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Report on Implementation, Use, and Sustainability of a Labor Epidural Service in Georgetown, Guyana.
Abstract
Background
The use of epidural analgesia for laboring women is generally unavailable at public hospitals in Guyana despite favorable utilization rates in private institutions. In 2014, a healthcare team completed a targeted mission aime...
Publication · 3d
Barriers to bariatric surgery: Factors influencing progression to bariatric surgery in a U.S. metropolitan area.
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Bariatric surgery is an effective and durable treatment for obesity. However, the number of patients that progress to bariatric surgery after initial evaluation remains low.
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to identi...
Publication · 3d
The association of IVC filter placement with the incidence of postoperative pulmonary embolism following laparoscopic bariatric surgery: an analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Project.
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Venous thromboembolism, including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after bariatric surgery. Inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) have been used as a method to red...
Publication · 3d
The effect of bougie size and distance from the pylorus on dehydration after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: an analysis of the ACS-MBSAQIP database.
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Dehydration is the most common cause of readmission after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Bougie size and distance from the pylorus, both of which have been associated with rates of dehydration postoperatively, varies b...
Publication · 3d
Blood product wastage reduction by utilising low‐cost, low‐impact multimodal physician‐to‐physician communication initiatives
Abstract
To assess a multimodal physician‐to‐physician communication initiative that is low in cost and impact to daily workflow to reduce blood product wastage.
Publication · 3d
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