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Issue cover for Volume 218, Issue 5

November 2019

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Editorial Board

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Emeritus Editorial Board

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Table of Contents

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Clinical Science

Analysis of operating room efficiency between a hospital-owned ambulatory surgical center and hospital outpatient department

Jonathan B. Imran,
Tarik D. Madni,
Luis R. Taveras,
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Steven E. Wolf,
Ali A. Mokdad,
Herb A. Phelan

Published online: April 27, 2019

p809-812

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Academic inertia: Examining changes of scholarly output over time among academic minimally invasive surgeons

Christopher G. Yheulon,
Fadi M. Balla,
Justin J. Ernat,
Edward Lin,
S. Scott Davis Jr.

Published online: March 15, 2019

p813-817

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Association of new opioid continuation with surgical specialty and type in the United States

Association of new opioid continuation with surgical specialty and type in the United States

Mark C. Bicket,
Irene B. Murimi,
Omar Mansour,
Christopher L. Wu,
G. Caleb Alexander

Published online: April 15, 2019

p818-827

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Preoperative opioid use and postoperative pain associated with surgical readmissions

Preoperative opioid use and postoperative pain associated with surgical readmissions

Elise A. Dasinger,
Laura A. Graham,
Tyler S. Wahl,
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Jeffrey C. Whittle,
Edith A. Burns,
Melanie S. Morris

Published online: March 01, 2019

p828-835

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Prolonged operating room time in emergency general surgery is associated with venous thromboembolic complications

Joseph V. Sakran,
Hiba Ezzeddine,
Elliott R. Haut,
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Muhammad Zeeshan,
Mohammad Hamidi,
Bellal A. Joseph

Published online: May 06, 2019

p836-841

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Racial disparities in post-discharge healthcare utilization after trauma

Racial disparities in post-discharge healthcare utilization after trauma

Shelby Chun Fat,
Juan P. Herrera-Escobar,
Anupamaa J. Seshadri,
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Ali Salim,
Adil H. Haider,
Deepika Nehra

Published online: April 01, 2019

p842-846

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Injury patterns and incidence of intra-abdominal injuries in elderly ground level fall patients: Is the PAN-SCAN warranted?

Christopher G. Gartin,
Jared Reyes,
Stephen D. Helmer,
James M. Haan

Published online: December 08, 2018

p847-850

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Risk factors for infection and evaluation of Sepsis-3 in patients with trauma

Risk factors for infection and evaluation of Sepsis-3 in patients with trauma

Emanuel Eguia,
Adrienne N. Cobb,
Marshall S. Baker,
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Richard Gonzalez,
Majid Afshar,
Matthew M. Churpek

Published online: March 07, 2019

p851-857

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The effects of propranolol and clonidine on bone marrow expression of hematopoietic cytokines following trauma and chronic stress

The effects of propranolol and clonidine on bone marrow expression of hematopoietic cytokines following trauma and chronic stress

Tyler J. Loftus,
Elizabeth S. Miller,
Jessica K. Millar,
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Ines G. Alamo,
Philip A. Efron,
Alicia M. Mohr

Published online: February 21, 2019

p858-863

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It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury

It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury

Constantine S. Velmahos,
Juan P. Herrera-Escobar,
Syeda S. Al Rafai,
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George Kasotakis,
Ali Salim,
Adil H. Haider

Published online: April 01, 2019

p864-868

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Salvage of rib stabilization hardware with antibiotic beads

Salvage of rib stabilization hardware with antibiotic beads

Michelle S. Junker,
Alex Kurjatko,
Matthew C. Hernandez,
Stephanie F. Heller,
Brian D. Kim,
Henry J. Schiller

Published online: March 01, 2019

p869-875

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The effects of tranexamic acid on blood loss and transfusion rate in colorectal surgery

The effects of tranexamic acid on blood loss and transfusion rate in colorectal surgery

Fabian Grass,
Signe Braafladt,
Jasim Alabbad,
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Kellie L. Mathis,
Marianne Huebner,
David W. Larson

Published online: March 15, 2019

p876-880

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Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients

Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients

Carla F. Justiniano,
Christopher T. Aquina,
Fergal J. Fleming,
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Maria J. Schymura,
Larissa K. Temple,
Adan Z. Becerra

