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PubMed

• 103 citations
  Gum chewing reduces ileus after elective open sigmoid colectomy.
  Rob Schuster, Nina Grewal, Gregory C. Greaney, Kenneth Waxman
  Archives of Surgery. 2006-02-01
• 182 citations
  Is there a benefit to preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass patients? A prospective randomized trial.
  Ramzi S. Alami, John M. Morton, Rob Schuster, Jie Lie, Barry R. Sanchez
  Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2007-03-01
• 70 citations
  Postural ergonomics during robotic and laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a pilot project.
  Elise H. Lawson, Myriam J. Curet, Barry R. Sanchez, Rob Schuster, Ramon Berguer
  Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2007-02-10

Journal Articles

• Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient  
  Alami RS, Schuster R, Friedland S, Curet MJ, Wren SM, Soetikno R, Morton JM, Safadi BY, Surg Endosc, 1/19/2007
• Postural ergonomics during robotic gastric bypass surgery: a pilot project  
  Lawson EH, Curet MJ, Sanchez BR, Schuster R, Berguer R, J Robotic Surg, 1/1/2007
• Attitude of prospective surgical residents regarding surgery for morbid obesity  
  Schuster R, Morton JM, Liu GY, Alami RS, Curet MJ, Obesity Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Second Course of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C in Severe Sepsis  
  Lee SJ, Schuster R, Bindewald M, Greaney G, Waxman K, Journal of Trauma, 1/1/2006
• A prospective study of nurse and patient education with sequential compression devices  
  Stewart D, Zalamea N, Waxman K, Schuster R, Bozuk M, American Surgeon, 1/1/2006
• Intra-operative Fluid Volume Influences Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery  
  Schuster R, Morton JM, Curet MJ, Paulraj N, Alami RS, Brodsky JB, Brock-Utne JG, Lemmens HJM, Obesity Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Patient with Midgut Malrotation  
  Alami RS, Schuster R, Morton JM, Curet MJ, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2006
• The Use of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy for the Treatment of a Large Infected Facial Wound  
  Schuster R, Moradzadeh A, Waxman K, The American Surgeon, 1/1/2006
• Percutaneous Thrombin Injection to Treat a Post-Traumatic Hepatic Pseudoaneurysm  
  Schuster R, Broumandi D, Lee A, Waxman K, Journal of Trauma, 1/1/2005
• Treatment of Bleeding in Severe Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis with Recombinant Factor VIIa  
  Schuster R, Lee S, Rink D, The American Surgeon, 1/1/2003
• Disability and Chronic Pain after Open Mesh and Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair  
  Bozuk MI, Schuster R, Waxman K, The American Surgeon, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters

• SAGES Case Studies in Minimal Access Surgery: A Companion to the SAGES Manual 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication: The Gold Standard 
  Schuster R, Wren SMEditors: Carol Scott.Springer Verlag2006

Abstracts/Posters

• Intra-operative Fluid Volume Influences Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
  Schuster R, Morton JM, Curet MJ, Paulraj N, Alami RS, Brodsky JB, Brock-Utne JG, Lemmens HJM, American College of Surgeons 2006 Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2006
• Gum Chewing Reduces Postoperative Ileus After Elective Open Sigmoid Colectomy
  Schuster R, Grewal N, Greaney G, Waxman K, Archives of Surgery, Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Las Vegas, NE, 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Improves Cardiac Risk Factors
  Schuster R, Alami RS, Williams B, Curet MJ, Morton JM, 1/1/2006
• Preoperative Oral Rofecoxib and Postoperative Pain in Patients After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Prospective, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Trial
  Schuster R, Stewart D, Schuster L, Greaney G, Waxman K, The American Surgeon, Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, CA, 1/1/2005
• Is Repeated Head Computed Tomography Necessary for Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage?
  Schuster R, Waxman K, The American Surgeon, Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, CA, 1/1/2005
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging is Not Needed to Clear Cervical Spines in Blunt Trauma Patients with Normal Computed Tomography and No Motor Deficits
  Schuster R, Waxman K, Archives of Surgery, Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Dana Point, CA, 1/1/2005
• Leak Rates for Left Colon Resections
  Stewart D, Schuster R, Greaney G, Waxman K, Meeting for the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, CA, 1/1/2004
• Anisakiasis of the Colon Presenting as Bowel Obstruction
  Schuster R, Petrini J, Choi R, The American Surgeon, Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, Santa Barbara, CA, 1/1/2003
• A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Epoetin Alfa in Critically-Ill Subjects
  Waxman K, Schuster R, et al, 1/1/2003
• A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group trial to demonstrate the efficacy of fondaparinux sodium in association with intermittent pneumatic compression...
  Waxman K, Schuster R, et al, 1/1/2003
• A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Prophylactic Heparin in Patients with Severe Sepsis and Higher Disease Severity Who Are Undergoing Treatment wi...
  Waxman K, Schuster R, et al, 1/1/2003
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Lectures

• Natural History of Hepatitis C Following Gastric Bypass Surgery 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• Totally Robotic Gastric Bypass: Lessons Learned from the First 75 Patients 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• Novel Predictors of NASH in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• Is there a Benefit to Pre-operative Weight Loss in Gastric Bypass Patients? A Prospective Randomized Trial 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• The Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix for Contaminated Abdominal Wall Defects: Wound Status Predicts Success 
  Cincinnati, OH - 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Improves Lipid Profiles in the Morbidly Obese Veteran Population 
  Cincinnati, OH - 1/1/2006
• Concurrent Gastric Bypass and Repair of Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias 
  Dallas, TX - 1/1/2006
• Transnasal Small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for Preoperative Evaluation in the High-risk Morbidly Obese Patient 
  Dallas, TX - 1/1/2006
• The Use of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Gastric Bypass Surgery 
  Dallas, TX - 1/1/2006
• B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels May Be Elevated in the Critically-Ill Trauma or Postoperative Patient Without Congestive Heart Failure 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• Compliance Rates for Use of Pneumatic Compression Devices: Does Nurse and Patient Education Make a Difference? 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Does Trauma Center Designation Affect Outcome? 
  La Quinta, CA - 1/1/2005
• Long-Term and Funcional Outcome After Open or Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair 
  Santa Barbara, CA - 1/1/2003
• A Program to Expose Rural High School Students to The Health Professions 
  Seattle, WA - 1/1/1998
• Sulfasalazine Increases Apoptosis in Human Colonic Mucosal Cells 
  Tucson, AZ - 1/1/1996
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