The Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures in the Distal Radius in the Elderly (CROSSFIRE) Study Group
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):563-571. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.0809
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial compares 24-month patient-reported outcomes and complications of treatment with volar-locking plate fixation and closed reduction and cast immobilization among patients 60 years or older with distal radius fractures.
E. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH; Peter Beitsch, MD; Peter Blumencranz, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):573-580. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1075
This nonrandomized controlled trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of the novel pegulicianine fluorescence–guided system in identifying residual cancer in the tumor bed of female patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery.
William K. Gray, PhD; Annakan V. Navaratnam, MBBS; Jamie Day, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):581-588. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1353
This cohort study investigates volume-outcome associations for parathyroid surgery in England.
Stijn Franssen, MD; Kevin C. Soares, MD; Joshua Samuel Jolissaint, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):590-596. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1298
This cohort study compares overall survival in patients with multifocal intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who underwent hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy vs resection.
Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):598-608. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1554
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial compares the characteristics and outcomes of patients with appendicitis who were randomized to receive antibiotics compared with those who declined randomization and selected their own treatment.
Martha-Conley E. Ingram, MD, MPH; Monica Nagalla, BS; Ying Shan, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):609-616. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1550
This cohort study investigated the association of patient sex with timeliness to surgical care after trauma and discharge outcomes.
Julia M. Sealock, PhD; Ioannis A. Ziogas, MD; Zhiguo Zhao, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):618-626. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1548
This cohort study uses laboratory values stored in electronic health records to describe population-level sex differences in all model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) laboratory values (in healthy controls and individuals with liver disease) and propose a sex adjustment.
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Proposing a Sex-Adjusted Sodium-Adjusted MELD Score for Liver Transplant Allocation
Charat Thongprayoon, MD; Pradeep Vaitla, MD; Caroline C. Jadlowiec, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):e221286. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1286
This cohort study uses an unsupervised machine learning clustering approach to identify clinically distinct clusters of Black recipients of kidney transplants and assess associated outcomes.
Sami Shoucair, MD; Jianan Chen, MD; James R. Martinson, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2022;157(7):e221362. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1362
This single-center prognostic study of biopsy specimens from treatment-naive patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma assesses the association of aberrant gene expression as well as expression of matrix metalloproteinase 7 with pathologic response to preresection neoadjuvant therapy.