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Vaughan T, Romero-Velez G, Barajas-Gamboa JS, Dang JT, Rodriguez J, Navarrete S, Strong AT, Rosenthal R, Corcelles R, Kroh M. Hiatal hernia repair after previous laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024; 20:432-437. [PMID: 38151414 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Symptomatic hiatal hernia (HH) with pouch migration after previous laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an uncommon complication, with limited extant evidence for the utility of surgical repair. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presentation and resolution of symptoms in patients with HH repair after previous RYGB. SETTING Multicenter University Hospital. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted from 2010 to 2022. Patients with prior RYGB who were undergoing subsequent isolated HH repair were included. Patients undergoing incidental HH repair during concomitant revisional bariatric surgery were excluded. Baseline characteristics and surgical outcomes were evaluated and presented as medians (25th-75th percentile). RESULTS Forty-four patients met the inclusion criteria. The time from RYGB to HH repair was 59 months (39-88). Body mass index at HH repair was 31 kg/m2 (27-39). The most common presenting symptoms of hernia were dysphagia (52%), gastric reflux (39%), and abdominal pain (36%). All HH repairs were completed with a minimally invasive approach (98% laparoscopic, 2% robotic). Nonabsorbable suture was used in 98% of patients, with bioabsorbable mesh in 30%. At a median 28-day (12-117) follow-up, 70% of patients reported full symptom resolution and 23% partial resolution. At follow-up, 2 patients had radiologic HH recurrence, with 1 requiring reoperation. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest series of isolated HH repair for symptomatic pouch migration after previous RYGB. Common presenting symptoms are dysphagia and reflux, and surgical repair yields a high rate of symptom resolution in the short term. Longer follow-up is needed to evaluate the durability of this intervention.
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- Tiffany Vaughan
- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Lee Y, Shin T, Tessier L, Javidan A, Jung J, Hong D, Strong AT, McKechnie T, Malone S, Jin D, Kroh M, Dang JT. Harnessing artificial intelligence in bariatric surgery: comparative analysis of ChatGPT-4, Bing, and Bard in generating clinician-level bariatric surgery recommendations. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024:S1550-7289(24)00118-7. [PMID: 38644078 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND The formulation of clinical recommendations pertaining to bariatric surgery is essential in guiding healthcare professionals. However, the extensive and continuously evolving body of literature in bariatric surgery presents considerable challenge for staying abreast of latest developments and efficient information acquisition. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to streamline access to the salient points of clinical recommendations in bariatric surgery. OBJECTIVES The study aims to appraise the quality and readability of AI-chat-generated answers to frequently asked clinical inquiries in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery. SETTING Remote. METHODS Question prompts inputted into AI large language models (LLMs) and were created based on pre-existing clinical practice guidelines regarding bariatric and metabolic surgery. The prompts were queried into 3 LLMs: OpenAI ChatGPT-4, Microsoft Bing, and Google Bard. The responses from each LLM were entered into a spreadsheet for randomized and blinded duplicate review. Accredited bariatric surgeons in North America independently assessed appropriateness of each recommendation using a 5-point Likert scale. Scores of 4 and 5 were deemed appropriate, while scores of 1-3 indicated lack of appropriateness. A Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score was calculated to assess the readability of responses generated by each LLMs. RESULTS There was a significant difference between the 3 LLMs in their 5-point Likert scores, with mean values of 4.46 (SD .82), 3.89 (.80), and 3.11 (.72) for ChatGPT-4, Bard, and Bing (P < .001). There was a significant difference between the 3 LLMs in the proportion of appropriate answers, with ChatGPT-4 at 85.7%, Bard at 74.3%, and Bing at 25.7% (P < .001). The mean FRE scores for ChatGPT-4, Bard, and Bing, were 21.68 (SD 2.78), 42.89 (4.03), and 14.64 (5.09), respectively, with higher scores representing easier readability. CONCLUSIONS LLM-based AI chat models can effectively generate appropriate responses to clinical questions related to bariatric surgery, though the performance of different models can vary greatly. Therefore, caution should be taken when interpreting clinical information provided by LLMs, and clinician oversight is necessary to ensure accuracy. Future investigation is warranted to explore how LLMs might enhance healthcare provision and clinical decision-making in bariatric surgery.
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- Yung Lee
- Division of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Romero-Velez G, Dang J, Barajas-Gamboa JS, Lee-St John T, Strong AT, Navarrete S, Corcelles R, Rodriguez J, Fares M, Kroh M. Machine learning prediction of major adverse cardiac events after elective bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:319-326. [PMID: 37749205 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10429-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Machine learning (ML) is an emerging technology with the potential to predict and improve clinical outcomes including adverse events, based on complex pattern recognition. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after bariatric surgery have an incidence of 0.1% but carry significant morbidity and mortality. Prior studies have investigated these events using traditional statistical methods, however, studies reporting ML for MACE prediction in bariatric surgery remain limited. As such, the objective of this study was to evaluate and compare MACE prediction models in bariatric surgery using traditional statistical methods and ML. METHODS Cross-sectional study of the MBSAQIP database, from 2015 to 2019. A binary-outcome MACE prediction model was generated using three different modeling methods: (1) main-effects-only logistic regression, (2) neural network with a single hidden layer, and (3) XGBoost model with a max depth of 3. The same set of predictor variables and random split of the total data (50/50) were used to train and validate each model. Overall performance was compared based on the area under the receiver operating curve (AUC). RESULTS A total of 755,506 patients were included, of which 0.1% experienced MACE. Of the total sample, 79.6% were female, 47.8% had hypertension, 26.2% had diabetes, 23.7% had hyperlipidemia, 8.4% used tobacco within 1 year, 1.9% had previous percutaneous cardiac intervention, 1.2% had a history of myocardial infarction, 1.1% had previous cardiac surgery, and 0.6% had renal insufficiency. The AUC for the three different MACE prediction models was: 0.790 for logistic regression, 0.798 for neural network and 0.787 for XGBoost. While the AUC implies similar discriminant function, the risk prediction histogram for the neural network shifted in a smoother fashion. CONCLUSION The ML models developed achieved good discriminant function in predicting MACE. ML can help clinicians with patient selection and identify individuals who may be at elevated risk for MACE after bariatric surgery.
