American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	85
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	83
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	64
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	50
Editorial Board	47
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	43
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	40
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	39
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	38
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	37
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	36
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	35
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	34
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	33
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	33
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	32
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	32
Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure	31
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	29
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	28
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	28
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	27
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	26
Hospital and surgeon variation in 30-day complication rates after ventral hernia repair	25
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	25

A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	25
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	24
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	24
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	24
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	24
The impact of COVID-19 on first-year medical education – Insights and lessons learned from students pursuing careers in surgery	23
Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis	23
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	23
Hartmann's reversal is associated with worse outcomes compared to elective left colectomy: A NSQIP analysis of 36,794 cases	23
Application of the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator on a global scale	23
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	23
Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis	22
Nerve monitoring decreases recurrent laryngeal nerve injury risk for neoplasm-related thyroidectomy	22
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	22
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	22
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	21
We have earned our place	21
The crisis of global health tourism: Review of the current status of global health in undergraduate medical education	21
Comparative balanced salt solution and 6 ​% hydroxyethyl starch in goal-directed therapy for major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	21
Geospatial analysis of firearm injuries in an urban setting: Individual rather than community characteristics affect firearm injury risk	21
Influence of endocrine multidisciplinary tumor board on patient management and treatment decision making	21
The impact of Area Deprivation Index (ADI) in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)	21
Risk factors for opioid use disorder after severe burns in adults	21
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	21
Fragility index for extended prophylaxis following abdominopelvic surgery: A methodological survey	20
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	20
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	20
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	20
Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry cohort study	20
Distressed community index as a predictor of presentation and postoperative outcomes in ventral hernia repair	20
Use of post-discharge opioid consumption patterns as a tool for evaluating opioid prescribing guidelines	19
Re-discovering surgical innovation - An essential component of the academic surgeon	19
Clinical observation of super tension-relieving suture for wound repair following resection of benign skin tumors in pediatric patients	19
Impact of neighborhood characteristics on textbook outcome following major surgery	19
Telling my aunt she was dying	19
No such thing as a good war	19
Letter to editor in response to article entitled “Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients”	19
Factors associated with stoma closure after cytoreductive surgery	18
Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: A critical review of the data	18
Rectus to defect ratio for estimating the complexity of ventral hernia repair: Is it reliable for robotic surgery?	18
Regional mock oral board exercises for chief residents in general surgery	18
The association of hernia-specific and procedural risk factors with early complications in ventral hernia repair: ACHQC analysis	18
Cardiovascular disease risk scores in patients with optimal vs suboptimal weight loss after bariatric surgery: Translating improvements into clinical practice	18
Primary Hyperparathyroidism and the PAS Score	18
Does surgical observed structured clinical exam (OSCE) predict clerkship grade, shelf exam scores, and preceptor clinical evaluation?	18
“Blunt adrenal injury does not affect outcomes in the pediatric population with isolated abdominal injury- a National Trauma Data Bank Review®.”	18
Seeing green: Lighting up the ureters in minimally invasive colorectal surgery	18
Development of a novel tool to predict pulmonary complications in trauma patients with and without chest injury	18
Prevalence and risk factors for acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder after burn injury	17

