Julie L. Holihan, MD; Burzeen Karanjawala, MD; Annie Ko, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):7-13. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2580
This study reports that computed tomographic imaging was not associated with reliable diagnosing in ventral hernia recurrence owing to the high interobserver variability.
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Invited Commentary
Computed Tomographic Imaging in the Diagnosis of Recurrent Ventral Hernia
Melissa Anne Mallory, MD; Stanley W. Ashley, MD
JAMA Surg
Russ S. Kotwal, MD, MPH; Jeffrey T. Howard, PhD; Jean A. Orman, ScD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):15-24. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3104
This data analysis of US military casualties in Afghanistan reports that a 2009 mandate from the Secretary of Defense resulted in 75.2% of missions achieving transport from combat injury to treatment facility in 60 minutes or less.
Association of VA Surgeons
Juliet J. Ray, MD; Joshua A. Sznol, BS; Laura F. Teisch, BS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):26-31. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3088
This cross-sectional study examines whether favorable evaluations of residents in postgraduate years 1 through 5 correlate with performance on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination.
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Invited Commentary
The Continuing Quest for Meaningful Faculty Evaluations of Residents
John L. Tarpley, MD; Margaret J. Tarpley, MLS
JAMA Surg
Jesper Lagergren, MD, PhD; Fredrik Mattsson, BSc; Janine Zylstra, BSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):32-39. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2611
This cohort study reports that the extent of lymphadenectomy during surgery for esophageal cancer is not associated with 5-year all-cause or disease-specific survival.
Allan Peetz, MD; Ali Salim, MD; Reza Askari, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):41-48. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3114
This study of critically ill trauma patients with chronic liver disease reports that a decrease in Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score within 72 hours of intensive care unit admission is associated with improved mortality.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Christopher R. Connelly, MD; Amy Laird, PhD; Jeffrey S. Barton, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):50-57. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2670
This review of 536 423 pediatric patients 0 to 17 years old using the National Trauma Data Bank from 2007 to 2012 develops a risk prediction calculator for venous thromboembolism in children admitted to the hospital after traumatic injury.
Association of VA Surgeons
Danny Chu, MD; Lara Schaheen, MD; Victor O. Morell, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):59-62. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3097
This cohort study examines whether the clamping method used to perform proximal anastomoses during coronary artery bypass grafting procedures influences postoperative stroke incidence.
Association of VA Surgeons
Michaela Kollisch-Singule, MD; Sumeet Jain, MD, MBA; Penny Andrews, RN; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(1):64-72. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2683
This randomized, nonblinded laboratory animal study reports how dynamic alveolar heterogeneity is influenced by 2 modes of mechanical ventilation (low tidal-volume ventilation and airway pressure release ventilation), using in vivo microscopy to directly measure alveolar size distributions.