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(Re)Discovering the Art of Medicine Through Standardization

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

(Re)thinking the Residential in Residency: Modern Surgical Practice Continues to Move Away From the Inpatient Setting

scientific article published on 23 December 2020

30-day readmission after radical cystectomy: Identifying targets for improvement using the phases of surgical care

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

A Framework for the Assessment of Graduate Medical Education.

scientific article

A Milestone-Based Evaluation System-The Cure for Grade Inflation?

scientific article published on November 2015

A National Comparison of Operative Outcomes of New and Experienced Surgeons

scientific article published on 07 June 2019

A hospital-specific template for benchmarking its cost and quality

scientific article

A preoperative prediction model for risk of multiple admissions after colon cancer surgery

scientific article published on 29 June 2018

A prognostic model for resectable soft tissue and cutaneous angiosarcoma

scientific article published on 4 July 2016

A risk prediction model for mortality in the moribund general surgical patient.

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

APDS Panel Session IV: Intersection of Surgical Outcomes and Medical Education ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2012

Acute kidney injury, renal function, and the elderly obese surgical patient: a matched case-control study

scientific article published on August 2013

Adjuvant chemotherapy in resectable synovial sarcoma.

scientific article published on 05 June 2017

Age-Related Morbidity and Mortality with Cytoreductive Surgery

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

American College of Surgeons NSQIP: quality in-training initiative pilot study

scientific article published on 13 September 2013

An Assessment of Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives on the Post-Discharge Phase of Care

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

Are Volume Pledge Standards Worth the Travel Burden for Major Abdominal Cancer Operations?

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Association Between Patient Age and Lymph Node Positivity in Thin Melanoma

scientific article published on 19 July 2017

Association of Coworker Reports About Unprofessional Behavior by Surgeons With Surgical Complications in Their Patients

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

Association of Outcome Definitions With Success Following Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism

scientific article published on 17 April 2019

Association of Surgical Practice Patterns and Clinical Outcomes With Surgeon Training in University- or Nonuniversity-Based Residency Program

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Attitude and perceptions of the other underrepresented minority in surgery.

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

Bariatric Centers of Excellence: Effect of Centralization on Access to Care

scientific article published on 7 August 2015

Blood Transfusion in Major Abdominal Surgery for Malignant Tumors: A Trend Analysis Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

scientific article

COVID-19 Moves Medicine into a Virtual Space: A Paradigm Shift From Touch to Talk to Establish Trust

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017.

scientific article

Challenges in obesity and primary aldosteronism: Diagnosis and treatment

scientific article published on 18 September 2019

Changes in prognosis after the first postoperative complication

scientific article published in February 2005

Clark level risk stratifies patients with mitogenic thin melanomas for sentinel lymph node biopsy

scientific article published on 12 October 2013

Clinical presentation and surgical outcomes in primary aldosteronism differ by race

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Clinicopathologic characteristics of incidentally identified pheochromocytoma

scientific article published on 22 July 2014

Comparing International and United States Undergraduate Medical Education and Surgical Outcomes Using a Refined Balance Matching Methodology

scientific article

Comparing Outcomes and Costs of Surgical Patients Treated at Major Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals: A National Matched Analysis

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Comparison of anastomotic leak rate after colorectal surgery using different databases

scientific article published on May 2013

Comparison of the Value of Nursing Work Environments in Hospitals Across Different Levels of Patient Risk

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Concurrent panniculectomy in the obese ventral hernia patient: Assessment of short-term complications, hernia recurrence, and healthcare utilization.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Contralateral Lobe Volume Brings Us One Step Closer to the Prediction of Hypothyroidism Following Partial Thyroid Resection

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

DCIS in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: prevalence, phenotype, and expression of oncodrivers C-MET and HER3.

scientific article

Debunking the July Phenomenon: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

scientific article published on 4 November 2015

Defining Multimorbidity in Older Surgical Patients

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Defining the Content for a Quality and Safety in Surgery Curriculum Using a Nominal Group Technique

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Development and participant assessment of a practical quality improvement educational initiative for surgical residents

scientific article

Development and validation of a prediction model for patients discharged to post-acute care after colorectal cancer surgery

scientific article published on 2 December 2016

Development of a Clinically Actionable Incisional Hernia Risk Model after Colectomy Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.

scientific article published on 23 April 2017

Development of the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial Protocol: A National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Resident Duty Hour Policies.