Changes in trends during the COVID-19 lockdown: An urban, Level-1 trauma center's experience	17
Decision making and informed consent in uterus transplant recipients: A mixed-methods study of the Dallas uterus transplant study (DUETS) participants	17
Blood transfusion in cardiac surgeries – Toward a personalized protocol	17
Is your face worth it? The cost of transfer for isolated facial fractures: A commentary on “Isolated facial fractures transferred for higher level of care”	17
Is winning the only thing? – Examining the “win ratio” concept in synchronous colorectal liver metastasis	17
Impact of sleep disturbances due to low anterior resection syndrome on the quality of life of patients with rectal cancer	17
Loss of independence after pancreatic surgery	17
Multiple hepatocellular carcinoma: Long-term outcomes following resection beyond actual guidelines. An Italian multicentric retrospective study	17
Controller size matters: User proficiency is affected by endoscopic controller size	17
Breast cancer treatment delay and the Hispanic paradox: A SEER database analysis	17
Performance of risk prediction models for post-operative mortality in patients undergoing liver resection	16
The role of telemedicine in building trust: An evolution of the patient-surgeon relationship	16
Re-operation following urgent and emergent colectomies: An investigation of indications and utility as a quality indicator	16
The global pandemic's second deadly hit: cancer care	16
Colon injuries in the presence of complete spinal cord injury: Primary repair or colostomy?	16
Long road ahead for diversity efforts in surgery	16
Comparison between non-surgical and surgical management of rib fractures in major trauma patients without brain injuries	16
Introduction to papers presented at the festschrift of Janice L. Pasieka	16
Addressing the impact of family planning on medical students’ perception of entering surgical residency	16
Longitudinal experience of patients with post-thyroidectomy vocal cord paralysis	16
Patterns of gastric cancer metastasis in the United States	16
New alternative colorectal anastomotic devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
The criticality of reasonable accommodations: A scoping review revealing gaps in care for patients with blindness and low vision	16
What constitutes a successful retirement? Invited commentary on: Anteby and coauthors, passing the scalpel: Lessons on retirement planning from retired academic surgeons	16
Postoperative plasma presepsin as a biomarker of postoperative infectious complications in different surgical departments: A meta-analysis and systematic review	16
Fraudulent feelings: Imposter syndrome in surgery	15
Time to surgery: A health equity metric in breast cancer patients	15
Gender and racial diversity in leadership roles within academic surgery internationally: a retrospective cross-sectional study pre-COVID-19	15
Association between surgeon age and surgical complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Falls among older adults: An exploration of trends, clinical outcomes, predisposing risk factors, and intervention strategies	15
Anti-mucin 4 fluorescent antibody brightly targets colon cancer in patient-derived orthotopic xenograft mouse models: A proof-of-concept study for future clinical applications	15
Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis	15
Mediators of racial disparities in postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing complex surgery	15
Association of Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act with operations for benign endocrine surgical disease	15
Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries	15
Are women residents of surgical specialties at a higher risk of developing imposter syndrome?	15
Abdominal ultrasound findings contribute to a multivariable predictive risk score for surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: A pilot study	15
Marijuana and thromboembolic events in geriatric trauma patients: The cannabinoids clots correlation!	15
Extra-abdominal CT imaging indicates increased severity of illness in advanced age patients requiring emergency abdominal surgery	15
Invited commentary: Rethinking equity for underrepresented in medicine and gender minority applicants in the evolving surgical residency match	15
Editorial Board	14
Ventral hernia repair with concurrent intra-abdominal surgery: Results from an eleven-year population-based cohort in Sweden	14
Preoperative laboratory testing among low-risk patients prior to elective ambulatory endocrine surgeries: A review of the 2015–2018 NSQIP cohorts	14
Editorial Board	14
Postoperative outcomes in super- and super-super obese patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery	14
The preoperative risk tool SURPAS accurately predicts outcomes in emergency surgery	14
Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same	14
Navigating the changing landscape of transplant research: Trends, topics, and gender disparities	14
Who's keeping score? Risk assessment models should be built for the clinicians using them	14
Gender disparities during the transition into practice of newly trained surgeons: Are female surgeons left behind?	13
Surgical training simulation modalities in minimally invasive surgery: How to achieve evidence-based curricula by translational research	13
Survey shows all surgical residents have exposure to robotic surgery yet no formalized curricula exist amongst programs: A Southwest Surgical Congress Survey	13
High-risk liver patients are not associated with adverse events following pancreaticoduodenectomy	13
Thoughts on 2021–2022 visiting rotation recommendations from current and recent applicants in surgery	13
