David W. Easter
University of California, San Diego
45 Papers
664 Citations
David W. Easter is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laparoscopy & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 45 publications. Previous affiliations of David W. Easter include University of California.
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Papers
Laparoscopic injuries to the bile duct. A cause for concern.
TL;DR: Six patients who had injuries to their common hepatic bile duct at laparoscopie cholecystectomy over a 16-month period are reported, and five of the six complications could be attributed to laser injuries during dissection in the region of Calot's triangle.
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Predicting performance on the American Board of Surgery qualifying and certifying examinations: a multi-institutional study.
Christian de Virgilio,Arezou Yaghoubian,Amy H. Kaji,J. Craig Collins,Karen E. Deveney,Matthew Dolich,David W. Easter,O. Joe Hines,Steven J. Katz,Terrence Liu,Ahmed Mahmoud,Marc L. Melcher,Steven N. Parks,Mark E. Reeves,Ali Salim,Lynette A. Scherer,Danny Takanishi,Kenneth Waxman +17 more
TL;DR: Residents who are more likely to fail the ABS qualifying and certifying examinations can be identified by a low USMLE Step 1 score and by poor performance on the ABSITE at any time during residency.
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Natural orifice surgery: initial clinical experience
Santiago Horgan,John Cullen,Mark A. Talamini,Yoav Mintz,Alberto R. Ferreres,Garth R. Jacobsen,Bryan J. Sandler,Julie Bosia,Thomas J. Savides,David W. Easter,Michelle K. Savu,Sonia Ramamoorthy,Emily L. Whitcomb,Sanjay K. Agarwal,Emily S. Lukacz,Guillermo Dominguez,Pedro Ferraina +16 more
TL;DR: The limited initial evidence from this study demonstrates that NOTES is feasible and safe and the addition of an umbilical trocar is a bridge allowing safe performance of NOTES procedures until better instruments become available.
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Disclosing and responding to cancer “fears” during oncology interviews
TL;DR: Video-excerpts from routine oncology interviews are examined to reveal how patients demonstrate and doctors respond to "fears" about cancer, and how doctors exhibit minimal receptiveness to patients' lifeworld disclosures and demonstrations.
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Predicting Performance on the American Board of Surgery Qualifying and Certifying Examinations
Christian de Virgilio,Arezou Yaghoubian,Amy H. Kaji,J. Craig Collins,Karen E. Deveney,Matthew Dolich,David W. Easter,O. Joe Hines,Steven J. Katz,Terrence Liu,Ahmed Mahmoud,Marc L. Melcher,Steven N. Parks,Mark E. Reeves,Ali Salim,Lynette A. Scherer,Danny Takanishi,Kenneth Waxman +17 more
- 01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The first-time qualifying and certifying examination pass rates for the 607 graduating residents were 78% and 74%, respectively as mentioned in this paper, and a mandatory research year was associated with an increased likelihood of passing the certification examination (odds ratio, 3.6-6.8%).
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