From Alpha to Omicron and Beyond: Associations Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Surgical Outcomes

Authors: Wilcox, Adam B., Lee, Adam M., Graves, Alexis, Anzalone, Alfred, Manna, Amin, Saha, Amit, Olex, Amy, Zhou, Andrea, Williams, Andrew E., Southerland, Andrew, Girvin, Andrew T., Walden, Anita, Sharathkumar, Anjali A., Amor, Benjamin, Bates, Benjamin, Hendricks, Brian, Patel, Brijesh, Alexander, Caleb, Bramante, Carolyn, Ward-Caviness, Cavin, Madlock-Brown, Charisse, Suver, Christine, Chute, Christopher, Dillon, Christopher, Wu, Chunlei, Schmitt, Clare, Takemoto, Cliff, Housman, Dan, Gabriel, Davera, Eichmann, David A., Mazzotti, Diego, Brown, Don, Boudreau, Eilis, Hill, Elaine, Zampino, Elizabeth, Marti, Emily Carlson, Pfaff, Emily R., French, Evan, Koraishy, Farrukh M., Mariona, Federico, Prior, Fred, Sokos, George, Martin, Greg, Lehmann, Harold, Spratt, Heidi, Mehta, Hemalkumar, Liu, Hongfang, Sidky, Hythem, Hayanga, J.W. Awori, Pincavitch, Jami, Clark, Jaylyn, Harper, Jeremy Richard, Islam, Jessica, Ge, Jin, Gagnier, Joel, Saltz, Joel H., Saltz, Joel, Loomba, Johanna, Buse, John, Mathew, Jomol, Rutter, Joni L., McMurry, Julie A., Guinney, Justin, Starren, Justin, Crowley, Karen, Bradwell, Katie Rebecca, Walters, Kellie M., Wilkins, Ken, Gersing, Kenneth R., Cato, Kenrick Dwain, Murray, Kimberly, Kostka, Kristin, Northington, Lavance, Pyles, Lee Allan, Misquitta, Leonie, Cottrell, Lesley, Portilla, Lili, Deacy, Mariam, Bissell, Mark M., Clark, Marshall, Emmett, Mary, Saltz, Mary Morrison, Palchuk, Matvey B., Haendel, Melissa A., Adams, Meredith, Temple-O'Connor, Meredith, Kurilla, Michael G., Morris, Michele, Qureshi, Nabeel, Safdar, Nasia, Garbarini, Nicole, Sharafeldin, Noha, Sadan, Ofer, Francis, Patricia A., Burgoon, Penny Wung, Robinson, Peter, Payne, Philip R.O., Fuentes, Rafael, Jawa, Randeep, Erwin-Cohen, Rebecca, Patel, Rena, Moffitt, Richard A., Zhu, Richard L., Kamaleswaran, Rishi, Hurley, Robert, Miller, Robert T., Pyarajan, Saiju, Michael, Sam G., Bozzette, Samuel, Mallipattu, Sandeep, Vedula, Satyanarayana, Chapman, Scott, O'Neil, Shawn T., Setoguchi, Soko, Hong, Stephanie S., Johnson, Steve, Bennett, Tellen D., Callahan, Tiffany, Topaloglu, Umit, Sheikh, Usman, Gordon, Valery, Subbian, Vignesh, Kibbe, Warren A., Hernandez, Wenndy, Beasley, Will, Cooper, Will, Hillegass, William, Zhang, Xiaohan Tanner, Verhagen, Nathaniel B., Geissler, Thomas, SenthilKumar, Gopika, Gehl, Carson, Shaik, Tahseen, Flitcroft, Madelyn A., Yang, Xin, Taylor, Bradley W., Ghaferi, Amir A., Gould, Jon C., Kothari, Anai N.

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research September 2024 301:71-79

Conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: impact on reflux and weight loss

Authors: Shen, Mary R., Hammoud, Maya M., Bonham, Aaron J., Aaron, Bryan, Ghaferi, Amir A., Varban, Oliver A., Carlin, Arthur M., Ehlers, Anne P., Finks, Jonathan F.

Source: In Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases August 2024 20(8):738-744

Barriers to Participation in a Structured Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Emergency Department Visits—A Qualitative Study

Authors: Penny, Morgan K., Vitous, C. Ann, Bradley, Sarah E., Stricklen, Amanda, Ross, Rachel, Charbeneau, Erin, Finks, Jonathan F., Ghaferi, Amir A., Ehlers, Anne P.

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research August 2024 300:542-549

Association of Sex Differences on Weight Loss and Complications Following Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Hider, Ahmad M., Bonham, Aaron, Carlin, Arthur, Finks, Jonathan, Ghaferi, Amir, Varban, Oliver, Ehlers, Anne P.

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research July 2024 299:359-365

Finding Comfort in Discomfort… Reflecting on Stories Told

Authors: Vitous, C. Ann, Bamdad, Michaela, Bankhead, Brittany K., McElroy, Imani E., Mogal, Harveshp, Thanawala, Ruchi, Ghaferi, Amir

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research January 2024 293:A1-A7

The effect of marijuana use on short-term outcomes with bariatric surgery

Authors: Janes, Lindsay A., Hammond, John W., Bonham, Aaron J., Carlin, Arthur M., Ghaferi, Amir A., Varban, Oliver A., Ehlers, Anne P., Finks, Jonathan F.

