Jessica Mok, BMBS, MPhil; Mariam O. Adeleke, PhD; Adrian Brown, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1003-1011. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2930
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of 3.0-mg liraglutide vs placebo in body weight reduction among patients with poor weight loss and suboptimal glucagon-like peptide-1 response after metabolic surgery.
Walter P. Weber, MD; Zoltan Matrai, MD, PhD; Stefanie Hayoz, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1013-1021. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2840
This cohort study investigates the association between the omission of axillary dissection and systemic therapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer in the postneoadjuvant setting.
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Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Sanford E. Roberts, MD; Claire B. Rosen, MD; Luke J. Keele, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1023-1030. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2742
This study attempts to determine if preoperative primary care utilization is associated with postoperative mortality following an emergency general surgery operation among Black and White older adults.
Michael Ghio, MD; John Tyler Simpson, MD; Ayman Ali, MD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1032-1039. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2846
This cross-sectional study examines data from the Gun Violence Archive for mass shooting events that occurred from 2015 to 2019 in the 51 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the United States to determine associations with markers of structural racism.
Sherri R. Thumma, BS; Shukri H. A. Dualeh, MD; Nicholas J. Kunnath, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1041-1048. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3221
This cross-sectional study examines data for Medicare beneficiaries who underwent elective, high-risk surgery in relation to a hospital market index to determine the association between market competition and surgical outcomes.
Rachel J. DeHoog, PhD; Mary E. King, PhD; Michael F. Keating, BS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1050-1059. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3229
This diagnostic/prognostic study assesses the use of the MasSpec Pen in intraoperative discrimination of thyroid, parathyroid, and lymph node tissues.
Sidra N. Bonner, MD, MPH, MSc; Kiran Lagisetty, MD; Rishindra M. Reddy, MD, MBA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1061-1068. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3239
This quality improvement study examines the implications of removing race correction from pulmonary function tests for health care systems, patients, and surgeons.
Lauren Bruce, BA; Alexander N. Khouri, MD; Andrew Bolze, BA; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1070-1077. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3352
This cross-sectional study uses validated instruments to assess long-term decisional regret and satisfaction following gender-affirming mastectomy.
Nina E. Glass, MD; Apoorva Salvi, MS; Ran Wei, PhD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1078-1087. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3344
This cohort study investigates the association of transport time, US trauma center proximity, and emergency department (ED) readiness with pediatric survival.
Anthony Gebran, MD; Sumiran S. Thakur, BS, MBAn; Lydia R. Maurer, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):1088-1095. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2293
This cohort study uses data from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database to examine disparities in access to postacute care and develop a machine learning model that can remedy them.
Marcello Di Martino, MD, PhD; Benedetto Ielpo, MD, PhD; Francesco Pata, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Surg. 2023;158(10):e233660. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3660
This cohort study assesses the safety of early cholecystectomy in patients with moderately severe and severe acute biliary pancreatitis.