Profile of Patients Admitted in the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital Alfredo T. Ramirez Burn Center From August 2013 to July 2015
Alexandra Monica L. Tan, MD¹; Jose Joven V. Cruz, MD, MPH, FPAPRAS, FPCS,^1,2,3 and Ma. Adela A. Nable-Aguilera, MD, FPAPRAS, FPCS^1,2,4
1Division of Burns, Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila;
²Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Manila Doctors Hospital;
³Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asian Hospital and Medical Center;
⁴Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City

Acute Appendicitis Caused by the Migration of the Prosthetic Mesh Used for Open Indirect Inguinal Hernia Repair into the Peritoneal Cavity
Alexander H. Tuliao, MD; Alfred Phillip A. de Dios, MD, FPCS; Joseph T. Juico, MD, FPCS and Alex A. Erasmo, MD, FPCS
Department of Surgery, Jose R. Reyes Medical Memorial Center

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Using an Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap for a Large Abdominal Wall Defect
Alexandra Monica L. Tan, MD¹; Eric Perpetuo E. Arcilla, MD, FPAPRAS, FPCS¹ and Richard D.L. Quing, MD^2
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
²Microsurgery Section, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Batangas Medical Center

The Philippine College of Surgeons Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Preoperative Evaluation of ASA I and II Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery
Alfred Philip O. De Dios, MD, FPCS, FPSGS¹; Andrei Cesar S. Abella, MD, FPCS, FPSCRS¹; Leonardo O. Ona III, MD, FPCS, FPSGS¹; Maria Cheryl L. Cucueco, MD, FPCS, FPSGS¹; Joy Grace G. Jerusalem, MD, FPCS, FPSGS¹; Jose Modesto B. Abellera III, MD, FPCS, FPSPS¹; Jesus Fernando B. Inciong, MD, FPCS, FPSGS² and Ma. Luisa D. Aquino, MD, FPCS, FPSPS^3
1Philippine College of Surgeons-Committee on Surgical Research, ²Philippine Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, ³Philippine College of Surgeons

Consensus Recommendations on the Prevention and Management of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in the Philippine Setting
Esther A. Saguil, MD, FPCS, FPSPS¹; Amiel Nazer C. Bermudez, MD, MPH²; Carl Abelardo T. Antonio, MD, MPH³ and Kim L. Cochon, MSPH^2
1Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila; Committee on Surgical Infections, Philippine College of Surgeons
²Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
³Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila