American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Is thiel embalming worth the risk?	117
The correlation Between anal pap cytology and histologic outcomes in HIV-Positive males	115
Implementation, evaluation, and modification of a near-peer learning group in graduate surgical education	89
Charges, length of stay, and complication associations with trauma center ownership in adult patients with mild to moderate trauma	74
Comparing outcomes for non-metastatic rectal cancer in academic vs. community centers: A propensity-matched analysis of the National Cancer Database	68
Disparate opinions on the value of Vice Chairs of education in Departments of Surgery: A national survey of Department Chairs and other surgical education stakeholders	56
Validation of a left-sided colectomy anastomotic leak risk score and assessment of diversion practices	53
Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM)	53
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	42
Turf wars, textbooks, and Darwin's Bulldog: The growing divide between dogma and reality for diverticulitis. Claude H. Organ, Jr. Memorial Lecture	37
Implications of lack of available personal protective equipment on surgical trainees: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	34
A randomized controlled pilot trial of video-modelling versus telementoring for improved hemorrhage control wound packing	31
The history of European surgery in the 18th century: The Italian innovator Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla (1728–1800) at the Hapsburg court of Joseph II of Austria. A pioneer of medical and surgical ed	31
Understanding ultrarare adverse events - Lessons learned from a twelve-year review of intraoperative deaths at an academic medical center	30
Oral examination of fourth-year medical students on surgery rotations allows faculty to assess Core Entrustable Professional Activities for entering Residency (CEPAR): Proof-of-concept and analysis of	29
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	29
Two-center analysis of cannabis on venous thromboembolism risk after traumatic injury: A matched analysis	28
The risk of preterm delivery after appendectomy during pregnancy is higher in the face of a negative appendectomy	28
Neoadjuvant treatment in advanced resectable melanoma and the need for a predictive biomarker - is pathologic complete response (pCR) the answer?	27
Evaluation of operating room inefficiencies and their impact on operating room duration using a surgical app	27
National practice patterns in the use of endoscopic ultrasound biopsy for resectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Insights into the role of DOTATATE PET/CT in diagnosis	27
Surgical tactics of parathyroidectomy: Should we abandon the use of ioPTH?	27
Understanding current ergonomics setup for urologists conducting anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate surgeries: Survey analysis from the endourological society	26
Predictors of nodal positivity in clinically under-staged patients with colon cancer: A National Cancer Database study and proposal of a predictive scoring system	26
Editorial Board	26

Unveiling the impact of trauma during pregnancy	25
Don't break the (blood) bank: Can waste be minimized in a whole blood program?	25
Management of pleural effusion in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: A systematic review and guideline	25
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	25
Editorial Board	24
NET guidelines for white patients may not fit Asian patients	24
Negative pressure incisional dressings for all?	23
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	23
Every minute counts	22
Reflection 2023 Southwestern Surgical Congress presidential address	22
Becoming an adrenal surgeon—transition from trainee to attending	21
From the Editor – in – Chief: Papers from the North Pacific Surgical Association	21
When the trauma never ends: (Post)-Traumatic Stress Disorder after COVID-19 amongst trauma and acute care surgeons	20
American Journal of Surgery editorial board statement	20
Factors that influence discharge opioid prescribing among bariatric surgeons across Michigan	20
Figuring in fatigue: A commentary on Schwartz et al., “Fatigue in surgical residents: An analysis of duty-hours and the effect of hypothetical naps on predicted performance”	20
From mild to gangrenous cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe 24 hours a day	19
Setting up violence intervention specialists for success: Bridging the gap between concept and practice in hospital-based violence intervention programs	19
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	18
Effect of preoperative potassium iodide administration on Graves’ disease surgery: a propensity score analysis	18
A deeper dive into disparities in IBD: Data from the ACS NSQIP	18
“It's not you, it's us”: Promoting physician wellness requires systematic change	18
Dr. Alexander J. Walt: Historian, philosopher, and surgical educator	18
FMALE score: Combining practical risk scales to improve preoperative predictive accuracy in emergency general surgery: A multi-centre prospective cohort study	18
Opioid analgesia in necrotizing pancreatitis: Incidence and timing of a hidden crisis	18
Outcomes of clostridioides difficile infection on inflammatory bowel disease patients undergoing colonic resection: A propensity score weighted NSQIP analysis	17
Using the tools we have to improve perioperative outcomes for mastectomy patients with severe persistent mental illness	17
The importance of product stewardship for plastic recovery of polyethylene terephthalate in the operating room	17
Risk factors for postoperative pancreatic fistula in the Era of pasireotide	17
Surgical outcomes after re-operation for excision of choledochal cyst with delayed biliary complications: A retrospective study on 40 patients	17
Patient inequities in affording surgical resident operative autonomy at Veterans Affairs teaching hospitals, does it extend to female patients?	17
Social media to overcome technological barriers in surgical training: Four Latin American experiences	17
Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough	17
