OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of JAMA Surgery is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Compared to What?—Novel Methods to Approach Randomization for Long-term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes	441
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection—Reply	288
Trauma Laparotomies Result in Incisional Hernias, So What Is Next?	273
Emergency Department Trauma Activation Fees by Payer Type	268
Improving Preoperative Timeouts for Better Surgical Fire Readiness	263
The Benefits of Surgery for Diverticular Disease—Have We Met the Burden of Proof?	219
A Venture Capital Model for Surgical Innovation at Academic Medical Centers	219
Error in Author’s Name	189
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	178
Lack of Attending Surgeon Scrubbed and Resident Autonomy Are Not Equivalent	171
Sex-Adjusted Model for End-stage Liver Disease Scores for Liver Transplant Allocation—Reply	163
Errors in Figure and Nonauthor Collaborators Supplement	154
Nondirected, Advanced, and Voucher-Based Donation—The Importance of Terminology—Reply	143
Benefits of Mandated Registries for Generating Real-World Outcome Data	131
Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism—Understanding in Evolution	124
Social Work’s Role in Bridging Breast Cancer Care Gaps	121
JAMA Surgery	116
Coagulopathy Treatment in Cardiac Surgery—Pharmacy or Blood Bank?	112
Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Patients With End-stage Liver Disease	110
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locoregional Recurrence Among Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, Node-Negative Breast Cancer	96
Untangling Access and Quality in the VA Health Care System	94
Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Is Reported to Be High by LGBTQ+ Surgical Residents	94
Hemodynamic Impact of Cipepofol vs Propofol During Anesthesia Induction in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis	93
Clinical Implications of Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests for African American Patients Requiring Surgery for Lung Cancer	87
Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Prehospital Plasma Transfusion in Unstable Trauma Patients	87

Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity	85
Organ Transplants From Deceased Donors With Primary Brain Tumors and Risk of Cancer Transmission	83
Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Patients With Gastric Cancer	83
Recurrence Risk in Young Women With Breast Cancer	82
Defining Essential Surgery in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	82
Trends in Endovascular Aortic Repair Volume and Surveillance in the Era of the MISSION Act	82
Routine Imaging or Symptomatic Follow-Up After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma	81
Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Restarting the Fire	78
Perioperative Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotic Allergy Assessment and Testing	77
The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery	74
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2024	74
Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center	74
Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	73
Readmissions From Venous Thromboembolism After Complex Cancer Surgery	72
Electroacupuncture vs Sham Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer	72
Rates of National Institutes of Health Funding for Surgeon-Scientists, 1995-2020	72
Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes	71
Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine Hydrochloride vs Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Alone as a Periarticular Anesthetic for Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement	71
JAMA Surgery	70
Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Vulnerable Populations	67
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Cardiac Surgery	66
Seeing Gender Bias Through a Corrected Lens	65
Residency Research Fever Across the World—Reply	64
Association of Trauma With Long-Term Risk of Death and Immune-Mediated or Cancer Disease in Same-Sex Twins	64
Errors in Text and Figures	63
Evaluating Long-term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Reply	62
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	62
Urinary Catheters for Inguinal Hernia Repair—The Challenges of Deimplementation of Routine Procedures	61
Surgical Decision-making in Early-Stage Breast Cancer—Trends and Opportunities	61
Diversity in Surgery Residents and Unwanted Mistreatment	60
Becoming a Palliative Care Physician During Surgical Residency	60
Portal Vein Thrombosis After Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	55
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection	53
Vagus Nerve Preservation for Early Distal Gastric Cancer With Monitoring and Indocyanine Green Labeling	52
Construction of a Coloanal Anastomosis vs Closure of a Diverting Ileostomy	52
Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in General Surgery	50
Comments on Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance and Postoperative Outcomes	50
Time From Colorectal Cancer Surgery to Adjuvant Chemotherapy	49
Social Determinants of Health and Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking in Older Veterans	49
Association of Mammographic Density With Risk of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and Contralateral Breast Cancer	49
Association Between Race and Receipt of Home- and Community-Based Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries	47
Applications of Liquid Biopsy for Surgical Patients With Cancer	47
Implementing Culturally Tailored Outpatient Surgical Care	47
Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery	47
Practical Guide to Quality Control in Surgical Trials	47
Patterns in Transvaginal Mesh Surgery After Government Regulation in the United States	45
Error in Figure	45
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection—Reply	45
Effective Deimplementation of Low-Value Preoperative Testing	45
New Statistical Editor—September 2024	45

Long-Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis	44
Is Preoperative Optimization Right for Every Hernia Patient?	44
Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability	43
Patterns in Location of Death From Firearm Injury in the US	43
How Can We Improve Surgical Care of Patients Who Are Homeless?	43
Management of Diverticulitis	43
The Future of Oncology Is Now	43
National Evaluation of Surgical Resident Grit and the Association With Wellness Outcomes	42
Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial Surgery	42
