2024
Collateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding
Chao G, Nadzam G, Cheung M, Duffy A, Ghiassi S, Morton J. Collateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 1041-1044. PMID: 38280157, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07037-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsBariatric SurgeryHemorrhageHumansObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementVenous ThromboembolismConceptsQuality improvement projectImprovement projectImprove patient careTargeted quality improvement projectsVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisPatient careRoot cause analysisBariatric surgery outcomesIndications conferencePatient outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolism prophylaxisSurgery outcomesStudy aimCause analysisAdverse outcomesBleedingImprove outcomesOutcomesTechnique standardization
2021
Venous thromboembolism: risk factors in the sleeve gastrectomy era
Chao G, Montgomery J, Abou Azar S, Telem D. Venous thromboembolism: risk factors in the sleeve gastrectomy era. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2021, 17: 1905-1911. PMID: 34389247, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryGastrectomyHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsVenous ThromboembolismConceptsHistory of VTEPostoperative venous thromboembolismBody mass indexVenous thromboembolismRisk factorsBlack patientsPreoperative body mass indexHigh-risk patientsBariatric Surgery AccreditationMultivariable logistic regressionVenous stasis diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramProlonged prophylaxisBariatric surgeryMultivariable analysisOperative timeMass indexOperative lengthProcedure typeWhite racePrevious historyPatientsSurgery dataLogistic regressionHealth equity