2024
Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience
Chao G, Canner J, Hamid S, Ying L, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Gibbs K. Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 337-346. PMID: 38170422, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery casesImprovement Program databaseHigh complication rateStaple line leakBariatric-metabolic surgerySpecific patient needsDesire of patientsQuality Improvement ProgramBowel obstructionGastric bypassGastrointestinal bleedingComplication rateOAGBProgram databaseSurgery casesRYGBAnastomosis techniqueRobotic casesBetter outcomesPatient needsPatientsLogistic regressionOutcomes
2023
The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ying L, Chao G, Canner J, Graetz E, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Zolfaghari E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 51-70. PMID: 37994997, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06944-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery patientsPostoperative complicationsOdds ratioRevision patientsSurgery patientsRevision surgeryIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseDegree of hypoalbuminemiaImpact of hypoalbuminemiaPrevalence of hypoalbuminemiaCare unit admissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyGastric bypass patientsImprovement Program databaseBody mass indexInsulin-dependent diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionAnesthesia classMild hypoalbuminemiaPreoperative hypoalbuminemiaUnit admissionUnplanned intubationPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomy