2020
Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014
McCarty TR, Sharma P, Lange A, Ngu JN, Davis A, Njei B. Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014. Bariatric Surgical Practice And Patient Care 2020, 15: 116-123. PMID: 32939330, PMCID: PMC7488204, DOI: 10.1089/bari.2019.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-positive patientsMorbidly obese patientsBariatric surgeryHuman immunodeficiency virusHospital mortalityMorbid obesityPostoperative complicationsObese patientsSurgical complicationsImmunodeficiency virusU.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital postoperative complicationsTolerability of surgeryLength of stayRates of obesityPostoperative pneumoniaHIV patientsSystemic complicationsRenal failureSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisDischarge diagnosisHospitalization costs
2018
Impact of bariatric surgery in patients with HIV infection
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Ngu JN, O'Donnell M, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery in patients with HIV infection. AIDS 2018, 32: 1959-1965. PMID: 30157083, PMCID: PMC6126912, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryIncidence risk ratioMorbid obesityRespiratory failureObese patientsRenal failureClinical outcomesUnited States Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseObese HIV patientsLife-threatening morbidityUrinary tract infectionWeight loss surgeryRelevant clinical outcomesLength of stayRates of obesityHospital mortalityHIV patientsThromboembolic eventsSecondary outcomesTract infectionsHIV infectionPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisDischarge diagnosis