Smoking and Postoperative Surgical Site Infection: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire. JAMA Surg. 2017 05 01; 152(5):484.
Smoking and Postoperative Surgical Site Infection: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire.
Wightman SC, Posner MC, Patti MG, Ganai S, Watson S, Prachand V, Ferguson MK
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Extremes of body mass index and postoperative complications after esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus. 2017 May 01; 30(5):1-6.
Extremes of body mass index and postoperative complications after esophagectomy.
Agarwal S, Shenaq D, Teven CM, Prachand V, Roughton M, Zachary L
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
Body contouring after obesity surgery is associated with a weight loss benefit among patients. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Sep; 70(9):1186-1190.
Body contouring after obesity surgery is associated with a weight loss benefit among patients.
Creating and Communicating Clinical Protocols. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2017; 55(4):70-77.
Creating and Communicating Clinical Protocols.
Vigneswaran Y, Wang V, Krezalek M, Prachand V, Wyers S, Juricek C, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Hussain M
Laparoscopic procedures in patients with cardiac ventricular assist devices. Surg Endosc. 2019 07; 33(7):2181-2186.
Laparoscopic procedures in patients with cardiac ventricular assist devices.
Berian JR, Thomas JM, Minami CA, Farrell PR, O'Leary KJ, Williams MV, Prachand VN, Halverson AL, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK
International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
Evaluation of a novel mentor program to improve surgical care for US hospitals. Int J Qual Health Care. 2017 Apr 01; 29(2):234-242.
Evaluation of a novel mentor program to improve surgical care for US hospitals.
Yang AD, Hewitt DB, Blay E, Kreutzer LJ, Quinn CM, Cradock KA, Prachand V, Bilimoria KY, Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC)
Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis. Ann Surg. 2020 06; 271(6):1072-1079.
Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
McGee MF, Kreutzer L, Quinn CM, Yang A, Shan Y, Halverson AL, Love R, Johnson JK, Prachand V, Bilimoria KY
Leveraging a Comprehensive Program to Implement a Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative. Ann Surg. 2019 Sep 04.
Leveraging a Comprehensive Program to Implement a Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative.
McGee MF, Kreutzer L, Quinn CM, Yang A, Shan Y, Halverson AL, Love R, Johnson JK, Prachand V, Bilimoria KY, Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC)
Leveraging a Comprehensive Program to Implement a Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative. Ann Surg. 2019 10; 270(4):701-711.
Catenacci DVT, Chase L, Lomnicki S, Karrison T, de Wilton Marsh R, Rampurwala MM, Narula S, Alpert L, Setia N, Xiao SY, Hart J, Siddiqui UD, Peterson B, Moore K, Kipping-Johnson K, Markevicius U, Gordon B, Allen K, Racette C, Maron SB, Liao CY, Polite BN, Kindler HL, Turaga K, Prachand VN, Roggin KK, Ferguson MK, Posner MC
Evaluation of the Association of Perioperative UGT1A1 Genotype-Dosed gFOLFIRINOX With Margin-Negative Resection Rates and Pathologic Response Grades Among Patients With Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 02 05; 3(2):e1921290.
Evaluation of the Association of Perioperative UGT1A1 Genotype-Dosed gFOLFIRINOX With Margin-Negative Resection Rates and Pathologic Response Grades Among Patients With Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial.
Vigneswaran Y, Prachand VN, Posner MC, Matthews JB, Hussain M
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
What Is the Appropriate Use of Laparoscopy over Open Procedures in the Current COVID-19 Climate? J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 07; 24(7):1686-1691.
What Is the Appropriate Use of Laparoscopy over Open Procedures in the Current COVID-19 Climate?
Prachand VN, Milner R, Angelos P, Posner MC, Fung JJ, Agrawal N, Jeevanandam V, Matthews JB
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Aug; 231(2):281-288.
Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Slidell MB, Kandel JJ, Prachand V, Baroody FM, Gundeti MS, Reid RR, Angelos P, Matthews JB, Mak GZ
Pediatric Modification of the Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring System for Operating Room Procedure Prioritization During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 08; 231(2):205-215.
Pediatric Modification of the Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring System for Operating Room Procedure Prioritization During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Prachand V, Tseng J, Milner R, Posner M, Matthews J
Web-Based Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) Procedure Scoring Worksheet: In Reply to Ing and Ing. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 09; 231(3):407.
Web-Based Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) Procedure Scoring Worksheet: In Reply to Ing and Ing.
He S, Cook BL, Deverman BE, Weihe U, Zhang F, Prachand V, Zheng J, Weintraub SJ
E2F is required to prevent inappropriate S-phase entry of mammalian cells. Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Jan; 20(1):363-71.
