- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
2022-2023
Texas Tech University
2021
Staple line leaks are a serious problem in bariatric surgery and major cause of morbidity mortality. Adverse events caused by medical devices reported to the Food Drug Administration which maintains Manufacturer User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database. We examined adverse stapler MAUDE database, specifically with regards surgery.The database was queried for staplers between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020; Intuitive, Ethicon, Medtronic/Covidien; limited our search "gastric...
Patients with governmental insurance are known to utilize the emergency department (ER) at a higher rate and have readmission rates than other patients. Twenty percent of our patients publicly insured. Our objective was determine if there readmissions ER visits within 30 days in insured patients.Data analyzed from single center submitted Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Program Participant Use Data File January 1, 2015 December 31, 2018. We added status described...
The gastric bypass is a commonly performed bariatric procedure. stomach divided into small pouch as well leaving larger remnant that bypassed by the gastrojejunal anastomosis. This makes access to biliary system difficult an endoscope cannot transverse esophagus, roux limb, and biliopancreatic limb. Therefore, transgastric approach (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [t-ERCP]) through abdominal wall necessary. involves surgical team providing for gastroenterologist perform...