Content Posted in 2023

30-Day Outcomes of Revisional Bariatric Stapling Procedures: First Report Based on MBSAQIP Data Registry, Maher El Chaar, Jill Stoltzfus, Maureen Melitics, Leonardo Claros, and Ahmad Zeido

30-day outcomes of robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: First analysis based on MBSAQIP, Peter William Lundberg, Jill Stoltzfus, and Maher El Chaar

A Curious Case of a Staple Line Leak Presenting 18 Months After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Our Management Approach, Alvaro Galvez, Keith King, Maher El Chaar, Ayaz Matin, and Leonardo Claros

Acute Myocardial Infarction Following Right Coronary Artery Dissection due to Blunt Trauma, Ronnie N. Mubang, W T. Hillman Terzian, James Cipolla, Scott Keeney, John J. Lukaszczyk, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on accreditation of bariatric surgery centers endorsed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Eric J. DeMaria, Maher El Chaar, Ann M. Rogers, Dan Eisenberg, Kara J. Kallies, and Shanu N. Kothari

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on vagal blocking therapy for obesity, Pavlos Papasavas, Maher El Chaar, and Shanu N. Kothari

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the literature on one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Manish Parikh, Dan Eisenberg, Jason Johnson, and Maher El-Chaar

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review on fasting for religious purposes after surgery, Lillian Craggs-Dino, Maher El Chaar, Farah A. Husain, Ann M. Rogers, Alvaro Galvez Lima, Marjan Sadegh, Jumana Bashiti, and Katie Chapmon

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery updated position statement on sleeve gastrectomy as a bariatric procedure, Mohamed Ali, Maher El Chaar, Saber Ghiassi, and Ann M. Rogers

Anaphylactic Food Allergy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, James Kamau, Shannon Kearny, Aaron Jaworek, Richard Snyder, and Maher El Chaar

A novel risk prediction model for 30-day severe adverse events and readmissions following bariatric surgery based on the MBSAQIP database, Maher El Chaar, Jill Stoltzfus, Keith Gersin, and Kyle Thompson

A proposed algorithm for managing the open abdomen, James Cipolla, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, William S. Hoff, Nathaniel McQuay, Brian A. Hoey, Gail Wainwright, and Michael D. Grossman

Are black and Hispanic persons disproportionately affected by COVID-19 because of higher obesity rates?, Maher El Chaar, Keith King, and Alvaro Galvez Lima

A seven-center examination of the relationship between monthly volume and mortality in trauma: a hypothesis-generating study, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Keith Habeeb, Niels D. Martin, M Shay O'Mara, James Cipolla, David C. Evans, Creagh Boulger, Babak Sarani, Charles H. Cook, Alok Gupta, William S. Hoff, Peter G. Thomas, Jeffrey M. Jordan, Weidun Alan Guo, and Mark J. Seamon

ASMBS position statement on the relationship between obesity and cancer, and the role of bariatric surgery: risk, timing of treatment, effects on disease biology, and qualification for surgery, Saber Ghiassi, Maher El Chaar, Essa M. Aleassa, Fady Moustarah, Sofiane El Djouzi, T Javier Birriel, and Ann M. Rogers

Assessing Disparities in Access to Advanced Stroke Care in 4 Northeastern States Using the Social Vulnerability Index, Derek L. Isenberg, Raluca Isenberg, Kevin A. Henry, Chadd K. Kraus, Daniel Ackerman, and Adam Sigal

Assessment and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease following bariatric surgery, Keith King, Ranjan Sudan, Sergio Bardaro, Ian Soriano, Anthony T. Petrick, Shaun C. Daly, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Daniel Davis, Adolfo Leyva-Alvizo, Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Dan Eisenberg, and Maher El Chaar

Assessment of Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgical Technique: First Look at 30-Day Outcomes Based on the MBSAQIP Database, Maher El Chaar and Jill Stoltzfus

A Sweet Tremor: Nonketotoc Hyperglycemic Hemiballismus, Jason Bacon, Jonathan Trager, Daniel Ackerman, Brienne Marks, and Linda Kravchik

