MichaelLeitmanMD

PubMed

• Strategies to evaluate synchronous carcinomas of the colon and rectum in patients that present for emergent surgery.
  Agnew JL Abbadessa B Leitman IM > ;Int J Surg Oncol . 2013
• The Iliad and the Odyssey of metallic foreign body extraction: commentary on "Novel methods of removing metallic foreign body from human soft tissue: a report of 7390 ...
  Iskandar ME Eiref SD Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2013 Jan 23
• Strategies to prevent sepsis-induced intensive care unit-acquired weakness: are there any options? Commentary on "Comparison of melatonin and oxytocin in the preventio...
  Farivar BS Eiref SD Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2013 Jan 2
• Radical gastrectomy with para-aortic lymphadenectomy for carcinoma? The controversy continues. Commentary on Risk Factors for Metastasis to Para-aortic Lymph Nodes in ...
  Flanagan MA Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Sep 27
• A blood test for acute rejection after renal transplantation? Commentary on "Osteopontin level correlates with acute cellular renal allograft rejection"
  Gandolfi BM Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Sep 19
• Cardiotrophin-1, an antiinflammatory cytokine; is there a therapeutic role in orthotopic liver transplantation?: Commentary on Aguilar-Melero P, Luque A, Machuca M, et...
  Fukuhara S Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Aug 21
• Is acute appendicitis in the weather forecast?
  Bernstein LS Surick B Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Aug 26
• Hand sanitizer dispensers and associated hospital-acquired infections: friend or fomite?
  Eiref SD Leitman IM Riley W > ;Surg Infect (Larchmt) . 2012 Jun
• Curcumin for the prevention of acute lung injury in sepsis: is it more than the flavor of the month?
  Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Jul
• Intramyocardial transplantation of endothelial progenitor cells and erythropoietin: A new scope for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
  Dimitrova KR Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 May 23
• Understanding the causes of hyperglycemia in burn patients.
  Marti JL Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Apr 10
• The impact of trauma admissions in the elderly.
  Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 May 15
• Pharmacotherapy for traumatic spinal cord injury: The science behind the promise.
  Reddy SS Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Mar 14
• Blood transfusions in the surgical patient: A gift of life, but at what cost?
  Reddy SS Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Mar 9
• Understanding the brain-heart axis in neurological trauma.
  Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2012 Mar
• Modulating the inflammatory response in sepsis.
  Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2011 Dec
• Demographic and laboratory data may predict positive temporal artery biopsy.
  Lugo JZ Deitch JS Yu A Jang JH Patel R Slova D Lantis J Leitman IM > ;J Surg Res . 2011 Oct
• Does prophylactic biologic mesh placement protect against the development of incisional hernia in high-risk patients?
  Llaguna OH Avgerinos DV Nagda P Elfant D Leitman IM Goodman E > ;World J Surg . 2011 Jul
• Early results of trans-oral endoscopic plication and revision of the gastric pouch and stoma following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
  Leitman IM Virk CS Avgerinos DV Patel R Lavarias V Surick B Holup JL Goodman ER Karpeh MS Jr > ;JSLS . 2010 Apr-Jun
• Delayed assessment and eager adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: implications for developing surgical technologies.
  Allori AC Leitman IM Heitman E > ;World J Gastroenterol . 2010 Sep 7
• 11 citations
  Surgical clip migration and stone formation in a gallbladder remnant after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
  Arathi Rajendra, Seth A. Cohen, Franklin E. Kasmin, Jerome H. Siegel, Michael Leitman> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2009 Oct 1
• Pay for performance (P4P).
  Michael Leitman, Prasad S. Adusumilli> ;The National Medical Journal of India. 2008 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

• Obesity epidemic in the West: Warning signs in the East.  
  Adusumilli PS, Leitman, IM, National Medical Journal of India
• Colon Cancer Screening: Where have we come from and where do we go?  
  Chorost MI, Datta R, Santiago RC, Lee B, Bollman J, Leitman IM, Ghosh, BC, Journal of Surgical Oncology
• The Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use in Surgical Patients.  
  PS. Adusumilli, Leitman, IM, Ben-Porat L, Roesler D, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
• Does the Position of the Alimentary Limb in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Make a Difference?  
  Taylor JD, MD, Leitman IM, Rosser JC, Davis B, Goodman EC, MD, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Population of Obese Adults undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery.  
