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This study analyzed the outcomes of COVID-19 patients with ARDS who were managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) across 155 US academic centers.ECMO has been utilized in COVID-19 patients with […]
» Read moreTo determine the effect of a short-term, unsupervised exercise intervention before and after colorectal cancer surgery on self-assessed physical recovery.Preoperative exercise interventions could help improve recovery after colorectal cancer surgery […]
» Read moreThis study aimed to compare outcomes after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair (LPEHR) with mesh or primary repair alone.High recurrence rates after LPEHR have been reported. Whether the use of mesh […]
» Read moreTo examine the prevalence, nature, and source of microaggressions experience by surgical residents during training.The role of microaggressions in contributing to workplace culture, individual performance, and professional satisfaction has become […]
» Read moreTo evaluate the potency of short-term neoadjuvant cytoreductive therapy with dabrafenib plus trametinib (BRAF and MEK inhibitor) to allow for radical surgical resection in patients with unresectable locally advanced melanoma.Approximately […]
» Read moreTo determine the most effective modality of intervention to treat saphenous vein insufficiency.Endovenous therapies have instigated a paradigm shift in the management of superficial venous incompetence (SVI). When compared with […]
» Read moreTo develop a predictive model of oncologic outcomes for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) undergoing resection after neoadjuvant or induction chemotherapy use.Early recurrence following surgical resection for PDAC is […]
» Read moreTo define textbook outcome (TO) for lung transplantation (LTx) using a contemporary cohort from a high-volume institution.TO is a standardized, composite quality measure based on multiple postoperative endpoints representing the […]
» Read moreWe aimed to develop prediction models for estimating the long-term survival in patients who have undergone surgery for esophageal cancer.Few prediction models have been developed for the long-term survival in […]
» Read moreThe American Surgical Association Council prepared the submitted statement in response to the George Floyd killing and our responsibility as leaders in academic surgery to condemn and eliminate racism. View […]
» Read moreTo compare cholecystectomy (CCY) and nonoperative treatment (no-CCY) for acute cholecystitis in pregnancy.Current Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery guidelines recommend CCY over nonoperative management of acute cholecystitis during pregnancy, […]
» Read moreThe excretion pathomechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 are actually unknown. No certain data exist about viral load in the different body compartments and fluids during the different disease phases.Specific real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase […]
» Read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) has numerous applications in surgical quality assurance. We assessed AI accuracy in evaluating the critical view of safety (CVS) and intraoperative events during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We hypothesized […]
» Read moreOur study aims to explore the differential impact of this pandemic on clinical presentations and outcomes in African Americans (AAs) compared to white patients.AAs have worse outcomes compared to whites […]
» Read moreThe excretion pathomechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 are actually unknown. No certain data exist about viral load in the different body compartments and fluids during the different disease phases.Specific real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase […]
» Read moreThe American Surgical Association Council prepared the submitted statement in response to the George Floyd killing and our responsibility as leaders in academic surgery to condemn and eliminate racism. View […]
» Read moreThe aim of this prospective randomized-controlled trial was to evaluate the risks/benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in patients with clinically node negative (cN0) papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).Microscopic lymph […]
» Read moreOur study aims to explore the differential impact of this pandemic on clinical presentations and outcomes in African Americans (AAs) compared to white patients.AAs have worse outcomes compared to whites […]
» Read moreThe aim of this study was to describe decisions about the escalation and withdrawal of treatment for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).Interventions premised on facilitating patient autonomy have proven […]
» Read moreTo assess the initial clinical experience with a novel endograft system (NEXUS Aortic Arch Stent Graft System) designed to treat aortic arch pathologies and address the morphology and hemodynamic challenges […]
» Read moreWe sought to evaluate long-term healthcare requirements of American military servicemembers with combat-related injuries.US military conflicts since 2001 have produced the most combat casualties since Vietnam. Long-term consequences on healthcare […]
» Read moreThe aim of this work is to formulate recommendations based on global expert consensus to guide the surgical community on the safe resumption of surgical and endoscopic activities.The COVID-19 pandemic […]
» Read moreThe aim of this study was to compare clinical and patient-reported outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) at one-year post-operative.Despite a relative lack of research at low […]
» Read moreTo compare the efficacy and safety of algenpantucel-L (HAPa; IND# 12311) immunotherapy combined with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy and chemoradiation to SOC chemotherapy and chemoradiation therapy alone in patients […]
» Read moreThe objective of this work was to carry out a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) pertaining to intraoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, in terms of indications, decision-making, […]
» Read moreDetermine the utility of routine esophagograms following hiatus hernia repair and its impact on patient outcomes.Hiatus hernia repairs are common. Early complications such as re-herniation, esophageal obstruction and perforation, although […]
» Read moreTo analyze all published prospective, randomized and blinded clinical studies on the PBP training using objective performance metrics.The benefit of ‘proficiency-based progression’ (PBP) methodology to learning clinical skills in comparison […]
» Read moreControlling perioperative pain is essential to improving patient experience and satisfaction following surgery. Traditionally opioids have been frequently utilised for postoperative analgesia. Although they are effective at controlling pain, they […]
» Read moreTo determine whether delayed or cancelled elective procedures due to COVID-19 resulted in higher rates of emergency department (ED) utilization and/or increased mortality.On March 15, 2020, the Veterans Affairs (VA) […]
» Read moreWe sought to investigate the effect of exposure to a dedicated art gallery during the perioperative period on the recovery of patients undergoing major oncologic procedures.80 patients were randomized into […]
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