2024
Ventral hernia repair with permanent mesh for non-Hispanic black versus white patients: access and post-operative outcomes in the era of robotic surgery
Chao G, Ying L, Huang L, Ma J, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K, Nadzam G, Morton J, Duffy A, Zhou R. Ventral hernia repair with permanent mesh for non-Hispanic black versus white patients: access and post-operative outcomes in the era of robotic surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39433584, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-024-11252-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobotic surgeryVentral hernia repairBlack patientsHernia repairPermanent meshT-scoreEra of robotic surgeryAbdominal Core Health Quality CollaborativeRate of laparoscopyHigher pain scoresPatient outcomesPost-operative outcomesSurgical site infectionPropensity-score matchingVentral hernia surgeryRecurrence scoreChi-square testPain scoresSite infectionFisher's exactHernia recurrenceOpen approachHernia surgeryWhite patientsSurgeryCurrent State of Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies
Ying L, Butensky S, Ilang-Ying Y, Ghiassi S. Current State of Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2024.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight Nadir and Long-Term Weight Outcomes After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Diverse Cohort of Adolescents and Young Adults
Hornick M, Chao G, Ying L, Nadzam G, Duffy A, Ghiassi S, Graetz E, Gibbs K, Morton J. Weight Nadir and Long-Term Weight Outcomes After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Diverse Cohort of Adolescents and Young Adults. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 2965-2973. PMID: 38935262, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07374-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative weightSleeve gastrectomyWeight nadirWeight outcomesIntroductionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyGroup of patientsWeight loss strategiesYoung adultsDiverse group of patientsCohort of adolescentsLongitudinal weight dataBariatric proceduresFollow-upNon-Hispanic blacksLoss strategiesMedical recordsPatientsTWLLSGWeight dataWeight recurrenceDiverse cohortGastrectomyWeight changeCollateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding
Chao G, Nadzam G, Cheung M, Duffy A, Ghiassi S, Morton J. Collateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 1041-1044. PMID: 38280157, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07037-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement projectImprovement projectImprove patient careTargeted quality improvement projectsVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisPatient careRoot cause analysisBariatric surgery outcomesIndications conferencePatient outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolism prophylaxisSurgery outcomesStudy aimCause analysisAdverse outcomesBleedingImprove outcomesOutcomesTechnique standardizationOutcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience
Chao G, Canner J, Hamid S, Ying L, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Gibbs K. Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 337-346. PMID: 38170422, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery casesImprovement Program databaseHigh complication rateStaple line leakBariatric-metabolic surgerySpecific patient needsDesire of patientsQuality Improvement ProgramBowel obstructionGastric bypassGastrointestinal bleedingComplication rateOAGBProgram databaseSurgery casesRYGBAnastomosis techniqueRobotic casesBetter outcomesPatient needsPatientsLogistic regressionOutcomes
2023
The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ying L, Chao G, Canner J, Graetz E, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Zolfaghari E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 51-70. PMID: 37994997, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06944-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery patientsPostoperative complicationsOdds ratioRevision patientsSurgery patientsRevision surgeryIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseDegree of hypoalbuminemiaImpact of hypoalbuminemiaPrevalence of hypoalbuminemiaCare unit admissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyGastric bypass patientsImprovement Program databaseBody mass indexInsulin-dependent diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionAnesthesia classMild hypoalbuminemiaPreoperative hypoalbuminemiaUnit admissionUnplanned intubationPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomyAmerican Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on one-anastomosis gastric bypass
Ghiassi S, Nimeri A, Aleassa E, Grover B, Eisenberg D, Carter J, Committee A. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on one-anastomosis gastric bypass. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 319-335. PMID: 38272786, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole of the exercise professional in metabolic and bariatric surgery
