This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

 Annals of Surgery

Implementing Enhanced Recovery Pathways: A Qualitative Study of Factors That Distinguished Higher Performing Hospitals

Neuropathic Pain After Burn Injury: A Severe and Common Problem in Recovery

Association Between Whole Blood Transfusion and Mortality Among Injured Pediatric Patients

Two Days Versus Five Days of Postoperative Antibiotics for Complex Appendicitis: Cost Analysis of a Randomized, Noninferiority Trial

Two Days Versus Five Days of Postoperative Antibiotics for Complex Appendicitis: Cost Analysis of a Randomized, Noninferiority Trial

  Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Plastic Wound Protector vs Surgical Gauze for Surgical Site Infection Reduction in Open GI Surgery

 British Journal of Surgery

 Cachexia index for prognostication in surgical patients with locally advanced oesophageal or gastric cancer: multicentre cohort study 

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Socioeconomic factors predict successful supervised exercise therapy completion

Frailty screening for determination of hemodialysis access placement

Short-term mortality and revisions to promote maturation after arteriovenous fistula creation

Characterization of long-term survival in Medicare patients undergoing arteriovenous hemodialysis access

Multicenter parallel randomized trial evaluating incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site infection after lower extremity bypass

Cryopreserved arterial allografts vs autologous vein for arterial reconstruction in infected fields

 Surgical Endoscopy

The association between microvascular and macrovascular diseases and diabetes remission after bariatric surgery

Regional anaesthesia for postoperative pain management following laparoscopic, visceral, non-oncological surgery a systematic review and meta-analysis

Quality indicators for ambulatory colectomy: literature search and expert consensus

  Annals of Surgical Oncology

Early Versus Late Drainage Removal in Patients Who Underwent Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Using Trial Sequential Analysis

Comparison of Octreotide and Vasopressors as First-Line Treatment for Intraoperative Carcinoid Crisis

Long-Term Outcome of Proximal Gastrectomy for Upper-Third Advanced Gastric and Siewert Type II Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Compared With Total Gastrectomy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

  Journal of the American College of Surgeons  

Artificial Intelligence to Predict Quality-of-Life Outcomes for Vascular Intervention of the Leg

The Kidney Not Taken: Single-Kidney Use in Deceased Donors

Early Cholecystectomy in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease with Uncomplicated Cholelithiasis Is Associated with Better Outcomes

Surrogate Perception of Disability after Hospitalization for Traumatic Brain Injury

Empiric Cryoprecipitate Transfusion in Patients with Severe Hemorrhage: Results from the US Experience in the International CRYOSTAT-2 Trial

Transition to Permitless Open Carry and Association with Firearm-Related Suicide

Race and Ethnic Group Enrollment and Outcomes for Wilms Tumor: Analysis of the Current Era Children’s Oncology Group Study, AREN03B2

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Tranexamic acid is not associated with a higher rate of thrombotic-related reintervention after major vascular injury repair

The value of chest radiography after chest tube removal in nonventilated trauma patients: A post hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort study

Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the regulatory challenges Delphi survey

 The American Journal of Surgery

Cribari, does it apply in real time? An analysis of a community level 1 trauma center

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?

Outcomes following cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal malignancies: 10 ​Year experience

 World Journal of surgery

Race and sex diversity in Canadian academic surgical societies

Preventable deaths in hospitalized trauma patients

Ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision for idiopathic granulomatous mastitis at the abscess stage

Surgical prevalence and outcomes in ischemic colitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

First :Annals of Surgery

New Onset Geriatric Syndromes and One-year Outcomes Following Elective Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

Quality of Life and Real-time Patient Experience During Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study

New Sarculator Prognostic Nomograms for Patients With Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: Case Volume Does Matter

Genetic Ancestry-specific Molecular and Survival Differences in Admixed Patients With Breast Cancer

Association Between Whole Blood Transfusion and Mortality Among Injured Pediatric Patients

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Three-Year Outcomes of Oral Antibiotics vs Intravenous and Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis

A Secondary Analysis of the APPAC II Randomized Clinical Trial

  British Journal of Surgery

 Autofluorescence-guided hemithyroidectomy in a low-volume thyroid institution with no experience in parathyroid surgery: randomized clinical trial

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

The natural history and long-term follow-up of splenic artery aneurysms

Long-term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy vs transfemoral carotid stenting in a Medicare-matched database

Aortic endarterectomy in patients with severe multivessel paravisceral and aortoiliac occlusive disease

Improved long-term functional outcomes and mortality of patients with vascular-related amputations utilizing the lower extremity amputation pathway

Discordance of patient-reported outcome measures with objectively assessed walking decline in peripheral artery disease

 Surgical Endoscopy

Evaluation of a novel home-based laparoscopic and core surgical skills programme (Monash Online Surgical Training)

The effect of internal orifice narrowing in laparoscopic inguinoscrotal hernia repair to prevent seroma formation: a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial

Comparative outcomes and prognostic indicators in adrenalectomy for adrenal metastasis

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Prognostic Value of Myosteatosis and Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Who Underwent Radical Surgery

Medicaid Expansion Increases Access for Rural and Impoverished Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in Southern States

Detection and Management of Perioperative Hyperglycemia at a Tertiary Cancer Center

Total Three-Dimensional-Guided Laparoscopic Radical Resection for Left Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

  Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Using Oncolytic Virus to Retask CD19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: Toward a Universal Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Strategy for Solid Tumor

Postoperative Global Period Cost Reduction Using 3 Successive Risk-Stratified Pancreatectomy Clinical Pathways

Social Determinants of Outcomes Disparity among Pediatric Patients with Solid Tumor

Exploring the Clinical Use of Molecular Profiling of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Clinic

Frail Patients Undergoing Optimization Before Surgery: Preliminary Results

Effect of Behavioral Health Disorders on Surgical Outcomes in Cancer Patients

Defining the Problem: 53 Years of Firearm Violence Afflicting America’s Schools

Time Kills: Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Timely Access to Guideline-Concordant Treatment in Foregut Cancer

Methylated ctDNA Quantification: Noninvasive Approach to Monitoring Hepatocellular Carcinoma Burden

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Death by the minute: Inequities in trauma care for victims of firearm violence

An initiative to assess and improve the resources and patient care processes used among Chest Wall Injury Society collaborative centers study (CWIS-CC2)

Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury

 The American Journal of Surgery

Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs

Introduction

Nipple necrosis rate with submuscular versus prepectoral implant-based reconstruction in nipple sparing mastectomy: Does it differ?

