2020
Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014
McCarty TR, Sharma P, Lange A, Ngu JN, Davis A, Njei B. Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004–2014. Bariatric Surgical Practice And Patient Care 2020, 15: 116-123. PMID: 32939330, PMCID: PMC7488204, DOI: 10.1089/bari.2019.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-positive patientsMorbidly obese patientsBariatric surgeryHuman immunodeficiency virusHospital mortalityMorbid obesityPostoperative complicationsObese patientsSurgical complicationsImmunodeficiency virusU.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital postoperative complicationsTolerability of surgeryLength of stayRates of obesityPostoperative pneumoniaHIV patientsSystemic complicationsRenal failureSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisDischarge diagnosisHospitalization costs
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
Impact of bariatric surgery in patients with HIV infection
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Ngu JN, O'Donnell M, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery in patients with HIV infection. AIDS 2018, 32: 1959-1965. PMID: 30157083, PMCID: PMC6126912, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryIncidence risk ratioMorbid obesityRespiratory failureObese patientsRenal failureClinical outcomesUnited States Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseObese HIV patientsLife-threatening morbidityUrinary tract infectionWeight loss surgeryRelevant clinical outcomesLength of stayRates of obesityHospital mortalityHIV patientsThromboembolic eventsSecondary outcomesTract infectionsHIV infectionPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisDischarge diagnosisBariatric 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 ResearchConceptsBariatric 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 mortalityImpact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with celiac disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004-2014
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Lange A, Ngu JN, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with celiac disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004-2014. Annals Of Gastroenterology 2018, 32: 73-80. PMID: 30598595, PMCID: PMC6302198, DOI: 10.20524/aog.2018.0323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric surgeryUrinary tract infectionIncidence risk ratioCeliac diseaseMorbid obesityRespiratory failureRenal failureTract infectionsClinical outcomesUnited States Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample AnalysisNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePrior bariatric surgeryMorbidly obese patientsOutcomes of patientsVitamin D deficiencyLength of stayPost-operative stricturesCeliac disease patientsHospital mortalityD deficiencyThromboembolic eventsObese patientsSecondary outcomesHospitalized patients
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 ratio