D.L. Fowler
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D.L. Fowler has a total of 10 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
A. Ude
1 shared publicationD. Boffa
New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
1 shared publicationE. C. Borrazzo
Minimal Access Surgery Center Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center, F763 Box 203, New York, NY 10021, USA
1 shared publicationF. Martini
Cadence Development, Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer, Ste. 1266, Houston, TX 77056, USA
1 shared publicationM. F. Belmont
New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
1 shared publicationM.A. Hardy
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 29 February 2008
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Surgical Education
- Vol. 65 (1) , 20
Does training novices on laparoscopic simulators have predictive validity or are we just playing video games?
- 29 February 2008
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Surgical Education
- Vol. 65 (1) , 20
Does training novices on laparoscopic simulators have predictive validity or are we just playing video games?
- 1 May 2004
- Published by Springer Nature in Hernia
- Vol. 8 (2) , 108-112
Effect of prosthetic material on adhesion formation after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in a porcine model
Intraperitoneal placement of prosthetic mesh causes adhesion formation after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. A prosthesis that prevents or reduces adhesion formation is desirable. In this study, 21 pigs were randomized to receive laparoscopic placement of plain polypropylene mesh (PPM), expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), or polypropylene coated on one side with a bioresorbable adhesion barrier (PPM/HA/CMC). The animals were sacrificed after 28 days and evaluated for adhesion formation. Mean area of adhesion formation was 14% (SD±15) in the PPM/HA/CMC group, 40% (SD±17) in the PPM group, and 41% (SD±39) in the ePTFE group. The difference between PPM/HA/CMC and PPM was significant (P=0.013). A new visceral layer of mesothelium was present in seven out of seven PPM/HA/CMC cases, six out of seven PPM cases, and two out of seven ePTFE cases. Thus, laparoscopic placement of PPM/HA/CMC reduces adhesion formation compared to other mesh types used for laparoscopic ventral hernia repairs.
- 1 May 2004
- Published by Springer Nature in Hernia
- Vol. 8 (2) , 108-112
Effect of prosthetic material on adhesion formation after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in a porcine model
Intraperitoneal placement of prosthetic mesh causes adhesion formation after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. A prosthesis that prevents or reduces adhesion formation is desirable. In this study, 21 pigs were randomized to receive laparoscopic placement of plain polypropylene mesh (PPM), expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), or polypropylene coated on one side with a bioresorbable adhesion barrier (PPM/HA/CMC). The animals were sacrificed after 28 days and evaluated for adhesion formation. Mean area of adhesion formation was 14% (SD±15) in the PPM/HA/CMC group, 40% (SD±17) in the PPM group, and 41% (SD±39) in the ePTFE group. The difference between PPM/HA/CMC and PPM was significant (P=0.013). A new visceral layer of mesothelium was present in seven out of seven PPM/HA/CMC cases, six out of seven PPM cases, and two out of seven ePTFE cases. Thus, laparoscopic placement of PPM/HA/CMC reduces adhesion formation compared to other mesh types used for laparoscopic ventral hernia repairs.
- 1 January 2003
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 10 (9) , 997-8
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: there can be no doubt.
- 1 January 2003
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 10 (9) , 997-8
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: there can be no doubt.
- 12 November 2001
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 16 (1) , 221-223
The use of a personal digital assistant for wireless entry of data into a database via the Internet
Researchers typically record data on a worksheet and at some later time enter it into the database. Wireless data entry and retrieval using a personal digital assistant (PDA) at the site of patient contact can simplify this process and improve efficiency. A surgeon and a nurse coordinator provided the content for the database. The computer programmer created the database, placed the pages of the database on the PDA screen, and researched and installed security measures. Designing the database took 6 months. Meeting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requirements for patient confidentiality, satisfying institutional Information Services requirements, and ensuring connectivity required an additional 8 months before the functional system was complete. It is now possible to achieve wireless entry and retrieval of data using a PDA. Potential advantages include collection and entry of data at the same time, easy entry of data from multiple sites, and retrieval of data at the patient's bedside.
- 12 November 2001
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 16 (1) , 221-223
The use of a personal digital assistant for wireless entry of data into a database via the Internet
Researchers typically record data on a worksheet and at some later time enter it into the database. Wireless data entry and retrieval using a personal digital assistant (PDA) at the site of patient contact can simplify this process and improve efficiency. A surgeon and a nurse coordinator provided the content for the database. The computer programmer created the database, placed the pages of the database on the PDA screen, and researched and installed security measures. Designing the database took 6 months. Meeting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requirements for patient confidentiality, satisfying institutional Information Services requirements, and ensuring connectivity required an additional 8 months before the functional system was complete. It is now possible to achieve wireless entry and retrieval of data using a PDA. Potential advantages include collection and entry of data at the same time, easy entry of data from multiple sites, and retrieval of data at the patient's bedside.