American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Surgeon experience increases nerve identification during Lichtenstein hernia repair: a nationwide register-based study	95
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	76
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	71
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	49
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	47
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	44
Editorial Board	43
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	40
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	40
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	39
We have earned our place	39
Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure	39
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	37
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	36
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	35
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	34
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	33
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	33
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	32
Geospatial analysis of firearm injuries in an urban setting: Individual rather than community characteristics affect firearm injury risk	32
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	31
Hands-on training for preoperative skin preparation improves compliance with manufacturer instructions for use	31
Comparative balanced salt solution and 6 ​% hydroxyethyl starch in goal-directed therapy for major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Rethinking Global Surgery research: Role of mixed-methods studies	28
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	28

Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	28
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	27
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	27
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	26
Primary tumor surgery in patients with de novo stage IV breast cancer: Is there an optimal subgroup for locoregional therapy?	26
Cutting-edge meets county roads: Is robotic-assisted surgery right for rural settings?	26
Risk factors for opioid use disorder after severe burns in adults	26
Multidimensional impacts of the Lebanese economic crisis on the management of acute cholecystitis	25
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	25
Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis	24
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	24
Hartmann's reversal is associated with worse outcomes compared to elective left colectomy: A NSQIP analysis of 36,794 cases	24
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	24
Women in surgical innovation (part II): Getting to know yourself, your customer, and your product	24
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	23
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	23
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	23
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	23
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	23
The crisis of global health tourism: Review of the current status of global health in undergraduate medical education	22
Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis	22
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	22
The impact of Area Deprivation Index (ADI) in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)	22
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	21
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	21
Don't forget your meds	21
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	21
Gender-based salary differences among academic surgeons from 2014 to 2024	21
Distressed community index as a predictor of presentation and postoperative outcomes in ventral hernia repair	21
Integrated psychosocial, sleep, and nutritional support improves postoperative recovery, immune modulation, and survival after curative resection for low rectal cancer: A randomized controlled trial	21
Blood transfusion in cardiac surgeries – Toward a personalized protocol	20
Fragility index for extended prophylaxis following abdominopelvic surgery: A methodological survey	20
No such thing as a good war	20
Telling my aunt she was dying	20
Invited commentary: Rethinking equity for underrepresented in medicine and gender minority applicants in the evolving surgical residency match	19
Regional mock oral board exercises for chief residents in general surgery	19
Letter to editor in response to article entitled “Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients”	19
Longitudinal experience of patients with post-thyroidectomy vocal cord paralysis	19
Introduction to papers presented at the festschrift of Janice L. Pasieka	19
Addressing the impact of family planning on medical students’ perception of entering surgical residency	19
Is your face worth it? The cost of transfer for isolated facial fractures: A commentary on “Isolated facial fractures transferred for higher level of care”	19
Long road ahead for diversity efforts in surgery	19
Controller size matters: User proficiency is affected by endoscopic controller size	18
What constitutes a successful retirement? Invited commentary on: Anteby and coauthors, passing the scalpel: Lessons on retirement planning from retired academic surgeons	18
New alternative colorectal anastomotic devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Is winning the only thing? – Examining the “win ratio” concept in synchronous colorectal liver metastasis	18
Factors associated with stoma closure after cytoreductive surgery	17
Postoperative plasma presepsin as a biomarker of postoperative infectious complications in different surgical departments: A meta-analysis and systematic review	17
The criticality of reasonable accommodations: A scoping review revealing gaps in care for patients with blindness and low vision	17