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Differences in Resident Perceptions by Postgraduate Year of Duty Hour Policies: An Analysis from the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial

scientific article published on 4 November 2016

Disparities in operative outcomes in patients with comorbid mental illness

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Does Perceived Resident Operative Autonomy Impact Patient Outcomes?

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Does Surgeon Sex Matter?: Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Female and Male Surgeons

scientific article

Does multicenter care impact the outcomes of surgical patients with gastrointestinal malignancies requiring complex multimodality therapy?

scientific article published on 20 June 2020

Does the presence of thyroid cancer increase the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy? ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Duty Hour Reform and the Outcomes of Patients Treated by New Surgeons

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Early Discharge After Radical Nephrectomy: An Analysis of Complications and Readmissions

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

Early discharge and readmission after colorectal resection

scientific article

Effect of insurance status on patients admitted for acute diverticulitis

scientific article published in May 2013

Effect of technique on postoperative perineal wound infections in abdominoperineal resection

scientific article published on 20 April 2013

Establishing the Essential Role of Household Extenders for Surgeon Wellbeing

Examining Causes of Racial Disparities in General Surgical Mortality: Hospital Quality Versus Patient Risk

scientific article published on July 2015

Exploring the Experience of the Surgical Workforce During the Covid-19 Pandemic

scientific article published on 18 December 2020

Failure-to-rescue after injury is associated with preventability: The results of mortality panel review of failure-to-rescue cases in trauma

scientific article

Falsification Tests for Instrumental Variable Designs With an Application to Tendency to Operate

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Gender-Based Differences in Surgical Residents' Perceptions of Patient Safety, Continuity of Care, and Well-Being: An Analysis from the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial.

scientific article published on 8 November 2016

Germ Simulation: A Novel Approach for Raising Medical Students Awareness Toward Asepsis ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Goal orientation in surgical residents: a study of the motivation behind learning

scientific article

Hernia repair in the presence of ascites

scientific article published on 22 May 2014

Hospital Teaching Status Impacts Surgical Discharge Efficiency

scientific article published on 13 April 2019

Hospitalization in the Year Preceding Major Oncologic Surgery Increases Risk for Adverse Postoperative Events

scientific article published on 14 August 2017

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotizing soft tissue infections.

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Hyperparathyroidism: What Preoperative Imaging Is Necessary?

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

Immediate reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy: one option for young breast cancer patients with early stage disease

scientific article published on June 2013

Impact of body mass index on open ventral hernia repair: A retrospective review

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

Implications of Lymph Node Evaluation in the Management of Resectable Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

scientific article

Implications of inadequate lymph node staging in resectable gastric cancer: a contemporary analysis using the National Cancer Data Base

scientific article

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing surgical treatment for malignancy by type of neoplasm: An analysis of ACS-NSQIP data from 2005 to 2010 ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 2012

Incidental and Intentional Medicine Achieve Similar Results in Primary Hyperaldosteronism

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Indirect Standardization Matching: Assessing Specific Advantage and Risk Synergy

scientific article

Interhospital transfer: an independent risk factor for mortality in the surgical intensive care unit

scientific article published on 01 September 2013

Interpretation of intra-operative PTH changes in patients with multi-glandular primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT).

scientific article published in December 2007

Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring in Parathyroidectomy for Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy at the time of surgery is not associated with increased 30-day morbidity and mortality following colorectal resection

scientific article published on 15 August 2014

Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections.

scientific article published on May 2017

Invited Commentary: Education as a Pathway to Sustainable Improvement

scientific article published on 01 May 2017

Is There Color or Gender Behind the Mask and Sterile Blue? Examining Gender and Racial Demographics within Academic Surgery

