Impact of statistical approaches for handling missing data on trauma center quality.

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that administered antibiotics must be active against major anticipated pathogens and must have reached sufficient concentrations in the tissue or body fluid at risk by the time of bacterial challenge if prophylactic therapy is to be maximally effective in reducing the infection rate ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stone HH,Haney BB,Kolb LD,Geheber CE,Hooper CA

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease is a rare disease characterized by the presence of arteriovenous malformations. Hepatic involvement can lead to life-threatening conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Forty patients, reported to the European Liver Transplant Registry, were ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lerut J,Orlando G,Adam R,Sabbà C,Pfitzmann R,Klempnauer J,Belghiti J,Pirenne J,Thevenot T,Hillert C,Brown CM,Gonze D,Karam V,Boillot O,European Liver Transplant Association.

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to characterize the patterns of first recurrence after curative-intent resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:We evaluated the first site of recurrence after neoadjuvant treatment as locoregional (LR) or distant metastasis (DM). To validate our...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chawla A,Qadan M,Castillo CF,Wo JY,Allen JN,Clark JW,Murphy JE,Catalano OA,Ryan DP,Ting DT,Deshpande V,Weekes CD,Parikh A,Lillemoe KD,Hong TS,Ferrone CR

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes as a potential prognostic biomarker for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). BACKGROUND:PDAC is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. There is an urgent need to develop biomarkers that pr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Poruk KE,Valero V 3rd,Saunders T,Blackford AL,Griffin JF,Poling J,Hruban RH,Anders RA,Herman J,Zheng L,Rasheed ZA,Laheru DA,Ahuja N,Weiss MJ,Cameron JL,Goggins M,Iacobuzio-Donahue CA,Wood LD,Wolfgang CL

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the type of on-site care a trauma patient receives affects outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The controversy regarding the prehospital care of trauma patients between Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) is ongoing. Due to this unresolved controversy, as well as histori...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liberman M,Mulder D,Lavoie A,Denis R,Sampalis JS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to identify a set of microRNAs (miRNAs) as prognostic molecular biomarkers for the progression of Barrett esophagus (BE) to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) to rationalize the surveillance programs in patients with BE. BACKGROUND:Histological dysplasia is currently used as the main bi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Revilla-Nuin B,Parrilla P,Lozano JJ,de Haro LF,Ortiz A,Martínez C,Munitiz V,de Angulo DR,Bermejo J,Molina J,Cayuela ML,Yélamos J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ileosigmoid fistula complicating Crohn's disease of the small bowel has been considered a perplexing entity, but in practice does not pose a serious operative problem. The presence of such a fistula does not signify that the sigmoid colon is a primary site of Crohn's disease. The operative treatment of this entity ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Block GE,Schraut WH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cancer-specific results of local excision with major resection. BACKGROUND:Technological advances have enabled endoscopic and local excision techniques to be applied in the treatment of early colorectal cancer in preference to radical surgery. METHOD:Patients with stage 0 (carcinoma in situ) or s...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bhangu A,Brown G,Nicholls RJ,Wong J,Darzi A,Tekkis P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether surgical subspecialty training in colorectal surgery or frequency of rectal cancer resection by the surgeon are independent prognostic factors for local recurrence (LR) and survival. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Variation in patient outcome in rectal cancer has been shown among centers and am...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Porter GA,Soskolne CL,Yakimets WW,Newman SC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen mini-pigs were bled to a mean aortic blood pressure of 40 mm Hg and maintained at that level for three hours. The control group consisted of eight animals with shock for three hours, while the test group was comprised of seven animals with a similar shock period but which had undergone splanchnicectomy 14 days...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hottenrott C,Seufert RM,Kühne FW,Büsing M

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of cytochrome a(+a(3)) contents in liver mitochondria was made on 52 biopsy specimens of patients with liver tumor. Patients having higher cytochrome a(+a(3)) contents in mitochondria from remaining liver than those of normal human liver mitochondria could survive well major liver resections whether or not...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ozawa K,Yamaoka Y,Kitamura O,Nambu H,Kamiyama Y

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a novel 2-stage treatment with reductive surgery plus percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion (PIHP) for multiple hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which was previously unresectable. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for HCC, but the majority of p...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ku Y,Iwasaki T,Tominaga M,Fukumoto T,Takahashi T,Kido M,Ogata S,Takahashi M,Kuroda Y,Matsumoto S,Obara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA AND OBJECTIVE: Persistent pain affects everyday activities in 5% to 8% of patients after groin hernia repair. Because previous reports on the effect of neurectomy and/or mesh removal suffer from methodological problems we performed a detailed prospective trial of the effect of neurect...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Aasvang EK,Kehlet H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Metabolic activity of transformed human liver (Hep G2) cells and primary rat hepatocytes were compared during in vitro application of a gel entrapment bioartificial liver. BACKGROUND:Clinical trials of bioartificial liver devices containing either transformed liver cells or primary hepatocytes have been init...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nyberg SL,Remmel RP,Mann HJ,Peshwa MV,Hu WS,Cerra FB

