Publications by authors named "William C Baumgartner"
Introduction Obesity is a major disease process in the United States with increasing prevalence and is associated with various comorbid conditions. Bariatric surgery, particularly laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), is an effective weight loss intervention but presents challenges in postoperative pain management. This study compares the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (UTAP) blocks, laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane (LTAP) blocks, and no regional anesthesia on overall opioid use and postoperative outcomes in LSG patients.
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- Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), particularly non-O157 serogroups, are harmful bacteria found in cattle feces that can contaminate food.
- The traditional detection method for these pathogens is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring individual immunomagnetic separation (IMS) beads for each sample.
- A study found that pooling IMS beads for testing didn't significantly reduce detection sensitivity, making it a more efficient method for identifying STEC in fecal samples.