E2F is required to prevent inappropriate S-phase entry of mammalian cells.
Slidell MB, Kandel JJ, Prachand V, Matthews JB, Mak GZ
Pediatric Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring Tool Facilitates Dynamic and Flexible Decision-Making and Triage for Procedures: In Reply to González Villarreal and Colleagues. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 02; 232(2):226.
Pediatric Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring Tool Facilitates Dynamic and Flexible Decision-Making and Triage for Procedures: In Reply to González Villarreal and Colleagues.
Fichera A, Prachand V, Kives S, Levine R, Hasson H
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Physical reality simulation for training of laparoscopists in the 21st century. A multispecialty, multi-institutional study. JSLS. 2005 Apr-Jun; 9(2):125-9.
Physical reality simulation for training of laparoscopists in the 21st century. A multispecialty, multi-institutional study.
Gross JB, Bachenberg KL, Benumof JL, Caplan RA, Connis RT, Coté CJ, Nickinovich DG, Prachand V, Ward DS, Weaver EM, Ydens L, Yu S, American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management
Practice guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Anesthesiology. 2006 May; 104(5):1081-93; quiz 1117-8.
Practice guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Duodenal switch provides superior weight loss in the super-obese (BMI > or =50 kg/m2) compared with gastric bypass. Ann Surg. 2006 Oct; 244(4):611-9.
Duodenal switch provides superior weight loss in the super-obese (BMI > or =50 kg/m2) compared with gastric bypass.
Laparoscopic-assisted double-balloon enteroscopy for small-bowel polyp surveillance and treatment in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Dec; 64(6):984-8.
Laparoscopic-assisted double-balloon enteroscopy for small-bowel polyp surveillance and treatment in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
Piano G, Ketteler ER, Prachand V, Devalk E, Van Ha TG, Gewertz BL, Alverdy JC
Safety, feasibility, and outcome of retrievable vena cava filters in high-risk surgical patients. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Apr; 45(4):784-8; discussion 788.
Safety, feasibility, and outcome of retrievable vena cava filters in high-risk surgical patients.
Paraesophageal hernia: a rare presentation of Marfan syndrome in adults. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Nov; 66(5):1050-2.
Paraesophageal hernia: a rare presentation of Marfan syndrome in adults.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and severe obesity: Fundoplication or bariatric surgery? World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Aug 14; 16(30):3757-61.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and severe obesity: Fundoplication or bariatric surgery?
Duodenal switch provides superior resolution of metabolic comorbidities independent of weight loss in the super-obese (BMI > or = 50 kg/m2) compared with gastric bypass. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Feb; 14(2):211-20.
Duodenal switch provides superior resolution of metabolic comorbidities independent of weight loss in the super-obese (BMI > or = 50 kg/m2) compared with gastric bypass.
Assessment of a scoring system for predicting complications after esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus. 2011 Sep; 24(7):510-5.
Assessment of a scoring system for predicting complications after esophagectomy.
The role of malabsorption in bariatric surgery. World J Surg. 2009 Oct; 33(10):1989-94.
The role of malabsorption in bariatric surgery.
Surgical treatment of obesity. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Nov; 70(5):985-90.
Tapaskar N, Genere JR, Prachand VN, Semrad CE
Superior outcomes with double-balloon enteroscopy for small bowel lesion marking followed by intracorporeal as opposed to extracorporeal resection and reconstruction. Surg Endosc. 2022 05; 36(5):3227-3233.
Superior outcomes with double-balloon enteroscopy for small bowel lesion marking followed by intracorporeal as opposed to extracorporeal resection and reconstruction.
Gemmel K, Santry HP, Prachand VN, Alverdy JC
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Vitamin D deficiency in preoperative bariatric surgery patients. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Jan-Feb; 5(1):54-9.
Vitamin D deficiency in preoperative bariatric surgery patients.
Reverse NOTES: a Hybrid Technique of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Retrieval of an Ingested Foreign Body. JSLS. 2008 Oct-Dec; 12(4):395-8.
Reverse NOTES: a Hybrid Technique of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Retrieval of an Ingested Foreign Body.
Kang L, Marty D, Pauli RM, Mendelsohn NJ, Prachand V, Waggoner D
Chondrodysplasia punctata associated with malabsorption from bariatric procedures. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Jan-Feb; 6(1):99-101.
Chondrodysplasia punctata associated with malabsorption from bariatric procedures.
Soares R, Herbella FA, Prachand VN, Ferguson MK, Patti MG
Epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus. From pathophysiology to treatment. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Dec; 14(12):2009-15.
Epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus. From pathophysiology to treatment.
