Haddon Pantel, MD; John Hwang, MD; David Brams, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):422-428. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4981
This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of postoperative incentive spirometry vs clinical observation on hypoxemia, oxygen saturation, and pulmonary complications among patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
Jonathan S. Abelson, MD; Heather L. Yeo, MD, MHS; Jialin Mao, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):429-435. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5043
This cohort study compares outcomes after palliative stenting vs stoma creation in patients with malignant large-bowel obstruction requiring emergency management in New York State.
Adam Sachs, MD; Jean Guglielminotti, MD, PhD; Russell Miller, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):436-441. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5045
This cohort study examines maternal risk factors and pregnancy-, surgery-, and disease-associated risk factors for adverse obstetrical outcomes after appendectomy and cholecystectomy during pregnancy and stratifies the risk of such outcomes.
Katherine E. Fero, MAS; Taylor M. Coe, MD; Paul T. Fanta, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):443-451. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5047
This cohort study uses SEER data to describe a group of adolescent and young adult patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors and compares gastrointestinal stromal tumor鈥搒pecific and overall survival rates in this group with that of older patients.
Janna Manjelievskaia, MPH; Derek Brown, MS; Katherine A. McGlynn, PhD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):452-459. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5050
This cohort study examines receipt of adjuvant postoperative chemotherapy by age category and assesses whether age differences are associated with survival among patients with colon cancer who received surgery vs surgery and chemotherapy in an equal-access health care system.
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Divya A. Shankar, BA; Kamal M. F. Itani, MD; William J. O鈥橞rien, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):461-466. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5052
This cohort study examines risk factors associated with hernia recurrence and death rates following unbilical hernia repair.
Allison Lale, MD; Allison Krajewski, PhD; Lee S. Friedman, PhD
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):467-474. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5049
This study analyzes the undertriage of patients with firearm-related injuries to facilities without specialized trauma units in Cook County, Illinois.
Margaret B. Nolan, MD; David P. Martin, MD, PhD; Rodney Thompson, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):476-483. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5704
This case-control study evaluates if abstinence from smoking on the day of surgery is associated with a decreased frequency of surgical site infection in patients who smoke cigarettes.
Mustafa Raoof, MD, MS; Sinziana Dumitra, MD, MSc; Philip H. G. Ituarte, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):e170117. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0117
This study of California Cancer Registry records assesses the prognostic determinants of overall survival among patients undergoing liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and develops a prognostic score for this purpose.
Scott E. Regenbogen, MD, MPH; Anne H. Cain-Nielsen, MS; Edward C. Norton, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2017;152(5):e170123. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0123
This cross-sectional cohort study evaluates the association between early postoperative discharge practices and overall surgical episode spending and expenditures for postdischarge care use and readmissions.