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Mikhail AR, Daniels L, Cobb D, Kawji Y, Issa C, Danos DM, LeBlanc K. Robotic hernia repair: the trainee "Drag" factor-a single-surgeon 9-year experience. Hernia 2024;28:241-247. [PMID: 38123830 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-023-02935-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]

Chaarani B, Hahn S, Allgaier N, Adise S, Owens MM, Juliano AC, Yuan DK, Loso H, Ivanciu A, Albaugh MD, Dumas J, Mackey S, Laurent J, Ivanova M, Hagler DJ, Cornejo MD, Hatton S, Agrawal A, Aguinaldo L, Ahonen L, Aklin W, Anokhin AP, Arroyo J, Avenevoli S, Babcock D, Bagot K, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Bartsch H, Baskin-Sommers A, Bjork JM, Blachman-Demner D, Bloch M, Bogdan R, Bookheimer SY, Breslin F, Brown S, Calabro FJ, Calhoun V, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Cloak C, Constable RT, Constable K, Corley R, Cottler LB, Coxe S, Dagher RK, Dale AM, Dapretto M, Delcarmen-Wiggins R, Dick AS, Do EK, Dosenbach NUF, Dowling GJ, Edwards S, Ernst TM, Fair DA, Fan CC, Feczko E, Feldstein-Ewing SW, Florsheim P, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Friedman-Hill S, Fuemmeler BF, Galvan A, Gee DG, Giedd J, Glantz M, Glaser P, Godino J, Gonzalez M, Gonzalez R, Grant S, Gray KM, Haist F, Harms MP, Hawes S, Heath AC, Heeringa S, Heitzeg MM, Hermosillo R, Herting MM, Hettema JM, Hewitt JK, Heyser C, Hoffman E, Howlett K, Huber RS, Huestis MA, Hyde LW, Iacono WG, Infante MA, Irfanoglu O, Isaiah A, Iyengar S, Jacobus J, James R, Jean-Francois B, Jernigan T, Karcher NR, Kaufman A, Kelley B, Kit B, Ksinan A, Kuperman J, Laird AR, Larson C, LeBlanc K, Lessov-Schlagger C, Lever N, Lewis DA, Lisdahl K, Little AR, Lopez M, Luciana M, Luna B, Madden PA, Maes HH, Makowski C, Marshall AT, Mason MJ, Matochik J, McCandliss BD, McGlade E, Montoya I, Morgan G, Morris A, Mulford C, Murray P, Nagel BJ, Neale MC, Neigh G, Nencka A, Noronha A, Nixon SJ, Palmer CE, Pariyadath V, Paulus MP, Pelham WE, Pfefferbaum D, Pierpaoli C, Prescot A, Prouty D, Puttler LI, Rajapaske N, Rapuano KM, Reeves G, Renshaw PF, Riedel MC, Rojas P, de la Rosa M, Rosenberg MD, Ross MJ, Sanchez M, Schirda C, Schloesser D, Schulenberg J, Sher KJ, Sheth C, Shilling PD, Simmons WK, Sowell ER, Speer N, Spittel M, Squeglia LM, Sripada C, Steinberg J, Striley C, Sutherland MT, Tanabe J, Tapert SF, Thompson W, Tomko RL, Uban KA, Vrieze S, Wade NE, Watts R, Weiss S, Wiens BA, Williams OD, Wilbur A, Wing D, Wolff-Hughes D, Yang R, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Zucker RA, Potter A, Garavan HP. Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study. Nat Neurosci 2021;24:1176-1186. [PMID: 34099922 PMCID: PMC8947197 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00867-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]