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Is a Colectomy Always Just a Colectomy? Additional Procedures as a Proxy for Operative Complexity

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair: longitudinal outcomes and cost analysis using statewide claims data

scientific article published on 20 June 2015

Large, Sparse Optimal Matching with Refined Covariate Balance in an Observational Study of the Health Outcomes Produced by New Surgeons

scientific article

Length of Stay after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Depends on Indication and Acuity

scientific article published on 11 September 2018

Long-term blood pressure control in patients undergoing adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Longitudinal evaluation of the surgical workforce experience during the Covid-19 pandemic

Looking Beyond the Numbers: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion Through Holistic Review in General Surgery Recruitment

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Lymph node identification following neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer: A stage-stratified analysis using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER)-medicare database

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Matching for Several Sparse Nominal Variables in a Case-Control Study of Readmission Following Surgery

scientific article

Medical School Surgical Boot Camps: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 06 December 2016

Medical and financial risks associated with surgery in the elderly obese.

scientific article published on July 2012

Metastatic carcinoid: don't forget the surgical consultation

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Modified Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Worse Outcomes in Obese Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Morbidity and mortality after total gastrectomy for gastric malignancy using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database

scientific article published on 16 March 2014

Morbidity and mortality after total splenectomy for lymphoid neoplasms

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Morbidity and mortality of colorectal carcinoma surgery differs by insurance status

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Morbidity and mortality of cytoreduction with intraperitoneal chemotherapy: outcomes from the ACS NSQIP database

scientific article

National Cancer Institute designation predicts improved outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery

scientific article published in October 2008

National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training

scientific article published on 2 February 2016

National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training

National Variation in Opioid Prescription Fills and Long-Term Use in Opioid Naïve Patients after Urological Surgery

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

National trends in admissions, repair, and mortality for thoracic aortic aneurysm and type B dissection in the National Inpatient Sample

scientific article published on 02 March 2018

National trends in centralization and perioperative outcomes of complex operations for cancer

scientific article published on 21 June 2019

National trends in ventral hernia repairs for patients with intra-abdominal metastases

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Obesity and readmission in elderly surgical patients ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2012

Obesity is not associated with increased morbidity in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal chemotherapy

scientific article published on 7 July 2016

Omission of adjuvant therapy after gastric cancer resection: development of a validated risk model

scientific article published on May 2015

Opioid Use Disorder is Associated With Complications and Increased Length of Stay After Major Abdominal Surgery

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

Outcomes after resection of leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava: a pooled data analysis of 377 cases.

scientific article

Outcomes of hospitalized patients undergoing emergency general surgery remote from admission

scientific article published on 6 July 2017

Outcomes registries: an untapped resource for use in surgical education.

scientific article published on 30 October 2014

Overcoming adversity-a critical step toward career satisfaction and leadership in academic surgery

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Parathyroidectomy in dialysis patients

scientific article published on 20 May 2014

Patient safety and surgical training: an unhealthy relationship?

scientific article published in June 2009

Postdischarge occurrences after colorectal surgery happen early and are associated with dramatically increased rates of readmission

scientific article published on November 2014

Postoperative mortality after esophagectomy for cancer: development of a preoperative risk prediction model

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Predicting incisional hernia after bariatric surgery: a risk stratification model based upon 2161 operations

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

Prediction of Residual Nodal Disease at Completion Dissection Following Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma

scientific article published on 24 July 2018

Predictors and outcomes of jejunostomy tube placement at the time of pancreatoduodenectomy

scientific article published on 07 May 2019

Predictors of lymph node metastases in patients with mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma

scientific article published on 28 April 2020

Preliminary residency in general surgery: comparative outcomes of International and U.S. Medical Graduates.

scientific article published in February 2015

Preoperative Transfusion for Anemia in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for Malignancy

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Preoperative antibiotics and mortality in the elderly

scientific article published in July 2005

Preoperative radiation for retroperitoneal sarcoma is not associated with increased early postoperative morbidity.

