American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Is thiel embalming worth the risk?	123
Charges, length of stay, and complication associations with trauma center ownership in adult patients with mild to moderate trauma	117
Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM)	74
Turf wars, textbooks, and Darwin's Bulldog: The growing divide between dogma and reality for diverticulitis. Claude H. Organ, Jr. Memorial Lecture	70
Implications of lack of available personal protective equipment on surgical trainees: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	60
A randomized controlled pilot trial of video-modelling versus telementoring for improved hemorrhage control wound packing	57
The history of European surgery in the 18th century: The Italian innovator Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla (1728–1800) at the Hapsburg court of Joseph II of Austria. A pioneer of medical and surgical ed	52
Understanding ultrarare adverse events - Lessons learned from a twelve-year review of intraoperative deaths at an academic medical center	38
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	37
Oral examination of fourth-year medical students on surgery rotations allows faculty to assess Core Entrustable Professional Activities for entering Residency (CEPAR): Proof-of-concept and analysis of	35
Using patient satisfaction to assess trainee performance: Is perception reality?	35
Editorial Board	34
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	32
Negative pressure incisional dressings for all?	32
Reflection 2023 Southwestern Surgical Congress presidential address	31
Every minute counts	30
Neoadjuvant treatment in advanced resectable melanoma and the need for a predictive biomarker - is pathologic complete response (pCR) the answer?	30
Thyroid cancer quality of care indicators: A scoping review	29
From the Editor – in – Chief: Papers from the North Pacific Surgical Association	28
Figuring in fatigue: A commentary on Schwartz et al., “Fatigue in surgical residents: An analysis of duty-hours and the effect of hypothetical naps on predicted performance”	27
American Journal of Surgery editorial board statement	27
When the trauma never ends: (Post)-Traumatic Stress Disorder after COVID-19 amongst trauma and acute care surgeons	27
From mild to gangrenous cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe 24 hours a day	26
FMALE score: Combining practical risk scales to improve preoperative predictive accuracy in emergency general surgery: A multi-centre prospective cohort study	25
Identifying institutional factors in general surgery resident wellness and burnout	25

“It's not you, it's us”: Promoting physician wellness requires systematic change	25
Setting up violence intervention specialists for success: Bridging the gap between concept and practice in hospital-based violence intervention programs	25
Dr. Alexander J. Walt: Historian, philosopher, and surgical educator	24
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	24
Opioid analgesia in necrotizing pancreatitis: Incidence and timing of a hidden crisis	24
A deeper dive into disparities in IBD: Data from the ACS NSQIP	24
Effect of preoperative potassium iodide administration on Graves’ disease surgery: a propensity score analysis	23
Adhesive small bowel obstruction in octogenarians: A 6-year retrospective single-center analysis of clinical management and outcomes	23
Risk factors for postoperative pancreatic fistula in the Era of pasireotide	23
Facing Surgery’s complicated past	22
The importance of product stewardship for plastic recovery of polyethylene terephthalate in the operating room	22
Social media to overcome technological barriers in surgical training: Four Latin American experiences	22
Initial experience with minimal incision dual kidney transplantation	22
Editorial Board	21
Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough	21
Using the tools we have to improve perioperative outcomes for mastectomy patients with severe persistent mental illness	21
Ethical challenges in education research during high stakes events – can participants truly “opt-out?”	20
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	20
Surgical outcomes after re-operation for excision of choledochal cyst with delayed biliary complications: A retrospective study on 40 patients	20
Virtual interviews – Utilizing technological affordances as a predictor of applicant confidence	20
Outcomes of clostridioides difficile infection on inflammatory bowel disease patients undergoing colonic resection: A propensity score weighted NSQIP analysis	20
Management of the non-malignant colorectal polyp	20
Surgical research in a fast-changing world: The process and benefits of refining a research question	19
Understanding current ergonomics setup for urologists conducting anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate surgeries: Survey analysis from the endourological society	19
Editorial Board	19
Predictors of nodal positivity in clinically under-staged patients with colon cancer: A National Cancer Database study and proposal of a predictive scoring system	19
Impact of hybrid work on healthcare provider burnout in surgery	18
North Pacific Surgical Association Presidential Address 2023 - The 5 Ws of Surgical Research	18
Unveiling the impact of trauma during pregnancy	18
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	18
The risk of preterm delivery after appendectomy during pregnancy is higher in the face of a negative appendectomy	18
Two-center analysis of cannabis on venous thromboembolism risk after traumatic injury: A matched analysis	18
Pancreaticoduodenectomy following liver transplantation: Operative technique and outcomes	18
Surgical tactics of parathyroidectomy: Should we abandon the use of ioPTH?	18
Don't break the (blood) bank: Can waste be minimized in a whole blood program?	18
Pediatric surgical border health: Supply may not be meeting demand in South Texas communities	17
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	17
