Primary payer status affects mortality for major surgical operations.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER)related complications after correction of esophageal atresia (EA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The association of EA and GER in children is well known. However, little is known about the prevalence of GER and its potential complications in adults who have un...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Deurloo JA,Ekkelkamp S,Bartelsman JF,Ten Kate FJ,Schoorl M,Heij HA,Aronson DC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate whether graduates of integrated vascular surgery residency (IVSR) programs achieve similar surgical outcomes in clinical practice as compared to graduates of vascular surgery fellowships (VSF). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Early sub-specialization through IVSR programs decreases the to...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Smith BK,Finlayson SRG,Perler BA,Presson AP,Allen CM,Brooke BS

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1980 to 1984, 326 patients requiring splenectomy or splenorrhaphy were treated at one urban trauma center. Splenic injuries were graded in severity from one to five at the time of celiotomy. Splenorrhaphy was attempted in all patients, except when the spleen was shattered or avulsed or when multiple injuries were...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Bitondo CG,Mattox KL,Rumisek JD,Burch JM,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myocardial effects of protamine, with and without heparin, were documented in this investigation. Isolated rabbit hearts (n = 30) were retrograde perfused with Krebs-Ringers bicarbonate solution aerated with 95% O2/5% CO2 through the aortic root (37 C, 80 mmHg). Developed left ventricular blood pressure, heart rat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wakefield TW,Bies LE,Wrobleski SK,Bolling SF,Stanley JC,Kirsh MM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with either liver resection or transplantation. METHODS:A retrospective, single-institution analysis of 413 HCC patients from 1999 to 2009. RESULTS:A total of 413 patients with HCC underwent surgical resection (n = 106) and transpl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Koniaris LG,Levi DM,Pedroso FE,Franceschi D,Tzakis AG,Santamaria-Barria JA,Tang J,Anderson M,Misra S,Solomon NL,Jin X,DiPasco PJ,Byrne MM,Zimmers TA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic and hormonal studies were performed in 6 infants during the first 3 months of life while receiving 3 different types of parenteral nutrition: 1) 20% glucose and a nitrogen source (Dudrick's method) 2) 12% glucose, a nitrogen source and soybean fat emulsion (Intralipid method) and 3) 12% glucose, a nitrogen s...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Asch MJ,Sperling M,Fiser R,Leake R,Moore TC,Oh W

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute abdominal pain is the most common indication for surgical admission. Nonspecific abdominal pain (NSAP) may account for up to 40% of cases. There has been no published prospective study in which adult patients presenting with acute abdominal pain are investigated for celiac disease. AIMS:We aimed to as...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sanders DS,Hopper AD,Azmy IA,Rahman N,Hurlstone DP,Leeds JS,George RR,Bhala N

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if addition of the S-nitrosylating agent ethyl nitrite (ENO) to the preservation solution can improve perfusion parameters in pumped human kidneys. BACKGROUND:A significant percentage of actively stored kidneys experience elevations in resistance and decreases in flow rate during the ex vivo sto...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhu L,Qureshi A,Awad M,Hausladen A,Perez-Protto S,Latifi SQ,Lebovitz DJ,Chavin K,Stamler JS,Reynolds JD

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In Western populations, long-term survival rates after curative resection of gastric cancer remain extremely poor. The lack of effective adjuvant therapy has prompted the evaluation of neoadjuvant approaches. Since 1988, we have conducted three separate phase II trials using neoadjuvant chemotherapy to treat ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lowy AM,Mansfield PF,Leach SD,Pazdur R,Dumas P,Ajani JA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case control study is a detailed analysis of the causes of death and the risk factors of short-term mortality after appendectomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although death is a rare event after appendectomy, we found a 7-fold excess mortality after appendectomy overall and a 9-fold excess mortality after n...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Andersson MN,Andersson RE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients under the age of 40 with colorectal cancer (29 females, 18 males) were compared with similar patients in our general hospital population and analyzed for patterns of presentation, stage at diagnosis, degree of tumor differentiation, and survival. There was a higher incidence of poorly differentiated tumors in...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Behbehani A,Sakwa M,Ehrlichman R,Maguire P,Friedman S,Steele GD Jr,Wilson RE

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We developed and validated a nomogram predicting the likelihood of occult lymph node metastases in surgically resectable esophageal cancers. BACKGROUND:Patients with esophageal cancer with positive lymph nodes benefit from neoadjuvant therapy, but limitations in current clinical staging techniques mean nodal...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Semenkovich TR,Yan Y,Subramanian M,Meyers BF,Kozower BD,Nava R,Patterson GA,Kreisel D,Puri V

