2011
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Mulligan DC, Harold KL. Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques 2011, 21: 362-365. PMID: 22002275, DOI: 10.1097/sle.0b013e31822e0ea8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomyDistal pancreatectomyLaparoscopic pancreatectomySpleen-preserving groupSpleen-preserving pancreatectomyLess blood lossShorter operative timeConcomitant splenectomyInfectious complicationsSplenectomy groupSurgical complicationsBlood lossPancreatic leakSplenic preservationOperative timeRetrospective reviewHand assistanceSplenic vesselsPancreatectomyAnatomic concernsPatientsDelicate dissectionComplicationsSplenectomySpleen
2010
Short-Term Cardiac and Noncardiac Mortality Following Liver Transplantation
Eleid MF, Hurst RT, Vargas HE, Rakela J, Mulligan DC, Appleton CP. Short-Term Cardiac and Noncardiac Mortality Following Liver Transplantation. Journal Of Transplantation 2010, 2010: 910165. PMID: 20814597, PMCID: PMC2931376, DOI: 10.1155/2010/910165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute cardiac eventsLiver transplantationCardiac eventsCardiac deathMonths of LTNew-onset heart failureConsecutive LT patientsFollowing Liver TransplantationPrimary cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsOnset heart failureMonths postoperative periodNon-cardiac eventsCause of mortalityLT patientsPostoperative periodSurgical complicationsHeart failureMedical complicationsScreening recommendationsIntraoperative eventsMyocardial infarctionTotal deathsPatientsScreening strategy