Five to twenty year followup after surgery for chronic pancreatitis in 148 patients.

abstract：:: There is growing interest in global surgery among US academic surgical departments. As academic global surgery is a relatively new field, departments may have minimal experience in evaluation of faculty contributions and how they integrate into the existing academic paradigm for promotion and tenure. The American Su...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wren SM,Balch CM,Doherty GM,Finlayson SR,Kauffman GL,Kibbe MR,Haider AH,Minter RM,Mock C,Muguti GI,Numann PJ,Olutoye OO,Roy N,Weigel RJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation between in-hospital surgical delay before appendectomy for suspected appendicitis and the finding of perforated appendicitis in children. METHODS:All children undergoing acute appendectomy for suspected acute appendicitis at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden fro...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Almström M,Svensson JF,Patkova B,Svenningsson A,Wester T

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All patients who underwent isolated myocardial revascularization procedures from 1967-70 (n = 741) were compared with the first 1,000 patients who received similar elective operations each year from 1971 through 1978. Data from these eight years were processed through a computerized cardiovascular information registry...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Loop FD,Cosgrove DM,Lytle BW,Thurer RL,Simpfendorfer C,Taylor PC,Proudfit WL

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively characterize changes in body weight, satiety, and postprandial gut hormone profiles following esophagectomy. BACKGROUND:With improved oncologic outcomes in esophageal cancer, there is an increasing focus on functional status and health-related quality of life in survivorship. Early satiety a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Elliott JA,Docherty NG,Eckhardt HG,Doyle SL,Guinan EM,Ravi N,Reynolds JV,Roux CWL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease often has a low resting pressure and a short abdominal length. The mechanism by which this occurs is unknown. We hypothesize that gastric distension causes progressive effacement of the abdominal portion of the LES...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ayazi S,Tamhankar A,DeMeester SR,Zehetner J,Wu C,Lipham JC,Hagen JA,DeMeester TR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An analysis of the injuries and treatment of the first 100 patients from the Syrian civil war was conducted to monitor quality of care and outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:As reports of the collapse of health care systems in regions within Syria reach the media, patients find themselves crossing the border i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Biswas S,Waksman I,Baron S,Fuchs D,Rechnitzer H,Dally N,Kassis S,Hadary A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of oral supplementation of the gut enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) in preventing antibiotic-associated infections from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and Clostridium difficile. BACKGROUND:The intestinal microbiota plays a pivotal role in human ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Alam SN,Yammine H,Moaven O,Ahmed R,Moss AK,Biswas B,Muhammad N,Biswas R,Raychowdhury A,Kaliannan K,Ghosh S,Ray M,Hamarneh SR,Barua S,Malo NS,Bhan AK,Malo MS,Hodin RA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) complexed with its principal binding protein, IGFBP-3, on skeletal muscle metabolism in severely burned children. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Severe burns are associated with a persistent hypermetabolic response characterized by h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Herndon DN,Ramzy PI,DebRoy MA,Zheng M,Ferrando AA,Chinkes DL,Barret JP,Wolfe RR,Wolf SE

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations (ACOs) on hospital readmission after common surgical procedures. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Hospital readmissions following surgery lead to worse patient outcomes and wasteful spending. ACOs, and their associated hospitals,...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Borza T,Oerline MK,Skolarus TA,Norton EC,Dimick JB,Jacobs BL,Herrel LA,Ellimoottil C,Hollingsworth JM,Ryan AM,Miller DC,Shahinian VB,Hollenbeck BK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical hernia is a common finding in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Spontaneous disruption of the hernia and attendant discharge of ascitic fluid is an unusual and rarely reported complication in these patients and is associated with an overall mortality rate of nearly 30%. During the 5-year period 1977-1982, nin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lemmer JH,Strodel WE,Knol JA,Eckhauser FE

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staging laparotomy (multiple liver and lymph node biopsies and splenectomy) was performed at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in 123 patients with Hodgkin's disease. There were no deaths. Wound, pulmonary, intra-abdominal or urinary tract complications developed in 17 patients. Of those complications, one case each...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sterchi JM,Myers RT

