American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Surgeon experience increases nerve identification during Lichtenstein hernia repair: a nationwide register-based study	90
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	74
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	60
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	58
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	53
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	42
Application of the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator on a global scale	39
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	38
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	38
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	38
Primary Tumor Surgery in Patients with De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: Is there an Optimal Subgroup for Locoregional Therapy?	37
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	37
Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry cohort study	33
Distressed community index as a predictor of presentation and postoperative outcomes in ventral hernia repair	33
Hartmann's reversal is associated with worse outcomes compared to elective left colectomy: A NSQIP analysis of 36,794 cases	32
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	31
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	30
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	29
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	28
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	28
Geospatial analysis of firearm injuries in an urban setting: Individual rather than community characteristics affect firearm injury risk	28
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	28
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	28
Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis	28
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	28

Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	27
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	27
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	26
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	26
Editorial Board	26
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	26
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	25
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	25
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	24
Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis	24
The impact of COVID-19 on first-year medical education – Insights and lessons learned from students pursuing careers in surgery	23
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	23
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	22
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	22
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	22
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	22
The impact of Area Deprivation Index (ADI) in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)	22
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	22
Comparative balanced salt solution and 6 ​% hydroxyethyl starch in goal-directed therapy for major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	21
The crisis of global health tourism: Review of the current status of global health in undergraduate medical education	21
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	21
Influence of endocrine multidisciplinary tumor board on patient management and treatment decision making	21
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	21
Women in surgical innovation (part II): Getting to know yourself, your customer, and your product	21
We have earned our place	21
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	21
Risk factors for opioid use disorder after severe burns in adults	21
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	21
Telling my aunt she was dying	20
Nerve monitoring decreases recurrent laryngeal nerve injury risk for neoplasm-related thyroidectomy	20
Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure	20
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	20
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	20
No such thing as a good war	19
Re-discovering surgical innovation - An essential component of the academic surgeon	19
Fragility index for extended prophylaxis following abdominopelvic surgery: A methodological survey	19
Letter to editor in response to article entitled “Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients”	19
Colon injuries in the presence of complete spinal cord injury: Primary repair or colostomy?	19
Blood transfusion in cardiac surgeries – Toward a personalized protocol	19
Introduction to papers presented at the festschrift of Janice L. Pasieka	18
Regional mock oral board exercises for chief residents in general surgery	18
Long road ahead for diversity efforts in surgery	18
Time to surgery: A health equity metric in breast cancer patients	18
Seeing green: Lighting up the ureters in minimally invasive colorectal surgery	18
Use of post-discharge opioid consumption patterns as a tool for evaluating opioid prescribing guidelines	17
Abdominal ultrasound findings contribute to a multivariable predictive risk score for surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: A pilot study	17
Invited commentary: Rethinking equity for underrepresented in medicine and gender minority applicants in the evolving surgical residency match	17
Loss of independence after pancreatic surgery	17
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”	17
Extra-abdominal CT imaging indicates increased severity of illness in advanced age patients requiring emergency abdominal surgery	17

