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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023

Morbidity of antireflux surgery in lung transplant and matched nontransplant cohorts is comparable.

Deepika Razia, Sumeet K Mittal, Rajat Walia, Sofya Tokman, Jasmine L Huang, Michael A Smith, Ross M Bremner

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Safe and effective antireflux surgery in lung transplant recipients: preliminary results.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Deepika RaziaNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Sumeet K MittalNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA. sumeet.mittal@commonspirit.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-3891
Rajat WaliaNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Sofya TokmanNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Jasmine L HuangNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Michael A SmithNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Ross M BremnerNorton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Rd, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Creighton University · USSt. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSafety data on perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) after lung transplantation (LT) are lacking. We compared the 30-day readmission rate and short-term morbidity after LARS between LT recipients and matched nontransplant (NT) controls.

methodsAdult patients who underwent LARS between January 1, 2015, and October 31, 2021, were included. The participants were divided into two groups: LT recipients and NT controls. First, we compared 30-day readmission rates after LARS between the LT and NT cohorts. Next, we compared 30-day morbidity after LARS between the LT cohort and a 1-to-2 propensity score-matched NT cohort.

resultsA total of 1328 patients (55 LT recipients and 1273 NT controls) were included. The post-LARS 30-day readmission rate was higher in LT recipients than in the overall NT controls (14.5% vs. 2.8%, p < 0.001). Compared to matched NT controls, LT recipients had a lower prevalence of paraesophageal hernia, a smaller median hernia size, and higher peristaltic vigor. Also compared to the matched NT controls, the LT recipients had a lower median operative time but a longer median length of hospital stay. The proportion of patients with a post-LARS event within 30 postoperative days was comparable between the LT and matched NT cohorts (21.8% vs 14.5%, p = 0.24).

conclusionsDespite a higher perceived risk of comorbidity burden, LT recipients and matched NT controls had similar rates of post-LARS 30-day morbidity at our large-volume center with expertise in transplant and foregut surgery. LARS after LT is safe.

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Gastroesophageal RefluxLaparoscopyLung TransplantationAdultFundoplicationHumansMorbidityPostoperative ComplicationsTreatment OutcomeGastroesophageal refluxLaparoscopic antireflux surgeryLung transplantationMorbidityReadmissionsSafety

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PMID36131161
PMCPMC9491650
OpenAlexW4296964336

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