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B Chaarani Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
S Hahn Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
N Allgaier Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
S Adise Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
M M Owens Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
A C Juliano Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
D K Yuan Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
H Loso Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
A Ivanciu Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
M D Albaugh Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
J Dumas Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
S Mackey Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
J Laurent Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
M Ivanova Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
D J Hagler University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
M D Cornejo Institute of Physics UC, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Pontificia, Chile
S Hatton University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
A Agrawal Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
L Aguinaldo University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
L Ahonen University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
W Aklin National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
A P Anokhin Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
J Arroyo National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA
S Avenevoli National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
D Babcock National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD, USA
K Bagot Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
F C Baker SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
M T Banich University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
D M Barch Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
H Bartsch Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
A Baskin-Sommers Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
J M Bjork Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
D Blachman-Demner NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
M Bloch National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
R Bogdan Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
S Y Bookheimer University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
F Breslin Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
S Brown University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
F J Calabro University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
V Calhoun University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA Tri-institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
B J Casey Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
L Chang University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
D B Clark University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
C Cloak University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
R T Constable Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
K Constable National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
R Corley University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
L B Cottler University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
S Coxe Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
R K Dagher National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD, USA
A M Dale University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
M Dapretto University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
R Delcarmen-Wiggins NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
A S Dick Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
E K Do Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
N U F Dosenbach Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
G J Dowling National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
S Edwards University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
T M Ernst University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
D A Fair Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
C C Fan Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
E Feczko Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
S W Feldstein-Ewing Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
P Florsheim University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
J J Foxe University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
E G Freedman University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
N P Friedman University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
S Friedman-Hill National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
B F Fuemmeler Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
A Galvan University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
D G Gee Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
J Giedd University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
M Glantz National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
P Glaser Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
J Godino University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
M Gonzalez Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
R Gonzalez Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
S Grant National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
K M Gray Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
F Haist University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
M P Harms Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
S Hawes Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
A C Heath University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
S Heeringa University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
M M Heitzeg University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
R Hermosillo Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
M M Herting University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J M Hettema Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
J K Hewitt University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
C Heyser University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
E Hoffman National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
K Howlett National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
R S Huber University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
M A Huestis Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
L W Hyde University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
W G Iacono University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
M A Infante University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
O Irfanoglu National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Bethesda, MD, USA
A Isaiah University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
S Iyengar National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC, USA
J Jacobus University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
R James Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
B Jean-Francois National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD, USA
T Jernigan University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
N R Karcher Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
A Kaufman National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
B Kelley National Institute of Justice, Washington DC, USA
B Kit National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
A Ksinan Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
J Kuperman University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
A R Laird Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
C Larson University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
K LeBlanc National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
C Lessov-Schlagger Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
N Lever University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
D A Lewis University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
K Lisdahl University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
A R Little National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
M Lopez National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
M Luciana University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
B Luna University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
P A Madden Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
H H Maes Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
C Makowski University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
A T Marshall Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
M J Mason University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
J Matochik National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA
B D McCandliss Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
E McGlade University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
I Montoya National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
G Morgan National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
A Morris Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
C Mulford National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
P Murray National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA
B J Nagel Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
M C Neale Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
G Neigh Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
A Nencka Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
A Noronha National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA
S J Nixon University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
C E Palmer University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
V Pariyadath National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
M P Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
W E Pelham Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
D Pfefferbaum SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
C Pierpaoli Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
A Prescot University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
D Prouty SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
L I Puttler University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
N Rajapaske National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD, USA
K M Rapuano Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
G Reeves University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
P F Renshaw University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
M C Riedel Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
P Rojas Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
M de la Rosa Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
M D Rosenberg University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
M J Ross University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
M Sanchez Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
C Schirda University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
D Schloesser NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Schulenberg University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
K J Sher University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
C Sheth University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
P D Shilling University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
W K Simmons Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
E R Sowell Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
N Speer University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
M Spittel NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
L M Squeglia Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
C Sripada University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Steinberg Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
C Striley University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
M T Sutherland Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
J Tanabe University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
S F Tapert University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
W Thompson University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
R L Tomko Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
K A Uban University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
S Vrieze University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
N E Wade University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
R Watts Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
S Weiss National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
B A Wiens University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
O D Williams Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
A Wilbur SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
D Wing University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
D Wolff-Hughes NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
R Yang University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
D A Yurgelun-Todd University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
R A Zucker University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
A Potter Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
H P Garavan Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.

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van den Hil LCL, Mommers EHH, Bosmans JWAM, Morales-Conde S, Gómez-Gil V, LeBlanc K, Vanlander A, Reynvoet E, Berrevoet F, Gruber-Blum S, Altinli E, Deeken CR, Fortelny RH, Greve JW, Chiers K, Kaufmann R, Lange JF, Klinge U, Miserez M, Petter-Puchner AH, Schreinemacher MHF, Bouvy ND. META Score: An International Consensus Scoring System on Mesh-Tissue Adhesions. World J Surg 2021;44:2935-2943. [PMID: 32621037 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05568-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]

Affiliation(s)

L C L van den Hil Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. .,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
E H H Mommers Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J W A M Bosmans Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
S Morales-Conde Unit of Innovation and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University Hospital Virgen Del Rocío, Seville, Spain
V Gómez-Gil Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Networking Research Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
K LeBlanc Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Minimally Invasive Surgery Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
A Vanlander Department of General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
E Reynvoet Department of General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
F Berrevoet Department of General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
S Gruber-Blum Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Vienna, Austria
E Altinli Department of General Surgery, Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
C R Deeken Covalent Bio, LLC, St. Louis, MO, USA
R H Fortelny Department of General Surgery, Wilhelminenspital Der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria
J W Greve Department of General Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands
K Chiers Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
R Kaufmann Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J F Lange Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
U Klinge Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
M Miserez Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
A H Petter-Puchner Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Vienna, Austria.,Department of General Surgery, Wilhelminenspital Der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria
M H F Schreinemacher Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
N D Bouvy Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Van Tiggelen H, LeBlanc K, Campbell K, Woo K, Baranoski S, Chang Y, Dunk A, Gloeckner M, Hevia H, Holloway S, Idensohn P, Karadağ A, Koren E, Kottner J, Langemo D, Ousey K, Pokorná A, Romanelli M, Santos V, Smet S, Tariq G, Van den Bussche K, Van Hecke A, Verhaeghe S, Vuagnat H, Williams A, Beeckman D. Standardizing the classification of skin tears: validity and reliability testing of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Classification System in 44 countries. Br J Dermatol 2020;183:146-154. [PMID: 31605618 PMCID: PMC7384145 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Skin tears are acute wounds that are frequently misdiagnosed and under-reported. A standardized and globally adopted skin tear classification system with supporting evidence for diagnostic validity and reliability is required to allow assessment and reporting in a consistent way.