Beyond Mortality: Does Trauma-related Injury Severity Score Predict Complications or Lengths of Stay Using a Large Administrative Dataset, Nakosi Stewart, James G. MacConchie, Roberto Castillo, Peter G. Thomas, James Cipolla, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Blunt breast trauma: is there a standard of care?, Christopher Sanders, James Cipolla, Christy Stehly, and Brian Hoey

Chronic versus acute aneurysmal disease of the pancreaticoduodenal arcade: A case-based discussion, Jamie L. Thomas, Ellen A. Redstone, and Brian A. Warden

Comment on: Effect of the closure of mesenteric defects in laparoscopic Roux-En-Y gastric bypass: a prospective study, Maher El Chaar

Comorbidity-Polypharmacy Score as Predictor of Outcomes in Older Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Validation Study, Ronnie N. Mubang, Jill C. Stoltzfus, Marissa S. Cohen, Brian A. Hoey, Christy D. Stehly, David C. Evans, Christian Jones, Thomas J. Papadimos, Jennifer Grell, William S. Hoff, Peter Thomas, James Cipolla, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Complications during intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: Focus on risk identification and prevention, Patrick H. Knight, Neelabh Maheshwari, Jafar Hussain, Michael Scholl, Michael Hughes, Thomas J. Papadimos, Weidun Alan Guo, James Cipolla, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, and Nicholas Latchana

Complications of needle thoracostomy: A comprehensive clinical review, Brian Wernick, Heidi H. Hon, Ronnie N. Mubang, Anthony Cipriano, Ronson Hughes, Demicha D. Rankin, David C. Evans, William R. Burfeind, Brian A. Hoey, James Cipolla, Sagar C. Galwankar, Thomas J. Papadimos, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, and Michael S. Firstenberg

Correction to: 30-Day Outcomes of Revisional Bariatric Stapling Procedures: First Report Based on MBSAQIP Data Registry, Maher El Chaar, Jill Stoltzfus, Maureen Melitics, Leonardo Claros, and Ahmad Zeido

Correction to: Cost Analysis of Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Academic Center: How Expensive Is Expensive?, Keith King, Alvaro Galvez, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Maher El Chaar

Correction to: "Which Factors Correlate with Marginal Ulcer After Surgery for Obesity?", Rodrigo Duarte-Chavez, Jill Stoltzfus, Daniel Marino, Kimberly Chaput, and Maher El Chaar

Cost Analysis of Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Academic Center: How Expensive Is Expensive?, Keith King, Alvaro Galvez, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Maher El Chaar

Cost analysis of robotic sleeve gastrectomy (R-SG) compared with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (L-SG) in a single academic center: debunking a myth!, Maher El Chaar, Jacob Gacke, Samuel Ringold, and Jill Stoltzfus

Current Trends in the Utilization of a Robotic Approach in the Field of Bariatric Surgery, Wayne B. Bauerle, Pooja Mody, Allison Estep, Jill Stoltzfus, and Maher El Chaar

Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in trauma patients: an overstatement of the problem?, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Michael D. Grossman, James Cipolla, William S. Hoff, Brian A. Hoey, Gail Wainwright, and James F. Reed

Direct medical costs of robotic sleeve gastrectomy compared to laparoscopic approach in a single academic center, Jean F. Salem, Wayne B. Bauerle, Abdulaziz A. Arishi, Jill Stoltzfus, and Maher El Chaar

Door-in-door-out Time Is Not Related To Outcomes In Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke, Derek Isenberg, Adam Sigal, Daniel Ackerman, Ethan S. Brandler, Michael T. Mullen, and Alexander Kuc

Endoscopic Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy for a Large Gallbladder Stone, Through a Percutaneously Placed AXIOS Stent for Chronic Cholecystitis in a High Risk Surgical Patient, Nishit Patel, Robert Reinhart, Ellen Redstone, and Ayaz Matin

Endovascular treatment for acute basilar thrombosis via a transradial approach: initial experience and future considerations, Martin Oselkin, S R. Sathi, S H. Sundararajan, D Kung, R W. Hurst, and B A. Pukenas

