Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Racial disparities in postoperative
outcomes are unfortunately common. We present data assessing race as an independent risk …

Background Building on the principles of eTEP access, described by Dr. Jorge Daes, our
group has previously described and standardized a novel minimally invasive approach to …

Background Morbidity and recurrence rates are higher in obese patients undergoing open
abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). Historically, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 has served …

Background: Opioids are commonly used for postoperative pain management in spine
surgery. However, few guidelines exist for appropriate prescribing in the acute postoperative …

OBJECTIVE A universal, objective predictor of postoperative resource utilization following
inpatient spine surgery has not been clearly established. The Centers for Medicare & …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. We present a universal model of risk
prediction for patients undergoing elective cervical and lumbar spine surgery. Summary of …

Background Cameron lesions (CL) are common complications of large hiatal hernia (HH)
disease and are known to result in chronic blood loss with resultant microcytic anemia. There …

Background The hybrid approach to abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) for abdominal wall
hernias combines minimally invasive posterior component separation and retromuscular …

Introduction Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may manifest atypically as cough,
hoarseness or difficulty breathing. However, it is difficult to diagnostically establish a cause-and-…

Background Collis gastroplasty (CG) remains an important procedure to lengthen the
esophagus when indicated in patients undergoing fundoplication for longstanding refractory …