Charles E. Edmiston Jr, PhD; Cheong J. Lee, MD; Candace J. Krepel, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1027-1033. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2210
This cohort study compares the level of antisepsis achieved with varying numbers and time until rinsing for preadmission showers using chlorhexidine gluconate, 4%.
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Invited Commentary
Chlorhexidine Gluconate, 4%, Showers and Surgical Site Infection Reduction
Zeinab M. Alawadi, MD, MS; Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS
JAMA Surg
Tyler R. Grenda, MD; Sha鈥橲honda L. Revels, MD, MS, MA; Huiying Yin, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1034-1040. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2199
This cohort study evaluated the perioperative care practices and outcomes related to differences in mortality rates after lung cancer resection between hospitals with very high and very low mortality rates.
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Lung Cancer Resection at Hospitals With High vs Low Mortality Rates (JAMA Surgery)
Faiz Gani, MBBS; Donald J. Lucas, MD, MPH; Yuhree Kim, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1042-1049. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2215
This population epidemiology study investigates whether a variability in 30-day readmission is attributable to patient, surgeon, or surgical subspecialty levels in patients undergoing a major surgical procedure.
Inbal Golomb, BSc; Matan Ben David, MD; Adi Glass, BSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1051-1057. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2202
This cohort study evaluates the long-term effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on obesity-related comorbidities.
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Invited Commentary
No Rush to Judgment for Bariatric Surgery
Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH
JAMA Surg
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Brant W. Ullery, MD; Kenneth Tran, BS; Venita Chandra, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1058-1065. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1861
This cohort study evaluates the effect of an endovascular-first protocol for patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on perioperative mortality and associated early clinical outcomes.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Joseph DiNorcia, MD; Minna K. Lee, MD; Michael P. Harlander-Locke, BS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1066-1072. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1853
This case serues of patients undergoing liver transplant reports on damage control as a viable strategy for liver transplant recipients with coagulopathy or hemodynamic instability after allograft reperfusion.
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Invited Commentary
Saving Supersick Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant
Marc L. Melcher, MD, PhD
JAMA Surg
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Mackenzie Cook, MD; Benjamin M. Howard, MD, MPH; Angela Yu; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1074-1078. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2205
This survey assessed if the Alliance for Global Clinical Training is effectively responding to the educational needs of surgeons at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Invited Commentary
The Conundrum of Training in Global Surgery: Are We There Yet?
Mamta Swaroop, MD; Catherine deVries, MD
JAMA Surg
Maeve O鈥橬eill Trudeau, MD; Emmanuel Baron, MD; Patrick Hérard, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(11):1080-1085. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1928
This cohort study reports that the proportion of violence-related injuries was significantly lower among preteens cared for in the setting of humanitarian aid and conflict zones, while surgical interventions in the teenage group were primarily caused by trauma-related injuries.