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgical resection provides the only possibility of cure for pancreas cancer. A standard adjuvant approach has not been established. We tested the safety and efficacy of a granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-based immunotherapy administered in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcino...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lutz E,Yeo CJ,Lillemoe KD,Biedrzycki B,Kobrin B,Herman J,Sugar E,Piantadosi S,Cameron JL,Solt S,Onners B,Tartakovsky I,Choi M,Sharma R,Illei PB,Hruban RH,Abrams RA,Le D,Jaffee E,Laheru D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine has been used as primary immunosuppression in renal allograft recipients in our unit for the past decade. The overall clinical experience and long-term effects of the agent are reviewed. There were 461 consecutive recipients of kidney grafts; 379 received grafts from cadaver donors (CAD) and 82 from livin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tilney NL,Chang A,Milford EL,Whitley WD,Lazarus JM,Ramos EL,Strom TB,Carpenter CB,Kirkman RL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish reliable standards for surgical application to elderly patients 75 years old or older with gastric or colorectal cancer with special reference to the postoperative recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:ADL and QOL are important outcomes o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Amemiya T,Oda K,Ando M,Kawamura T,Kitagawa Y,Okawa Y,Yasui A,Ike H,Shimada H,Kuroiwa K,Nimura Y,Fukata S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Esophageal cancer surgery carries a risk of splenic injury, which may require splenectomy, but predictors of such events remain uncertain. Moreover, the hypothesis that incidental splenectomy carries a worse prognosis deserves attention. DESIGN:A population-based, nationwide cohort study was conducted on 167...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Derogar M,Sadr-Azodi O,Lagergren P,Lagergren J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the perioperative morbidity and mortality of patients with COVID-19 who undergo urgent and emergent surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although COVID-19 infection is usually associated with mild disease, it can lead to severe respiratory complications. Little is known about the perioperative outcom...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Knisely A,Zhou ZN,Wu J,Huang Y,Holcomb K,Melamed A,Advincula AP,Lalwani A,Khoury-Collado F,Tergas AI,St Clair CM,Hou JY,Hershman DL,D'Alton ME,Huang YY,Wright JD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diminished poststenotic pressure and flow accompanied experimental application of multiple subcritical arterial stenoses in series. Effects of additional stenoses, causing equivalent constrictions, were cumulative in a nonlinear fashion. Seven-hundred-twenty measurements were performed using 10 cm ileofemoral canine a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Flanigan DP,Tullis JP,Streeter VL,Whitehouse WM Jr,Fry WJ,Stanley JC

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research evaluating fatigue-induced skills decline has focused on acute sleep deprivation rather than the effects of circadian desynchronization associated with multiple shifts. As a result, the number of consecutive night shifts that residents can safely be on duty without detrimental effects to their techni...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leff DR,Aggarwal R,Rana M,Nakhjavani B,Purkayastha S,Khullar V,Darzi AW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Previous studies have suggested a variety of factors that may affect the false negative (FN) rate for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in breast cancer. Because FN results are relatively rare, no prior studies have had sufficient sample size to allow detailed statistical analysis of factors pred...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Martin RC 2nd,Chagpar A,Scoggins CR,Edwards MJ,Hagendoorn L,Stromberg AJ,McMasters KM,University of Louisville Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Study.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infected (mycotic) aortic aneurysms are infrequent and, without surgical intervention, usually lead to uncontrolled sepsis or catastrophic hemorrhage. Symptoms are frequently absent or non-specific during the early stages, and a high index of suspicion is essential to make the diagnosis. Surgery performed after ruptur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gomes MN,Choyke PL,Wallace RB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligation of the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa in children can be performed without limb loss, but the effect on subsequent limb growth is unknown. From 1969 to 1974, brachial artery ligation for insertion of a Scribner shunt was performed in 27 patients with a mean age of 8.4 years (range, 3 to 15 years). W...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lally KP,Foster CE 3rd,Chwals WJ,Brennan LP,Atkinson JB

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the dramatically increased entry of women into general surgery and surgical subspecialties, traditionally male-dominated fields, there remains a gross under-representation of women in the leadership positions of these departments. Women begin their careers with fewer academic resources and tend to progress thr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhuge Y,Kaufman J,Simeone DM,Chen H,Velazquez OC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate 2- and 12-month outcomes after ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) in Crohn's disease (CD). BACKGROUND:Surgical approaches to perianal fistulas in CD are frequently ineffective and hampered by concerns over adequate wound healing and sphincter injury. The efficacy of LIFT in CD ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gingold DS,Murrell ZA,Fleshner PR

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen (ER), progesterone (PgR), and androgen (AR) receptors were measured in two simultaneous or subsequent specimens taken each from 259 patients with breast cancer. We studied in 182 patients results from receptor assays, either from one tumor or from the primary tumor, and a lymph node metastasis, and in 77 sequ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Jakesz R,Dittrich C,Hanusch J,Kolb R,Lenzhofer R,Moser K,Rainer H,Reiner G,Schemper M,Spona J

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess clinical and surgical factors affecting local recurrence and survival in young breast cancer patients in the Prospective study of Outcomes in Sporadic versus Hereditary breast cancer (POSH). BACKGROUND:Emerging data suggest young age is a predictor of increased local recurrence. METHODS:POSH is a ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Maishman T,Cutress RI,Hernandez A,Gerty S,Copson ER,Durcan L,Eccles DM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to compare the ultrastructure pulmonary effects of the infusion of homologous and heterologous serum albumin solution in the treatment of hemorrhagic shock in baboons. Adult baboons subjected to hemorrhagic shock were resuscitated with either baboon serum albumin, human serum albumin, or R...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moss GS,Das Gupta TK,Brinkman R,Sehgal L,Newsom B

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review a single center's experience and outcome with living donor transplants. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Outcome after living donor transplants is better than after cadaver donor transplants. Since the inception of the authors' program, they have performed 2,540 living donor transplants. For the most recent...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Matas AJ,Payne WD,Sutherland DE,Humar A,Gruessner RW,Kandaswamy R,Dunn DL,Gillingham KJ,Najarian JS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous epidural anesthesia offers special advantages for patients with vascular disease. In 193 patients who had this technique employed for aortofemoral arteriography, profound pain relief was provided and the accompanying vasodilation produced superior demonstration of collateral and small distal vessels. Eleven...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fuchs JC,Fagraeus L,Lumb PD

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effects of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration on pulmonary macrophage function and host response to gram-negative pulmonary infection were evaluated. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Administration of TPN resulted in increased infectious complications in traumatized and perioperative patients, but un...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Shou J,Lappin J,Daly JM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00