2014
The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Suspected Appendicitis in Pregnancy : Shortened Length of Stay Without Increase in Hospital Charges
Fonseca AL, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung AA, Lui FY, Davis KA. The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Suspected Appendicitis in Pregnancy : Shortened Length of Stay Without Increase in Hospital Charges. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 687-693. PMID: 24871698, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR imaging groupHospital chargesNontherapeutic explorationsPregnant patientsImaging groupFetal outcomesShorter LOSEmergency departmentUniversity tertiary referral centerMean hospital chargesTertiary referral centerLength of stayMagnetic resonancePathology-confirmed appendicitisAbdominal painOperative interventionReferral centerClinical outcomesGestational ageMultivariable analysisRetrospective reviewFetal lossAppendicitisMAIN OUTCOMEPatients
2009
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during pregnancy
Wai P, Ruby J, Davis K, Roberts A, Roberts K. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during pregnancy. Hernia 2009, 13: 559. PMID: 19280274, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0476-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHernia, VentralHumansLaparoscopyObesity, MorbidPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsConceptsVentral hernia repairComplex ventral herniasVentral herniasHernia repairLaparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphyPregnant patientsLaparoscopic approachVentral herniorrhaphyBackgroundLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairSafety of laparoscopySemi-elective surgerySuccessful laparoscopic approachMethodsThe medical recordsNon-pregnant patientsLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairPost-operative painPost-operative careLarge ventral herniasLength of stayStandard of carePerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityWeeks' gestationPatient selectionOperative indications