Does commission on cancer (CoC) accreditation mitigate the effect of care fragmentation on clinical outcome in localized rectal cancer?

Optimizing throughput of babies with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Background

  World Journal of surgery

The unexpected social cost of inguinal hernioplasty procedures derived from the COVID-19 pandemic: Surgical trend analysis based on an Italian hospital series

Hollow viscus perforation in blunt abdominal trauma: A 14-year experience from a trauma center

Exploring women's strong preference for women surgeons in breast healthcare

Proposal of the novel predictive model for postoperative pancreatic fistula in distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic tumor based on preoperative imaging parameters and stapler handling

Inferior vena cava reconstruction with non-fascial autologous peritoneum: Retrospective study and literature review

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Open Radical Nephrectomy for Paediatric Renal Tumors With Focus on Wilms’ Tumor

Regional Social Vulnerability is Associated With Geographic Disparity in Waitlist Outcomes for Patients With Non–Hepatocellular Carcinoma Model for End-stage Liver Disease Exceptions in the United States

Minimum and Optimal CA19-9 Response After Two Months Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Nationwide Multicenter Study

Quality of Life and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Long-term Survivors of Pancreatic Cancer Following Pancreatoduodenectomy

Generating a Prioritized List of Operative Procedures for Simulation-based Assessment of General Surgery Trainees Through Consensus

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Hypertension during transfer is associated with poor outcomes in unstable patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Exploring the impact of gut microbiota on abdominal aortic aneurysm risk through a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis

Development and validation of a machine-learning prediction model to improve abdominal aortic aneurysm screening

Midterm outcomes of side branch embolization and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Risk factors and associated outcomes of postoperative delirium after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

  Surgical Endoscopy

Medical therapy has similar hemostatic efficacy with endoscopic treatment for PUB patients with adherent clot (FIIb ulcers)

Effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on thyroid hormones and relationship between metabolic parameters and long-term total weight loss

Nomogram for predicting electrocoagulation syndrome after endoscopic submucosal dissection of esophageal tumors

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Adjuvant Therapy After Upfront Resection of Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Patterns of Omission and Use—A Prospective Real-Life Study

Using a CA19-9 Tumor Marker Gene Test to Assess Outcome After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

Predictive Value of a New Muscle Parameter in Patients with Resectable Gastric Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Three Prospective Trials

Laparoscopic Anatomic Bi-segmentectomy (S5 and S6) Using Takasaki’s Approach and Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Navigation

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Operating Room Supply Cost and Value of Care after Implementing a Sustainable Quality Intervention

Home Is Not Always Where the Sleep Is: Effect of Home Call on Sleep, Burnout, and Surgeon Well-Being

Progressive Reduction in Preventable Mortality in a State Trauma System Using Continuous Preventable Mortality Review to Drive Provider Education: Results of Analyzing 1,979 Trauma Deaths from 2015 to 2022

Variation in Lymph Node Assessment for Colon Cancer at the Tumor, Surgeon, and Hospital Level

Collaborative Approach Toward Transplant Candidacy for Obese Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Impact of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Transatlantic Trend and Postoperative Outcomes Analysis

Adherence Rate to Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Z0011 Trial Based on Breast Cancer Subtype

Increasing Injury Intensity among 6,500 Violent Deaths in the State of Maryland

Coronary Artery Calcification and Risk of Cardiac Complication in Geriatric Trauma Population

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Goals of care are rarely discussed prior to potentially futile trauma transfer: Is it okay to say “No”?

Predicting high-intensity resuscitation needs in injured patients in the post-hemostasis phase of care following intervention

A pilot clinical trial of the Screening and Tool for Awareness and Relief of Trauma for survivors of gun violence

 The American Journal of Surgery

Safety & feasibility of targeted mesenteric approaches with Kono-S anastomosis and extended mesenteric excision in ileocolic resection and anastomosis in Crohn's disease

Association between COVID-19 diagnosis and postoperative outcomes in sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A national cohort study

Factors associated with stoma closure after cytoreductive surgery

Peer review journal publication rates of award-winning presentations from a multi-disciplinary multi-institutional medical education consortium annual research forum: 40-year experience

 World Journal of surgery

Enhanced Recovery after Surgery recommendations that most impact patient care: A multi-institutional, multidiscipline analysis in the United States

A cross-sectional survey on surgeon retention in the COSECSA region after specialist training: Have things changed?

Effects of botulinum toxin in two indicators of loss of dom

Association between fibrosis around the tumor and postoperative infectious complication in patients with esophageal cancer who underwent preoperative therapy

Contemporary trends in choledochal cyst excision: An analysis of the pediatric national surgical quality improvement program

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Sacral Neuromodulation Versus Conservative Treatment for Refractory Idiopathic Slow-transit Constipation: The Randomized Clinical No.2-Trial

Quantifying Perioperative Risks for Antireflux and Hiatus Hernia Surgery: A Multicenter Cohort Study of 4301 Patients

Comparison of Short-term and Three-year Oncological Outcomes Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Large Multicenter Cohort Study

The Patient Perspective on Colectomy for Recurrent Diverticulitis: A Qualitative Study

Evaluating the Impact of Operative Team Familiarity on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Medicare Beneficiaries

  Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Magnetic Seed vs Guidewire Breast Cancer Localization With Magnetic Lymph Node DetectionA Randomized Clinical Trial

 British Journal of Surgery

 Monopolar diathermy versus a vessel-sealing device for reducing postoperative drain output after simple mastectomy: randomized clinical trial

Impact of type 2 diabetes on complications after primary breast cancer surgery: Danish population-based cohort study

   from Journal of Vascular Surgery

Long-term outcomes for hybrid aortic arch repair

A dedicated risk prediction model of 1-year mortality following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair involving the renal-mesenteric arteries

Descending thoracic aortic mural ulceration is associated with postoperative spinal cord ischemia after branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

Access site complications in thoracic endovascular aortic repair

The association of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm diameter with mortality in the International Consortium of Vascular Registries

Short- and long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection and laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for superficial non-ampullary duodenal epithelial tumors

Risk factors for the failure of endoscopic balloon dilation to manage anastomotic stricture from colorectal surgery: retrospective cohort study

Robot-assisted radical resection of colorectal cancer using the KangDuo surgical robot versus the da Vinci Xi robotic system: short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled noninferiority trial

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy is Associated with Increased Risk of Postoperative DVT After Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: a NSQIP Analysis

Accuracy and Prognostic Impact of Nodal Status on Preoperative Imaging for Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Multi-Institutional Study

Laparoscopic Dissection of Lymph Node Station 16—Why and How?