“Blunt adrenal injury does not affect outcomes in the pediatric population with isolated abdominal injury- a National Trauma Data Bank Review®.”	17

Cardiovascular disease risk scores in patients with optimal vs suboptimal weight loss after bariatric surgery: Translating improvements into clinical practice	17
Active surveillance for low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ: A mixed-methods systematic review of patient, clinician, and health-system perspectives	16
Patterns of gastric cancer metastasis in the United States	16
Association of Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act with operations for benign endocrine surgical disease	16
Development of a novel tool to predict pulmonary complications in trauma patients with and without chest injury	16
The association of hernia-specific and procedural risk factors with early complications in ventral hernia repair: ACHQC analysis	16
Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: A critical review of the data	16
Impact of sleep disturbances due to low anterior resection syndrome on the quality of life of patients with rectal cancer	16
Clinical observation of super tension-relieving suture for wound repair following resection of benign skin tumors in pediatric patients	15
Analysis of CT-based pancreatic volumetrics and postoperative endocrine and exocrine dysfunction: A retrospective cohort study	15
Re-operation following urgent and emergent colectomies: An investigation of indications and utility as a quality indicator	15
Association between surgeon age and surgical complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Advancements in neurosurgical techniques for managing sports-related traumatic brain injuries	15
The role of telemedicine in building trust: An evolution of the patient-surgeon relationship	15
Gender differences in surgeon electronic health record utilization	15
Rectus to defect ratio for estimating the complexity of ventral hernia repair: Is it reliable for robotic surgery?	15
Editorial Board	15
The global pandemic's second deadly hit: cancer care	15
Predictors of mortality and major complications after colostomy reversal: An analysis of national surgical quality improvement program database	14
Two Hands	14
Falls among older adults: An exploration of trends, clinical outcomes, predisposing risk factors, and intervention strategies	14
Bridging the gender gap: Female representation in urology residency and fellowship matches	14
Performance of risk prediction models for post-operative mortality in patients undergoing liver resection	14
Loss of independence after pancreatic surgery	14
Gender and racial diversity in leadership roles within academic surgery internationally: a retrospective cross-sectional study pre-COVID-19	14
Fraudulent feelings: Imposter syndrome in surgery	14
Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries	14
Primary Hyperparathyroidism and the PAS Score	14
Is anastrozole really better than tamoxifen for low-risk breast cancer?	14
Breast cancer treatment delay and the Hispanic paradox: A SEER database analysis	14
Anti-mucin 4 fluorescent antibody brightly targets colon cancer in patient-derived orthotopic xenograft mouse models: A proof-of-concept study for future clinical applications	14
The effects of mindfulness-focused mental performance coaching on a general surgery residency program	13
Implications of routine cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative testing: Review of more than 2,300 cases in a community-based practice	13
Invited commentary on “How well do we understand our patients’ perioperative experience? A qualitative analysis of themes derived from patient-centric resident conferences”	13
Colon injuries in the presence of complete spinal cord injury: Primary repair or colostomy?	13
Comparison between non-surgical and surgical management of rib fractures in major trauma patients without brain injuries	13
What matters most? Understanding patient preferences in breast cancer treatment: A systematic review of discrete choice experiments	13
Are women residents of surgical specialties at a higher risk of developing imposter syndrome?	13
Day-case loop ileostomy reversal based on the community hospital joined enhanced recovery after surgery (CHJ-ERAS) program in China: Safe and feasible	13
Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same	13
Role of preoperative CT imaging in penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries: A multicenter study of urban trauma centers	13
The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease	13
Mediators of racial disparities in postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing complex surgery	13
Extra-abdominal CT imaging indicates increased severity of illness in advanced age patients requiring emergency abdominal surgery	13
Parathyroid hormone guided protocols for hypocalcemia management after thyroidectomy: A systematic review	13
Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills	13
Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?	13
Editorial Board	13
Prospective, international analysis of quality of life outcomes in recurrent versus primary ventral hernia repairs	13
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) prior to interfacility transfer: Who might benefit in a statewide trauma system?	13
Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis	13
Impact of neighborhood characteristics on textbook outcome following major surgery	13
Use of post-discharge opioid consumption patterns as a tool for evaluating opioid prescribing guidelines	13
Time to surgery: A health equity metric in breast cancer patients	13
Editorial Board	13
Quality and utilization of surgical care among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries	12
Comparison of emergency general surgery at a tertiary and community hospital: One surgeon's perspective	12
