Association of VA Surgeons
Serge P. Bebko, MD; David M. Green, MD; Samir S. Awad, MD, MPH
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):390-395. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3480
This study reports that universal decontamination using a low-cost preoperative protocol may be considered as an additional prevention strategy for surgical site infections in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery with hardware implantation.
Association of VA Surgeons
Cristan E. Anderson, MD; Grace A. Nicksa, MD; Lygia Stewart, MD
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):396-401. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2459
This observational study reports that distractions are very common during surgery resident handoffs.
Peter J. Kneuertz, MD; George J. Chang, MD, MS; Chung-Yuan Hu, MPH, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):402-409. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3572
This nationwide cohort study defines stage-specific treatments and prognosis of colon cancer diagnosed in young adults (ages 18-49 years) vs older adults (ages 65-75 years).
Benjamin P. Crawshaw, MD; Hung-Lun Chien, MPH; Knut M. Augestad, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):410-415. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3171
This retrospective multivariate regression analysis shows that laparoscopic colectomy results in a significant reduction in health care costs and utilization in the short- and long-term postoperative periods.
Innovation in Safety: Safety in Innovation
Brian A. Boone, MD; Mazen Zenati, MD, PhD; Melissa E. Hogg, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):416-422. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.17
This retrospective review of perioperative outcome parameters supports the safe implementation of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy. See also the Invited Commentary by Edil.
Anne O. Lidor, MD, MPH; Kimberley E. Steele, MD; Miloslawa Stem, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):424-431. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.25
This analysis of data from an ongoing prospective trial determines that laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia results in excellent long-term quality of life (QOL). See also the invited commentary by Oleynikov.
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Outcomes of Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Dmitry Oleynikov, MD
JAMA Surg
Eugene J. Won, MD; Erik B. Lehman, MS; Abby K. Geletzke, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):433-440. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3160
This medical record review cites postoperative hyperglycemia is a meaningful predictor of outcomes in patients with major comorbidities undergoing open ventral hernia repair (VHR).
Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS; Joseph K. Canner, MHS; Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):441-448. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3484
This retrospective cohort study reported that current practice guidelines recommending 50% or greater arteriovenous fistula rates in incident hemodialysis patients fall short. Huber provides a related .
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A Call to Action for Pre鈥揈nd-Stage Renal Disease Care
Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD
JAMA Surg
Sandra L. Taylor, PhD; Soman Sen, MD; David G. Greenhalgh, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):450-456. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3490
This competing risk analysis analyzes the effects of burn outcome predictors on hospital length of stay and mortality in patients with acute burn injuries. See also the Invited Commentary by Cochran and Faraklas.
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Competing Risks and Burn Outcomes: More Questions Than Answers
Amalia Cochran, MD; Iris H. Faraklas, RN, BSN
JAMA Surg
Adil H. Haider, MD, MPH; Eric B. Schneider, PhD; N. Sriram, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):457-464. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.4038
This cross-sectional study concludes that unconscious class and race biases are not associated with clinical decision making among surgical clinicians.
Su Luo, MD; Alice Z. C. Lobo, MD; Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):465-472. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3843
Findings from this retrospective review show the importance of removing the less radioactive nodes in patients with cutaneous melanoma.
Rebecca Y. Kim, MD, MPH; Gifty Kwakye, MD, MPH; Alvin C. Kwok, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):473-479. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3848
This prospective study found that sustained use of a surgical safety checklist was observed with continued improvements in process measures and reductions in 30-day surgical complications almost 2 years after a structured implementation effort that demonstrated marked, short-term reductions in harm.
Sanjay Mohanty, MD; Yaoming Liu, PhD; Jennifer L. Paruch, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2015;150(5):480-484. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3176
This retrospective cohort study examines the risk of discharge to a postacute care setting as a patient-centered outcome for the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator.