Catherine Arvieux, MD, PhD; Julien Frandon, MD, PhD; Fatah Tidadini, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):1102-1111. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3672
This randomized clinical trial assesses whether the 1-month spleen salvage rate among patients with splenic trauma at high risk of rupture is higher after prophylactic splenic arterial embolization or surveillance and then embolization only if necessary.
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Effect of Prophylactic Embolization on Trauma Patients at High Risk of Splenectomy
Manjit S. Gohel, MD; Jocelyn Mora, MSc; Matyas Szigeti, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):1113-1121. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3845
This randomized clinical trial uses data from the Early Venous Reflux Ablation trial to evaluate the long-term clinical and cost benefits of combined early endovenous ablation and compression compared with compression therapy alone and deferred ablation for treating superficial venous reflux of the leg.
Megan G. Janeway, MD; Sabrina E. Sanchez, MD, MPH; Qi Chen, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):1123-1131. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3318
This cohort study uses data from the State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases to examine the association of race, health insurance status, and household income with the location in which ambulatory surgery is performed among patients in New York and Florida between 2011 and 2013.
Kyeong-Tae Lee, MD; Sungjin Kim, MD; Byung-Joon Jeon, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):1132-1140. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.4124
This cohort study examines the oncologic outcomes associated with the use of 2 different types of implants in breast reconstruction among survivors of breast cancer.
Zhen-Yu Wu, MD, PhD; Hee-Jeong Kim, MD, PhD; Jong-Won Lee, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):1142-1150. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.4132
This case-control study examines oncologic outcomes in patients with breast cancer who receive immediate breast reconstruction with nipple- or skin-sparing mastectomy vs outcomes in those who receive complete mastectomy alone.
Alfonso W. Avolio, MD; Antonio Franco, MD; Andrea Schlegel, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):e204095. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.4095
This multicenter cohort study develops and validates a simplified comprehensive model that estimates on day 10 after liver transplant the risk of early allograft failure with 90 days among patients who undergo liver transplant.
Marios Konstantinos Tasoulis, MD; Han-Byoel Lee, MD; Wei Yang, MBBS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(12):e204103. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.4103
This diagnostic study assesses the accuracy of post鈥搉eoadjuvant chemotherapy image-guided biopsy to predict residual cancer in the breast.