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The effect of Roux limb lengths on outcome after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a prospective, randomized clinical trial by Choban, Patricia S, Flancbaum, Louis

“…The effect of limb-length on weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) is controversial; hence, the optimal limb-lengths have not been determined…”
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Fava beans and Parkinson's disease: useful 'natural supplement' or useless risk? by Raguthu, L., Varanese, S., Flancbaum, L., Tayler, E., Di Rocco, A.

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Hypoenergetic nutrition support in hospitalized obese patients: a simplified method for clinical application by Choban, PS, Burge, JC, Scales, D, Flancbaum, L

“…Nutrition support in obese hospitalized patients is controversial, with some practitioners advocating restricted energy or hypoenergetic feedings when patients…”
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Night eating status and influence on body weight, body image, hunger, and cortisol pre-and post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery by Morrow, J., Gluck, M., Lorence, M., Flancbaum, L., Geliebter, A.

“…Night Eating Syndrome is a common disorder in severely obese individuals and may be associated with hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation…”
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Change in hunger, fullness, ghrelin, PYY and GLP-1 in relation to a fixed test meal pre and post Rou-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBS) by Baldinger, M., Rubin, R., Wright, N., Flancbaum, L., Geliebter, A.

“…Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for achieving long-term weight loss in clinically severe obese patients. This study examines changes in…”
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Increased incidence of nosocomial infections in obese surgical patients by Choban, P S, Heckler, R, Burge, J C, Flancbaum, L

“…Obesity has long been considered a potential risk factor for poor outcome following surgical procedures. However, controversy exists regarding the clinical…”
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Nourishing the obese patient by CHOBAN, P.S., FLANCBAUM, L.

“…Obese patients are frequently encountered in hospitals. This is not unexpected given the fact that obesity currently constitutes a worldwide public health…”
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Survival of critically ill surgical patients discharged to extended care facilities by Cook, Charles H, Martin, Larry C, Howard, Barbara, Flancbaum, Louis J

“…Background: Rates of discharge of surgical ICU (SICU) patients to extended care facilities (ECF) increase as SICU length of stay (LOS) increases. Increased…”
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A dose-response study of phenylephrine in critically ill, septic surgical patients by FLANCBAUM, L, DICK, M, DASTA, J, SINHA, R, CHOBAN, P

“…To determine the response of haemodynamic and oxygen-transport parameters to phenylephrine in a dose-response fashion in septic non-hypotensive, vasodilated…”
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Quantitative effects of low-dose dopamine on urine output in oliguric surgical intensive care unit patients by Flancbaum, L, Choban, P S, Dasta, J F

“…To quantify the magnitude and time course of the effect of low-dose dopamine (2.5 micrograms/kg/min) infusions on urine output in oliguric patients. A…”
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Variability in dobutamine pharmacokinetics in unstable critically ill surgical patients by Klem, C, Dasta, J F, Reilley, T E, Flancbaum, L J

“…To delineate the variability in the pharmacokinetics of dobutamine over time in an unstable critically ill adult surgical patient population concurrently…”
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Functioning and well-being of patients before and after elective surgical procedures by TEMPLE, P. C, TRAVIS, B, SACHS, L, STRASSER, S, CHOBAN, P, FLANCBAUM, L

“…Recent changes in health care delivery and financing have prompted interest in medical outcomes research. This study was performed to assess the effect of…”
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Survey of vasopressor usage by Wolfe, T, Dasta, J, Reilley, T, Flancbaum, L

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Use of morphine cholescintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in critically ill patients by FLANCBAUM, L, CHOBAN, P. S

“…To determine the efficacy of morphine enhanced radionuclide cholescintigraphy (MC) in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis (AC) in critically ill patients…”
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Experience with phenylephrine as a component of the pharmacologic support of septic shock by Gregory, J S, Bonfiglio, M F, Dasta, J F, Reilley, T E, Townsend, M C, Flancbaum, L

“…To evaluate the use of the selective alpha 1-adrenergic receptor agonist phenylephrine in the hemodynamic support of patients with septic shock. Retrospective…”
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Cellular Immunotherapy of Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection Using Autologous Lymph Node Lymphocytes: Effects on Chemokine Production by Triozzi, Pierre L., Aldrich, Wayne, Bresler, Herbert S., Para, Michael F., Flancbaum, Louis J.

“…A pilot study was undertaken in patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection to examine the effects of infusing autologous lymph node…”
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Long bone fractures predispose to pulmonary dysfunction in blunt chest trauma despite early operative fixation by Pelias, M E, Townsend, M C, Flancbaum, L

“…Recent reports have demonstrated a decreased incidence of pulmonary complications in patients who have undergone trauma after early operative fixation of long…”
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Pulmonary Extraction of Dobutamine in Critically Ill Surgical Patients by Klem, Christian, Dasta, Joseph F., Reilley, Thomas E., Flancbaum, Louis J.

“…This study was conducted to assess the pulmonary extraction of dobutamine.Eleven patients admitted to the general surgical intensive care unit, with varying…”
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Morphine cholescintigraphy in the evaluation of hospitalized patients with suspected acute cholecystitis by FLANCBAUM, L, CHOBAN, P. S, RENU SINHA, JONASSON, O

“…The authors determined if the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis can be accurately made or reliably eliminated by the use of morphine-augmented radionuclide…”
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Calorie intake and meal patterns up to 4 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery by Wardé-Kamar, Joumana, Rogers, Melainie, Flancbaum, Louis, Laferrère, Blandine

“…Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) is the most popular surgical treatment for morbid obesity in the U.S.A., producing significant and durable weight loss with…”
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