Prospective Study of Contamination Spread Produced During Open Surgical vs Conventional Percutaneous vs Novel Percutaneous Tracheostomy During COVID-19 Era in a Pig Model.

Background: Because of concerns about provider contamination during tracheostomy procedures in a pandemic such as COVID-19, it is essential to objectively evaluate aerosol generation in all tracheostomy approaches, including newly developed tracheostomy procedures. We performed open surgical tracheostomy (OST), conventional percutaneous tracheostomy (CPT), and novel percutaneous tracheostomy (NPT), a modification of CPT designed to reduce contamination spread, in pig models and then compared the degree of contamination to providers using Glo Germ (Glo Germ, Moab, UT, USA).

Study Design: Six Yorkshire pigs were used for data collection.

Comparable improvement and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities in endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: single-center study.

Background: Despite excellent surgical outcomes, a minority of qualified patients undergo weight loss surgery. Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG), an incisionless procedure, has proven to be effective in achieving weight loss and comorbidity improvement. We aim to compare outcomes of ESG to those of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG).

Gas and Bloat in Female Patients after Antireflux Procedures: Analysis of 934 Cases.

Background: Antireflux procedures (ARPs) are effective treatments for GERD. However, variation in objective and patient-reported outcomes persists. Limited evidence and anecdotal experience suggest that patient sex may play a role.

Personalized anti-reflux surgery: connecting GERD phenotypes in 690 patients to outcomes.

Background: Anti-reflux operations are effective treatments for GERD. Despite standardized surgical techniques, variability in post-operative outcomes persists. Most patients with GERD possess one or more characteristics that augment their disease and may affect post-operative outcomes-a GERD "phenotype".

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: the identification of the key procedural steps through a modified Delphi method.

Background: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is an innovative, minimally invasive bariatric procedure with an excellent safety and efficacy profile in adults with obesity. The purpose of the procedure is to shorten and tubularize the stomach along its greater curvature. Nevertheless, there are some heterogeneities in the approach to ESG, which will be important to address as the procedure sees increasingly widespread clinical adoption.