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Archives of Surgery

October 2010, Vol 145, No. 10
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Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):925. doi:10.1001/archsurg.145.10.925.
Comparing Treatments Using Observational Study Designs:  What Can We Do About Selection Bias?
Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH; Edward H. Livingston, MD
Topics: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, transfusion, fresh-frozen plasma
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):927. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.223.
Secondary Stroke Prevention in the Era of Carotid Stenting:  Update on Recent Trials FREE
Heitham T. Hassoun, MD; Mahmoud B. Malas, MD; Julie A. Freischlag, MD
Topics: stent, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, carotid stent, stroke prevention
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):928-935. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.204.
To Stent or Not to Stent: The Question Remains Unanswered:  Comment on “Secondary Stroke Prevention in the Era of Carotid Stenting”
Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH
Topics: stent, carotid stent, stroke prevention
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):935. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.192.
Are Surgeons Ready to Embrace a Paradigm Shift in Surgical Comparative Effectiveness Research?:  Comment on “Introduction to Propensity Scores”
Elliott R. Haut, MD
Topics: surgical procedures, operative, comparative effectiveness research
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):945-946. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.187.
Surgeon, Do You Know Where Your DALYs Are?: (Can You Fix a Hernia With a Mosquito Net?):  Comment on “Cost-effectiveness of Groin Hernia Surgery in the Western Region of Ghana”
Diana L. Farmer, MD
Topics: ghana, hernias, hernia, inguinal, surgery specialty, disability-adjusted life-year, cost-effectiveness analysis, mosquito nets
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):961. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.205.
Gastric Remnant Cancer: Is Elimination of the Bug the Answer?:  Comment on “Screening of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Gastrectomy for Cancer or Peptic Ulcer”
Kevin E. Behrns, MD
Topics: excretory function, cancer, gastrectomy, helicobacter pylori gastritis, gastric stump, peptic ulcer
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):967. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.212.
The Hazard of More Reporting in Quality Measurement:  Comment on “Wrong-Site and Wrong-Patient Procedures in the Universal Protocol Era”
Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH
Topics: quality of care, cardiac surgery procedures, benchmarking, disclosure, limb, genes, neurofibromatosis 2, handwriting, neurofibromin 2, overdose, proxy, safety, surgical procedures, operative, surgical sponges, travel, surgery specialty, social stigma, health care systems, quality improvement, wrong-site surgery, safety culture, medical error prevention
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):984. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.186.
Center of Excellence Designation: Pros and Cons:  Comment on “Reduced Access to Care Resulting From Centers of Excellence Initiatives in Bariatric Surgery”
Mark Smith, MD; Bruce M. Wolfe, MD
Topics: health services accessibility, bariatric surgery
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):997-998. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.217.
“Say It Ain't So, Joe”:  Comment on “Hospital Process Compliance and Surgical Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries”
Charles D. Mabry, MD
Topics: medicare, surgical outcome
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1004-1005. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.189.
Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Blunt Aortic Injury: A Good Thing:  Comment on “Thoracic Aortic Endografting for Trauma”
Heitham T. Hassoun, MD
Topics: aorta, wounds and injuries, aortic injury
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1011-1012. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.195.
Introduction to Propensity Scores:  A Case Study on the Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic vs Open Appendectomy FREE
Mark R. Hemmila, MD; Nancy J. Birkmeyer, PhD; Saman Arbabi, MD, MPH; Nicholas H. Osborne, MD; Wendy L. Wahl, MD; Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
Topics: laparoscopy, appendectomy, open, comparative effectiveness research
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):939-945. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.193.
Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Surgical Mortality FREE
Thad E. Abrams, MD, MS; Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD; Gary E. Rosenthal, MD
Topics: diagnosis, dual (psychiatry), surgical procedures, operative
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):947-953. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.190.
Cost-effectiveness of Groin Hernia Surgery in the Western Region of Ghana FREE
Samuel D. Shillcutt, MSc; Michael G. Clarke, MD, MRCS(Eng); Andrew N. Kingsnorth, MS, FRCS
Topics: ghana, hernias, hernia, inguinal, surgery specialty, disability-adjusted life-year, cost-effectiveness analysis
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):954-961. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.208.
Screening of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Gastrectomy for Cancer or Peptic Ulcer:  Results of a Cohort Study FREE
Andrea Giuliani, MD; Gaspare Galati, MD; Martino Demoro, MD; Irene Pecorella, MD; Luigi Basso, MD
Topics: inflammation, cancer, gastrectomy, helicobacter pylori gastritis, peptic ulcer, infection, dysplasia
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):962-967. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.211.
Decreased Peritoneal Expression of Active Transforming Growth Factor β1 During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Heated Carbon Dioxide FREE
Mare M. A. Lensvelt, MD; Marie-Louise Ivarsson, MD, PhD; Walter J. A. Brokelman, MD; Peter Falk, PhD; Michel M. P. J. Reijnen, MD, PhD
Topics: transforming growth factor alpha, transforming growth factors, carbon dioxide, peritoneum, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):968-972. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.219.
Effect of Blood Products Transfusion on the Development of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure FREE
Jeffrey L. Johnson, MD; Ernest E. Moore, MD; Jeffry L. Kashuk, MD; Anirban Banerjee, PhD; C. Clay Cothren, MD; Walter L. Biffl, MD; Angela Sauaia, MD, PhD
Topics: plasma, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, organ failure, transfusion, fresh-frozen plasma, blood products, packed red blood cells
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):973-977. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.216.
