Ara Ko, MD, MPH; Megan Y. Harada, BA; Galinos Barmparas, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1006-1013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1662
This cohort study compares the incidence of venous thromboembolism after trauma in patients whose enoxaparin dose was adjusted vs not adjusted using anti鈥揻actor Xa trough levels.
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Invited Commentary
Anti鈥揊actor Xa Assay鈥擜 Changing Standard for Venous Thromboprophylaxis?
Kristin Cook, MD; Massimo Napolitano, MD; Frank T. Padberg Jr, MD
JAMA Surg
A. Rani Elwy, PhD; Kamal M. F. Itani, MD; Barbara G. Bokhour, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1015-1021. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1787
This survey study assesses how often surgeons disclosed adverse events, what they revealed, and how they expressed the disclosure.
Neel A. Mansukhani, MD; Dustin Y. Yoon, MD, MS; Katherine A. Teter, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1022-1030. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2032
This study of original peer-reviewed articles in major surgery journals characterizes equality of sex representation of participants in human surgical clinical research.
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Invited Commentary
Precision Health Outcomes Require Precise Patient Identification
Julie A. Freischlag, MD; Michelle M. Silva, BA
JAMA Surg
Tadaki M. Tomita, MD; Heron E. Rodriguez, MD; Andrew W. Hoel, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1032-1038. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2247
This study describes the broad spectrum of nonvascular surgery cases that require intraoperative vascular surgery assistance.
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Invited Commentary
The Role of a Vascular Surgeon
Ying Wei Lum, MD; James H. Black, MD
JAMA Surg
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Alexander C. Schwed, MD; Monica M. Boggs, MEd; Xuan-Binh D. Pham, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1039-1045. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2329
This multicenter cohort analysis aims to validate previously identified prognostic factors in acute cholangitis, evaluate the effect of timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography on clinical outcomes, and compare recent experience with acute cholangitis vs a historical cohort.
Matthew L. Maciejewski, PhD; David E. Arterburn, MD, MPH; Lynn Van Scoyoc, BA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1046-1055. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2317
This study examines 10-year weight change in veterans who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass compared with nonsurgical matches and the 4-year weight change in veterans who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy.
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Invited Commentary
Myths Surrounding Bariatric Surgery
Jon C. Gould, MD
JAMA Surg
G. Craig Wood, MS; Peter N. Benotti, MD; Clare J. Lee, MD, MHS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1056-1062. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2334
This cohort study evaluates the association between preoperative clinical factors and long-term weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Micaela M. Esquivel, MD; Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, MD; Emmanuel Makasa, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):1064-1069. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2303
This study characterizes surgical care infrastructure, location, capacity, and availability in Zambia.
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Invited Commentary
Geospatial Mapping of Surgical Capacity in Zambia
Catherine R. deVries, MD; Jenna S. Rosenberg, MD
JAMA Surg
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Kelly R. Haisley, MD; Amy E. Laird, PhD; Nima Nabavizadeh, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):e162743. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2743
This study uses disease registry data to examine the association between time intervals from the completion of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy to surgical procedure and rates of pathologic complete responses in patients with esophageal cancer.
Robert Zura, MD; Ze Xiong, MS; Thomas Einhorn, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(11):e162775. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2775
This population-based study uses data from a large health claims database to evaluate the incidence of bone fracture and characteristics that may be associated with nonunion of the fractures.