Is Obesity Severity Associated With Increased Postoperative Morbidity after Minimally Invasive Appendectomy? A 2020-2024 NSQIP Propensity Score-matched Analysis

Oscar Tuesta, Kareem Thabet, Adrian Riva, Abraham Jamal, Tarek Hassab, Raul Sebastian, James Harris

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DOI: 10.1177/00031348261506471
Published: 2026-11-06
Container: The American Surgeon™
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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@article{allodium:10.1177/00031348261506471,
  title = {Is Obesity Severity Associated With Increased Postoperative Morbidity after Minimally Invasive Appendectomy? A 2020-2024 NSQIP Propensity Score-matched Analysis},
  author = {Oscar Tuesta and Kareem Thabet and Adrian Riva and Abraham Jamal and Tarek Hassab and Raul Sebastian and James Harris},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The American Surgeon™},
  doi = {10.1177/00031348261506471},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261506471}
}

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TI  - Is Obesity Severity Associated With Increased Postoperative Morbidity after Minimally Invasive Appendectomy? A 2020-2024 NSQIP Propensity Score-matched Analysis
AU  - Oscar Tuesta
AU  - Kareem Thabet
AU  - Adrian Riva
AU  - Abraham Jamal
AU  - Tarek Hassab
AU  - Raul Sebastian
AU  - James Harris
PY  - 2026
JO  - The American Surgeon™
DO  - 10.1177/00031348261506471
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Tuesta, O., Thabet, K., Riva, A., Jamal, A., Hassab, T., Sebastian, R., & Harris, J. (2026). Is Obesity Severity Associated With Increased Postoperative Morbidity after Minimally Invasive Appendectomy? A 2020-2024 NSQIP Propensity Score-matched Analysis. The American Surgeon™. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261506471

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