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