OHSU Department of Surgery funded the Oregon study. The study authors report no disclosures. The University of Alabama at Birmingham study reports no funding. The study authors report no disclosures.
The complete manuscript of these studies and their presentation at the American Surgical Association’s 138th Annual Meeting, April 2018, in Phoenix, is anticipated to be published in the Annals of Surgery pending editorial review.
SOURCE: Morris MS et al. ASA Annual Meeting 2018, Abstract 4. Hoops HE et al. ASA Annual Meeting 2018, Abstract 9.