Safe cholecystectomy multi-society practice guideline and state-of-the-art consensus conference on prevention of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy

…, RW Parks, MT Ansari, S Connor, RC Dirks… - Surgical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Bile duct injury (BDI) is the most common serious complication of laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. To address this problem, a multi-society consensus conference was held to …

Surgical treatment of GERD: systematic review and meta-analysis

SK McKinley, RC Dirks, D Walsh, C Hollands… - Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has a high worldwide prevalence in
adults and children. There is uncertainty regarding medical versus surgical therapy and …

[PDF][PDF] Models for the study of tendinopathy

RC Dirks, SJ Warden - J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2011 - researchgate.net
RC Dirks and SJ Warden: Models for the study of … RC Dirks and SJ Warden: Models for
the study of tendinopathy … RC Dirks and SJ Warden: Models for the study of tendinopathy …

SAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)

BJ Slater, RC Dirks, SK McKinley, MT Ansari… - Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is an extremely common condition
with several medical and surgical treatment options. A multidisciplinary expert panel was …

Orexin-A induces anxiety-like behavior through interactions with glutamatergic receptors in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of rats

…, A Molosh, PL Johnson, BP Harvey, RC Dirks… - Physiology & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The hypothalamic neuropeptide orexin (ORX) has been implicated in anxiety, and anxiety-like
behaviors. The purpose of these studies was to determine the role of ORX, specifically …

Sarcopenia in emergency abdominal surgery

RC Dirks, BL Edwards, E Tong, B Schaheen… - Journal of Surgical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Sarcopenia, a loss of skeletal muscle mass associated with aging, is a practical
measure of frailty and has been previously identified as a predictor of outcomes in surgical …

Base deficit is superior to lactate in trauma

JW Davis, RC Dirks, KL Kaups, P Tran - The American Journal of Surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Base Deficit (BD) and lactate have been used as indicators of shock and
resuscitation. This study was done to determine the association of BD and lactate and to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Attempting to validate the overtriage/undertriage matrix at a Level I trauma center

JW Davis, RC Dirks, LP Sue… - Journal of trauma and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND The Optimal Resources Document mandates trauma activation based on
injury mechanism, physiologic and anatomic criteria and recommends using the overtriage/…

Intercostal nerve block with liposomal bupivacaine vs epidural analgesia for the treatment of traumatic rib fracture

NW Sheets, JW Davis, RC Dirks, AW Pang… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Rib fractures are common among trauma patients and analgesia remains the
cornerstone of treatment. Intercostal nerve blocks provide analgesia but are limited by the …

SAGES guidelines for the use of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia

GP Kohn, RC Dirks, MT Ansari, J Clay, CM Dunst… - Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is increasingly used as primary treatment
for esophageal achalasia, in place of the options such as Heller myotomy (HM) and …