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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Compared to What?—Novel Methods to Approach Randomization for Long-term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes	476
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection—Reply	296
Trauma Laparotomies Result in Incisional Hernias, So What Is Next?	286
Emergency Department Trauma Activation Fees by Payer Type	281
Improving Preoperative Timeouts for Better Surgical Fire Readiness	275
A Venture Capital Model for Surgical Innovation at Academic Medical Centers	222
The Benefits of Surgery for Diverticular Disease—Have We Met the Burden of Proof?	193
Error in Author’s Name	181
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	177
Lack of Attending Surgeon Scrubbed and Resident Autonomy Are Not Equivalent	165
Sex-Adjusted Model for End-stage Liver Disease Scores for Liver Transplant Allocation—Reply	163
Errors in Figure and Nonauthor Collaborators Supplement	155
Nondirected, Advanced, and Voucher-Based Donation—The Importance of Terminology—Reply	137
Benefits of Mandated Registries for Generating Real-World Outcome Data	135
Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism—Understanding in Evolution	126
Social Work’s Role in Bridging Breast Cancer Care Gaps	121
JAMA Surgery	119
Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Patients With End-stage Liver Disease	112
Untangling Access and Quality in the VA Health Care System	102
Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Is Reported to Be High by LGBTQ+ Surgical Residents	99
Hemodynamic Impact of Cipepofol vs Propofol During Anesthesia Induction in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis	98
Defining Essential Surgery in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	96
Trends in Endovascular Aortic Repair Volume and Surveillance in the Era of the MISSION Act	96
Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	90
Routine Imaging or Symptomatic Follow-Up After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma	90

Recurrence Risk in Young Women With Breast Cancer	88
Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Restarting the Fire	86
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2024	84
Perioperative Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotic Allergy Assessment and Testing	84
Clinical Implications of Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests for African American Patients Requiring Surgery for Lung Cancer	83
Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center	83
Rates of National Institutes of Health Funding for Surgeon-Scientists, 1995-2020	81
Coagulopathy Treatment in Cardiac Surgery—Pharmacy or Blood Bank?	78
Organ Transplants From Deceased Donors With Primary Brain Tumors and Risk of Cancer Transmission	77
Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Prehospital Plasma Transfusion in Unstable Trauma Patients	77
Readmissions From Venous Thromboembolism After Complex Cancer Surgery	76
Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US	75
Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Patients With Gastric Cancer	75
Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity	75
The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery	75
Electroacupuncture vs Sham Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer	74
Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine Hydrochloride vs Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Alone as a Periarticular Anesthetic for Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement	73
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locoregional Recurrence Among Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, Node-Negative Breast Cancer	71
Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes	71
JAMA Surgery	70
Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Vulnerable Populations	68
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Cardiac Surgery	67
Seeing Gender Bias Through a Corrected Lens	66
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	65
Residency Research Fever Across the World—Reply	65
Errors in Text and Figures	65
Evaluating Long-term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Reply	63
Urinary Catheters for Inguinal Hernia Repair—The Challenges of Deimplementation of Routine Procedures	62
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	55
Construction of a Coloanal Anastomosis vs Closure of a Diverting Ileostomy	54
Portal Vein Thrombosis After Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	54
Vagus Nerve Preservation for Early Distal Gastric Cancer With Monitoring and Indocyanine Green Labeling	53
Comments on Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance and Postoperative Outcomes	52
Association of Mammographic Density With Risk of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and Contralateral Breast Cancer	51
Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability	51
Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery	51
Practical Guide to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education Research	50
The Future of Oncology Is Now	50
Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life	49
Association of Local Therapy With Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Young Women With Breast Cancer	49
Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults	49
Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients	48
Association of Frailty With Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients	48
Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial Surgery	47
Practical Guide to Quality Control in Surgical Trials	47
Implementing Culturally Tailored Outpatient Surgical Care	47
Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in General Surgery	47
Evaluation of the Intention-to-Treat Benefit of Living Donation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting a Liver Transplant	47

Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection—Reply	46
Effective Deimplementation of Low-Value Preoperative Testing	45
Patterns in Transvaginal Mesh Surgery After Government Regulation in the United States	45
New Statistical Editor—September 2024	44
Error in Figure	44
Kidney Transplant Outcome Following Donation After Euthanasia	43
Life Cycle Analysis of a Pediatric Surgical Kit—A Target to Reduce Operating Room Waste	43
Incidence, Burden on the Health Care System, and Factors Associated With Incisional Hernia After Trauma Laparotomy	43
Long-Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis	42
