2017
Obesity and its implications for morbidity and mortality after cholecystectomy: A matched NSQIP analysis
Augustin T, Moslim M, Brethauer S, Aminian A, Kroh M, Schneider E, Walsh R. Obesity and its implications for morbidity and mortality after cholecystectomy: A matched NSQIP analysis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 213: 539-543. PMID: 28237044, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cholecystitisClavien 4 complicationsSO patientsNSQIP AnalysisSuper obesityOpen surgeryNon-obese patientsObese patientsSerious morbidityLaparoscopic surgeryCholecystectomyPatientsSurgeryMorbidityComplicationsObesityChronicMortalityAggressive recommendationsRiskCholecystitisComorbidities
2015
Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Al Kazzi E, Lau B, Li T, Schneider E, Makary M, Hutfless S. Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140165. PMID: 26536469, PMCID: PMC4633065, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNationwide Inpatient SamplePrevalence of obesityUnited States Nationwide Inpatient SampleRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk factorsAlcohol abuseTobacco useInpatient SampleAdministrative databasesMedical record codesRisk-adjusted outcomesLarge administrative databaseSurveillance systemTobacco smokingNinth RevisionMedical recordsClinical ModificationLow prevalenceInternational ClassificationOverweightObesityHealthcare reform policiesMorbidityPrevalence
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