Home meds: ○ Antihypertensives: do NOT restart unless inpatient SBPs >160, ○ Antiglycemics (metformin, insulin, etc): do not restart metformin, only restart insulin/other antiglycemics if glucose uncontrolled inpatient ○ Statins ■ Schoen: does not restart statin ■ Rothchild: restarts statin ● Diet: Bariatric fulls, multivitamin I have great smartphrase for basic d/c instructions: Madeline Thomas, starts with ‘mtbari….’