Published online: March 01, 2019

p881-886

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Significance of Glisson's capsule invasion in patients with colorectal liver metastases undergoing resection

Significance of Glisson's capsule invasion in patients with colorectal liver metastases undergoing resection

Junko Hiroyoshi,
Junichi Arita,
Wataru Gonoi,
Nobuhisa Akamatsu,
Junichi Kaneko,
Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Published online: January 24, 2019

p887-893

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Safety evaluation of simultaneous resection of colorectal primary tumor and liver metastasis after neoadjuvant therapy: A propensity score matching analysis

Yuchen Wu,
Fangqi Liu,
Wang Song,
Fei Liang,
Lu Wang,
Ye Xu

Published online: September 21, 2018

p894-898

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Disparities in elective surgery for diverticulitis: Identifying the gap in care

Disparities in elective surgery for diverticulitis: Identifying the gap in care

Riccardo Lemini,
Aaron C. Spaulding,
Osayande Osagiede,
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Marie Crandall,
Robert R. Cima,
Dorin T. Colibaseanu

Published online: March 05, 2019

p899-906

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Incidence of and risk factors for delayed acute kidney injury in patients undergoing colorectal surgery

Incidence of and risk factors for delayed acute kidney injury in patients undergoing colorectal surgery

Youn Kyung Kee,
Hyoungnae Kim,
Jong Hyun Jhee,
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Tae-Hyun Yoo,
Shin-Wook Kang,
Jung Tak Park

Published online: April 08, 2019

p907-912

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Obstruction reduction: Use of water-soluble contrast challenge to differentiate between partial and complete small bowel obstruction

Obstruction reduction: Use of water-soluble contrast challenge to differentiate between partial and complete small bowel obstruction

Eliza Moskowitz,
Eric M. Campion,
Clay Cothren Burlew,
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Erik D. Peltz,
Brittany L. Gansar,
Robert C. McIntyre

Published online: March 01, 2019

p913-917

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Outcomes of Hartmann's procedure and subsequent intestinal restoration. Which patients are most likely to undergo reversal?

Outcomes of Hartmann's procedure and subsequent intestinal restoration. Which patients are most likely to undergo reversal?

D. Moro-Valdezate,
A. Royo-Aznar,
J. Martín-Arévalo,
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M.C. Fernández-Moreno,
E. Espín-Basany,
A. Espí-Macías

Published online: February 21, 2019

p918-927

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Total abdominal colectomy is cost-effective in treating colorectal cancer in patients with genetically diagnosed Lynch Syndrome

Total abdominal colectomy is cost-effective in treating colorectal cancer in patients with genetically diagnosed Lynch Syndrome

Boxiang Jiang,
Asya Ofshteyn,
Jay J. Idrees,
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Sharon L. Stein,
Emily Steinhagen
on behalf of University Hospitals Research in Surgical Outcome & Effectiveness (UH-RISES)

Published online: March 15, 2019

p928-933

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Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with an incisional hernia

Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with an incisional hernia

Hemasat Alkhatib,
Luciano Tastaldi,
David M. Krpata,
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Steven Rosenblatt,
Michael J. Rosen,
Ajita S. Prabhu

Published online: March 07, 2019

p934-939

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Billroth II reconstruction in gastric cancer surgery: A good option for Western patients

Billroth II reconstruction in gastric cancer surgery: A good option for Western patients

Fausto Rosa,
Giuseppe Quero,
Claudio Fiorillo,
Giovanni Battista Doglietto,
Sergio Alfieri

Published online: March 13, 2019

p940-945

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Short term outcomes and unintended benefits of establishing a HPB program at a university-affiliated community hospital

Short term outcomes and unintended benefits of establishing a HPB program at a university-affiliated community hospital

Steven Lu,
Richa Khatri,
Brandon Tanner,
Saad Shebrain,
Gitonga Munene

Published online: March 15, 2019

p946-951

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Skeletal muscle mass predicts the prognosis of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Skeletal muscle mass predicts the prognosis of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Kyohei Yugawa,
Shinji Itoh,
Takeshi Kurihara,
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Yuji Soejima,
Masaki Mori,
Tomoharu Yoshizumi

Published online: March 13, 2019

p952-958

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Predictors of adjuvant treatment and survival in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who undergo resection

