Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV) infections are transmitted by blood exposure. Surgeons have been concerned about the risks of blood exposure in the operating room as a potential source of occupational infections from these viruses. The actual risk and frequency of operating room transmission remains poorly understood by many surgeons. METHODS:The pertinent recent literature on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of HIV, HBV and HCV were reviewed to address the current understanding of these viruses as occupational risks to surgeons. RESULTS:HIV transmission to surgeons has not been documented in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control. HIV transmission from a surgeon to a patient in the environment of the operating room, as well as transmission from an HIV-infected surgeon to a patient, has not been documented. HBV infection of surgeons has declined with the general acceptance of the HBV vaccine. HCV infection remains a real risk for transmission in the operating room, given that no vaccine is currently available and that the overall number of chronically infected patients remains quite high. CONCLUSION:The risk of occupational infection from known viral pathogens for surgeons is low, but it is not zero. Effective barriers, modified patterns of behavior, and prompt responses to blood exposure events are the best methods for prevention.
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Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Fry DEdoi
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.021subject
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2005-08-01 00:00:00pages
249-54issue
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0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
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190pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) produces durable and clinically significant weight loss. We aim to characterize the trajectory of weight loss, and demonstrate the predictive ability of three-month performance on final weight loss. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 1097 consecutive LRYGB patien...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.024
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A study of 90 cases of esophageal perforation in the antibiotic era emphasizes individualized treatment and options of therapy based on a fundamental understanding of modifying pathophysiologic factors. If the patient is seen during the first 24 hours, surgical repair and irrigating tube drainage continue to be the tr...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(86)90144-3
更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Two courses of triple-agent chemotherapy were given to 47 patients with advanced head and neck cancer. All but one patient with a nasopharyngeal carcinoma had resectable stage III and IV squamous cell carcinoma. Eighty-eight percent of the patients responded to the chemotherapy with a 50 percent or greater decrease in...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(82)90417-2
更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgeons' vigilance regarding patient condition was assessed using eye-tracking techniques during a simulated laparoscopic procedure. METHODS:Surgeons were required to perform a partial cholecystectomy in a virtual reality trainer (SurgicalSim; METI Inc, Sarasota, FL) while wearing a lightweight head-mounted...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.016
更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An adaptable on-line computer system for entry, retrieval, and analysis of medical discharge summaries has been developed and applied in the Trauma Service of a busy city hospital. Each summary occupied 5 to 10 minutes of the physician's time and compared favorably in cost to the standard dictated summary. While the a...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(76)90049-0
更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:The Integrated Procedural Performance Instrument (IPPI) consists of clinical scenarios in which bench-top models are positioned to simulated patients. Trainees are required to perform technical skills while engaging with the patient. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an IPPI format examination ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.011
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Millions of people continue to smoke. Recent studies confirm the pioneering epidemiologic data that indicated that, despite the well-established effects on the lung, most of the hundreds of thousands of premature deaths annually result from extrapulmonary toxicity, particularly accelerated cardiac and vascular disease...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90421-5
更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During the past 5 years, extended cholecystectomy and/or more radical procedures, including pancreatoduodenectomy and extended hepatic lobectomy, were performed on 48 patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder in an attempt to cure the disease. It was retrospectively proven from microscopic analysis of the surgical sp...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(92)90109-5
更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Decrease in blood pressure (BP) is the major goal of adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism. Nevertheless, the optimal timing to assess these outcomes and the needed duration of follow-up are uncertain. We systematically reviewed the literature regarding trends in BP-related outcomes during follow-up after ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.12.003
更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Reconstruction of the portal vein with autologous veins requires extra incisions. Prosthetic material is associated with an increased risk of infection. We therefore created an animal model of portal vein reconstruction using the peritoneum. METHODS:A 2.5 x 2.5 cm piece of the peritoneum was resected from L...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00552-9
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Static and dynamic forces exerted on 6-0 polypropylene suture material after carotid arteriotomy were measured in 22 adult mongrel dogs. Force was measured in 11 normotensive animals (Group I) before and 6 weeks after carotid artery repair. Force was measured in the remaining animals during normotension and induced hy...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(89)90618-1
更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite significant advantages to patients, less than 5% of all colorectal surgeries for cancer are performed laparoscopically. A minimally invasive colorectal cancer program was created in our Veterans' Affairs hospital with the intent of increasing access and improving quality of patient care while maintai...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.016
更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to compare short-term laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) with open total gastrectomy (OTG) outcomes in gastric cancer. METHODS:Seventy patients who underwent total gastrectomy via LTG or OTG were included. All cases were matched for stage, age, and sex by means of statistically gen...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.11.011
