AVAS 2019 Quickshot C

1. A 40 yo man is undergoing a routine cholecystectomy, but during the procedure suffers a bile duct injury. Which time interval before biliary-enteric reconstruction would be associated with increased 1-year aggregate costs of care?

Same day reconstruction

6-week interval

2-day interval

6-day interval

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AVAS Quickshot C, Monday April 29, 2019

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2. A 27yo man presents after a motor vehicle collision and is found on CT scan to have a grade IV splenic injury. Operative management is associated with venous thromboembolism after blunt splenic injury at the time of:

Index hospitalization only

30 day readmission and 1 year readmission

Index hospitalization, 30 day readmission and 1 year readmission

1 year readmission only

3. On a national scale, how does the utilization of palliative care services differ among operative and non-operative patients in the setting of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms?

Compared with operative patients, non-operative patients receive palliative care services more often.

Palliative care is associated with lower healthcare costs in operative patients and higher healthcare costs in non-operative patients.

Female sex is associated with palliative care use in non-operative patients only.

Palliative care is utilized differently in operative and non-operative patients because of a difference in long-term morbidity and mortality.

4. What is the odds of dying within 30 days after hepatectomy for patients with thrombocytopenia compared to patients with normal platelet count?

3.7

4.1

1.6

Thrombocytopenia is not associated with increased mortality

5. Comparing right colectomy and left colectomy for colon cancer, which one of the following is CORRECT?

Both have same Mortality.

Right colectomy has longer length of stay after surgery.

Both have the same characteristics of patients population.

Mortality is higher in left colectomy.

6. A 62 year old male surgeon is nearing retirement. Which of the following is associated with premature surgeon retirement?

Health issues

Increased outside interference

Advancing age

Worsening malpractice environment

Avas 2019 Quickshot C