2017
A5292 Short-Term Results For Intermittent Vagal Nerve Blocking (vBloc) In The “Real-World”, Nonresearch Environment
Shikora S, Brathwaite C, Chae F, Dietrick J, Gomez G, Halbert C, Irgau I, Kukreja S, LePort P, Morton J, Papasavas P, Procter C, Shah S, Takata M. A5292 Short-Term Results For Intermittent Vagal Nerve Blocking (vBloc) In The “Real-World”, Nonresearch Environment. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 13: s195. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.09.434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term results
2004
Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility
Safadi B, Kieran J, Hall R, Morton J, Bellatorre N, Shinoda E, Johnson P, Curet M, Wren S. Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility. The American Journal Of Surgery 2004, 188: 606-610. PMID: 15546580, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnastomosis, Roux-en-YChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastric BypassHospitals, VeteransHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeWeight LossConceptsBody mass indexBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityLaparoscopic RYGBGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxDiabetes mellitusVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemPercent excess weight lossAverage body mass indexGood short-term resultsVA patient populationExcess weight lossObstructive sleep apneaVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesShort-term resultsHealth care systemPreoperative comorbiditiesAcceptable morbidityHospital stayMean followLate complicationsImmediate complicationsRetrospective reviewFemale patients