Pan scan for geriatric trauma patients: Overkill or necessary?	13
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) prior to interfacility transfer: Who might benefit in a statewide trauma system?	13
Predictors of lymph node metastases in patients with malignant adenomatous polyps of the colon	13
Best surgical approach for splenic flexure colon cancers: Extended versus segmental resection?	13
Day-case loop ileostomy reversal based on the community hospital joined enhanced recovery after surgery (CHJ-ERAS) program in China: Safe and feasible	13
Open hepatic resection in the elderly at two tertiary referral centers	13
Invited commentary on “How well do we understand our patients’ perioperative experience? A qualitative analysis of themes derived from patient-centric resident conferences”	13
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	13
Transition from trainee to educator in the operating room: A needs assessment and framework to support junior faculty	12
Improving shared decision making in virtual breast cancer surgery consultations	12
Implications of routine cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative testing: Review of more than 2,300 cases in a community-based practice	12
One and done? Repair of recurrent hernias after prior Myofascial release	12
Comparison of emergency general surgery at a tertiary and community hospital: One surgeon's perspective	12
“Emotional intelligence in surgery: Critical skills for modern surgeons and trainees”	12
Disparities in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: A scoping review and conceptual model	12
Family planning impact on medical students’ surgery interest and current policies in the United States: A scoping review	12
Prospective, international analysis of quality of life outcomes in recurrent versus primary ventral hernia repairs	12
Emergency medicine (EM) can safely manage geriatric trauma patients sustaining ground level falls: Fostering EM autonomy while safely offloading a busy trauma service	12
Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship	12
Development models to predict complication and prognosis following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension	12
Our surgical practice with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)	12
A single institution experience with papillary thyroid cancer: Are outcomes better at comprehensive cancer centers?	12
Sublobar or lobar resection in early-stage peripheral non-small cell lung cancer less than 2cm: A meta-analysis for randomized controlled trials	12
A fast tract to foregut surgery: Pandemic-driven protocol development	12
Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills	12
Are we measuring what matters most? ACP completion among patients undergoing gastrostomy tube placement	12

The “Broken rung” in transplantation surgery	12
Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery	12
Utilization of telemedicine to provide post-discharge care: A comparison of pre-pandemic vs. pandemic care	12
Role of preoperative CT imaging in penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries: A multicenter study of urban trauma centers	12
Surgeon as teacher Scott Warner Woods Memorial Lecture Midwest Surgical Association Mackinac Island, Michigan	12
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Association of Women Surgeons	11
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	11
Closing the educational gap in surgery: Teaching team communication and conflict management	11
Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?	11
The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease	11
The effects of mindfulness-focused mental performance coaching on a general surgery residency program	11
Gender disparities among leadership in academic surgical publishing over the past decade	11
Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California	11
Elective inguinal hernia repair: Is increased resident autonomy associated with early postoperative clinical outcome?	11
WITHDRAWN: To stand in another's shoes	11
From mentorship to developing a novel surgical technique: The journey of an African-American female surgeon	11
Neighborhood deprivation and Medicare expenditures for common surgical procedures	11
How well do faculty do in providing general surgery EPA feedback?	11
Epidemiology and outcomes of primary pediatric lung malignancies: Updates from the SEER database	11
Revisional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after gastric banding leads to sustainable and significant additional weight loss regardless of Roux limb length	11
Grading severity of MVI impacts long-term outcomes after laparoscopic liver resection for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	11
Editorial Board	11
False reassurances: Mortality risks in penetrating trauma patients with verbal GCS ≥3	11
From the Editor-in-Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	11
Socioeconomic risk factors for mortality and readmission after surgery for bowel obstruction: An analysis of the Nationwide Readmissions Database	11
Violent trauma as an indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of hospital reported trauma	11
The lasting footprint of COVID-19 on surgical education: A resident and attending perspective on the global pandemic	11
Association of traumatic brain injury with management and outcomes of patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury	11
Laparoscopic anterior resection with or without transanal tube for rectal cancer patients – A multicenter randomized controlled trial	11
Quality and utilization of surgical care among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries	11
Scalpels in Shadow: The Lost History of France’s Female Surgeons	11
