The application of artificial intelligence technologies is growing in several fields of
healthcare settings. The aim of this article is to review the current applications of artificial …

Introduction Emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions after surgery are common
and represent a significant cost-burden on the healthcare system. A notable portion of these …

Background A significant portion of health care spending is driven by a small percentage of
the overall population. Understanding risk factors predisposing patients to disproportionate …

Background The impact of well-controlled or historical psychiatric diagnoses in patients
seeking bariatric surgery (BS) on perioperative outcomes is unclear. The primary objective …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic forced a reconsideration of surgical patient
management in the setting of scarce resources and risk of viral transmission. Herein we …

Background In the context of increased attention afforded to hospital efficiency and improved
but safe patient throughput, decreasing unnecessary hospital length of stay (LOS) is …

Purpose This study aims to determine if the hospital efficiency, safety and health outcomes
are equal in patients who receive bariatric surgery in government-funded hospitals (GFH) …

OBJECTIVE Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) surveys, completed by patients following an inpatient stay, are utilized to assess …

Background Large-scale analyses stratifying bariatric surgery readmissions by urgency are
lacking. Objectives Identify predictors of urgent/nonurgent readmission among “ideal” …

Abstract Background Bariatric surgery (BSx) is one of the most common surgical procedures
in North America. Readmissions may be associated with a high burden to the healthcare …