OBJECTIVES

To measure the validity and reliability of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) Classification System internationally.

METHODS

A multicountry study was set up to validate the content of the ISTAP Classification System through expert consultation in a two-round Delphi procedure involving 17 experts from 11 countries. An online survey including 24 skin tear photographs was conducted in a convenience sample of 1601 healthcare professionals from 44 countries to measure diagnostic accuracy, agreement, inter-rater reliability and intrarater reliability of the instrument.

RESULTS

A definition for the concept of a 'skin flap' in the area of skin tears was developed and added to the initial ISTAP Classification System consisting of three skin tear types. The overall agreement with the reference standard was 0·79 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0·79-0·80] and sensitivity ranged from 0·74 (95% CI 0·73-0·75) to 0·88 (95% CI 0·87-0·88). The inter-rater reliability was 0·57 (95% CI 0·57-0·57). The Cohen's Kappa measuring intrarater reliability was 0·74 (95% CI 0·73-0·75).

CONCLUSIONS

The ISTAP Classification System is supported by evidence for validity and reliability. The ISTAP Classification System should be used for systematic assessment and reporting of skin tears in clinical practice and research globally. What's already known about this topic? Skin tears are common acute wounds that are misdiagnosed and under-reported too often. A skin tear classification system is needed to standardize documentation and description for clinical practice, audit and research. What does this study add? The International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Classification System was psychometrically tested in 1601 healthcare professionals from 44 countries. Diagnostic accuracy was high when differentiating between type 1, 2 and 3 skin tears using a set of validated photographs.

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Affiliation(s)

H. Van Tiggelen Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT)University Centre for Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care
K. LeBlanc School of Physical TherapyFaculty of Health SciencesWestern UniversityLondonONCanada Wound Ostomy Continence Institute/Association of Nurses Specialized in Wound Ostomy ContinenceOttawaONCanada
K. Campbell School of Physical TherapyFaculty of Health SciencesWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
K. Woo School of NursingFaculty of Health SciencesQueen's UniversityKingstonONCanada
S. Baranoski Nursing Advisory BoardRasmussen CollegeRomeoville/JolietILU.S.A.
Y.Y. Chang Division of NursingSpeciality Nursing (Wound Care)Singapore General HospitalBukit MerahSingapore
A.M. Dunk Tissue Viability UnitCanberra HospitalCanberra Health ServicesCanberraACTAustralia School of NursingFaculty of HealthUniversity of CanberraCanberraACTAustralia
M. Gloeckner UnityPoint Health TrinityRock IslandIllinois and Bettendorf, IAU.S.A.
H. Hevia Nursing SchoolNursing DepartmentAndrés Bello UniversityViña del MarChile
S. Holloway Centre for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineCollege of Biomedical and Life SciencesCardiff UniversityCardiffU.K.
P. Idensohn CliniCare Medical CentreBallitoKwaZulu‐NatalSouth Africa School of MedicineCollege of Biomedical and Life SciencesCardiff UniversityCardiffU.K. School of NursingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of the Free StateBloemfonteinSouth Africa
A. Karadağ School of NursingKoc UniversityIstanbulTurkey
E. Koren Leumit HMOVascular Ulcer ClinicGeula, JerusalemIsrael Israeli Wound Care Management and Research Association (IWCMRA)JerusalemIsrael
J. Kottner Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT)University Centre for Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care Department of Dermatology and AllergyCharité‐Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany
D. Langemo College of NursingUniversity of North DakotaGrand ForksNDU.S.A. Langemo and AssociatesGrand ForksNDU.S.A.
K. Ousey Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection PreventionDepartment of Nursing and MidwiferyUniversity of HuddersfieldHuddersfieldU.K. School of NursingFaculty of HealthQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLDAustralia School of Nursing & MidwiferyRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)DublinIreland
A. Pokorná Department of NursingFaculty of MedicineMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
M. Romanelli Department of DermatologyUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
V.L.C.G. Santos School of NursingMedical‐Surgical Nursing DepartmentUniversity of São PauloSão PauloBrazil School of NursingPortuguese Catholic UniversityPortoPortugal
S. Smet Wound Care Center
G. Tariq Wound Care Unit, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC)Abu DhabiU.A.E.
K. Van den Bussche Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT)University Centre for Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care
A. Van Hecke University Centre for Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care Nursing DepartmentGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
S. Verhaeghe University Centre for Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care Department Health CareVIVES University CollegeRoeselareBelgium
H. Vuagnat Centre for Wounds and Wound HealingUniversity Hospitals of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
A. Williams Wound and Ostomy CareReston Hospital CenterRestonVAU.S.A.
D. Beeckman Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT)University Centre for Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care School of Nursing & MidwiferyRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)DublinIreland School of Health SciencesÖrebro UniversityÖrebroSweden Research Unit of Plastic SurgeryDepartment of Clinical ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern DenmarkØdenseDenmark School of Nursing and MidwiferyMonash UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia

