Acceleration of tensile strength of incisions treated with EGF and TGF-beta.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate whether the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, a national program that introduced financial penalties for high readmission rates for certain medical conditions, had a "spillover" effect on surgical conditions. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:During the past decade, ther...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mehtsun WT,Papanicolas I,Zheng J,Orav EJ,Lillemoe KD,Jha AK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that cardiac mucosa, carditis, and specialized intestinal metaplasia at an endoscopically normal-appearing cardia are manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In the absence of esophageal mucosal injury, the diagnosis of ga...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Oberg S,Peters JH,DeMeester TR,Chandrasoma P,Hagen JA,Ireland AP,Ritter MP,Mason RJ,Crookes P,Bremner CG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six patients are reviewed who had primary carcinomas involving the junction of the hepatic ducts. The majority had had an initial procedure of palliative biliary diversion elsewhere and were referred for further treatment. In three cases, en bloc resection of the tumor with total hepatectomy and orthotopic live...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fortner JG,Kallum BO,Kim DK

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to report the long-term results of percutaneous isolated liver chemoperfusion with hepatic venous isolation and charcoal hemoperfusion (HVI-CHP) in patients with multiple advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The results of conventional chemotherapy includ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ku Y,Iwasaki T,Fukumoto T,Tominaga M,Muramatsu S,Kusunoki N,Sugimoto T,Suzuki Y,Kuroda Y,Saitoh Y,Sako M,Matsumoto S,Hirota S,Obara H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study describes the current prognosis of patients in acute Organ System Failure (OSF). Objective definitions were developed for five OSFs, and then 5677 ICU admissions from 13 hospitals were monitored. The number and duration of OSF were linked to outcome at hospital discharge for each of the 2719 ICU...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Knaus WA,Draper EA,Wagner DP,Zimmerman JE

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective, block-randomized, multicenter study, the safety and efficacy of cefoxitin in preoperative prophylaxis were studied. 1735 patients undergoing appendectomy were evaluable, and half of these patients received 2 g of cefoxitin before undergoing operation. The patients were divided into three groups: pati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bauer T,Vennits B,Holm B,Hahn-Pedersen J,Lysen D,Galatius H,Kristensen ES,Graversen P,Wilhelmsen F,Skjoldborg H

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study was conducted to determine whether the performance of an extended lymphadenectomy and retroperitoneal soft-tissue clearance in association with a pancreatoduodenal resection improves the long-term survival of patients with a potentially curable adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas. SUMMARY BA...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pedrazzoli S,DiCarlo V,Dionigi R,Mosca F,Pederzoli P,Pasquali C,Klöppel G,Dhaene K,Michelassi F

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a prognostic scoring system for risk stratification of patients with hepatic graft failure (GF) undergoing retransplants of the liver (ReLT) and improve patient selection. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Retransplantation of the liver remains controversial because of inferior outcomes compared with the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hong JC,Kaldas FM,Kositamongkol P,Petrowsky H,Farmer DG,Markovic D,Hiatt JR,Busuttil RW

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to create a technical skills assessment toolbox for 35 basic and advanced skills/procedures that comprise the American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) surgical skills curriculum and to provide a critical appraisal of the included tools...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ghaderi I,Manji F,Park YS,Juul D,Ott M,Harris I,Farrell TM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the clinicopathologic features and clonal relationship of multifocal intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas. BACKGROUND:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms are increasingly diagnosed cystic precursor lesions of pancreatic cancer. Intraductal papillary mucinous neopla...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Matthaei H,Norris AL,Tsiatis AC,Olino K,Hong SM,dal Molin M,Goggins MG,Canto M,Horton KM,Jackson KD,Capelli P,Zamboni G,Bortesi L,Furukawa T,Egawa S,Ishida M,Ottomo S,Unno M,Motoi F,Wolfgang CL,Edil BH,Cameron J

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:During the years 1954 through 1964, 259 individuals with primary malignant melanoma had an elective node dissection. Microscopic metastases were found in 15% of these patients. The presence of only a microscopic focus of involvement gave a 10-year cure rate of 67%; metastasis larger than a microscopic focus in a singl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fortner JG,Woodruff J,Schottenfeld D,Maclean B

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral analysis was used to examine 257 carotid arteries in 227 patients who had undergone carotid endarterectomy at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery and annually thereafter. Routine intraoperative completion angiography ensured that the operations were technically satisfactory. Postoperative restenoses were ide...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thomas M,Otis SM,Rush M,Zyroff J,Dilley RB,Bernstein EF