Benchmarks in Liver Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

 International Journal of Surgery

Trends and benefits of early hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture in China: a national cohort study

Low back pain-driven inpatient stays in the United States: a nationwide repeated cross-sectional analysis

Characterization changes and research waste in randomized controlled trials of global bariatric surgery over the past 20 years: cross-sectional study

Insufficiency of plasmatic arginine/homoarginine during the initial postoperative phase among patients with tumors affecting the medulla oblongata heightens the likelihood of neurogenic pulmonary oedema following surgery

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Impact of Prehospital Exsanguinating Airway-Breathing-Circulation Resuscitation Sequence on  

Validity of Entrustable Professional Activities in a National Sample of General Surgery Residency Programs

International Expert Consensus on Defining Textbook Oncologic Outcomes in Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Colorectal Peritoneal Metastasis

Clinical and Histological Response to Talimogene Laherparepvec Therapy in Advanced Melanoma: Impact on Overall Survival

Use of Preoperative Endoscopic Capsule-Based pH Testing Before Bariatric Surgery

Update on Outcomes of a Novel Pathway for Thoracic Surgery Training

Health Inequity in Likelihood and Time to Renal Recovery after Living Kidney Donation: Implications for Kidney Health in Black Americans

Social Vulnerability Index and Survivorship after Colorectal Cancer Resection

Incidental but Not Insignificant: Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Graves Disease

  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Risk-stratified thromboprophylaxis effects of aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin in orthopedic trauma patients: A secondary analysis of the PREVENT CLOT trial

Emergency vascular repairs in trauma: Predictors of poor prognosis and a novel scoring system

Association between blood pressure recording in prehospital setting and patient outcome in pediatric trauma patients: A propensity score matching study

Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study

 The American Journal of Surgery

Retracting the thyroid matters: Who develops asymptomatic transient thyrotoxicosis after parathyroidectomy

Epidural analgesia and post-operative ileus after incisional hernia repair with transversus abdominis release: Results of a 5-year quality improvement initiative

Protect the neck: Devastating outcomes of cervical spine fractures in the elderly

Negative workup? Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Still alleviates symptoms

  World Journal of surgery

Enhanced recovery protocols after surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials in cardiac surgery

Aids to improve understanding of statistical risk in patients consenting for surgery and interventional procedures: A systematic review

Extremely high peritoneal cancer index in colorectal peritoneal metastases demonstrates safety and overall survival benefit in selected patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy

In hospital outcomes of autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction in patients with diabetes mellitus: A population-based study of 2015–2020 national inpatient sample

Immediate mobilization in post-anesthesia care unit does not increase overall postoperative physical activity after elective colorectal surgery: A randomized, double-blinded controlled trial within an enhanced recovery protocol

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Impact of Perioperative Immunonutrition on Postoperative Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Head and Neck or Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Unspoken Truths: Mental Health Among Academic Surgeons

Long-term Outcomes of Robot-assisted Versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer: A Nationwide Register-based Cohort Study

A Transcriptomic Approach to Understand Patient Susceptibility to Pneumonia After Abdominal Surgery

Predicting Outcomes Following Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using Machine Learning

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

.Year-Over-Year Ventral Hernia Recurrence Rates and Risk Factors

Development and Validation of the Scoring System of Appendicitis Severity 2.0

 British Journal of Surgery

Surgical stress response in robot-assisted versus laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer (SIRIRALS): randomized clinical trial 

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

 A  single-center experience of type B aortic intramural hematoma

Development of a comorbidity index for patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Duplex ultrasound and cross-sectional imaging in carotid artery occlusion diagnosis

Efficiency and safety of dual pathway inhibition for the prevention of femoropopliteal artery restenosis in repeated endovascular interventions

 Surgical Endoscopy

Robotic Heller’s myotomy using the new Hugo™ RAS system: first worldwide report

Effects of a force feedback function in a surgical robot on the suturing procedure

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Association Between Historical Redlining and Access to High-Volume Hospitals Among Patients Undergoing Complex Cancer Surgery in California

  Obesity Surgery

Prevalence of Morphometric Vertebral Fractures After Bariatric Surgery and Its Relationship with Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers

Can Surgeons Reliably Identify Non-cirrhotic Liver Disease During Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery?

 Efficacy of Bowel Regimen in Decreasing Postoperative Constipation in Bariatric Surgery Patients

  International Journal of Surgery

Comparing the impact of three-dimensional digital visualization technology versus traditional microscopy on microsurgeons in microsurgery: a prospective self-controlled study

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Nationwide, County-Level Analysis of the Patterns, Trends, and System-Level Predictors of Opioid Prescribing in Surgery in the US: Social Determinants and Access to Mental Health Services Matter

Efficacy of Augmented Reality Combined with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging Guided Laparoscopic Segmentectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Implementation evaluation of tiered tele-triage pathways for burn center consultations and transfers

 The American Journal of Surgery

The impact of COVID-19 on patients diagnosed with melanoma, breast, and colorectal cancer

ATA risk stratification in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma has low positive predictive value when identifying recurrence

Functional gallbladder disorder: Interim analysis of a prospective cohort study

Background

Age is just a number: The role of advanced age in predicting complications following ventral hernia repair with component separation

  World Journal of surgery

Repeat imaging increases detection of delayed pseudoaneurysms in patients with high-grade solid organ injury following abdominal trauma

Prognostic factors for liver metastasis in patients with small intestinal stromal tumor: A retrospective analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Goal-directed Perioperative Albumin Substitution Versus Standard of Care to Reduce Postoperative Complications: A Randomized Clinical Trial (SuperAdd Trial)

Short-term Outcomes of Different Techniques for Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Before Esophagectomy: A Network Meta-analysis

Psychological Distress After Inpatient Noncardiac Surgery: A Secondary Analysis of the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance Before Surgery Prospective Cohort Study

