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Kenji Inaba, MD; Obi T. Okoye, MD; Rachel Rosenheck, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):810-816. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2521
Inaba and colleagues prospectively compared computed tomography (CT) against serial physical examination in the evaluation of patients who have sustained a stab wound to the abdomen. Martin A. Schreiber, MD, provided a related invited commentary.
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Karen Deveney, MD; Mark Deatherage, MD; David Oehling, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):817-821. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2681
Deveney and colleagues aimed to determine whether fourth-year residents at a hospital in a rural setting were more likely to enter general surgery practice than a specialty. Diana Farmer, MD, FRCS, provides an invited commentary.
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Kimberly Hwa, MMS, PA-C; Sherry M. Wren, MD
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):823-827. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2672
Hwa and Wren examine whether an allied health professional telephone visit could safely substitute for an in-person clinic visit. See the Invited Commentary by Ault.
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Samuel I. Schwartz, MD; Joseph Galante, MD; Amy Kaji, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):829-833. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2677
Schwartz and colleagues examined whether the 16-hour intern work limit, implemented in July 2011, has adversely affected operative experience. Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, provides an invited commentary.
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There Are Just Not Enough Hours in the Day
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD
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Matthew E. Kutcher, MD; Lucy Z. Kornblith, MD; Raja Narayan, BA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):834-840. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2911
In an observational prospective cohort study, Kutcher and coauthors evaluate changes in the administration of fluids and blood products, hypothesizing that a reduction in crystalloid volume and a reduced red blood cell to fresh frozen plasma ratio over the last 7 years would correlate with better resuscitation outcomes.
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Frederick Thurston Drake, MD; Karen D. Horvath, MD; Adam B. Goldin, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):841-847. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2919
Drake and colleagues evaluated changes in operative experience for general surgery chief residents. Karen Deveney, MD, provides an invited commentary.
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Elise H. Lawson, MD, MSHS; Bruce Lee Hall, MD, PhD, MBA; Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):849-858. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2925
Lawson et al identify risk factors that are uniquely predictive of superficial vs deep/organ-space surgical site infections occurring after colectomy procedures. See Invited Commentary by Rhoads.
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J. Bart Rose, MD, MAS; Phillip Bilderback, MD; Tal Raphaeli, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):860-865. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2701
Rose et al demonstrate that duodenal anastomoses for biliary reconstruction are at least as safe and effective as Roux-en-Y jejunal anastomoses, with the benefits of operative simplicity and ease of postoperative endoscopic evaluation. See the by Donahue.
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Stephanie S. Hwang, MD; Bonnie H. Li, MS; Philip I. Haigh, MD, MSc, FRCSC
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):867-872. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3033
Hwang et al determine the risk of developing recurrent gallstone pancreatitis in patients who never receive a cholecystectomy. Worhunsky and Visser provide an invited commentary.
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Gallstone Pancreatitis: Why Not Cholecystectomy?
David J. Worhunsky, MD; Brendan C. Visser, MD
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Cory A. Donovan, MD; Rodney F. Pommier, MD; Robynn Schillace, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):873-878. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3028
Donovan et al determine if variability in clinical presentation at diagnosis correlates with PI3K/Akt mutations in breast cancer stem and progenitor cells (BCSCs) and provides an early prognostic indicator of increased progression and metastatic potential. See the Invited Commentary by Calhoun.
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Breast Cancer Stem Cells鈥擱eady for Their Close-up?
Kristine E. Calhoun, MD
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Anna M. Leung, MD; Donald L. Morton, MD; Junko Ozao-Choy, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2013;148(9):879-884. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3044
Leung et al reviewed the records of patients with cutaneous melanoma who underwent completion lymph node dissection to evaluate whether disease limited to sentinel lymph nodes represents different clinical significance than disease spread into nonsentinel lymph nodes. See the invited commentary by Leong.