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Bittner R, Bain K, Bansal VK, Berrevoet F, Bingener-Casey J, Chen D, Chen J, Chowbey P, Dietz UA, de Beaux A, Ferzli G, Fortelny R, Hoffmann H, Iskander M, Ji Z, Jorgensen LN, Khullar R, Kirchhoff P, Köckerling F, Kukleta J, LeBlanc K, Li J, Lomanto D, Mayer F, Meytes V, Misra M, Morales-Conde S, Niebuhr H, Radvinsky D, Ramshaw B, Ranev D, Reinpold W, Sharma A, Schrittwieser R, Stechemesser B, Sutedja B, Tang J, Warren J, Weyhe D, Wiegering A, Woeste G, Yao Q. Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS))-Part A. Surg Endosc 2019;33:3069-3139. [PMID: 31250243 PMCID: PMC6722153 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-019-06907-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]

Abstract

Abstract

In 2014, the International Endohernia Society (IEHS) published the first international “Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias.” Guidelines reflect the currently best available evidence in diagnostics and therapy and give recommendations to help surgeons to standardize their techniques and to improve their results. However, science is a dynamic field which is continuously developing. Therefore, guidelines require regular updates to keep pace with the evolving literature.

Methods

For the development of the original guidelines, all relevant literature published up to year 2012 was analyzed using the ranking of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. For the present update, all of the previous authors were asked to evaluate the literature published during the recent years from 2012 to 2017 and revise their statements and recommendations given in the initial guidelines accordingly. In two Consensus Conferences (October 2017 Beijing, March 2018 Cologne), the updates were presented, discussed, and confirmed. To avoid redundancy, only new statements or recommendations are included in this paper. Therefore, for full understanding both of the guidelines, the original and the current, must be read. In addition, the new developments in repair of abdominal wall hernias like surgical techniques within the abdominal wall, release operations (transversus muscle release, component separation), Botox application, and robot-assisted repair methods were included.

Results

Due to an increase of the number of patients and further development of surgical techniques, repair of primary and secondary abdominal wall hernias attracts increasing interests of many surgeons. Whereas up to three decades ago hernia-related publications did not exceed 20 per year, currently this number is about 10-fold higher. Recent years are characterized by the advent of new techniques—minimal invasive techniques using robotics and laparoscopy, totally extraperitoneal repairs, novel myofascial release techniques for optimal closure of large defects, and Botox for relaxing the abdominal wall. Furthermore, a concomitant rectus diastasis was recognized as a significant risk factor for recurrence. Despite insufficient evidence with respect to these new techniques, it seemed to us necessary to include them in the update to stimulate surgeons to do research in these fields.

Conclusion

Guidelines are recommendations based on best available evidence intended to help the surgeon to improve the quality of his daily work. However, science is a continuously evolving process, and as such guidelines should be updated about every 3 years. For a comprehensive reference, however, it is suggested to read both the initial guidelines published in 2014 together with the update. Moreover, the presented update includes also techniques which were not known 3 years before.

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Affiliation(s)

R Bittner I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Trubetskaya str., 8, b. 2, 119992, Moscow, Russia. .,Emeritus Director Marienhospital Stuttgart, Supperstr. 19, 70565, Stuttgart, Germany.
K Bain Department of Surgery, New York University, New York, USA
V K Bansal Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room No. 5026A, 5th Floor, Teaching Block, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India
F Berrevoet Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
J Bingener-Casey Division of Breast, Endocrine, Metabolic & Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
D Chen Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, UCLA Division of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA
J Chen Department of Hernia and Abdominal Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Fengtai, China
P Chowbey Max Super Speciality Hospital, 2 Press Enclave Road, Saket, New Delhi, 110017, India
U A Dietz Klinik für Viszeral-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Kantonsspital Olten, Baslerstrasse 150, 4600, Olten, Switzerland
A de Beaux Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK
G Ferzli Department of Surgery, New York University, New York, USA
R Fortelny Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Tumorchirurgie, Wilhelminenspital, 1160, Vienna, Austria
H Hoffmann ZweiChirurgen GmbH, Zentrum für Hernienchirurgie und Proktologie, St. Johanns-Vorstadt 44, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
M Iskander Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1010 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, USA
Z Ji Department of Surgery, Southeast University School of Medicine, Main Add. 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
L N Jorgensen Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
R Khullar Max Super Speciality Hospital, 2 Press Enclave Road, Saket, New Delhi, 110017, India
P Kirchhoff ZweiChirurgen GmbH, Zentrum für Hernienchirurgie und Proktologie, St. Johanns-Vorstadt 44, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
F Köckerling Visceral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Zentrum für Minimal Invasive Chirurgie, Vivantes Klinikum Spandau, Neue Bergstraße 6, 13585, Berlin, Germany
J Kukleta Klinik im Park, Grossmuensterplatz 9, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland
K LeBlanc Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, 7777 Hennessy Blvd., Suite 612, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808, USA
J Li Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
D Lomanto Department of Surgery, YLL School of Medicine, National University Hospital, Level 2, Kent Ridge Wing 2, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
F Mayer Paracelsus Medizinische Universität Salzburg (PMU), Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Salzburg, Austria
V Meytes Department of Surgery, New York University, New York, USA
M Misra Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, RIICO Institutional Area, Tonk Road, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302 022, India
S Morales-Conde Centro de Cirugía Mayor Ambulatoria Ave María, Avda. de la Palmera, 53, 41013, Seville, Spain
H Niebuhr HANSECHIRURGIE, Niebuhr Marleschki & Partner, Alte Holstenstr. 16, 21031, Hamburg, Germany
D Radvinsky SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA
B Ramshaw Department of Surgery, University Surgeons Associates, 1930 Alcoa Highway, Bldg A, Ste 285, Knoxville, TN, 37920, USA
D Ranev Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health, New York, USA
W Reinpold Abteilung für Chirurgie, Wilhelmsburger Krankenhaus, Groß-Sand 3, 21107, Hamburg, Germany
A Sharma Max Super Speciality Hospital, 2 Press Enclave Road, Saket, New Delhi, 110017, India
R Schrittwieser Abteilung für Chirurgie, LKH Hochsteiermark, Standort Bruck an der Mur Tragösser Str. 1, 8600, Bruck an der Mur, Austria
B Stechemesser Hernienzentrum Köln, Zeppelinstraße 1, 50667, Cologne, Germany
B Sutedja Gading Pluit Hospital, Jl. Boulevard Timur Raya Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, 14250, Indonesia
J Tang Department of General Surgery, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
J Warren Minimally Invasive Surgery, Greenville Health System, Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, USA
D Weyhe Pius-Hospital Oldenburg, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Georgstraße 12, 26121, Oldenburg, Germany
A Wiegering Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Oberduerrbacher Strasse 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
G Woeste AGAPLESION ELISABETHENSTIFT gemeinnützige GmbH, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Landgraf-Georg-Strasse 100, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
Q Yao Department of Hernia and Abdominal Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Kirkpatrick T, Zimmerman B, LeBlanc K. Initial Experience with Robotic Hernia Repairs: A Review of 150 Cases. Surg Technol Int 2018;33:139-147. [PMID: 30117136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Robotic-assisted surgery has proved to be a valuable modality in specialties such as urology and gynecology and has gained wide acceptance in those fields. Its value in general surgery, however, has had a slower acceptance rate among surgeons. This study reviews my first 150 cases using the robot for one of the most common general surgery operations-the repair of hernias.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

All robotic hernia cases performed by a single surgeon were documented in an Excel? (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington) spreadsheet beginning in April, 2014. Data recorded included patient diagnosis, hernia defect size, mesh type and size, console time and total operative time, as well as first assistant (fellow, resident, or none). The postoperative course was carefully reviewed through the electronic medical record to identify complications and readmissions.

RESULTS

The average total case time was 138 minutes, while the average console time was 100 minutes. Incisional hernias made up 50.4% of the procedures, inguinal hernias-17.2%, ventral/umbilical-9.8%, parastomal-9.2%, lumbar-5.5%, hiatal-4.9%, and spigelian-2.5%. The average defect size was 48.47cm2. Complication rates were low at 5.3%, most of which were minor. There were no mortalities. There has been one known hernia recurrence.

CONCLUSIONS

This review shows that the use of the robot has proven to be safe and effective, and it has many benefits in hernia repair. One of those benefits is the ability to close the fascial defect with a running suture, thus avoiding the postoperative pain associated with transfascial sutures. The ability to intracorporeally fix a large piece of mesh to the abdominal wall that adequately and evenly covers the defect is another benefit. The high-quality three-dimensional view and the ability to articulate the instruments are well-established benefits of the robot as well. Robotic assistance also allows us to perform a minimally invasive hernia repair on large complex defects that would have otherwise been performed via an open approach.

