Submissions from 2016
Video Ratings of Surgical Skill and Late Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery, Christopher P. Scally, Oliver A. Varban, Arthur M. Carlin, John D. Birkmeyer, and Justin B. Dimick
Nonoperative Damage Control: The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Traumatic Bronchial Avulsion as a Bridge to Definitive Operation, Nathan Schmoekel, James V. O'Connor, and Thomas M. Scalea
A New Panel of Blood Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion in Adults, Rongzi Shan, Joanna Szmydynger-Chodobska, Otis U. Warren, Farah Mohammad, Brian Zink, and Adam Chodobski
A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma: Results from ACOSOG (Alliance) Z1072, Rache M. Simmons, Karla V. Ballman, Charles Cox, Ned Carp, Jennifer Sabol, Rosa Hwang, Deanna Attai, Michael Sabel, Saulavid Nathanson, Andrew Kenler, Linsey Gold, Cary Kaufman, Linda Han, Aaron Bleznak, J Stanley Smith, Dennis Holmes, Bruno Fornage, Carisa Le-Petross, Syed Hoda, Linda McCall, and Kelly Hunt
Trans-oral robotic surgical excision of an ectopic parathyroid adenoma, Matthew M. Smith, William G. Young, Arthur M. Carlin, and T Ghanem
A Preoperative Risk Model for Postoperative Pneumonia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Raymond J. Strobel, Qixing Liang, Min Zhang, Xiaoting Wu, Mary Rogers, Patricia Theurer, Astrid Fishstrom, Steven Harrington, Alphonse DeLucia, Gaetano Paone, Himanshu Patel, Richard Prager, and Donald Likosky
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in the Liver Explant After Liver Transplantation: Histological Differentiation and Prognosis, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Joseph Obeid, C Burmeister, David Bruno, Marwan Kazimi, Atsushi Yoshida, Marwan S. Abouljoud, and Gabriel Schnickel
Arterioenteric fistula 12 years after kidney transplant, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Anita Patel, Krishna G. Putchakayala, Jason Denny, Dean Kim, and Lauren Malinzak
Lower Extremity Microembolism in Open vs Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Shahab Toursavadkohi, Stavros K. Kakkos, Ilan Rubinfeld, and Alexander D. Shepard
Technique or technology? Evaluating leaks after gastric bypass, Oliver A. Varban, Ruth B. Cassidy, Kyle H. Sheetz, Ann Cain-Nielsen, Arthur M. Carlin, Jon L. Schram, Matthew J. Weiner, Daniel Bacal, Amanda Stricklen, and Jonathan F. Finks
Surgical skill in bariatric surgery: Does skill in one procedure predict outcomes for another?, Oliver A. Varban, Caprice C. Greenberg, Jon Schram, Amir Ghaferi, Joythi Thumma, Arthur Carlin, and Justin Dimick
Predicting LVOT Obstruction After TMVR, Dee Dee Wang, Marvin H. Eng, Adam Greenbaum, Eric Myers, Michael Forbes, Milan Pantelic, Thomas Song, Christina Nelson, George Divine, Andrew R. Taylor, Janet Wyman, Mayra Guerrero, Robert Lederman, Gaetano Paone, and William O'Neill
Application of 3-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Image Guidance to WATCHMAN Implantation and Impact on Early Operator Learning Curve: Single-Center Experience, Dee Dee Wang, Marvin H. Eng, Daniel Kupsky, Eric Myers, Michael Forbes, Mehnaz Rahman, Mohammed Zaidan, Sachin Parikh, Janet Wyman, Milan Pantelic, Thomas Song, Jeffrey Nadig, Patrick Karabon, Adam Greenbaum, and William O'Neill
Should Patients with Hepatic Fibrosis Undergo LVAD Implantation: A Comparative Analysis, Linnea Xuereb, Pauline H. Go, Babbaljeet Kaur, Silvy Akrawe, Jamil Borgi, Gaetano Paone, and Jeffrey A. Morgan
