Publications by authors named "A Hider"
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- Early reoperation rates after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are low, but approximately 32% of reoperations after SG and 24% after RYGB happen within 24 hours due to complications like hemorrhage.
- Factors such as older age, hypertension, and liver disease increase the risk of early reoperation, particularly in SG patients, and longer surgery times are a common factor for both procedures.
- The findings suggest that patients with significant comorbidities should be carefully evaluated as candidates for same-day surgery due to the heightened risks associated with potential early complications.
Background: Precise estimates of risk-adjusted increases in postoperative length of stay (LOS) associated with postoperative complications across a range of complications and operations are not available in the existing literature.
Methods: Associations between preoperative characteristics, postoperative complications and postoperative LOS were tested using medians, interquartile ranges, and nonparametric rank sum tests in a retrospective cohort study using the 2005-2018 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) dataset. A negative binomial model was used with postoperative LOS as the dependent variable and preoperative characteristics and postoperative complications as independent variables.
Background: Laparoscopy training remains inaccessible in many low- and middle-income countries, including Liberia. We assessed the availability of laparoscopy and feasibility of implementing a laparoscopic program among Liberian surgeons and trainees.
Methods: This mixed-methods study utilized a 32-item survey and semi-structured interviews on laparoscopic experience, knowledge, desires, barriers, patient perceptions, and training opportunities among surgeons and trainees at Liberia's two main teaching hospitals in March 2023.
Purpose: Differences in the utilization of carpal tunnel release (CTR) by Blacks and women are well documented, but less is known regarding the impact of patient-provider concordance on treatment recommendations. To investigate this, we surveyed hand surgeons using hypothetical scenarios to evaluate variations in treatment recommendations for carpal tunnel syndrome based on patient-related factors and patient-provider concordance.
Methods: Three pairs (six total) of hypothetical scenarios with clinical symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome were created varying sex, race, and occupation.
Introduction: Sex as a biologic variable remains largely understudied, even for the most commonly performed operations. The most effective treatment for obesity and obesity-associated comorbidities is bariatric surgery. There are limited data to describe potential differences in outcomes between male and female patients, particularly with regards to weight loss.
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