Heather L. Yeo, MD, MHS; Jonathan S. Abelson, MD, MS; Matthew M. Symer, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):511-517. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6202
This national cohort study evaluates US surgical residents and residency program factors associated with the timing of attrition during general surgery residency.
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Association of Time to Attrition in Surgical Residency With Resident and Program Factors
Gurjit Sandhu, PhD; Julie Thompson-Burdine, BA; Vahagn C. Nikolian, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):518-524. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6117
This study assesses the association of intraoperative faculty-resident interactions with resident entrustability among residents and surgical faculty in the operating room.
Jérémie Thereaux, MD, PhD; Thomas Lesuffleur; Sébastien Czernichow, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):526-533. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6163
This nationwide population-based cohort study assesses the antidiabetes treatment continuation, discontinuation, or initiation rates 6 years after bariatric surgery compared with a matched control obese group.
Molly P. Jarman, PhD; Frank C. Curriero, PhD; Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):535-543. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6133
This cross-sectional study examines injury scene characteristics and the risk of injury mortality in communities with varying rurality, income levels, and concentration of racial/ethnic minorities.
Katherine J. Baxter, MD, MS; Hannah T. M. H. Nguyen, MPH; Mark L. Wulkan, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):544-550. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5316
This cohort study assesses whether use of outpatient health care in the year before a diagnosis of appendicitis is associated with rate of perforated appendicitis among patients 18 years or younger.
Gileh-Gol Akhtar-Danesh, MD; Aristithes G. Doumouras, MD, MPH; Cecily Bos, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):551-557. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5461
This population-based study assesses patient and health system factors that are associated with the outcomes and costs after laparoscopic cholecystectomy among Canadian children.
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Invited Commentary
Considering the Ability of General Surgeons to Add Value to Pediatric Surgery
Lorraine I. Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS; Nam Nguyen, MD; Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD
JAMA Surg
Raquel F. D. van la Parra, MD, PhD; Kaiping Liao, PhD; Benjamin D. Smith, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):559-568. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5572
This population-based cohort study evaluates the incidence of invasive breast biopsy during the 10-year follow-up of women with breast cancer
James A. Chenoweth, MD, MAS; Samuel D. Gaona, BS; Mark Faul, PhD, MA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):570-575. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6159
This multicenter study investigates the incidence of delayed traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in older adults with head trauma and specifically across anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications.
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Invited Commentary
How Rare Is Too Rare Not to Care?
Katherine L. Florecki, MD; Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD
JAMA Surg
Francesco Multinu, MD; Jvan Casarin, MD; Kristine T. Hanson, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):e180141. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0141
This cohort study using a large nationwide data set assesses 30-day complication rates among 75鈥�487 women who underwent hysterectomy for benign gynecologic indications before and after the FDA statement warning against the use of power morcellation.
Tatsuma Fukuda, MD, PhD; Naoko Ohashi-Fukuda, MD; Yutaka Kondo, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(6):e180674. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0674
This population-based registry study assesses whether prehospital advanced life support should be provided for traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest following a traffic collision and who should perform it.