Source: Surgery for obesity and related diseases. 19(9):964-970

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Impact of concurrent hiatal hernia repair during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on patient-reported gastroesophageal reflux symptoms: a state-wide analysis

Authors: Hider, Ahmad M., Bonham, Aaron J., Carlin, Arthur M., Finks, Jonathan F., Ghaferi, Amir A., Varban, Oliver A., Ehlers, Anne P.

Source: Surgery for obesity and related diseases. 19(6):619-625

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Rescue Improvement Conference

Authors: Ervin, Jennifer N., Vitous, C. Ann, Wells, Emily E., Krein, Sarah L., Friese, Christopher R., Ghaferi, Amir A.

Source: Annals of surgery. 277(2):233-237

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Predicting serious complication risks after bariatric surgery: external validation of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative risk prediction model using the Dutch Audit for Treatment of Obesity

Authors: Akpinar, Erman O., Ghaferi, Amir A., Liem, Ronald S.L., Bonham, Aaron J., Nienhuijs, Simon W., Greve, Jan Willem M., Marang-van de Mheen, Perla J.

Source: Surgery for obesity and related diseases. 19(3):212-221

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Factors that influence discharge opioid prescribing among bariatric surgeons across Michigan

Authors: Vitous, C. Ann, Carlin, Arthur M., Waljee, Jennifer, Stricklen, Amanda, Ross, Rachel, Ghaferi, Amir, Ehlers, Anne P.

Source: American journal of surgery. 225(1):184-190

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Financial Incentives to Improve Patient Follow-up and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Chao, Grace F., Kullgren, Jeffrey T., Ross, Rachel, Bonham, Aaron J., Ghaferi, Amir A.

Source: Annals of surgery. 277(1):e70-e77

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Cost-effectiveness of Staple Line Reinforcement in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Authors: Highet, Alexandra, Johnson, Emily H., Bonham, Aaron J., Hutton, David W., Zhou, Shuhao, Thalji, Ameen S., Ghaferi, Amir A.

Source: Annals of surgery. 277(1):121-126

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Failure to rescue: A candidate quality metric for durable left ventricular assist device implantation

Authors: Likosky, Donald S., Pagani, Francis D., El Ela, Ashraf Shaaban Abdel Aziz Abou, Tang, Paul C., Thompson, Michael P., Aaronson, Keith, Shore, Supriya, Cascino, Thomas, Salciccioli, Katherine B., Zhang, Min, McCullough, Jeffrey S., Hou, Michelle, Janda, Allison M., Mathis, Michael R., Watt, Tessa M.F., Pienta, Michael J., Brescia, Alexander, Airhart, Austin, Liesman, Daniel, Nassar, Khalil, Cascino, Thomas M., Ghaferi, Amir A., Aaronson, Keith D.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2023 165(6):2114-2123

Interhospital failure to rescue after coronary artery bypass grafting

Authors: Likosky, Donald S., Strobel, Raymond J., Wu, Xiaoting, Kramer, Robert S., Hamman, Baron L., Brevig, James K., Thompson, Michael P., Ghaferi, Amir A., Zhang, Min, Lehr, Eric J.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery January 2023 165(1):134-143

Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery: STIL-STRONGER, a multicentre matched cohort study

Authors: Craft, Robert, Domino, Karen B., Freundlich, Robert E., Mathis, Michael R., McCormick, Patrick J., Naik, Bhiken I., Ruiz, Joseph, Schonberger, Robert B., Schroeder, Rebecca A., Stewart, Alvin F., Taicher, Brad M., Tingle, Sarah, Togioka, Brandon Michael, Urman, Richard, Vachhani, Shital, Colquhoun, Douglas A., Vaughn, Michelle T., Bash, Lori D., Janda, Allison, Shah, Nirav, Ghaferi, Amir, Sjoding, Michael, Mentz, Graciela, Kheterpal, Sachin

Source: In British Journal of Anaesthesia January 2023 130(1):e148-e159

Independent predictors and timing of portomesenteric vein thrombosis after bariatric surgery

Authors: Carlin, Arthur M., Varban, Oliver A., Ehlers, Anne P., Bonham, Aaron J., Ghaferi, Amir A., Finks, Jonathan F.

Source: In Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases December 2022 18(12):1385-1391

Patient-reported Comorbidity Assessment After Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Chao, Grace F., Bonham, Aaron J., Ross, Rachel, Stricklen, Amanda, Ghaferi, Amir A.

Source: Annals of surgery. 276(6):e792-e797

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Evaluation of Patient Reported Gastroesophageal Reflux Severity at Baseline and at 1-year After Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Ehlers, Anne P., Thumma, Jyothi R., Finks, Jonathan F., Carlin, Arthur M., Ghaferi, Amir A., Varban, Oliver A.

Source: Annals of surgery. 275(6):1143-1148

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Evaluating the Impact of Surgeon Self-awareness by Comparing Self Versus Peer Ratings of Surgical Skill and Outcomes for Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Varban, Oliver A., Thumma, Jyothi R., Carlin, Arthur M., Ghaferi, Amir A., Dimick, Justin B., Finks, Jonathan F.

Source: Annals of surgery. 276(1):128-132

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A 44-Year-Old Woman with Dyspnea and Hemoptysis in the Setting of Remote Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Chao, Samantha, Hoch, Victoria, Gilbert, Timothy, Nelson, Sarah, Sheetz, Kyle, Ghaferi, Amir, Wakeam, Elliot, Co, Ivan

Source: Chest. 162(4):e173-e176

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