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Regan J. Berg, MD; Obi Okoye, MD; Pedro G. Teixeira, MD; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):498-504. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.2289
In a trauma registry and medical record review, Berg et al examine the specific injuries, need for operative intervention, and clinical outcomes of patients with blunt thoracoabdominal trauma.
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Ryan P. Merkow, MD; Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS; Warren B. Chow, MD, MS; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):505-511. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.2215
Merkow et al evaluate the quality of lymph node examination after esophagectomy for cancer in the United States based on current treatment guidelines (鈮�15 nodes) and assess the association of patient, tumor, and hospital factors with the adequacy of lymph node examination. In an invited critique Hofstetter provides a commentary.
Matthew H. G. Katz, MD; Chung-Yuan Hu, PhD; Jason B. Fleming, MD; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):513-519. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.2281
To calculate conditional survival estimates for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Katz and colleagues constructed separate multivariate survival models adjusted for 7 clinicopathologic factors for patients who did and did not undergo radical surgical resection.
Jesse D. Schold, PhD; Laura D. Buccini, PhD; Michael W. Kattan, PhD; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):520-526. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.2220
Schold and coauthors used data from adult kidney transplant recipients in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients merged with data from several national databases and the CDC to evaluate the association of community health indicators with outcomes for kidney transplant recipients. In an 1, Slakey discusses implications for optimizing outcomes and safety in health care.
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Toshiyuki Moriya, MD, PhD; L. William Traverso, MD
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):528-534. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.2276
In a longitudinal level II cohort study, Moriya and Traverso determine the occurrence of new disease in the pancreatic remnant after resection for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.
Ryan M. Antiel, MD, MA; Kyle J. Van Arendonk, MD; Darcy A. Reed, MD, MPH; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):536-541. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2012.89
After resident duty-hour restrictions were imposed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 2011, a representative sample of interns weas surveyed. Responses were compared with those of surgical program directors to assess the effect of the restrictions on surgical training. An invited critique by Friedell discusses loss of patient continuity and implications of shift work.
Winta T. Mehtsun, MPH, BS; Kimberly Weatherspoon, MD; LaPortia McElrath, MPH, BS; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):542-548. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2012.449
To determine the proportion of patients seen by medical officers in Ghana, West Africa, with surgical or obstetric-gynecologic conditions and the time expended providing care to these patients, Mehtsun and colleagues assessed the workload at 10 district hospitals. In the related invited critique, McCord notes that the facilities for surgery exist but that skills are lacking.
Gaurav Banka, MD; Gavitt Woodard, MD; Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, MPH; et al.
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Arch Surg. 2012;147(6):550-556. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2012.195
In a retrospective cohort study, Banka et al determine national outcome differences between laparoscopic gastric bypass and open gastric bypass.