2013
Perioperative risk factors for 30-day mortality after bariatric surgery: is functional status important?
Khan M, Grinberg R, Johnson S, Afthinos J, Gibbs K. Perioperative risk factors for 30-day mortality after bariatric surgery: is functional status important? Surgical Endoscopy 2013, 27: 1772-1777. PMID: 23299129, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2678-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBariatric SurgeryBody Mass IndexComorbidityCoronary DiseaseDatabases, FactualDiabetes ComplicationsDyspneaFemaleGastric BypassGastroplastyHemorrhagic DisordersHospital MortalityHumansLaparoscopyLaparotomyMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsBody mass indexFunctional statusPerioperative mortalityGastric bypassBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery populationOpen bariatric proceduresOpen gastric bypassPrimary bariatric procedurePrior coronary interventionPerioperative mortality ratePerioperative risk factorsUnintentional weight lossImprovement Program databaseLaparoscopic gastric bandingComorbid risk factorsLaparoscopic gastric bypassBaseline functional statusClinical scoring systemNational patient sample
2010
Long-Term Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass
Gargiulo N, O'Connor D, Veith F, Lipsitz E, Vemulapalli P, Gibbs K, Suggs W. Long-Term Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 24: 946-949. PMID: 20831995, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticoagulantsBody Mass IndexFemaleGastric BypassHumansMaleObesity, MorbidPatient SelectionProsthesis DesignPulmonary EmbolismRadiography, AbdominalRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexThrombophiliaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexUnited StatesVena Cava FiltersVenous ThrombosisConceptsInferior vena cava filter placementVena cava filter placementMorbid obese patientsDeep venous thrombosisCava filter placementIVC filter placementFilter placementObese patientsIVC filtersGastric bypassIntravenous heparinVenous thrombosisOpen gastric bypass surgeryGastric bypass complicationsPhlegmasia cerulea dolensGastric bypass surgeryPulmonary embolism ratesBody mass indexFemoral vein approachBypass complicationsIVC thrombosisImmediate anticoagulationPerioperative mortalityBypass surgeryHypercoagulable disorders