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Berrevoet F, Doerhoff C, Muysoms F, Hopson S, Muzi MG, Nienhuijs S, Kullman E, Tollens T, Schwartz MR, LeBlanc K, Velanovich V, Jørgensen LN. A multicenter prospective study of patients undergoing open ventral hernia repair with intraperitoneal positioning using the monofilament polyester composite ventral patch: interim results of the PANACEA study. Med Devices (Auckl) 2017;10:81-88. [PMID: 28553149 PMCID: PMC5440003 DOI: 10.2147/mder.s132755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open

Berler DJ, Cook T, LeBlanc K, Jacob BP. Next Generation Mesh Fixation Technology for Hernia Repair. Surg Technol Int 2016;29:109-117. [PMID: 27466869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]

Remberger M, Afram G, Sundin M, Uhlin M, LeBlanc K, Björklund A, Mattsson J, Ljungman P. High incidence of severe chronic GvHD after HSCT with sibling donors. A single center analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016;51:1518-1521. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]

LeBlanc K, Jensen K, Krarup PM, Jorgensen L, Mynster T, Zappa B, Begolli L, Quazi S, Bhargava A, Luque JB, Suarez Gráu JM, Menchero JG, Moreno JG, Juraro JG, Ferreras ID, Nardi M, Millo P, Usai A, Lorusso R, Grivon M, Persico F, Allieta R, Christoffersen M, Brandt E, Helgstrand F, Westen M, Rosenberg J, Kehlet H, Strandfeit P, Bisgaard T, Vanini P, Kabbara S, Elia E, Piancastelli A, Guglielminetti D, Katsumoto F, Ahlqvist S, Björk D, Jänes A, Weisby-Enbom L, Israelsson L, Cengiz Y, Ndungu B, Kiragu P, Odende K, Jovanovic S, Pejcic V, Filipovic N, Trenkic M, Pavlovic A, Jovanovc B, Tatic M, Jovanovic A, Misra MC, Bansal VK, Subodh H, Krishna A, Bansal D, Ray S, Rajeshwari S, Björklund I, Burman A, Riccio PA, Vetrone G, Linguerri R, Liotta S, Antor M, Scottá M, Khalil H, Ichihara K, Takuo H, Ogawa M, Hidaka S, Hara K, Taki T, Ohashi S, Yoshida K, Galimov O, Shkundin A, Khanov V, Sarik J, Basta M, Bauder A, Kovach S, Fischer J, Tang L, Fei X, Xu M. Incisional Hernia: Daily Cases. Hernia 2015;19 Suppl 1:S85-92. [PMID: 26518867 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]

Affiliation(s)

K LeBlanc Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.,Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
K Jensen Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
P-M Krarup Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Colorectal Cancer Group, Denmark
L Jorgensen Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
T Mynster Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Colorectal Cancer Group, Denmark
B Zappa King George Hospital, London, UK
L Begolli King George Hospital, London, UK
S Quazi King George Hospital, London, UK
A Bhargava King George Hospital, London, UK
J Bellido Luque Riotinto Hospital, Huelva, Spain
J M Suarez Gráu
J Gomez Menchero
J García Moreno
J Guadalajra Juraro
I Durán Ferreras
M Nardi Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
P Millo Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
A Usai Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
R Lorusso Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
M Grivon Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
F Persico Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
R Allieta Division of General Surgery, USL Valle D'Aosta - Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
M Christoffersen Gastro Unit, Surgical Division, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
E Brandt Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Køge Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Køge, Denmark
F Helgstrand Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Køge Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Køge, Denmark
M Westen Gastro Unit, Surgical Division, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
J Rosenberg Gastro Unit, Surgical Division, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
H Kehlet Section of Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
P Strandfeit Gastro Unit, Surgical Division, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
T Bisgaard Gastro Unit, Surgical Division, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
P Vanini Casa di Cura Privata Malatesta Novello, Cesena, Italy
S Kabbara Casa di Cura Privata Malatesta Novello, Cesena, Italy
E Elia Casa di Cura Privata Malatesta Novello, Cesena, Italy
A Piancastelli Casa di Cura Privata Malatesta Novello, Cesena, Italy
D Guglielminetti Casa di Cura Privata Malatesta Novello, Cesena, Italy
F Katsumoto Katsumoto Day Surgery Clinic, Kitakyusyu, Japan
S Ahlqvist Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
D Björk Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
A Jänes Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
L Weisby-Enbom Department of Radiology, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
L Israelsson Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden.,Department of Surgery and Perioperative, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Y Cengiz Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden.,Department of Surgery and Perioperative, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
B Ndungu The University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
P Kiragu Maralal County Hospital, Maralal, Kenya
K Odende Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
S Jovanovic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
V Pejcic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
N Filipovic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
M Trenkic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
A Pavlovic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
B Jovanovc Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
M Tatic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
A Jovanovic Center for minimally invasive surgery, Nis, Serbia
M C Misra All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
V K Bansal All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
H Subodh All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
A Krishna All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
D Bansal All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
S Ray All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
S Rajeshwari All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
I Björklund General Surgery, Imola, Italy
A Burman Department of Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
P A Riccio General Surgery, Imola, Italy
G Vetrone General Surgery, Imola, Italy
R Linguerri General Surgery, Imola, Italy
S Liotta General Surgery, Imola, Italy
M Antor Department of Digestive Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
M Scottá
H Khalil
K Ichihara Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
H Takuo Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
M Ogawa Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
S Hidaka Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
K Hara Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
T Taki Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
S Ohashi Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
K Yoshida Katsusika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
O Galimov Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia
A Shkundin Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia
V Khanov Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia
J Sarik Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
M Basta Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
A Bauder Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
S Kovach Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Fischer Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
L Tang Shaoxing people' hospital, Shaoxing, China
X Fei Shaoxing people' hospital, Shaoxing, China
M Xu Shaoxing people' hospital, Shaoxing, China