Evaluation of a Device Combining an Inferior Vena Cava Filter and a Central Venous Catheter for Preventing Pulmonary Embolism Among Critically Ill Trauma Patients, Victor F. Tapson, Joshua P. Hazelton, John Myers, Martin A. Croce, Brian A. Hoey, and Oscar D. Guillamondegui

Evidence-based approach to the trauma patient : Transitioning from exclusive emergency department thoracotomy use to protocolized approaches incorporating resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta, M Chance Spalding, Peter G. Thomas, M Shay O'Mara, Christine L. Ramirez, Franz S. Yanagawa, Heidi H. Hon, Brian A. Hoey, William S. Hoff, James Cipolla, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Evolution of outcomes of robotic bariatric surgery: first report based on MBSAQIP database, Marlon Pastrana, Jill Stoltzfus, Amin AlMandini, and Maher El Chaar

Factors Affecting Door-in-door-out Times Among Patients Transferred From Non-Endovascular Stroke Centers For Endovascular Therapy, Alexander Kuc, Derek Isenberg, Daniel Ackerman, Derek R. Cooney, Joseph Herres, and Huaquing Zhao

Hemodynamic monitoring of organ donors: a novel use of the esophageal echo-Doppler probe, James Cipolla, Stanislaw Stawicki, and Deneen Spatz

How can we shape our future as bariatric surgeons and win the fight against obesity in an ever-changing healthcare industry?, Maher El Chaar

Impact of Phlebotomy Tourniquet Use on Blood Lactate Levels in Acutely Ill Patients, Vamsi Balakrishnan, John Wilson, Brent Taggart, James Cipolla, and Rebecca Jeanmonod

Improving outcome of bariatric surgery: best practices in an accredited surgical center, Maher El Chaar, Leonardo Claros, George C. Ezeji, Maureen Miletics, and Jill Stoltzfus

Indications for Revisions Following 630 Consecutive Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Cases: Experience in a Single Accredited Center, Maher El Chaar, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Maureen Miletics

Isolated acute traumatic aortic injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation with excessively forceful chest compressions, Mark W. Fegley, Ellen A. Redstone, Amitoj Singh, Sahil Agrawal, Jamshid Shirani, and Sudip Nanda

IV Acetaminophen Results in Lower Hospital Costs and Emergency Room Visits Following Bariatric Surgery: a Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Trial in a Single Accredited Bariatric Center, Maher El Chaar, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Tara Wasylik

Keys to successful organ procurement: An experience-based review of clinical practices at a high-performing health-care organization, Thomas R. Wojda, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Kathy P. Yandle, Maria Bleil, Jennifer Axelband, Rebecca Wilde-Onia, Peter G. Thomas, James Cipolla, William S. Hoff, and Jill Shultz

Laparoscopic revision of chronic marginal ulcer and bilateral truncal vagotomy, T Javier Birriel and Maher El Chaar

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reversal, Ikemefuna Akusoba and Maher El Chaar

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a single center experience with 2 years follow-up, Maher El Chaar, Nadine Hammoud, George Ezeji, Leonardo Claros, Maureen Miletics, and Jill Stoltzfus

Laparoscopy in trauma: An overview of complications and related topics, Tammy Kindel, Nicholas Latchana, Mamta Swaroop, Umer I. Chaudhry, Sabrena F. Noria, Rachel L. Choron, Mark J. Seamon, Maggie J. Lin, Melissa Mao, James Cipolla, Maher El Chaar, Dane Scantling, Niels D. Martin, David C. Evans, Thomas J. Papadimos, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Laparoscopy in trauma: An overview of complications and related topics, Tammy Kindel, Nicholas Latchana, Mamta Swaroop, Umer I. Chaudhry, Sabrena F. Noria, Rachel L. Choron, Mark J. Seamon, Maggie J. Lin, Melissa Mao, James Cipolla, Maher El Chaar, Dane Scantling, Niels D. Martin, David C. Evans, Thomas J. Papadimos, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Liposomal Bupivacaine in Adductor Canal Blocks Before Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Improved Postoperative Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Ajith Malige, Anna N. Pellegrino, Kelcei Kunkle, Andrew K. Konopitski, Patrick J. Brogle, and Chinenye O. Nwachuku

