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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011248/erratum-to-age-related-differences-in-injury-patterns-and-outcome-from-falls-from-tree-stands
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No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 27, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38009532/mediastinal-mass-cancer-or-infection-atypical-paraesophageal-actinomycosis-infection-clinical-and-surgical-approach
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nosayaba Enofe, Manuel Garcia Russo, Esha R Kadakia, Peter I Axelrod, Joseph Friedberg, Stacey Su, Rohit Kumar
Actinomyces israelii (AI) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that lives commensally on and within humans as a typical colonizer within the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. As an opportunistic pathogen, infection often results from tissue injury or breach of the mucosal barrier (ie, during various dental or GI procedures, aspiration, or specific pathologies such as diverticulitis). Symptoms generally present slowly as a non-tender, indurated mass that evolves into multiple abscesses, fistulae, or draining sinus tracts without regard for anatomical barriers, including fascial planes or lymphatic drainage...
November 27, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37993112/initiation-of-breast-cancer-screening-at-a-later-age-may-disproportionately-impact-minority-groups-review-of-ohio-data-1996-2022
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniel R Kirkpatrick, Haruka Kobayashi, Hannah M Walker, Rebecca M Tuttle
Among women with breast cancer, delays in diagnosis and earlier presentation have been documented among minority women. Consequently, initiation of breast cancer screening at a later age may disproportionately harm minority groups. This study seeks to determine whether minority women face a higher proportional risk of younger age breast cancer than their White peers. Using publicly available data from the Ohio Department of Public Health Data Warehouse, we constructed a database allowing for retrospective evaluation of all breast cancer patients in the state of Ohio from 1996 to 2020...
November 22, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37983195/thoracic-and-lumbar-spine-injury-evidence-based-diagnosis-management-and-outcomes
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REVIEW
Giselle I Gomez, Guan Q Li, Austin A Valido, Austin J Stoner, Rebecca A Bromley-Dulfano, Dina Sheira, Cayo A Gonzalez, Suleman I Khan, Jeff Choi, Corinna C Zygourakis, Thomas G Weiser
BACKGROUND: Traumatic thoracolumbar spine injuries are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Targeted for non-spine specialist trauma surgeons, this systematic scoping review aimed to examine literature for up-to-date evidence on presentation, management, and outcomes of thoracolumbar spine injuries in adult trauma patients. METHODS: This review was reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist. We searched four bibliographic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library...
November 20, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37983069/the-predictive-value-of-shock-index-in-rural-trauma-triage-morbidity-and-mortality
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryan M Landis, Elizabeth A Mannino, Matthew Leonard, Hannah Collins, James B Burns
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 20, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37982759/adolescent-trauma-patients-with-isolated-head-trauma-and-glasgow-coma-scale-6-8-routine-intubation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Flora S Park, Jeffry Nahmias, Sebastian Schubl, Lourdes Swentek, Yigit Guner, Laura F Goodman, Brent Emigh, Areg Grigorian
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that routine intubation upon arrival for adults with isolated head trauma and a depressed Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Whether these outcomes are similar within an adolescent trauma population has not been previously investigated. We hypothesized intubation upon arrival for adolescent trauma patients with isolated head trauma to be associated with a higher risk of death and prolonged length of stay (LOS)...
November 20, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37978813/use-of-a-5-item-modified-frailty-index-for-assessing-outcomes-after-hartmann-s-reversal-an-acs-nsqip-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kathryn E Ottaviano, David C Palange, Susanna S Hill, Ashar Ata, A David Chismark, Jonathan J Canete, Brian T Valerian, Edward C Lee
BACKGROUND: Half of all patients with an end colostomy after sigmoid colectomy (Hartmann's procedure) never undergo Hartmann's reversal, frequently secondary to frailty. This retrospective cohort study evaluates the utility of a five-item modified frailty index (mFI-5) in predicting post-operative outcomes after Hartmann's reversal. METHODS: The National Surgery Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database captured patients with elective Hartmann's reversals from 2011 to 2020...
