Publications by authors named "D Livert"
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) results in a total healthcare cost of 12.3 billion dollars to the United States annually. GERD is often seen with hiatal hernias.
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- Fundoplication is often combined with hiatal hernia repair for better long-term reflux relief, and can be done through surgery or endoscopic techniques like TIF.
- A study reviewing 112 patients found that when comparing surgical fundoplication to a hybrid approach (surgical repair plus TIF), the hybrid group had shorter operative times and hospital stays.
- However, despite these statistical differences, the hybrid method did not show meaningful clinical advantages or cost-effectiveness compared to conventional fundoplication.
Background: There is limited literature evaluating the effect of antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs) in hospitalized geriatric patients, who are at higher risk for readmissions, developing infection (CDI) or other adverse outcomes secondary to antibiotic treatments.
Methods: In this cohort study we compare the rates of 30 day hospital readmissions because of reinfection or development of CDI in patients 65 years and older who received ASP interventions between January and June 2017. We also assessed their mortality rates and length of stay.
Rationale: The differential attrition of racial/ethnic minority participants in clinical research is a major threat to advancing medical and behavioral science.
Objective: Our aim was to examine the influence of racial/ethnic concordance between participants and research staff on study attrition.
Method: Data were pooled from participants and clinical research coordinators (CRCs) in six longitudinal studies of respiratory illness.
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the key surgical factors for single-incision robotic cholecystectomy (SIRC) and multi-incision robotic cholecystectomy (MIRC). Methods A retrospective data review from August 2013 to April 2018 consisting of 104 SIRC and 105 MIRC cases was done considering factors including patient gender, age, operating time (skin incision to skin closure), robotic console time (docking to undocking), the preoperative diagnosis for surgery, any complications in surgery, length of stay (LOS), and estimated blood loss (EBL). Procedures with conversion away from original robotic cholecystectomy approach were excluded.
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