N/A N=81 Effects of Different Surgical Methods to Treat Obesity
Obesity · Type 2 Diabetes · Insulin Sensitivity
Primary: Insulin Sensitivity at 2 Years — 6.7; 6.6 glucose/kg body weight/min
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N/A N=199 S1316, Surgery or Non-Surgical Management in Treating Patients With Intra-Abdominal Cancer and Bowel Obstruction
Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction · Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Primary: Number of Days Alive and Outside of the Hospital — 42.6; 43.9; 54.8; 52.7 days — p=0.50
N/A N=3,000 REstrictive Versus LIbEral Fluid Therapy in Major Abdominal Surgery
Major Abdominal Surgery
Primary: Number of Participants With Disability-free Survival — 1232; 1223 Participants
Phase 4 N=14 ABRA Abdominal Closure System in Open Abdomen Management
Open Abdomen
Primary: Primary Closure Rate — 75; 67 % of participants
N/A N=278 Post-operative Patient Positioning Device for Improvement of Post-Operative Pain
Pain, Postoperative
Primary: Total Morphine Milliequivalent (MME) Use Postoperatively After Cesarean Delivery — 52; 68 Morphine milligram equivalents
N/A N=39 Sonographic Evaluation of Visceral Fat After Bariatric Surgery
Morbid Obesity
Primary: Decrease in the Visceral Fat Layer Measured by Ultrasound a Day Before and a Year After Surgery. — 3.6; 7.1; 5.6 visceral fat reduction in centimeters
Phase 2 N=202 D-PLEX 310: Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Post Abdominal Surgery Incisional Infection
Abdominal Surgery · Colon Surgery · Post-Op Infection
Primary: The Combined Infection and Mortality Rate Within 30 Days Post Index Surgery — 24; 10 Participants — p=0.0086
N/A N=89 A Study to Evaluate Two Different Surgical Methods for Treatment for Abdominal Wall Diastasis
Abdominal Hernias and Other Abdominal Wall Conditions · Post-operative Pain · Recurrence
Primary: Recurrence of Diastasis One Year Post-operatively That Indicated by CT Scan or Clinical Investigation. — 2; 3; 26 Participants
N/A N=72 The Efficacy of Thoracoabdominal Nerve Block With Serratus Intercostal Plane and Rectus Sheath Block in Cholecystectomy
Pain Management
Primary: Postoperative Pain Examination — 3; 5; 2; 3 score on a scale
N/A N=18 Vacuum Assisted Therapy in Emergent Contaminated Abdominal Surgeries
Gastrointestinal Injury · Complicated Diverticulitis
Primary: Rate of Surgical Site Infection — 5 Participants
N/A N=75 Pre Operative Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
Pain · Surgery
Primary: The Quality of Recovery Questionnaire (QoR40) on the Day (24 Hours) After Surgery — 172; 157; 173 units on a scale — p=0.006
Phase 4 N=128 The Laparotomy Study
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Primary: Surgical Rating Score — 4; 4.75 units on a scale — p=<0.05
Phase 4 N=144 Surgical Conditions During Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Morbid Obesity
Primary: Surgeon Satisfaction Scale — 2.7; 4.1; 3.1; 4.6 Scores on a scale
N/A N=56 Abdominal Binder to Reduce Pain and Seroma Formation
Ventral Hernias
Primary: Visual Analog Scale of Pain Activity — 50; 70 units on a scale
N/A N=150 Gastric Procedures for Obesity
Morbid Obesity
Primary: Change in Body Weight — -21.4; -36.6; -7.0 kg
N/A N=4 Efficacy Study to Evaluate Laparoscopic Fascial Closure Device
Hernia, Abdominal
Primary: Count of Participants With Successful Port Site Closure Using Port Close Device — 3 Participants
Phase 4 N=58 Improvement of Fluid Balance in Patients Undergoing Surgery of the Colon and Rectum
Colorectal Carcinoma
Primary: Peak Value of I-FABP — 440.8; 522.4 pg/mL
N/A N=16 OxyGenesys Dissolved Oxygen Dressing; Abdominoplasty at Northwestern University
Wounds
Primary: Healing in Days. — 13.1; 12.5 days
N/A N=283 Open Abdomen Study Comparing ABThera™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy System and Barker's Vacuum Packing Technique
Open Abdomen
Primary: Number of Participants With Primary Fascial Closure — 139; 69 Participants — p=0.06
Phase 4 N=43 Unilateral TAP Block for Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy · Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Primary: Amount of 24 Hour Opioid Consumption — 44.7; 38.7 morphine milligram equivalents
N/A N=50 Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Obesity · Morbid Obesity
Primary: Size of Adipocytes — 73.4; 99.0; 103.0 µm
N/A N=97 Low Pressure Pneumoperitoneum and Deep Neuromuscular Block vs. Standard During RARP to Improve Quality of Recovery; a Randomized Controlled Study.
Quality of Life · Postoperative Complications · Acute Pain
Primary: Quality of Recovery - 40 Items Questionnaire Score (QoR-40) — 162.7; 167.6 score on a scale of 200 — p=0.54
Phase 3 N=219 Evaluation of N1539 Following Abdominoplasty Surgery
Pain, Post-operative
Primary: Summed Pain Intensity Difference Over the First 24 Hours (SPID24) — -4262.1; -3535.7 units on a scale — p=0.0145
N/A N=253 Laparoscopic Versus Transabdominal Ultrasound in Morbidly Obese Patients
Cholelithiasis · Ultrasonography · Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Primary: Cholelithiasis on Transabdominal Ultrasound Versus Laparoscopic Ultrasound. — 61; 60 participants — p=0.763
N/A N=142 Abdominal Ice Packs for Pain Control and Reduction of Narcotic Use Following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Pain, Postoperative · Hysterectomy · Narcotic Use
Primary: Numeric Pain Intensity Scale — 3; 3 score on a scale — p=0.39
N/A N=402 Evaluation of Surgisis Gold Graft for Incision Reinforcement After Open Bariatric Surgery
Hernia · Obesity
Primary: Incisional Hernia — 32; 38 participants — p=0.60
N/A N=78 Abdominal Colpopexy: Comparison of Endoscopic Surgical Strategies
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Primary: Total Cost of Care Between Standard and Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy — 11573; 19616 Dollars — p=<.001
N/A N=24 Endoscopic Surgery for Bariatric Revision After Weight Loss Failure
Morbid Obesity · Weight Loss
Primary: Mean Weight Loss — 13.3 Pounds
N/A N=70 Surgical Study Comparing 2 Procedures for the Treatment of a Dropped Bladder
Prolapse
Primary: Change in the Stage of Prolapse of the Anterior Vaginal Wall Before and One Year After Surgery
N/A N=180 Study Evaluating Severe Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) Following Contaminated Or Dirty-infected Abdominal Surgery
Surgical Wound Infection · Postoperative Wound Infection
Primary: Percentage of Participants With Pre-surgical Morbidities — 47.8; 48.9; 26.7; 23.3 percentage of participants — p=0.881