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Multiple logistic regression model to predict bile leak associated with subtotal cholecystectomy by Lunevicius, Raimundas, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C.

“…Background There are no prediction models for bile leakage associated with subtotal cholecystectomy (STC). Therefore, this study aimed to generate a…”
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Wound complications following surgery to the lymph nodes: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C, Iqbal, Hassan A, Hardie, Claire, Smith, George E, Matteucci, Paolo L, Totty, Joshua P

“…Malignancies that spread to the lymph nodes may be identified through surgical biopsy, and treatment of metastatic disease may be through lymph node…”
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Risks associated with subtotal cholecystectomy and the factors influencing them: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 85 studies published between 1985 and 2020 by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Mesri, Mina, Lunevicius, Raimundas

“…Subtotal cholecystectomy is recognized as a rescue procedure performed in grossly suboptimal circumstances that would deem a total cholecystectomy too risky to…”
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A nationwide analysis of gallbladder surgery in England between 2000 and 2019 by Lunevicius, Raimundas, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Mesri, Mina

“…There are no reports on nationwide trends in subtotal cholecystectomy (STC) and cholecystostomy in England. We hypothesized that, as in the United States, a…”
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Type B Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with Mantle Cell Lymphoma by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Berquist, Margaret, Brenner, Toby J., Ansari, Aida, Al-Fadhl, Hamid D., Aboukhaled, Michael, Patel, Shivani S., Peck, Ethan E., Al-Fadhl, Mahmoud D., Thomas, Anthony V., Zackariya, Nuha, Walsh, Mark M., Bufill, Jose A.

“…Type B lactic acidosis is an uncommon medical emergency in which acid production overwhelms hepatic clearance. This specific etiology of lactic acidosis occurs…”
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Evaluating the Patient and Setting-Specific Factors That Influenced the Quality of Informed Consent in a Retrospective Cohort of Subtotal Cholecystectomy Patients by Mesri, Mina, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C, Lunevicius, Raimundas

“…Cholecystectomy is the most frequently performed procedure in general surgery. The consent procedure for cholecystectomy needs to inform patients about the…”
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Percutaneous and endoscopic transpapillary cholecystoduodenal stenting in acute cholecystitis—A viable long-term option in high-risk patients? by Argandykov, Dias, El Moheb, Mohamad, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Kalva, Sanjeeva P., Iqbal, Shams, Smolinski-Zhao, Sara, Krishnan, Kumar, Velmahos, George C., Paranjape, Charudutt

“…BACKGROUND The prolonged use of percutaneous cholecystostomy tubes (PCTs) in patients with acute cholecystitis, deemed inoperable, is fraught with…”
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Lost in transition: Impact of interhospital transfer on outcomes after emergency general surgery in the older adult population by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Abiad, May, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Rafaqat, Wardah, Panossian, Vahe S., Argandykov, Dias, Arnold, Suzanne C., Hoekman, Anne H., Paranjape, Charudutt N., DeWane, Michael P., Velmahos, George C., Hwabejire, John O.

“…Emergency general surgery performed among patients over 65 years of age represents a particularly high-risk population. Although interhospital transfer has…”
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Exploring the inclusion of anatomical variation in medical education by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Iqbal, Hassan A., Bazira, Peter J.

“…The role of anatomical variability in safe clinical practice is underappreciated. A lack of familiarity of anatomical variations is at the center of a…”
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Emergency general surgery in older adult patients: Factors associated with fragmented care by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Proaño-Zamudio, Jefferson A., Lagazzi, Emanuele, Argandykov, Dias, Ouwerkerk, Joep J.J., Gervasini, Alice, Paranjape, Charudutt N., Velmahos, George C., Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., Hwabejire, John O.

“…Care fragmentation has been shown to lead to increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to explore the factors related to care fragmentation after hospital…”
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Patience is key: Association of surgical timing with clinical outcomes in elderly patients with sigmoid volvulus by Arnold, Suzanne C, Rafaqat, Wardah, Abiad, May, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Hoekman, Anne H, Panossian, Vahe S, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C, Paranjape, Charudutt N, Velmahos, George C, Kaafarani, Haytham M A, Hwabejire, John O

“…Current guidelines for sigmoid volvulus recommend endoscopy as a first line of treatment for decompression, followed by colectomy as early as possible. Timing…”
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First do no harm: Predicting futility of intervention in geriatric emergency general surgery by Lagazzi, Emanuele, Yi, Alisha, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Panossian, Vahe S., Rafaqat, Wardah, Abiad, May, Hoekman, Anne H., Arnold, Suzanne, Luckhurst, Casey M., Parks, Jonathan J., Velmahos, George C., Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., Hwabejire, John O.