Impact of Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation on Postoperative Thromboembolic Events After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation, Linnea Xuereb, Pauline H. Go, Babbaljeet Kaur, Silvy Akrawe, HW Nemeh, Jamil Borgi, Celeste Williams, Gaetano Paone, and Jeffrey Morgan
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Liver Transplant Patients: Risks and Prevention, James Yip, David A. Bruno, C Burmeister, Marwan Kazimi, Atsushi Yoshida, Marwan S. Abouljoud, and Gabriel Schnickel
Submissions from 2015
Incidence and prognosis of vascular complications after percutaneous placement of left ventricular assist device, Miriam Abaunza, Loay S. Kabbani, Timothy Nypaver, Adam Greenbaum, Praveen Balraj, Sherazuddin Qureshi, Mohammad Alqarqaz, and Alexander D. Shepard
Surgical options for the management of portal hypertension, Marwan S. Abouljoud and Lauren Malinzak
A video case report of LRYGB in a patient with a left ventricular assist device, Ali Amro and Michel Murr
Inferior vena cava collapsibility loses correlation with internal jugular vein collapsibility during increased thoracic or intra-abdominal pressure, Zachary Bauman, Victor Coba, Marika Gassner, David Amponsah, John Gallien, Dionne J. Blyden, and Keith Killu
Lung Injury Prediction Score Is Useful in Predicting Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Mortality in Surgical Critical Care Patients, Zachary M. Bauman, Marika Y. Gassner, Megan A. Coughlin, Megan Mahan, and Jill Watras
The Combination of Gastroschisis, Jejunal Atresia, and Colonic Atresia in a Newborn, Zachary Bauman and Victor Nanagas
Gallbladder Volvulus Presenting as Acute Appendicitis, Zachary Bauman, John M. Ruggero, and John J. Lim
Physician leadership initiatives at small or mid-size organizations, J Bisordi and Marwan S. Abouljoud
Successful Porcine Renal Transplantation After 60 Minutes of Donor Warm Ischemia: Extracorporeal Perfusion and Thrombolytics, David S. Demos, Amit Iyengar, Benjamin S. Bryner, Brian W. Gray, Hayley R. Hoffman, Marie S. Cornell, John E. Wilkinson, Daniel E. Mazur, Robert H. Bartlett, Jeffrey D. Punch, and Alvaro Rojas-Peña
Nadir Hematocrit on Bypass and Rates of Acute Kidney Injury: Does Sex Matter?, Michelle C. Ellis, Theron A. Paugh, Timothy A. Dickinson, John Fuller, Jeffrey Chores, Gaetano Paone, Michael Heung, Karsten Fliegner, Andrew L. Pruitt, Himanshu J. Patel, Min Zhang, Richard L. Prager, and Donald S. Likosky
CDDO-Me inhibits tumor growth and prevents recurrence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Xiaohua Gao, Dorrah Deeb, Yongbo Liu, Patricia Liu, Yiguan Zhang, Jiajiu Shaw, and Subhash C. Gautam
Feasibility of common carotid artery point of care ultrasound in cardiac output measurements compared to invasive methods, Marika Gassner, Keith Killu, Zachary Bauman, Victor Coba, Kelly Rosso, and Dionne J. Blyden
Colonic lipomas and liposarcomas, N Ghalyaie and Eric J. Szilagy
Greater Volume of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution May Aid in Reducing Blood Transfusions After Cardiac Surgery, Joshua Goldberg, Theron A. Paugh, Timothy A. Dickinson, John Fuller, Gaetano Paone, Patty F. Theurer, Kenneth G. Shann, Thoralf M. Sundt, Richard L. Prager, and Donald S. Likosky
Effect of Preoperative Albumin Levels on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Device Implantation, Pauline H. Go, Arielle Hodari, Hassan Nemeh, Jamil Borgi, David E. Lanfear, Celeste Williams, Gaetano Paone, and Jeffrey A. Morgan