Patterns of health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma	17
Clinical diagnosis of cholecystitis in emergency department patients with cholelithiasis is indication for urgent cholecystectomy: A comparison of clinical, ultrasound, and pathologic diagnosis	17
Exploring consent for animal-derived products in surgery	17
The impact of mastectomy and reconstruction technique on patient perceived quality of Life	17
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	17
Editorial Board	17
Management of pleural effusion in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: A systematic review and guideline	17
Do high-volume centers mitigate complication risk and reduce costs associated with performing pancreaticoduodenectomy in ethnic minorities?	17
Change	17
Below the knee, let it be: Management of calf DVT in hospitalized trauma patients	17
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	16
Invited commentary – Parental leave policies in general surgery residencies	16
A nomogram for preoperative prediction of vessels encapsulating tumor clusters (VETC) pattern and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma	16

Masculinizing chest surgery for gender affirmation: A retrospective study of outcomes and patient reported satisfaction	16
Indian surgery Trainee's perspective on surgical ergonomics principles and education: A long road ahead	16
Same-day discharge after appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Potential barriers to increased utilization	16
The Operating and Anesthetic Reference Assistant (OARA): A fine-tuned large language model for resident teaching	16
The Gender Gap in Surgeon Salaries - Striving to achieve pay equity	16
Health related social needs and social determinants of health: Navigating the convoluted path of health equity in surgery	16
My thoughts: The rise of social media as a reporting source for firearm violence	16
Colectomy for polyps is associated with high risk for complications and low risk for malignancy: Time for endoluminal surgery?	16
Loupe better: A guide for an ergonomic loupes training program	15
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	15
Racial disparities in survival of early onset colon cancer (Age<50): A matched NCDB analysis	15
Colon cancer deadlier in the young? A shifting paradigm	15
Determining when endoscopic ultrasound changes management for patients with pancreatic cystic neoplasms	15
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	15
Pancreas tail adenocarcinoma tumor size is highly predictive of positive margins after a nonradical resection	15
Preoperative prognostic nutritional index predicts risk of recurrence after curative resection for stage IIA colon cancer	15
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	15
Neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A propensity-matched analysis	15
Surgical instrument fit - What's (hand) size got to do with it?	15
Pandemic’s surgical sabotage	15
Improved outcomes for borderline resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a community cancer center	15
Returning to Miami: Vice or virtue?	15
Mastectomy options for the treatment of ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence after lumpectomy	15
Distressed community index predicts presentation and outcomes after ventral hernia, but does it tell the whole story?	14
Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Don't wait to vaccinate	14
Editorial Board	14
To strive or survive: An exploration of the meaning and inhibitors to thriving in surgical performance	14
Reversal of DOACs in trauma: Questions remain unanswered	14
#Surgery on Twitter: A Word of #Caution	14
Early-stage breast cancer treatment disparities in the Midsouth: Has anything changed?	14
Can we improve preoperative staging for thyroid cancer?	14
Maximizing the effectiveness of scribes in surgical practices	14
Is it time for health equity-specific metrics?	14
The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as measured using non-invasive tests	14
Access to telehealth services for colorectal cancer patients in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Short- and long-term outcome of Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis in adults	13
Development and application of an inpatient traffic lights classification to improve the surgical ward round quality	13
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	13
The future of surgery - Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion through early mentorship	13
Editorial Board	13
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	13
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	13
From the Editor – In – Chief: Featured papers in the May 2022 issue	13
Short-term outcomes of robotic inguinal hernia repair during robotic prostatectomy – An analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative	13
Management of neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases	13
Long-term symptom resolution following the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis	13
The phrase “We've Always Done It This Way” should be not get in the way of advancing science and the care of our patients. Let's question the A,B,Cs of trauma. Is prioritizing circulation better when	13
Effect of pre-operative opioid exposure on surgical outcomes in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy	13
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the April 2022 issue	13
Medical students and mattering on the surgery clerkship rotation	13
The impact of COVID-19 on first-year medical education – Insights and lessons learned from students pursuing careers in surgery	13
A machine learning-based prediction model for delayed clinically important postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery	13
Deficiencies in germline genetic testing in young-onset colorectal cancer patients	12
The association between fluid restriction and hyponatremia in newborns with gastroschisis	12
Outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons	12