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the pathogenesis of water and sodium metabolism derangements in obstructive jaundice. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Obstructive jaundice is associated with hypodipsia, depletion of extracellular water, alterations of the water and sodium regulating hormones, and an increased incidence of re...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pereira JA,Torregrosa MA,Martínez-Ródenas F,Clària J,Pallarés L,Gubern JM,Ruano-Gil D,Sitges-Serra A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between pre- and perioperative factors and pouch-related septic complications (PRSC) in ulcerative colitis (UC) and in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:For patients with UC and FAP, IPAA is the surgical therapy ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Heuschen UA,Hinz U,Allemeyer EH,Autschbach F,Stern J,Lucas M,Herfarth C,Heuschen G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of adjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal cancer has been underestimated in the literature. This study was undertaken to determine whether adjuvant chemoradiation improves survival compared with surgery alone. METHODS:Data of 1095 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients, including 679 in ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hwang JY,Chen HS,Hsu PK,Chao YK,Wang BY,Huang CS,Liu CC,Wu SC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess a new bloodless technique using radiofrequency energy for segmental liver resection of hepatic tumors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Liver resection remains a formidable surgical procedure; safe performance requires a high level of training and skill. Intraoperative blood loss during liver resection rema...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Weber JC,Navarra G,Jiao LR,Nicholls JP,Jensen SL,Habib NA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this systematic review was to assess the impact of surgical safety checklists on the quality of teamwork and communication in the operating room (OR). BACKGROUND:Safety checklists have been shown to impact positively on patient morbidity and mortality following surgery, but it is unclear whether ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Russ S,Rout S,Sevdalis N,Moorthy K,Darzi A,Vincent C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize national trends in procedural management of renal trauma. BACKGROUND:Management of renal trauma has evolved to favor a more conservative approach. For patients requiring intervention, there is a paucity of information to characterize the nature of procedural therapy administered. METHODS:A r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Colaco M,Navarrete RA,MacDonald SM,Stitzel JD,Terlecki RP

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy continues concerning the advisability of routine shunting, no shunting, or selective shunting during carotid endarterectomy. Because of its reflection of the physiologic state of the end organ, the authors chose routine 18 lead EEG monitoring as a guide to selective shunting and as an indication of adequat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Whittemore AD,Kauffman JL,Kohler TR,Mannick JA

更新日期：1983-06-01 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：:An experience with 69 patients who underwent 72 common bile duct reoperations for retained or recurrent choledocholithiasis is presented. The mean age of the patients was 57 years, and 35 patients had associated conditions. In this series six patients (8.3%) had minor complications and no patient developed major compl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Girard RM,Legros G

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The COVID-19 pandemic requires to conscientiously weigh "timely surgical intervention" for colorectal cancer against efforts to conserve hospital resources and protect patients and health care providers. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Professional societies provided ad-hoc guidance at the outset of the COVID-19 pan...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Leary MP,Choong KC,Thornblade LW,Fakih MG,Fong Y,Kaiser AM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology and mechanisms by which severe trauma or sepsis induce hepatic failure are unknown. Previously we showed that Kupffer cells (KC), the fixed macrophages of the liver, induce a profound decrease in hepatocyte (HC) total-protein synthesis when exposed to endotoxin. Furthermore we demonstrated that endotoxin-...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Curran RD,Billiar TR,Stuehr DJ,Ochoa JB,Harbrecht BG,Flint SG,Simmons RL

更新日期：1990-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:In the era of pre- or perioperative therapy for gastric cancer, clinical staging before treatment appears to be increasingly important for prognosis, yet there are no data on the subject for resectable gastric cancer patients. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prognostic role of preoperative locoregional staging i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Park SR,Kim MJ,Ryu KW,Lee JH,Lee JS,Nam BH,Choi IJ,Kim YW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this prospective, nonrandomized study was to evaluate the immediate and long-term results of first-line chemotherapy and possible surgery in locally advanced, presumably T4 squamous cell esophageal cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Locally advanced esophageal cancer is rarely operable and has ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ancona E,Ruol A,Castoro C,Chiarion-Sileni V,Merigliano S,Santi S,Bonavina L,Peracchia A

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate adverse event free admissions as a potential, patient-centered indicator aligned directly with the goal of patient safety-freedom from harm. BACKGROUND:Preventable adverse event rates in healthcare could be further reduced. These are generally measured separately, one adverse event at a time. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： King A,Bottle A,Faiz O,Aylin P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate perioperative statin treatment, to explore the rapidly increasing body of literature on the pleiotropic effects of statins, and to suggest a rational strategy of perioperative risk reduction. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Vascular, cerebrovascular, and cardiovascular complications are all too common...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Williams TM,Harken AH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the early effects of therapy of endotoxin (ET) shock with epinephrine, norepinephrine, or dopexamine on splanchnic circulation, oxygen metabolism, sigmoid mucosal pHi, bacterial translocation, and morphologic integrity of the ileal, colonic, and sigmoid mucosa. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Conflictin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sautner T,Wessely C,Riegler M,Sedivy R,Götzinger P,Losert U,Roth E,Jakesz R,Függer R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Minimally invasive techniques have expanded the donor pool for living kidney donation. We changed our approach to single-port donor nephrectomy in 2009 and have compared outcomes with traditional multiple-port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. BACKGROUND:The development of minimally invasive surgical technique...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Barth RN,Phelan MW,Goldschen L,Munivenkatappa RB,Jacobs SC,Bartlett ST,Philosophe B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to evaluate the safety and durability of biologic mesh for single-staged reconstruction of contaminated fields. INTRODUCTION:The presence of contamination during ventral hernia repair (VHR) poses a significant challenge. Some advocate for a multistaged reconstructive approach with delayed d...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rosen MJ,Krpata DM,Ermlich B,Blatnik JA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00