Craig D. Newgard, MD, MPH; Rongwei Fu, PhD; Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):11-18. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3329
This cohort study evaluates the differences in access to and outcomes of 9-1-1 emergency medical services鈥� response to injuries in rural and urban populations.
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Rural vs Urban 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services for Trauma (JAMA Surgery)
Lauren M. Postlewait, MD; Cecilia G. Ethun, MD; Mia R. McInnis, BA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):19-25. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3598
This multicenter study examines the preoperative risk factors for malignancy in resected mucinous cystic neoplasms and assesses outcomes of mucinous cystic neoplasm鈥揳ssociated adenocarcinoma.
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Invited Commentary
Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Surgical Disease
Thilo Hackert, MD; Christoph W. Michalski, MD; Markus W. Büchler, MD
JAMA Surg
Mark D. Tyson, MD; Amy J. Graves, MS, MPH; Brock O鈥橬eil, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):27-34. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2907
This population-based study uses SEER-Medicare database data to evaluate urologist-level rates of variation in the use of observation for men diagnosed with low- and high-risk prostate cancer between 2004 and 2009.
Association of VA Surgeons
Charles A. Karcutskie, MD, MA; Jonathan P. Meizoso, MD; Juliet J. Ray, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):35-40. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3116
This cohort study examines whether a blunt or penetrating mechanism of injury alters the risk of venous thromboembolism.
Association of VA Surgeons
Nakul P. Valsangkar, MD; Andrew C. Eppstein, MD; Rick A. Lawson, BSEE; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):42-47. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2808
This study identifies whether lean processes can be used to improve wait times for surgical procedures in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
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Invited Commentary
Building a Lean, Mean Patient Care Machine
Juliet June Ray, MD, MSPH; Seth A. Spector, MD
JAMA Surg
Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS; Andrew M. Ryan, PhD; Hechuan Hou, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):49-54. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3098
This study compares the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program鈥檚 broad definition of an episode of care (ie, initial hospitalization until 90 days after hospital discharge) with a clinically narrow definition of an episode of care.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Vatche G. Agopian, MD; Michael P. Harlander-Locke, MPH; Daniela Markovic, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):55-64. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3310
This study compares the characteristics and outcomes among liver transplant recipients with radiographically apparent hepatocellular carcinoma lesions with 伪-fetoprotein (AFP)鈥損roducing tumors with those of recipients with tumors that do not produce AFP.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Justin P. Wagner, MD; Alexander D. Schroeder, MD; Juan C. Espinoza, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):66-73. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3323
This observational study describes an international competency-based training paradigm for hernia surgery in underserved countries.
Shayna Sarosiek, MD; Denis Rybin, PhD; Janice Weinberg, ScD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):75-81. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3091
This cohort study determines if inferior vena cava filter insertion in trauma patients affects overall mortality.
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Jennifer L. Williams, MD; Carmen K. Chan, BS; Paul A. Toste, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):82-88. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3466
This study of medical records in a prospectively maintained database identifies factors associated with survival in patients with periampullary adenocarcinomas and compares survival between those having intestinal-type or pancreaticobiliary-type cancers originating from the duodenum, ampulla, or distal common bile duct with those having pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Association of VA Surgeons
Bryan Sakamoto, MD, PhD; Shelly Keiser, PharmD; Russell Meldrum, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):90-95. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3474
This drug utilization study uses data from the Veterans Affairs Medical System to evaluate the effect of local infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty.
Motokazu Sugimoto, MD; Irmina A. Elliott, MD; Andrew H. Nguyen, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):e163349. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3349
This cohort study investigates an appropriate cutoff of the main pancreatic duct diameter for surgery or surveillance in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.
Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA; Marissa Blum, MD; Gwo-Chin Lee, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):e164225. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4225
This randomized clinical trial assesses whether a decision aid improves access to total knee replacement surgery among black patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.