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May 15, 2013

JAMA Surgery, 2013-05-15 Online First articles, Editor's Audio Summary

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Original Article | May 15, 2013 
Factors That Influence Parathyroid Hormone Half-life:  Determining if New Intraoperative Criteria Are Needed
Andrew J. Leiker, BS; Tina W. F. Yen, MD, MS; Dan C. Eastwood, MS; Kara M. Doffek, BS; Aniko Szabo, PhD; Douglas B. Evans, MD; Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH
ImportanceImportance Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy using intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring remains the standard approach to the majority of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. This ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online May 15, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.104
Invited Critique | May 15, 2013 
Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Criteria: The Quest for Perfection:  Comment on “Factors That Influence Parathyroid Hormone Half-life”
Kelly L. McCoy, MD; Sally E. Carty, MD
Primary hyperparathyroidism is due to a single adenoma in 80% to 85% of patients and to multiple enlarged parathyroid glands in 15% ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online May 15, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.120
Original Article | May 8, 2013 
Long-term Outcomes Following Tumor Ablation for Treatment of Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases
Paul J. Karanicolas, MD, PhD; William R. Jarnagin, MD; Mithat Gonen, PhD; Scott Tuorto, BA; Peter J. Allen, MD; Ronald P. DeMatteo, MD; Michael I. D’Angelica, MD; Yuman Fong, MD
ImportanceImportance Ablative therapies extend the capability of delivering potentially curative treatment for bilateral hepatic colorectal metastases.ObjectiveObjective To compare the long-term effectiveness of ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online May 08, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1431
Invited Critique | May 8, 2013 
To Ablate or Not to Ablate?: That Is the Question:  Comment on “Tumor Ablation Outcomes Following Tumor Ablation for Treatment of Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases”
Karen L. Sherman, MD; David J. Bentrem, MD, MS
Karanicolas and colleagues1 report a retrospective single-institution experience of combined tumor ablation and resection vs resection alone in the treatment of a ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online May 08, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1447
Original Article | May 1, 2013  FREE
Utilization and Outcomes of Inpatient Surgical Care at Critical Access Hospitals in the United States
Adam J. Gadzinski, MD, MS; Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH; Zaojun Ye, MS; David C. Miller, MD, MPH
ImportanceImportance There is a growing interest in the quality and cost of care provided at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), a predominant source ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online May 01, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1224
Invited Critique | May 1, 2013 
Cost of and Access to Surgical Care: How Much, and How Far?:  Comment on “Utilization and Outcomes of Inpatient Surgical Care at Critical Access Hospitals in the United States”
Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS
Gadzinski et al1 found that that while mortality rates are similar between CAHs and non-CAHs, costs are higher in critical access settings, ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online May 01, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1242
Original Article | April 24, 2013 
Delay in Surgical Treatment and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Young Women by Race/Ethnicity
Erlyn C. Smith, MD; Argyrios Ziogas, PhD; Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD
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ImportanceImportance Breast cancer in women between the ages of 15 and 39 years (adolescents and young adults [AYAs]) constitutes 5% to 6% ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 24, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1680
Invited Critique | April 24, 2013 
A Strong Argument for Improving Access Without Delay:  Comment on “Delay in Surgical Treatment and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Young Women by Race/Ethnicity”
Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS
In this analysis of a large database, Smith et al1 explore the influence of delay in initiation of treatment for AYA women ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 24, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1691
Resident's Forum | April 24, 2013 
Effect of Insurance Payer Status on the Surgical Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer:  Data Analysis From a Single Health System
Linda Adepoju, MD; Stephen Wanjiku, MS; Megan Brown, MPH; Weikai Qu, MD; Mallory Williams, MD, MPH; Roberta E. Redfern, PhD; Joseph J. Sferra, MD
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The effect of insurance payer status on surgical treatment of early stage breast cancer is unclear. This retrospective study examined the effect ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 24, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.61
Original Article | April 17, 2013 
Are Right-Sided Colectomy Outcomes Different From Left-Sided Colectomy Outcomes?:  Study of Patients With Colon Cancer in the ACS NSQIP Database
