A randomized, controlled, double-blind crossover study on the effects of 1-L infusions of 6% hydroxyethyl starch suspended in 0.9% saline (voluven) and a balanced solution (Plasma Volume Redibag) on blood volume, renal blood flow velocity, and renal corti

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors review the results and outcomes of esophagectomy (prophylactic esophagectomy) for patients with Barrett's esophagus and high-grade epithelial dysplasia (HGD). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The role of prophylactic esophagectomy for Barrett's esophagus with HGD is controversial, with some authors recomm...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Heitmiller RF,Redmond M,Hamilton SR

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the minimum amount of weight loss required to see a reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). BACKGROUND:Although obesity is an established risk factor for morbidity and mortality, the minimum amount of weight loss to have a meaningful impact on cardiovas...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Aminian A,Zajichek A,Tu C,Wolski KE,Brethauer SA,Schauer PR,Kattan MW,Nissen SE

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to obtain feedback from key stakeholders and end users to identify program strengths and weaknesses to plan for wider dissemination and implementation of the Virtual Acute Care for Elders (Virtual ACE) program, a novel intervention that improves outcomes for older surgical patients. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Balentine CJ,Morris M,Knight SJ,Turan JM,Flood KL,Gutierrez-Meza D,Macdonald CL,Bhatia S,Brown CJ

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptions of the fasciae of the lower half of the face and of the adjacent cervical fasciae have long been puzzling and descriptively much too complex. For this reason, medical students, young medical and dental practitioners, and at times even senior surgeons frequently do not understand the anatomy of the cervico...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lindner HH

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated a possible protective and therapeutic effect of moderate hypothermia in the treatment of severe hemorrhagic shock. A modified Wiggers shock preparation was used. Normothermic dogs (Group I, N = 6) were maintained at normal body temperature throughout hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation. In Group I...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Meyer DM,Horton JW

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical outcome of simultaneous bilateral endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) using fibrin sealant (FS) and mechanical stapling for prosthetic mesh fixation. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Similar efficacy of FS and mechanical stapling for mesh fixation has been demonstrat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lau H

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many women who present with desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) have had a recent pregnancy. Long-term data about disease behavior during and after pregnancy are lacking. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible relationship between DF and pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A cohort of women with DF and pregnancy was...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fiore M,Coppola S,Cannell AJ,Colombo C,Bertagnolli MM,George S,Le Cesne A,Gladdy RA,Casali PG,Swallow CJ,Gronchi A,Bonvalot S,Raut CP

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:The proportion of the population of the U.S. 65 years of age and over is increasing. Biliary tract disease is estimated to involve 15% of the adult population. A review of 12,200 patients treated surgically at one medical center reveals that 2401 (20%) had acute cholecystitis. There were 93 deaths, for a mortality rat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Glenn F

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) develops in virtually all patients affected with multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN II), a disease inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The thyroid tumor cells secrete calcitonin (CT) and the detection of elevated plasma levels (>300 pg/ml) of this hormone in MEN II kindre...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wells SA Jr,Baylin SB,Gann DS,Farrell RE,Dilley WG,Preissig SH,Linehan WM,Cooper CW

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This population-based study evaluates the association between hospital volume and CRM (circumferential resection margin) involvement, adjusted for other confounders, in rectal cancer surgery. A low hospital volume (<20 cases/year) was independently associated with a higher risk of CRM involvement (odds ratio...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gietelink L,Henneman D,van Leersum NJ,de Noo M,Manusama E,Tanis PJ,Tollenaar RA,Wouters MW,Dutch Surgical Colorectal Cancer Audit Group.

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimal immunosuppression (IS) is desirable in organ transplantation to reduce side effects and to promote the process of tolerance induction. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between February 2000 and September 2004, 156 adults (>15 years old) receiving a primary liver graft were enrolled in a prospective, randomized,...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lerut J,Mathys J,Verbaandert C,Talpe S,Ciccarelli O,Lemaire J,Bonaccorsi-Riani E,Vanthuyne V,Hetsch N,Roggen F,Reyck CD,Goffette P,Latinne D,Orlando G,Rahier J,Sempoux C,Wallemacq P,Laterre PF,Gianello P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine characteristics of the most cited publications in the history of the American Surgical Association (ASA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The Annals of Surgery has served as the journal of record for the ASA since 1928, with a special issue each year dedicated to papers present...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Landreneau JP,Weaver M,Delaney CP,Aminian A,Dimick JB,Lillemoe KD,Schauer PR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early aggressive therapy with maintenance infusions of methylprednisolone sodium succinate and gentamicin sulfate significantly increases the probability for survival of baboons given LD100 Escherichia coli. The present study was designed to determine if baboons would recover when initiation of treatment was delayed u...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hinshaw LB,Beller-Todd BK,Archer LT,Benjamin B,Flournoy DJ,Passey R,Wilson MF