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the difficulties in dealing with infected or exposed ventral hernia mesh, and to illustrate one solution using an autogenous abdominal wall reconstruction technique. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The definitive treatment for any infected prosthetic material in the body is removal and substitution. When ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Szczerba SR,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and disparity of chronic opioid usage in surgical patients and the potential risk factors associated with chronic opioid usage. BACKGROUND:Chronic opioid usage is common in surgical patients; however, the characteristics of opioid usage in surgical...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Jiang X,Orton M,Feng R,Hossain E,Malhotra NR,Zager EL,Liu R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) is affected by molecular features of primary breast cancer and the use of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted agents. BACKGROUND:Improved understanding of factors affecting th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moon HG,Han W,Ahn SK,Cho N,Moon WK,Im SA,Park IA,Noh DY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that distinct sets of functional trajectories can be identified in the year before and after major surgery, with unique transition probabilities from pre to postsurgical functional trajectories, and that outcomes would be better among participants undergoing elective versus nonelective surger...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stabenau HF,Becher RD,Gahbauer EA,Leo-Summers L,Allore HG,Gill TM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to report 10+ year outcome of laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (LDS), with special focus on quality of life. BACKGROUND::Reports on long-term morbidity and quality of life after LDS are rare. METHODS:Records of all patients who underwent LDS 10+ years ago ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bolckmans R,Himpens J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic impact of co-existence of APC and PIK3CA mutations in patients undergoing preoperative chemotherapy and resection for colorectal liver metastases (CLM). BACKGROUND:Co-occurring genetic events have been shown to drive carcinogenesis in multiple malignancies...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yamashita S,Chun YS,Kopetz SE,Maru D,Conrad C,Aloia TA,Vauthey JN

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate a classification of sleeve gastrectomy leaks able to reliably predict outcomes, from protocolized computed tomography (CT) findings and readily available variables. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Leaks post sleeve gastrectomy remain morbid and resource-consuming. Incidence, treatments, a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Johari Y,Catchlove W,Tse M,Shaw K,Paul E,Chen R,Loh D,Packiyanathan A,Burton P,Nottle P,Ellis S,Brown W

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a devastating disease that killed nearly 38,000 people in the United States this past year. OBJECTIVE:Treatment of PDA typically includes surgery and/or chemotherapy with gemcitabine. No reliable biomarker exists for prognosis or response to chemotherapy. Two previo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Richards NG,Rittenhouse DW,Freydin B,Cozzitorto JA,Grenda D,Rui H,Gonye G,Kennedy EP,Yeo CJ,Brody JR,Witkiewicz AK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is frequently stated that hypertrophied ventricles tolerate ischemia less well than nonhypertrophied ventricles. The authors' earlier studies in a rat supravalvular aortic stenosis model and canine valvular aortic stenosis model, both with concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, disclosed accelerated rates of isch...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Peyton RB,Jones RN,Attarian D,Sink JD,Van Trigt P,Currie WD,Wechsler AS

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current performance and applicability of elective hepatic resection represents an impressive evolution. From removal of tumor-bearing, ill-defined portions of the liver, which is always threatened by the inability to control bleeding, surgery of the liver has progressed to hemostatically controlled dissection of a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schwartz SI

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the objectively assessed very long-term results of a prospective study of 149 patients with achalasia of the cardia who underwent Heller myotomy and posterior partial fundoplication. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Very few studies evaluate objectively the very long-term results to analyze whether the eff...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ortiz A,de Haro LF,Parrilla P,Lage A,Perez D,Munitiz V,Ruiz D,Molina J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the authors' hypothesis that with modern techniques, the current risks of repair for both complete and partial atrioventricular canal (AVC) are equal. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Repair of complete AVC in infancy has traditionally carried a substantial mortality. In contrast, partial AVC has been consi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cope JT,Fraser GD,Kouretas PC,Kron IL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The value of laparoscopy in appendicitis is not established. Studies suffer from multiple limitations. Our aim is to compare the safety and benefits of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in a prospective randomized double blind study. METHODS:Two hundred forty-seven patients were analyzed fo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Katkhouda N,Mason RJ,Towfigh S,Gevorgyan A,Essani R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach for preventing and treating sepsis due to central venous catheter (CVC) has been devised at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. A prospective protocol has been developed that includes the weekly exchange of the CVC via a guidewire as well as its exchange when a CVC-related sepsis is suspected. Growt...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bozzetti F,Terno G,Bonfanti G,Scarpa D,Scotti A,Ammatuna M,Bonalumi MG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesis that the avoidance of preoperative fasting by hypocaloric nutrition attenuates protein catabolism after surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Prolonged fasting before major abdominal procedures has been demonstrated to accentuate the catabolic response to surgery. METHODS:Twenty-two pati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schricker T,Meterissian S,Lattermann R,Adegoke OA,Marliss EB,Mazza L,Eberhart L,Carli F,Nitschman E,Wykes L

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the patency of PTFE (Gore-tex) as a femoropopliteal bypass, a prospective randomized trial was performed between PTFE and saphenous vein. Forty-nine consecutive patients with intermittent claudication, rest pain, or tissue loss due to an occlusion of the superficial femoral artery entered the study. Random...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tilanus HW,Obertop H,Van Urk H

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00