Literature review on antiobesity medication use for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee, R Wesley Vosburg, Maher El Chaar, Sofiane El Djouzi, Salvatore Docimo, Danbi Choi, Teresa LaMasters, Gitanjali Srivastava, Alpana P. Shukla, Rodolfo J. Oviedo, Angela Fitch, and Dan Elison Azagury

Management of Excessive Weight Loss Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Clinical Algorithm and Surgical Techniques, Ikemefuna Akusoba, T Javier Birriel, and Maher El Chaar

Medullary Sponge Kidney: A Case Study of Extreme Metabolic Derangements, Michael L. Sun, Crystal Joseph, Ikechukwu Emengo, Pallav Shah, and Mahesh Krishnamurthy

Metabolic bone changes after bariatric surgery: 2020 update, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee position statement, Julie Kim, Abdelrahman Nimeri, Zhamak Khorgami, Maher El Chaar, Alvaro Galvez Lima, and R Wesley Vosburg

Natural history of retained surgical items supports the need for team training, early recognition, and prompt retrieval, S Peter Stawicki, Charles H. Cook, Harry L. Anderson, Laurie Chowayou, James Cipolla, Hesham M. Ahmed, Susette M. Coyle, Vicente H. Gracias, David C. Evans, Raffaele Marchigiani, Raeanna C. Adams, Mark J. Seamon, Niels D. Martin, Steven M. Steinberg, and Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce

Optimizing Prehospital Stroke Systems of Care-Reacting to Changing Paradigms (OPUS-REACH): a pragmatic registry of large vessel occlusion stroke patients to create evidence-based stroke systems of care and eliminate disparities in access to stroke care, Derek L. Isenberg, Kevin A. Henry, Adam Sigal, Traci Deaner, Jason T. Nomura, Kathleen A. Murphy, and Daniel Ackerman

Outcomes of robotic bariatric surgery in super-obese patients: first report based on MBSAQIP database, Marlon Pastrana, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Maher El Chaar

Outcomes of robotic surgery in revisional bariatric cases: a propensity score-matched analysis of the MBSAQIP registry, Maher El Chaar, Keith King, Marlon Pastrana, Alvaro Galvez, and Jill Stoltzfus

Patient perspectives about bariatric surgery unveil experiences, education, satisfaction, and recommendations for improvement, Karen D. Groller, Cynthia Teel, Kristin H. Stegenga, and Maher El Chaar

Percutaneous hepatic injection of rose bengal disodium (PV-10) in metastatic uveal melanoma, Sapna P. Patel, Brett Carter, Gary Lu, Ellen Redstone, and Eric A. Wachter

Postmortem computed tomography, "CATopsy", predicts cause of death in trauma patients, Brian A. Hoey, James Cipolla, Michael D. Grossman, Nathaniel McQuay, Pratik R. Shukla, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Christy Stehly, and William S. Hoff

Prognostication of traumatic brain injury outcomes in older trauma patients: A novel risk assessment tool based on initial cranial CT findings, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Thomas R. Wojda, John D. Nuschke, Ronnie N. Mubang, James Cipolla, William S. Hoff, Brian A. Hoey, Peter G. Thomas, Joan Sweeney, Daniel Ackerman, Jonathan Hosey, and Steven Falowski

Receipt Of Intravenous Thrombolysis Is Strongly Associated With 90 Day Functional Outcomes For Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Patients Undergoing Endovascular Therapy, Derek Isenberg, Joseph P. Herres, Huaquing Zhao, Derek R. Cooney, Alexander Kuc, Chadd K. Kraus, and Daniel Ackerman

Response to the Letter Regarding "Assessing Postoperative Benefits of Preoperative Adductor Canal Blocks With Liposomal Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty", Ajith Malige, Anna N. Pellegrino, Kelcei Kunkle, Andrew K. Konopitski, Patrick J. Brogle, and Chinenye O. Nwachuku

Results of a prospective, randomized, controlled study of the use of carboxymethylcellulose sodium hyaluronate adhesion barrier in trauma open abdomens, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, John M. Green, Niels D. Martin, Raymond H. Green, James Cipolla, Mark J. Seamon, Daniel S. Eiferman, David C. Evans, Joshua P. Hazelton, Charles H. Cook, and Steven M. Steinberg

