# Lillian S. Kao

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/lillian-s-kao/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 11,060 |
| Field | Hernia repair and management |
| h-index | 57 |
| i10-index | 200 |
| Last Known Institution | The University of Texas Health Science Center |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5022085835 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-3567-8159 |
| Works | 443 |

## Researcher papers

- [Mesh Location in Open Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/mesh-location-in-open-ventral-hernia-repair-a-systematic-review-and-network-meta/)
- [Adverse Events after Ventral Hernia Repair: The Vicious Cycle of Complications](https://scholariq.org/papers/adverse-events-after-ventral-hernia-repair-the-vicious-cycle-of-complications/)
- [Comparison of Outcomes of Synthetic Mesh vs Suture Repair of Elective Primary Ventral Herniorrhaphy](https://scholariq.org/papers/comparison-of-outcomes-of-synthetic-mesh-vs-suture-repair-of-elective-primary/)
- [Development and Validation of a Risk Stratification Score for Ventral Incisional Hernia after Abdominal Surgery: Hernia Expectation Rates in Intra-Abdominal Surgery (The HERNIA Project)](https://scholariq.org/papers/development-and-validation-of-a-risk-stratification-score-for-ventral-incisional/)
- [A multidisciplinary clinical pathway decreases rib fracture–associated infectious morbidity and mortality in high-risk trauma patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-multidisciplinary-clinical-pathway-decreases-rib-fracture-associated/)
- [Development and Validation of a Risk-Stratification Score for Surgical Site Occurrence and Surgical Site Infection after Open Ventral Hernia Repair](https://scholariq.org/papers/development-and-validation-of-a-risk-stratification-score-for-surgical-site/)
- [Hyperglycemia and morbidity and mortality in extremely low birth weight infants](https://scholariq.org/papers/hyperglycemia-and-morbidity-and-mortality-in-extremely-low-birth-weight-infants/)
- [A technique for laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous drainage of infected pancreatic necrosis and pancreatic abscess](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-technique-for-laparoscopic-assisted-percutaneous-drainage-of-infected/)
- [Implementing a surgical checklist: More than checking a box](https://scholariq.org/papers/implementing-a-surgical-checklist-more-than-checking-a-box/)
- [Analysis of Variance: Is There a Difference in Means and What Does It Mean?](https://scholariq.org/papers/analysis-of-variance-is-there-a-difference-in-means-and-what-does-it-mean/)
- [Identifying Age-Specific Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes After Trauma With Machine Learning](https://scholariq.org/papers/identifying-age-specific-risk-factors-for-poor-outcomes-after-trauma-with/)

## Researcher topics

- [Hernia repair and management](https://scholariq.org/topics/hernia-repair-and-management/)
- [Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-anesthesia-and-surgical-outcomes/)
- [Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/appendicitis-diagnosis-and-management/)
- [Trauma and Emergency Care Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/trauma-and-emergency-care-studies/)
- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)

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