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Barajas-Gamboa JS, Moon S, Romero-Velez G, Strong AT, Allemang M, Navarrete S, Corcelles R, Rodriguez J, Kroh M, Dang JT. Primary single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) versus sleeve gastrectomy to SADI conversions: a comparison study of prevalence and safety. Surg Endosc 2023; 37:8682-8689. [PMID: 37500921 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10305-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Conversion from sleeve gastrectomy (SG) to single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass (SADI) is becoming increasingly common, but data regarding safety is of these conversions is scarce. As such, the objective of this study was to compare the 30-day rate of serious complications and mortality of primary SADI (p-SADI-S) with SG to SADI (SG-SADI) conversions. METHODS This retrospective cohort study analyzed the MBSAQIP database. Patients undergoing p-SADI-S and SG-SADI were included. Data collection was limited to 2020 and 2021. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed between groups to determine if SG-SADI was an independent predictor of 30-day serious complications or mortality. RESULTS A total of 783 patients were included in this study, 488 (62.3%) underwent p-SADI-S and 295 (37.6%) underwent SG-SADI. The mean body mass index (BMI) at the time of surgery was lower in the SG-SADI cohort (45.1 vs 51.4 kg/m2, p < 0.001). Indications for revision in the SG-SADI cohort included weight recurrence (50.8%), inadequate weight loss (41.0%), other (3.0%), GERD (2.7%), and persistent comorbidities (2.5%). SG-SADI had longer operative times (156.7 vs 142.1 min, p < 0.001) and was not associated with a higher rate of serious complications (5.7 vs 6.9%, p = 0.508) compared to p-SADI-S. p-SADI-S was associated with a higher rate of pneumonia (1.2 vs 0.0%, p < 0.001), and SG-SADI was not correlated with higher rates of reoperation (3.0 vs 3.2%, p = 0.861), readmission (5.4 vs 5.5%, p = 0.948) and death (0.0 vs 0.2%, p = 0.437). On multivariable analysis, SG-SADI was not independently predictive of serious complications (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.52, p = 0.514) when adjusting for age, sex, BMI, comorbidities, and operative time. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of SG-SADI is high, representing 37.6% of SADI-S procedures. Conversion from sleeve to SADI, is safe, and as opposed to other studies of revisional bariatric surgery, has similar 30-day complication rates to primary SADI-S.
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- Juan S Barajas-Gamboa
- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Romero-Velez G, Ponce de Leon-Ballesteros G, Al Zubaidi M, Barajas-Gamboa JS, Dang J, Corcelles R, Strong AT, Navarrete S, Kroh M. Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in abdominal tissues and biologic fluids during abdominal surgery: a systematic review. Surg Endosc 2023:10.1007/s00464-023-10130-w. [PMID: 37219799 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10130-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Viral transmission to healthcare providers during surgical procedures was a major concern at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presence of the severe acute respiratory disease syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, in the abdominal cavity as well as in other abdominal tissues which surgeons are exposed has been investigated in several studies. The aim of the present systematic review was to analyze if the virus can be identify in the abdominal cavity. METHODS We performed a systematic review to identify relevant studies regarding the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in abdominal tissues or fluids. Number of patients included as well as patient's characteristics, type of procedures, samples and number of positive samples were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 36 studies were included (18 case series and 18 case reports). There were 357 samples for detection of SARS-CoV-2, obtained from 295 individuals. A total of 21 samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (5.9%). Positive samples were more frequently encountered in patients with severe COVID-19 (37.5% vs 3.8%, p < 0.001). No health-care provider related infections were reported. CONCLUSION Although a rare occurrence, SARS-CoV-2 can be found in the abdominal tissues and fluids. It seems that the presence of the virus in the abdominal tissues or fluids is more likely in patients with severe disease. Protective measures should be employed in the operating room to protect the staff when operating patients with COVID-19.
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- Gustavo Romero-Velez
- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Mail Code F20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Surgeons have been involved, since the beginning, in the development and evolution of endoscopy. They have been instrumental in developing new methods and have been actively involved in most of the therapeutic applications. The continued evolution of endoscopic technique is inevitable and will involve the integration of new technology with innovative thinking.
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- Jeffrey L Ponsky
- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Landreneau JP, Barajas-Gamboa JS, Strong AT, Corcelles R, Kroh MD. Conversion of one-anastomosis gastric bypass to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: short-term results from a tertiary referral center. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2019; 15:1896-1902. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.09.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chaitoff A, Strong AT, Bauer SR, Garber A, Landreneau JP, French J, Rothberg MB, Lipman JM. Educational Targets to Reduce Medication Errors by General Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ 2019; 76:1612-1621. [PMID: 31080123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Hospitalized patients are exposed to more than 1 medication error per day, but there are limited data concerning the factors associated with medication order errors made by general surgery residents. The objective of this study was to identify patterns in medication order errors amongst general surgery residents, which may provide educational targets to reduce medication errors by this population of providers. DESIGN This study used a retrospective cohort design to review inpatient medication orders placed via a computerized physician order entry system by general surgery residents at a single academic medical center from July 2011 to February 2018. SETTING A single large academic medical center located in the Midwest, United States. PARTICIPANTS General surgery residents completing residency between July 2011 and February 2018 and their respective inpatient medication orders. RESULTS Of 571,811 included medication orders placed by 169 unique general surgery residents, 4.2% (n = 24,177) triggered pharmacist intervention, and 11 (0.001%) resulted in significant near-miss events. Of orders requiring pharmacist intervention, most were either duplicate therapies (n = 8703, 36.1%) or errors in renal dosing (n = 7576, 31.3%). Error rates were higher within pharmaceutical classes ordered less frequently, with the notable exception of antimicrobials and anticoagulants, which accounted for 20.1% (n = 5280) and 13.5% (n = 3270) of all order errors, respectively. In a multivariable model, errors were more likely to occur in the intensive care unit versus other units (OR = 1.21, 95%CI = 1.14-1.29) and in August versus other months (OR = 1.09, 95%CI = 1.01-1.17), but were independent of other resident and order characteristics. CONCLUSIONS This study identified that resident medication order errors are common and are associated with specific therapeutic classes, the beginning of academic years, and intensive care unit patients. These findings represent potential targets for educational interventions and highlight the role of interdisciplinary teams in providing quality surgical care.