New Web and Deputy Editor—July 2025	42
National Evaluation of Surgical Resident Grit and the Association With Wellness Outcomes	42
Association of Trauma With Long-Term Risk of Death and Immune-Mediated or Cancer Disease in Same-Sex Twins	42
Is Preoperative Optimization Right for Every Hernia Patient?	41
Patterns in Location of Death From Firearm Injury in the US	41
Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Survival After BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Resection	41
Association Between Race and Receipt of Home- and Community-Based Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries	39
Green Operating Room—Current Standards and Insights From a Large North American Medical Center	39
Association of Body Surface Area With Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant and Novel Allocation Policies	39
Optimal Surveillance Interval of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas	39
Time From Colorectal Cancer Surgery to Adjuvant Chemotherapy	39
Social Determinants of Health and Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking in Older Veterans	39
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection	38
Applications of Liquid Biopsy for Surgical Patients With Cancer	38
How Can We Improve Surgical Care of Patients Who Are Homeless?	37
Short-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic vs Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	37
Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery—Reply	36
Demographic Representation in 3 Leading Artificial Intelligence Text-to-Image Generators	36
Additional Outcomes and Limitations in the Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries	36
Management of Diverticulitis	36
A Personalized Approach to Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism	36
Quality Trauma Care Does Not End at the Hospital’s Lobby	35
JAMA Surgery	35
Methods, Complications, and Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Electroacupuncture After Colorectal Cancer Surgery—Reply	35
Missing Information in Funding/Support	35
Selection of Neoadjuvant Treatment Arms in Trials of Patients With Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus	35
Errors in Figure 4	35
Concerns About a Frailty Screening Initiative and Postoperative Mortality—Reply	34
Robotic or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—Safety First	33
A Proposed Framework for Measuring Access to Surgical Care in the United States	33
Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor	32
Benzodiazepines Not Main Suspect in Cardiac Surgery Delirium	31
Socioeconomic Status and Postoperative Emergency Department Visits	31
It Is Time for the Light to Shine on Organ Procurement Organizations	31
Errors in Results and Table 2	31
Common Bile Duct Injury in Cholecystectomy—Reply	31
Appraising the Quality of Development and Reporting in Surgical Prediction Models	31
Error in a Supplement	31
New Deputy Editor—March 2022	31
A Cautiously Optimistic Metric for Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	31
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Colectomy—Better Than the Naked Eye?	30
Defining the Standard for Surgical Video Deidentification	30
Biliary Dyskinesia—Controversies, Diagnosis, and Management	30
Women Surgeon-Scientists—Applying an Intersectional Lens to the Current Status of National Institutes of Health Funding	30
Current Status of National Institutes of Health Research Funding for Women Surgeon-Scientists	29
Diagnosis of Respiratory Sarcopenia for Stratifying Postoperative Risk in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer	29
Sex Disparities in Trauma Care—Why Are the Women Waiting?	29
Performance in Irish Selection and Future Performance in Surgical Training	29
Management of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis	29
Understanding Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Reform—Implications for Rural Surgical Care	29
The Future of Health Care Is Female	29
The Need for a Better-Quality Reporting System for Ambulatory and Outpatient Surgery—Surgical Quality Without Walls	29
Risk Prediction Model of 90-Day Mortality After Esophagectomy for Cancer	28
Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair	28
Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant	28
Corrections and Clarifications to Address Concerns About Reporting of Studies of Bioengineered Arteries for Repair of Extremity Vascular Injuries	28
Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department	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
Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis	27
Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States	26
Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	26
Electronic Patient-Reported Symptoms After Ambulatory Cancer Surgery	26
Cost-Effectiveness of Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation	25
Supervision and Transparency in Resident Training	25
Resident Assessment—What Is Our Mission?	25
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy	25
Gastric Bypass vs Diet and Cardiovascular Risk Factors	25
Surrogate Measures for Comparative Effectiveness Between 2 Bariatric Surgical Procedures	25
Variance Decomposition of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colon Cancer	25
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy	25

Comments on Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance and Postoperative Outcomes	25
Concerns Regarding Surgeon Special Interest and Years Following Termination of Training	25
Understanding the Purpose and Effects of a Liberal Fasting Policy of Clear Fluids Before Surgery—Reply	24
Patient Factors and Pathology and Ultrasonography Findings Associated With Appendectomy	24
Limitations of the PREHAB Randomized Clinical Trial—Reply	24
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2022	24
End Points and Statistical Analyses in a Trial of Transfascial Fixation for Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repairs—Reply	24
The A Word—Our Collective Scarlet Letter	24
Treatment for Patients With Multifocal Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma	24
Lung Transplant for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	24
Targeting Chemoprophylaxis in Venous Thromboembolism Using Biomarker Guidance	24
Will Quantifying Fascial Tension Change the Practice of Component Separations in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction?	24
Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Thyroid Cancer–A Solution Looking for a Problem?	24
Turning Stress Into Success—Surgery as Professional Sport	23