  Avgerinos D,Leitman IM, Martínez RE, Liao EP, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
• Risk Factors for the Development of Incisional Hernia Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery.  
  Horowitz MI, Leitman IM, The Open Surgery Journal
• Evolving management of iatrogenic colonoscopic perforations.  
  Avgerinos A, Laguna OH, Leitman IM, Lo AY, J Gastrointest Surg
• Quality Assurance Initiative at One Institution for Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy as the Initial Diagnostic Technique.  
  EM Clarke-Pearson, AF Jacobson, SK Boolbol, IM Leitman, P Friedmann, V Lavarias, SM Feldman, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
• Can Interval Appendectomy be Justified Following Conservative Treatment of Perforated Acute Appendicitis?  
  JZ Lugo, DV Avgerinos, AJ Lefkowitz, ME Seigerman; IS Zahir; AY Lo, BG Surick, IM Leitman, Journal of Surgical Research
• The impact of the liberal use of CT in the work up of acute appendicitis.  
  Laguna OH, Avgerinos D, Leitman, IM, The Open Surgery Journal
• Incidence and risk factors for the development of incisional hernia following elective laparoscopic versus open colon resections.  
  O Llaguna, D. Avgerinos, J. Lugo, J. Martz, I. Leitman, Abbadessa, B, American Journal of Surgery
• Incidence and Risk Factors for the Development of Anemia following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity.  
  IM Leitman, AJ Lefkowitz, ME Seigerman, OH Llaguna, DV Avgerinos, Journal Of Gastroenterology
• Endoscopic plication and revision (EPR) of gastric pouch for patients who have regained weight after gastric bypass surgery.  
  CS Virk, IM Leitman, ER Goodman, Journal of Surgical Care Reports
• Quality and Financial Outcomes from Gainsharing for Inpatient Admissions: A Three-Year Experience.  
  IM Leitman, L Sivaprasad, M Lipp, R Levin, D Bernard, P Friedmann and DJ Shulkin, Journal of Hospital Medicine
• Jejuno-uterine fistula after endovascular embolization for uterine bleeding.  
  Eiref SD, Holekamp S, Koulos J, Levi G, Winestone M, Kagen A, and Leitman IM, J SurgRadiol
• Left colon interposition in a patient presenting with abdominal pain and acute appendicitis.  
  SD Eiref, SA Holekamp, M Winestone, IM Leitman, International Journal of Anatomic Variants
• Does Prophylatic Biologic Mesh Placement Protect Against the Development of Incisional Hernia in High-risk Patients?  
  Llaguna OH, Avgerinos DV, Nagda P, Elfant D, Leitman IM, Goodman E, World J Surg
• Demographic and Laboratory Data May Predict Positive Temporal Artery Biopsy.  
  Lugo JZ, DeitchJS, Yu A, Jang JH, Patel R, Slova D, Lantis J, Leitman IM, J Surg Res
• Gastric Calcifying Pseudotumor.  
  B Abbadessa, SD Eiref, SA Holekamp, J Koulos, G Levi, M Winestone, MS Karpeh, IM Leitman, J SurgRadiol
• Factors that Predict Clinical Outcome after Colectomy for Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis.  
  IM Leitman, R Narang; J Martinez, B Abbadessa, D Avgerinos, E Dayan and S Cassaro, Open Journal of Gastroenterology
• Is There a Role for Colon Capsule Endoscopy in Acute Disease?  
  Abbadessa B, Leitman IM, Open Journal of Gastroenterology
• Cardiotrophin-1, an anti-inflammatory cytokine; is there a therapeutic role in orthotopic liver transplantation?  
  Fukuhara S, Leitman IM, J Surg Res
• The Prevalence and the Predictors of the Use of Herbal Medicine in Surgical Patients.  
  Adusumilli, P, Leitman, IM, Pereira, M, Roesler, D, Kuepper, F, Subramanian, VA, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
• Preliminary Results with Endoscopic Plication for Revision of Gastric Bypass.  
  C Virk, OH Llaguna JL Holup, IM Leitman, Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgery
• Does Abdominal Wall Closure With Prophylactic Bioprosthetic Material Protect Against the Development of Incisional Hernia in High Risk Patients?  
  O.H. Llaguna, D.V. Avgerinos, P. Nagda, D. Elfant, E.C. Goodman, I. Leitman, Journal of Surgical Research
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Books/Book Chapters

• Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Investigations and Nonoperative Treatment. 