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- Alex Chaitoff
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Center for Value Based Care, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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INTRODUCTION Bariatric surgery is generally safe and effective, but co-existing malabsorptive processes may increase the risk of complications or nutritional deficiencies. Bariatric surgery has not been well studied in the setting of pre-existing celiac disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) from January 2002 to December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed for either diagnosis of or serum testing for celiac disease. Identified patients were re-reviewed for adherence to American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) diagnostic criteria. Patient demographics, operative data, and post-operative weight loss and nutritional parameters were collected. RESULTS Of the > 12,000 patients who underwent bariatric surgery during this study period, there were 342 patients that had abnormal serology or pathology results. Expert review confirmed three patients (0.8%) with celiac disease diagnosed before RYGB procedure. All were female, with an average age of 33 years and a mean BMI of 44.07 kg/m2. At the time of surgery, two of the three patients were following a gluten-free diet. At 6 months follow-up, mean % excess weight loss was 76.5%. The patients following a gluten-free diet preoperatively continued post-operatively. No patients were anemic nor had vitamin B12 or iron deficiencies at 12-month follow-up. Two patients had vitamin D insufficiencies and responded to daily oral supplementation. CONCLUSION Though many bariatric patients may carry a presumptive diagnosis of celiac disease, a small percentage of these meet AGA diagnostic criteria. RYGB appears safe in this population with comparable weight loss in non-celiac counterparts. Increased attention to vitamin D levels may be warranted post-operatively.
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- Lindsey M Freeman
- Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2109 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Rodriguez J, Strong AT, Haskins IN, Landreneau JP, Allemang MT, El-Hayek K, Villamere J, Tu C, Cline MS, Kroh M, Ponsky JL. Per-oral Pyloromyotomy (POP) for Medically Refractory Gastroparesis: Short Term Results From the First 100 Patients at a High Volume Center. Ann Surg 2019; 268:421-430. [PMID: 30004920 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE For patients with gastroparesis, temporary pyloric disruption has been shown to improve symptoms and gastric emptying. Per-oral pyloromyotomy (POP) is an innovative endoscopic procedure to divide the pylorus from within a submucosal tunnel, as a corollary to surgical pyloromyotomy. Here we evaluate subjective and objective outcomes 12-weeks after POP at a high volume center. METHODS The first 100 consecutive patients undergoing POP were included, with procedure dates between January 2016 and October 2017. Patients were evaluated using the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI), and 4-hour solid-phase scintigraphic gastric emptying studies (GES) prior to procedure and at 90 days post-POP RESULTS:: The study cohort was 85% female with a mean age of 45.0 ± 14.6 years. Gastroparesis etiologies were divided among idiopathic (56%), diabetic (21%), postsurgical (19%), and other in 4%. There were 67% of the patients who had previous endoscopic or surgical interventions for gastroparesis. Most POP procedures were performed in the operating room (97%) and were completed in an average of 33 minutes. Ten patients incurred complications (10%), which included 1 diagnostic laparoscopy and 2 cases of gastrointestinal bleeding. Overall GCSI improved from a preoperative mean of 3.82 ± 0.86 to 2.54 ± 1.2 (P < 0.001). The improvement in each GCSI subscore was also highly statistically significant. Among the patients with postoperative GES available, 78% had objectively better 4-hour emptying with a mean improvement in retention by 23.6% (P < 0.001). This included 57% of patients with normal gastric emptying post-POP. CONCLUSION For patients with medically refractory gastroparesis, POP results in both subjective and objective improvement in the majority of patients. Prior intervention does not obviate POP as a therapeutic option. POP should be included along the treatment algorithm for patients with gastroparesis as an organ-sparing procedure.
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- John Rodriguez
- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, George Washington University, Washington DC
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.,Section of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.,Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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French JC, Zolin SJ, Lampert E, Aiello A, Bencsath KP, Ritter KA, Strong AT, Lipman JM, Valente MA, Prabhu AS. Gender and Letters of Recommendation: A Linguistic Comparison of the Impact of Gender on General Surgery Residency Applicants ✰. J Surg Educ 2019; 76:899-905. [PMID: 30598383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated letters of recommendation for general surgery residency applicants to determine if any gender-based disparities exist. DESIGN A dictionary of over 400 terms describing applicants and 24 unique categories into which these terms were classified was created. Word count and language comparisons were performed using linguistic analysis software to assess for differences in applicant characterization, letter length, and writing style between male and female applicants and letter writers. SETTING A large, Midwest, academic general surgery residency program. PARTICIPANTS Five hundred and fifty-nine letters of recommendation received during the 2015 and 2016 interview cycles were selected for analysis. RESULTS Average word count was approximately equal for male and female applicants (503 vs 508, respectively). Female writers wrote longer letters (mean word count 545.5 vs 497.1, p = 0.028). "Standout" terms were more likely to be used to describe female applicants. Otherwise no statistically significant differences in applicant characterization were discovered. CONCLUSIONS Letters of recommendation for general surgery are written using similar descriptive terms and lengths for male and female applicants. This suggests that there is no specific gender disadvantage with regard to letters of recommendation when applying for general surgery residency.
