2023
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds
Ichter Z, Khoury H, Voller L, Deb S, Morton J. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 282-285. PMID: 37946013, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06790-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionRetrospective chart reviewGastric band removalLAGB removalChart reviewSite infectionSurgical woundsBand removalClean woundsLaparoscopic adjustable gastric band removalRate of SSIMethodsThis retrospective chart reviewSurgical site infection developmentCommon bariatric proceduresLaparoscopic bariatric surgerySource of morbidityHospital-acquired conditionsOutcomes of interestCoagulase-negative staphylococciBariatric surgeryDirty woundsBariatric proceduresGastric bandGastrointestinal tractPatients
2016
A5009 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization Indicates Re-Classification of Surgical Wounds
Ichter Z, Voller L, Esparza O, Deb S, Morton J. A5009 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization Indicates Re-Classification of Surgical Wounds. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: s61. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical wounds