Causes and Timing of Nonelective Reoperations After Bariatric Surgery: A Review of 1304 Cases at a Single Institution.

As the number of patients undergoing bariatric procedures for weight loss increases, an understanding of the causes and timing of complications requiring reoperation is critical. The aim of our study was to characterize the type and timing of nonelective (NE) reoperations in these patients. Over five years, 1304 patients undergoing index procedures were identified: 769 laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses (LRYGB), 301 laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies, and 234 laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands.

Intrusive effects of implicitly processed information on explicit memory.

This study described the interference of implicitly processed information on the memory for explicitly processed information. Participants studied a list of words either auditorily or visually under instructions to remember the words (explicit study). They were then visually presented another word list under instructions which facilitate implicit but not explicit processing.

Attitudes and observations about nonverbal communication in the psychotherapeutic greeting situation.

A survey of 209 licensed, psychotherapists was conducted to investigate attitudes towards and observations of nonverbal communication in a reference situation. Background factors such as gender, years of psychotherapeutic experience, hours of therapy practiced each month, and theoretical approach were used to examine relationships. The psychotherapeutic greeting situation, i.

Narcissism and birth order.

The purpose of this investigation was to clarify the relationship between birth-order position and the development of narcissism, while refining research and theory. The relationship between birth-order status and narcissism was examined with a sample of 79 undergraduate students (55 women and 24 men). These subjects were placed in one of the four following birth-order categories of firstborn, second-born, last-born, and only children.

The General Neuropsychological Deficit Scale and Halstead Impairment Index: comparison of severity.

To examine how the severity of brain damage is evaluated by a summary neuropsychological measure, the General Neuropsychological Deficit Scale, 25 brain-damaged patients completed the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery. From the test scores, both the General Neuropsychological Deficit Scale and the Halstead Impairment Index were calculated for each patient. Hit rates for agreement on severity were 60%, i.