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Epidemiology and cost of ventral hernia repair: making the case for hernia researchB K Poulose
Department of Surgery, VUMC, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Hernia 16:179-83. 2012..We analyzed national trends for VHR performance and associated costs to demonstrate potential savings resulting from an improvement in outcomes...
Optimizing choledocholithiasis management: a cost-effectiveness analysisBenjamin K Poulose
Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1161 21st Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Arch Surg 142:43-8; discussion 49. 2007....
Risk factors for post-operative mortality in bariatric surgeryBenjamin K Poulose
Division of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
J Surg Res 127:1-7. 2005..The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for increased post-operative mortality in patients undergoing BaS using a nationally representative sample...
Resident work hour limits and patient safetyBenjamin K Poulose
Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Ann Surg 241:847-56; discussion 856-60. 2005..This study evaluates the effect of resident physician work hour limits on surgical patient safety...
Physiologic properties of small intestine submucosaBenjamin K Poulose
Division of General Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
J Surg Res 123:262-7. 2005..Porcine small intestine submucosa (SiS) has been introduced as a bioprosthesis in herniorrhaphy. This study evaluates in vivo properties of SiS that would affect clinical use...
Inpatient mortality analysis of paraesophageal hernia repair in octogenariansBenjamin K Poulose
Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Lakeside 7010, Mailstop 5047, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 12:1888-92. 2008..Paraesophageal hernia repair is often performed in an elderly population. Few studies have evaluated perioperative mortality in this group. We identified predictors of inpatient mortality using a nationally representative sample...
Choledocholithiasis management in rural America: health disparity or health opportunity?Benjamin K Poulose
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
J Surg Res 170:214-9. 2011..Choledocholithiasis (CDL) management is dictated by local expertise, individual training, and availability of appropriate staff. This study evaluates the management of CDL between urban and rural communities...
National analysis of in-hospital resource utilization in choledocholithiasis management using propensity scoresB K Poulose
Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, A 1124 Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Surg Endosc 20:186-90. 2006..The power of this method lies in balancing groups on variables by PS, resulting in 90% bias reduction and improved inferential validity compared to traditional analytic techniques...
Endoscopic full-thickness resection of gastric tumors using a novel grasp-and-snare technique: feasibility in ex vivo and in vivo porcine modelsB J Elmunzer
Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Endoscopy 40:931-5. 2008..The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a grasp-and-snare EFTR technique using a novel tissue-lifting device that provides more secure tissue anchoring and manipulation...
Mechanical abrasion improves early incorporation of small intestinal submucosaThomas P Rauth
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2577, USA
Am Surg 73:647-51; discussion 651. 2007..Long-term studies and histologic analysis are needed to validate this method as a means for improving early incorporation of SiS...
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: 100 resections with clinical long-term follow-upB K Poulose
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, D-5203 Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Surg Endosc 19:379-85. 2005..Although patients with functional tumors can expect improvement or cure, the time until improvement may be longer than previously recognized...
Inpatient mortality and length of stay comparison of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomyStephen J Poteet
Department of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 20:587-90. 2010..No recent population-based study has compared inpatient mortality or length of stay between patients who undergo PEG or PEGJ placement during their hospitalization...
A comparative analysis of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and small intestinal submucosa--implications for patch repair in ventral herniorrhaphyThomas P Rauth
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2577, USA
J Surg Res 143:43-9. 2007..L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ)...
Facilitating gastrotomy closure during natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery using tissue anchorsJ A Trunzo
Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
Endoscopy 41:487-92. 2009..We describe a novel method for gastrotomy closure using endoscopic tissue anchors...
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum preserves cell-mediated immunity in an immature animal modelM Mendoza-Sagaon
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Pediatr Surg 36:1564-8. 2001..In addition, the type of gas used during laparoscopy also may modulate this transient immunosuppression...
Peritoneal inflammatory response of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) versus laparoscopy with carbon dioxide and air pneumoperitoneumJoseph A Trunzo
Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside Building 7th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Surg Endosc 24:1727-36. 2010..The local peritoneal reaction and immunomodulatory influence of pneumoperitoneum agents in NOTES also are not known and may play an important role in altering the physiologic insult induced by NOTES...
National variations in morbid obesity and bariatric surgery useBenjamin K Poulose
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Am Coll Surg 201:77-84. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: National estimates suggest that bariatric surgery rates do not parallel the burden of morbid obesity by region or age. Additional evaluation of these differences is necessary for optimal bariatric surgery use...
New tools for laparoscopic division of the pancreas: a comparative animal studyEric J Hanly
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 14:53-60. 2004..Fewer adhesions to the pancreatic stump were found in the ultrasonic scalpel groups as compared with the stapler groups. Ultrasonic dissection may be the superior means oflaparoscopic transection of the pancreas...
National analysis of adverse patient safety for events in bariatric surgeryBenjamin K Poulose
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
Am Surg 71:406-13. 2005..Further, risk factors associated with adverse events varied by gender, age, insurance status, and comorbidity. Evaluation of these higher risk BaS groups is needed to improve patient safety...
Cervical spine evaluation in urban trauma centers: lowering institutional costs and complications through helical CT scanEric L Grogan
Departments of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
J Am Coll Surg 200:160-5. 2005....
Model for end-stage liver disease: did the new liver allocation policy affect waiting list mortality?Mary T Austin
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Arch Surg 142:1079-85. 2007..To examine the impact of the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) on waiting list mortality...
Transgastric natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery peritoneoscopy in humans: a pilot study in efficacy and gastrotomy site selection by using a hybrid techniqueMehrdad Nikfarjam
Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 72:279-83. 2010..The efficacy and optimal transgastric site for NOTES access in humans, however, has not been determined...
NOTES: of cautionJeffrey L Ponsky
Surg Endosc 22:1561-2. 2008