Dynamics of Serum CA19-9 in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Cancer Resection

Development and Validation of HAS (Hajibandeh Index, ASA Status, Sarcopenia) - A Novel Model for Predicting Mortality After Emergency Laparotomy

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Magnetic Seed vs Guidewire Breast Cancer Localization With Magnetic Lymph Node DetectionA Randomized Clinical Trial 

 British Journal of Surgery

 Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial SurgeryA TRACK-TBI Study

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy for spinal cord ischemia after complex aortic repair

Association of polypharmacy scores with the long-term survival of patients with intact aortoiliac aneurysms and indication for repair

Clinical outcomes of MANTA closure device in percutaneous endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

Direct oral anticoagulants over warfarin at discharge associated with improved survival and patency in infra-geniculate bypasses with prosthetic conduits

 Surgical Endoscopy

Incidence and risk factors of metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia development up to 25 years after unilateral inguinal hernia repair: a single-centre retrospective cohort study

The correlation between the main and minor lesions of synchronous multiple gastric neoplasms assessed gastroscopically and microscopically

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Access, Outcomes, and Costs Associated with Surgery for Malignancy Among People Experiencing Homelessness

 Obesity Surgery

Evaluation of Healthcare Utilisation and Expenditures in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Undergoing Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery

 Plasma SHBG Levels as an Early Predictor of Response to Bariatric Surgery

  International Journal of Surgery

Comparing the impact of three-dimensional digital visualization technology versus traditional microscopy on microsurgeons in microsurgery: a prospective self-controlled study

Trends and benefits of early hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture in China: a national cohort study

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Effect of Smoke Evacuator on Reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds and Particles in Surgical Smoke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Use of Perioperative Advanced Practice Providers to Reduce Cost and Readmission in the Postoperative Hepatopancreatobiliary Population: Results of a Simulation Study

  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

The interaction between geriatric and neighborhood vulnerability: Delineating prehospital risk among older adult emergency general surgery patients

  The American Journal of Surgery

Social vulnerability is associated with higher risk-adjusted rates of postoperative complications in a broad surgical population

Survival benefits of extensive surgery in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

Hypoalbuminemia improves the ACS-NSQIP surgical risk calculator for gastrectomy

Telehealth for general surgery postoperative care

  World Journal of surgery

Prehospital hemorrhage management in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

Using heart rate variability to develop a predictive model for post-operative cardiovascular complications following major abdominal surgery: A pilot study

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Negotiated Rates for Surgical Cancer Care in the Era of Price Transparency—Prices Reflect Market Competition

Evolution in Laparoscopic Gastrectomy From a Randomized Controlled Trial Through National Clinical Practice

Social Determinants of Health Needs and Health-related Quality of Life Among Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of 8512 Patients

Distal Pancreatectomy: Extent of Resection Determines Surgical Risk Categories

Study of Risk Factors for Readmission After Pancreatectomy for Cancer: Analysis of Nationwide Cohort

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Magnetic Seed vs Guidewire Breast Cancer Localization With Magnetic Lymph Node Detection

A Randomized Clinical Trial

 Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial Surgery

 British Journal of Surgery

Surgical stress response in robot-assisted versus laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer (SIRIRALS): randomized clinical trial

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Preoperative predictors of nonhome discharge after fenestrated-branched endovascular repair of complex abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Reducing aneurysm sac growth and secondary interventions following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair by preemptive coil embolization of the inferior mesenteric artery and lumbar arteries

Modified Harborview Risk Score improves ease in predicting mortality after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Using machine learning to predict outcomes following suprainguinal bypass

 Surgical Endoscopy

Conversion of one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): who is more at risk? A multicenter study

Evolution of laparoscopic liver resection in the last two decades: lessons from 2000 cases at a referral Korean center

  Annals of Surgical Oncology

Breast Cancer Incidence Among Asian American Women in New York City: Disparities in Screening and Presentation

 Obesity Surgery

Patient’s Preference for Same-Day Discharge or Hospitalization After Bariatric Surgery

Clinical Management of Major Postoperative Bleeding After Bariatric Surgery

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity Class V (BMI > 60 kg/m2): a Modified Delphi Study

 International Journal of Surgery

Comparing the impact of three-dimensional digital visualization technology versus traditional microscopy on microsurgeons in microsurgery: a prospective self-controlled study

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Balloon Rises Above: REBOA at Zone 1 May Be Superior to Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Axillary Nodal Response to Neoadjuvant T-DM1 Combined with Pertuzumab in a Prospective Phase II Multi-Institution Clinical Trial

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Eliminating the benzos: A benzodiazepine-sparing approach to preventing and treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome

  The American Journal of Surgery

Single center outcomes from parenchymal-sparing resections and microwave ablations for neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases

Evaluating the impact of lifting mandatory smoking cessation prior to elective abdominal wall reconstruction. A single-center experience

When I Don't see me, Am I seen? Race and student perception of the surgery clerkship

Inefficiencies of care in hub and spoke healthcare systems: A multi-state cohort study

 World Journal of surgery

Warzone pediatric trauma care: Lessons from civilian medical staff in

Scoping review: The terminology used to describe major abdominal surgical procedures

Safety and feasibility of emergency robot-assisted transabdominal preperitoneal repair for the treatment of incarcerated inguinal hernia: A retrospective study

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Association of Socioeconomic Status, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Identity With Sustained and Cultivated Careers in Surgery

Impact of Community Socioeconomic Distress on Survival Following Heart Transplantation

The Association of Cannabis Use After Discharge From Surgery With Opioid Consumption and Patient-reported Outcomes

Postoperative Outcomes After Gastrointestinal Surgery in Patients Receiving Chronic Kidney Replacement Therapy: A Population-based Cohort Study

A Prognostic Model To Predict Survival After Recurrence Among Patients With Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Residual Gastric Content Before Anesthesia

   British Journal of Surgery

Impact of a non-therapeutic laparotomy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer treated with induction (m)FOLFIRINOX: Trans-Atlantic Pancreatic Surgery (TAPS) Consortium study

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Early and midterm outcomes of fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair in thoracoabdominal aneurysms types I through III

Long-term functional outcomes of upper extremity civilian vascular trauma

Modified Harborview Risk Score accurately predicts mortality for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Safety and efficacy of mechanical aspiration thrombectomy for patients with acute lower extremity ischemia

