2016
Benefits of Bowel Preparation Beyond Surgical Site Infection
Althumairi A, Canner J, Pawlik T, Schneider E, Nagarajan N, Safar B, Efron J. Benefits of Bowel Preparation Beyond Surgical Site Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 264: 1051-1057. PMID: 26727098, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral antibiotic bowel preparationMechanical bowel preparationSurgical site infectionBowel preparationElective colectomyPostoperative complicationsAnastomotic leakSite infectionIncidence of SSIReduction of SSIOrgan space surgical site infectionDeep surgical site infectionParticipant Use Data FileReduced surgical site infectionsSpace surgical site infectionSuperficial surgical site infectionAntibiotic bowel preparationPostoperative ileusPostoperative outcomesSSI incidenceColectomy casesSeptic shockWound dehiscenceLower incidenceStudy population
2012
Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy
Jackson R, Black J, Lum Y, Schneider E, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 55: 1306-1312. PMID: 22542344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.11.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexClass I obesitySurgical site infectionCarotid endarterectomyObese patientsObesity paradoxBMI categoriesNormal weightRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk of SSIClass I obese patientsPrevious transient ischemic attackQuality Improvement Program databaseClass II obeseClass II obesityTransient ischemic attackImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeAnesthesiologists class 4Multivariable logistic regressionIschemic attackPostoperative stroke