Performance of risk prediction models for post-operative mortality in patients undergoing liver resection	17
Is winning the only thing? – Examining the “win ratio” concept in synchronous colorectal liver metastasis	17
Longitudinal experience of patients with post-thyroidectomy vocal cord paralysis	17
Addressing the impact of family planning on medical students’ perception of entering surgical residency	17
Controller size matters: User proficiency is affected by endoscopic controller size	17
New alternative colorectal anastomotic devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Gender and racial diversity in leadership roles within academic surgery internationally: a retrospective cross-sectional study pre-COVID-19	16
Factors associated with stoma closure after cytoreductive surgery	16
What constitutes a successful retirement? Invited commentary on: Anteby and coauthors, passing the scalpel: Lessons on retirement planning from retired academic surgeons	16
Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries	16
“Blunt adrenal injury does not affect outcomes in the pediatric population with isolated abdominal injury- a National Trauma Data Bank Review®.”	16
Rectus to defect ratio for estimating the complexity of ventral hernia repair: Is it reliable for robotic surgery?	16
Postoperative plasma presepsin as a biomarker of postoperative infectious complications in different surgical departments: A meta-analysis and systematic review	16
Fraudulent feelings: Imposter syndrome in surgery	16
Association between surgeon age and surgical complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: A critical review of the data	15
Re-operation following urgent and emergent colectomies: An investigation of indications and utility as a quality indicator	15
Analysis of CT-based pancreatic volumetrics and postoperative endocrine and exocrine dysfunction: A retrospective cohort study	15
Impact of neighborhood characteristics on textbook outcome following major surgery	15
Falls among older adults: An exploration of trends, clinical outcomes, predisposing risk factors, and intervention strategies	15
Cardiovascular disease risk scores in patients with optimal vs suboptimal weight loss after bariatric surgery: Translating improvements into clinical practice	15
Marijuana and thromboembolic events in geriatric trauma patients: The cannabinoids clots correlation!	15
Mediators of racial disparities in postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing complex surgery	15
Development of a novel tool to predict pulmonary complications in trauma patients with and without chest injury	15
Comparison between non-surgical and surgical management of rib fractures in major trauma patients without brain injuries	15
Impact of sleep disturbances due to low anterior resection syndrome on the quality of life of patients with rectal cancer	15
The criticality of reasonable accommodations: A scoping review revealing gaps in care for patients with blindness and low vision	15
Association of Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act with operations for benign endocrine surgical disease	15
The global pandemic's second deadly hit: cancer care	15
Prevalence and risk factors for acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder after burn injury	15
Breast cancer treatment delay and the Hispanic paradox: A SEER database analysis	15
Clinical observation of super tension-relieving suture for wound repair following resection of benign skin tumors in pediatric patients	14
Postoperative outcomes in super- and super-super obese patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery	14
Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis	14
The role of telemedicine in building trust: An evolution of the patient-surgeon relationship	14
Bridging the gender gap: Female representation in urology residency and fellowship matches	14
Are women residents of surgical specialties at a higher risk of developing imposter syndrome?	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
Does surgical observed structured clinical exam (OSCE) predict clerkship grade, shelf exam scores, and preceptor clinical evaluation?	14
Two Hands	14
Patterns of gastric cancer metastasis in the United States	14
Who's keeping score? Risk assessment models should be built for the clinicians using them	14
Primary Hyperparathyroidism and the PAS Score	14
The association of hernia-specific and procedural risk factors with early complications in ventral hernia repair: ACHQC analysis	14
Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?	13
High-risk liver patients are not associated with adverse events following pancreaticoduodenectomy	13
Predictors of lymph node metastases in patients with malignant adenomatous polyps of the colon	13
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	13
Editorial Board	13
Neighborhood deprivation and Medicare expenditures for common surgical procedures	13
The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease	13
Prospective, international analysis of quality of life outcomes in recurrent versus primary ventral hernia repairs	13
Implications of routine cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative testing: Review of more than 2,300 cases in a community-based practice	13
Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills	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
Invited commentary on “How well do we understand our patients’ perioperative experience? A qualitative analysis of themes derived from patient-centric resident conferences”	13
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) prior to interfacility transfer: Who might benefit in a statewide trauma system?	13