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Skiveren J, Bermark S, LeBlanc K, Baranoski S. Danish translation and validation of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Skin Tear Classification System. J Wound Care 2015;24:388-92. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2015.24.8.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]

LeBlanc K. Proper mesh overlap is a key determinant in hernia recurrence following laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair. Hernia 2015;20:85-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s10029-015-1399-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]

Ambati A, Einarsdottir S, Magalhaes I, Poiret T, Bodenstein R, LeBlanc K, Brune M, Maeurer M, Ljungman P. Immunogenicity of virosomal adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccination in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2015;17:371-9. [DOI: 10.1111/tid.12382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]

Herrero-Pérez D, Martínez-Barberá H, LeBlanc K, Saffiotti A. Fuzzy uncertainty modeling for grid based localization of mobile robots. Int J Approx Reason 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]

Ntie S, Johnston AR, Mickala P, Bowkett AE, Jansen van Vuuren B, Colyn M, Telfer P, Maisels F, Hymas O, Rouyer RL, Wallace RA, LeBlanc K, van Vliet N, Sonet G, Verheyen E, Pires D, Wickings EJ, Lahm SA, Anthony NM. A molecular diagnostic for identifying central African forest artiodactyls from faecal pellets. Anim Conserv 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00303.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]

Omar H, Hägglund H, Gustafsson-Jernberg A, LeBlanc K, Mattsson J, Remberger M, Ringdén O, Sparrelid E, Sundin M, Winiarski J, Yun Z, Ljungman P. Targeted monitoring of patients at high risk of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease by quantitative Epstein-Barr virus polymerase chain reaction. Transpl Infect Dis 2009;11:393-9. [PMID: 19497070 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00410.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a serious complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). The likelihood of PTLD is increased in the presence of specific risk factors. Monitoring of EBV DNA load and early administration of rituximab in patients with high EBV loads is recommended for high-risk patients.

METHODS

Patients at high risk of EBV-associated PTLD were defined as those showing an EBV serological mismatch between donor and recipient, those with lymphoma, those given cord blood grafts, and those with primary EBV disease before SCT. High-risk patients were prospectively monitored by weekly measurement of EBV DNA by quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay, and rituximab was given when the EBV load reached 10,000 copies/mL or symptoms were suggestive of EBV disease. During the study period (July 2005 to the end of June 2007) 131 patients underwent SCT, of whom 53 had high risk factors. A historical control group transplanted between January 2003 to the end of June 2005 was retrospectively used to evaluate the effect of the prospective monitoring strategy.

RESULTS

Of the patients, 30% were positive for EBV DNA at least once; 10% of patients with EBV DNAemia developed PTLD. Risk factors of EBV DNAemia were younger age (P=0.04), receiving transplants from mismatched family or unrelated donors (P=0.01), and acute graft-versus-host disease grades II-IV (P=0.001). The overall frequency of PTLD was 3%; 5.7% in the high-risk group and 1.3% in the standard-risk group. Previous splenectomy (P=0.046) was the only significant risk factor associated with PTLD. In the control group, 6 of 150 patients (4%) developed PTLD; 5/53 (9.4%) in the high-risk group and 1/97 (1%) in the standard-risk group. Human leukocyte antigen-mismatched donors (P<0.01) and EBV-positive donors/EBV-negative recipients (P=0.01) had a significant impact on the risk of PTLD.

CONCLUSION

A targeted monitoring strategy among patients at a high risk of EBV-associated PTLD might be helpful to decrease the risk of development of PTLD. However, larger prospective studies are needed to verify this hypothesis.