Predictors of adjuvant treatment and survival in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who undergo resection

Grace C. Lee,
Cristina R. Ferrone,
Kenneth K. Tanabe,
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Andrew X. Zhu,
Theodore S. Hong,
Motaz Qadan

Published online: March 04, 2019

p959-966

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External validation of the Japanese difficulty scoring system for minimally-invasive distal pancreatectomies

Brian K.P. Goh,
Tousif Kabir,
Ye-Xin Koh,
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London L.P.J. Ooi,
Alexander Y.F. Chung,
Chung-Yip Chan

Published online: March 15, 2019

p967-971

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Emergency general surgery procedures in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Emergency general surgery procedures in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Sharven Taghavi,
Manuel Castillo-Angeles,
Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz,
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Adil Haider,
Ali Salim,
Reza Askari

Published online: March 01, 2019

p972-977

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Donor age is the most important predictor of long term graft function in donation after cardiac death simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: A retrospective study

Donor age is the most important predictor of long term graft function in donation after cardiac death simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: A retrospective study

Jingwen Chen,
David M. Mikhail,
Hemant Sharma,
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Matthew Cooper,
Patrick P. Luke,
Alp Sener

Published online: March 04, 2019

p978-987

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Unplanned readmissions following breast cancer surgery

Unplanned readmissions following breast cancer surgery

Ted A. James,
Gyulnara Kasumova,
Amuyla Alapati,
Anita Mamtani

Published online: June 20, 2019

p988-992

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Prediction of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy using indocyanine green angiography of parathyroid glands: A simple quantitative scoring system

Prediction of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy using indocyanine green angiography of parathyroid glands: A simple quantitative scoring system

Silvia Gálvez-Pastor,
Nuria M. Torregrosa,
Antonio Ríos,
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Pablo Moreno,
José L. Vázquez-Rojas,
José M. Rodríguez

Published online: January 04, 2019

p993-999

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Review Articles

Current evidence on the relation between gut microbiota and intestinal anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery

Roy Hajjar,
Manuela M. Santos,
François Dagbert,
Carole S. Richard

Published online: July 11, 2019

p1000-1007

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Local VS. other forms of anesthesia for open inguinal hernia repair: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Local VS. other forms of anesthesia for open inguinal hernia repair: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Madison Argo,
Juan Favela,
Tri Phung,
Sergio Huerta

Published online: July 02, 2019

p1008-1015

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Surgical Education

The effectiveness of using 3D reconstruction software for surgery to augment surgical education

The effectiveness of using 3D reconstruction software for surgery to augment surgical education

Ryan Bailer,
Robert C.G. Martin II

Published online: August 06, 2019

p1016-1021

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When rural is no longer rural: Demand for subspecialty trained surgeons increases with increasing population of a non-metropolitan area

When rural is no longer rural: Demand for subspecialty trained surgeons increases with increasing population of a non-metropolitan area

Mackenzie R. Cook,
Dorothy Hughes,
Shanley B. Deal,
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Karen E. Deveney,
Karen J. Brasel,
Adnan A. Alseidi

Published online: June 11, 2019

p1022-1027

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to editor: “Thyroid surgery and obesity: Cohort study of surgical out comes and local specific complications”

VNSSVAMS Mahalakshmi,
Mohd Rashid,
Sapana Bothra,
Aromal Chekavar,
Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan

Published online: December 13, 2018

p1028

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Response to “individualized care in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy”

Stéphane Bourgouin,

Julien Mancini,

Tristan Monchal,

Julien Bordes,

Paul Balandraud

Published online: December 10, 2018

p1029

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Letter to editor in response to article entitled “Feeding jejunostomy after esophagectomy cannot be routinely recommended. Analysis of nutritional benefits and catheter-related complications”

Joydeep Purkayastha,

Jitin Yadav,

Srishti Madhav,

Abhijit Talukdar

Published online: December 13, 2018

p1030

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Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: Warnings for a difficult decision to make with caution!

Gianluca Franceschini,
Alba Di Leone,
Riccardo Masetti

Published online: January 23, 2019

p1031-1032

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Comments on article "Discrepancies between conventional and viscoelastic assays in identifying trauma induced coagulopathy"

Karlijn J.P. van Wessem,
Luke P.H. Leenen

Published online: February 20, 2019

p1033-1034

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