JAMA surgery
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Comparative Study
Soluble CD40 ligand in morbidly obese patients: effect of body mass index on recovery to normal levels after gastric bypass surgery.
In recent years, the CD40/CD40L system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of severe chronic inflammatory diseases. Recently, obesity has been described as a low chronic inflammatory disease, so this system could also be involved in the inflammatory process. ⋯ Increased BMI, but not sex, influences recovery to normal levels for the markers studied, possibly indicating a worse prognosis.
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Surgical site infection following stoma reversal (SR) poses a substantial burden to the patient and health care system. Its overall incidence is likely underreported and poorly characterized. Improving our understanding of surgical site infection following stoma reversal may help us identify methods to decrease this complication. ⋯ Surgical site infection is common following SR and is associated with significant morbidity. Four factors are strongly associated with increased risk of SSI in SR: history of fascial dehiscence, thicker subcutaneous fat, colostomy, and white race. Patients with none of these risk factors had a 0% SSI risk; patients with all 4 risk factors had a 100% risk of SSI.
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Comparative Study
Definitive surgical treatment of enterocutaneous fistula: outcomes of a 23-year experience.
To analyze postoperative outcomes, morbidity, and mortality following enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) takedown. ⋯ Understanding risk factors both associated with and protective against ECF recurrence and postoperative morbidity and mortality is imperative for appropriate ECF management. Closure of abdominal fascia is of utmost importance, and preventing postoperative complications must be prioritized to optimize patient outcomes.