Association of VA Surgeons
Xinli Li, PhD; Mark Wilson, MD, PhD; William Nylander, MD, MBA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):314-322. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4263
This observational study analyzes and reports Clostridium difficile infection rates, risk factors, and associations with postoperative outcomes in surgery programs of the Veterans Health Administration.
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Invited Commentary
The High Stakes of Postoperative Clostridium difficile Infection
Paul K. Waltz, MD; Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD
JAMA Surg
Charles C. van Rossem, MD; Marc H. F. Schreinemacher, MD, PhD; Anna A. W. van Geloven, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):323-329. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4236
This observational cohort study reports that lengthening of postoperative antibiotic treatment to 5 days was not associated with a reduction in infectious complications after laparoscopic appendectomy for acute complicated appendicitis.
Joaquim M. Havens, MD; Olubode A. Olufajo, MD, MPH; Zara R. Cooper, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):330-336. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4056
This study assesses the rates and risk factors for hospital readmissions following emergency general surgery.
Association of VA Surgeons
Mia Shapiro, MD; Qi Chen, MD, PhD; Qin Huang, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):338-345. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4239
This cohort study investigates the associations between socioeconomic variables and surgical resection in patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer.
Christina L. Roland, MD; Genevieve M. Boland, MD, PhD; Elizabeth G. Demicco, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):347-354. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4205
This case series uses review of medical records to report on potential immunohistochemical prognostic molecular markers to determine their prognostic and therapeutic utility for patients with vascular leiomyosarcomas.
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Invited Commentary
Finding the Common Thread in Rare Diseases
Eric K. Nakakura, MD, PhD
JAMA Surg
Zhengqing Lei, MD; Jun Li, MD; Dong Wu, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):356-363. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4257
This cohort study uses data on patients who underwent liver resection for hepatitis B virus鈥搑elated hepatocellular carcinoma to develop a nomogram for preoperative estimation of microvascular invasion.
Yuhree Kim, MD, MPH; Georgios A. Margonis, MD, PhD; Jason D. Prescott, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(4):365-373. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4516
Using a cohort of patients at 13 major US institutions, this study defines clinicopathological variables associated with recurrence-free and overall survival after adrenocortical carcinoma resection and proposes nomograms for individual risk prediction.