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 patientsSurgery
2009
Guidelines for Safe Surgery in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis
Chaar C, Bell R, Duffy T, Duffy A. Guidelines for Safe Surgery in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis. The American Surgeon 2009, 75: 74-80. PMID: 19213401, DOI: 10.1177/000313480907500115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUmbilical hernia repairSystemic mastocytosisHernia repairPerioperative managementGeneral anesthesiaAdministration of neostigmineIntravenous Solu-MedrolCareful perioperative managementLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairUnremarkable postoperative courseInguinal hernia repairLeft inguinal herniaStandard of careLeft inguinal hernia repairVentral hernia repairAcute exacerbationPerioperative implicationsAnalgesic medicationHemodynamic instabilityPostoperative courseSolu-MedrolPrevious surgerySpinal anesthesiaSecond patientFirst patient