The first potential error trap in biliary tresia is not considering biliary tresia in the differential diagnosis of any newborn greater than 2 weeks of life with hyperbilirubinemia.
The first potential error trap in biliary tresia is not considering biliary tresia in the differential diagnosis of any newborn greater than 2 weeks of life with hyperbilirubinemia.
Error Traps and Culture of Safety in Biliary Atresia
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clinicalThe first potential error trap in biliary atresia is not considering biliary atresia in the differential diagnosis of any newborn greater than 2 weeks of life with hyperbilirubinemia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:30
quoteThe first potential error trap in biliary tresia is not considering biliary tresia in the differential diagnosis of any newborn greater than 2 weeks of life with hyperbilirubinemia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:30
quoteThe first potential error trap in biliary tresia is not considering biliary tresia in the differential diagnosis of any newborn greater than 2 weeks of life with hyperbilirubinemia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:30
clinicalThe first potential error trap in biliary atresia is not considering biliary atresia in the differential diagnosis of any newborn greater than 2 weeks of life with hyperbilirubinemia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:40
quoteWe consider a direct bilirubin that is greater than 20% of the total or greater than 1.0 to prompt further workup for biliarytresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:40
guidelineA direct bilirubin greater than 20% of the total or greater than 1.0 prompts further workup for biliary atresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:40
quoteWe consider a direct bilirubin that is greater than 20% of the total or greater than 1.0 to prompt further workup for biliarytresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:40
guidelineA direct bilirubin greater than 20% of the total or greater than 1.0 prompts further workup for biliary atresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:58
quoteAlpha one antitrypsin deficiency needs to be ruled out prior to proceeding to the operating room, as this can be a confusing picture intraoperatively.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:58
clinicalAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency needs to be ruled out prior to proceeding to the operating room, as this can be a confusing picture intraoperatively.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:58
clinicalAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency needs to be ruled out prior to proceeding to the operating room, as this can be a confusing picture intraoperatively.↗
▶Ep 7 · 0:58
quoteAlpha one antitrypsin deficiency needs to be ruled out prior to proceeding to the operating room, as this can be a confusing picture intraoperatively.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:07
clinicalUltrasounds are obtained on all biliary atresia patients to look for abnormalities in the gallbladder as well as the triangular cord sign.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:07
clinicalUltrasounds are obtained on all biliary atresia patients to look for abnormalities in the gallbladder as well as the triangular cord sign.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:21
clinicalFindings on liver biopsy pathology such as bridging fibrosis, bile duct plugging, and proliferation of bile ducts are all suggestive of biliary atresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:21
clinicalFindings on liver biopsy pathology such as bridging fibrosis, bile duct plugging, and proliferation of bile ducts are all suggestive of biliary atresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:41
opinionIf workup is suggestive of biliary atresia, there is no need to wait for the result of every esoteric test prior to proceeding to the operating room.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:41
opinionIf workup is suggestive of biliary atresia, there is no need to wait for the result of every esoteric test prior to proceeding to the operating room.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:50
clinicalAge at the time of Kasai is the primary determinant of outcome in biliary atresia patients.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:50
quoteThis is because age at the time of Kasai is the primary determinant of outcome in these patients.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:50
quoteThis is because age at the time of Kasai is the primary determinant of outcome in these patients.↗
▶Ep 7 · 1:50
clinicalAge at the time of Kasai is the primary determinant of outcome in biliary atresia patients.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:04
clinicalSome gallbladders in biliary atresia do not have lumen, and in these patients further exploration and likely Kasai will proceed.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:04
clinicalSome gallbladders in biliary atresia do not have lumen, and in these patients further exploration and likely Kasai will proceed.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:19
clinicalTo avoid contrast extravasation during cholangiogram, the technique involves mobilizing the gallbladder off the gallbladder fossa, amputating the dome of the gallbladder, inserting the cholangiography catheter directly into the lumen, and tying it off with a silk ligature.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:19
clinicalTo avoid contrast extravasation during cholangiogram, the technique involves mobilizing the gallbladder off the gallbladder fossa, amputating the dome of the gallbladder, inserting the cholangiography catheter directly into the lumen, and tying it off with a silk ligature.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:40
clinicalVascular variants in biliary atresia may include a preduodenal portal vein, which is rare.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:40
clinicalVascular variants in biliary atresia may include a preduodenal portal vein, which is rare.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:43
clinicalMore commonly but still rare are confusing branching patterns of the hepatic artery and the portal vein in biliary atresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:43
clinicalMore commonly but still rare are confusing branching patterns of the hepatic artery and the portal vein in biliary atresia.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:51
clinicalIt is recommended to carry out dissection to the secondary branching of the right and left hepatic arteries, but sometimes this branching can be quite early and dissection needs to occur up to the substance of the liver.↗
▶Ep 7 · 2:51
clinicalIt is recommended to carry out dissection to the secondary branching of the right and left hepatic arteries, but sometimes this branching can be quite early and dissection needs to occur up to the substance of the liver.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:10
quoteThe most reliable determinant of where the hilar plate exists is between the bifurcation of the right and left portal vein.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:10
clinicalThe most reliable determinant of where the hilar plate exists is between the bifurcation of the right and left portal vein.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:10
clinicalThe most reliable determinant of where the hilar plate exists is between the bifurcation of the right and left portal vein.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:10
quoteThe most reliable determinant of where the hilar plate exists is between the bifurcation of the right and left portal vein.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:19
clinicalIt is important to dissect the fibrous cone of the biliary remnants down into the bifurcation of the portal vein where small portal branches must be tied off.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:19
clinicalIt is important to dissect the fibrous cone of the biliary remnants down into the bifurcation of the portal vein where small portal branches must be tied off.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:37
clinicalThe transection plane of the biliary remnants should be flush with the capsule of the liver so as not to dissect into the substance of the liver nor remain too shallow into the fibrous cone.↗
▶Ep 7 · 3:37
clinicalThe transection plane of the biliary remnants should be flush with the capsule of the liver so as not to dissect into the substance of the liver nor remain too shallow into the fibrous cone.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:00
guidelineDue to the results of the START trial, steroids are no longer routinely used in post-Kasai care.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:00
quoteDue to the results of the START trial, we no longer routinely use steroids in our post-operative care.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:00
quoteDue to the results of the START trial, we no longer routinely use steroids in our post-operative care.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:00
guidelineDue to the results of the START trial, steroids are no longer routinely used in post-Kasai care.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:08
opinionThe use of antibiotics prophylactically to prevent cholangitis after Kasai is a controversial topic.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:08
opinionThe use of antibiotics prophylactically to prevent cholangitis after Kasai is a controversial topic.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:15
clinicalProphylactic antibiotics are currently used on all patients after Kasai at the speaker's institution.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:15
clinicalProphylactic antibiotics are currently used on all patients after Kasai at the speaker's institution.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:23
clinicalBiliary atresia patients require long-term follow-up care either with the pediatric surgeon or with the pediatric hepatologist.↗
▶Ep 7 · 4:23
clinicalBiliary atresia patients require long-term follow-up care either with the pediatric surgeon or with the pediatric hepatologist.↗