“…Emergent surgical conditions are common in geriatric patients, often necessitating major operative procedures on frail patients. Understanding risk profiles is…”
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Two big bones, one big decision: When to fix bilateral femur fractures by Arnold, Suzanne C., Lagazzi, Emanuele, Wagner, Robert K., Rafaqat, Wardah, Abiad, May, Argandykov, Dias, Hoekman, Anne H., Panossian, Vahe, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Cote, Mark, Hwabejire, John O., Schipper, Inger B., Ly, Thuan V., Velmahos, George C.

“…For polytrauma patients with bilateral femoral shaft fractures (BFSF), there is currently no consensus on the optimal timing of surgery. This study assesses…”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency General Surgery Outcomes Among Older Adult Patients by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Abiad, May, Rafaqat, Wardah, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Panossian, Vahe S., Proaño-Zamudio, Jefferson A., Hoekman, Anne H., Arnold, Suzanne C., Paranjape, Charudutt N., DeWane, Michael P., Velmahos, George C., Hwabejire, John O.

“…Racial and ethnic disparities in emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have been well described in the literature. Nonetheless, the burden of these…”
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Debunking the “Obesity Paradox”: Obesity Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery by Lagazzi, Emanuele, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Rafaqat, Wardah, Panossian, Vahe S., Hoekman, Anne H., Arnold, Suzanne, Ghaddar, Karen A., Parks, Jonathan J., Paranjape, Charudutt N., Velmahos, George C., Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., Hwabejire, John O.

“…Obesity is increasingly prevalent both nationwide and in the emergency general surgery (EGS) population. While previous studies have shown that obesity may be…”
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The Open Abdomen After Intra-Abdominal Contamination in Emergency General Surgery by Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Rafaqat, Wardah, Abiad, May, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Panossian, Vahe S., Hoekman, Anne H., Arnold, Suzanne, Ghaddar, Karen A., DeWane, Michael P., Velmahos, George C., Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., Hwabejire, John O.

“…Delayed fascial closure (DFC) is an increasingly utilized technique in emergency general surgery (EGS), despite a lack of data regarding its benefits. We aimed…”
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Discharge to Skilled Nursing Facility Is a Risk Factor for Readmission: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Study by Rafaqat, Wardah, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Abiad, May, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Panossian, Vahe S., Ghaddar, Karen, Hoekman, Anne H., Arnold, Suzanne C., DeWane, Michael P., Kaafarani, Haytham M., Velmahos, George C., Hwabejire, John O.

“…General surgery procedures place stress on geriatric patients, and postdischarge care options should be evaluated. We compared the association of discharge to…”
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A comparison of outcomes including bile duct injury of subtotal cholecystectomy versus open total cholecystectomy as bailout procedures for severe cholecystitis: A multicenter real-world study by Dhanasekara, Chathurika S., Shrestha, Kripa, Grossman, Holly, Garcia, Liza M., Maqbool, Baila, Luppens, Carolyn, Dumas, Ryan P., Taveras Morales, Luis R., Brahmbhatt, Tejal Sudhirkumar, Haqqani, Maha, Lunevicius, Raimundas, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C., Griffiths, Ewen, Almonib, Ahmed, Bradley, Nori L., Lerner, E. Paul, Mohseni, Shahin, Trivedi, Dhanisha, Joseph, Bellal A., Anand, Tanya, Plevin, Rebecca, Nahmias, Jeffry T., Lasso, Erika Tay, Dissanaike, Sharmila

“…Dense inflammation obscuring the hepatocystic anatomy can hinder the ability to perform a safe standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy in severe cholecystitis,…”
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Renal angioembolization vs. surgery for high-grade renal trauma: a nationwide comparative analysis by Simpson, Matthew K, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Panossian, Vahe S, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C, Wei, Helen S, Rafaqat, Wardah, Hoekman, Anne H, DeWane, Michael P, Velmahos, George C, Hwabejire, John O

“…Renal angioembolization (RAE) is widely employed in low-grade renal injuries and associated with improved patient outcomes, while surgery remains the mainstay…”
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Outcomes of severe isolated blunt chest trauma in young and geriatric patients by Panossian, Vahe S, Lagazzi, Emanuele, Rafaqat, Wardah, Abiad, May, Nzenwa, Ikemsinachi C, Arnold, Suzanne, Hoekman, Anne H, Ghaddar, Karen A, DeWane, Michael P, Velmahos, George C, Kaafarani, Haytham M A, Hwabejire, John O

“…Our understanding of the growing geriatric population's risk factors for outcomes after traumatic injury remains incomplete. This study aims to compare…”
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