Publications by authors named "E Koeller"
Article Synopsis
- Tobacco smoking increases the risk of surgical site complications after robotic eTEP retrorectus hernia repair, with current smokers experiencing more issues compared to non-smokers.
- The study analyzed 102 patients from November 2019 to October 2022, categorizing them by smoking status and examining various outcomes, finding only one recurrence of a hernia among never smokers.
- While no overall complication differences were found between smokers and non-smokers, current smokers had significantly higher rates of surgical site occurrences, indicating that smoking at the time of surgery can lead to increased risks, unlike former smokers who showed no such risk.
Failure of humeral shaft fixation: construct characteristics.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
December 2023
Purpose: Fixation failure following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of humeral shaft fractures can be a challenging complication. We aimed to identify the modes of failure and characteristics of failed fixation constructs.
Methods: We queried our institutional database for patients > 18 years old with fixation failure after ORIF with single plate and screw constructs of humeral shaft fractures from 2006 to 2017.
Robotic surgery is an increasingly popular alternative to laparoscopy for performing bariatric operations. To describe changes in utilization and complication rates of this technique over the last six years an analysis of the 2015-2020 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program participant use files (MBSAQIP PUF) was performed. All patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic bariatric surgery from 2015 to 2020 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Diarrhea is one of the most common and deadly conditions affecting children, causing over 525,000 deaths annually, largely in resource-limited settings. Appropriate treatment depends on accurate determination of dehydration status. This study evaluated the accuracy of a new model using clinical and ultrasound measurements for predicting dehydration status in children with acute diarrhea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis and care models rely on sleep specialist physicians (SSPs) and can be expensive and inefficient.
Purpose: To assess OSA case-finding accuracy and comparative effectiveness of care by non-sleep specialists (NSSs) and SSPs.
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