Alverdy JC, Prachand V, Flanagan B, Thistlethwaite WA, Siegler M, Garfinkel M, Angelos P, Agarwal S, Santry H
Bariatric surgery: a history of empiricism, a future in science. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Mar; 13(3):465-77.
Bariatric surgery: a history of empiricism, a future in science.
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
Stapling and sleeve: science and myths. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2010 Jun; 20(3):141-5.
The evolution of minimally invasive bariatric surgery. World J Surg. 2011 Jul; 35(7):1464-8.
The evolution of minimally invasive bariatric surgery.
Prediction of major pulmonary complications after esophagectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 May; 91(5):1494-1500; discussion 1500-1.
Prediction of major pulmonary complications after esophagectomy.
Rezania K, Gottlieb O, Guralnick A, Prachand V, Sweitzer BJ, Vigneswaran W, White SR, Roos RP
Venous thromboembolism after diaphragm pacing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Nov; 50(5):863-5.
Venous thromboembolism after diaphragm pacing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Bilimoria KY, McGee MF, Williams MV, Johnson JK, Halverson AL, O'Leary KJ, Farrell P, Thomas J, Love R, Kreutzer L, Dahlke AR, D'Orazio B, Reinhart S, Dienes K, Schumacher M, Shan Y, Quinn C, Prachand VN, Sullivan S, Cradock KA, Boyd K, Hopkinson W, Fairman C, Odell D, Stulberg JJ, Barnard C, Holl J, Merkow RP, Yang AD
Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches
Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): Implementing 21 Components to Catalyze Statewide Improvement in Surgical Care. Ann Surg Open. 2023 Mar; 4(1):e258.
Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): Implementing 21 Components to Catalyze Statewide Improvement in Surgical Care.
Bryan AF, McRae C, Zhang J, Campbell PA, Mojtahed SA, Hussain M, Prachand VN, Vigneswaran Y
Supervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 10; 19(10):1094-1098.
Supervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery.
Silver CM, Yang AD, Shan Y, Love R, Prachand VN, Cradock KA, Johnson J, Halverson AL, Merkow RP, McGee MF, Bilimoria KY, Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative
Changes in Surgical Outcomes in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative with Introduction of Simultaneous, Comprehensive Interventions. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 07 01; 237(1):128-138.
Changes in Surgical Outcomes in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative with Introduction of Simultaneous, Comprehensive Interventions.
Coburn N, Seevaratnam R, Paszat L, Helyer L, Law C, Swallow C, Cardosa R, Mahar A, Lourenco LG, Dixon M, Bekaii-Saab T, Chau I, Church N, Coit D, Crane CH, Earle C, Mansfield P, Marcon N, Miner T, Noh SH, Porter G, Posner MC, Prachand V, Sano T, van de Velde C, Wong S, McLeod R
Optimal management of gastric cancer: results from an international RAND/UCLA expert panel. Ann Surg. 2014 Jan; 259(1):102-8.
Optimal management of gastric cancer: results from an international RAND/UCLA expert panel.
Brar SS, Mahar AL, Helyer LK, Swallow C, Law C, Paszat L, Seevaratnam R, Cardoso R, McLeod R, Dixon M, Yohanathan L, Lourenco LG, Bocicariu A, Bekaii-Saab T, Chau I, Church N, Coit D, Crane CH, Earle C, Mansfield P, Marcon N, Miner T, Noh SH, Porter G, Posner MC, Prachand V, Sano T, van de Velde C, Wong S, Coburn NG
Processes of care in the multidisciplinary treatment of gastric cancer: results of a RAND/UCLA expert panel. JAMA Surg. 2014 Jan; 149(1):18-25.
Processes of care in the multidisciplinary treatment of gastric cancer: results of a RAND/UCLA expert panel.
Dixon M, Mahar A, Paszat L, McLeod R, Law C, Swallow C, Helyer L, Seeveratnam R, Cardoso R, Bekaii-Saab T, Chau I, Church N, Coit D, Crane CH, Earle C, Mansfield P, Marcon N, Miner T, Noh SH, Porter G, Posner MC, Prachand V, Sano T, Van de Velde CJ, Wong S, Coburn N
What provider volumes and characteristics are appropriate for gastric cancer resection? Results of an international RAND/UCLA expert panel. Surgery. 2013 Nov; 154(5):1100-9.
What provider volumes and characteristics are appropriate for gastric cancer resection? Results of an international RAND/UCLA expert panel.
Ferguson MK, Umanskiy K, Warnes C, Celauro AD, Vigneswaran WT, Prachand VN
Training in minimally invasive lobectomy: thoracoscopic versus robotic approaches. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun; 97(6):1885-92.