 Surgical Endoscopy

Effect of sarcopenia on short-term and long-term outcomes of older patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a multicenter study

Risk factor analysis of conversion in laparoscopic liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

  Annals of Surgical Oncology

Trends and Determinants of Location of Death Due to Colorectal Cancer in the United States

  Obesity Surgery

Is Routine Post-operative Biological Laboratory Assessment Necessary After Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Improvement of Triglyceride–Glucose Index Following Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Evaluating the Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols on Surgical Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

National Trends and Clinical Outcomes after Scooter Injury in the US: 2016 to 2020

Association of Neighborhood Deprivation and Transplant Center Quality with Liver Transplantation Outcomes

  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

A heterogenous population of extracellular vesicles mobilize to the alveoli postinjury

  The American Journal of Surgery

Scoping review of the second victim syndrome among surgeons: Understanding the impact, responses, and support systems

Adrenalectomy approach and outcomes according to surgeon volume

Background

To report hounsfeld units or not: There is no question

Is state trauma funding associated with mortality among injured hospitalized patients?

 Subtotal vs total cholecystectomy for difficult gallbladders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

 World Journal of surgery

Differences in trauma care between district and regional hospitals and impact of a trauma intake form with decision support prompts in Ghana: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Persistent disparities between trauma center types in the management of children with high-grade blunt splenic injuries

Quadratus lumborum block versus transversus abdominis plane block for inguinal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus-related Disparities in Undergoing Emergency General Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2016–2019

Prognostic Relevance of Primary Tumor Sidedness in Early-stage Colorectal Cancer: An Integrated Analysis of 4 Randomized Controlled Trials (JCOG2003A)

Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Tumor Biology and Breast Cancer Survival

Detecting Variation in Clinical Practice Patterns for Geriatric Trauma Care Using Social Network Analysis

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Cost-effectiveness of Laparoscopic vs Open Gastrectomy for Gastric CancerAn Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Clinical Trial

 British Journal of Surgery

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Decreasing prevalence of centers meeting the Society for Vascular Surgery abdominal aortic aneurysm guidelines in the United States

Outcomes following carotid revascularization for stroke stratified by Modified Rankin Scale and time of intervention

Outcomes of covered vs bare metal stents for the treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease

 Surgical Endoscopy

Active gas aspiration in reducing pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Laparoscopic Liver Tunnel for Tumors at the Hepatocaval Confluence

 Obesity Surgery

Post-bariatric Surgery Changes in Secondary Esophageal Motility and Distensibility Parameters

  Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Early Discharge after Uncomplicated Elective Colectomy and Risk of Postdischarge Complication

Effect of Standardized Reminder Calls on Trauma Patient No-Show Rate

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Transforming the Future of Surgeon-Scientists

Can Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Be Surgically Cured?: Liver Histologic Comparison After Metabolic Surgery Versus Usual Care

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: An Updated Nationwide Study

Recurrence After Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism in 517 Patients With Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1: An Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne and Groupe d’étude des Tumeurs Endocrines study

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Laparotomy

A Randomized Clinical Trial by CHIR-Net

Total Neoadjuvant Therapy With PD-1 Blockade for High-Risk Proficient Mismatch Repair Rectal Cancer

Mapping the Discharge Process After Surgery

  British Journal of Surgery

 Lymphatic venous anastomosis and complex decongestive therapy for lymphoedema: randomized clinical trial 

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

The impact of urgency of repair on outcomes following thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury

Surveillance duplex ultrasound prompted interventions after carotid endarterectomy

Risk factors and consequences of wound complications following sartorius flap reconstruction

 Surgical Endoscopy

Lumen-apposing metal stents versus traditional self-expanding metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

The Effectiveness of Screening Total Colonoscopy for Preoperative Patients with Gastric Cancer

 Obesity Surgery

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence–Based Computer Vision Model for Sleeve Gastrectomy: Experience in One Tertiary Center

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Short-Stay Left Colectomy for Colon Cancer: Is It Safe?

Racial Disparity among Youth Decedents of Legal Intervention Trauma

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Persistent long-term opioid use after trauma: Incidence and risk factors

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

 Annals of Surgery

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of the Procedure-specific Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in General Abdominal, Colorectal, Upper Gastrointestinal, and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery

Elective Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Leads to an Increase in Life Expectancy Over Watchful Waiting in Asymptomatic Patients: An Updated Markov Analysis

The Revised R Status is an Independent Predictor of Postresection Survival in Pancreatic Cancer After Neoadjuvant Treatment

Nationwide use and Outcome of Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy in IDEAL Stage IV following a Training Program and Randomized Trial

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Implementation of Best Practices in Pancreatic Cancer Care in the Netherlands

  British Journal of Surgery

 Prevention of incisional hernia with retrorectus synthetic mesh versus biological mesh following loop ileostomy closure (Preloop trial)

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Effect of narrow paravisceral aorta on target vessel instability after fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair

One-year aneurysm-sac dynamics are associated with reinterventions and rupture following infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair

Comparison of limb outcomes between bypass surgery and endovascular therapy in dialysis-dependent and -independent patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia

 Surgical Endoscopy

Impact of laparoscopic versus open surgery on humoral immunity in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Total Versus Subtotal Gastrectomy for Distal Gastric Poorly Cohesive Carcinoma

  Obesity Surgery

Banded Versus Non-banded Sleeve Gastrectomy: 5-Year Results of a 3-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Book-Binding Technique in Totally Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy with Billroth I Reconstruction: Clinical Results and Outcomes in 188 Patients with Gastric Cancer

Data Requirement for Animal-Derived Wound Care Devices: Limitations of the 510(k) Regulatory Pathway

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Evaluating potential disparities in geospatial access to American College of Surgeons/American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–verified emergency general surgery centers

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Ondansetron for Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS): A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over, Randomized Study

How Does Surgeons’ Autonomic Physiology Vary Intraoperatively?: A Real-time Study of Cardiac Reactivity

Propensity Score-Matching Analysis Comparing Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Limited Liver Resections of the Posterosuperior Segments: An International Multicenter Study

Liver Histology Predicts Liver Regeneration and Outcome in ALPPS: Novel Findings From A Multicenter Study

