2025
Simultaneous Symmetrizing Surgery on the Contralateral Breast in Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective
Zhao K, Kammien A, Graetz E, Moore M, Evans B, Schneider E, Ayyala H. Simultaneous Symmetrizing Surgery on the Contralateral Breast in Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2025 PMID: 39821138, DOI: 10.1055/a-2517-0803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap reconstructionSymmetrization surgeryFlap reconstructionBreast reconstructionDelayed reconstructionPatient characteristicsSingle-stage breast reconstructionUnilateral autologous breast reconstructionAutologous breast reconstructionSurgical site infectionThirty-day complicationsContralateral breastUnilateral reconstructionImmediate reconstructionSite infectionWound dehiscenceThirty-dayIncreased complicationsNational administrative dataSurgeryRevision surgeryComplicationsPatientsWilcoxon testChi-square
2024
Same Day Discharge after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adults 65 Years and Older: An Analysis of the 2015 to 2022 MBSAQIP
Hamid S, Graetz E, Esdaille C, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Same Day Discharge after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adults 65 Years and Older: An Analysis of the 2015 to 2022 MBSAQIP. Obesity Surgery 2024, 35: 25-32. PMID: 39636520, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07611-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClavien-Dindo complicationsObesity-associated diseasesPostoperative dayBariatric surgeryPrimary sleeve gastrectomyDay dischargeInsulin-dependent diabetesSame-day dischargePOD1 dischargePostoperative morbiditySleeve gastrectomyPatient selectionSafety profileSafety of SDDPatientsSDD protocolCohort of older adultsPOD1Logistic regressionAge groupsSurgeryComplicationsMBSAQIPOlder adultsReadmissionAnalysis of Online Crowdfunding Among Patients Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the United States
Hamid S, Graetz E, Bakkila B, Chao G, Zolfaghari E, Schultz K, Chetty A, Trabilsy M, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Analysis of Online Crowdfunding Among Patients Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the United States. Obesity Surgery 2024, 35: 170-180. PMID: 39633092, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07605-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric surgeryNon-medical expensesRoux-en-Y gastric bypassNon-surgical attemptsRoux-en-YObesity-associated diseasesSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassBiliopancreatic diversionDuodenal switchAssessed associationsLogistic regressionSurgeryIQRPatientsMedianDiseaseLost wagesHealth-related diseasesUnmet financial needs
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