A fast tract to foregut surgery: Pandemic-driven protocol development	13
Thoughts on 2021–2022 visiting rotation recommendations from current and recent applicants in surgery	12
Surgical training simulation modalities in minimally invasive surgery: How to achieve evidence-based curricula by translational research	12
Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery	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
A New Era of Surgical Intelligence: Analyzing Disruption in General Surgery from 2015 to 2021	12
Transition from trainee to educator in the operating room: A needs assessment and framework to support junior faculty	12
Association of traumatic brain injury with management and outcomes of patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury	12
Editorial Board	12
Surgeon as teacher Scott Warner Woods Memorial Lecture Midwest Surgical Association Mackinac Island, Michigan	12
Comparison of emergency general surgery at a tertiary and community hospital: One surgeon's perspective	12
The effects of mindfulness-focused mental performance coaching on a general surgery residency program	12
Sublobar or lobar resection in early-stage peripheral non-small cell lung cancer less than 2cm: A meta-analysis for randomized controlled trials	12
Grading severity of MVI impacts long-term outcomes after laparoscopic liver resection for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	12
Scalpels in shadow: The lost history of France's female surgeons	12
Ventral hernia repair with concurrent intra-abdominal surgery: Results from an eleven-year population-based cohort in Sweden	12
The “Broken rung” in transplantation surgery	12
Family planning impact on medical students’ surgery interest and current policies in the United States: A scoping review	12
Quality and utilization of surgical care among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries	12
Revisional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after gastric banding leads to sustainable and significant additional weight loss regardless of Roux limb length	12
Development models to predict complication and prognosis following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension	12
Role of preoperative CT imaging in penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries: A multicenter study of urban trauma centers	12
Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same	12

Are we measuring what matters most? ACP completion among patients undergoing gastrostomy tube placement	12
Our surgical practice with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)	12
Survey shows all surgical residents have exposure to robotic surgery yet no formalized curricula exist amongst programs: A Southwest Surgical Congress Survey	11
Pan scan for geriatric trauma patients: Overkill or necessary?	11
One and done? Repair of recurrent hernias after prior Myofascial release	11
Utilization of telemedicine to provide post-discharge care: A comparison of pre-pandemic vs. pandemic care	11
The accidental storm surfer	11
To infinity and beyond: A historical bibliometric analysis of medullary thyroid carcinoma	11
Assessment of psychological debriefing models’ components & effective implementation, and its impact on healthcare professionals stress management skills, mental wellbeing, and clinical performanc	11
From past to present: A comparison of interpersonal firearm violence between historically graded neighborhoods of Kansas City	11
Navigating the changing landscape of transplant research: Trends, topics, and gender disparities	11
How well do faculty do in providing general surgery EPA feedback?	11
Disparities in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: A scoping review and conceptual model	11
Variation in commercial prices for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy at US hospitals	11
False reassurances: Mortality risks in penetrating trauma patients with verbal GCS ≥3	11
Intraoperative teaching methods, models, and frameworks: A scoping review for surgical resident education	11
Examining disparities in management and outcomes among unhoused patients with traumatic brain injury	11
Best surgical approach for splenic flexure colon cancers: Extended versus segmental resection?	11
Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California	11
Improving shared decision making in virtual breast cancer surgery consultations	11
“Emotional intelligence in surgery: Critical skills for modern surgeons and trainees”	11
Gender disparities among leadership in academic surgical publishing over the past decade	11
Editorial Board	11
A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges	11
Trainee-initiated dictations of endocrine surgeries: Implications for education and reimbursement	11
Academic surgery after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade	11
WITHDRAWN: To stand in another's shoes	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the special diversity, equity, and inclusion issue	10
Survival disparities in rural versus urban patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A multi-institutional study from the US neuroendocrine tumor study group	10
The price of conference attendance: Opportunities to improve access for medical students	10
Masculinizing chest surgery for gender affirmation: A retrospective study of outcomes and patient reported satisfaction	10
Impact of breast density on re-excision and recurrence of breast cancer following breast conserving surgery	10
The benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy in elderly patients with melanoma	10
The power of partnership: Exploring collaboration dynamics in U.S. transplant research	10
