Neha Bansal, MD; Kristina D. Simmons, PhD; Andrew J. Epstein, PhD, MPP; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):111-119. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3637
This study finds that patients operated on by surgeons trained in residency programs that were ranked in the top tertile were significantly less likely to experience adverse events than were those operated on by surgeons trained in programs that were in the bottom tertile.
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Invited Commentary
Making a Difference in Surgery Residency Programs
John L. Tarpley, MD, FWACS; Walter E. Smalley Jr, MD, MPH
JAMA Surg
Richard S. Hoehn, MD; Koffi Wima, MS; Matthew A. Vestal, MHA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):120-128. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3209
This observational study assesses the effect of patient and hospital factors on mortality and readmission rates after surgical procedures and costs of surgery at safety-net hospitals.
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Effect of Hospital Safety-Net Burden on Cost and Surgical Outcomes (JAMA Surgery)
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Invited Commentary
The Uninsured and Underserved and the Hospitals That Care for Them: Who鈥檚 to Blame?
Larry R. Kaiser, MD; Verdi J. DiSesa, MD, MBA; Henry A. Pitt, MD
JAMA Surg
Ida J. Hatoum, ScD; Robin Blackstone, MD; Tina D. Hunter, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):130-137. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3231
This study evaluated improvement in obesity-related comorbidities after bariatric surgery and identified clinical factors associated with these responses.
Association of VA Surgeons
Robert H. Hollis, MD; Brandon A. Singletary, MPH; James T. McMurtrie, BS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):139-145. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3420
This cohort study reports findings that support a restrictive postoperative transfusion strategy in patients with stable coronary artery disease following noncardiac surgery.
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Invited Commentary
Optimal Transfusion Trigger in Surgical Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Steven M. Frank, MD; Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD
JAMA Surg
Association of VA Surgeons
Sherif Y. Shalaby, MD; Trenton R. Foster, MD; Michael R. Hall, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):147-153. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3219
This case series reports that patients with systemic inflammatory disease are at high risk for postoperative complications, type II endoleak, sac expansion, and additional interventions after endovascular aneurysm repair.
Howard Nelson-Williams, MD, MPH; Faiz Gani, MBBS; Arman Kilic, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):155-163. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3618
This study of patients undergoing hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery reports significant variability in hospital costs associated with patient and hospital characteristics.
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Invited Commentary
Does Decreasing Variability Affect Quality?
David M. Mahvi, MD
JAMA Surg
Barclay T. Stewart, MD, MScPH; Robert Quansah, MD, PhD; Adam Gyedu, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(2):164-171. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3648
This study compares the availability of trauma care resources in Ghana in 2004 vs 2014.