Decision Making: The Surgeon’s Perspective
AbstractAn examination of surgical trends before the National Emphysema Treatment trial (NETT) demonstrates the importance of nonclinical determinants of care. The number of lung volume reduction...
View ArticleThirty-day Mortality After Bariatric Surgery: Independently Adjudicated...
AbstractBackgroundMortality following bariatric surgery is a rare event in contemporary series, making it difficult for any single center to draw meaningful conclusions as to cause of death....
View ArticleExamining the BMI-mortality relationship using fractional polynomials
AbstractBackgroundMany previous studies estimating the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality impose assumptions regarding the functional form for BMI and result in conflicting...
View ArticleCost-effectiveness of bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment of...
AbstractObjectiveOne-third of Americans are obese and an increasing number opt for bariatric surgery. This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of common bariatric surgical procedures from a...
View ArticlePerioperative Glycemic Control During Colorectal Surgery
AbstractHyperglycemia occurs frequently among patients undergoing colorectal surgery and is associated with increased risk of poor clinical outcomes, especially related to surgical site infections....
View ArticleGastric bypass surgery vs intensive lifestyle and medical intervention for...
AbstractAims/hypothesisMounting evidence indicates that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) ameliorates type 2 diabetes, but randomised trials comparing surgical vs nonsurgical care are needed. With a...
View ArticleUnderstanding clinical and non-clinical decisions under uncertainty: a...
AbstractBackgroundProspect theory suggests that when faced with an uncertain outcome, people display loss aversion by preferring to risk a greater loss rather than incurring certain, lesser cost....
View ArticleProspective evaluation of insulin and incretin dynamics in obese adults with...
AbstractAims/hypothesisIn this prospective case–control study we tested the hypothesis that, while long-term improvements in insulin sensitivity (SI) accompanying weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric...
View ArticleThe Safety of Expectant Management for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A...
AbstractBackgroundSurgical training has long been to “never let the sun set on a bowel obstruction” without an operation to rule out and/or treat compromised bowel. However, advances in diagnostics...
View ArticleEvaluating the Regional Uptake of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery: a...
AbstractBackgroundMinimally invasive surgery (MIS) for colorectal disease has well-known benefits, but many patients undergo open operations. When choosing an MIS approach, robotic technology may have...
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