2017
Obesity and its implications for morbidity and mortality after cholecystectomy: A matched NSQIP analysis
Augustin T, Moslim M, Brethauer S, Aminian A, Kroh M, Schneider E, Walsh R. Obesity and its implications for morbidity and mortality after cholecystectomy: A matched NSQIP analysis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 213: 539-543. PMID: 28237044, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cholecystitisClavien 4 complicationsSO patientsNSQIP AnalysisSuper obesityOpen surgeryNon-obese patientsObese patientsSerious morbidityLaparoscopic surgeryCholecystectomyPatientsSurgeryMorbidityComplicationsObesityChronicMortalityAggressive recommendationsRiskCholecystitisComorbidities
2012
Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy
Jackson R, Black J, Lum Y, Schneider E, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 55: 1306-1312. PMID: 22542344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.11.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexClass I obesitySurgical site infectionCarotid endarterectomyObese patientsObesity paradoxBMI categoriesNormal weightRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk of SSIClass I obese patientsPrevious transient ischemic attackQuality Improvement Program databaseClass II obeseClass II obesityTransient ischemic attackImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeAnesthesiologists class 4Multivariable logistic regressionIschemic attackPostoperative stroke