  Chapter: Controversies in Surgery 
  Leitman, IM,Burpee, SEEditors: M. Schein and L. Wise.Springer
• Having Safe Surgery in Questions Patients Need to Ask - Getting the Best Healthcare. 
  Page 95 - 100Leitman IMEditors: DJ Shulkin.Xlibris Corporation Publishers
• Gastric Bypass: Surgical Procedures, Health Effects and Common Complications. 
  Leitman IM, GastricNova Publishers
• Adusumilli,Left-handed Surgeonsin “Bias in Human Behavior”. 
  Chapter: T Dutta, MK Mandal, S Kumar 
  K Jain, IM Leitman, PSEditors: Nova Publishers.
• Long-term Metabolic, Gastrointestinal and Surgical Complications Following Gastric Bypass Surgery for the treatment of Morbid Obesity. 
  Chapter: Obesity Epidemic 
  Leitman IMiConcept Press
• Erythropoietin and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Therapy after Myocardial Infarction. 
  Chapter: Frontiers in Drug Discovery – Erythropoietic Stimulating Agents 
  Dimitrova DR, Dincheva DR, Leitman IMEditors: Elísio Costa, Flávio Reis, Alice Santos-Silva.Bentham Publisher
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Abstracts/Posters

• Intra-abdominal complications of cardiopulmonary bypass operations.
  Leitman IM, Paull, DE, BariePS, Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
• Evaluation and Management of Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, 1989.
  Leitman, IM, Paull, DE, Shires, GT, General Surgery News
• Evaluation of a Novel Approach to the Repair of Inguinal Hernias: The Anterior Extra-Peritoneal Repair, Does 1+1=2 (or 3)?
  Leitman IM, New York Surgical Society
• Selected Patients With Obstructing Carcinoma May Safely Undergo Primary Resection of Tumors in The Left Side of The Colon.
  Leitman, IM, Sullivan, JD, Brams, D, DeCosse, JJ, Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Does the Use of The Surgical Robot Allow for The Replacement of An Assistant During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?
  Leitman, IM, Zweifler, MJ, Subramanian, VA, Turgeon, R, Mitchell, D, Surgical Endoscopy
• Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis and Staging of Gastric Cancer and Lymphoma.
  Leitman, IM, International Abstracts of Surgery
• Resection Margins in Carcinoma of the Head of The Pancreas: Implications for Radiation Therapy.
  Leitman, IM, International Abstracts of Surgery
• Critical Care Procedures Performed by Left-Handed Physicians.
  Leitman, IM, Adusumilli, P, Kell, C, Subramanian, VA, Critical Care Medicine
• Evidence Based Medicine – A New Discipline?
  Leitman, IM, Archives of Surgery
• Benefits of Technology.
  Leitman, IM, Newsday
• Adusumilli PS Surgeons and Simulators.
  Colovos C, Suzuki K, Leitman IM, Natl Med J India
• The Role of Exogenous Adenosine Triphosphate Administration for the Prevention of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle.
  Fukuhara S, Leitman IM, Journal of Surgical Research
• Morbid Obesity Surgery Admissions to Intensive Care Unit.
  Leitman, IM, Adusumilli, P, Chang, Jae-Hyung, Wolfgang, J, Lee, B, Subramanian, VA, Obesity Surgery
• Readmissions after bariatric surgery cannot be predicted.
  Adusumill P, Leitman IM, Wang M, Roesler, D Lee B, Subramanian V, Obesity Surgery
• Does early upper gastrointestinal series help in the management of gastric bypass patients?
  Adusumilli P, Kurian M, Leitman IM, Wang M, Roslin MS, Obesity Surgery
• Pathological Findings and Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Asymptomatic Patients Critical Care Medicine Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
  Adusumilli P, Leitman, IM, Roslin, M, Abaza, M, VA Subramanian, Surgical Endoscopy
• Complications From the use of Harmonic Scalpel: A Review.
  Adusumilli, P, Chang, JH, Leitman, IM, Surgical Endoscopy
• Is there a gender predisposition for anastomotic complications following gastric bypass surgery?
  Leitman, IM, B Lee, M Horowitz, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
• Risk factors for the development of incisional hernia following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
  Leitman, IM, M Horowitz, MI Chorost, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
• Is routine prophylactic cholecystectomy necessary at the time of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery?