Development models to predict complication and prognosis following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension	12
Revisional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after gastric banding leads to sustainable and significant additional weight loss regardless of Roux limb length	12
Utilization of telemedicine to provide post-discharge care: A comparison of pre-pandemic vs. pandemic care	12
High-risk liver patients are not associated with adverse events following pancreaticoduodenectomy	12
Emergency medicine (EM) can safely manage geriatric trauma patients sustaining ground level falls: Fostering EM autonomy while safely offloading a busy trauma service	12
Are we measuring what matters most? ACP completion among patients undergoing gastrostomy tube placement	12
Family planning impact on medical students’ surgery interest and current policies in the United States: A scoping review	12
Transition from trainee to educator in the operating room: A needs assessment and framework to support junior faculty	12
Best surgical approach for splenic flexure colon cancers: Extended versus segmental resection?	12
Survey shows all surgical residents have exposure to robotic surgery yet no formalized curricula exist amongst programs: A Southwest Surgical Congress Survey	12
“Emotional intelligence in surgery: Critical skills for modern surgeons and trainees”	12
Scalpels in shadow: The lost history of France's female surgeons	12
Our surgical practice with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)	12
Surgeon as teacher Scott Warner Woods Memorial Lecture Midwest Surgical Association Mackinac Island, Michigan	12
Navigating the changing landscape of transplant research: Trends, topics, and gender disparities	12
Ventral hernia repair with concurrent intra-abdominal surgery: Results from an eleven-year population-based cohort in Sweden	12
Postoperative outcomes in super- and super-super obese patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery	12
Pan scan for geriatric trauma patients: Overkill or necessary?	11
Surgical training simulation modalities in minimally invasive surgery: How to achieve evidence-based curricula by translational research	11
Data-driven thresholds for tumor size and nodal involvement in oncocytic thyroid carcinoma: A population-based analysis	11
A new era of surgical intelligence: Analyzing disruption in general surgery from 2015 to 2021	11
Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery	11
A fast tract to foregut surgery: Pandemic-driven protocol development	11

Machine learning-based diagnostic modeling for differentiating lymphoid hyperplasia from acute appendicitis using laboratory biomarkers	11
From past to present: A comparison of interpersonal firearm violence between historically graded neighborhoods of Kansas City	11
Variation in commercial prices for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy at US hospitals	11
How well do faculty do in providing general surgery EPA feedback?	11
Integrating cultural humility into surgical training: A case-based workshop utilizing AI and experiential learning	11
Sublobar or lobar resection in early-stage peripheral non-small cell lung cancer less than 2cm: A meta-analysis for randomized controlled trials	11
The “Broken rung” in transplantation surgery	11
Disparities in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: A scoping review and conceptual model	11
Trends in axillary staging for breast cancer in the elderly: Outcomes of choosing wisely at a high-usage institution	11
Integrating artificial intelligence into scientific writing: a narrative review for clinical and surgical researchers	11
Conference attire as an expression of inclusivity: A perspective	11
False reassurances: Mortality risks in penetrating trauma patients with verbal GCS ≥3	11
Academic surgery after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade	11
Neighborhood deprivation and Medicare expenditures for common surgical procedures	11
Editorial Board	11
Grading severity of MVI impacts long-term outcomes after laparoscopic liver resection for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	11
Association of traumatic brain injury with management and outcomes of patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury	11
One and done? Repair of recurrent hernias after prior Myofascial release	11
The accidental storm surfer	11
Who's keeping score? Risk assessment models should be built for the clinicians using them	11
To infinity and beyond: A historical bibliometric analysis of medullary thyroid carcinoma	11
One step ahead: Finding mentors at all stages of a surgical career	11
Editorial Board	11
Examining disparities in management and outcomes among unhoused patients with traumatic brain injury	11
Improving shared decision making in virtual breast cancer surgery consultations	11
Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California	11
Modification of splenorenal shunt using adrenal vein as a Conduit: Proximal spleno-adrenorenal shunt	10
Editorial Board	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the special diversity, equity, and inclusion issue	10
Hernia rate after damage control laparotomy: a retrospective review using ten core outcomes for damage control laparotomy	10
Impact of breast density on re-excision and recurrence of breast cancer following breast conserving surgery	10
Survival disparities in rural versus urban patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A multi-institutional study from the US neuroendocrine tumor study group	10
From the Editor-in-Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	10
Reproductive planning and infertility: Training the next generation of surgeons	10
Unmasking gender disparities in industry payments to U.S. surgeons: Royalty and consulting fees across surgical subspecialties	10
