Kumins, Norman H Qin, Vivian L Driscoll, Erin C Morrow, Katherine L Kashyap, Vikram S Ning, Anne Y Tucker, Nicholas J King, Alexander H Quereshy, Humzah A Dash, Siddhartha
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American journal of surgery
Computer-based video training (CBVT) of surgical skills overcomes limitations of 1:1 instruction. We hypothesized that a self-directed CBVT program could teach novices by dividing basic surgical skills into sequential, easily-mastered steps. We developed a 12 video program teaching basic knot tying and suturing skills introduced in discrete, increm...
McQueen, Sydney Mobilio, Melanie Hammond Moulton, Carol-Anne
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American journal of surgery
Physician stress impacts patient care and provider wellness. Researchers have largely used reductionist approaches to study stress (e.g. focusing on physiology). This study sought to understand surgeons' subjective experiences of stress in the workplace, using a holistic perspective. Using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, semi-structur...
Krishnan, Aravind Hsu, Joshua Ha, Jinny S Broderick, Stephen R Shah, Pali D Higgins, Robert Sd Merlo, Christian A Bush, Errol L
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American journal of surgery
We aimed to assess the prognostic value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) on long-term outcomes and graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. We retrospectively reviewed all patients receiving a lung transplant at our institution from 2011 to 2014. The primary exposure was elevated NLR at the time of transplant, defined by NLR>4. The prim...
Schendel, Jennifer Jost, Evan Mah, Matt Mack, Lloyd McCall, Michael Gu, Ningzhi Kong, Shiying Xu, Yuan Bouchard-Fortier, Antoine
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American journal of surgery
As Canada's population ages, incidence of gastric cancer in elderly patients is increasing. There is little data on treatment and outcomes of gastric cancer in patients older than age 75. This study aimed to assess treatment patterns and outcomes of non-metastatic elderly gastric cancer patients in Alberta, Canada. Records of elderly patients (age ...
Cooney, Carisa M Aravind, Pathik Lifchez, Scott D Hultman, C Scott Weber, Robert A Brooke, Sebastian Cooney, Damon S
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American journal of surgery
Previous studies show female residents tend to underrate and male residents to overrate their own performance. We sought to determine if plastic surgery resident trainee self-evaluations differ by resident sex. We extracted Operative Entrustability Assessment (OEA) data for plastic surgery programs from MileMarker™, a program capable of storing ass...
Agarwal, Shilpa Bruff, Allison Mazzei, Michael Zhao, Huaqing Edwards, Michael A
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American journal of surgery
Bariatric surgery is associated with 20-30% weight recidivism. As a result, revisional bariatric operation is increasingly performed. Disparity in bariatric outcomes remains controversial and very little is known about revisional bariatric surgery outcomes in ethnic cohorts. Revisional bariatric cases were identified from the 2015 and 2016 Bariatri...
Edwards, Michael A Mazzei, Michael Zhao, Huaqing Reddy, Satyajit Bashir, Riyaz
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American journal of surgery
Prophylactic inferior vena cava (IVC) filter use in bariatric surgery patients is a physician- and patient-dependent practice pattern with unclear safety and efficacy. Factors that mediate physicians' decisions for IVC filter placement preoperatively remain unclear. The role of race in decision-making also remains unclear. From the 2015-2016 MBASQI...
Wilson, Madeleine Patel, Anery Goldner, Whitney Baker, John Sayed, Zafar Fingeret, Abbey L
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American journal of surgery
Thyroid lobectomy is performed for symptomatic benign nodules, indeterminate nodules, or low-risk well differentiated thyroid cancer. We aimed to determine factors associated with thyroid stimulating hormone over goal (TH) following lobectomy. We performed a retrospective single-institution cohort study of patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy from...
Robinson, Thomas N Kovar, Alexandra Carmichael, Heather Overbey, Doug M Goode, Christina M Jones, Teresa S
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American journal of surgery
We hypothesized that postoperative delirium is associated with diminished recovery toward baseline preoperative ambulation levels one-month postoperatively. Patients included were ≥60 years old undergoing inpatient operations. Ambulation was measured as steps/day using an accelerometer worn for ≥3-days preoperatively and ≥28-days postoperatively. P...
Dream, Sophie Olivet, Meagan Mandabach Tanner, Lauren Chen, Herbert
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American journal of surgery
Medical students applying for general surgery residencies often require a letter of recommendation (LOR) from the Surgical Chair. However, LORs may reveal gender and ethnic bias. This study examines the presence of implicit bias in general surgery resident selection by evaluating chair LORs. A retrospective study of 149 LORs for categorical general...
