Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy
Strosberg DS, Merritt RE, Perry KA. Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 2016, 31: 1371-1375. PMID: 27495339, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5122-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic gastric devascularizationInvasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomyIvor Lewis esophagectomyNeoadjuvant chemoradiationAnastomotic leakAnastomotic complicationsAnastomotic strictureAnastomotic healingGastric conduit perfusionPost-operative nauseaMedian operative timeDay of surgeryLarge academic medical centerShort gastric vesselsAcademic medical centerConduit perfusionMediastinal inflammationHospital stayGastric arteryPatient demographicsEsophageal resectionPerioperative eventsRetrospective reviewComorbid conditionsOperative timePreoperative antiplatelet use does not increase incidence of bleeding after major operations
Strosberg DS, Corbey T, Henry JC, Starr JE. Preoperative antiplatelet use does not increase incidence of bleeding after major operations. Surgery 2016, 160: 968-976. PMID: 27450711, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Loss, SurgicalClopidogrelDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPostoperative HemorrhagePreoperative PeriodReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurgical Procedures, OperativeTiclopidineConceptsLast office visitPreoperative clopidogrel useOutcomes of patientsFinal study populationAdverse patient outcomesMajor operative proceduresAntiplatelet usePreoperative clopidogrelAntiplatelet therapyAspirin useElective situationsOperative interventionPeripheral ischemiaPreoperative periodBlood lossClopidogrel useHospital admissionPerioperative eventsOffice visitsSingle institutionMyocardial infarctionVascular operationsPatient outcomesOperative procedureClopidogrel