November 17, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37977154/letter-re-local-anesthetic-systemic-toxicity-during-transversus-abdominis-plane-block-with-liposomal-bupivacaine
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LETTER
Ju-Tae Sohn
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 17, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37975740/female-surgeons-and-physicians-experience-greater-infertility-rates-and-pregnancy-complications-than-other-professional-women
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alice Yau, Marina A Lentskevich, Kaleem S Ahmed, Erika L Rangel, Arun K Gosain
BACKGROUND: Long years of school/training have shown to be associated with infertility and pregnancy complications. Rates of infertility and pregnancy complications were compared among women in demanding professional careers to better understand career differences impacting family planning. METHODS: Inclusion criteria : English-speaking, childbearing professional women in surgery, medicine, law, and engineering. Exclusion criteria: men and women not in professional careers mentioned and non-childbearing women...
November 17, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37972651/metformin-does-not-affect-outcomes-in-patients-with-locally-advanced-rectal-cancer-treated-with-neoadjuvant-therapy-and-resection
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Swati Sonal, Chloe Boudreau, Hiroko Kunitake, Robert N Goldstone, Grace C Lee, Christy E Cauley, Liliana G Bordeianou, Todd D Francone, Rocco Ricciardi, David L Berger
INTRODUCTION: There is emerging evidence that metformin may have a protective effect in patients with cancer. However, its current evidence in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is inconclusive. We aim to assess the effect of metformin on long-term outcomes in patients with LARC who received neoadjuvant therapy and surgical resection. METHODS: A retrospective review of 324 patients with nonmetastatic LARC who received neoadjuvant therapy and major surgical resection from 2004 to 2018...
November 16, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37972411/nationwide-outcomes-after-neoadjuvant-chemotherapy-for-locally-advanced-sigmoid-colon-cancer-a-propensity-score-matched-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karishma Kodia, Ahmed Alnajar, Carlos T Huerta, Gaurav Gupta, Bhuwan Giri, Austin Dosch, Nivedh Paluvoi
BACKGROUND: The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in advanced sigmoid colon carcinoma remains to be further characterized. Rationale for NAC includes downstaging on final pathology and optimization of microscopically negative margins (R0 resection). We investigated rates of neoadjuvant chemotherapy use in advanced sigmoid colon cancer at academic cancer centers and assessed factors associated with likelihood of NAC administration. METHODS: The National Cancer Database was queried from 2004 to 2017 for patients with clinical T3 or T4, N0-2, M0 sigmoid colon cancer who underwent surgical resection...
November 16, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37972216/radiomics-contemporary-applications-in-the-management-of-anal-cancer-a-systematic-review
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REVIEW
Hugo C Temperley, Niall J O'Sullivan, Caitlin Waters, Alison Corr, Brian J Mehigan, Grainne O'Kane, Paul McCormick, Charles Gillham, Emanuele Rausa, John O Larkin, James F Meaney, Ian Brennan, Michael E Kelly
INTRODUCTION: The management of anal cancer relies on clinical and histopathological features for treatment decisions. In recent years, the field of radiomics, which involves the extraction and analysis of quantitative imaging features, has shown promise in improving management of pelvic cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current application of radiomics in the management of anal cancer. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted in Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases...
November 16, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37971245/refractory-gastroparesis-following-duodenal-switch-treated-with-laparoscopic-subtotal-gastrectomy-with-roux-en-y-reconstruction
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Glen B McKinney, Rebecca A Rice, Adolfo Z Fernandez
Gastroparesis following duodenal switch (DS) is a known but rare complication. Typically, patients are managed with prokinetic agents, with pyloromyotomy being the first-line surgical therapy. The literature is sparse regarding how to manage patients whose symptoms remain refractory to these first-line therapies. We present a patient who experienced gastroparesis following DS, who fell into this category. Her symptoms of prandial pain and regurgitation remained resistant to medical management and pyloromyotomy...
November 16, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37970830/outcomes-of-preperitoneal-packing-and-angioembolization-for-hemorrhage-control-in-hemodynamically-unstable-pelvic-fractures-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Brian Martinez, Tessa Breeding, Joshua Katz, Heli Patel, Radleigh G Santos, Adel Elkbuli
BACKGROUND: Hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures are often life-threatening injuries; however, the optimal management remains uncertain. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the most appropriate primary management of hemorrhage in adult patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures by comparing outcomes following the initial use of preperitoneal packing (PPP) vs angioembolization (AE). METHODS: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and ProQuest databases was conducted following PRISMA guidelines...
