Chan, Jessica Michelle Havins, Bradley S
Published in
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass is a very common surgical procedure in managing morbid obesity. Approximately 303,890 roux-en-y surgeries were performed in the United States in between the years of 2012 to 2017, and the number is steadily increasing as more Americans are diagnosed with obesity.i This featured case report describes a 52-year-old female pre...
McCarthy, Jessica Woods, Samantha Mosley, John R
Published in
The Veterinary record
This study evaluated the feasibility, complications and long-term outcomes of using a cannulated drill system combined with intraoperative imaging to place a transcondylar screw for the management of canine humeral intracondylar fissure. Thirteen dogs were enrolled, with one dog undergoing staged bilateral surgery. No intraoperative complications o...
Liao, David Z Mehta, Vikas Kinkhabwala, Corin M Li, Daniel Palsen, Sarah Schiff, Bradley A
Published in
The Laryngoscope
To evaluate the safety/efficacy of performing open bedside tracheotomy (OBT) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and identify predictive factors for outcomes. This is a retrospective cohort study. We identified 1000 consecutive patients undergoing OBT at a single university hospital starting from August 1, 2007. Complication rate, 30-day mortalit...
Ng, Wendy Kar Yee Olmscheid, Neil Worhacz, Kellen Sietsema, Debra Edwards, Scott
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Hand (New York, N.Y.)
Background: Open surgical release of the A1 pulley is the definitive treatment for the common hand condition of trigger finger, or inflammatory stenosing tenosynovitis. Anecdotal evidence among hand surgeons has questioned whether or not recent steroid injection may be related to complications following open trigger finger release, particularly wou...
Li, Yuman Tian, Fangyan Wang, Jing Xie, Mingxing
Published in
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
Pseudoaneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva is an exceptionally rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Here, we report a case of a 53-year-old man with pseudoaneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva following PCI who presented with recurrent chest pain and was treated successfully by clo...
Andresen, Nicholas S Gourin, Christine G Stewart, C Matthew Sun, Daniel Q
Published in
The Laryngoscope
Complication rates in many complex surgical procedures are associated with the volume of procedures performed. To investigate the relationship between hospital volume and complications, mortality, and failure to rescue (FTR) rates in patients undergoing vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was used to identify 44,336 ...
NARAIN, ANKUR S. PARRISH, JAMES M. JENKINS, NATHANIEL W. HAWS, BRITTANY E. KHECHEN, BENJAMIN YOM, KELLY H. KUDARAVALLI, KRISHNA T. GUNTIN, JORDAN A. SINGH, KERN
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International Journal of Spine Surgery
Background The prevention of perioperative and postoperative complications is necessary to avoid poor postoperative outcomes and increased costs. Previous investigations have identified risk factors for complications after various spine procedures, but no such study exists in a population solely undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar i...
Takeda, Keita Tashimo, Hiroyuki Miyakawa, Kazuko Shimada, Masahiro Ohshima, Nobuharu Tamura, Atsuhisa Nagai, Hideaki Matsui, Hirotoshi
A 77-year-old man with anemia who had undergone 2 abdominal surgeries for colon and gastric cancer experienced dyspnea after swallowing a patency capsule before endoscopy for investigating the cause of anemia. Chest radiography and computed tomography revealed that the patency capsule was located within the bronchus intermedius. It was successfully...
Daniels, Jessica Oremule, Babatunde Tsang, William Khwaja, Sadie
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Dentures are worn by 20% of the United Kingdom population for both physical and psychological symptoms associated with tooth loss. However, significant morbidity and mortality can result if dentures are swallowed or aspirated. This 10-year review investigated the development of complications following denture aspiration or ingestion, and identified...
Jiang, Yiran Sharpe, Tyler
Published in
Cureus
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reactions that cause necrosis of the epidermis, often at multiple sites. This process is frequently caused by medications and is associated with significant complications and mortality during hospitalization. However, increasing attention has been...
