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  1. Identifying Critical Evidence Gaps in Wound Closure and Incision Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Delphi Panel Insights

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, January 2025, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  2. International Delphi Study on Wound Closure and Incision Management in Joint Arthroplasty Part 2: Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, June 2024, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  3. Clinical outcomes of triclosan-coated barbed suture in open hernia repair: a retrospective cohort study

    Article • Hernia, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Walter Danker

  4. Use of interrupted time-series analyses in evaluating health economic outcomes following implementation of multilayer water-tight wound closure in a primary total joint arthroplasty population

    Article • Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, April 2024, Becaris Publishing Limited

    Walter Danker

  5. International Delphi Study on Wound Closure and Dressing Management in Joint Arthroplasty: Part 1: Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, January 2024, Elsevier

    Walter Danker, Benjamin Bloch

  6. How Multiple Health Issues Increase Surgery Costs and Complications

    Article • Medical Devices Evidence and Research, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Walter Danker

  7. MT77 Assessing the Environmental Impact Associated With Disruptive Surgical Bleeding

    Article • Value in Health, December 2023, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  8. Plus Sutures for preventing surgical site infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes with economic and environmental models

    Article • BMC Surgery, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Walter Danker

  9. Cost Burden of Disruptive Surgical Bleeding

    Article • ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Walter Danker

  10. Challenges of Implementing SSI Bundles Limits Effectiveness

    Article • Surgical Infections, May 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Walter Danker, Peter Graves

  11. Clinical and Economic Burden Associated with Prolonged Air Leaks Among Patients Undergoing Thoracic Resection: A Retrospective Database Analysis

    Article • ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Walter Danker

  12. Real-world economic and clinical outcomes associated with current hemostatic matrix use in spinal surgery

    Article • Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, December 2022, Becaris Publishing Limited

    Walter Danker

  13. P-142 CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF ABSORBABLE KNOTLESS BARBED SUTURE VERSUS OTHER CONVENTIONAL SUTURES FOR ABDOMINAL MIDLINE CLOSURE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING OPEN HERNIA REPAIRS

    Article • BJS, October 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Walter Danker

  14. CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH PROLONGED AIR LEAKS AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING THORACIC RESECTION: A RETROSPECTIVE DATABASE ANALYSIS

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2022, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  15. Goals, challenges and strategies for wound and bleeding management in total knee arthroplasty: A modified Delphi method

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, September 2022, SAGE Publications

    Walter Danker

  16. Real-World Clinical and Economic Outcomes Associated with Surgiflo® vs Floseal in Cardiovascular Surgeries in the US

    Article • ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Walter Danker

  17. Delphi Consensus on Intraoperative Technical/Surgical Aspects to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Surgery

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, January 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Walter Danker

  18. Improving surgical site infection prevention in Asia-Pacific through appropriate surveillance programs: Challenges and recommendation

    Article • Infection Disease & Health, August 2021, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  19. Expert commentary on the challenges and opportunities for surgical site infection prevention through implementation of evidence-based guidelines in the Asia–Pacific Region

    Article • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Walter Danker

  20. Comparison of fibrin sealants in peripheral vascular surgery: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Article • Annals of Medicine and Surgery, January 2021, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  21. Association of In-Hospital Surgical Bleeding Events with Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay, Days Spent in Critical Care, Complications, and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Patients Undergoing Neoplasm-Directed Surgeries in English Hospitals

    Article • ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Walter Danker

  22. PIH1 Comparative Effectiveness of Barbed Sutures Versus Conventional Sutures for Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy - a Systematic Review on Clinical Outcomes

    Article • Value in Health, December 2020, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  23. PCV8 REAL-WORLD ECONOMIC AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH CURRENT HEMOSTATIC MATRIX USE IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

    Article • Value in Health, May 2020, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  24. PND12 REAL-WORLD ECONOMIC AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH CURRENT HEMOSTATIC MATRIX USE IN SPINAL SURGERY

    Article • Value in Health, May 2020, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  25. PSU1 COMPARISON OF CESAREAN SECTION AND HYSTERECTOMY OUTCOMES BETWEEN TOPICAL POWDERED HEMOSTAT COHORTS: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

    Article • Value in Health, May 2020, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  26. PBI2 COMPARISON OF A NEW FIBRIN SEALANT TO CURRENT HEMOSTASIS METHODS IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NETWORK META-ANALYSIS

    Article • Value in Health, November 2019, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  27. PBI23 A COST ANALYSIS OF HEMOSTATIC SURGICAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH A NOVEL FIBRIN SEALANT COMPARED TO STANDARD OF CARE ACROSS SURGERY TYPES

    Article • Value in Health, November 2019, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  28. PCN160 IN-HOSPITAL BLEEDING EVENTS IN CANCER-DIRECTED SURGERIES IN ENGLISH INPATIENT HOSPITALS: INCIDENCE AND IMPACT ON LENGTH OF STAY AND CRITICAL CARE UTILIZATION

    Article • Value in Health, May 2019, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  29. PNS37 BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL SUTURES: A US HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVE

    Article • Value in Health, May 2019, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  30. PSU28 GOALS, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR WOUND CLOSURE AND BLEEDING MANAGEMENT IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A MODIFIED DELPHI PANEL

    Article • Value in Health, May 2019, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  31. Impact of bleeding complications on length of stay and critical care utilization in cardiac surgery patients in England

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Walter Danker

  32. Using flowable gelatin in anterior cervical spine surgery in real-world practice: a retrospective cohort study

    Article • Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, April 2019, Future Medicine

    Walter Danker

  33. Increased Clinical and Economic Burden Associated With Peripheral Intravenous Catheter–Related Complications: Analysis of a US Hospital Discharge Database

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Walter Danker

  34. Identification of Surgical Bleeding Complications in the Linked U.K. Clinical Practice Research Datalink & Hospital Episode Statistics Databases: Impact of Varying Definitions on Incidence and Association with Hospital Length of Stay

    Article • Value in Health, May 2018, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  35. Burden of air leak complications in thoracic surgery estimated using a national hospital billing database

    Article • ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, June 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Walter Danker

  36. Bleeding-Related Complications and Readmission Rates Associated With Fibrin Sealant Use in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in the United States

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, June 2017, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  37. The Real-World Utilization Pattern of Increased Utilization of Advanced Topical Adjunctive Hemostats in a Vertically Integrated Healthcare System

    Article • Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, January 2017, Columbia Data Analytics

    Walter Danker

  38. Economic Analysis of Evarrest Sealant Matrix Compared with Standard of Care in Severe Soft Tissue Surgical Bleeding: A France Hospital Perspective

    Article • Value in Health, November 2016, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  39. CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF FIBRIN SEALANTS (EVICEL AND TISSEEL) USED FOR HEMOSTASIS IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING SURGERY IN THE UNITED STATES

    Article • Value in Health, May 2016, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  40. Economic Burden Of Air Leak Complications In Thoracic Surgery: Estimates From A National Hospital Billing Dataset

    Article • Value in Health, May 2016, Elsevier

    Walter Danker

  41. Economic Analysis Of Evicel® Compared With Standard Of Care For Dural Closure In Elective Cranial Surgery: A United Kingdom Hospital Perspective

    Article • Value in Health, November 2015, Elsevier

    Walter Danker