Editorial Board	17
Adhesive small bowel obstruction in octogenarians: A 6-year retrospective single-center analysis of clinical management and outcomes	17
Management of the non-malignant colorectal polyp	16
Endocrine surgery and the surgeon-scientist: Bridging the gap between a rich history and a bright future	16
Bouffant or Surgeon’s cap and the struggle for identity	16
Editorial Board	16
Virtual interviews – Utilizing technological affordances as a predictor of applicant confidence	16
Prompt intervention in large bowel obstruction management: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis	16
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	16
Ethical challenges in education research during high stakes events – can participants truly “opt-out?”	16
Preoperative anemia and surgical outcomes following laparotomy in a resource-limited setting	16
The effect of social determinants of health on utilization of surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma patients	15
Patterns of health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma	15
Conventional hepatic arterial anatomy? Novel findings and insights of a multi-disciplinary hepatic arterial infusion pump program	15
Invited commentary – Parental leave policies in general surgery residencies	15
Elevated K/iCa ratio is an ancillary predictor for mortality in patients with severe hemorrhage: A decision tree analysis	15
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	15

Colorectal surgery patient perspectives on healthcare during the CoVID-19 pandemic	15
My thoughts: The rise of social media as a reporting source for firearm violence	15
The effect of preoperative oral nutritional supplementation on surgical site infections among adult patients undergoing elective surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	15
Indian surgery Trainee's perspective on surgical ergonomics principles and education: A long road ahead	15
Health related social needs and social determinants of health: Navigating the convoluted path of health equity in surgery	15
Improved outcomes for borderline resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a community cancer center	14
Mastectomy options for the treatment of ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence after lumpectomy	14
The Gender Gap in Surgeon Salaries - Striving to achieve pay equity	14
The Operating and Anesthetic Reference Assistant (OARA): A fine-tuned large language model for resident teaching	14
Masculinizing chest surgery for gender affirmation: A retrospective study of outcomes and patient reported satisfaction	14
Colon cancer deadlier in the young? A shifting paradigm	14
Pancreas tail adenocarcinoma tumor size is highly predictive of positive margins after a nonradical resection	14
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	14
Same-day discharge after appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Potential barriers to increased utilization	14
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	14
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	14
Colectomy for polyps is associated with high risk for complications and low risk for malignancy: Time for endoluminal surgery?	14
A nomogram for preoperative prediction of vessels encapsulating tumor clusters (VETC) pattern and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma	14
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	13
Loupe better: A guide for an ergonomic loupes training program	13
Maximizing the effectiveness of scribes in surgical practices	13
Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Don't wait to vaccinate	13
Can we improve preoperative staging for thyroid cancer?	13
Pandemic’s surgical sabotage	13
A nomogram to predict in-hospital mortality for post-gastrointestinal resection surgery patients in intensive care units: A retrospective cohort study	13
Determining when endoscopic ultrasound changes management for patients with pancreatic cystic neoplasms	13
Predictive factors of recurrence in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction in the multimodal era	13
#Surgery on Twitter: A Word of #Caution	13
Initial experience with minimal incision dual kidney transplantation	13
Identifying institutional factors in general surgery resident wellness and burnout	13
Returning to Miami: Vice or virtue?	13
Facing Surgery’s complicated past	13
Reversal of DOACs in trauma: Questions remain unanswered	13
Is it time for health equity-specific metrics?	13
Development and application of an inpatient traffic lights classification to improve the surgical ward round quality	12
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	12
Management of neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases	12
To strive or survive: An exploration of the meaning and inhibitors to thriving in surgical performance	12
Early-stage breast cancer treatment disparities in the Midsouth: Has anything changed?	12
Long-term symptom resolution following the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis	12
Access to telehealth services for colorectal cancer patients in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	12
Commentary: Locoregional metastasis of adrenocortical carcinoma and lymphadenectomy – Disease clearance or identification of high-risk features?	12
Medical students and mattering on the surgery clerkship rotation	12
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	12
The future of surgery - Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion through early mentorship	12
Resilience matters: Student perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on medical education	12
Editorial Board	12
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	12
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	12
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the April 2022 issue	12
Effect of pre-operative opioid exposure on surgical outcomes in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy	12
The phrase “We've Always Done It This Way” should be not get in the way of advancing science and the care of our patients. Let's question the A,B,Cs of trauma. Is prioritizing circulation better when	12
Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative acute kidney injury: A systematic review	12
A machine learning-based prediction model for delayed clinically important postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery	12
Editorial Board	12
The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as measured using non-invasive tests	12
The association of Hospital Medicare beneficiary payer-mix, national quality rankings and outcomes following hepatopancreatic surgery	12
The impact of COVID-19 on first-year medical education – Insights and lessons learned from students pursuing careers in surgery	12
Short-term outcomes of robotic inguinal hernia repair during robotic prostatectomy – An analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative	12
From the Editor – In – Chief: Featured papers in the May 2022 issue	12
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	12
Defining risk factors for mortality after emergent hiatal hernia repair in the era of minimally invasive surgery	11
Finding Parathyroid Glands. Festchrift: Dr. Janice L Pasieka Oct 14, 2023	11
Re-envisioning undergraduate surgical education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Bibliometric analysis of the classic cited papers in the American Journal of Surgery: Citation recapitulates surgical history	11
Skilled nursing facility care after colorectal cancer surgery: A call for quality improvement efforts	11
Surgical intervention for mechanical large bowel obstruction at a tertiary hospital: Which patients receive a stoma and how often are they reversed?	11
Scoping review of the second victim syndrome among surgeons: Understanding the impact, responses, and support systems	11
Individual-level barriers to bariatric surgery from patient and provider perspectives: A qualitative study	11
Surgeon stress negatively affects their non-technical skills in the operating room	11
A novel assessment model for teaching robot-assisted living donor nephrectomy in abdominal transplant surgery fellowship	11
A stakeholder model for prioritization and distribution of elective surgery for population health	11
Long-term sex-based outcomes after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data	11
Socioeconomic and racial disparities in survival for patients with stage IV cancer	11
The emergency surgery score (ESS) and outcomes in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: A post-hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study	11
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	11
Radiomics based on T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted MR imaging for preoperative prediction of tumor deposits in rectal cancer	11
Standing with our Veterans: Improving access to Veterans Affairs healthcare for their families	11

Application of the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator on a global scale	11
Associations between preoperative risks of postoperative complications: Results of an analysis of 4.8 Million ACS-NSQIP patients	11
Deficiencies in germline genetic testing in young-onset colorectal cancer patients	11
Spinal cord injury level and Phrenic Nerve Conduction Studies do not predict diaphragm pacing success or failure- all patients should undergo diagnostic laparoscopy	11
The association between fluid restriction and hyponatremia in newborns with gastroschisis	11
Outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons	11
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	11
Outcomes and quality of life of frail patients following elective ventral hernia repair: Retrospective review of a national hernia collaborative	11
Applying international organization for standards 9001 to create an effective surgical quality committee	11
Efficacy of a resident-as-teacher program (RATP) for general surgery residents: An evaluation of 3 Years of implementation	11
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	10
Social vulnerability is associated with higher risk-adjusted rates of postoperative complications in a broad surgical population	10
Commonly performed pelvic binder modifications for femoral access may hinder binder efficacy	10
Can screen-time help? An analysis of usage of patient engagement technology following colorectal surgery	10
Short- and long-term outcome of Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis in adults	10
Influence of endocrine multidisciplinary tumor board on patient management and treatment decision making	10
Successful de-implementation of an ineffective practice: The fall of docusate	10
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	10
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	10
The influence of operating room temperature and humidity on surgical site infection: A multisite ACS-NSQIP analysis	10
Change	10
Do high-volume centers mitigate complication risk and reduce costs associated with performing pancreaticoduodenectomy in ethnic minorities?	10
Evaluating mesh fixation techniques for ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised control trials	10
Adherence to neoadjuvant therapy guidelines for locally advanced rectal cancers in a region with sociodemographic disparities	10
Analysis of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing curative-intent resection of localized adrenocortical carcinoma	10
Colectomy for polyps is associated with high risk for complications and low risk for malignancy: Time for endoluminal surgery?	10
Hernia recurrence after primary repair of small umbilical hernia defects	10
Influence of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy on textbook outcome attainment at time of mastectomy	10
Surgical outcomes and travel burden among medicare beneficiaries living in Health Professional Shortage Areas	10
Clinical diagnosis of cholecystitis in emergency department patients with cholelithiasis is indication for urgent cholecystectomy: A comparison of clinical, ultrasound, and pathologic diagnosis	10
The impact of mastectomy and reconstruction technique on patient perceived quality of Life	10
Analysis of fibrinolytic shutdown in trauma patients with traumatic brain injury	10
