James P. Byrne, MD, PhD; N. Clay Mann, PhD, MS; Mengtao Dai, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):286-293. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5097
This population-based study compares data from US national databases to examine the association between emergency medical service response times and motor vehicle crash mortality.
Lei Zhang, MD; Long Wang, MD; Xiermaimaiti Kadeer, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):295-303. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4872
This noninferiority randomized clinical trial conducted at a single center in China compares the safety and efficacy of a 3-dimensionally printed navigational template approach with that of the conventional computed tomography鈥揼uided method for localizing small peripheral lung nodules.
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Invited Commentary
Management of Small Lung Nodules in the Era of Lung Cancer Screening
Kathleen S. Berfield, MD; Oluwatobi A. Afolayan, MD; Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd
JAMA Surg
Robert A. Tessler, MD, MPH; Saman Arbabi, MD, MPH; Eileen M. Bulger, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):305-310. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4685
This repeated cross-sectional measures analysis of data from the National Trauma Data Bank National Sample Program compares trends in case-fatality percentages of motor vehicle crashes and firearm injuries in US levels I and II trauma centers across 10 years to assess whether firearm injuries are increasing in severity.
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Firearm Injury and Motor Vehicle Crash Case Fatality by Age Group, 2003-2013
Brian T. Bucher, MD; Jeffrey P. Ferraro, PhD; Samuel R. G. Finlayson, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):311-318. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4874
This cohort study evaluates an alternative approach to monitoring surgical complications by reviewing medication, laboratory test, and radiologic test orders in the electronic health record for patients who just underwent a surgical procedure.
Stephan Hjorth, PhD; Ingmar Näslund, MD, PhD; Johanna C. Andersson-Assarsson, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):319-326. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5084
This analysis of the nonrandomized controlled Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study examines the incidence and type of revisional bariatric surgeries completed (banding, vertical banded gastroplasty, and gastric bypass) in 26 years of follow-up of study participants.
C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR; Thomas O鈥橤orman, BS; Elizabeth Stern, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):328-334. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5093
This cohort study compares the association between preoperative cognitive status and postoperative delirium in adults undergoing major nonemergent surgery.
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Association Between Postoperative Delirium and Long-term Cognitive Function After Major Surgery
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Invited Commentary
Challenges With Postoperative Cognitive Impairment Research
Rameela Chandrasekhar, PhD; E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Mayur B. Patel, MD, MPH
JAMA Surg
Association of VA Surgeons
Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH; Erin Madden, MPH; Eric M. Cheng, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):336-344. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5119
This cohort study uses Veterans Administration and Medicare data to develop a risk prediction tool to improve patient selection for carotid endarterectomy among patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Calista M. Harbaugh, MD; Jay S. Lee, MD; Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):e185838. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5838
This study investigates the association between long-term opioid use among family members and persistent opioid use among opioid-naive adolescents and young adults undergoing surgical and dental procedures.
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Invited Commentary
Caution in the Postoperative Treatment of Pain With Opioids鈥擲urgeon Awareness Needed
Eija Kalso, MD, PhD; Pauli Puolakkainen, MD, PhD; Paulina Salminen, MD, PhD
JAMA Surg
Wessel M. C. M. Vorselaars, MD; Sjoerd Nell, MD; Emily L. Postma, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):e185842. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5842
This cohort study examines the changes in blood pressure and use of antihypertensive medications in patients who have undergone surgery for primary aldosteronism.