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- Judith C French
- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Learner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Strong AT, Landreneau JP, Cline M, Kroh MD, Rodriguez JH, Ponsky JL, El-Hayek K. Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP) for Medically Refractory Post-Surgical Gastroparesis. J Gastrointest Surg 2019; 23:1095-1103. [PMID: 30809781 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-04088-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Post-surgical gastroparesis (psGP) is putatively related to vagal denervation from either therapeutic transection or inadvertent injury. Here, we present a series of patients undergoing endoscopic per-oral pyloromyotomy (POP) as a treatment for medically refractory psGP. METHODS Patients identified from a prospectively maintained database of patients undergoing POP procedures at our institution from January 2016 to January 2018 were included. Surgical history, symptom scores, and gastric emptying studies before and 3 months after POP were additionally recorded. RESULTS During the study period, 177 POP procedures were performed, of which 38 (21.5%) were for psGP. The study cohort was 84.2% female with a mean body mass index of 27.6 kg/m2 and mean age of 55.2 years. Common comorbidities included hypertension (34.2%), depression (31.6%), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (28.9%). Hiatal/paraesophageal hernia repair (39.5%) or fundoplication (36.8%) preceded psGP diagnosis most often. The mean operative time was 30 ± 20 min. There were no intraoperative complications. Mean postoperative length of stay was 1.2 days. There were two readmissions within 30 days, one for melena and one for dehydration. The mean improvement in total Gastroparesis Symptom Index Score was 1.29 (p = 0.0002). The mean 4-h gastric retention improved from a pre-POP mean of 46.4 to 17.9% post-POP. Normal gastric emptying was noted in 50% of subjects with available follow-up imaging. CONCLUSION POP is a safe and effective endoscopic therapy for patients with psGP. POP should be considered a reasonable first-line option for patients with medically refractory psGP and may allow stomach preservation.
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- Andrew T Strong
- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A-100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A-100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A-100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A-100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A-100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A-100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. .,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Petro CC, Haskins IN, Perez AJ, Tastaldi L, Strong AT, Ilie RN, Tu C, Krpata DM, Prabhu AS, Eghtesad B, Rosen MJ. Hernia repair in patients with chronic liver disease - A 15-year single-center experience. Am J Surg 2019; 217:59-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sharma G, Strong AT, Boules M, Tu C, Szomstein S, Rosenthal R, Rodriguez J, Taege AJ, Kroh M. Comparative Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Obes Surg 2018; 28:1070-1079. [PMID: 29127578 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-017-2996-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Paradoxically, advances in anti-retroviral therapy that has increased survival for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have resulted in greater numbers of HIV+ patients developing other chronic diseases, including obesity. Little comparative literature exists detailing perioperative or metabolic outcomes of bariatric surgery in the HIV+ population compared to HIV negative (HIV-) controls. METHODS This is a retrospective case-control study with both HIV+ (case) and HIV- control patients. Individuals undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2015 were included. HIV+ status was defined as any individual with documented history of HIV. RESULTS Eleven HIV+ patients underwent RYGB or SG during the study period. After matching (1:5 HIV+: HIV-) both cohorts had similar mean age (42 years), gender distribution (63% female), and preoperative BMI (48 kg/m2), as well as comorbidities. There were no differences in postoperative length of stay, or all cause 30-day morbidity. There were 63.7% HIV+ and 76.4% with 1-year follow-up available. Both percent excess weight loss (56% HIV+ vs. 60% HIV-) and BMI (32 HIV+ vs. 34 kg/m2 HIV-) were similar in both groups. There were minimal changes to CD4 count or HIV viral load in the patients during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION Bariatric surgery is safe and feasible in HIV-infected population well controlled on anti-retroviral medication. The short-term surgical and metabolic outcomes are similar to HIV- controls with minimal effect on the CD4 count and viral load in HIV+ cohort for long-term follow-up.
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- Gautam Sharma
- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Quantitiatve Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Tampa, Florida, USA.,Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Tampa, Florida, USA.,Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Infectious Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Boules M, Batayyah E, Froylich D, Zelisko A, O'Rourke C, Brethauer S, El-Hayek K, Boike A, Strong AT, Kroh M. Effect of Surgical Weight Loss on Plantar Fasciitis and Health-Care Use. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2018; 108:442-448. [PMID: 29617149 DOI: 10.7547/15-169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is one of the most common causes of heel pain. Obesity is recognized as a major factor in PF development, possibly due to increased mechanical loading of the foot due to excess weight. The benefit of bariatric surgery is documented for other comorbidities but not for PF. METHODS: A retrospective medical record review was performed for patients with PF identified from a prospectively maintained database of the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute. Age, sex, surgery, excess weight loss, body mass index (BMI), and health-care use related to PF treatment were abstracted. Comparative analyses were stratified by surgery type. RESULTS: Two hundred twenty-eight of 10,305 patients (2.2%) had a documented diagnosis of PF, of whom 163 underwent bariatric surgery and were included in the analysis. Eighty-five percent of patients were women, mean ± SD age was 52.2 ± 9.9 years, and mean ± SD preintervention BMI was 45 ± 7.7. Postoperatively, mean ± SD BMI and excess weight loss were 34.8 ± 7.8 and 51.0% ± 20.4%, respectively. One hundred forty-six patients (90%) achieved resolution of PF and related symptoms. The mean ± SD number of treatment modalities used for PF per patient preoperatively was 1.9 ± 1.0 ( P = .25). After surgery, the mean ± SD number of treatment modalities used per patient was reduced to 0.3 ± 0.1 ( P = .01). CONCLUSIONS: We present new evidence suggesting that reductions in BMI after bariatric surgery may be associated with decreasing the number of visits for PF and may contribute to symptomatic improvement.
