- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Hernia repair and management
- Global Health and Surgery
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
Allegheny Health Network
2023
Hamad Medical Corporation
2021-2022
Hamad General Hospital
2020
BackgroundLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) achieves type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission to various extents, and reasons for such variations are unknown.ObjectivesWe assessed patients' characteristics associated with T2D 1 year post SG.SettingUniversity hospital.MethodsRetrospective study of 230 patients (18–64 yr) who underwent SG at our institution. We examined pre- postoperative demographic, anthropometric, biochemical, clinical complete remission, partial improvement, or unchanged status....
Trauma in pregnancy can range from a mild injury, such as fall standing height, to major involving penetrating injury or high force motor vehicle collision. Providing care pregnant patient with trauma presents unique challenge 2 patients are at risk for complications, that is, the mother and fetus, both of whom require evaluation management. Health professionals should be aware prepared manage complications pregnancy, given its significant associated morbidity mortality. This article details...
The need to evacuate the chest after a penetrating wound was first recognized in 18th century. Most thoracic injuries are treated with tube thoracostomy (TT) which refers insertion of TT into pleural cavity drain air, blood, pus, or other fluids. However, has been challenged trauma care due insertional, positional, infective complications.A retrospective study all patients who had from 2008 2014 conducted based on registry data describe patient characteristics, injury management, and...
Introduction: Robotic hernia repair is an established modality; we aimed to assess the safety and efficacy in obese patients. Methods: A retrospective cross-control study was conducted on results for 99 patients who have undergone robotic repairs. Student t-test Mann–Whitney U test were used compare between group of nonobese. Surgical Research section has approved exempted from IRB. Outcome measures included patient demographics, operative time, hospital stay, complications, re-admission...