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2023	23
New Liver Allocation Policy and National Liver Transplant Volume	23
Mixed Results With Oral Antibiotics for Fracture-Related Infections	23
Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes	23
Addressing Size-Based Disparities in Liver Transplant	23
Teaching Bleeding Control and Building Trust With a Community Affected by Firearm Injuries	23
Effectiveness of Surgeon-Performed Paravertebral Block Analgesia for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery	22
Pancreatic Fistula After Minimally Invasive and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy—Reply	22
Perioperative Management of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders at a Large Academic Health System	22
Error in Figure Key	22
Assessing the Ambulatory Surgery Center Volume-Outcome Association	22
Sometimes the Pipeline Starts at Home	21
Assessing Clinical Readiness	21
Amputation Rates and Associated Social Determinants of Health in the Most Populous US Counties	21
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Reply	21
Errors in Byline	21
Practical Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in Surgical Patients	21
Empowering Surgeons to Help Increase Value in Health Care Requires Better Data	21
The Gut-Lymph Model Gives New Treatment Strategies for Organ Failure	21
Practical Guide to Use of Simulation and Video Data	21
Management of Pilonidal Disease	21
Mobile Devices Restricted—Updating the Surgical Timeout	20
LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease	20
Cancer Care in the Incarcerated Population	20
Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department	20
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	20
New Editorial Board Member—March 2025	20
Association of Delayed Surgery With Oncologic Long-term Outcomes in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Not Responding to Preoperative Chemoradiation	19
Circulating Tumor DNA Dynamics as Prognostic Markers in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma	19
Practical Guide to Designing a Clinical Trial in Surgery	19
Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization With Sorafenib for Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus	19
Differences in Helicopter Ambulance Use by Race and Ethnicity	19
All Surgeons Should Be Palliative Care Surgeons	19
Considerations for Use of Propensity Score Matching in Specific Patient Populations	19
Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents	19
Automatic Surgical Skill Assessment System Based on Concordance of Standardized Surgical Field Development Using Artificial Intelligence	19
Outcomes Following Lung Transplant for COVID-19–Related Complications in the US	18
Quantitative Tension on the Abdominal Wall in Posterior Components Separation With Transversus Abdominis Release	18
Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery	18
Association of Year of Surgery and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in High-risk Patients, 2015-2021	18
Comparing Kidney Transplant Rates and Outcomes Among Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	18
Using Behavioral Economics to Decrease Operating Room Costs and Promote Better Surgeon Accountability	18
The Importance of Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents After Firearm-Related Injury	18
Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Conjunction With Surgery in Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa	18
Pathomics Signature for Prognosis and Chemotherapy Benefits in Stage III Colon Cancer	18
Shared Decision-making—It’s Not for Everyone	18
A Focus on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer	18
Etomidate vs Propofol in Older Surgical Patients	17
Prognostic or Therapeutic—The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Contemporary Practice	17
Validated Models to Estimate Probability of Dialysis After Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy	17
Social Care Is Medical Care	17
Optimal Practices for Suspected Nodal Melanoma—The Role of the General Surgeon	17
Disability, Caregiving, and the Search for Equity in Transplant	17
Error in the Byline Order	17
Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease	17
Stomach-Preserving Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer—Reply	17
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2023	17
Errors in Text, Table, and Figure	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 Author Name	17
Successful Prevention of Parastomal Hernia Formation With Intra-Abdominal Funnel-Shaped Mesh	17
Evaluation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Surgeons Caring for Patients at High Social Risk	16
Surgery for Appendicitis—Still Controversial?	16
Pain Management Details for Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks in Early Rib Fracture	16
Association of Obesity With Diverticulitis in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos	16
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy—Reply	16
Association of Gangrenous, Suppurative, and Exudative Findings With Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Children With Nonperforated Appendicitis	16
Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Surgically Resected Pancreatic Carcinoma With Node-Negative Disease After Neoadjuvant Therapy	16
Shared Decision-Making in the Surgical Sciences	16
Drug-Gene Interactions and Clinical Outcomes After Vascular Surgery in the Million Veteran Program	16
Citizenship and Social Responsibility in Surgery	16
Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Prediction Models for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema Incorporating Racial Differences in Disease Incidence	16
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Interval Cytoreductive Surgery for Patients With Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer Who Had Received Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	16
Association Between Patient Perception of Surgeons and Color of Scrub Attire	16
Orchestrating Cancer Care—Will the Surgeon Always Participate?	16
US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Policy Shift	16
Comparing International Revision Incidence of Commonly Used Breast Implants	16
Reevaluating Liver Donor Risk in the Era of Improved Hepatitis C Virus Treatment	16
Engendered Perceptions About Surgeon Gender and Patient Outcomes After Cesarean Delivery	15
The Importance of Representation and Gender Valuation in the Field of Neurological Surgery	15
More Than a Pause—Full Stop Needed to Support Pregnancy During Residency	15