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- Mena Boules
- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
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- Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention, Seattle, WA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Landreneau JP, Burneikis D, Strong AT, Kroh M, Brethauer SA, Rodriguez J. Impact of an Emergency Department-based Clinical Observation Unit on Bariatric Readmissions and Cost. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fayazzadeh H, Strong AT, Abraham B, Kroh M, Rodriguez JH, Park WM, El-Hayek K. Promising Relief for a Decade of Pain in Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. J Am Coll Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chaitoff A, Strong AT, Bauer SR, Garber A, French J, Landreneau J, Rodriguez JH, Rizk M, Rothberg MB, Lipman JM. Educational Targets to Reduce Medication Errors in General Surgery Residents. J Am Coll Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Landreneau JP, Strong AT, Rodriguez JH, Aleassa EM, Aminian A, Brethauer S, Schauer PR, Kroh MD. Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg 2018; 28:3843-3850. [DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3435-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Landreneau JP, Strong AT, El-Hayek K, Tu C, Villamere J, Ponsky JL, Kroh MD, Rodriguez JH. Laparoscopic pyloroplasty versus endoscopic per-oral pyloromyotomy for the treatment of gastroparesis. Surg Endosc 2018; 33:773-781. [DOI: 10.1007/s00464-018-6342-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Strong AT, Fayazzadeh H, Sharma G, El-Hayek K, Kroh M, Rodriguez J. Feeding the gut after revisional bariatric surgery: The fate of 126 enteral access tubes. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2018; 14:986-991. [PMID: 29748126 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Revisional bariatric surgery (RBS) is associated with higher complication rates compared with primary bariatric surgery. Feeding tubes (FTs), including gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes placed during RBS, may serve as a safety net to provide nutrition when oral intake is contraindicated or limited; however, FTs in this setting have not been well investigated. OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine complications, use, and duration of FTs placed during RBS. SETTING A high-volume academic medical center in the United States. METHODS Included patients underwent RBS between January 2008 and December 2016 with FTs placed at the time of RBS. RESULTS There were 126 patients identified (84.9% female, 76.2% Caucasian, mean age 53.4-±10.9 yr). Patients had previously undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (34.1%), vertical banded gastroplasty (27.8%), and adjustable gastric band (14.3%). Indications for RBS included correction of complication of prior bariatric surgeries (50%), weight regain/failure to lose weight (32.3%), or both (17.3%). Most FTs were placed in the excluded stomach (89.7%), and median tube size was 18 F. FTs were used for feeding in 68.2% of patients, with feeding initiated in a median of 2 days. Leakage around the tube (32.5%) and pain (26.8%) were common complaints. Significant tube-related complications included infection (9.1%), dislodgement (5.9%), reintervention (5.8%), and reoperation (2.8%); 16.7% experienced at least 1 significant complication. FTs were removed at a median of 36 days. CONCLUSION FTs may aid in prevention of perioperative dehydration and malnutrition after RBS, but should not be considered a benign intervention. FT use should be balanced against institutional outcomes and care goals.
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- Andrew T Strong
- Department of General Surgery; Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of General Surgery; Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery; Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery; Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of General Surgery; Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of General Surgery; Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Strong AT, Sharma G, Nor Hanipah Z, Tu C, Brethauer SA, Schauer PR, Cetin D, Aminian A. Adjustments to warfarin dosing after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2018; 14:700-706. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mehta N, Strong AT, Franco M, Stevens T, Chahal P, Jang S, Lopez R, Patil D, Abe S, Saito Y, Uraoka T, Vargo J, Bhatt A. Optimal injection solution for endoscopic submucosal dissection: A randomized controlled trial of Western solutions in a porcine model. Dig Endosc 2018; 30:347-353. [PMID: 29181852 DOI: 10.1111/den.12993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM When carrying out endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), procedural safety increases with greater tissue elevation and efficiency increases with longer-lasting submucosal cushion. Fluids specifically developed for ESD in Asia are not commercially available in the West, leaving endoscopists to use a variety of injectable fluids off-label. To determine the optimal fluid available in the West, we compared commonly used fluids for Western ESD. METHODS All phases were carried out in an ex vivo porcine stomach model. Phase 1 compared tissue elevation and duration of submucosal cushions produced by various standard volumes of various injectable solutions used for ESD. The two best-performing solutions used off-label were tested head-to-head in ESD in Phase 2. Phase 3 compared the best solution from Phase 2 to Eleview® , currently the only submucosal injection fluid approved in the USA. In Phases 2 and 3, five ESD were carried out with each solution. The solutions were randomized and the endoscopist blinded to the solution. RESULTS The best-performing solutions in Phase 1 were 0.4% hyaluronic acid, 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES), and Eleview® . Phase 2 compared 6% HES and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), showing that ESD with 6% HES was easier (P = 0.007), faster (P = 0.041) and required less injection volume (P = 0.003). In Phase 3, resection speed, ease of ESD and total volume per area resected were comparable between 6% HES and Eleview® . CONCLUSIONS Of the submucosal injection fluids currently available in the West, Eleview® and 6% HES are the best-performing solutions for ESD in a porcine model.
