2019
Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Outcomes of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Yadav S, Ngu JN, Njei B. Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Outcomes of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014. Obesity Surgery 2019, 29: 1789-1796. PMID: 30805858, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03780-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseVaso-occlusive crisisAcute chest syndromeBariatric surgeryIncidence risk ratioChest syndromeMorbid obesityClinical outcomesHospitalization costsCell diseaseUnited States Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseOutcomes of patientsMulti-organ failureSurgery-related complicationsHigher hospitalization costsUrinary tract infectionWeight loss surgeryDisease-specific treatmentLength of staySickle cell patientsHospital mortalityRespiratory failureThromboembolic eventsConclusionsBariatric surgery
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryCarcinoma, HepatocellularCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLiver NeoplasmsObesity, MorbidPropensity ScoreConceptsBariatric 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 mortalityResponse to letter to the editor: 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. Response to letter to the editor: 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 2018, 14: 726. PMID: 29576483, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.02.020.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Outcomes of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Njei B. Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Outcomes of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014. Obesity Surgery 2017, 28: 1015-1024. PMID: 29047047, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-017-2959-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBariatric SurgeryDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIncidence risk ratioObese IBD patientsBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityIBD patientsRenal failureBowel diseaseClinical outcomesUnited States National Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseNational Inpatient Sample databaseOutcomes of patientsLength of stayPaucity of dataHospital mortalityThromboembolic eventsObese patientsSecondary outcomesHospitalized patientsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisDischarge diagnosisFistula formationHospitalization costsRisk ratioImpact 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