Optimal Surveillance Interval of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas	42
Evaluation of the Intention-to-Treat Benefit of Living Donation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting a Liver Transplant	41
Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults	41
Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients	41
Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Survival After BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Resection	41
Green Operating Room—Current Standards and Insights From a Large North American Medical Center	40
Association of Local Therapy With Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Young Women With Breast Cancer	40
Association of Body Surface Area With Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant and Novel Allocation Policies	39
Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life	39
Practical Guide to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education Research	39
Association of Frailty With Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients	39
Demographic Representation in 3 Leading Artificial Intelligence Text-to-Image Generators	37
Incidence, Burden on the Health Care System, and Factors Associated With Incisional Hernia After Trauma Laparotomy	37
Kidney Transplant Outcome Following Donation After Euthanasia	37
Short-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic vs Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	37
Understanding the Meaning of Recovery to Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery	37
Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery—Reply	36
Life Cycle Analysis of a Pediatric Surgical Kit—A Target to Reduce Operating Room Waste	36
A Personalized Approach to Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism	36
Selection of Neoadjuvant Treatment Arms in Trials of Patients With Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus	35
Errors in Figure 4	35
JAMA Surgery	35
Additional Outcomes and Limitations in the Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries	35
Missing Information in Funding/Support	35
Methods, Complications, and Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Electroacupuncture After Colorectal Cancer Surgery—Reply	34
Quality Trauma Care Does Not End at the Hospital’s Lobby	34
Concerns About a Frailty Screening Initiative and Postoperative Mortality—Reply	34
A Proposed Framework for Measuring Access to Surgical Care in the United States	33
Electronic Patient-Reported Symptoms After Ambulatory Cancer Surgery	33
Robotic or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—Safety First	33
Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	32
Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor	32
Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department	31
Current Status of National Institutes of Health Research Funding for Women Surgeon-Scientists	31
Appraising the Quality of Development and Reporting in Surgical Prediction Models	31
Common Bile Duct Injury in Cholecystectomy—Reply	30
A Cautiously Optimistic Metric for Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	30
New Deputy Editor—March 2022	30
It Is Time for the Light to Shine on Organ Procurement Organizations	30
Socioeconomic Status and Postoperative Emergency Department Visits	30
Defining the Standard for Surgical Video Deidentification	29
Errors in Results and Table 2	29
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Colectomy—Better Than the Naked Eye?	29
Error in a Supplement	29
Women Surgeon-Scientists—Applying an Intersectional Lens to the Current Status of National Institutes of Health Funding	29
Benzodiazepines Not Main Suspect in Cardiac Surgery Delirium	29
Biliary Dyskinesia—Controversies, Diagnosis, and Management	28
Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant	28
The Need for a Better-Quality Reporting System for Ambulatory and Outpatient Surgery—Surgical Quality Without Walls	28
Sex Disparities in Trauma Care—Why Are the Women Waiting?	28
Cost-Effectiveness of Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation	28
Understanding Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Reform—Implications for Rural Surgical Care	28
Gastric Bypass vs Diet and Cardiovascular Risk Factors	28
Chemoradiotherapy and Local Excision vs Total Mesorectal Excision in T2-T3ab, N0, M0 Rectal Cancer	27
Development and Validation of Image-Based Deep Learning Models to Predict Surgical Complexity and Complications in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction	27
Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair	27
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy	26
Performance in Irish Selection and Future Performance in Surgical Training	26
Diagnosis of Respiratory Sarcopenia for Stratifying Postoperative Risk in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer	26
The Future of Health Care Is Female	26
Risk Prediction Model of 90-Day Mortality After Esophagectomy for Cancer	26
Management of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis	26
Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States	25
Resident Assessment—What Is Our Mission?	25
All Surgeons Should Be Palliative Care Surgeons	25
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy	25
Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis	25
Comments on Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance and Postoperative Outcomes	25
End Points and Statistical Analyses in a Trial of Transfascial Fixation for Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repairs—Reply	24
Lung Transplant for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	24
Variance Decomposition of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colon Cancer	24

Practical Guide to Designing a Clinical Trial in Surgery	24
Concerns Regarding Surgeon Special Interest and Years Following Termination of Training	24
Surrogate Measures for Comparative Effectiveness Between 2 Bariatric Surgical Procedures	24
Understanding the Purpose and Effects of a Liberal Fasting Policy of Clear Fluids Before Surgery—Reply	24
Supervision and Transparency in Resident Training	24
Patient Factors and Pathology and Ultrasonography Findings Associated With Appendectomy	23
Will Quantifying Fascial Tension Change the Practice of Component Separations in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction?	23
Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Thyroid Cancer–A Solution Looking for a Problem?	23
Targeting Chemoprophylaxis in Venous Thromboembolism Using Biomarker Guidance	23
The A Word—Our Collective Scarlet Letter	23
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2022	23