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) are rare tumors composed of several well defined histologic subtypes. The aim of this study was to analyze patterns of recurrence and treatment variations in a large population of patients, treated at reference centers. METHODS:All consecutive patients with primary RPS treated...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gronchi A,Strauss DC,Miceli R,Bonvalot S,Swallow CJ,Hohenberger P,Van Coevorden F,Rutkowski P,Callegaro D,Hayes AJ,Honoré C,Fairweather M,Cannell A,Jakob J,Haas RL,Szacht M,Fiore M,Casali PG,Pollock RE,Raut CP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to investigate the prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating neutrophils (TINs) and to generate a predictive model to refine postoperative risk stratification system for patients with gastric cancer. BACKGROUND:TIN presents in various malignant tumors, but its clinical significance in gastr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhang H,Liu H,Shen Z,Lin C,Wang X,Qin J,Qin X,Xu J,Sun Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1975 through 1988, 257 patients with carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus have been treated in our department. Operability was 90% (232/257); overall resectability, 77% (198/257), and for the operated group, 85% (198/232). Hospital mortality rate was 9.6% but decreased to 3% over the period 1986 to 1988. There wer...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lerut T,De Leyn P,Coosemans W,Van Raemdonck D,Scheys I,LeSaffre E

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were given total parenteral nutrition (TPN) after the operation. The TPN contained either a conventional amino acid solution supplemented with glutamine or a conventional amino acid solution without supplementation. To study amino acid and protein metabolism, m...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hammarqvist F,Wernerman J,Ali R,von der Decken A,Vinnars E

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical presentation, diagnostic procedures, and surgical management of hepatic abscesses in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare inherited primary immunodeficiency in which phagocytes cannot destroy catalase-posit...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lublin M,Bartlett DL,Danforth DN,Kauffman H,Gallin JI,Malech HL,Shawker T,Choyke P,Kleiner DE,Schwartzentruber DJ,Chang R,DeCarlo ES,Holland SM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of clinically significant decision conflict (CSDC) among patients undergoing cancer surgery and associations with postoperative physical activity, as measured through smartphone accelerometer data. BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer face challenging treatment decisions, which may lea...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Panda N,Solsky I,Cauley CE,Lipsitz S,Desai EV,Huang EJ,Benjamin EM,Lubitz CC,Onnela JP,Haynes AB

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-nine patients undergoing elective or emergent gastric surgery have been included in this study. Gastric needle aspiration was performed at the time of surgery in each case, followed by qualitative aerobic and anaerobic bacteriologic analysis. In 18 patients undergoing elective operation for chronic nonobstructin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nichols RL,Smith JW

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors investigate the recovery of gastrointestinal motility in the fed and fasted state after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Clinical recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is known to be more rapid than after conventional open cholecystectomy. However, the actual e...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hotokezaka M,Combs MJ,Mentis EP,Schirmer BD

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of supplemental fresh frozen plasma (FFP) therapy after massive packed red cell (PRBC) replacement for hemorrhagic shock was studied in 22 conditioned dogs. Ten dogs were randomized to received FFP, balanced electrolyte solution (BES), and PRBC, while 12 dogs received BES and PRBC. Coagulation factor acti...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Martin DJ,Lucas CE,Ledgerwood AM,Hoschner J,McGonigal MD,Grabow D

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential benefit of cytology of the peritoneal lavage obtained during diagnostic laparoscopy for staging gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Peritoneal lavage is a simple procedure that can be performed during laparotomy for GI tumors. Tumor cells in the lavage fluid ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nieveen van Dijkum EJ,Sturm PD,de Wit LT,Offerhaus J,Obertop H,Gouma DJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature with regard to outcome of surgical management for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor). BACKGROUND:Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Surgical resection provides the only possibility for cure. Advances in hepatobiliary imaging and surgical strategies...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ito F,Cho CS,Rikkers LF,Weber SM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to improve the 8th edition (8th) of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). BACKGROUND:The new 8th AJCC staging system for PDAC was released in October, 2016, and will be applied in clinical practice in 2018. METHODS...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Shi S,Hua J,Liang C,Meng Q,Liang D,Xu J,Ni Q,Yu X

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determined whether the neurotensin gene (NT/N) is expressed in the normal adult liver and focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and confirmed NT/N expression in fibrolamellar carcinoma; whether NT/N or the neurotensin receptor is expressed in the fetal liver; and whether hepatic resection leads to expres...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ehrenfried JA,Zhou Z,Thompson JC,Evers BM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small intestinal morphologic and biochemical changes were studied following jejuno-ileal bypass for obesity after body weight stabilization had occurred. Four patients underwent biopsy of in-continuity and bypassed jejunal and ileal segments of the small intestine 11 to 22 months after the bypass operation. Microscopi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dudrick SJ,Daly JM,Castro G,Akhtar M

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven patients with postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas were treated with parenteral nutrition and SMS 201-995 (100 micrograms/8 hours, subcutaneously), a long half-life somatostatin analogue. At the time SMS 201-995 was started, 11 patients had low output fistulas (less than 1000 ml/48 hours), 11 patients h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nubiola P,Badia JM,Martinez-Rodenas F,Gil MJ,Segura M,Sancho J,Sitges-Serra A

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the influence of patient depression (and anxiety) on postoperative outcome and surgeons' consideration of it. BACKGROUND:Patients' mental state influences the course of nonpsychiatric diseases. Evidence in the surgical setting comes mainly from cardiac-surgery patients and no predictive-model o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Orri M,Boleslawski E,Regimbeau JM,Barry C,Hassler C,Gregoire E,Bachellier P,Scatton O,Mabrut JY,Adham M,Vibert E,Revah-Levy A,Farges O

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00