Prospective, Matched Case-Control Study of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and Semaglutide in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease at One Year.

Purpose: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and GLP-1RA are proven obesity interventions with potential to aid patients who have MASLD. However, their comparative effectiveness remains unclear. This study aimed to compare ESG and semaglutide in MASLD patients regarding weight loss and improvements in metabolic parameters, including liver enzymes, and FIB-4 scores.

Spine Surgery Outcomes in Patients With Limited English Proficiency.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of language-discordant spine care. Specifically, do non-English speakers (NES) experience (1) increased length of stay? (2) increased rates of complications (ie, intra/perioperative complications, revision surgery, reoperation)?

Background: To provide the best care, there exists a growing focus on understanding which patient groups may be at greater risk for poorer outcomes.

A systematic review of machine learning-based prognostic models for acute pancreatitis: Towards improving methods and reporting quality.

Background: An accurate prognostic tool is essential to aid clinical decision-making (e.g., patient triage) and to advance personalized medicine.

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Two-Way Cross-over Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Liraglutide Treatment in Patients Undergoing Transoral Outlet Reduction Endoscopy for Weight Regain Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

Background: Transoral outlet reduction endoscopy (TORe) and glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, liraglutide, have individually shown promise in managing weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. However, combined effects of adjunctive liraglutide to TORe remain unexplored. A cross-over design was utilized to evaluate the efficacy of liraglutide treatment when initiated immediately post-TORe or 1 year post-TORe.

Critical appraisal of machine learning prognostic models for acute pancreatitis: protocol for a systematic review.

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory disorder that is common, costly, and is increasing in incidence worldwide with over 300,000 hospitalizations occurring yearly in the United States alone. As its course and outcomes vary widely, a critical knowledge gap in the field has been a lack of accurate prognostic tools to forecast AP patients' outcomes. Despite several published studies in the last three decades, the predictive performance of published prognostic models has been found to be suboptimal.

Quality of Spine Surgery Information on Social Media: A DISCERN Analysis of TikTok Videos.

Objective: The use of social media applications to disseminate information has substantially risen in recent decades. Spine and back pain-related hashtags have garnered several billion views on TikTok. As such, these videos, which share experiences, offer entertainment, and educate users about spinal surgery, have become increasingly influential.

Quality and Popularity Trends of Weight Loss Procedure Videos on TikTok.

Introduction: The use of social media as a medical information tool parallels rising obesity rates. TikTok, the popular video-sharing platform, contains nearly 99,000 videos hashtagged "weightloss." Prior studies have analyzed the quality of medical information on TikTok in other areas of medicine.