Is there a discrepancy in general surgery recertification rates between genders? An analysis of data from the American board of surgery	10
Assessment of psychological debriefing models’ components & effective implementation, and its impact on healthcare professionals stress management skills, mental wellbeing, and clinical performanc	10
Impact of COVID on surgical case volume at military treatment facilities with surgical residencies	10
From mentorship to developing a novel surgical technique: The journey of an African-American female surgeon	10
Utilizing risk-stratified pathways to personalize post-hepatectomy discharge planning: A contemporary analysis of 1,354 patients	10
Deconstructing racial disparities in timely treatment of triple-negative breast cancer: A causal mediation analysis	10
EGS plus: Predicting futility in LVAD patients with emergency surgical disease	10
Making leadership a priority in surgical residency	10
Enriching the discussion of shifting the ABCs of trauma to XABCs	10
A multidomain perioperative intervention improves postoperative recovery and clinical outcomes after abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer: A randomized controlled trial	10
Facilitating use of same-day discharge after appendectomy in children: Implementation of an evidence-based post-operative pathway	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Southwestern Surgical Congress	10
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	10
Surgery clerkships & general surgery careers: A systematic review	10
How to determine the end points of leg fasciotomy	10
Perspectives on navigating the use of artificial intelligence by patients for their surgical care management	10
This path, too, is ours	10
The suprapubic pseudosac crochet hook suspension technique in laparoscopic repair of direct inguinal hernia: An efficient alternative in pseudosac management	10
Disparities in outpatient rural cholecystectomy outcomes	10
One size does not fit all: Commentary on “Clinician perspectives on the perioperative roles and responsibilities of anesthesia, surgery, and primary care”	9
Graft repair of arteriovenous fistula aneurysms is associated with decreased long-term patency	9
Faculty perception of resident promotion and prevention associated behaviors in the operating room to facilitate intra-operative learning	9
Cognition, code, and the scalpel: A roadmap to autonomous robotic surgery	9
Intraoperative teaching methods, models, and frameworks: A scoping review for surgical resident education	9
Trainee-initiated dictations of endocrine surgeries: Implications for education and reimbursement	9
Family perspectives on end-of-life care after surgery: A qualitative analysis of the veteran affairs bereaved family surveys	9
Persistent and recurrent hyperparathyroidism – Attitude	9
Traumatic lower extremity amputation as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism	9
Surgical opioid prescription and the risk of opioid initiation among opioid-naive households	9
Multidisciplinary clinics for colorectal cancer may not provide more efficient coordination of care	9
Implementation of melanoma guidelines in the multidisciplinary setting: A qualitative analysis	9
The optimal management of blunt aortic injury in the young	9
Closing the educational gap in surgery: Teaching team communication and conflict management	9
Editorial Board	9
Geospatial variation in the treatment of medicare beneficiary pancreatic cancer patients: A SEER-Medicare cohort study	9
County-level food insecurity is associated with outcomes following cardiac surgery	9
Variations in lumbar spinal surgery insurance coverage for degenerative spinal disease	9
Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients	9
Multidisciplinary prehabilitation in rectal cancer: Implications for recovery	9
Informing therapeutic lymphadenectomy: Location of regional metastatic lymph nodes in adrenocortical carcinoma	9
Radiofrequency ablation for nodal recurrence in papillary thyroid carcinoma	9
Analysis of intestinal ostomy content on TikTok: The role of social media in countering fear and stigma	9
TXA combined with whole blood transfusion in trauma patients does not increase the risk of VTE but shock index does	9
Has the balloon really burst? Analysis of “the UK-REBOA randomized clinical trial”	9
REBOA in trauma and the risk of venous thromboembolic complications: A matched-cohort study	9
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	9
Outcomes for audio-only and video-based preoperative encounters for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia consultations	9
Students, stereotypes, and surgery	9
The price of conference attendance: Opportunities to improve access for medical students	9
The why and how of the minimally invasive pneumoperitoneum in present-day laparoscopic surgery	9
Something’s got to give: How do we improve care for minorities, dual-eligible medicare, and disadvantaged patients?	9
WITHDRAWN: To stand in another's shoes	9
Should breast surgery be considered for patients with de novo metastatic inflammatory breast cancer?	9
Emergent colectomy for colorectal cancer: A comparative analysis of open vs. minimally invasive approach	9
Pregnancy complications amongst female surgeons	9
Exploring relationships of senior medical students’ performance with entrustable professional activities assessed by oral examinations	9
Association between chronic steroids and outcomes in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery	9
Robotic assisted surgery reduces ergonomic risk during minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: the VOLTAIRE randomised controlled trial	9
Postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A contemporary analysis of a large national database	9
Development and validation of prealbumin-bilirubin score (preALBI score) for predicting long-term survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter analysis versus ALBI score	9