As Chief Resident of the General Surgery Red Rotation (1), the resident will be ultimately be responsible for all the clinical decision-making on the Red Surgery Service, with attending supervision. The Chief Resident will determine appropriate evaluation strategies and follow-up plans acute care surgery. The Chief Residents will perform the peri-operative and operative management of patients who elect to decline the use of blood and blood products requirement the management of pre-operative and post-operative anemia with iron infusion and reticulocyte colony stimulating factors. The resident will acquire the knowledge for the use of cell salvage techniques and Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution (ANH) in this patient population and become familiar with the theory and requirements for the use of HBOCs in this patient population and how to pursue the FDA E-IND petition required for consideration of their use. Residents will participate in at least two outpatient clinics per week.