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- Neal Mehta
- Internal Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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Abbas AM, Strong AT, Diehl DL, Brauer BC, Lee IH, Burbridge R, Zivny J, Higa JT, Falcão M, El Hajj II, Tarnasky P, Enestvedt BK, Ende AR, Thaker AM, Pawa R, Jamidar P, Sampath K, de Moura EGH, Kwon RS, Suarez AL, Aburajab M, Wang AY, Shakhatreh MH, Kaul V, Kang L, Kowalski TE, Pannala R, Tokar J, Aadam AA, Tzimas D, Wagh MS, Draganov PV. Multicenter evaluation of the clinical utility of laparoscopy-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 87:1031-1039. [PMID: 29129525 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS The obesity epidemic has led to increased use of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). These patients have an increased incidence of pancreaticobiliary diseases, yet standard ERCP is not possible because of surgically altered gastroduodenal anatomy. Laparoscopy-assisted ERCP (LA-ERCP) has been proposed as an option, but supporting data are derived from single-center small case series. Therefore, we conducted a large multicenter study to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of LA-ERCP. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with RYGB who underwent LA-ERCP in 34 centers. Data on demographics, indications, procedure success, and adverse events were collected. Procedure success was defined when all the following were achieved: reaching the papilla, cannulating the desired duct, and providing endoscopic therapy as clinically indicated. RESULTS A total of 579 patients (median age, 51; 84% women) were included. Indication for LA-ERCP was biliary in 89%, pancreatic in 8%, and both in 3%. Procedure success was achieved in 98%. Median total procedure time was 152 minutes (interquartile range [IQR], 109-210), with a median ERCP time of 40 minutes (IQR, 28-56). Median hospital stay was 2 days (IQR, 1-3). Adverse events were 18% (laparoscopy related, 10%; ERCP related, 7%; both, 1%) with the clear majority (92%) classified as mild/moderate, whereas 8% were severe and 1 death occurred. CONCLUSIONS Our large multicenter study indicates that LA-ERCP in patients with RYGB is feasible with a high procedure success rate comparable with that of standard ERCP in patients with normal anatomy. The ERCP-related adverse events rate is comparable with conventional ERCP, but the overall adverse event rate was higher because of the added laparoscopy-related events.
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- Ali M Abbas
- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Takahashi H, Allemang MT, Strong AT, Boules M, Nor Hanipah Z, Guerron AD, El-Hayek K, Rodriguez JH, Kroh MD. Completion Gastrectomy with Esophagojejunostomy for Management of Complications of Benign Foregut Surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018; 28:983-989. [PMID: 29493349 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2017.0540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With the worldwide epidemic of obesity, an increasing number of bariatric operations and antireflux fundoplications are being performed. Despite low morbidity of the primary foregut surgery, completion gastrectomy may be necessary as a definitive procedure for complications of prior foregut surgery; however, the literature evaluating outcomes after completion gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy (EJ) for benign diseases is limited. We present our experience of completion gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y EJ in the setting of benign disease at a single tertiary center. METHODS AND PROCEDURES All patients who underwent total, proximal, or completion gastrectomy with EJ for complications of benign foregut surgery from January 2006 to December 2015 were retrospectively identified. All cancer operations were excluded. RESULTS There were 23 patients who underwent gastrectomy with EJ (13 laparoscopic EJ [LEJ] and 10 open EJ). The index operations included 12 antireflux, 9 bariatric, and 2 peptic ulcer disease surgeries. Seventy-eight percent of patients had surgical or endoscopic interventions before EJ, with a median of one prior intervention and a median interval from the index operation to EJ of 25 months (interquartile range 9-87). The 30-day perioperative complication rate was 30% with 17% classified being major (Clavien-Dindo ≥ III) and no 30-day perioperative mortality. Comparing laparoscopic and open approaches showed similar operative times, estimated blood loss, and overall complication rate. LEJ was associated with a shorter length of stay (LOS) (P < .001), fewer postoperative ICU days (P = .002), fewer 6-month complication rates (P < .007), and decreased readmission rate (P = .024). CONCLUSION Our series demonstrates that EJ is a reasonable option for reoperative foregut surgery. The laparoscopic approach appears to be associated with decreased LOS and readmissions.
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- Hideo Takahashi
- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.,2 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.,3 Department of General Surgery, Duke University Health System , Durham, North Carolina
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.,2 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.,2 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.,2 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio.,4 Digestive Disease Institute , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Sharma G, Nor-Hanipah Z, Haskins IN, Punchai S, Strong AT, Tu C, Rodriguez JH, Schauer PR, Kroh M. Comparative Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Impaired Mobility and Ambulatory Population. Obes Surg 2018; 28:2014-2024. [PMID: 29435811 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3132-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aims to characterize complications, metabolic improvement, and change in ambulation status for patients with impaired mobility undergoing bariatric surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Individuals undergoing primary sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) from February 2008 to December 2015 were included. Impaired mobility (WC) was defined as using a wheelchair or motorized scooter for at least part of a typical day. The WC group was propensity score matched to ambulatory patients (1:5 ratio). Comparisons were made for 30-day morbidity and mortality and 1-year improvement in weight-related comorbidities. RESULTS There were 93 patients in the WC group matched to 465 ambulatory controls. The median operative time (180 vs 159 min, p = 0.003) and postoperative length of stay (4 vs 3 days, p ≤ 0.001) was higher in the WC group. There were no differences in readmission or all-cause morbidity within 30 days. The median percent excess weight loss (%EWL) at 1 year was similar (WC group, 65% available, 53% EWL vs AMB group, 73% available, 54% EWL); however, patients with impaired mobility were less likely to experience improvement in diabetes (76 vs 90%, p = 0.046), hypertension (63 vs 82%, p < 0.005), and obstructive sleep apnea (53 vs 71%, p < 0.001). Within the WC group, 62% had improvement in their mobility status, eliminating dependence on wheelchair or scooter assistance. CONCLUSION Patients with both obesity and impaired mobility experience similar rates of perioperative morbidity and weight loss at 1 year compared to ambulatory controls. However, improvement in weight-related comorbidities may be less likely with impaired mobility.