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

 Postoperative Antibiotics, Outcomes, and Resource Use in Children With Gangrenous Appendicitis

  British Journal of Surgery

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries 

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Fate of primary determinate and indeterminate target vessel endoleaks after fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair

Cardiac risk after elective endovascular repair for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm: Results from the Italian Collaborators for EVAR multicenter registry

Association of stroke or death with severity of carotid lesion calcification in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting

 Surgical Endoscopy

Evaluation status of current and emerging minimally invasive robotic surgical platforms

  Annals of Surgical Oncology

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Oncological Outcomes and Long-Term Survival Among Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis

 Obesity Surgery

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Weight Loss After Fundoplication Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

 International Journal of Surgery

Impact of sarcopenia on outcomes in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Defining Standards for Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Surgery in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Clinical Outcomes

Remote Assessment of Real-World Surgical Safety Checklist Performance Using the OR Black Box: A Multi-Institutional Evaluation

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

A comparative analysis of tranexamic acid dosing strategies in traumatic major hemorrhage

A comparative analysis of tranexamic acid dosing strategies in traumatic major hemorrhage

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

Short Postoperative Intravenous Versus Oral Antibacterial Therapy in Complicated Acute Appendicitis: A Pilot Noninferiority Randomized Trial

A Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) Reveals Complex Relationships Between Race/Ethnicity, Insurance Type, and Neighborhood Deprivation

How Does Omitting Additional Surgery After Local Excision Affect the Prognostic Outcome of Patients With High-risk T1 Colorectal Cancer?

 British Journal of Surgery

Elongation of intercostal nerve cutaneous branches for breast and nipple neurotization during breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: case–control study

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Anatomical suitability for branched endovascular aortic arch repair and balloon-expandable bridging stent grafts in a cohort of patients previously treated with a hybrid approach

Initial two-day blood pressure management after endovascular aneurysm repair improves midterm outcomes by reducing the incidence of early type II endoleak

Natural history of internal carotid artery stenosis progression

 Surgical Endoscopy

Robot-assisted laparoscopy does not have demonstrable advantages over conventional laparoscopy in endometriosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Phase II Study of Intraperitoneal Administration of Paclitaxel Combined with S-1 and Cisplatin for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis

 Obesity Surgery

Efficacy of High-dose Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Patients with Poor Response to Bariatric Surgery: Real-world Experience and Updated Meta-analysis

  International Journal of Surgery

Creation of a decellularized vaginal matrix from healthy human vaginal tissue for potential vagina reconstruction: experimental studies

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Development and Initial Performance of the Hospital Mental Health Risk Screen

Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block at Lateral Supra-Arcuate Ligament vs Lateral Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

When is it safe to start venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial

 World Journal of surgery

Laparoscopic but not open surgical skills can be transferred to robot-assisted surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Graduated Compression Stockings in Addition to Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Inpatients

Novel Application of a Dynamic, In-room Survey Platform to Measure Surgical Team Satisfaction

Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within and Outside Traditional Selection Criteria: A Multicentric North American Experience

Predicting Long-term Disease-free Survival After Resection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Nationwide Cohort Study

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young AdultsA Randomized Clinical Trial

  British Journal of Surgery

 Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: early follow-up of a randomized controlled study of primary fascial closure before mesh placement 

Nationwide standardization of minimally invasive right hemicolectomy for colon cancer and development and validation of a video-based competency assessment tool (the Right study)

Pancreatic surgery outcomes: multicentre prospective snapshot study in 67 countries 

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Prevalence of type II endoleak after elective endovascular aneurysm repair with polytetrafluoroethylene- or polyester-based endografts

Symptomatic carotid webs require aggressive intervention

Patients living farther from a tertiary care center are more likely to undergo peripheral arterial bypass for acute and chronic limb-threatening ischemia

 Surgical Endoscopy

Better stoma care using the Stoma App: does it help? A first randomized double-blind clinical trial on the effect of mobile healthcare on quality of life in stoma patients

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Effect of Preoperative Home-Based Exercise Training on Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

  Obesity Surgery

One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass as Revisional Surgery Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  International Journal of Surgery

ICG-augmented hyperspectral imaging for visualization of intestinal perfusion compared to conventional ICG fluorescence imaging: an experimental study

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Optimizing Mass Casualty Triage: Using Discrete Event Simulation to Minimize Time to Resuscitation

Effect of Oral Chondroitin Sulfate Supplementation on Acute Brain Injury in a Murine Necrotizing Enterocolitis Model

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Do hospital-based emergency Medicaid programs benefit trauma centers? A mixed-methods analysis

 The American Journal of Surgery

Evaluation of coagulopathy in cirrhotic patients: A scoping review of the utility of viscoelastic testing

Automatic 1-year follow-up appointment creation and reminders can improve long-term follow-up after carotid revascularization

Racial disparities in complications following elective colon cancer resection: Impact of laparoscopic versus robotic approaches

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

 Annals of Surgery

Safety, Efficacy, and Cost-effectiveness of Outpatient Surgery for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: The PENDI-CSI Randomized Clinical Trial

Relationship Between Distressing Symptoms and Changes in Disability After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons

An Analysis of 10,000 Cases of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Japan: Special Reference to the Graft-Versus-Recipient Weight Ratio and Donor Age

Early-Onset Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Clinical Presentation, Pathology Features, and Oncological Outcomes

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Hiatal Hernia Repair With Tension-Free Mesh or Crural Sutures Alone in Antireflux SurgeryA 13-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial

 British Journal of Surgery

 Lymphatic venous anastomosis and complex decongestive therapy for lymphoedema: randomized clinical trial 

Nodal positivity in patients with clinically and radiologically node-negative breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy: multicentre collaborative study

Risk factors for anastomotic leak and postoperative morbidity after right hemicolectomy for colon cancer: results from a prospective, multi-centre, snapshot study in China

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

A preoperative supervised exercise program potentially improves long-term survival after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Long-term value in open and endovascular repair of chronic mesenteric ischemia

Systemic immunosuppression does not affect revascularization outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia

 Surgical Endoscopy

Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a SICE (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e Nuove tecnologie) network prospective study on the approach to right colon lymphadenectomy in Italy: is there a standard?—CoDIG 2 (ColonDx Italian Group)

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

A 3-Year Survival Update from a Phase 2 Study of Paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin and 5-Fuorouracil Induction Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Borderline-Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: The NEOCRTEC-1601 Clinical Trial

