2023
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds
Ichter Z, Khoury H, Voller L, Deb S, Morton J. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 282-285. PMID: 37946013, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06790-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionRetrospective chart reviewGastric band removalLAGB removalChart reviewSite infectionSurgical woundsBand removalClean woundsLaparoscopic adjustable gastric band removalRate of SSIMethodsThis retrospective chart reviewSurgical site infection developmentCommon bariatric proceduresLaparoscopic bariatric surgerySource of morbidityHospital-acquired conditionsOutcomes of interestCoagulase-negative staphylococciBariatric surgeryDirty woundsBariatric proceduresGastric bandGastrointestinal tractPatients
2005
Nitrous Oxide and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Brodsky J, Lemmens H, Collins J, Morton J, Curet M, Brock-Utne J. Nitrous Oxide and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2005, 15: 494-496. PMID: 15946427, DOI: 10.1381/0960892053723286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnesthesia Recovery PeriodAnesthesia, InhalationAnesthetics, InhalationBody Mass IndexDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGastric BypassHalothaneHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedNitrous OxideObesity, MorbidOxygenProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeConceptsGroup 1 patientsLaparoscopic bariatric proceduresBariatric proceduresGroup 2 patientsLaparoscopic bariatric surgeryOxygen/air mixture