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- Gautam Sharma
- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Quantitiatve Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Sharma G, Strong AT, Tu C, Brethauer SA, Schauer PR, Aminian A. Robotic platform for gastric bypass is associated with more resource utilization: an analysis of MBSAQIP dataset. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017; 14:304-310. [PMID: 29276076 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND The current literature comparing robot-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RA-RYGB) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is limited to single center retrospective series. OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare perioperative outcomes of patients who underwent RA-RYGB with those who underwent LRYGB. SETTING National database. METHODS Data on patients who underwent RA-RYGB and LRYGB were extracted from the 2015 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program participant use file. A 1:8 propensity score matching (RA-RYGB:LRYGB) was performed, and the 30-day outcomes of the propensity-matched cohorts were compared. RESULTS In total, 36,158 patients met inclusion criteria, including 2660 RA-RYGB (7.4%) cases, which were propensity matched (1:8) with 21,280 LRYGB cases having similar preoperative characteristics. RA-RYGB was associated with longer median operative time (136 versus 107 min; P<.001) and a higher 30-day readmission rate (7.3% versus 6.2%; P = .03). There were no statistical differences between the RA-RYGB and LRYGB cohorts with respect to all-cause morbidity (10.6% versus 10.7%; P = .8), serious morbidity (1.2% versus 1.7%; P = .07), mortality (0.1% versus .2%; P = .2), unplanned intensive care unit admission (1.1% versus 1.3%; P = .3), reoperation (2.4% versus 2.4%; P = .97), or reintervention (3.0% versus 2.5%; P = .2) within 30 days after surgery. CONCLUSION Based on available national data, RA-RYGB appears safe compared with a conventional laparoscopic approach for gastric bypass. However, RA-RYGB was associated with longer operative time and higher readmission rate, indicating greater resource use. Further studies are needed to better delineate the role of robotic platforms in bariatric surgery.
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- Gautam Sharma
- Metabolic and Bariatric Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Metabolic and Bariatric Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Metabolic and Bariatric Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Metabolic and Bariatric Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Metabolic and Bariatric Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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INTRODUCTION Several surgical treatments exist for treatment of gastroparesis, including gastric electrical stimulation, pyloroplasty, and gastrectomy. Division of the pylorus by means of endoscopy, Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP), is a newer, endoluminal therapy that may offer a less invasive, interventional treatment option. METHODS We describe and present a video of our step by step technique for POP using a lesser curvature approach. The following are technical steps to complete the POP procedure from the lesser curve approach. CONCLUSION In our experience, these methods provide promising initial results with low operative risks, although long-term outcomes remain to be determined.
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- Matthew T Allemang
- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation- Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Ponsky JL, Strong AT. Biliary Dilation: In Reply to Fujita. J Am Coll Surg 2017; 225:567-568. [PMID: 28946957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bittner JG, El-Hayek K, Strong AT, LaPinska MP, Yoo JS, Pauli EM, Kroh M. Erratum to: First human use of hybrid synthetic/biologic mesh in ventral hernia repair: a multicenter trial. Surg Endosc 2017; 32:1131-1132. [PMID: 28936556 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5879-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Some values in the pages 1, 3, and 5 of the original article are corrected and also an updated Table 5 is displayed.
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- James G Bittner
- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Surgery, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Department of Surgery, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Boules M, Strong AT, Corcelles R, Haskins IN, Ilie R, Wathen C, Froylich D, Sharma G, Rodriguez J, Rosenblatt S, El-Hayek K, Kroh M. Single-center ventral hernia repair with porcine dermis collagen implant. Surg Endosc 2017; 32:1820-1827. [PMID: 28932941 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5866-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study aims to evaluate the outcomes and utilization of porcine acellular dermal collagen implant (PADCI) during VHR at a large tertiary referral center. METHODS Records of 5485 patients who underwent VIHR from June 1995 to August 2014 were retrospectively reviewed to identify patients >18 years of age who had VIHR with PADCI reinforcement. Use of multiple mesh reinforcement products, inguinal hernias, and hiatal hernias were exclusion criteria. The primary outcome was hernia recurrence, and secondary outcomes were early complications and surgical site occurrences (SSOs). Uni- and multivariate analyses assessed risk factors for recurrence after PADCI reinforced VIHR. RESULTS There were 361 patients identified (54.5% female, mean age of 56.7 ± 12.5 years, and mean body mass index (BMI) of 33.0 ± 9.9 kg/m2). Hypertension (49.5%), diabetes (24.3%), and coronary artery disease (14.4%) were the most common comorbidities, as was active smoking (20.7%). Most were classified as American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class 3 (61.7%). Hernias were distributed across all grades of the ventral hernia working group (VHWG) grading system: grade I 93 (25.7%), grade II 51 (14.1%), grade III 113 (31.3%), and grade IV 6 (1.6%). Most VIHR were performed from an open approach (96.1%), and were frequently combined with concomitant surgical procedures (47.9%). Early postoperative complications (first 30 days) were reported in 39.0%, with 71 being SSO. Of the 19.7% of patients with SSO, there were 31 who required procedural intervention. After a mean follow-up of 71.5 ± 20.5 months, hernia recurrence was documented in 34.9% of patients. Age and male gender were predictors of recurrence on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest retrospective single institutional study evaluating PADCI to date. Hernias repaired with PADCI were frequently in patients undergoing concomitant operations. Reinforcement with PADCI may be considered a temporary closure, with a relatively high recurrence rate, especially among patients who are older, male, and undergo multiple explorations in a short perioperative period.