  Leitman, IM, J Taylor, M Horowitz, P Hon, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
• Outcome and complications of gastric bypass surgery in super-morbid vs. morbid obesity.
  Leitman, IM, J Taylor, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
• The Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use in Surgical Patients.
  PS. Adusumilli, Leitman, IM, Ben-Porat L, Roesler D, Year Book of Surgery
• Does the Position of the Alimentary Limb in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Make a Difference?
  Leitman IM, Taylor JD, Rosser JC, Davis BR, Goodman EC, Gastroenterology
• Incidence and Characteristics of Petersen’s Hernia Following Gastric Bypass Surgery.
  Goodman ER, Focacci LA, Leitman IM, Rosser JC, Davis BR, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
• The impact of the liberal use of CT in the work up of acute appendicitis.
  Laguna OH, Avgerinos A, Leitman, IM, Surgical Endoscopy
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Lectures

• Implementation of a Real-time Compliance Dashboard to Help Reduce SICU Ventilator. 
  Associated Pneumonia With the Ventilator Bundle, Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• The Evaluation and Management of Intra-abdominal Sepsis. 
  Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
• Consequences of Delayed Diagnoses in Trauma Patients: A Prospective Study. 
• The Evaluation and Management of the Known or Suspected Common Bile Duct Stone in the Era of Minimal Access Surgery. 
  Surgical Grand Rounds, Central General Hospital
• Surgical Update 1995 – Gastroesophageal Surgery. 
  Surgical Grand Rounds, The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center
• Trauma Fatalities: Time and Location of Hospital Deaths. 
• Reversible Cardiac Sympathectomy by High Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Improves Regional Left Ventricular Function in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graftin... 
• Laparoscopic Surgery. 
  Combined Medical-Surgical Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill Hospital
• Use of an Oxygen Therapeutic as an Adjunct to Intraoperative Autologous Donation to Reduce Transfusion Requirements in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft... 
• Treatment of Hypophosphatemia Using a Protocol Based on Patient Weight and Serum Phosphorus Level in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. 
• Overuse of Acid-Suppressive Therapy in Hospitalized Patients. 
• Illness Severity Scoring Systems. 
  Surgical Grand Rounds, Flushing Hospital
• A Comparison of On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery in Low-Risk Patients. 
• Treatment for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries Equivalence of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Agents Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine. 
• Effective Triage Can Ameliorate the Deleterious Effects of Delayed Transfer of Trauma Patients from the Emergency Department to the ICU. 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Novel Developments in Surgery. 
  The Mended Hearts, Long Island Chapter
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for nonneonatal acute respiratory failure: the Massachusetts General Hospital experience from 1990 to 2008. 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Effective Triage Can Ameliorate the Deleterious Effects of Delayed Transfer of Trauma Patients from the Emergency Department to the ICU. 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Does the Use of the Surgical Robot Allow for the Replacement of an Assistant During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy? 
  Sixth World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
• Ascending and Transverse Aortic Arch Repair: The Impact of Glomerular Filtration Rate on Mortality. 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Postoperative hyperbilirubinemia is an independent predictor of longterm outcomes after cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Functional measures at discharge: are they useful predictors of longer term outcomes for trauma registries? 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Overconfident Voyagers, the Evolution of Surgery at the New York Hospital. 
  Surgical Grand Rounds, The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center
• Functional measures at discharge: are they useful predictors of longer term outcomes for trauma registries? 
  Practical Reviews in Critical Care Medicine
• Illness Severity Scoring Systems in the ICU. 
  New York Methodist Hospital
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Other

• Acute Intestinal Infarction Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. 
  Leitman, IM,Paull, DE, Isom, OW, Contemporary Gastroenterology
• Does a Positive Bleeding Scan Portend a Poor Prognosis in Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding? 
  Laguna OH, Leitman, IM, American College of Surgeons
  San Francisco, CA
• Factors That Predict Clinical Outcome after Colectomy for Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Colitis. 
  Avgerinos D, Leitman, IM, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
  San Francisco, CA
• Overconfident Voyagers. 
  Leitman, IM, Early Surgery at The New York Hospital
  Cornell University Medical College Alumni Quarterly
• The Challenge of the New ACGME Operative Volume Requirements. Will Residency Programs Be Able to Comply in the Era of the 80 Hour Work Week? 