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review a single center's 10-year experience with liver transplantation (LTx) for the biliary atresia-polysplenia syndrome (BA-PS) and to define surgical and clinical guidelines for its management. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:BA is the most common indication for pediatric liver transplantation (LTx) and is ass...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Varela-Fascinetto G,Castaldo P,Fox IJ,Sudan D,Heffron TG,Shaw BW,Langnas AN

更新日期：1998-04-01 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:To determine the incidence of Wnt pathway activation in patients with stage I NSCLC and its influence on lung cancer recurrence. BACKGROUND:Despite resection, the 5-year recurrence with localized stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is 18.4%-24%. Aberrant Wnt signaling activation plays an important role...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Shapiro M,Akiri G,Chin C,Wisnivesky JP,Beasley MB,Weiser TS,Swanson SJ,Aaronson SA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Generation and maintenance of pain in chronic pancreatitis (CP) have been shown to be partially attributable to neuroimmune interactions, which involve neuropeptides such as substance P (SP). So far, expression of SP receptors NK-2R, NK-3R, the SP-encoding gene preprotachykinin A (PPT-A), and the SP degradati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Michalski CW,Shi X,Reiser C,Fachinger P,Zimmermann A,Büchler MW,Di Sebastiano P,Friess H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined whether caloric restriction (CR) either acutely or chronically, alters heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) gene expression in the gut. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Caloric restriction prolongs the life span and delays age-related disease (e.g., cancer) in mammals; the mechanisms responsible for t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ehrenfried JA,Evers BM,Chu KU,Townsend CM Jr,Thompson JC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimal method of wound closure for dirty abdominal wounds. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The rate of wound infection for dirty abdominal wounds is approximately 40%, but the optimal method of wound closure remains controversial. Three randomized studies comparing delayed primary closure (DPC) wit...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cohn SM,Giannotti G,Ong AW,Varela JE,Shatz DV,McKenney MG,Sleeman D,Ginzburg E,Augenstein JS,Byers PM,Sands LR,Hellinger MD,Namias N

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of bilateral subtotal (BST) versus total thyroidectomy (TT) for benign bilateral thyroid disease (BBTD). BACKGROUND:The extent of thyroid resection in benign goiter is controversial. Potential advantages of TT over BST may include: one-stage removal of incidental thyroid cancer, and a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Barczyński M,Konturek A,Stopa M,Cichoń S,Richter P,Nowak W

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the influence of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) compared with 5% dextrose (D5) infusion on skeletal muscle and adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity in nutritionally depleted, injured and infected patients. The plasma concentrations of glucose, free fatty acid (FFA), triglyceride and i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Robin AP,Greenwood MR,Askanazi J,Elwyn DH,Kinney JM

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine whether remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) protects aged liver against ischemia reperfusion (IR). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The demands for liver surgery in an aging population are growing. Clamping of vessels to prevent blood loss is integral to liver surgery, bu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Limani P,Linecker M,Oberkofler CE,Barmettler G,Kaech A,Graf R,Humar B,Clavien PA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe causes of death in the first year after esophagectomy and determine the time frame that should be used for measurement of quality of surgery. A case-mix adjustment model was developed for the comparison between hospitals. BACKGROUND:The time period in which postoperative mortality should be measu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Talsma AK,Lingsma HF,Steyerberg EW,Wijnhoven BP,Van Lanschot JJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:High rate of complications has been reported following revascularization for acute limb ischemia (ALI). No adjuvant pharmacologic treatment, apart from anticoagulation and standard perioperative care, has been shown clinically effective. OBJECTIVE:Aim of this study was to evaluate the effects o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： de Donato G,Gussoni G,de Donato G,Andreozzi GM,Bonizzoni E,Mazzone A,Odero A,Paroni G,Setacci C,Settembrini P,Veglia F,Martini R,Setacci F,Palombo D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of modest endotoxemia on postoperative antithrombin deficiency and cholestasis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:It has not been determined whether endotoxin translocation in small amounts is a physiological phenomenon or whether it is a potential health hazard. METHODS:Blood endotoxin, ant...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fujita T,Imai T,Anazawa S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-five consecutive patients who sustained injuries to the duodenum were admitted to our hospital over a nine-year period. Nineteen blunt injuries and 56 penetrating injuries were encountered. Blunt injuries were usually the result of motor vehicle accidents and steering wheel impact was frequently implicated. Pe...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Flint LM Jr,McCoy M,Richardson JD,Polk HC Jr

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work was performed to clarify the effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the growth of human breast cancer and carcinoma of the esophagus. Human breast cancer MX-1, UM-1, and esophageal cancer ES-4 were transplanted to the subcutaneous tissue of nude mice. Human EGF (2 micrograms) was injected locally...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Murayama Y

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of subspecialty practice and experience on the relationship between annual volume and inpatient mortality after hepatic resection. BACKGROUND:The impact of annual surgical volume on postoperative outcomes has been extensively examined. However, the impact of cumulative surgeon exper...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hashimoto DA,Bababekov YJ,Mehtsun WT,Stapleton SM,Warshaw AL,Lillemoe KD,Chang DC,Vagefi PA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00