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Violation of the Rectus Complex Is Not a Contraindication to Component Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
09 December 2011
Background: Component separation (CS) is an effective technique for reconstructing complex abdominal wall defects. Violation of the rectus abdominis complex is considered a contraindication for CS, bu...
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Patrick B. Garvey,
Chad M. Bailey,
Donald P. Baumann,
Jun Liu,
Charles E. Butler
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131-139
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Preoperative Prediction of Non-Home Discharge: A Strategy to Reduce Resource Use after Cardiac Surgery
Background: Patients requiring discharge to a continuing care facility after cardiac surgery (non-home discharge) frequently have prolonged hospital stays while arrangements are made for posthospital ...
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Gregory Pattakos,
Douglas R. Johnston,
Penny L. Houghtaling,
Edward R. Nowicki,
Eugene H. Blackstone
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140-147
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Obesity is an Independent Risk Factor for Death and Cardiac Complications after Carotid Endarterectomy
22 December 2011
Background: The role of obesity as a risk factor after carotid endarterectomy is not well-described. We undertook a study of the association of obesity with 30-day outcomes after carotid endarterectom...
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Rubie Sue Jackson,
Anton N. Sidawy,
Richard L. Amdur,
Robyn A. Macsata
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148-155
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Creation and Implementation of an Emergency General Surgery Registry Modeled after the National Trauma Data Bank
07 December 2011
Background: As emergency general surgery (EGS) evolves, an EGS patient-tracking database (EGS registry [EGSR]) similar to the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) will be essential to study outcomes and i...
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Robert D. Becher,
J. Wayne Meredith,
Michael C. Chang,
J. Jason Hoth,
H. Randall Beard,
Preston R. Miller
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156-163
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Reduction in Corticosteroids Is Associated with Better Health-Related Quality of Life after Liver Transplantation
02 December 2011
Background: Corticosteroid use during post-transplant immunosuppression contributes to documented long-term complications in liver transplant recipients. However, the effects of steroids on post-trans...
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Victor Zaydfudim,
Irene D. Feurer,
Matthew P. Landman,
Derek E. Moore,
J. Kelly Wright,
C. Wright Pinson
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164-173
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within a Noncirrhotic, Nonfibrotic, Seronegative Liver: Surgical Approaches and Outcomes
02 December 2011
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) most commonly arises in patients with chronic liver disease. Data on outcomes after liver resection in patients with noncirrhotic, nonfibrotic, seronegative,...
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Alastair L. Young,
Robert Adair,
K. Rajendra Prasad,
Giles J. Toogood,
J. Peter A. Lodge
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174-183
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Clinical and Economic Comparison of Laparoscopic to Open Liver Resections Using a 2-to-1 Matched Pair Analysis: An Institutional Experience
22 December 2011
Background: Surgical resection of hepatic lesions is associated with intraoperative and postoperative morbidity and mortality. Our center has introduced a laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) program ov...
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Faizal D. Bhojani,
Adrian Fox,
Kristen Pitzul,
Steven Gallinger,
Alice Wei,
Carol-Anne Moulton,
Allan Okrainec,
Sean P. Cleary
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184-195
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Use of Cholecystostomy Tubes in the Management of Patients with Primary Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis
22 December 2011
Background: Management of patients with severe acute cholecystitis (AC) remains controversial. In settings where laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) can be technically challenging or medical risks are e...
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Nicole Cherng,
Elan T. Witkowski,
Erica B. Sneider,
Jason T. Wiseman,
Joanne Lewis,
Demetrius E.M. Litwin,
Heena P. Santry,
Mitchell Cahan,
Shimul A. Shah
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196-201
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Effect of Peritoneal Lavage with Clindamycin-Gentamicin Solution on Infections after Elective Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Background: Colorectal surgery may lead to infections because despite meticulous aseptic measures, extravasation of microorganisms from the colon lumen is unavoidable. Study Design: A prospective, ran...
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Jaime Ruiz-Tovar,
Jair Santos,
Antonio Arroyo,
Carolina Llavero,
Laura Armañanzas,
Alberto López-Delgado,
Andres Frangi,
Maria Jose Alcaide,
Fernando Candela,
Rafael Calpena
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202-207
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Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Imaging Is Superior to Clinical Signs for Detecting Gastrojejunal Leak after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Background: There are myriad symptoms and signs of gastrojejunal leak; prompt recognition is essential. Many surgeons use clinical predictors to guide selective use of upper gastrointestinal imaging (...
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Daniel B. Leslie,
Robert B. Dorman,
Joel Anderson,
Federico J. Serrot,
Todd A. Kellogg,
Henry Buchwald,
Barbara K. Sampson,
Bridget M. Slusarek,
Sayeed Ikramuddin
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208-213
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The Impact of Nontechnical Skills on Technical Performance in Surgery: A Systematic Review
26 December 2011
Background: Failures in nontechnical and teamwork skills frequently lie at the heart of harm and near-misses in the operating room (OR). The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the impact ...
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Louise Hull,
Sonal Arora,
Rajesh Aggarwal,
Ara Darzi,
Charles Vincent,
Nick Sevdalis
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214-230
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Feasibility and Impact of a Case-Based Palliative Care Workshop for General Surgery Residents
09 December 2011
Background: The American Board of Surgery has emphasized that palliative care education should be included in surgical training. The few formal curricula for teaching palliative care, although effecti...
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Luise I.M. Pernar,
Sarah E. Peyre,
Douglas S. Smink,
Susan D. Block,
Zara R. Cooper
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231-236
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Two Tall Poppies and the Discovery of Helicobacter Pylori
07 November 2011
Pathologist J Robin Warren at Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia, on examining a gastric biopsy specimen, noticed a blue line on the surface of the gastric mucosa. Higher magnification of the f...
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Charles E. Copeland,
Kurt Stahlfeld
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237-241
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JACS CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 214, February 2012
Garvey PB, Bailey CM, Baumann DP, et al
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242-244
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In the article, “Current Trends in Regional Therapy for Melanoma: Lessons Learned from 225 Regional Chemotherapy Treatments between 1995 and 2010 at a Single Institution,” by Raymond AK, Beasley GM, B...
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Meso-Pancreatectomy: New Surgical Technique for Wirsung Reconstruction
21 December 2011
Pancreatic lesions localized in the neck or body are usually removed by partial pancreaticoduodenectomy or distal pancreatectomy. However, these standard pancreatic resections result in substantial lo...
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Fabrizio Di Benedetto,
Giuseppe D'Amico,
Roberto Ballarin,
Giuseppe Tarantino,
Nicola Cautero,
Anna Pecchi,
Giorgio Enrico Gerunda
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e1-e4
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Advanced Concept of Anatomic Resection of the Liver: Preservation of Subsegment during Right Paramedian Sectoriectomy
A 78-year-old male was referred with a hepatic tumor. He has a history of segment 8 ventral area resection, his liver function was normal, and indocyanine green retention rate at 15 minutes was 10.1%....
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Humberto Cristino,
Takuya Hashimoto,
Takeshi Takamoto,
Teruyuki Miyazaki,
Yoshikazu Maruyama,
Kazuto Inoue,
Satoshi Ogata,
Masatoshi Makuuchi
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e5-e7
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