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	12
Individual-level barriers to bariatric surgery from patient and provider perspectives: A qualitative study	12
Can screen-time help? An analysis of usage of patient engagement technology following colorectal surgery	12
The influence of operating room temperature and humidity on surgical site infection: A multisite ACS-NSQIP analysis	12
Long-term sex-based outcomes after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data	12
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	12
Socioeconomic and racial disparities in survival for patients with stage IV cancer	12
Finding Parathyroid Glands. Festchrift: Dr. Janice L Pasieka Oct 14, 2023	12
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	12
Skilled nursing facility care after colorectal cancer surgery: A call for quality improvement efforts	12
Bibliometric analysis of the classic cited papers in the American Journal of Surgery: Citation recapitulates surgical history	12
Standing with our Veterans: Improving access to Veterans Affairs healthcare for their families	12
Hernia recurrence after primary repair of small umbilical hernia defects	12
68Ga-DOTATATE-PET shows promise for diagnosis of recurrent or persistent medullary thyroid cancer: A systematic review	12
My surgical practice: Radioguided parathyroid surgery, how and why we use it	12
Influence of faculty diversity on resident diversity across surgical subspecialties	12
A novel assessment model for teaching robot-assisted living donor nephrectomy in abdominal transplant surgery fellowship	12
Re-envisioning undergraduate surgical education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic	12
The emergency surgery score (ESS) and outcomes in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: A post-hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study	12
Efficacy of a resident-as-teacher program (RATP) for general surgery residents: An evaluation of 3 Years of implementation	12
Application of the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator on a global scale	12
Is endoscopic submucosal dissection safe in the management of early-stage colorectal cancers?	12
The impact of a “Residents as Teachers” Workshop at one year follow-up	12
Adherence to neoadjuvant therapy guidelines for locally advanced rectal cancers in a region with sociodemographic disparities	12
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	12

A systematic review of methodological principles and delivery of surgical simulation bootcamps	11
From the Editor – In – Chief	11
Commentary: Locoregional metastasis of adrenocortical carcinoma and lymphadenectomy – Disease clearance or identification of high-risk features?	11
Successful de-implementation of an ineffective practice: The fall of docusate	11
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	11
An acute care surgeons's dilemma: Operative vs. non-operative management of emergency general surgery conditions in patients with recent colorectal cancer treatment	11
Analysis of fibrinolytic shutdown in trauma patients with traumatic brain injury	11
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	11
Impact of adjuvant therapies following surgery for anal melanoma	11
Changes in the surgical management of melanoma and measures to implement change	11
Elevated K/iCa ratio is an ancillary predictor for mortality in patients with severe hemorrhage: A decision tree analysis	11
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	11
Proximal protective diverting ostomy following colon anastomosis for penetrating trauma may not be protective: A matched cohort study	11
Post-discharge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized trauma patients: A retrospective comparison of patients receiving versus not receiving post-discharge prophylaxis	11
Evaluating mesh fixation techniques for ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised control trials	11
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	11
Comparison of gastrojejunostomy to endoscopic stenting for gastric outlet obstruction: An updated Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis	11
Trying to Survive general surgery residency? There's an app for that!	11
Analysis of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing curative-intent resection of localized adrenocortical carcinoma	11
Association of Women Surgeons presidential address: It takes a village	11
Rates of high-risk screening prior to a breast cancer diagnosis in patients under age 40	11
Influence of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy on textbook outcome attainment at time of mastectomy	11
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	11
Stoma location and ostomy-related quality of life among cancer survivors with ostomies: A pooled analysis	10
Defining the need for faculty development in assessment	10
Perceptions and experiences of simulation-based assessment of technical skill in surgery: A scoping review	10
Lost in translation: Limited English proficiency should not equate to limited surgical access	10
Racial disparities in postmastectomy breast reconstruction following implementation of the affordable care act: A systematic review using a minority health and disparities research framework	10
Decoding medical school narrative evaluations: Is natural language processing an antidote to the leniency bias?	10
The use of retroperitoneoscopy in the biopsy of retroperitoneal lesions: How I do it	10
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	10
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	10
Association of bundled payments with spending, utilization, and quality for surgical conditions: A scoping review	10
From the Editor – In – Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	10
Using gamification to increase resident engagement in surgical training: Our experience with a robotic surgery simulation league	10
Effect of PCC on outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation	10