A Focus on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer	23
Limitations of the PREHAB Randomized Clinical Trial—Reply	23
Treatment for Patients With Multifocal Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma	23
New Liver Allocation Policy and National Liver Transplant Volume	22
Teaching Bleeding Control and Building Trust With a Community Affected by Firearm Injuries	22
Turning Stress Into Success—Surgery as Professional Sport	22
Error in Figure Key	22
Assessing the Ambulatory Surgery Center Volume-Outcome Association	22
Mixed Results With Oral Antibiotics for Fracture-Related Infections	22
Addressing Size-Based Disparities in Liver Transplant	22
Quantitative Tension on the Abdominal Wall in Posterior Components Separation With Transversus Abdominis Release	22
Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes	22
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2023	22
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Reply	21
The Gut-Lymph Model Gives New Treatment Strategies for Organ Failure	21
Effectiveness of Surgeon-Performed Paravertebral Block Analgesia for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery	21
Errors in Byline	21
Assessing Clinical Readiness	21
Pancreatic Fistula After Minimally Invasive and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy—Reply	21
Sometimes the Pipeline Starts at Home	21
Perioperative Management of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders at a Large Academic Health System	21
Practical Guide to Use of Simulation and Video Data	20
Differences in Helicopter Ambulance Use by Race and Ethnicity	20
Empowering Surgeons to Help Increase Value in Health Care Requires Better Data	20
Comparing Kidney Transplant Rates and Outcomes Among Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	20
Practical Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in Surgical Patients	20
LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease	19
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	19
Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department	19
Association of Year of Surgery and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in High-risk Patients, 2015-2021	19
Considerations for Use of Propensity Score Matching in Specific Patient Populations	19
New Editorial Board Member—March 2025	19
Pathomics Signature for Prognosis and Chemotherapy Benefits in Stage III Colon Cancer	19
Mobile Devices Restricted—Updating the Surgical Timeout	19
Cancer Care in the Incarcerated Population	18
Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Conjunction With Surgery in Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa	18
Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents	18
Amputation Rates and Associated Social Determinants of Health in the Most Populous US Counties	18
Outcomes Following Lung Transplant for COVID-19–Related Complications in the US	18
Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization With Sorafenib for Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus	18
Automatic Surgical Skill Assessment System Based on Concordance of Standardized Surgical Field Development Using Artificial Intelligence	18
Shared Decision-making—It’s Not for Everyone	18
Circulating Tumor DNA Dynamics as Prognostic Markers in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma	18
Management of Pilonidal Disease	18
Association of Delayed Surgery With Oncologic Long-term Outcomes in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Not Responding to Preoperative Chemoradiation	18
Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery	18
The Importance of Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents After Firearm-Related Injury	17
Etomidate vs Propofol in Older Surgical Patients	17
Using Behavioral Economics to Decrease Operating Room Costs and Promote Better Surgeon Accountability	17
Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery	17
Optimal Practices for Suspected Nodal Melanoma—The Role of the General Surgeon	17
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2023	17
Disability, Caregiving, and the Search for Equity in Transplant	17
A Careful Consideration of the Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—Reply	17
Error in the Byline Order	17
Errors in Text, Table, and Figure	17
Reevaluating Liver Donor Risk in the Era of Improved Hepatitis C Virus Treatment	17
Prognostic or Therapeutic—The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Contemporary Practice	17
Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease	17
Validated Models to Estimate Probability of Dialysis After Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy	17
Stomach-Preserving Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer—Reply	16
Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Across Race and Ethnicity in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort	16
Citizenship and Social Responsibility in Surgery	16
Opening the DOOR to a Novel Approach for Health Services Research	16
Management of Endoleaks After Elective Infrarenal Aortic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair	16
Error in Author Name	16
Successful Prevention of Parastomal Hernia Formation With Intra-Abdominal Funnel-Shaped Mesh	16
Association of Obesity With Diverticulitis in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos	16
Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Surgically Resected Pancreatic Carcinoma With Node-Negative Disease After Neoadjuvant Therapy	16
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy—Reply	16
Social Care Is Medical Care	16
Pain Management Details for Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks in Early Rib Fracture	16
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Interval Cytoreductive Surgery for Patients With Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer Who Had Received Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	16
Association of Gangrenous, Suppurative, and Exudative Findings With Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Children With Nonperforated Appendicitis	16
US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Policy Shift	16
Concerns About Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Guidelines	15
Overlapping Surgery—In DeBakey’s Shadow	15
Surgery for Appendicitis—Still Controversial?	15
Comparing International Revision Incidence of Commonly Used Breast Implants	15
Blinding, Placebo Effect, and GRADE Methodology—What Is Relevant?	15
Silent Cost of Private Equity Hospitals	15
Two Guidelines on Coronary Disease and the Atlantic Divide	15
Error in Abstract and Methods	15
JAMA Surgery	15