Accuracy of 2-Phase Parathyroid CT for the Preoperative Localization of Parathyroid Adenomas in Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Brent Griffith, Hamad Chaudhary, G Mahmood, Arthur M. Carlin, Edward L. Peterson, Michael C. Singer, and Suresh C. Patel
Pancreatic Resection Results in a Statewide Surgical Collaborative, Mark A. Healy, Robert W. Krell, Zaid M. Abdelsattar, Laurence E. McCahill, D Kwon, Timothy L. Frankel, Samantha Hendren, Darrell A. Campbell, and Sandra L. Wong
Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy With Real-Time Perfusion Assessment, Arielle Hodari, Ko-Un Park, Brian Lace, Athanasios Tsiouris, and Zane Hammoud
Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, David M. Shahian, Richard L. Prager, Fred H. Edwards, Donna McDonald, Jane M. Han, Richard S. D'Agostino, Marshall L. Jacobs, Benjamin D. Kozower, Vinay Badhwar, Vinod H. Thourani, Henning A. Gaissert, Felix G. Fernandez, Cam Wright, James I. Fann, Gaetano Paone, Juan A. Sanchez, Joseph C. Cleveland, J M. Brennan, Rachel S. Dokholyan, Sean M. O'Brien, Eric D. Peterson, Frederick L. Grover, and G A. Patterson
Determinants of burnout among transplant surgeons: a national survey in the United States, Michelle T. Jesse, Marwan S. Abouljoud, and Anne Eshelman
Burnout in transplant nurses, Michelle T. Jesse, Marwan S. Abouljoud, Kathy Hogan, and Anne Eshelman
Quality and outcomes reporting in trauma using International Statistical Classification for Diseases, Ninth Revision codes, Efstathios Karamanos, Alexander Van Esbroeck, Sanjay Mohanty, Zeeshan Syed, and Ilan Rubinfeld
Tobacco Use and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction Mammoplasty, Efstathios Karamanos, Benjamin Wei, Aamir Siddiqui, and Ilan Rubinfeld
Predictors of Clavien 4 Complications and Mortality After Necrosectomy: Analysis of the NSQIP Database, Nina Kolbe, Stephanie Bakey, Lisa Louwers, Dionne J. Blyden, Mathilda Horst, Anthony Falvo, Joe Patton, and Ilan Rubinfeld
Assessing Risk of Critical Care Complications and Mortality in the Elective Bariatric Surgery Population Using a Modified Frailty Index, Nina Kolbe, Arthur M. Carlin, Stephanie Bakey, Lisa Louwers, Hathilda Horst, and Ilan Rubinfeld
Treatment of acute hemorrhoidal crisis using hyaluronidase with local anesthetic prior to surgical excision, Nina Kolbe and J Hain
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) telemedicine project in rural Nicaragua and its impact on patient management, Nina Kolbe, Keith Killu, Victor Coba, Luca Neri, Kathleen M. Garcia, Marti McCulloch, Alberta Spreafico, and Scott A. Dulchavsky
Red Blood Cell Transfusions Impact Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Donald S. Likosky, Gaetano Paone, Min Zhang, Mary A. M. Rogers, Steven D. Harrington, Patricia F. Theurer, Alphonse DeLucia, Astrid Fishstrom, Anton Camaj, and Richard L. Prager
Sources of Variation in Hospital-Level Infection Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Heart Surgery Database, Donald S. Likosky, Amelia S. Wallace, Richard L. Prager, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Min Zhang, Steven D. Harrington, Paramita Saha-Chaudhuri, Patricia F. Theurer, Astrid Fishstrom, Rachel S. Dokholyan, David M. Shahian, and J S. Rankin
Treatment of 200 locally advanced (stage III) pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients with irreversible electroporation: safety and efficacy, Robert CG Martin, D Kwon, Sricharan Chalikonda, Marty Sellers, Eric Kotz, Charles Scoggins, Kelly M. McMasters, and Kevin Watkins
