Comparison of Patient Outcomes of Surgeons Who Are US Versus International Medical Graduates.

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:During the past five decades, significant improvements have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) secondary to sports activities, breast implants, or median sternotomy. METHODS, RESULTS, AND CONCLUSIONS:Of more than 15,000 patients evaluated for TOS, 3914 un...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Urschel HC Jr,Razzuk MA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To directly compare the oncologic outcomes of TLPD and OPD in the setting of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. BACKGROUND:Total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (TLPD) has been demonstrated to be feasible and may have several potential advantages over open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD), including lower b...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Croome KP,Farnell MB,Que FG,Reid-Lombardo KM,Truty MJ,Nagorney DM,Kendrick ML

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) have been associated with a high remission rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, whether such remission is associated with full restoration of postprandial glucose profile and/or the potentially nonrestored glycemic profile is associate...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Jiménez A,Ceriello A,Casamitjana R,Flores L,Viaplana-Masclans J,Vidal J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective randomized trial was conducted comparing the effect of three antibiotics: cefamandole (CM), cefazolin (CZ), and vancomycin (V), used as prophylaxis for prosthetic valve surgery, on the prothrombin (PT) response to warfarin (W) on the third day of anticoagulant therapy. Twenty patients, with normal preope...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Angaran DM,Dias VC,Arom KV,Northrup WF,Kersten TG,Lindsay WG,Nicoloff DM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The opioid epidemic has stimulated initiatives to reduce the number of unnecessary narcotic prescriptions. We adopted an opt-in prescription system for patients undergoing ambulatory cervical endocrine surgery (CES). We hypothesized that empowering patients to decide whether or not to receive n...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ruffolo LI,Jackson KM,Juviler P,Kaur R,Chennell T,Glover DM,Linehan DC,Moalem J

更新日期：2019-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Between June 1977 and November 1981, 26 children and adults with ulcerative colitis have undergone a total colectomy, an endorectal dissection of the rectal mucosa, and an ileoanostomy. A combined abdominoperineal approach was used to perform the operation, and the mucosal-submucosal rectal tube was dissected out inta...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Coran AG,Sarahan TM,Dent TL,Fiddian-Green R,Wesley JR,Jordan FT

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early hospital readmission is a common and costly problem in the Medicare population. In 2009, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services began mandating hospital reporting of disease-specific readmission rates. We sought to determine the rate and predictors of readmission after colectomy for cancer, as ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Greenblatt DY,Weber SM,O'Connor ES,LoConte NK,Liou JI,Smith MA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which mammographically guided breast biopsy technique is the most efficient in making a diagnosis in women with suspicious mammograms. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Mammographically guided biopsy techniques include stereotactic 14-gauge core-needle biopsy (SC bx), stereotactic 11-gauge suction-assiste...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Velanovich V,Lewis FR Jr,Nathanson SD,Strand VF,Talpos GB,Bhandarkar S,Elkus R,Szymanski W,Ferrara JJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the fate of patients who attempted to donate organs after circulatory death (DCD) using a standardized DCD protocol. BACKGROUND:Successful donation is not always possible after attempted DCD. METHODS:Data were collected for all DCD donors between 1/2011 and 9/201...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Scalea JR,Redfield RR,Rizzari MD,Bennett R,Anderson ME,Anderson JE,Kaufman DB,Sollinger HW,Fernandez LA,D'Alessandro AM,Mezrich J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred seventeen carotid endarterectomies performed on 240 consecutive patients in four Charleston hospitals were reviewed. The overall incidence of stroke was 10.7% and the mortality 3.2%. From these 317 operations a standardized series of 253 operations performed on neurologically stable patients was analyzed...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Prioleau WH Jr,Alken AF,Hairston P

更新日期：1977-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Surgery is the criterion standard for the treatment of severe burns and of late sequels after ingestion of corrosive agents, but long-term outcome is unknown. METHODS:Patients who underwent surgery between 1987 and 2006, for the treatment of severe caustic burns (group I, n = 268) or of late sequels (group ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chirica M,Resche-Rigon M,Bongrand NM,Zohar S,Halimi B,Gornet JM,Sarfati E,Cattan P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with aortic abdominal aneurysms in association with horseshoe kidney are presented, making a total of 34 cases recorded in the literature. In 29 patients, the aneurysm was resected and five patients were non-resectable. Because of the abnormalities in vascular supply to the abnormal kidney, it is importan...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bietz DS,Merendino KA

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for gastric cancer bases N status on absolute number of metastatic nodes, regardless of the number of examined nodes. We examined a modified staging system utilizing node ratio (Nr), the ratio of metastatic to examined nodes. METHODS:A total of 18...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wang J,Dang P,Raut CP,Pandalai PK,Maduekwe UN,Rattner DW,Lauwers GY,Yoon SS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population based surgical rates for various common surgical procedures were analyzed on a regional basis by examining select uniform hospital discharge abstract data from Wisconsin hospitals. The surgical asbracts of nearly 64,000 procedures were compared to the supply of physicians and showed a significant variation ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Detmer DE,Tyson TJ