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- M Boules
- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Fundació Clínic per la Recerca Biomèdica, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. .,Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Takahashi H, Strong AT, Guerron AD, Rodriguez JH, Kroh M. An Odyssey of complications from band, to sleeve, to bypass; definitive laparoscopic completion gastrectomy with distal esophagectomy and esophagojejunostomy for persistent leak. Surg Endosc 2017; 32:507-510. [DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5757-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Franco MC, Strong AT, Chahal P, Veniero J, Burkey B, Vargo JJ, Bhatt A. Transgastric retrograde endoscopic ultrasound sampling of a mediastinal mass in a patient with radiation-induced trismus. Endoscopy 2017; 49:E177-E178. [PMID: 28558400 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-109425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Matheus C Franco
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Ponsky JL, Jones N, Rodriguez JH, Kroh MD, Strong AT. Massive Biliary Dilation after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Is it Ampullary Achalasia? J Am Coll Surg 2017; 224:1097-1103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Strong AT, Sharma G, Davis M, Mulcahy M, Punchai S, O'Rourke CP, Brethauer SA, Rodriguez J, Ponsky JL, Kroh MD. Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (DPEJ) Tube Placement: A Single Institution Experience and Outcomes to 30 Days and Beyond. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:446-452. [PMID: 27995433 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3337-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with prior foregut surgery requiring long-term enteral access typically undergo operative jejunostomy tube placement; however, direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ) is a viable alternative. METHODS All de novo DPEJ procedures performed by surgical and advanced endoscopists from May 2003 to June 2015 were retrospectively reviewed following approval by the Institutional Review Board. There were 59 cases identified. RESULTS Our cohort had a mean age of 50.3 ± 16.9 years and 35 (59.3%) were female. All but two patients previously had foregut surgery including 19 patients (34.5%) with prior bariatric surgery. The composite of malnutrition and dehydration was the indication for DPEJ in 29 patients (49.1%) and was the initial enteral access placed in 47 patients (79.7%). Moderate sedation was used in 32 cases (54.2%), and 29 procedures (49.2%) were performed in the operating room. Within 30 days, there were six complications in five patients, giving a peri-procedural complication rate of 12.5%. Beyond 30 days, the most common complications were peri-tube leakage and dislodgement (each 16.9%). The median time to complication was 197 days. CONCLUSIONS In patients with surgically altered foregut anatomy, DPEJ offers a less invasive alternative to operative jejunostomy tube placement. DPEJ can be placed in the endoscopy suite or operating room with an acceptable risk of perioperative complications.
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- Andrew T Strong
- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- US Army Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Scott WL, Audu CO, Dage JL, Goodwin LA, Martynow JG, Platt LK, Smith JG, Strong AT, Wickizer K, Woerly EM, O'Donnell MJ. Distributed Drug Discovery, Part 3: using D(3) methodology to synthesize analogs of an anti-melanoma compound. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 11:34-43. [PMID: 19105723 PMCID: PMC2651688 DOI: 10.1021/cc800185z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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For the successful implementation of Distributed Drug Discovery (D(3)) (outlined in the accompanying Perspective), students, in the course of their educational laboratories, must be able to reproducibly make new, high quality, molecules with potential for biological activity. This article reports the successful achievement of this goal. Using previously rehearsed alkylating agents, students in a second semester organic chemistry laboratory performed a solid-phase combinatorial chemistry experiment in which they made 38 new analogs of the most potent member of a class of antimelanoma compounds. All compounds were made in duplicate, purified by silica gel chromatography, and characterized by NMR and LC/MS. As a continuing part of the Distributed Drug Discovery program, a virtual D(3) catalog based on this work was then enumerated and is made freely available to the global scientific community.
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- William L Scott
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-3274, USA.
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Scott WL, Alsina J, Audu CO, Babaev E, Cook L, Dage JL, Goodwin LA, Martynow JG, Matosiuk D, Royo M, Smith JG, Strong AT, Wickizer K, Woerly EM, Zhou Z, O'Donnell MJ. Distributed Drug Discovery, Part 2: global rehearsal of alkylating agents for the synthesis of resin-bound unnatural amino acids and virtual D(3) catalog construction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 11:14-33. [PMID: 19105725 PMCID: PMC2651687 DOI: 10.1021/cc800184v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Distributed Drug Discovery (D3) proposes solving large drug discovery problems by breaking them into smaller units for processing at multiple sites. A key component of the synthetic and computational stages of D3 is the global rehearsal of prospective reagents and their subsequent use in the creation of virtual catalogs of molecules accessible by simple, inexpensive combinatorial chemistry. The first section of this article documents the feasibility of the synthetic component of Distributed Drug Discovery. Twenty-four alkylating agents were rehearsed in the United States, Poland, Russia, and Spain, for their utility in the synthesis of resin-bound unnatural amino acids 1, key intermediates in many combinatorial chemistry procedures. This global reagent rehearsal, coupled to virtual library generation, increases the likelihood that any member of that virtual library can be made. It facilitates the realistic integration of worldwide virtual D3 catalog computational analysis with synthesis. The second part of this article describes the creation of the first virtual D3 catalog. It reports the enumeration of 24 416 acylated unnatural amino acids 5, assembled from lists of either rehearsed or well-precedented alkylating and acylating reagents, and describes how the resulting catalog can be freely accessed, searched, and downloaded by the scientific community.
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- William L Scott
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-3274, USA.
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Abstract
We have compared the accuracy of the individual protein secondary structure prediction methods: PHD, DSC, NNSSP and Predator against the accuracy obtained by combing the predictions of the methods. A range of ways of combing predictions were tested: voting, biased voting, linear discrimination, neural networks and decision trees. The combined methods that involve 'learning' (the non-voting methods) were trained using a set of 496 non-homologous domains; this dataset was biased as some of the secondary structure prediction methods had used them for training. We used two independent test sets to compare predictions: the first consisted of 17 non-homologous domains from CASP3 (Third Community Wide Experiment on the Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction); the second set consisted of 405 domains that were selected in the same way as the training set, and were non-homologous to each other and the training set. On both test datasets the most accurate individual method was NNSSP, then PHD, DSC and the least accurate was Predator; however, it was not possible to conclusively show a significant difference between the individual methods. Comparing the accuracy of the single methods with that obtained by combing predictions it was found that it was better to use a combination of predictions. On both test datasets it was possible to obtain a approximately 3% improvement in accuracy by combing predictions. In most cases the combined methods were statistically significantly better (at P = 0.05 on the CASP3 test set, and P = 0.01 on the EBI test set). On the CASP3 test dataset there was no significant difference in accuracy between any of the combined method of prediction: on the EBI test dataset, linear discrimination and neural networks significantly outperformed voting techniques. We conclude that it is better to combine predictions.
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Affiliation(s)
- R D King
- Department of Computer Science, University of Wales, Aberystwyth Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB, Wales, UK
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