  Laguna OH, Leitman, IM, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
  San Francisco, CA
• Elective Cholecystectomy After Biliary Lithotripsy - An Indication for Routine Intra-operative Cholangiography? 
  Leitman, IM, Van Zee, K, Antonacci, AC, Archives of Surgery
• The Evolution of Surgery at The New York Hospital. 
  Leitman, IM, Bulletin of The New York Academy of Medicine
• Does abdominal wall closure with prophylactic bioprosthetic material protect against the development of incisional hernia in high risk patients? 
  OH. Llaguna, D. V. Avgerinos, P. Nagda, D. Elfant, EC Goodman, IM Leitman, 4th Annual Academic Surgical Congress
  Fort Meyers, FL
• Interval appendectomy: Is it really beneficial to avoid? 
  JZ Lugo, AJ Lefkowitz, ME Seigerman, OH Llaguna, DV Avgerinos, IM Leitman, M.D, 4th Annual Academic Surgical Congress
  Fort Meyers, FL
• LaparoscopicStamm Gastrostomy With Gastropexy. 
  Reiner, DS, Leitman, IM, Ward, RJ, Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy
• Multivariate Analysis of The Initial Surgical Management of Obstructing Carcinoma of The Colon. 
  Leitman, IM, Sullivan, J, Brams, D, DeCosse, JJ, Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics
• Incidence and Risk Factors for the Development of Anemia following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity. 
  IM Leitman, AJ Lefkowitz, ME Seigerman, OH Llaguna, DV Avgerinos, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary - Digestive Disease Week
  Chicago, IL
• Acute Pancreatitis from Echinococcal Disease of the Liver. 
  Leitman, IM,Spera, R, Farber, B, Harvey, LP, Ricci, JL, Surgical Rounds
• Interval appendectomy: Is it really beneficial to avoid? 
  JZ Lugo, AJ Lefkowitz, ME Seigerman, OH Llaguna, DV Avgerinos, IM Leitman, M.D, Medical Society of the State of New York
  Rochester, NY
• The Evaluation and Managment of Known or Suspected Common Bile Duct Stones in the Era of Minimal Access Surgery. 
  Leitman, IM, Fisher, ML, McKinley, MJ, Rothman, R, Ward, RJ, Reiner, DS, Tortolani, AJ, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics
• Preliminary Results with Endoscopic Plication for Revision of Gastric Bypass. 
  DA Avgerinos, C Virk, JL Holup, OH Llaguna, IM Leitman, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
  Boston, MA
• Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage and Insufficiency in Association With Acute Gangrenous Cholecystitis. 
  Silvestri, F, Leitman, IM, Gilder, MW, Tortolani, AJ, Contemporary Surgery
• Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia. 
  Leitman, IM, Kafka, NK, and Tromba, J, SURGERY
• Teaching Laparoscopic Surgical Skills to General Surgery Residents: Development of An Individualized Instructional Approach. 
  Leitman, IM, Risucci, D, Tortolani, AJ, Focus on Surgical Education
• Critical Comparison of Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Appendectomy versus Open Appendectomy for the Evaluation of Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain. 
  Birmingham, KL, Feigenbaum, N, Leitman, IM, Tortoloni, AJ, Current Surgery
• Aligning the Goals of Physicians and Hospitals. 
  CJ Karalakulasingam, IM Leitman, L Sivaprasad, DB Bernard, RC Levin, J Surpin, and DJ Shulkin, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
  Chicago, IL
• Student Perceptions of Skills, Acquisition During the Surgical Clerkship: Differences Across Academic Quarters and Deviations From Faculty Expectations. 
  Tortolani, AJ, Leitman, IM, Risucci, DA, Teaching and Learning in Medicine
• Endoluminal Surgery in Gastric Bypass Patients Who Have Regained Weight: A Feasibility Study. 
  Goodman ER, Holup JL, Leitman IM, Virk C, Association of Upper gastrointestinal Surgeons
  Nottingham, England
• Endoluminal Surgery in Gastric Bypass Patients Who Have Regained Weight: A Feasibility Study. 
  Goodman ER, Holup JL, Leitman IM, Virk C, GASTRO 2009 – UEGW/WCOG
  London, UK
• Central Venous Catheters: Can We Control The Infections? 
  Leitman, IM, Subramanian, VA, Current Surgery
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