November 16, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37967466/through-the-scope-suturing-for-late-onset-fistula-closure-in-the-setting-of-bariatric-surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Akif Altinbas, Uday Shankar
Anastomotic leaks related to bariatric surgeries are uncommon but are related to increased morbidity and mortality. With the recent advances in intraluminal endoscopic interventions, there are some alternative options to close the leak via over-the-scope-clips/suturing or through-the-scope-clips/suturing or covered stent placement. Herein, we aimed to discuss the efficiency and the role of the through-the-scope suturing technique (X-Tack-160-H, Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, Texas, United States) in two different cases who presented with anastomotic leaks following bariatric surgery...
November 15, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37967460/lymph-node-ratio-as-a-predictor-of-survival-for-colon-cancer-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Simarpreet Ichhpuniani, Tyler McKechnie, Jay Lee, Jeremy Biro, Yung Lee, Lily Park, Aristithes Doumouras, Dennis Hong, Cagla Eskicioglu
BACKGROUND: Lymph node ratio is the number of lymph nodes with evidence of metastases on pathological review compared to the total number of lymph nodes harvested during oncologic resection. Lymph node ratio is a proven predictor of long-term survival. These data have not been meta-analyzed to determine the prognosis associated with different lymph node ratio cut-offs in colon cancer. METHODS: Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL were systematically searched. Articles were included if they compared 5-year overall survival (OS) or disease-free survival (DFS) between different lymph node ratios for patients undergoing oncologic resection for stages I-III colon cancer...
November 15, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37966455/evaluating-clinical-outcomes-of-laparoscopic-subtotal-and-total-cholecystectomy-for-complicated-acute-cholecystitis-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Brian Martinez, Tessa Breeding, Joshua Katz, Anthony Kostov, Radleigh G Santos, Joseph Ibrahim, Adel Elkbuli
INTRODUCTION: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare clinical outcomes in patients with complicated acute cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic total vs subtotal cholecystectomy. METHODS: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines and queried PubMed, Embase, ProQuest, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases from inception to May 2023. The primary outcome was complication rates including common bile duct injury, wound infection, reoperation, bile leak, retained stones, and subhepatic collection, whereas secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and hospital length of stay...
November 15, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37961894/the-implications-of-readmission-on-cost-and-patient-outcomes-following-distal-pancreatectomy-and-splenectomy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sharona B Ross, Amy Doan, Iswanto Sucandy, Maria Christodoulou, Tara M Pattilachan, Kaitlyn L Crespo, Alexander S Rosemurgy
BACKGROUND: Robotic platform usage for distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy has grown exponentially in recent years. This study aims to identify the impact of readmission following robotic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy and to analyze the financial implications of these readmissions. METHODS: We prospectively followed 137 patients after robotic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. Readmission was defined as rehospitalization within 30 days post-discharge...
November 14, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37955410/impact-of-medicaid-expansion-on-surgical-care-and-outcomes-for-hepatobiliary-malignancies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ralitza Parina, Juliet Emamaullee, Saif Ahmed, Navpreet Kaur, Yuri Genyk, Mohd Raashid Sheikh
BACKGROUND: As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, some states expanded Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty line. While this resulted in an increased proportion of insured residents, its impact on the diagnosis and treatment of hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) cancers has not been studied. STUDY DESIGN: The National Cancer Database (NCDB) from 2010 to 2017 was used. Patients diagnosed with HPB malignancies in states which expanded in 2014 were compared to patients in non-expansion states...
November 13, 2023: American Surgeon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37941362/racial-and-socioeconomic-differences-and-surgical-outcomes-in-pancreaticoduodenectomy-patients-a-systematic-review-of-high-versus-low-volume-hospitals-in-the-united-states
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REVIEW
Mohammad Ikram, Chan Shen, Colette R Pameijer
BACKGROUND: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is associated with better outcomes in high-volume hospitals. However, it is unknown whether and to what extent the improved performance of high-volume hospitals may be associated with racial and socioeconomic factors, which have been shown to impact operative and postoperative outcomes in major surgeries. This review aims to identify the differences in racial and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who underwent PD surgery in high- and low-volume hospitals...
November 8, 2023: American Surgeon
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