Stults-Kolehmainen M, Bond D, Richardson L, Herring L, Mulone B, Garber C, Morton J, Ghiassi S, Duffy A, Balk E, Abolt C, Howard M, Ash G, Williamson S, Marcon E, De Los Santos M, Bond S, Huehls J, Alowaish O, Heyman N, Gualano B. Role of the exercise professional in metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 98-108. PMID: 38238107, PMCID: PMC11311246, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExercise professionalsPhysical activityBariatric surgeryMultidisciplinary careMBS patientsBackground Physical activitySupervision of exerciseLifestyle physical activityPA/exerciseEvidence-based informationSedentary behavior assessmentLong-term healthPhysical fitness assessmentExercise guidelinesExercise prescriptionDietary supportWeight managementExercise physiologistsBehavioral counselingBody compositionPsychosocial supportClinical settingPatientsPA programmingDelphi processAmerican Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass limb lengths on outcomes
Aleassa E, Papasavas P, Augustin T, Khorgami Z, Benson-Davies S, Ghiassi S, Carter J, Nimeri A, Surgery C. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass limb lengths on outcomes. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 19: 755-762. PMID: 37268517, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.04.298.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Comment on: The impact of routine division of the greater omentum on small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Comment on: The impact of routine division of the greater omentum on small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2022, 19: 185-186. PMID: 36351848, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Adjuvant Pharmaceutical Therapy for Perioperative Use in Bariatric Surgery
Morton J, Ghiassi S, Nadzam G. Adjuvant Pharmaceutical Therapy for Perioperative Use in Bariatric Surgery. 2019, 619-624. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27021-6_56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA246 High-Grade Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Adjustable Gastric Band Tubing
Francis A, Duffy A, Nadzam G, Ghiassi S. A246 High-Grade Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Adjustable Gastric Band Tubing. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2019, 15: s89. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.191.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A133 Postoperative opioid prescribing practices and evidence-based guidelines in bariatric surgery
Friedman D, Ghiassi S, Hubbard M, Duffy A. A133 Postoperative opioid prescribing practices and evidence-based guidelines in bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: s25. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA316 Intraoperative blood pressure lability in patients requiring blood transfusions after bariatric surgery
Ying L, Hubbard M, Ghiassi S, Roberts K, Duffy A, Nadzam G. A316 Intraoperative blood pressure lability in patients requiring blood transfusions after bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: s113. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.09.239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A5010 Reversal of Roux-en-y gastric bypass at a tertiary center with a large experience in laparoscopic gastric bypass revision: indications and outcomes
Ma P, Reddy S, Lloyd A, Ghiassi S, Swartz D, Boone K, DeMaria E, Higa K. A5010 Reversal of Roux-en-y gastric bypass at a tertiary center with a large experience in laparoscopic gastric bypass revision: indications and outcomes. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.468.Peer-Reviewed Original Research493 Laparoscopic Duodenoduodenostomy: A Minimally Invasive Technique for the Managment of Duodenal Obstruction Due to Annular Pancreas
Salluzzo J, Wood S, Hubbard M, Ghiassi S, Nadzam G, Roberts K, Longo W, Duffy A. 493 Laparoscopic Duodenoduodenostomy: A Minimally Invasive Technique for the Managment of Duodenal Obstruction Due to Annular Pancreas. Gastroenterology 2016, 150: s1185. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(16)34000-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
A5053 Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypasses In 74 Adolescents: A Single Center Experience
Haddad A, Che F, Boone K, Ghiassi S, Higa K. A5053 Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypasses In 74 Adolescents: A Single Center Experience. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2015, 11: s84. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2015.08.109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Frequency dependent latency and the envelope following response
Buss E, Chapman B, Skaggs J, Ghiassi S, Grose J. Frequency dependent latency and the envelope following response. Acoustics Research Letters Online 2002, 3: 59-64. DOI: 10.1121/1.1450102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Steady state response as an indicator of basilar membrane travel time
Ghiassi S, Buss E, Grose J, Hall J. Steady state response as an indicator of basilar membrane travel time. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1999, 106: 2206-2207. DOI: 10.1121/1.427492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
The Effect of Masker Interaural Time Delay on the Masking Level Difference in Children with History of Normal Hearing or History of Otitis Media with Effusion
Hall J, Grose J, Dev M, Ghiassi S. The Effect of Masker Interaural Time Delay on the Masking Level Difference in Children with History of Normal Hearing or History of Otitis Media with Effusion. Ear & Hearing 1998, 19: 429-433. PMID: 9867291, DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199812000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research