October 1, 2010 Issue of JAMA Surgery

October 1, 2010, Vol 145, No. 10, Pages 925-1027

Editorial

Comparing Treatments Using Observational Study Designs: What Can We Do About Selection Bias?

Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH; Edward H. Livingston, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):927. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.223

Original Article

Introduction to Propensity Scores: A Case Study on the Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic vs Open Appendectomy

Mark R. Hemmila, MD; Nancy J. Birkmeyer, PhD; Saman Arbabi, MD, MPH; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):939-945. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.193

Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Surgical Mortality

Thad E. Abrams, MD, MS; Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD; Gary E. Rosenthal, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):947-953. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.190

Cost-effectiveness of Groin Hernia Surgery in the Western Region of Ghana

Samuel D. Shillcutt, MSc; Michael G. Clarke, MD, MRCS(Eng); Andrew N. Kingsnorth, MS, FRCS

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):954-961. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.208

Screening of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Gastrectomy for Cancer or Peptic Ulcer: Results of a Cohort Study

Andrea Giuliani, MD; Gaspare Galati, MD; Martino Demoro, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):962-967. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.211

Decreased Peritoneal Expression of Active Transforming Growth Factor 尾1 During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Heated Carbon Dioxide

Mare M. A. Lensvelt, MD; Marie-Louise Ivarsson, MD, PhD; Walter J. A. Brokelman, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):968-972. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.219

Effect of Blood Products Transfusion on the Development of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure

Jeffrey L. Johnson, MD; Ernest E. Moore, MD; Jeffry L. Kashuk, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):973-977. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.216

Editorial
Comparing Treatments Using Observational Study Designs: What Can We Do About Selection Bias?
Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH; Edward H. Livingston, MD

Arch Surg

Wrong-Site and Wrong-Patient Procedures in the Universal Protocol Era: Analysis of a Prospective Database of Physician Self-reported Occurrences

Philip F. Stahel, MD; Allison L. Sabel, MD, PhD, MPH; Michael S. Victoroff, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):978-984. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.185

Accelerating the Pace of Surgical Quality Improvement: The Power of Hospital Collaboration

Darrell A. Campbell Jr, MD; Michael J. Englesbe, MD; James J. Kubus, MS; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):985-991. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.220

Reduced Access to Care Resulting From Centers of Excellence Initiatives in Bariatric Surgery

Edward H. Livingston, MD; Iain Burchell

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):993-997. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.218

Hospital Process Compliance and Surgical Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries

Lauren H. Nicholas, PhD; Nicholas H. Osborne, MD; John D. Birkmeyer, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):999-1004. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.191

Special Article

Secondary Stroke Prevention in the Era of Carotid Stenting: Update on Recent Trials

Heitham T. Hassoun, MD; Mahmoud B. Malas, MD; Julie A. Freischlag, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):928-935. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.204

Invited Critique

To Stent or Not to Stent: The Question Remains Unanswered: Comment on 鈥淪econdary Stroke Prevention in the Era of Carotid Stenting鈥�

Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):935. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.192

Are Surgeons Ready to Embrace a Paradigm Shift in Surgical Comparative Effectiveness Research?Comment on 鈥淚ntroduction to Propensity Scores鈥�

Elliott R. Haut, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):945-946. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.187

Surgeon, Do You Know Where Your DALYs Are?: (Can You Fix a Hernia With a Mosquito Net?): Comment on 鈥淐ost-effectiveness of Groin Hernia Surgery in the Western Region of Ghana鈥�

Diana L. Farmer, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):961. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.205

Gastric Remnant Cancer: Is Elimination of the Bug the Answer?Comment on 鈥淪creening of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Gastrectomy for Cancer or Peptic Ulcer鈥�

Kevin E. Behrns, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):967. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.212

The Hazard of More Reporting in Quality Measurement: Comment on 鈥淲rong-Site and Wrong-Patient Procedures in the Universal Protocol Era鈥�

Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):984. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.186

Center of Excellence Designation: Pros and Cons: Comment on 鈥淩educed Access to Care Resulting From Centers of Excellence Initiatives in Bariatric Surgery鈥�

Mark Smith, MD; Bruce M. Wolfe, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):997-998. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.217

鈥淪ay It Ain't So, Joe鈥�: Comment on 鈥淗ospital Process Compliance and Surgical Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries鈥�

Charles D. Mabry, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1004-1005. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.189

Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Blunt Aortic Injury: A Good Thing: Comment on 鈥淭horacic Aortic Endografting for Trauma鈥�

Heitham T. Hassoun, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1011-1012. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.195

Review

Thoracic Aortic Endografting for Trauma: A Current Appraisal

Brandon W. Propper, MD; W. Darrin Clouse, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1006-1011. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.194

Special Feature

Image of the Month鈥擰uiz Case

Satoshi Ogiso, MD; Gen Nishikawa, MD; Hiroaki Hata, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1017. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.221-a

Image of the Month鈥擠iagnosis

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1018. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.221-b

Image of the Month鈥擰uiz Case

Harras B. Zaid, BS, MD; Sue J. Rhee, MD; Shinjiro Hirose, MD; et al.

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1019. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.206-a

Image of the Month鈥擠iagnosis

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1020. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.206-b

Correspondence

Energized Dissection, Energized Hemostasis

Brij B. Agarwal, MBBS, MS, Dip Yoga, FIMSA

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1021. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.198

Energized Dissection, Energized Hemostasis鈥擱eply

David J. Humes, PhD, MRCS; Dileep N. Lobo, DM, FRCS

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1021. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.199

Open Mesh Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias With Tacker With Less Complication

Bijan Mohammadhosseini, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1021-1022. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.200

Open Mesh Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias With Tacker With Less Complication鈥擱eply

Kamal M. F. Itani, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1022. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.201

Micrometastasis and Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer

M. Badruddoja, MD, MS, FRCS, FRACS

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1022-1023. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.214

Surgical Innovators Past and Present

Donal B. O鈥機onnor, MD; Desmond C. Winter, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1023-1024. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.196

Micrometastasis and Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer鈥擱eply

Nabil Wasif, MD; Armando Giuliano, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1023. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.215

Surgical Innovators Past and Present鈥擱eply

Jean Nicolas Vauthey, MD; Antoine Brouquet, MD; Peter W. Pisters, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1024. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.197

Teaching Hospital Status and Operative Mortality in the United States

Edward H. Livingston, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1025. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.209

Teaching Hospital Status and Operative Mortality in the United States鈥擱eply

Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH; Heather Kaiser, MD, MPH

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1025-1026. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.210

Failure to Consider the Number of Dissected Sides Can Bias Complication Rate Calculations of Central Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer

Andreas Machens, MD; Henning Dralle, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1026-1027. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.202

Failure to Consider the Number of Dissected Sides Can Bias Complication Rate Calculations of Central Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer鈥擱eply

Wen T. Shen, MD; Quan-Yang Duh, MD; Orlo H. Clark, MD

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1027. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.203

Resident's Forum

Prevalence of Burnout Among Surgical Residents and Surgeons in Switzerland

Adrian Businger, MD; Ulrich Stefenelli; Ulrich Guller, MD, MHS

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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1013-1016. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.188

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