Surgery–

SCORE Ongoing Research Projects

Bariatric Surgery

  1. Signal Detection: A New Statistical Method to Predict Post-Gastric Bypass Weight Loss
  2. A Survey of Alcohol Use in the Bariatric Patient
  3. Weight Loss Does Not Correlate to Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement after Gastric Bypass
  4. Determining Pre-Operative Risk factors for Liver…
  5. Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial
  6. The Effect of Gastric Bypass on Cognition
  7. The Impact of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Markers of Aging
  8. Alcohol Metabolism Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
  9. Plastics Survey
  10. Testosterone Levels in Gastric Bypass Patients
  11. Post-operative Gastric Bypass Complications Do Not Affect Weight Loss
  12. Does Gastric Pouch Size Correlate with Weight Loss Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass?

Vascular Surgery   

  1. Carotid vs Stent Utilization
  2. Severity of limb ischemia influences SVS runoff score utility in percutaneous SFA interventions
  3. Thrombus Data
  4. Simulator Education project: Interobserver Variability
  5. Trends in IVC Filter Implantation in the Era of Retrievable Technology
  6. The Rest of the Story: The Decline of Aortic Surgical Expertise in the EVAR Era

Colorectal Surgery

  1. Mechanical bowel preparation in intestinal surgery: a meta-analysis and review of the literature.
  2. Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients
  3. Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the United States: 1997-2005

Pediatric Surgery

  1. Benchmarking Non-perforated Appendicitis
  2. Non-perforated Appendicitis Database
  3. A Comparison of Laparoscopic and Robotic Assisted Suturing Performance by Experts and Novices
  4. Early and Intermediate Effects of a Surgical Skills “Boot Camp” on an Objective Assessment of Technical Skills: A Randomized Controlled Study

Trauma Surgery

  1. Validation of a Pre-hospital Trauma Triage Tool: A 10 Year Perspective
  2. Reduced Mortality after Implementation of a Massive Transfusion Protocol: A Single Trauma Center Experience
  3. Commitment to COT Verification Improves Patient Outcomes and Financial Performance


Transplant Surgery

  1. Effects of Rosiglitazone on Transplant Recipients with Diabetes

Surgical Oncology

  1. Sentinel Lymph Node Working Group Data Acquisition Project
  2. Relationship Between Hospital Volume, System Clinical Resources, And Mortality In Pancreatic Resection

National Database Projects

Use of the Nationwide Inpatient Database to developing national and regional estimates and analyses of medical conditions and inpatient procedures

  1. Trends in High Surgical Volume Hospitals: Are the Rich Getting Richer?
  2. The Growth in Pediatric Admissions for Obesity-Related Illness: 1998-2005
  3. National Trends of Complication Rates During Hospitalizations in the US from 1998-2005.
  4. Disparities in Demographics and Outcomes for Bariatric Surgeries
  5. Laparoscopic versus Open Gastric Bypass Surgery: Are there differences in patient demographics, safety, and outcomes?
  6. National Trends in Pediatric and Adult Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy: 1998-2005A National Study of Fundoplication and Gastric Bypass Trends and Outcomes
  7. National Laparoscopic Trends In Pediatric Urology: Where Do We Stand In Comparison To Our Pediatric Surgery Colleagues?

 

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