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Advance care planning for patients undergoing gastrostomy tube procedures: prevalence, outcomes, and disparities 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.11.041
Assessing the impact of neighborhood and built environment on pediatric perioperative care: a systematic review of the literature 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.03.033
Blast injuries: a guide for the civilian surgeon 10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.03.010
Enhancing patient safety in trauma: understanding adverse events, assessment tools, and the role of trauma video review 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.04.027
Genetic and biologic risk factors associated with hernia formation: a review 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.029
Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: a critical review of the data 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.017
Innovations in surgery for gallbladder cancer: a review of robotic surgery as a feasible and safe option 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.022
Management and confusion in an elderly trauma patient 10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.03.003
Management of diverticulitis: a review 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.8104
Management of urinary incontinence in females by primary care providers: a systematic review 10.1111/bju.16234
Minimally invasive percutaneous surgical techniques with internal fixation for correcting hallux valgus (new NICE guideline IPG789)
National survey results on effect of COVID-19 pandemic on female surgeons: a new normal work environment 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.10.027
Neck trauma management – surgery for major incidents 10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.04.008
Pandemic planning and its relevance to surgeons 10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.03.011
Routine intraoperative ureteric stenting for kidney transplant recipients (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD004925.pub4
A systematic review of patient regret after surgery - a common phenomenon in many specialties but rare within gender-affirmation surgery 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.04.021
Transabdominal pre‐peritoneal (TAPP) versus totally extraperitoneal (TEP) laparoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia repair (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD004703.pub3
Updates from the other side of the drape: recent advances in multimodal pain management and opioid reduction among pediatric surgical patients 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.03.027
American Journal of Surgery (Jul-Aug); BJU International (May); Cochrane Library (Jun-Jul); JAMA Surgery (Jun); Journal of Pediatric Surgery (Jul); NICE website (Jun-Jul); Surgery-Oxford (Jun-Jul)
Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015038.pub2
Causes of death in patients operated for colorectal cancer 10.1016/j.surg.2024.01.007
ChatGPT: what every pediatric surgeon should know about its potential uses and pitfalls 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.007
Debridement for surgical wounds (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD006214.pub5
Does practice make perfect? The impact of hospital and surgeon volume on complications after intra-abdominal procedures 10.1016/j.surg.2024.01.011
Early versus delayed appendicectomy for appendiceal phlegmon or abscess (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD011670.pub3
Effectiveness of erector spinae plane block in reducing opioid consumption after colorectal surgery: a comprehensive meta-analysis 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.01.032
Entrustable professional activities in surgery: a review 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.8107
Generative artificial intelligence in surgery 10.1016/j.surg.2024.02.019
Imaging in vascular surgery 10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.02.009
Innovations in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a comprehensive overview 10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.04.001
Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative acute kidney injury: a systematic review 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.001
Limited health literacy is common among vascular surgery patients 10.1016/j.surg.2024.02.003
Management of complex acute biliary disease for the general surgeon: a narrative review 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.03.020
Mapping the discharge process after surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7539
Patient reported outcomes of emergency general surgery procedures 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.01.021
Performance in Irish selection and future performance in surgical training 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0034
Robotic versus laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy for live kidney donors (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD006124.pub3
The role of sealants for achieving anastomotic hemostasis in vascular surgery (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD013421.pub2
The state of artificial intelligence in pediatric surgery: a systematic review 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.044
American Journal of Surgery (May-Jun); Cochrane Library (Apr-May); JAMA Surgery (Apr-May); Journal of Pediatric Surgery (May-Jun); Surgery (May-Jun); Surgery-Oxford (May)
Analysis of artificial intelligence in thyroid diagnostics and surgery: a scoping review 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.11.019
Artificial intelligence in surgical research: accomplishments and future directions 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.10.045
Association between COVID-19 diagnosis and postoperative outcomes in sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A national cohort study 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.11.036
Bariatric surgery and longitudinal cancer risk: a review 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.5809
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for obesity (new NICE guideline IPG783)
Evaluating mesh fixation techniques for ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised control trials 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.015
Liver transplant as a treatment of primary and secondary liver neoplasms 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6083
Postoperative plasma presepsin as a biomarker of postoperative infectious complications in different surgical departments: A meta-analysis and systematic review 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.11.024
Purse‐string skin closure versus linear skin closure in people undergoing stoma reversal (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014763.pub2
Retracting the thyroid matters: Who develops asymptomatic transient thyrotoxicosis after parathyroidectomy 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.01.014
Risk of mortality following surgery in patients with a previous cardiovascular event 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.5951
Robotic colorectal surgery and future directions 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.10.046
Scoping review of the second victim syndrome among surgeons: understanding the impact, responses, and support systems 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.045
Single-use negative pressure wound therapy versus conventional dressings for the reduction of surgical site infections in closed surgical incisions: Systematic literature review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.10.031
Social vulnerability is associated with higher risk-adjusted rates of postoperative complications in a broad surgical population 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.028
Surgeon sex and health care costs for patients undergoing common surgical procedures 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6031
Telehealth for general surgery postoperative care 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.12.025
Uncut Roux‐en‐Y reconstruction after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015014.pub2
American Journal of Surgery (Feb-Apr); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar); JAMA Surgery (Feb-Mar); NICE website (Feb-Mar)