The importance of faculty mentorship: Evaluation of a departmental junior faculty mentorship program	10
In-person vs. virtual conferences: Lessons learned and how to take advantage of the best of both worlds	10
Retrospective review of intervention for traumatic blunt spleen injuries in adolescents by trauma center type	10
Mind the gap: Closing the gender divide in academic surgery	10
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	10
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	10
Live to fight another day: Combining parenchymal sparing resection and ablative therapy in neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases	10
Physiologic readiness and subjective workload of performing operations: A prospective observational study of attending and trainee surgeons	10
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	10
DCIS: When is accelerated partial breast irradiation an option? A meta-analysis on outcomes and eligibility	10
The impact of waste reduction in general surgery operating rooms	10
Artificial intelligence generated personal statements are difficult to distinguish from human personal statements by general surgery program directors	10
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	10
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	10
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	10
Age is just a number: The role of advanced age in predicting complications following ventral hernia repair with component separation	10
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto	10
Editorial Board	9
Patient, Nurse, Medical Assistant, and Surgeon Perspectives Inform the Development of a Decision Support Tool for Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	9
Social determinants of health Z-codes and postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery: A national population-based study	9
Beyond burnout: Understanding the well-being gender gap in general surgery by examining professional fulfillment and control over schedule	9
Low-dose radio-guided parathyroidectomy: A non-inferiority systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Endovascular treatment of axillosubclavian arterial injuries is a safe alternative to open repair	9
Conceptualizing patient benefit after vascular surgery procedures – How is our cognitive performance?	9
Nerve monitoring decreases recurrent laryngeal nerve injury risk for neoplasm-related thyroidectomy	9
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	9
Feasibility of injected indocyanine green for ureteral identification during robotic left-sided colorectal resections	9
The experience of surgical research residents in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey study	9
The correlation Between anal pap cytology and histologic outcomes in HIV-Positive males	9
Hospital and surgeon variation in 30-day complication rates after ventral hernia repair	9
Opioid use prior to liver transplant is associated with increased risk of death after transplant	9
Preoperative anthropomorphic radiographic measurements can predict postoperative pancreatic fistula formation following pancreatoduodenectomy	9
Implementation and evaluation of eight virtual surgical electives for medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Granular neighborhood-level socioeconomic data: An opportunity for a different kind of precision oncology?	9
Roses & thorns of academic surgery: Paving the way for others with Dr. Paula Ferrada	9
Optimizing patient monitoring to prevent clinical deterioration in surgical wards using machine learning	9
Cancer risk estimation using American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System for cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules	9
Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis	9
Preoperative cognitive performance and its association with postoperative complications in vascular surgery patients: A prospective study	9
Determinants of long-term physical and mental health outcomes after intensive care admission for trauma survivors	9
Program and candidate experience with virtual interviews for the 2020 Complex General Surgical Oncology interview season during the COVID pandemic	9
Colorectal surgery patient perspectives on healthcare during the CoVID-19 pandemic	9
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	9
Systematic review of squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder	9
Primary arterial closure after carotid endarterectomy is a safe and expeditious technique in appropriately selected patients	9
Short and long-term oncologic outcomes of patients with colon cancer of the splenic flexure	9
Comparative utility of preoperative imaging in normocalcemic versus hypercalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism	9
The Latino Surgical Society and the Hispanic/Latino academic surgical workforce	9
Impact of hospital lockdown secondary to COVID-19 and past pandemics on surgical practice: A living rapid systematic review	9
Comparing carotid endarterectomies with or without shunting in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients	9
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma victims. Under appreciated costly event	9
Thyroid cancer pathologic upstaging: Frequency and related factors	8
Early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients after ablation and resection: A propensity score analysis	8
Assessing students' perception of gender as a barrier in Orthopedic residency matching: A pilot survey study	8
A stakeholder model for prioritization and distribution of elective surgery for population health	8
Implementation, evaluation, and modification of a near-peer learning group in graduate surgical education	8
Screening for asymptomatic nephrolithiasis in primary hyperparathyroidism patients is warranted	8
Gaps in literature on enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery: Considering social determinants of health	8
Endocrine surgery and the surgeon-scientist: Bridging the gap between a rich history and a bright future	8