  Obesity Surgery

One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass as Revisional Surgery Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

 International Journal of Surgery

Age-dependent benefit of neoadjuvant treatment in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: a multicenter retrospective observational study of young versus old patients

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Clinical Utility of Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Nomograms

Effect of Surgery on Postoperative Levels of the Gut Homeostasis-Regulating Enzyme Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase

Innovative Combination Treatment to Expand the Indications of Particle Therapy: Spacer Placement Surgery Using Bio-Absorbable Polyglycolic Acid Spacer

  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Would you be surprised? Prospective multicenter study of the Surprise Question as a screening tool to predict mortality in trauma patients

 The American Journal of Surgery

The power of partnership: Exploring collaboration dynamics in U.S. transplant research

Quality of breast surgery care at a comprehensive cancer center and its rural affiliate hospital

Decreasing utilization of surgical interventions amongst patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with liver metastases

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

First :Annals of Surgery

Emergency Department and Inpatient Utilization Reductions and Cost Savings Associated With Trauma Center Mental Health Intervention: Results From a 5-year Longitudinal Randomized Clinical Trial Analysis

Association Between Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination and Mortality After Major Operations

Delayed Versus Early Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Adult Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Risk Factors for Progression in Patients Undergoing Surveillance for Pancreatic Cysts

 Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability

NEXT article is from British Journal of Surgery

 Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Costs of endovascular and open repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms

Long-term patient-reported back and shoulder function after delayed breast reconstruction with a latissimus dorsi flap: case–control cohort study 

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Incidence and characteristics of vascular trauma at a level 2 trauma center

Association between socioeconomic deprivation and presentation with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Impact of routine surveillance duplex ultrasound and subsequent reintervention after superficial femoral artery stenting

 Surgical Endoscopy

Active gas aspiration in reducing pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  Annals of Surgical Oncology

Clinical Outcomes of Preserving Bronchial Arteries During Radical Esophagectomy: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis

 Obesity Surgery

Evaluation of Healthcare Utilisation and Expenditures in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Undergoing Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Novel Form of Breast Intraoperative Radiation Therapy with CT-Guided High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Interim Results of a Prospective Phase-II Clinical Trial

Duration of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury Donors and Transplant Outcomes

Improved Early Post-Transplant Outcomes and Organ Use in Kidney Transplant Using Normothermic Regional Perfusion for Donation after Circulatory Death: National Experience in the US

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Delayed tranexamic acid after traumatic brain injury impedes learning and memory: Early tranexamic acid is favorable but not in sham animals

 The American Journal of Surgery

An acute care surgeon's dilemma: Operative vs. non-operative management of emergency general surgery conditions in patients with recent colorectal cancer treatment

Are women residents of surgical specialties at a higher risk of developing imposter syndrome?

Analysis of fibrinolytic shutdown in trauma patients with traumatic brain injury

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

Annals of Surgery

The Golden Hour of Casualty Care: Rapid Handoff to Surgical Team is Associated With Improved Survival in War-injured US Service Members

Surveillance of Individuals at High Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer: A Prevalence Meta-analysis to Estimate the Rate of Low-yield Surgery

At the Intersection of Intersectionality: Race and Gender Diversity Among Surgical Faculty and Trainees

Sex-based Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation for Waitlisted Patients With Model for End-stage Liver Disease Score of 40

 British Journal of Surgery

Prevention of incisional hernia with retrorectus synthetic mesh versus biological mesh following loop ileostomy closure (Preloop trial

Influence of cardiometabolic medications on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth in the UK Aneurysm Growth Study: metformin and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors associated with slower aneurysm growth

Comparing the accuracy of prediction models to detect clinically relevant post-hepatectomy liver failure early after major hepatectomy

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Current Medicare reimbursement for complex endovascular aortic repair is inadequate based on results from a multi-institutional cost analysis

Outcomes of octogenarians receiving aortic repair

The association of comorbid depression with mortality and amputation risk in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Significance of Comprehensive Analysis of Preoperative Sarcopenia Based on Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Physical Function for the Prognosis of Patients with Esophageal Cancer

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Response in Breast Cancer Patients with Advanced Nodal Involvement

Analysis of Conflicts of Interest in Studies Related to Robotics in Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Wall Surgery

National Multi-Institutional Validation of a Surgical Transfusion Risk Prediction Model

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Posttraumatic pneumonia exacerbates bone marrow erythropoietic dysfunction

 The American Journal of Surgery

Increased risk of upstage when combinations of breast lesions of uncertain malignant potential are found on core needle biopsy: The need for surgical excision

Effects of gender on work-life balance satisfaction among trauma surgeons: A survey study

Does gender affect experiences in the operating room for surgeons and anesthesiologists at a large academic center?

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This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

 Annals of Surgery

Discordance Between Conventional and Detailed Lymph Node Analysis in Resected, Node-negative Pancreatic or Ampullary Adenocarcinomas and Association With Adverse Survival Outcomes: A Single-institution Analysis

Distal Pancreatectomy With En Bloc Celiac Axis Resection (DP-CAR) for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Safe and Effective Procedure

Pathological Nodal and Vascular Involvement Significantly Impacts the Recurrence Risk in Different Time Frames in Patients With Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Long-term Conditional Recurrence-free Survival Analysis in the Setting of a Neoadjuvant Treatment Strategy

Biliary Adverse Events During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

The Feasibility, Proficiency, and Mastery Learning Curves in 635 Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomies Following a Multicenter Training Program: “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”

Either High or Low Risk: The Acinar Score at the Resection Margin Dichotomizes the Risk Spectrum of Pancreas-specific Complications After Pancreatoduodenectomy

Impact of Community Privilege on Access to Care Among Patients Following Complex Cancer Surgery

Operative Time is Associated With Postoperative Complications After Pulmonary Lobectomy

Single-nuclei RNA Profiling Reveals Disruption of Adipokine and Inflammatory Signaling in Adipose Tissue of Burn Patients

  British Journal of Surgery

 Thyroid surgery in children and adolescents: results from a multi-institutional German and Austrian database

Angiosarcoma in the breast: a population-based cohort from Sweden

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Clinical presentation, outcomes, and threshold for repair by sex in degenerative saccular vs fusiform aneurysms in the descending thoracic aorta

