Search Results - "Nguyen, Ninh T."
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Bariatric surgery for obesity and metabolic disorders: state of the art
Published in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology (01-03-2017)“…Key Points Obesity continues to be a major public health problem worldwide Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for severe obesity that results in the…”
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Male gender is a predictor of higher mortality in hospitalized adults with COVID-19
Published in PloS one (09-07-2021)“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to be a global threat, with tremendous resources invested into identifying risk factors for severe…”
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Changes in the Makeup of Bariatric Surgery: A National Increase in Use of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-02-2013)“…Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is gaining popularity in the US; however, there has been no study examining the use of sleeve gastrectomy at a…”
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leads the U.S. utilization of bariatric surgery at academic medical centers
Published in Surgery for obesity and related diseases (01-09-2015)“…Abstract Background Analysis of a recent single state bariatric surgery registry revealed that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was the most common bariatric…”
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A Decade Analysis of Trends and Outcomes of Male vs Female Patients Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-03-2016)“…Background Male obesity rates are now estimated to be equal to female obesity rates. Despite this, men constitute a minority of patients undergoing bariatric…”
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Prevalence of hiatal hernia in the morbidly obese
Published in Surgery for obesity and related diseases (01-11-2013)“…Abstract Background Morbidly obese patients commonly have gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and associated hiatal hernias. As such, some surgeons routinely…”
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Relationship Between Obesity and Diabetes in a US Adult Population: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2006
Published in Obesity surgery (01-03-2011)“…Background Obesity is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to examine the…”
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The impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on gastrointestinal operative volume in the United States
Published in Surgical endoscopy (01-03-2022)“…Background In March 2020, the Surgeon General recommended limiting elective procedures to prepare for the COVID-19 surge. We hypothesize a consequence of…”
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Use and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Analysis of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-05-2015)“…Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is gaining popularity in the United States. However, few studies have examined outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy…”
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Trends in Use of Bariatric Surgery, 2003−2008
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-08-2011)“…Background During the past decade, the field of bariatric surgery has changed dramatically. This study was intended to determine trends in the use of bariatric…”
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Association of Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Metabolic Syndrome with Obesity: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-12-2008)“…Background Hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia are common conditions associated with obesity. This study provides current estimates of the prevalence of…”
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Outcomes of COVID-19 adults managed in an outpatient versus hospital setting
Published in PloS one (14-02-2022)“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread globally and as of February 4, 2021, there are more than 26 million confirmed cases and…”
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Improved outcomes over time for adult COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or acute respiratory failure
Published in PloS one (25-06-2021)“…Background COVID-19’s pulmonary manifestations are broad, ranging from pneumonia with no supplemental oxygen requirements to acute respiratory distress…”
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A Nationwide Analysis of Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Published in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery (01-12-2014)“…There are limited data regarding predictive factors of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing colorectal resection. We sought to…”
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Laparoscopic appendectomy trends and outcomes in the United States: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2004-2011
Published in The American surgeon (01-10-2014)“…Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is becoming the standard procedure of choice for appendicitis. We aimed to evaluate the frequency and trends of LA for acute…”
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Bariatric surgery in the elderly: 2009–2013
Published in Surgery for obesity and related diseases (01-03-2015)“…Abstract Background Ample evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery in the general adult population but more information is needed in…”
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Nationwide Analysis of Outcomes of Bowel Preparation in Colon Surgery
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-05-2015)“…Background There are limited data comparing the outcomes of preoperative oral antibiotic bowel preparation (OBP) and mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) in…”
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The physiologic effects of pneumoperitoneum in the morbidly obese
Published in Annals of surgery (01-02-2005)“…To review the physiologic effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum in the morbidly obese. The number of laparoscopic bariatric operations performed in…”
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