2024
American society for metabolic and bariatric surgery: intra-operative care pathway for minimally invasive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Lin H, Baker J, Meister K, Lak K, Martin Del Campo S, Smith A, Needleman B, Nadzam G, Ying L, Varban O, Reyes A, Breckenbridge J, Tabone L, Gentles C, Echeverri C, Jones S, Gould J, Vosburg W, Jones D, Edwards M, Nimeri A, Kindel T, Petrick A. American society for metabolic and bariatric surgery: intra-operative care pathway for minimally invasive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2024, 20: 895-909. PMID: 39097472, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience
Chao G, Canner J, Hamid S, Ying L, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Gibbs K. Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 337-346. PMID: 38170422, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery casesImprovement Program databaseHigh complication rateStaple line leakBariatric-metabolic surgerySpecific patient needsDesire of patientsQuality Improvement ProgramBowel obstructionGastric bypassGastrointestinal bleedingComplication rateOAGBProgram databaseSurgery casesRYGBAnastomosis techniqueRobotic casesBetter outcomesPatient needsPatientsLogistic regressionOutcomes
2022
The role of preoperative toxicology screening in patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Chao G, Ying L, Chan S, Alturki N, Aravind P, Thaqi M, Mahmoud A, Morton J. The role of preoperative toxicology screening in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2022, 19: 187-193. PMID: 36443215, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative lengthBariatric surgeryToxicology testingWeight lossBariatric surgical populationBody mass indexImportant surgical outcomesAcademic health systemGastric bypassLack of evidenceSurgical populationPostoperative outcomesRetrospective reviewMass indexSurgical outcomesUrine testingPositivity rateMean changePositive testingPatientsNegative testingReadmissionHealth systemChi-squarePositivity