Michael L. Williford, MD; Sara Scarlet, MD; Michael O. Meyers, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):705-711. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0974
This cross-sectional survey measures prevalence of burnout and depression among general surgery trainees at multiple institutions and characterizes how resident and attending surgeons perceive these conditions among respondents.
Jonathan S. Abelson, MD, MS; Julie A. Sosa, MD, MA; Matthew M. Symer, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):712-717. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0611
This study identifies the expectations of general surgery residency associated with attrition from training in a national cohort of categorical general surgery interns.
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Podcast:
Association of Expectations of Training With Attrition in General Surgery Residents
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Invited Commentary
Reducing Surgical Resident Attrition
Christiana Shaw, MD, MS; George A. Sarosi Jr, MD
JAMA Surg
Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH; Adil A. Shah, MD; Hira Channa, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):719-727. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0380
This study assesses rates of readmission to nonindex hospitals after major cancer surgery and compares outcomes between index and nonindex hospital readmissions.
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Invited Commentary
Regionalization, Readmissions, and Repercussions of Major Cancer Surgery
Srinivas J. Ivatury, MD, MHA; Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS
JAMA Surg
Hillary J. Mull, PhD, MPP; Laura A. Graham, PhD; Melanie S. Morris, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):728-737. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0592
In this study, a Delphi panel assesses the likelihood that certain International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis codes can indicate whether such readmissions are associated with surgical quality in the index admission.
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Invited Commentary
All Surgical Readmissions Are Not Created Equal
Yanik J. Bababekov, MD, MPH; Brooks V. Udelsman, MD, MHS; David C. Chang, PhD, MPH, MBA
JAMA Surg
Maria Hälleberg Nyman, PhD; Ulrica Nilsson, PhD; Karuna Dahlberg, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):738-745. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0672
This study examines the association between postoperative recovery and functional health literacy in patients undergoing day surgery as part of a randomized clinical trial.
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Invited Commentary
Making the Case for Importance of Health Literacy in the Surgical Population
Jesse P. Wright, MD; Kelvin Moses, MD, PhD; Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC
JAMA Surg
Mark R. Hemmila, MD; Anne H. Cain-Nielsen, MS; Jill L. Jakubus, PA-C, MHSA, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):747-756. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0985
This cohort study evaluates the association of hospital participation in the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (benchmark reporting) or the Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program (benchmark reporting and collaborative quality improvement) with outcomes compared with control hospitals that did not participate in either program.
Shahid Shafi, MD, MBA, MPH; Ashley W. Collinsworth, ScD, MPH; Laurel A. Copeland, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):757-763. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1039
This study of clinical and administrative data examines the incidence of opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs) in patients undergoing hospital-based surgical and endoscopic procedures and evaluates the association of ORADEs with clinical and cost outcomes.
Julia Kitz, MD; Emmanouil Fokas, MD, DPhil; Tim Beissbarth, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):e181607. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1607
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial investigates the prognostic role of the total mesorectal excision plane quality in patients with rectal cancer who were treated within the CAO/ARO/AIO-04 phase 3 randomized clinical trial.
Manzilat Akande, MD, MPH; Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc; Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2018;153(8):e181630. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1630
This study assesses the association of Medicaid expansion with insurance coverage, in-hospital mortality, failure to rescue, access to rehabilitation, and unplanned readmissions among hospitalized young adult trauma patients.