scientific article

Preventable mortality: does the perspective matter when determining preventability?

scientific article published on 10 June 2013

Prevention of surgical resident attrition by a novel selection strategy

scientific article published on September 2010

Primary hyperparathyroidism with negative imaging: a significant clinical problem

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Procedure Mix-The Path to Pay Equity

scientific article published on 02 October 2019

Processes to Create a Culture of Surgical Patient Safety

scientific article published on 02 November 2020

Progressive loss of anti-HER2 CD4(+) T-helper type 1 response in breast tumorigenesis and the potential for immune restoration

scientific article

Prophylactic Cholecystectomy at Time of Surgery for Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumor Does Not Increase Postoperative Morbidity

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

Protecting Patients and Our Profession

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Quality in-training initiative--a solution to the need for education in quality improvement: results from a survey of program directors

scientific article published on December 2013

Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery.

scientific article published on 3 October 2017

Race, gender, and language concordance in the care of surgical patients: A systematic review

scientific article published on 30 July 2019

Racial Disparities in Initial Presentation of Benign Thyroid Disease for Resection

scientific article published on 29 March 2016

Racial Disparities in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

Racial disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy: impact of state and federal health policy changes

scientific article published on 3 October 2012

Racial disparities in operative procedure time: the influence of obesity

scientific article published on July 2013

Racial disparities in surgical outcomes of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

scientific article published on 12 May 2018

Racial disparities in the use of outpatient mastectomy

scientific article

Rates of Appropriate Adjuvant Radioactive Iodine Use for Thyroid Cancer among Hospitals in an Academic Health System, before and after the 2015 American Thyroid Association Guideline Changes

scientific article published in 2023

Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Expression in BRCA Mutation Carriers: An Opportunity for Prevention of Invasive Breast Cancer

scientific article published in 2014

Regional Recurrence after Lymphadenectomy for Clinically Evident Lymph Node Metastases from Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Cohort Study ⬇️

scientific article published on September 13, 2011

Relationship between age and likelihood of lymph node metastases in patients with intermediate thickness melanoma (1.01-4.00 mm): A National Cancer Database study

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

Reoperative parathyroidectomy: who is at risk and what is the risk?

scientific article published on 2 June 2014

Reply to: Social media and surgery: An alternative view.

scientific article published on 4 November 2015

Residents' Experience in Breast Cancer Care.

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Resource Usage Implementing the Surgical Resident Prep Curriculum at a Single Institution

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

Response to "Regarding: 'Race, gender, and language concordance in the care of surgical patients: A systematic review'"

scientific article published on 08 February 2020

Response to Comment on "Does Surgeon Sex Matter? Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Female and Male Surgeons"

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Response to the Comment on "Comparing Outcomes and Costs of Surgical Patients Treated at Major Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals: A National Matched Analysis"

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Response to the Comment on “The Relationship Between Surgeon Sex and Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic”

Revisiting the rotating call schedule in less than 80 hours per week

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

Sartorius transposition during inguinal lymphadenectomy for melanoma

scientific article

Single Gland, Ectopic Location: Adenomas are Common Causes of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Children and Adolescents

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Social media is a necessary component of surgery practice

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Surgery for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors with occult primaries

scientific article published on 25 April 2013

Surgical Boot Camps Increases Confidence for Residents Transitioning to Senior Responsibilities

scientific article published on 12 September 2020

Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction: A National Cohort Study

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

Surgical Residency Training at a University-Based Academic Medical Center

scientific article

Surgical Site Infection Research Opportunities.

scientific article published on May 2017

Surgical palliation for pancreatic malignancy: practice patterns and predictors of morbidity and mortality

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Survival among pediatric liver transplant recipients: impact of segmental grafts

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Teaching status: the impact on emergency and elective surgical care in the US

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Template matching for auditing hospital cost and quality

scientific article

Tertiary hyperparathyroidism in kidney transplant recipients: characteristics of patients selected for different treatment strategies

scientific article published in July 2012

The "Quality Minute"-A New, Brief, and Structured Technique for Quality Improvement Education During the Morbidity and Mortality Conference.