Pancreatic insufficiency following pancreatectomy: Does underlying tumor syndrome confer a greater risk?	10
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	10
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	10
Below the knee, let it be: Management of calf DVT in hospitalized trauma patients	10
Abnormal vital signs after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: More common than you think	10
Implications of the interaction between travel burden and area deprivation for patients with pancreatic cancer	10
The impact of a “Residents as Teachers” Workshop at one year follow-up	10
“Who wants me to do what?” varied expectations from key stakeholder groups in the surgical intensive care unit creates a challenging learning environment	10
Proximal protective diverting ostomy following colon anastomosis for penetrating trauma may not be protective: A matched cohort study	9
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	9
The use of retroperitoneoscopy in the biopsy of retroperitoneal lesions: How I do it	9
A framework for studying race-based disparities in the use of metabolic and bariatric surgery for the management of pediatric obesity	9
DCIS: When is accelerated partial breast irradiation an option? A meta-analysis on outcomes and eligibility	9
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	9
From the Editor – In – Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	9
Systematic variable reduction for simplification of incisional hernia risk prediction instruments	9
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	9
Retrospective review of intervention for traumatic blunt spleen injuries in adolescents by trauma center type	9
Live to fight another day: Combining parenchymal sparing resection and ablative therapy in neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases	9
Association of Women Surgeons presidential address: It takes a village	9
Post-discharge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized trauma patients: A retrospective comparison of patients receiving versus not receiving post-discharge prophylaxis	9
Decoding medical school narrative evaluations: Is natural language processing an antidote to the leniency bias?	9
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	9
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	9
Effect of PCC on outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation	9
Predictors of mortality for perforated peptic ulcer disease in Malawi	9
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	9
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	9
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto	9
Gaps in literature on enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery: Considering social determinants of health	9
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	9
Association of bundled payments with spending, utilization, and quality for surgical conditions: A scoping review	9
Early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients after ablation and resection: A propensity score analysis	9
Trends in adoption of total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer	9
An acute care surgeons's dilemma: Operative vs. non-operative management of emergency general surgery conditions in patients with recent colorectal cancer treatment	9
Mind the gap: Closing the gender divide in academic surgery	9
Defining the need for faculty development in assessment	9
The risks of failed nonoperative management of appendicitis in older adults	9
Racial disparities in postmastectomy breast reconstruction following implementation of the affordable care act: A systematic review using a minority health and disparities research framework	9
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	9
Cost-benefit analysis of a patient engagement technology (PET) in cardiac, thoracic, and colorectal surgery	9
Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Research: Accomplishments and Future Directions	9
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	9
Age is just a number: The role of advanced age in predicting complications following ventral hernia repair with component separation	9
Stoma location and ostomy-related quality of life among cancer survivors with ostomies: A pooled analysis	9
Rates of high-risk screening prior to a breast cancer diagnosis in patients under age 40	9
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	9
Prognostic Factors in Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia: A pragmatic pre-operative score for the prediction of 28-day mortality	8
Determinants of long-term physical and mental health outcomes after intensive care admission for trauma survivors	8
Comparing carotid endarterectomies with or without shunting in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients	8
Primary arterial closure after carotid endarterectomy is a safe and expeditious technique in appropriately selected patients	8
Endovascular treatment of axillosubclavian arterial injuries is a safe alternative to open repair	8
Patient, Nurse, Medical Assistant, and Surgeon Perspectives Inform the Development of a Decision Support Tool for Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	8
Access to hepatitis C direct-acting antiviral therapy in hepatitis C-positive donor to hepatitis C-negative recipient solid-organ transplantation in a real-world setting	8
Editorial Board	8
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	8
Influence of faculty diversity on resident diversity across surgical subspecialties	8
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma victims. Under appreciated costly event	8
Impact of adjuvant therapies following surgery for anal melanoma	8
The experience of surgical research residents in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey study	8
Adjuvant therapy rates and overall survival in patients with localized pancreatic cancer from high Area Deprivation Index neighborhoods	8
Implementation and evaluation of eight virtual surgical electives for medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
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	8