Tyler R. Grenda, MD, MS; Jason C. Pradarelli, BS; Jyothi R. Thumma, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1109-1115. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2394
This cohort study reports there are variations in hospital episode payments among Medicare patients undergoing bariatric surgery procedures.
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Invited Commentary
Bundling Our Health Care Future
Kenric M. Murayama, MD
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Chih-Cheng Hsu, MD; Abdullah Almulaifi, MD; Jung-Chien Chen, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1117-1124. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2602
This cohort study compares the 5-year efficacy of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery vs medical treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in mildly obese patients.
Jan Peter Yska, PharmD; Eric N. van Roon, PharmD, PhD; Anthonius de Boer, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1126-1133. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2398
This cohort study reports that bariatric surgery increases the chance for remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Lauren J. Gleason, MD; Eva M. Schmitt, PhD; Cyrus M. Kosar, MA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1134-1140. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2606
This prospective cohort study found that postoperative complications and delirium are separately associated with adverse events and demonstrate a combined effect.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Audrey H. Choi, MD; Summer Blount, MD; Mia N. Perez, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1141-1148. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1687
This cohort study evaluates the impact of extranodal extension size on axillary nodal burden, disease recurrence, and survival in patients with breast cancer.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Thomas A. Pham, MD; Amy M. Gallo, MD; Waldo Concepcion, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1150-1158. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1847
This case series assesses the efficacy of liver transplantation in children with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatoblastoma.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
David C. Chang, PhD, MPH, MBA; Ralitza P. Parina, MPH; Samuel E. Wilson, MD
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1160-1166. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2644
This observational study reports that the survival advantage of endovascular over open aortic aneurysm repairs is maintained for 3 years, after which time, endovascular repair was associated with a higher mortality but mortality differences did not reach statistical significance during the study period.
Blayne Welk, MD, MSc; Hana鈥檃 Al-Hothi, MD; Jennifer Winick-Ng, MSc
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1167-1175. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2590
This population-based cohort study investigates whether the risk for revision of a mesh-based procedure for treatment of stress urinary incontinence is related to surgeon volume among women who underwent these procedures.
Bellal Joseph, MD; Mazhar Khalil, MD; Bardiya Zangbar, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(12):1177-1183. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2386
This analysis assesses the reported prevalence of domestic violence among trauma patients.