2024
Collateral 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsBariatric SurgeryHemorrhageHumansObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementVenous ThromboembolismConceptsQuality improvement projectImprovement projectImprove patient careTargeted quality improvement projectsVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisPatient careRoot cause analysisBariatric surgery outcomesIndications conferencePatient outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolism prophylaxisSurgery outcomesStudy aimCause analysisAdverse outcomesBleedingImprove outcomesOutcomesTechnique standardization
2013
Closing the gap: medialization of fascia with laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
Panait L, Bell R, Roberts K, Duffy A. Closing the gap: medialization of fascia with laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. Hernia 2013, 17: 597-601. PMID: 23813189, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1133-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative CT scansRectus muscleFascial edgesAbdominal wallCT scanLaparoscopic incisional hernia repairHernia defect widthPolyester composite meshAnterior abdominal wallMethodsTwo hundred fiftyIncisional hernia repairFurther technical refinementsUse of meshMost patientsSingle surgeonHundred fiftyIncisional hernioplastyTack fixationFascial gapHernia repairSignificant medializationPatientsReconstructive resultsMedializationTechnical refinements