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Fragmentation of Care and Failure to Rescue in Emergency General Surgery

Mar 15, 2023

The following is the summary of “Failure to Rescue in Emergency General Surgery Impact of Fragmentation of Care” published in the January 2023 issue of  Surgery by Hanna, et al. Evaluate t...

Assessing the Cumulative Risk and Incidence of Major Surgery in the Aging Population of the United States

Mar 14, 2023

The following is the summary of “Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States” published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Becher, et al. The p...

Timing of Perioperative Chemoprophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery with High Thromboembolic Risk

Mar 13, 2023

The following is the summary of “Optimal Timing of Perioperative Chemoprophylaxis in Patients With High Thromboembolic Risk Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery” published in the January 2023 issue ...

Assessing the quality of reporting on quality improvement initiatives in plastic surgery: A systematic review.

Mar 13, 2023

There has been a recent increase in the number and complexity of quality improvement studies in plastic surgery. To assist with the development of thorough quality improvement reporting practices, wit...

The Cost-Effectiveness of Tranexamic Acid for Preventing Periprosthetic Joint Infection following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Break-Even Analysis.

Mar 13, 2023

The use of tranexamic acid has become widespread in orthopedics to promote hemostasis and has been successfully used to reduce blood loss and infection risk in joint arthroplasty. However, the cost-ef...

Before the first seizure: The developmental imprint of infant epilepsy on neurodevelopment.

Mar 13, 2023

In light of the heterogeneity of epilepsy, both from a clinical and from an etiological perspective, it is difficult to establish a link between epilepsy and development that can be generalized to all...

Pain of Local Anesthetic Injection of Lidocaine During Subsequent Stages of Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

Mar 13, 2023

Patients awake during staged cutaneous surgery procedures may experience procedure-related pain.To determine whether the level of pain associated with local anesthetic injections prior to each Mohs st...

Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Brain and Inflammatory Outcomes In Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Mar 13, 2023

Dexmedetomidine use decreases adverse neurocognitive outcomes in adults undergoing cardiovascular surgery, but its effect has been unclear in children with congenital heart disease.The authors conduct...

Surgery and hepatic artery infusion therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Mar 13, 2023

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is an aggressive tumor that commonly presents at an advanced stage requiring multimodal treatment. Surgical resection remains the only curative option; however, only 20...

The implications of fragmented practice in hepatopancreatic surgery.

Mar 13, 2023

Familiarity with the surgical work environment has been demonstrated to improve outcomes. We sought to investigate the impact of the rate of fragmented practice on textbook outcomes, a validated compo...

The Relationship Between Hospital Quality, Neighborhood Deprivation, and Mortality Following Cancer Surgery

Mar 10, 2023

The following is the summary of “Neighborhood Deprivation, Hospital Quality, and Mortality After Cancer Surgery” published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Bonner, et al. The goal of...

Trauma Bay and Beyond: Penetrating Brain Injury (PBI) Ethical Quandaries

Mar 09, 2023

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Staging Imaging in Cutaneous Melanoma at Clinical Stage II: Timing and Necessity

Mar 07, 2023

The following is a summary of "Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis," published in the JANUARY 2023 issue ...

Comparing Laproscopic and Robotic Approach to Heller Myotomy

Mar 07, 2023

The following is the summary of “A comparative study of robotic and laparoscopic approaches to Heller myotomy” published in the December 2022 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Raja, ...

A Study of Surgeons' Psychological Health During COVID-19

Mar 07, 2023

The following is the summary of “Psychological Health of Surgeons in a Time of COVID-19” published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Tan, et al.  The purpose of this study is to eval...

Outcomes of Lower Extremity in Patients With Limb-threatening Injury

Mar 06, 2023

The following is the summary of “What Outcomes Are Most Important to Patients Following a Lower Extremity Limb-threatening Injury?” published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Wong, et al. ...

Temporal trend and factors associated with post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in children in the USA: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study.

Mar 06, 2023

Pancreatitis is the most common adverse event following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Meanwhile, the national temporal trend of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) in children remain...

A Comparison of Ear Amputations Replantation Techniques.

Mar 06, 2023

The management of traumatic ear amputations remains a rare and difficult occurrence for surgeons. This is due to the fact that the chosen replantation technique must ensure the best vascular supply an...

When ACL reconstruction does not help: risk factors associated with not achieving the minimal important change for the KOOS Sport/Rec and QoL.

Mar 06, 2023

To determine factors associated with not achieving a minimal important change (MIC) in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Function in Sport and Recreation (Sport/Rec), and Knee-Re...

The association between obesity and postoperative outcomes in a broad surgical population: A 7-year American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement analysis.

Mar 06, 2023

The number of obese surgical patients continues to grow, and yet obesity's association with surgical outcomes is not totally clear. This study examined the association between obesity and surgical out...

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