Wrong-Site and Wrong-Patient Procedures in the Universal Protocol Era:  Analysis of a Prospective Database of Physician Self-reported Occurrences FREE
Philip F. Stahel, MD; Allison L. Sabel, MD, PhD, MPH; Michael S. Victoroff, MD; Jeffrey Varnell, MD; Alan Lembitz, MD; Dennis J. Boyle, MD; Ted J. Clarke, MD; Wade R. Smith, MD; Philip S. Mehler, MD
Includes: CME
Topics: biopsy, databases, colorado, surgical procedures, operative, pathology, surgery specialty, adverse event, root cause analysis
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):978-984. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.185.
Accelerating the Pace of Surgical Quality Improvement:  The Power of Hospital Collaboration FREE
Darrell A. Campbell, MD; Michael J. Englesbe, MD; James J. Kubus, MS; Laurel R. S. Phillips, RN, MSN; Charles J. Shanley, MD; Vic Velanovich, MD; Larry R. Lloyd, MD; Max C. Hutton, MD; Wallace A. Arneson, MD; David A. Share, MD, MPH
Topics: michigan, surgical procedures, operative, quality improvement
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):985-991. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.220.
Reduced Access to Care Resulting From Centers of Excellence Initiatives in Bariatric Surgery FREE
Edward H. Livingston, MD; Iain Burchell
Topics: health services accessibility, bariatric surgery
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):993-997. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.218.
Hospital Process Compliance and Surgical Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries FREE
Lauren H. Nicholas, PhD; Nicholas H. Osborne, MD; John D. Birkmeyer, MD; Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
Topics: medicare, surgical procedures, operative, surgical care improvement project, surgical outcome
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):999. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.191.
Thoracic Aortic Endografting for Trauma:  A Current Appraisal FREE
Brandon W. Propper, MD; W. Darrin Clouse, MD
Topics: aorta, surgical procedures, operative, wounds and injuries, aortic injury
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1006-1011. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.194.
Prevalence of Burnout Among Surgical Residents and Surgeons in Switzerland
Adrian Businger, MD; Ulrich Stefenelli; Ulrich Guller, MD, MHS
Topics: internship and residency, surgical procedures, operative, burnout, medical residencies
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1013-1016. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.188.
Image of the Month—Quiz Case FREE
Satoshi Ogiso, MD; Gen Nishikawa, MD; Hiroaki Hata, MD; Takashi Yamaguchi, MD; Nobuyuki Tsuchiya, MD
Topics: antiphospholipid syndrome, pancreatitis, ischemia, thrombocytopenia, heparin-induced, abdominal pain, vascular flow, antibodies, anticardiolipin, alprostadil, abdominal pain, acute, low-molecular-weight heparin, disseminated intravascular coagulation, glycoprotein, celiac artery, dilatation, pathologic, infarction, intestine, small, intestines, inferior mesenteric artery, superior mesenteric artery, pain, total parenteral nutrition, abdomen, antibodies, pelvis, surgery specialty, anticoagulation, chronic, fondaparinux, cholecystectomy, open, ascending colon, internal iliac artery
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1017. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.221-a.
Image of the Month—Diagnosis FREE
Topics: antiphospholipid syndrome, surgery specialty
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1018. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.221-b.
Image of the Month—Quiz Case FREE
Harras B. Zaid, BS, MD; Sue J. Rhee, MD; Shinjiro Hirose, MD; Tippi C. MacKenzie, MD
Topics: cyst, dilatation, pathologic, pylorus, stomach
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1019. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.206-a.
Image of the Month—Diagnosis FREE
Topics: cyst
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1020. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.206-b.
Energized Dissection, Energized Hemostasis
Brij B. Agarwal, MBBS, MS, Dip Yoga, FIMSA
Topics: tissue dissection, hemostasis procedure
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1021. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.198.
Energized Dissection, Energized Hemostasis—Reply
David J. Humes, PhD, MRCS; Dileep N. Lobo, DM, FRCS
Topics: tissue dissection, hemostasis procedure
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1021. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.199.
Open Mesh Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias With Tacker With Less Complication
Bijan Mohammadhosseini, MD
Topics: surgical mesh, hernia, incisional
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1021-1022. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.200.
Micrometastasis and Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer
M. Badruddoja, MD, MS, FRCS, FRACS
Topics: breast cancer, axillary lymph node dissection, micrometastasis
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1022-1023. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.214.
Open Mesh Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias With Tacker With Less Complication—Reply
Kamal M. F. Itani, MD
Topics: surgical mesh, hernia, incisional
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1022. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.201.
Micrometastasis and Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer—Reply
Nabil Wasif, MD; Armando Giuliano, MD
Topics: breast cancer, axillary lymph node dissection, micrometastasis
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1023. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.215.
Surgical Innovators Past and Present
Donal B. O’Connor, MD; Desmond C. Winter, MD
Topics: surgical procedures, operative
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1023-1024. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.196.
Surgical Innovators Past and Present—Reply
Jean Nicolas Vauthey, MD; Antoine Brouquet, MD; Peter W. Pisters, MD
Topics: surgical procedures, operative
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1024. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.197.
Teaching Hospital Status and Operative Mortality in the United States
Edward H. Livingston, MD
Topics: teaching hospitals, surgical mortality
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1025. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.209.
Teaching Hospital Status and Operative Mortality in the United States—Reply
Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH; Heather Kaiser, MD, MPH
Topics: teaching hospitals, surgical mortality
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1025-1026. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.210.
Failure to Consider the Number of Dissected Sides Can Bias Complication Rate Calculations of Central Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer
Andreas Machens, MD; Henning Dralle, MD
Topics: lymph node dissection, malignant neoplasm of thyroid
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1026-1027. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.202.
Failure to Consider the Number of Dissected Sides Can Bias Complication Rate Calculations of Central Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer—Reply
Wen T. Shen, MD; Quan-Yang Duh, MD; Orlo H. Clark, MD
Topics: lymph node dissection, malignant neoplasm of thyroid
Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1027. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.203.
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