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
2007
Disappointing Weight Loss among Shift Workers after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ketchum ES, Morton JM. Disappointing Weight Loss among Shift Workers after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2007, 17: 581. PMID: 17658014, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9100-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShift workersWeight lossBariatric surgeryExcess body weight lossLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgeryPostoperative excess weight lossShift workAltered sleep physiologyExcess weight lossBariatric surgery patientsGastric bypass surgeryPostoperative weight lossRetrospective chart reviewWeight loss outcomesBody weight lossRates of obesityT-testPatterns of sleepStudent's t-testPreoperative BMIGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxBypass surgeryChart reviewPostoperative period