Editorial Board	10
Disparities in outpatient rural cholecystectomy outcomes	10
A prospective study evaluating the use of low-dose intravenous sedation and analgesia during radiofrequency ablation of symptomatic, benign thyroid nodules	10
Does race impact outcomes after parathyroidectomy for secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism?	10
Graft repair of arteriovenous fistula aneurysms is associated with decreased long-term patency	10
Artificial intelligence and the education of future surgeons	10
Communication in the operating room – No longer cold and sterile	10
One step ahead: Finding mentors at all stages of a surgical career	10
Recent trends in NIH funding for top surgeon-scientists	10
Academic surgery after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade	10
Patient values in breast cancer surgical decision-making - The WhySurg study	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the special diversity, equity, and inclusion issue	10
Informing therapeutic lymphadenectomy: Location of regional metastatic lymph nodes in adrenocortical carcinoma	10
Cognition, code, and the scalpel: A roadmap to autonomous robotic surgery	10
Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients	10
The power of partnership: Exploring collaboration dynamics in U.S. transplant research	10
Masculinizing chest surgery for gender affirmation: A retrospective study of outcomes and patient reported satisfaction	10
Evaluation of free mobile health applications for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence	10
Intraoperative teaching methods, models, and frameworks: A scoping review for surgical resident education	10
To infinity and beyond: A historical bibliometric analysis of medullary thyroid carcinoma	10
A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Southwestern Surgical Congress	10
Validation study of the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator for two procedures in Japan	10
This path, too, is ours	10
The effects of the Affordable Care Act on access and outcomes of colon surgery	10
Can less Be more in the treatment of cN1a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma?	10
Impact of COVID on surgical case volume at military treatment facilities with surgical residencies	10
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in primary melanoma are associated with a better prognosis	10
How teaching surgeons communicate: An analysis of intraoperative discourse among male and female surgeons	10
Impact of breast density on re-excision and recurrence of breast cancer following breast conserving surgery	10
Trainee-initiated dictations of endocrine surgeries: Implications for education and reimbursement	10
Variation in commercial prices for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy at US hospitals	10
Assessment of psychological debriefing models’ components & effective implementation, and its impact on healthcare professionals stress management skills, mental wellbeing, and clinical performanc	10
Music in the operating room: There is more than meets the ears!	10
Reproductive planning and infertility: Training the next generation of surgeons	9
Faculty perception of resident promotion and prevention associated behaviors in the operating room to facilitate intra-operative learning	9
Janice L. Pasieka MD: A champion of endocrine surgery, adventure, and family	9
Students, stereotypes, and surgery	9
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	9
Perspectives on Navigating the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Patients for Their Surgical Care Management	9
EGS plus: Predicting futility in LVAD patients with emergency surgical disease	9
How to determine the end points of leg fasciotomy	9
County-level food insecurity is associated with outcomes following cardiac surgery	9
The development and measurement properties of the trauma NOn-TECHnical skills (T-NOTECHS) scale: A scoping review	9
Development and validation of prealbumin-bilirubin score (preALBI score) for predicting long-term survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter analysis versus ALBI score	9
Some thoughts on surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism	9
Effect of a behavioral intervention on anxiety and perceived performance of non-technical skills during surgical simulations	9
Opium for the masses: Global disparity and opiate crisis imbalance	9
Editorial Board	9
Editorial Board	9
Utilizing risk-stratified pathways to personalize post-hepatectomy discharge planning: A contemporary analysis of 1,354 patients	9
Making leadership a priority in surgical residency	9
Emergent colectomy for colorectal cancer: A comparative analysis of open vs. minimally invasive approach	9
Outcomes for audio-only and video-based preoperative encounters for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia consultations	9
Editorial Board	9
Standard spontaneous breathing trial parameters may not predict unplanned reintubation for trauma patients	9
Family perspectives on end-of-life care after surgery: A qualitative analysis of the veteran affairs bereaved family surveys	9
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	9
From the Editor - in - Chief: Featured Papers in the February 2023 Issue	9
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the October issue	9
Effect of Medicaid expansion on inflammatory bowel disease and healthcare utilization	9
Letter to editor in response to article entitled: “Visual teaching aids improve understanding and reduce anxiety prior to a colectomy”	9
The optimal management of blunt aortic injury in the young	9
The price of conference attendance: Opportunities to improve access for medical students	9