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Lillian S. Kao
Researcher at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Publications - 297
Citations - 7097
Lillian S. Kao is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Hernia. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 259 publications receiving 5664 citations. Previous affiliations of Lillian S. Kao include University of Texas at Austin & University of Toronto.
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Mesh Location in Open Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
TL;DR: This network meta-analysis suggests the probability of sublay being the best location for mesh placement is high, and that sublay mesh location has lower complication rates than other mesh locations.
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Hyperglycemia and morbidity and mortality in extremely low birth weight infants
Lillian S. Kao,Brenda H. Morris,Kevin P. Lally,C. D. Stewart,Valerie Huseby,Kathleen A. Kennedy +5 more
TL;DR: Severe hyperglycemia in the first few days after birth is associated with increased odds of death and sepsis in ELBW infants.
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Comparison of Outcomes of Synthetic Mesh vs Suture Repair of Elective Primary Ventral Herniorrhaphy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Mylan T. Nguyen,Rachel L. Berger,Stephanie C. Hicks,Jessica A. Davila,Linda T. Li,Lillian S. Kao,Mike K. Liang +6 more
TL;DR: Mesh repair has a small reduction in recurrence rates compared with suture repairs for primary ventral hernias, but an increased risk of seroma and SSI was observed.
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Adverse Events after Ventral Hernia Repair: The Vicious Cycle of Complications.
Julie L. Holihan,Zeinab M. Alawadi,Robert G. Martindale,J. Scott Roth,Curtis J. Wray,Tien C. Ko,Lillian S. Kao,Mike K. Liang +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed a multicenter database of patients who underwent an elective ventral hernia repair from 2000 to 2012 with at least 6 months of follow-up and elective repairs.
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Implementing a surgical checklist: More than checking a box
Shauna M. Levy,Casey E. Senter,Russell B. Hawkins,Jane Y. Zhao,Kaitlin Doody,Lillian S. Kao,Kevin P. Lally,KuoJen Tsao +7 more
TL;DR: Data show that despite the 100% documented completion of the preincision phase of the checklist; most of the individual checkpoints are either not executed as designed or not executed at all.