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
2007
The Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism in Open versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Gargiulo N, Veith F, Lipsitz E, Suggs W, Ohki T, Goodman E, Vemulapalli P, Gibbs K, Teixeira J. The Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism in Open versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2007, 21: 556-559. PMID: 17823038, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnastomosis, Roux-en-YAnticoagulantsBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesFemoral VeinGastric BypassHeparinHumansIncidenceInjections, SubcutaneousLaparoscopyNew York CityObesity, MorbidPulmonary EmbolismRadiography, ThoracicRetrospective StudiesStockings, CompressionSurvival RateTomography, Spiral ComputedVena Cava FiltersVenous ThrombosisConceptsLaparoscopic gastric bypassOpen gastric bypassIncidence of PEPulmonary embolismDeep vein thrombosisGastric bypassVein thrombosisNonfatal pulmonary embolismVena caval compressionFatal pulmonary embolismVenous stasis diseaseChest X-raySigns of hypoxiaChi-squared testLaparoscopic groupSubcutaneous heparinSuperobese patientsSuperobese populationPostoperative prophylaxisPulmonary hypertensionPostoperative periodSingle surgeonVenous returnCaval compressionCompression stockings