Augustine Obirieze
Howard University
34 Papers
192 Citations
Augustine Obirieze is an academic researcher from Howard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Odds ratio. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 34 publications.
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Papers
Optimal Time for Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis
Syed Nabeel Zafar,Augustine Obirieze,Babawande Adesibikan,Edward E. Cornwell,Terrence M. Fullum,Daniel D. Tran +5 more
TL;DR: Although causality could not be established, delaying LC was associated with more complications, higher mortality, and higher costs, and the optimal time of surgery to be within the first 48 hours of presentation.
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Associated injuries in traumatic sternal fractures: a review of the National Trauma Data Bank.
Tolulope A. Oyetunji,Hope T. Jackson,Augustine Obirieze,Danier Moore,Marc J. Branche,Wendy R. Greene,Edward E. Cornwell,Suryanarayana M. Siram +7 more
TL;DR: Mechanism of injury and presence of sternal fractures should alert providers to these potential associated injuries, and Lung contusion remains the leading associated injury followed by vertebral spine fractures.
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Open reduction internal fixation versus hemiarthroplasty versus total hip arthroplasty in the elderly: a review of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.
Michael A. Fisher,Jarrod D. Matthei,Augustine Obirieze,Gezzer Ortega,Daniel D. Tran,Daniel Carnegie,Patricia L. Turner,Terrence M. Fullum,Marc E. Rankin +8 more
TL;DR: The 30-d postoperative outcomes of THA, HA, and ORIF among patients aged ≥65 y with femoral neck fractures within a national surgical database are described to describe the variation in overall morbidity and mortality after surgery.
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Surgical management of complicated diverticulitis: a comparison of the laparoscopic and open approaches.
TL;DR: The laparoscopic approach is associated with lower complication rates compared with the open approach for the surgical treatment of diverticulitis with a primary anastomosis and lower postoperative morbidity for patients undergoing PA.
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Open versus endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample study.
Kakra Hughes,Jean B Guerrier,Augustine Obirieze,Dora Ngwang,David Rose,Daniel Tran,Edward E. Cornwell,Thomas O. Obisesan,Ourania Preventza +8 more
TL;DR: Nationwide data comparing open versus endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TEVAR) in the United States reveal decreased postoperative mortality and a decreased incidence of postoperative neurologic, cardiac, and respiratory complications for TEVAR.
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