2018
Bariatric Surgery and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
Njei B, McCarty TR, Sharma P, Lange A, Najafian N, Ngu JN, Ngomba VE, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB. Bariatric Surgery and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Obesity Surgery 2018, 28: 3880-3889. PMID: 30069863, PMCID: PMC6219901, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3431-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryHepatocellular carcinomaPrevalence ratiosOdds ratioLow prevalenceUnited States Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseOccurrence of HCCPropensity scorePrior bariatric surgeryHospital mortality rateMorbidly obese patientsAge-adjusted prevalenceMortality odds ratioRisk of deathLength of stayCross-sectional associationsHospital mortalityMorbid obesityBaseline characteristicsObese patientsSecondary outcomesBackgroundThe associationPrimary outcomePatient mortalityImpact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with celiac disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004-2014
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Lange A, Ngu JN, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with celiac disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004-2014. Annals Of Gastroenterology 2018, 32: 73-80. PMID: 30598595, PMCID: PMC6302198, DOI: 10.20524/aog.2018.0323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric surgeryUrinary tract infectionIncidence risk ratioCeliac diseaseMorbid obesityRespiratory failureRenal failureTract infectionsClinical outcomesUnited States Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample AnalysisNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePrior bariatric surgeryMorbidly obese patientsOutcomes of patientsVitamin D deficiencyLength of stayPost-operative stricturesCeliac disease patientsHospital mortalityD deficiencyThromboembolic eventsObese patientsSecondary outcomesHospitalized patients
2017
Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012
McCarty TR, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Lange A, Haque L, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 14: 74-80. PMID: 29055669, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.09.511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePrior bariatric surgeryBariatric surgeryFatty liver diseaseIncidence risk ratioNAFLD patientsMorbid obesityRenal failureClinical outcomesLiver diseaseMyocardial infarctionRisk ratioNationwide Inpatient Sample AnalysisNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseObese NAFLD patientsOutcomes of patientsBariatric surgery proceduresMorbidly obese individualsPopulation-based dataHospital mortalityHospital morbidityInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesHospitalized patientsPrimary outcome