Publications by authors named "Joanne Prinz"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the impact of different VTE prophylaxis strategies on bleeding and VTE occurrence in patients undergoing bariatric surgery at four hospitals.
- A total of 2145 surgeries were analyzed, revealing a higher rate of postoperative bleeding in patients who received preoperative VTE prophylaxis compared to those who did not.
- Despite the increased bleeding risk, the rates of VTE were not significantly different between patients who received prophylaxis and those who did not.
Background: Hiatal hernia (HH) is estimated to affect between 20 and 50% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. However, there is no consensus regarding the preoperative assessment and intraoperative repair of HH. The aim of this study was to evaluate the variation in surgeon assessment and repair of HH during bariatric surgery across a multi-hospital healthcare system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Perioperative venothromboembolism (VTE) chemoprophylaxis is an established tenant of bariatric surgery; however, there is little comparative data to guide medication choice. The objective of this study was to determine if a change in VTE prophylaxis from heparin to enoxaparin was associated with differing rates of postoperative bleeding and VTE occurrence after bariatric surgery.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients 18 years or older who underwent primary bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)) at a single institution between March 2012 and December 2021.
Background And Aims: Although colonoscopy reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, interval CRCs (iCRCs) still occur. We aimed to determine iCRC incidence, assess the relationship between adenoma detection rates (ADRs) and iCRC rates, and evaluate iCRC rates over time concomitant with initiation of an institutional colonoscopy quality improvement (QI) program.
Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent colonoscopy at an academic medical center (January 2003 to December 2015).