Kathleen L. Lak, MD

Publications

• The Association of Preoperative Food Insecurity With Early Postoperative Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery.

  (Mathson LR, Lak KL, Gould JC, Higgins RM, Kindel TL.) J Surg Res. 2024 Feb;294:51-57 PMID: 37864959 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174168780 10/22/2023

• Bariatric Surgeon Ergonomics: A Comparison of Laparoscopy and Robotics

  (Hilt L, Sherman B, Tan WH, Lak K, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Higgins RM.) Journal of Surgical Research. March 2024;295:864-873 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176383123 03/01/2024

• Inpatient opioid use and pain control after robotic versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

  (Saleh T, Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins R, Lak K, Gould J, Tan WH.) Surgery (United States). March 2024;175(3):599-604 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85177079402 03/01/2024

• Implementation of a standardized multimodal pain regimen significantly reduces postoperative inpatient opioid utilization in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

  (Tan WH, Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins RM, Lak K, Gould JC.) Surg Endosc. 2023 Apr;37(4):3103-3112 PMID: 35927346 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135574000 08/05/2022

• Transversus abdominis plane blocks for complex abdominal wall reconstruction decrease hospital length of stay compared to epidurals.

  (Petcka NL, Alter-Troilo K, Hetzel E, Higgins RM, Lak KL, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Kastenmeier AS, Goldblatt MI.) Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct;36(10):7722-7730 PMID: 35194667 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125066286 02/24/2022

• Examining current patterns of opioid prescribing and use after bariatric surgery.

  (Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins RM, Lak KL, Hetzel E, Gould JC.) Surg Endosc. 2022 Apr;36(4):2564-2569 PMID: 33978853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105861939 05/13/2021

• Safe Introduction of Technology

  (Lak K.) The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety, Second Edition. 1 January 2022:385-404 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165058825 01/01/2022

• Bariatric surgery in patients with advanced heart failure: A proposed multi-disciplinary pathway for surgical care in medically complex patients.

  (Kindel TL, Higgins RM, Lak K, Gould J, Baumann Kreuziger L, Mohammed A, Gaglianello N, Ishizawar D.) Surgery. 2021 Sep;170(3):659-663 PMID: 34052027 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106595666 05/31/2021

• The influence of preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: a randomized, controlled trial

  (Suh S, Hetzel E, Alter-Troilo K, Lak K, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Higgins RM.) Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. August 2021;17(8):1480-1488 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106298217 08/01/2021

• Magnetic sphincter augmentation

  (Lak KL, Gould JC.) Benign Esophageal Disease: Modern Surgical Approaches and Techniques. 12 April 2021:25-30 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148403728 04/12/2021

• SAGES primer for taking care of yourself during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

  (Dort J, Romanelli J, Choudhury N, Flink BJ, Lak K, Levy S, Needleman BJ, Paget CJ 3rd, Telem D, Schwarz E, Zhang LP, Sylla P, Mellinger JD, Matthews BD, Feldman L, Pryor AD, Asbun HJ.) Surg Endosc. 2020 Jul;34(7):2856-2862 PMID: 32435961 PMCID: PMC7238959 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085298996 05/22/2020

• Primary care providers' attitudes and knowledge of bariatric surgery.

  (Lopez EKH, Helm MC, Gould JC, Lak KL.) Surg Endosc. 2020 May;34(5):2273-2278 PMID: 31367984 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082729271 08/02/2019