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Preoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Is Related to Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in the Elderly
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.007
Background: Preoperative risk stratification is commonly performed by assessing end-organ function (such as cardiac and pulmonary) to define postoperative risk. Little is known about impaired preopera...
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Thomas N. Robinson,
Daniel S. Wu,
Lauren F. Pointer,
Christina L. Dunn,
Marc Moss
et al.
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23 May 2012 |
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Neoadjuvant Therapy and Liver Transplantation for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Is Pretreatment Pathological Confirmation of Diagnosis Necessary?
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.014
Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by operative staging and liver transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and CCA arisin...
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Charles B. Rosen,
Sarwa Darwish Murad,
Julie K. Heimbach,
Scott L. Nyberg,
David M. Nagorney,
Gregory J. Gores
et al.
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23 May 2012 |
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Impact of Compliance with the American College of Surgeons Trauma Center Verification Requirements on Organ Donation-Related Outcomes
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.011
Background: In order to maximize organ donation opportunities, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) requires verified trauma centers to have a relationship with an organ procurement organization (OP...
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Darren J. Malinoski,
Madhukar S. Patel,
Stephanie Lush,
M. Lynn Willis,
Sonia Navarro,
Danielle Schulman,
Tasha Querantes,
Ramona Leinen-Duren,
Ali Salim
et al.
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23 May 2012 |
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A Prospective Treatment Protocol for Outpatient Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.024
Background: Many laparoscopic procedures are currently performed on an outpatient basis. Laparoscopic appendectomy, however, continues to require postoperative hospitalization at most institutions. A ...
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Casandra L. Cash,
Richard C. Frazee,
Stephen W. Abernathy,
Edward W. Childs,
Matthew L. Davis,
John C. Hendricks,
Randall W. Smith
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21 May 2012 |
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Multimodality Therapy Offers a Chance for Cure in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Deemed Unresectable at First Operative Exploration
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.024
Background: Patients identified at surgical exploration with unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma receive palliative, noncurative therapy. We hypothesized that accurate radiographic restaging...
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Mark J. Truty,
Ryan M. Thomas,
Matthew H. Katz,
Jean-Nicolas Vauthey,
Christopher Crane,
Gaury R. Varadhachary,
Robert A. Wolff,
James L. Abbruzzese,
Jeffrey E. Lee,
Jason B. Fleming
et al.
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18 May 2012 |
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Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Long-Term Results Suggest Excellent Outcomes
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.022
Background: Selected 5-year survival results after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been reported to be 70%. Our hypothesis was that liver transplantation is effective for...
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M.B. Majella Doyle,
Neeta Vachharajani,
Erin Maynard,
Surendra Shenoy,
Christopher Anderson,
Jason R. Wellen,
Jeffrey A. Lowell,
William C. Chapman
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18 May 2012 |
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Comparison of Outcomes of Breast Conserving Therapy in Multifocal and Unifocal Invasive Breast Cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.05.006
Background: There is controversy about whether breast conserving therapy (BCT) should be contraindicated in multifocal (MF) breast cancer. Few studies have reported on the oncologic safety of BCT in M...
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Alice P. Chung,
Kelly Huynh,
Travis Kidner,
Parisa Mirzadehgan,
Myung-Shin Sim,
Armando E Giuliano
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18 May 2012 |
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Perioperative Risk of Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Safer than Previously Reported—Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005 to 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.022
Background: Several prospective randomized controlled trials show equal effectiveness of surgical fundoplication and proton pump inhibitor therapy for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease....
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Stefan Niebisch,
Fergal J. Fleming,
Kelly M. Galey,
Candice L. Wilshire,
Carolyn E. Jones,
Virginia R. Litle,
Thomas J. Watson,
Jeffrey H. Peters
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11 May 2012 |
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Surgical Management of Inoperable Lymphedema: The Re-emergence of Abandoned Techniques
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.020
In the era of microsurgical lymph node transfer and lymphatic bypass, there are still a significant number of patients with debilitating lymphedema not amenable to these technically advanced procedure...
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Matthew E. Doscher,
Sean Herman,
Evan S. Garfein
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Review article
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07 May 2012 |
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The First National Examination of Outcomes and Trends in Robotic Surgery in the United States
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.005
Background: There are few population-based data describing outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery. We compared outcomes of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open surgery in a nationally representative...
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Jamie E. Anderson,
David C. Chang,
J. Kellogg Parsons,
Mark A. Talamini
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07 May 2012 |
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Optimizing Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Surgical Therapy for Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Synchronous Liver Metastases
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.021
Background: Traditionally, for patients with colorectal cancer with resectable synchronous liver metastases, resections were performed separately. However, the safety and efficacy of simultaneous rese...
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Daniel E. Abbott,
Scott B. Cantor,
Chung-Yuan Hu,
Thomas A. Aloia,
Y. Nancy You,
Sa Nguyen,
George J. Chang
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07 May 2012 |
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Rib Fracture Fixation for Flail Chest: What Is the Benefit?
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.023
Background: Recently, rib fracture fixation for flail chest has been used increasingly at both academic and nonacademic trauma centers. Although a few small non-US studies have demonstrated a clinical...
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Akash Bhatnagar,
John Mayberry,
Ram Nirula
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07 May 2012 |
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Effect of Repetitive Loading on the Mechanical Properties of Biological Scaffold Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.006
Background: Coughing, bending, and lifting raise the pressure inside the abdomen, repetitively increasing stresses on the abdominal wall and the associated scaffold. The purpose of this study was to e...
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Chi Lun Pui,
Michael E. Tang,
Afua H. Annor,
Gregory C. Ebersole,
Margaret M. Frisella,
Brent D. Matthews,
Corey R. Deeken
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23 April 2012 |