Training in minimally invasive lobectomy: thoracoscopic versus robotic approaches.
Councell KA, Bryan AF, Polcari AM, McRae C, Prachand VN, Hussain M, Vigneswaran Y
Beyond race: social vulnerability and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov; 20(11):1146-1153.
Beyond race: social vulnerability and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery.
Khwaja H, Coelho AJ, Mazzarella M, Miller K, Nimeri A, Ponce J, Prachand V, Shikora S, van Wagensveld B, Weiner R, Zundel N
The IFSO Website (www.ifso.com): the Online Gateway to Obesity and Metabolic Disorders for Bariatric Surgery Professionals and Patients: On behalf of the IFSO Communications Committee. Obes Surg. 2015 Nov; 25(11):2176-9.
The IFSO Website (www.ifso.com): the Online Gateway to Obesity and Metabolic Disorders for Bariatric Surgery Professionals and Patients: On behalf of the IFSO Communications Committee.
Golisch KB, Silver CM, Shan Y, Guerra A, Janczewski LM, Chung J, D'Orazio B, Johnson JK, Prachand VN, McGee MF, Odell DD, Yang AD, Bilimoria KY, Merkow RP
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Collaborative-Wide Quality Improvement Project to Improve Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis After Abdominopelvic Cancer Surgery. Ann Surg Open. 2025 Mar; 6(1):e555.
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Collaborative-Wide Quality Improvement Project to Improve Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis After Abdominopelvic Cancer Surgery.
Kunze KN, Hanlon EC, Prachand VN, Brady MJ
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology
Peripheral circadian misalignment: contributor to systemic insulin resistance and potential intervention to improve bariatric surgical outcomes. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2016 09 01; 311(3):R558-63.
Peripheral circadian misalignment: contributor to systemic insulin resistance and potential intervention to improve bariatric surgical outcomes.
Ganai S, Prachand VN, Posner MC, Alverdy JC, Choi E, Hussain M, Waxman I, Patti MG, Roggin KK
Predictors of unsuccessful laparoscopic resection of gastric submucosal neoplasms. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Feb; 17(2):244-55; discussion 255-6.
Predictors of unsuccessful laparoscopic resection of gastric submucosal neoplasms.
Dixon M, Seevaratnam R, Wirtzfeld D, McLeod R, Helyer L, Law C, Swallow C, Paszat L, Bocicariu A, Cardoso R, Mahar A, Bekaii-Saab T, Chau I, Church N, Coit D, Crane CH, Earle C, Mansfield P, Marcon N, Miner T, Noh SH, Porter G, Posner MC, Prachand V, Sano T, Van de Velde CJ, Wong S, Coburn N
A RAND/UCLA appropriateness study of the management of familial gastric cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Feb; 20(2):533-41.
A RAND/UCLA appropriateness study of the management of familial gastric cancer.
Brar S, Law C, McLeod R, Helyer L, Swallow C, Paszat L, Seevaratnam R, Cardoso R, Dixon M, Mahar A, Lourenco LG, Yohanathan L, Bocicariu A, Bekaii-Saab T, Chau I, Church N, Coit D, Crane CH, Earle C, Mansfield P, Marcon N, Miner T, Noh SH, Porter G, Posner MC, Prachand V, Sano T, van de Velde C, Wong S, Coburn N, International multidisciplinary expert panel
Defining surgical quality in gastric cancer: a RAND/UCLA appropriateness study. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Aug; 217(2):347-57.e1.
Defining surgical quality in gastric cancer: a RAND/UCLA appropriateness study.
White MG, Ward MA, Applewhite MK, Wong H, Prachand V, Angelos P, Kaplan EL, Grogan RH
Rates of secondary hyperparathyroidism after bypass operation for super-morbid obesity: An overlooked phenomenon. Surgery. 2017 03; 161(3):720-726.
Rates of secondary hyperparathyroidism after bypass operation for super-morbid obesity: An overlooked phenomenon.
Pariser JJ, Pearce SM, Anderson BB, Packiam VT, Prachand VN, Smith ND, Steinberg GD
Extended Duration Enoxaparin Decreases the Rate of Venous Thromboembolic Events after Radical Cystectomy Compared to Inpatient Only Subcutaneous Heparin. J Urol. 2017 02; 197(2):302-307.
Extended Duration Enoxaparin Decreases the Rate of Venous Thromboembolic Events after Radical Cystectomy Compared to Inpatient Only Subcutaneous Heparin.
Evaluation of a novel mentor program to improve surgical care for US hospitals. Int J Qual Health Care. 2017 Feb 02; 1-9.