Does race impact outcomes after parathyroidectomy for secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism?	10
From mentorship to developing a novel surgical technique: The journey of an African-American female surgeon	10
Letter to editor in response to article entitled: “Visual teaching aids improve understanding and reduce anxiety prior to a colectomy”	10
Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients	10
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	10
Impact of COVID on surgical case volume at military treatment facilities with surgical residencies	10
Should breast surgery be considered for patients with de novo metastatic inflammatory breast cancer?	10
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in primary melanoma are associated with a better prognosis	10
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	10
Can less Be more in the treatment of cN1a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma?	10
Patient values in breast cancer surgical decision-making - The WhySurg study	10
Enriching the discussion of shifting the ABCs of trauma to XABCs	10
Validation study of the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator for two procedures in Japan	10
Outcomes for audio-only and video-based preoperative encounters for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia consultations	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Southwestern Surgical Congress	10
Effect of Medicaid expansion on inflammatory bowel disease and healthcare utilization	10
Elective inguinal hernia repair: Is increased resident autonomy associated with early postoperative clinical outcome?	10
The optimal management of blunt aortic injury in the young	10
Utilizing risk-stratified pathways to personalize post-hepatectomy discharge planning: A contemporary analysis of 1,354 patients	10
Surgery clerkships & general surgery careers: A systematic review	10
Disparities in outpatient rural cholecystectomy outcomes	10
Postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A contemporary analysis of a large national database	10
Music in the operating room: There is more than meets the ears!	10
Editorial Board	10
How to determine the end points of leg fasciotomy	10
Socioeconomic risk factors for mortality and readmission after surgery for bowel obstruction: An analysis of the Nationwide Readmissions Database	10
One step ahead: Finding mentors at all stages of a surgical career	10
Violent trauma as an indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of hospital reported trauma	9
Reproductive planning and infertility: Training the next generation of surgeons	9
Modification of splenorenal shunt using adrenal vein as a Conduit: Proximal spleno-adrenorenal shunt	9
Making leadership a priority in surgical residency	9
Evaluation of free mobile health applications for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence	9
The development and measurement properties of the trauma NOn-TECHnical skills (T-NOTECHS) scale: A scoping review	9
Faculty perception of resident promotion and prevention associated behaviors in the operating room to facilitate intra-operative learning	9
Standard spontaneous breathing trial parameters may not predict unplanned reintubation for trauma patients	9
Editorial Board	9
Communication in the operating room – No longer cold and sterile	9
Facilitating use of same-day discharge after appendectomy in children: Implementation of an evidence-based post-operative pathway	9
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	9
Artificial intelligence and the education of future surgeons	9
Perspectives on navigating the use of artificial intelligence by patients for their surgical care management	9
Informing therapeutic lymphadenectomy: Location of regional metastatic lymph nodes in adrenocortical carcinoma	9
EGS plus: Predicting futility in LVAD patients with emergency surgical disease	9
Cognition, code, and the scalpel: A roadmap to autonomous robotic surgery	9
REBOA in trauma and the risk of venous thromboembolic complications: A matched-cohort study	9
Family perspectives on end-of-life care after surgery: A qualitative analysis of the veteran affairs bereaved family surveys	9
Variation in PTH levels and kinetics after parathyroidectomy	9
County-level food insecurity is associated with outcomes following cardiac surgery	9
How teaching surgeons communicate: An analysis of intraoperative discourse among male and female surgeons	9
A prospective study evaluating the use of low-dose intravenous sedation and analgesia during radiofrequency ablation of symptomatic, benign thyroid nodules	9
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Association of Women Surgeons	9
Emergent colectomy for colorectal cancer: A comparative analysis of open vs. minimally invasive approach	9
From the Editor-in-Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	9
This path, too, is ours	9
NASA-TLX assessment of workload in resident physicians and faculty surgeons covering trauma, surgical intensive care unit, and emergency general surgery services	9
The why and how of the minimally invasive pneumoperitoneum in present-day laparoscopic surgery	9
One size does not fit all: Commentary on “Clinician perspectives on the perioperative roles and responsibilities of anesthesia, surgery, and primary care”	9
Students, stereotypes, and surgery	9
Is there a discrepancy in general surgery recertification rates between genders? An analysis of data from the American board of surgery	9
Graft repair of arteriovenous fistula aneurysms is associated with decreased long-term patency	9
Closing the educational gap in surgery: Teaching team communication and conflict management	9