Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH; Laura M. Mazer, MD, MSCR; Steven J. Yule, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):318-325. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4619
This mixed methods analysis evaluates a postoperative video-based coaching intervention for residents.
Matthew T. McMillan, BA; Amer H. Zureikat, MD; Melissa E. Hogg, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):327-335. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4755
This study examines the effectiveness of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy vs open pancreatoduodenectomy for clinically relevant pancreatic fistula occurrence and other major postoperative outcomes.
Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MD; Samantha Thomas, MS; Linda Youngwirth, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):336-342. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4753
This study aims to determine whether there is a minimum number of minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy cases performed by a hospital that is associated with a reduced likelihood of postoperative complications.
Alexander Egeberg, MD, PhD; Jens Ahm Sørensen, MD, PhD; Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):344-349. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4610
This population-based cohort study examines the link between bariatric surgery and improvement in psoriasis symptoms.
Pierre Pezy, MS; Alexandros N. Flaris, MD, MSc; Nicolas J. Prat, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):351-358. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4757
This study describes a method for performing resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) using a standardized distance from a set point of entry.
Daniel W. Spaite, MD; Chengcheng Hu, PhD; Bentley J. Bobrow, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):360-368. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4686
This secondary analysis of the Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care Traumatic Brain Injury Study evaluates whether a statistically supportable threshold between systolic pressure and mortality exists in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Quanhong Zhou, MD, PhD; Matthew R. Rosengart, MD, MPH; Timothy R. Billiar, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):369-376. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4976
This population-based cohort study uses National Trauma Data Bank data to examine the factors affecting transfer of trauma patients to facilities providing higher levels of care in accordance with the American College of Surgeons鈥� criteria.
Linnea Langhans, MD; Maj-Britt Jensen, MSc; Maj-Lis M. Talman, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):378-384. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4751
This population-based study of the Danish National Patient Registry examines reoperation rates after wire-guided breast-conserving surgery in patients with nonpalpable invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ and whether the risk of reoperation is associated with ductal carcinoma in situ or histologic type of invasive breast cancer.
Jai Young Cho, MD, PhD; Ho-Seong Han, MD, PhD; YoungRok Choi, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):386-392. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5040
This database study evaluates whether remnant liver ischemia may have an adverse effect on long-term survival and morbidity after liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Heather L. Beasley, PhD; Hala N. Ghousseini, PhD; Douglas A. Wiegmann, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):e165540. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5540
This qualitative research study examines the strategies and pitfalls that emerge during introductory meetings of peer surgical coaches and their coachees.
Aleix Martínez-Pérez, MD; Maria Clotilde Carra, PhD; Francesco Brunetti, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(4):e165665. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5665
This systemic review and meta-analysis analyzes the evidence concerning the pathologic outcomes of laparoscopic vs open rectal resection for rectal cancer among patients enrolled in randomized clinical trials.