Uri P. Dior, MD, MPH; Shamitha Kathurusinghe, MBBS; Claudia Cheng, MBBS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):807-815. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1953
This double-blind randomized clinical trial compares rates of port-site infections, organ or space infections, and any type of surgical site infections among patients who underwent gynecological laparoscopies and received 1 of 3 types of skin preparation solutions.
Mollie M. Mustoe, BA; James M. Clark, MD; Timothy T. Huynh, BA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):816-822. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1915
This cohort study examines factors associated with smoking quitline engagement and smoking cessation among patients undergoing thoracic surgery who consented to a quitline electronic referral.
Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, MD; Kota Sahara, MD; Lu Wu, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):823-831. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1973
This cohort study examines very early recurrence following resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the preoperative and postoperative setting.
Giampaolo Perri, MD; Laura Prakash, MD; Wei Qiao, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):832-839. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2286
This case series evaluates survival and radiographic and serologic measures of responses associated with administration of FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Marta L. McCrum, MD, MPH; Austin R. Cannon, MD; Chelsea M. Allen, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):841-848. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2348
This cohort study identifies patient and hospital factors associated with increased mortality after emergency general surgery among patients who are readmitted within 30 days of discharge to a nonindex hospital.
Kathryn E. Engelhardt, MD, MS; Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS; Julie K. Johnson, PhD, MSPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):851-859. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2420
This cross-sectional mixed-methods study assesses preparedness for surgical residency, identifies factors associated with preparedness, examines the association between preparedness and burnout, and explores resident and faculty perspectives on resident preparedness in a national survey of US general surgical residents.
Calyani Ganesan, MD, MS; Benjamin Weia, MD; I-Chun Thomas, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):861-868. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2423
This cohort study identifies the prevalence and variation in parathyroid hormone level testing among patients with kidney stones and hypercalcemia in the Veterans Health Administration health care system.
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Analysis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Screening Among US Veterans With Kidney Stones
Jean-Eric Tarride, MA, PhD; Aristithes G. Doumouras, MD, MPH; Dennis Hong, MD, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):e201985. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1985
This cohort study examines the preoperative and postoperative financial implications of a publicly funded surgical bariatric procedure.
Damien Bergeat, MD; Aude Merdrignac, MD, PhD; Fabien Robin, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2020;155(9):e202291. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2291
This open-label randomized clinical trial examines the utility and safety of nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy by comparing the occurrence of postoperative complications among patients with or without postoperative nasogastric tube decompression.