scientific article

The ACS NSQIp quality in-training initiative: educating residents to ensure the future of optimal surgical care

scientific article

The Educational Toolbox: Kick Start Your Educational Program in Quality Improvement

scientific article published on 14 April 2015

The Eradication of Surgical Disparities and Societal Welfare: a Simulation Study

scientific article published in 2021

The Malnourished Patient With Obesity: A Unique Paradox in Bariatric Surgery

scientific article published on 23 July 2018

The Mortality Review Committee: a novel and scalable approach to reducing inpatient mortality

scientific article published on September 2013

The Quality In-Training Initiative: Giving Residents Data to Learn Clinical Effectiveness

scientific article

The Relationship Between Surgeon Gender and Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic

scholarly article

The effect and durability of a pregraduation boot cAMP on the confidence of senior medical student entering surgical residencies.

scientific article published on July 2012

The effect of colorectal cancer screening mandates on access to care and clinical outcomes: a retrospective study of patients undergoing operations of the colon and rectum

scientific article published on 01 August 2013

The influence of socioeconomic factors on gender disparities in lower extremity bypass

scientific article published on 30 January 2014

The non-designated preliminary pathway in general surgery residency: implications for the national surgical workforce

scientific article published in March 2014

The rise in metastasectomy across cancer types over the past decade

scientific article published on 6 November 2014

The role of body mass index class in cholecystectomy after acute cholecystitis: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis.

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

The simulated ward: ideal for training clinical clerks in an era of patient safety

scientific article published on 12 April 2012

The state of general surgery training: a different perspective

scientific article

The surgery clerkship: an opportunity for preclinical credentialing in urinary catheterization

scientific article published on 15 May 2012

The unmet need for a national surgical quality improvement curriculum: a systematic review

scientific article published on 09 May 2014

The virtual-patient pilot: testing a new tool for undergraduate surgical education and assessment.

scientific article published in May 2013

Time of day is associated with postoperative morbidity: an analysis of the national surgical quality improvement program data

scientific article

Time-of-day effects on surgical outcomes in the private sector: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 24 July 2009

Timeliness and quality of surgical discharge summaries after the implementation of an electronic format

scientific article published on 23 October 2013

Timing of Preoperative Pharmacoprophylaxis for Pancreatic Surgery Patients: A Venous Thromboembolism Reduction Initiative ⬇️

scientific article published on July 2, 2011

Transfer status: a risk factor for mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis.

scientific article

Trends in immediate breast reconstruction across insurance groups after enactment of breast cancer legislation

scientific article

Trends in major upper abdominal surgery for cancer in octogenarians: Has there been a change in patient selection?

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Trimming the fat: optimizing overall educational value by defining factors associated with overall educational value and service-to-education ratio

scientific article

Understanding readmissions following operations of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

scientific article

Underuse of esophagectomy as treatment for resectable esophageal cancer

scientific article published in December 2008

Use and Underlying Reasons for Duty Hour Flexibility in the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial

scientific article published on 10 November 2016

Use of Unsolicited Patient Observations to Identify Surgeons With Increased Risk for Postoperative Complications

scientific article published on 15 February 2017

Using Patient Outcomes to Evaluate General Surgery Residency Program Performance

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Using Patient Safety Reporting Systems to Understand the Clinical Learning Environment: A Content Analysis

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Using community outreach to explore health-related beliefs and improve surgeon-patient engagement

scientific article

Validation of new readmission data in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

scientific article

Variation in cost of total thyroidectomy across the United States, 2007 to 2008.

scientific article published on 28 March 2015

Variation in the Utilization of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations

scientific article

Variation in the use of minimally invasive bariatric surgery.

scientific article

Variation in the utilization of robotic surgical operations

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

What Can We Learn from Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels that Do Not Drop Appropriately?

scientific article

What's in a System? The Uncertain Meaning of Health System Affiliation in Surgery

scientific article published on 18 December 2020

Wind, water, wound, walk--do the data deliver the dictum?

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