Using machine learning to predict outcomes following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Obesity drives secondary procedures to achieve access maturation in end-stage renal disease

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Factors Associated with 1-Year Mortality in Elderly Patients (Age ≥ 80 Years) with Cancer Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Characteristics Predicting Short-Term and Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Esophageal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagectomy

  International Journal of Surgery

Social Vulnerability and Firearm Violence: Geospatial Analysis of 5 US Cities

  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Health care utilization outcomes in patients with blunt chest wall trauma following discharge from the emergency department: A retrospective, observational data-linkage study

  The American Journal of Surgery

The proteomic and metabolomic signatures of isolated and polytrauma traumatic brain injury

The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease

First steps toward a BIG change: A pilot study to implement the Brain Injury Guidelines across a 24-hospital system

Characteristics of pathologic complete response for locally advanced rectal cancer

Outcomes of subsequent abdominal operations after an initial ventral hernia repair

Rectus to defect ratio for estimating the complexity of ventral hernia repair: Is it reliable for robotic surgery?

This Week in Surgery we will be discussing recently published articles :

 Annals of Surgery

Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer

See One, Do One, Improve One’s Wellness: Resident Autonomy in US General Surgery Programs, A Mixed-methods Study

Going for Broke: The Impact of Cost of Living on Surgery Resident Stipend Value

High-risk Prescribing Following Surgery Among Payer Types for Patients on Chronic Opioids

Indole-3-Propionic Acid, a Gut Microbiota Metabolite, Protects Against the Development of Postoperative Delirium

Non-English Primary Language: A Growing Population’s Access to Cholecystectomy

Surgical Episodes of Care for Price Transparency Using the Episode Grouper for Medicare

Association Between Payer Type and Risk of Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery

 Noncardiac Surgery in Major General Surgical Patients a Prospective Observational Cohort Study

 British Journal of Surgery

 Effect of home-based prehabilitation on postoperative complications after surgery for gastric cancer: randomized clinical trial

Machine learning to predict outcomes following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Individualized cancer vaccines versus surveillance after adjuvant chemotherapy for surgically resected high-risk stage 2 and stage 3 colorectal cancer: protocol for a randomized trial

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

Early experience with bridging stent graft deployment without sheath support in branched and fenestrated endovascular aortic repair

Five-year outcomes of endosuture aneurysm repair in patients with short neck abdominal aortic aneurysm from the ANCHOR registry

Impact of guideline-directed medical therapy on 5-year mortality in patients with newly diagnosed peripheral artery disease

Long-term outcome after implementation of endovascular-first strategy to treat acute mesenteric ischemia

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Prognostic Value of Tumor Deposits in Stage III Colorectal Cancer Patients with Different N Stages: A Population-Based, Retrospective, Cohort Study

Postoperative Outcomes and Quality of Life After Left Thoracoabdominal Esophagogastrectomy: Contrasting Esophagogastrostomy with Esophagojejunostomy

  International Journal of Surgery

Comparing Rationale for Opioid Prescribing Decisions after Surgery with Subsequent Patient Consumption: A Survey of the Highest Quartile of Prescribers

Comparative Risk of Type 2 Diabetes after Gastrectomy and Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Surgical management of traumatic sternal body nonunions: Technical tricks and clinical experience

 The American Journal of Surgery

Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same

Impact of methocarbamol on opioid use after primary ventral and inguinal hernia repair

 nce of operating room temperature and humidity on surgical site infection: A multisite ACS-NSQIP analysis

 on of entrustable professional activities in multiple surgical residencies: A quality improvement approach

Below the knee, let it be: Management of calf DVT in hospitalized trauma patients

Early warning: End-tidal carbon dioxide is associated with central venous oxygenation under continuous cardiorespiratory monitoring in a porcine model of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation

 Annals of Surgery

Prognostic Effect of Liver Resection in Extended Cholecystectomy for T2 Gallbladder Cancer Revisited: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity Score–matched Analysis

Feasibility and Safety of a “Shared Care” Model in Complex Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery: A 5-year Observational Study of Outcomes in Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Risk Models for Developing Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Validation in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort

Long-term Survival, Quality of Life, and Molecular Features of the Patients With Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: A Retrospective Study of 454 Cases

Increasing Systemic Immune-inflammation Index During Treatment in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer is Associated With Poor Survival: A Retrospective, Multicenter, Cohort Study

Impact of Propofol-based Total Intravenous Anesthesia Versus Inhalation Anesthesia on Long-term Survival After Cancer Surgery in a Nationwide Cohort

Parathyroidectomy and the Risk of Major Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly

  Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial Surgery

A TRACK-TBI Study

Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer Risk in the Percutaneous Biopsy Era

 British Journal of Surgery

 Improving communication and patient information recall via a question prompt list: randomized clinical trial

Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System: propensity-score matched cohort analysis of accredited supervisors in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery

Prospective multicentre study of indications for surgery in patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis following endoscopic ultrasonography (PICUS)

  Journal of Vascular Surgery

One-year results of a balloon expandable endoprosthesis as a bridging stent for branched endovascular aortic repair

Open and endovascular reinterventions after Candy Plug false lumen embolization of type B aortic dissection

Therapeutic anticoagulation after index peripheral endovascular intervention in patients with claudication

Association between readmission care fragmentation and outcomes after interventions for peripheral arterial disease

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Readability Analysis of Online Breast Cancer Surgery Patient Education Materials from National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers Compared with Top Internet Search Results

Impact of Successful Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

  Obesity Surgery

Development and Validation of a Novel Hollow Viscus Injury Prediction Score for Abdominal Seatbelt Sign: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association Multicenter Study

Cumulative Sum Chart as Complement to Objective Assessment of Graduating Surgical Resident Competency: An Exploratory Study

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Injury pattern and clinical outcome in patients with and without chest wall injury after cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  The American Journal of Surgery

Tissue plasminogen activator challenge thrombelastography is the most accurate assay in predicting the need for massive transfusion in hypotensive trauma patients

To observe or not to observe: Evaluation of the modified brain injury guideline management of small volume intracranial hemorrhage

Not all cholecystitis is created equal: Disparities contributing to ED presentation and failure of the outpatient algorithm

Pentobarbital coma for management of intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury: Lack of early response to treatment portends poor outcomes

Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients

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