Mary R. Kwaan, MD, MPH; Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD; Helen M. Parsons, MPH, PhD; Christopher J. Chow, MD; David A. Rothenberger, MD; Elizabeth B. Habermann, MPH, PhD
ImportanceImportance Optimization of surgical outcomes after colectomy continues to be actively studied, but most studies group right-sided and left-sided colectomies together.ObjectiveObjective To ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 17, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1205
Original Article | April 17, 2013 
The Modern Surgery Department Chairman:  The Job Description as Identified by Chairmen
Douglas P. Slakey, MD; James R. Korndorffer, MD; Kira N. Long, MD; Tyler Clark, MD; Marco Hidalgo, MD
ImportanceImportance The role of the chairman of a surgery department is critical in academic surgery. However, little is known about the variability ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 17, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1230
Invited Critique | April 17, 2013 
The Real Job:  Comment on “The Modern Surgery Department Chairman”
Layton Rikkers, MD
Dr Slakey and his coauthors1 provide some interesting and useful demographic data regarding the job of a surgical chair. This information is ...
JAMA Surg. Published online April 17, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1233
Reviewers List | April 17, 2013  FREE
Reviewers Who Completed a Review During 2012
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD
The editors and editorial board of JAMA Surgery would like to acknowledge and express appreciation to those individuals who served as peer ...
JAMA Surg. Published online April 17, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.333
Original Article | April 10, 2013 
Comparison of Radiation Exposure and Cost Between Dynamic Computed Tomography and Sestamibi Scintigraphy for Preoperative Localization of Parathyroid Lesions
Catherine A. Madorin, MD; Randall Owen, MD; Brian Coakley, MD; Hannah Lowe, BS; Kee-Hyun Nam, MD; Kaare Weber, MD; Leon Kushnir, MD; Jose Rios, MD; Eric Genden, MD; Puneet S. Pawha, MD; William B. Inabnet, MD
ImportanceImportance Dynamic computed tomography (CT) is emerging as a first-line alternative to sestamibi scintigraphy for preoperative localization of parathyroid lesions. In recent ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 10, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.57
Invited Critique | April 10, 2013 
X-rayted and Overexposed:  Comment on “Comparison of Radiation Exposure and Cost Between Dynamic Computed Tomography and Sestamibi Scanning for Preoperative Localization of Prathyroid Lesions”
Nicholas P. W. Coe, MD
If you are not worrying about ordering tests involving radiation exposure, your patients certainly are. This concern has been widely discussed in ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 10, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.66
Review Article | April 9, 2013 
The Human Gut Microbiome:  A Review of the Effect of Obesity and Surgically Induced Weight Loss
Timothy E. Sweeney, MD, PhD; John M. Morton, MD, MPH
Recent advances in parallel genomic processing and computational mapping have been applied to the native human microbial environment to provide a new ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 09, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.5
Editorial | April 3, 2013 
Online First:  More of a Great Thing
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD
Beginning in April 2013, we plan to have 90% of our articles published online first for JAMA Surgery. Our readers will be ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 03, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1565
Original Article | April 3, 2013 
Predicting Disease Progression After Regional Therapy for In-Transit Melanoma
Michael E. Lidsky, MD; Ryan S. Turley, MD; Georgia M. Beasley, MD; Ketan Sharma, BA; Douglas S. Tyler, MD
ImportanceImportance Although approximately 30% to 50% of patients experience a complete response after regional chemotherapy for in-transit melanoma, a subset of patients ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 03, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.695
Invited Critique | April 3, 2013 
Having Trouble Making Predictions:  Comment on “Predicting Disease Progression After Regional Therapy for In-Transit Melanoma”
M. Margaret Kemeny, MD, FACS
Trying to predict which patients will have progressive disease after certain treatments has been one of the main problems of cancer care. ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online April 03, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.706
Original Article | March 20, 2013 
Influence of Physician Specialty on Treatment Recommendations in the Multidisciplinary Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities
Nabil Wasif, MD, FACS; Caitlin A. Smith, MD; Robert M. Tamurian, MD; Scott D. Christensen, MD; Arta M. Monjazeb, MD; Steve R. Martinez, MD, FACS; Robert J. Canter, MD, FACS
ImportanceImportance Although prospective randomized data are available to guide the multidisciplinary management of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of the extremities, controversy exists ...
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JAMA Surg. Published online March 20, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.113

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