Kyle J. Van Arendonk, MD; Kevin M. Tymitz, MD; Susan L. Gearhart, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):316-321. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1010
Van Arendonk et al used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to compare the outcomes and costs of elective surgery for diverticular disease with those of other diseases commonly requiring colectomy. See also the invited critique by Ludwig and Kosinski.
Anthony G. Charles, MD, MPH; Shiara Ortiz-Pujols, MD; Thomas Ricketts, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):323-328. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1013
Charles and coworkers, analyzing 糖心vlog Physician Masterfile data for the years 2001 to 2009, identify trends and characteristics of surgeon employment in the United States. See the invited critique by Napolitano.
Mathias Worni, MD; Anthony W. Castleberry, MD; Bryan M. Clary, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):331-338. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1058
Worni and colleagues assessed trends in the frequency of concomitant vascular reconstructions from 2000 through 2009 among patients undergoing pancreatectomy, as well as compared the short-term outcomes between patients undergoing pancreatic resection with and without vascular reconstruction. E. Christopher Ellison, MD, provides an invited critique.
David Goitein, MD; Ibrahim Matter, MD; Asnat Raziel, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):340-346. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1053
In a retrospective, multicenter study, Goitein and coauthors describe the incidence of, the patterns of clinical presentation of, and the reasons for portomesenteric vein thrombosis among patients who underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery. See invited critique by Magnuson.
Zachary J. Kastenberg, MD; Kim F. Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH; Marc L. Melcher, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):347-351. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1063
Kastenberg and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study at a universityaffiliated tertiary Veterans Affairs Medical Center to determine whether a period of intern home call would correlate with increased rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Karen Horvath, MD, provides an invited critique.
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Fabio Pacelli, MD; Giacomo Cusumano, MD; Fausto Rosa, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):353-360. doi:10.1001/2013.jamasurg.309
Pacelli and colleagues analyzed the role of multivisceral resection for locally advanced gastric cancer with particular attention to the brief and long-term results and to the prognostic value of clinical and pathologic factors. William G. Hawkins, MD, provides a related invited commentary.
Heather Lyu, BA; Elizabeth C. Wick, MD; Michael Housman, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):362-367. doi:10.1001/2013.jamasurg.270
Denise S. Tai, MD; Johnny Hong, MD; Ronald W. Busuttil, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):368-373. doi:10.1001/2013.jamasurg.261
Magdalena Plecka Östlund, MD, PhD; Olof Backman, MD; Richard Marsk, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):374-377. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.700
Anecdotal reports have indicated increased alcohol abuse as well as altered alcohol metabolism in patients after they have undergone gastric bypass surgery for obesity. In this study, 脰stlund et al evaluated inpatient care for alcohol abuse before and after gastric bypass surgery compared with restrictive surgery (vertical banded gastroplasty and gastric banding).
Anouk Scholten, MD; Robin M. Cisco, MD; Menno R. Vriens, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(4):378-383. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.610