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study A included 30 patients who received immediate postoperative enteral feeding with a nonelemental diet. The nonelemental diet was well tolerated. Study patients rapidly achieved nitrogen equilibrium and had a cumulative nitrogen balance of -11.1 g verus -46.7 g for the control group. In part B, 16 patients with va...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fairfull-Smith R,Abunassar R,Freeman JB,Maroun JA

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that higher hospital volume decreases endoscopic and surgical re-intervention rates after antireflux surgery. BACKGROUND:Antireflux surgery for gastro-esophageal reflux disease is followed by varying rates of re-interventions. Whether hospital volume influences re-intervention rates is...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Markar S,Santoni G,Maret-Ouda J,Artama M,Färkkilä M,Lynge E,Pukkala E,Ness-Jensen E,von Euler-Chelpin M,Lagergren J

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a series of 26 cases of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. There were 24 adenocarcinomas and two neuroendocrine tumors. Histologically the carcinomas could be divided into tumors arising from periampullary duodenal mucosa and those arising within the ampulla. True ampullary tumors had a significantly better...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dawson PJ,Connolly MM

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate discrepancies between trial registry entries and final reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in major general surgical journals. BACKGROUND:Health care decisions are based on published results in peer-reviewed journals. Mandatory trial registration was introduced to increase tr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rosenthal R,Dwan K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to determine the characteristics and frequency of intraoperative safety threats and resilience supports using a human factors measurement tool. BACKGROUND:Human factors analysis can provide insight into how system elements contribute to intraoperative adverse events. Empiric ev...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Adams-McGavin RC,Jung JJ,van Dalen ASHM,Grantcharov TP,Schijven MP

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acquired aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva, associated with severe coronary atherosclerosis and successfully treated surgically, is reported. The unusual features of the case are the presenting symptom (angina pectoris) and the cause of the aneurysm (severe coronary atherosclerosis). ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Debakey ME,Lawrie GM

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 5-year period from January 1978 through December 1982, 196 patients with blunt trauma to the small bowel, colon, or mesentery were treated at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Shock Trauma Center. More than 80% of these patients were the victims of motor vehicle accident...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dauterive AH,Flancbaum L,Cox EF

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of inhalation of aerosolized opsonized dead Escherichia coli on inflammatory pulmonary neutrophil (PMN) apoptosis, lung injury, and survival in a PMN-mediated lung injury model in vivo. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Neutrophils that have transmigrated into an inflammatory focus display incre...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sookhai S,Wang JJ,McCourt M,Kirwan W,Bouchier-Hayes D,Redmond P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate potential impacts of restructuring general surgery training on colorectal (CR) surgery recruitment and expertise. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In response to the American Surgical Association Blue Ribbon Committee report on surgical education (2004), the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schmitz CC,Rothenberger DA,Trudel JL,Wolff BG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the influence of surgeon age and other factors on proficiency in laparoscopic or open hernia repair. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In a multicenter, randomized trial comparing open and laparoscopic herniorrhaphies, conducted in Veterans Administration hospitals (CSP 456), we reported significant diffe...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Neumayer LA,Gawande AA,Wang J,Giobbie-Hurder A,Itani KM,Fitzgibbons RJ Jr,Reda D,Jonasson O,CSP #456 Investigators.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:By linking surgeon surveys to the National Cancer Database, we found that surgeons' tendency to perform more extensive thyroid resection is associated with greater use of radioactive iodine for stage I thyroid cancer. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationships between surgeon recommendations for extent of res...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Haymart MR,Banerjee M,Yang D,Stewart AK,Doherty GM,Koenig RJ,Griggs JJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate the oncologic and functional outcomes of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) with colonic J-pouch reconstruction. BACKGROUND:TME is considered the established gold standard in rectal cancer surgery. However, data on laparoscopic sphincter-preserving TME are limited. METHOD...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tsang WW,Chung CC,Kwok SY,Li MK

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Demonstrate intratumoral genetic heterogeneity in rectal cancer. BACKGROUND:Several clinical management decisions in rectal cancer may be influenced by pretreatment biopsy information. However, in the setting of significant intratumoral heterogeneity, biopsies may not be representative of the entirety of the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bettoni F,Masotti C,Habr-Gama A,Correa BR,Gama-Rodrigues J,Vianna MR,Vailati BB,São Julião GP,Fernandez LM,Galante PA,Camargo AA,Perez RO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that training to expert-derived levels of speed and motion will lead to improved learning and will translate to better operating room (OR) performance of novices than training to goals of speed or motion alone. BACKGROUND:Motion tracking has been suggested to be a more sensitive performance m...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stefanidis D,Yonce TC,Korndorffer JR Jr,Phillips R,Coker A

更新日期：2013-07-01 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