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In a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Oxman and coauthors determine whether extended postoperative antibacterial prophylaxis for patients undergoing elective thoracic surgery with tube thoracostomy reduces the risk of infectious complications compared with preoperative prophylaxis only. See the invited critique by Sanchez.

Antiel et al measure the implications of the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour regulations for education, well-being, and burnout.

In a retrospective chart review of a prospectively created database of patients with cutaneous melanoma, Jones and coworkers analyze the predictors and patterns of recurrence of melanoma in patients with a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy result. See the invited critique by Wong.

Stewart et al use a nationwide household survey tool to provide an estimate of injury prevalence, mechanisms of traumatic injuries, and number of injury-related deaths in a low-income country. See the Invited Critique by Price.

Enochsson et al describe the process of initiating and organizing a nationwide validated web-based quality registry of gallstone surgery and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and present some clinical data and the impact the registry has had on the clinical treatment of gallstones.