AVAS 2019 Session III

1. Based on the study data, what was the effect of palliative care consults on Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries?

Commonly obtained prior to Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries

Associated with increased family distress

Rarely obtained for Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries, even though they were associated with better family-reported quality of death

Deemed by the study authors to be inappropriate at any time for surgical patients.

About This Quiz

AVAS Session III, Monday April 29, 2019

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2. Which of the following is a barrier to bariatric surgery care in the VA?

Lack of Veterans with severe obesity

Providers having difficulty coordinating care across multiple VA sites

Lack of interest from Veterans with severe obesity

Bariatric surgery is not a service that is provided in the VA system

3. What is the target of the nanofiber that is essential to the coagulation cascade?

Tissue Factor

Platelets

Factor VII

Thrombin

4. A 74yo woman develops new onset, postoperative atrial fibrillation. Use of oral anticoagulation will lead to:

Improved all cause mortality

A lower rate of potential adverse outcomes

Improved cardiac related mortality

Greater risk of adverse outcomes

5. How does complication rescue (CR) in low LVEF patients impact 10 year survival in patients with CABG?

CR is not associated with worse 10 Year survival

Patients rescued from major complications persist to have worse survival at 10 years

Very low EF doe not impact long-term survival

Complication rescue impacts 30 day survival but not long-term survival

6. What perioperative outcome was found to occur more frequently in CABG patients with a prior history of MI?

MACE

30 day mortality

Pneumonia

Stroke

Avas 2019 Session III