Publications by authors named "Carrie E Hall"
Background: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) venous thromboembolism (VTE) prescribing practices vary widely. Our institutional VTE prophylaxis protocol has historically been unstandardized.
Objectives: To create a standardized MBS VTE prophylaxis protocol, track protocol compliance, and identify barriers to protocol compliance and address them with Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.
Does the use of a suction calibration system (SCS) reduce stapler load firings and operative time? A randomized controlled trial comparing use of endoscopic calibration vs. SCS in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Surg Endosc
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of suction calibration systems (SCS) and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to see if SCS could reduce the number of stapler load firings during the procedure.
- - Conducted as a randomized, non-blinded trial at a single academic center, the study included 125 LSG candidates and focused on endpoints like stapler load firings, operative time, reflux symptoms, and weight change, analyzed using t-tests.
- - Results showed no significant differences between the EGD and SCS groups in terms of stapler load firings (5.43 vs. 5.31) and
Introduction: The COVID-19- pandemic significantly impacted metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) practices due to large-scale surgery cancellations along with staff and supply shortages. We analyzed sleeve gastrectomy (SG) hospital-level financial metrics before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Hospital cost-accounting software (MicroStrategy, Tysons, VA) was reviewed for revenues, costs, and profits per SG at an academic hospital (2017-2022).