更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Adhesion formation, which results from mechanical peritoneal damage, tissue ischemia, or the presence of foreign materials, is a complicated process. The formation of adhesions is associated with inflammatory response and extracellular matrix deposition in response to injury. Although the pathophysiology of ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.037
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recurrent, nodular necrotizing granulomatous mastitis in two patients is reported in detail. Pathologic, immunologic, and bacteriologic studies in one patient indicate that this entity is different from plasmas cell mastitis, fat necrosis, mammary ductal ectasia, and the usual infectious and puerperal mastitis. System...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90397-0
更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:With the purpose of facilitating liver biopsy during upper abdominal procedures, an adaptation of the percutaneous one-second needle biopsy technic is proposed. A simple device, consisting of a three-way deviator, allows the utilization of the standard needles for percutaneous biopsy. The entire procedure requires fro...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90551-7
更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Six patients with intestinal obstruction secondary to benign adhesions so dense and vascular that the operating surgeon could not free them, were placed on a home total parenteral nutrition program. Four patients had enterocutaneous fistulas, and two had their bowels divided and stomas created to divert intestinal con...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90331-8
更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with recurrent pelvic malignancy have few treatment options, and surgery is fraught with complications. We sought to characterize the relationship between radiographic pelvic volume and postoperative complications after pelvic salvage surgery. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all patients un...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.08.015
更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine if the distance from the skin to the seroma cavity, as measured with ultrasound (US) before catheter placement, correlated with the distance from skin to MammoSite balloon catheter as measured on computerized axial tomography (CAT) after catheter placement. METHODS:...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.012
更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Serum transferrin is an important protein used to assess visceral protein status in patients requiring nutritional support. Since serum transferrin assays are not readily available in all institutions and there is a correlation between the serum transferrin level and TIBC, Blackburn's formula to compute the serum tran...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90337-4
更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A recent retrospective study proposed that the following screening criteria be used in identifying critically ill trauma patients receiving aminoglycosides who are at significant risk to develop renal dysfunction: (1) post-admission shock, (2) minimum serum concentration more than 2 mg/L, and (3) diagnosis of septicem...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81007-4
更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:All carotid arteriograms performed between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 1991 were reviewed for instances of midcervical carotid stenosis. Sixteen cases were identified. A stenosis related to the hypoglossal nerve was specifically identified in three operative reports in the retrospective review. Pathologic examina...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(94)80061-8
更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the current practice and opinions held by surgeons performing colorectal surgery in Washington regarding laparoscopic colorectal surgery. METHODS:After attempting to identify all surgeons with hospital privileges in colorectal surgery in Washington, a survey was sent to 303 surgeons. The survey ask...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00112-0
更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate assessment is imperative for learning, feedback and progression. The aim of this study was to examine whether surgeons can accurately self-assess their technical and nontechnical skills compared with expert faculty members' assessments. METHODS:Twenty-five surgeons performed a laparoscopic cholecys...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.024
更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Current recommendations using Hounsfield units (HU) ≤ 10 to identify adrenal adenomas on unenhanced computed tomography (CT) miss 10-40% of benign adenomas. We sought to determine if changing HU threshold and adding absolute percent contrast washout (APW) criteria would identify adrenal adenomas better than ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.021
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Sixty-nine patients with pancreatic pseudocysts were reviewed. Chronic alcohol abuse was associated with pancreatitis in 78 percent of the patients. Presenting signs and symptoms were nonspecific. Ultrasonographic and computerized axial tomographic scans were most commonly used to established the diagnosis. Twenty pat...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(85)90407-6
更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A genetic study of hybrid Baltimore blacks in relation to the presence of cancer may be timely since the mortality rate in blacks compared with the mortality rate in whites has increased considerably. The appearance of white genes in black persons may provide some help in such a study. A positive relationship was not ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90302-1
更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite blood-conservation techniques, hemorrhage during burn excision remains substantial. It is difficult to predict the blood loss that will occur per operation and how many units the patient will require during surgery. This may result in high cross-match-to-transfusion ratios (CMTRs). METHODS:A retrosp...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.11.030
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical coaching, with the goal of improving operative performance, has been introduced into residency and fellowship programs. This is the first systematic review on surgical coaching limited to randomized controlled trials. The objective of this review is to synthesize the existing evidence that addresses...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.05.003
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is a new technique. While the short-term recipient renal function is equivalent to that of the traditional open nephrectomy (ODN), long-term function and potential exclusion criteria, such as the presence of multiple renal arteries, are as yet unknown. METHODS:Retrospect...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00260-8
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
