Brianna L. Siracuse, BS; Ronald S. Chamberlain, MD, MPA
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):701-709. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0020
This study reports on the development and validation of a preoperative scale for predicting readmission rates for patients following total hip replacement.
Thomas G. Peters, MD; Jonathan S. Fisher, MD; Robert G. Gish, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):710-716. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0065
This quantitative survey determines the willingness of voting US citizens to become living kidney donors and ascertains the potential influence of compensation on donation.
Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH; Andrew A. Gonzalez, MD, JD, MPH; Faiz Gani, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):718-724. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.5557
This case series used a review of medical records to investigate the effect of costs of an index hospital admission on subsequent readmission rates among patients undergoing colorectal, pancreatic, or hepatic resection.
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Invited Commentary
Targeting Future Health Care Expenditure Reductions
Alexander C. Schwed, MD; Christian de Virgilio, MD
JAMA Surg
Yi Li, MD, PhD; Luca Stocchi, MD; Deepa Cherla, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):726-734. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.5558
This study evaluates the association between preoperative use of narcotics and postoperative outcomes in patients with Crohn disease.
Fizan Abdullah, MD, PhD; Jose H. Salazar, MD; Colin D. Gause, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):735-741. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0261
This review of Pediatric Surgery Board recertification case log data describes the demographic characteristics and operative experiences of practicing pediatric surgeons.
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD; Mohammed Al-Omran, MD, MSc; Muhammad Mamdani, PharmD, MA, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):742-750. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0415
This cohort study investigates whether a program that focuses on 8 major guideline-recommended risk-management therapies reduces cardiovascular and limb events in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
James E. Mitchell, MD; Nicholas J. Christian, PhD; David R. Flum, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):752-757. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0395
This cohort study describes eating behaviors and weight control 3 years after bariatric surgery in severely obese adults.
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Invited Commentary
The Behavior and Biology Behind Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS; Marilyn Woodruff, MSN, ANP-BC; Jenna Arnould, MS, RD
JAMA Surg
Courtney J. Balentine, MD, MPH; Aanand D. Naik, MD; David H. Berger, MD, MHCM; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):759-766. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0717
This cohort study evaluates how the age-related risk of discharge to postacute care facilities after major abdominal surgery is affected by preoperative functional status and postoperative complications.
Matthew H. G. Katz, MD; Qian Shi, PhD; Syed A. Ahmad, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):e161137. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1137
This case series describes outcomes for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer treated with preoperative chemotherapy, and the details of how collaborating Oncology Study Groups coordinated and conducted the study.
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Preoperative Chemotherapy and Radiation for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer (JAMA Surgery)
Barclay T. Stewart, MD, MScPH; Gavin Tansley, MD; Adam Gyedu, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2016;151(8):e161239. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1239
This population-based survey assesses the performance of bellwether procedures as a proxy for performing essential surgery, maps population-level spatial access to essential surgery, and identifies first-level referral hospitals that would most improve access to essential surgery if strengthened in Ghana.