Transmission of infection to liver transplant recipients from donors with infective endocarditis: lessons learned, M. H. Miceli, M. Gonulalan, Mary Perri, Linoj Samuel, M. A. Al Fares, Kimberly Brown, D. A. Bruno, Marcus J. Zervos, Mayur Ramesh, and George Alangaden
Genuflecting to Hospital Variation in Home Discharge-Reply, Sanjay Mohanty, Mark Cohen, and Karl Y. Bilimoria
Risk of discharge to postacute care: a patient-centered outcome for the american college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program surgical risk calculator, Sanjay Mohanty, Yaoming Liu, Jennifer L. Paruch, Thomas E. Kmiecik, Mark E. Cohen, Clifford Y. Ko, and Karl Y. Bilimoria
Post-transplant course of hepatitis C after living donor liver transplantation in association with polymorphisms near IFNL3, Kristin G. Monaghan, Humberto C. Gonzalez, Albert M. Levin, Marwan S. Abouljoud, and Stuart C. Gordon
Prognosis after recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplantation: predictors for successful treatment and survival, Shunji Nagai, Richard S. Mangus, Chandrashekhar A. Kubal, Burcin Ekser, Jonathan A. Fridell, Kendell R. Klingler, Mary A. Maluccio, and A J. Tector
Self-reported remission of obstructive sleep apnea following bariatric surgery: cohort study, Myura Nagendran, Arthur M. Carlin, Daniel Bacal, Jeffrey A. Genaw, Abdelkader A. Hawasli, Nancy J. Birkmeyer, and Jonathan F. Finks
Sentinel lymph node metastases in cancer: causes, detection and their role in disease progression, Saul D. Nathanson, Rupen Shah, and K Rosso
Red blood cells and mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an analysis of 672 operative deaths, Gaetano Paone, Morley A. Herbert, Patricia F. Theurer, Gail F. Bell, Jaelene K. Williams, Francis L. Shannon, Donald S. Likosky, and Richard L. Prager
Novel Use of External Tissue Expander for Management of Sternal Wound Dehiscence, Ko-Un Park and Kenneth Moquin
Hospital Characteristics Associated With Penalties in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, Ravi Rajaram, Jeanette W. Chung, Christine V. Kinnier, Cynthia Barnard, Sanjay Mohanty, Emily S. Pavey, Megan C. McHugh, and Karl Y. Bilimoria
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Version 273: More Is Better, Terry Shih, Gaetano Paone, Patricia F. Theurer, Donna McDonald, David M. Shahian, and Richard L. Prager
Rates of Kidney Transplantation From Living and Deceased Donors for Blacks and Whites in the United States, 1998 to 2011., Akshay Sood, Newaj M. Abdullah, Firas Abdollah, Marwan S. Abouljoud, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Mani Menon, and Jesse D. Sammon
Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal margin, M Times and K U. Park
Clinical Utility of a Plasma Protein Classifier for Indeterminate Lung Nodules, Anil Vachani, Zane Hammoud, Steven Springmeyer, Neri Cohen, Dao Nguyen, Christina Williamson, Sandra Starnes, Stephen Hunsucker, Scott Law, Xiao-Jun Li, Alexander Porter, and Paul Kearney
Variation in Patient-reported Outcomes Across Hospitals Following Surgery, Jennifer F. Waljee, Amir Ghaferi, Jonathan F. Finks, Ruth Cassidy, Oliver Varban, Arthur M. Carlin, Noelle Carlozzi, and Justin Dimick
Epidermoid cancers of the anal canal, Shawn P. Webb
Treatment of Severe Metabolic Alkalosis with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Bicarbonate Kinetic Equations of Clinical Value, Lenar Yessayan, Jerry Yee, Stan Frinak, David Kwon, and Balazs Szamosfalvi
