Peri Husen, MD; Catherine Boffa, MD; Ina Jochmans, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):517-525. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0949
This randomized clinical trial compares the effect of short-term oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion preservation after static cold storage vs static cold storage alone on 1-year graft survival in expanded criteria donor kidneys from donors who are brain dead.
Lasse Rämö, MD; Mika Paavola, MD, PhD; Bakir O. Sumrein, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):526-534. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0906
This secondary analysis of the FISH randomized clinical trial compares the 2-year outcomes of patients who required secondary surgery with the outcomes of patients with successful initial operative or nonoperative treatment.
Brigitte K. Smith, MD, MHPE; John Rectenwald, MD, MS; Rachel Yudkowsky, MD, MHPE; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):535-540. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0031
This qualitative study presents insights from new surgeons and program directors regarding the structural, individual, relational, and organizational factors in surgical training programs.
Yuan-yuan Liu, MD, PhD; James King, MSc; Gregory A. Kline, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):541-549. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0254
This population-based cohort study aims to understand the outcomes of a specialized clinic on rates of evaluation and treatment of primary aldosteronism in Alberta, Canada.
Svein Dueland, MD, PhD; Sheraz Yaqub, MD, PhD; Trygve Syversveen, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):550-557. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0267
This comparative effectiveness research study compares overall survival after liver transplant with that after portal vein embolization followed by liver resection among adult patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis and high tumor load.
Karim J. Halazun, MD; Russell E. Rosenblatt, MD, MS; Neil Mehta, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):559-567. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0954
This prognostic study examines the use of the dynamic 伪-fetoprotein response in selection of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for liver transplant.
Isabel Taeuber; Stephanie Weibel, PhD; Eva Herrmann, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):e210884. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0884
This systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression of 216 randomized clinical trials assesses the association between intravenous administration of tranexamic acid and vascular occlusive events in patients undergoing surgery or experiencing bleeding.
Sanaz Samiei, MD; Janine M. Simons, MD, PhD; Sanne M. E. Engelen, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):e210891. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0891
This systematic review and meta-analysis pools data from studies in the neoadjuvant setting on axillary pathologic complete response rates for different breast cancer subtypes in patients with initial clinically node-positive disease.