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Remberger M, Mattsson J, Hassan Z, Karlsson N, LeBlanc K, Omazic B, Okas M, Sairafi D, Ringdén O. Risk factors for acute graft-versus-host disease grades II-IV after reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation with unrelated donors: a single centre study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007;41:399-405. [PMID: 17982493 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]

Lavingia B, Comeaux A, Rogers J, LeBlanc K, Arenas J, Lu C, Vazquez M, Stastny P. 14-P: HLA antibodies produced after rejection of kidney transplants. Hum Immunol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2007.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]

Awad ZT, Puri V, LeBlanc K, Stoppa R, Fitzgibbons RJ, Iqbal A, Filipi CJ. Mechanisms of ventral hernia recurrence after mesh repair and a new proposed classification. J Am Coll Surg 2005;201:132-40. [PMID: 15978454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2004] [Revised: 02/24/2005] [Accepted: 02/24/2005] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]

Kingsnorth A, LeBlanc K. Hernias: inguinal and incisional. Lancet 2003;362:1561-71. [PMID: 14615114 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)14746-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 560] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]

Kingsnorth A, LeBlanc K. Hernias: inguinal and incisional. Lancet 2003;362:1561-1571. [PMID: 14615114 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736%2803%2914746-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]

Koehler RH, Begos D, Berger D, Carey S, LeBlanc K, Park A, Ramshaw B, Smoot R, Voeller G. Minimal adhesions to ePTFE mesh after laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair: reoperative findings in 65 cases. Zentralbl Chir 2003;128:625-30. [PMID: 12931256 DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]

Remberger M, Naseh N, Aschan J, Barkholt L, LeBlanc K, Svennberg P, Ringdén O. G-CSF given after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation using HLA-identical sibling donors is associated to a higher incidence of acute GVHD II-IV. Bone Marrow Transplant 2003;32:217-23. [PMID: 12838288 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]

Aronoff R, Arregui M, Caushaj P, Coletta A, Duncan T, Felix TE, Fenoglio M, Filip C, Finley C, Fitzgibbons R, Franklin M, Franzide C, Geis P, Jacobs M, Kavic M, Laws TH, LeBlanc K, McKernan J, Placencia G, Schultz L, Sewell R, Uddo J. Ethical issues in endoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc 2003;17:522-3. [PMID: 12618958 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8756-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]

Koehler RH, Begos D, Berger D, Carey S, LeBlanc K, Park A, Ramshaw B, Smoot R, Voeller G. Minimal adhesions to ePTFE mesh after laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair: reoperative findings in 65 cases. JSLS 2003;7:335-40. [PMID: 14626400 PMCID: PMC3021335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open

LeBlanc K. Laparoscopic treatment of ventral hernia. Surg Endosc 2001;15:1242; author reply 1243. [PMID: 11727123 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8119-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]

Andersson P, LeBlanc K, Eriksson BA, Samuelsson J. No evidence for an altered mRNA expression or protein level of haematopoietic cell phosphatase in CD34+ bone marrow progenitor cells or mature peripheral blood cells in polycythaemia vera. Eur J Haematol 1997;59:310-7. [PMID: 9414643 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1997.tb01692.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]

Abstract

Polycythaemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by haematopoietic progenitor cells being hypersensitive to cytokines such as erythropoietin, interleukin-3, stem cell factor and insulin-like growth factor 1, which results in an increased production of mature blood cells. The pathogenetic cellular mechanism(s) behind this hypersensitivity to cytokines is unknown, but the number of cytokine receptors and the interaction between ligand and receptor are normal in PV. Interest has therefore focused on post-receptor mechanism(s). Haematopoietic cell phosphatase (HCP) is an intracellular tyrosine phosphatase that has been demonstrated to regulate proliferative signals negatively induced by the cytokines mentioned above. Moreover, motheaten mice that genetically lack HCP have an increased amount of erythroid progenitors that are hypersensitive to Epo, and patients with familial polycythaemia have been shown to exhibit a mutation of the Epo receptor gene that includes the docking site for HCP. We therefore studied mRNA expression of HCP in pure populations of CD34+ cells, granulocytes, platelets and lymphocytes from patients with PV, chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) or essential thrombocythemia (ET), as well as healthy controls. Using a polymerase chain reaction analysis employing specific primers for HCP, we failed to detect any abnormalities of HCP expression in PV in any of the cell populations that were examined. Moreover, HCP mRNA expression was similar in ET and CML compared to controls. Finally, Western blot analysis revealed a normal HCP protein content in PV granulocytes and platelets. We therefore conclude that neither an impaired expression of the HCP gene nor a defect in HCP protein synthesis is present in PV, and does not seem to play a role in the aetiology of this disorder.

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LeBlanc K, Samuelsson J. Elevated plasma lipoprotein (a)--a potential risk factor for thromboembolic complications in polycythaemia vera. Eur J Haematol 1996;57:257-8. [PMID: 8898932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]

Woods M, LeBlanc K, Gersema L. Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiothoracic surgery: results of a second survey. Hosp Pharm 1990;25:641-3. [PMID: 10170561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]

Basadre JO, Singh H, Herndon DN, Stothert J, Traber LD, Horn K, LeBlanc K, Flynn JT, Traber DL. Effect of antibody-mediated neutropenia on the cardiopulmonary response to endotoxemia. J Surg Res 1988;45:266-75. [PMID: 3411950 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(88)90074-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]