RETRACTED: Robotic surgery results in better outcomes following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program analysis for the years 2015-2018, Maher El Chaar, Keith King, Jean F. Salem, AbdulAziz Arishi, Alvaro Galvez, and Jill Stoltzfus

Revisional Bariatric Surgery for Weight Regain and Refractory Complications in a Single MBSAQIP Accredited Center: What Are We Dealing with?, Jeffrey Qiu, Peter W. Lundberg, T Javier Birriel, Leonardo Claros, Jill Stoltzfus, and Maher El Chaar

Robotic-Assisted Surgery Results in a Shorter Hospital Stay Following Revisional Bariatric Surgery, Keith King, Alvaro Galvez, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Maher El Chaar

Robotic gastric bypass is getting better: first results from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, Peter W. Lundberg, Samantha Wolfe, Jacqueline Seaone, Jill Stoltzfus, Leonardo Claros, and Maher El Chaar

Safety of one-stage conversion surgery after failed gastric band: our experience and review of the literature, Peter W. Lundberg, Abigail Gotsch, Eonjung Kim, Leonardo Claros, Jill Stotlzfus, and Maher El Chaar

Short-Term Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Combination with Hiatal Hernia Repair: Experience in a Single Accredited Center, Maher El Chaar, George Ezeji, Leonardo Claros, Maureen Miletics, and Jill Stoltzfus

Sigmoid colon angiosarcoma with intraperitoneal bleeding and early metastasis, Maher El Chaar and Nathaniel McQuay

Society of Interventional Radiology Quality Improvement Standards for Percutaneous Transcatheter Embolization, Sean R. Dariushnia, Ellen A. Redstone, Manraj K. S Heran, Harry R. Cramer Jr, Suvranu Ganguli, Antoinette S. Gomes, and Mark J. Hogan

Standardized outcomes reporting in metabolic and bariatric surgery, Stacy A. Brethauer, Julie Kim, Maher el Chaar, Pavlos Papasavas, Dan Eisenberg, Ann Rogers, Naveen Ballem, Mark Kligman, and Shanu Kothari

The Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Regional Nerve Blocks for Below Knee Amputations, Anthony P. Allsbrook, Abigail Gotsch, Jennifer To, Christina Tran, and Anna N. Pellegrino

The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial?, Nathaniel McQuay, James Cipolla, Eleanor Z. Franges, and Gregory E. Thompson

Thirty-Day Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: a First Look at the MBSAQIP Database, Maher El Chaar, Keith King, Amin Al-Mardini, Alvaro Galvez, Leonardo Claros, and Jill Stoltzfus

Thoracostomy tubes: A comprehensive review of complications and related topics, Michael Kwiatt, Abigail Tarbox, Mark J. Seamon, Mamta Swaroop, James Cipolla, Charles Allen, Stacinoel Hallenbeck, H Tracy Davido, David E. Lindsey, Vijay A. Doraiswamy, Sagar Galwankar, David Tulman, Nicholas Latchana, Thomas J. Papadimos, Charles H. Cook, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Traditional autopsy versus computed tomography imaging autopsy in trauma: A case of "synergistic disagreement", Maggie J. Lin, Noran Barry, Ikemefuna Akusoba, Heidi H. Hon, Marissa S. Cohen, Pratik Shukla, James Cipolla, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, and Brian A. Hoey

Use of non-invasive esophageal echo-Doppler system in the ICU: a practical experience, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, William S. Hoff, James Cipolla, and Robert deQuevedo

Which Factors Correlate with Marginal Ulcer After Surgery for Obesity?, Duarte-Chavez Rodrigo, Stoltzfus Jill, Marino Daniel, Chaput Kimberly, and El Chaar Maher

Wind disasters: A comprehensive review of current management strategies, Raffaele Marchigiani, Stephanie Gordy, James Cipolla, Raeanna C. Adams, David C. Evans, Christy Stehly, Sagar Galwankar, Sarah Russell, Alan P. Marco, Nicholas Kman, Sanjeev Bhoi, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, and Thomas J. Papadimos