American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Increasing incidence of complicated appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic	115
Implementation of virtual focus groups for qualitative data collection in a global pandemic	108
How resilient is your team? Exploring healthcare providers’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic	86
A systematic review and meta-analysis of surgery delays and survival in breast, lung and colon cancers: Implication for surgical triage during the COVID-19 pandemic	74
Gender and ethnic diversity in academic general surgery department leadership	64
Standing electric scooter injuries: Impact on a community	61
A contemporary reassessment of the US surgical workforce through 2050 predicts continued shortages and increased productivity demands	53
Adjuvant therapy rates and overall survival in patients with localized pancreatic cancer from high Area Deprivation Index neighborhoods	49
Management of simple and retained hemothorax: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma	44
Surgeon burnout, impact on patient safety and professionalism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	42
The what? How? And Who? Of video based assessment	37
Simulation in surgical education	37
Where is the leak in the surgeon pipeline?	37
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on general surgery training program: An Italian experience	36
Emergency Department Resuscitative Thoracotomy: Indications, surgical procedure and outcome. A narrative review	34
The association of health literacy and postoperative complications after colorectal surgery: A cohort study	30
The effect of bariatric surgery on breast cancer incidence and characteristics: A meta-analysis and systematic review	30
Cryoablation: A promising non-operative therapy for low-risk breast cancer	29
Association between age and disease specific mortality in medullary thyroid cancer	29
Development of a conceptual model for understanding the learning environment and surgical resident well-being	28
Closing the gap: Increasing female representation in surgical leadership	28
Program and candidate experience with virtual interviews for the 2020 Complex General Surgical Oncology interview season during the COVID pandemic	28
Refusal of cancer-directed treatment by colon cancer patients: Risk factors and survival outcomes	27
The current status of the diversity pipeline in surgical training	27
Specialty differences in resident resilience and burnout - A national survey	27

Patient-reported health literacy scores are associated with readmissions following surgery	27
Preoperative botulinum toxin A injection in complex abdominal wall reconstruction– a propensity-scored matched study	27
Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US patients with resectable disease	27
Comparison of benign and malignant insulinoma	26
Racial disparities exist in surgical outcomes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease	26
Increased complications in patients who test COVID-19 positive after elective surgery and implications for pre and postoperative screening	25
Graduate medical education funding mechanisms, challenges, and solutions: A narrative review	25
Hand in hand: A multistakeholder approach for co-production of surgical care	25
Pregnancy in physicians: A scoping review	25
Patterns of gastric cancer metastasis in the United States	25
Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring versus visualisation alone - A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	24
Postoperative thyroid hormone supplementation rates following thyroid lobectomy	24
An evaluation of social media utilization by general surgery programs in the COVID-19 era	24
Use of artificial intelligence for gender bias analysis in letters of recommendation for general surgery residency candidates	24
Establishing the minimal clinically important difference for the Hernia-Related Quality of Life Survey (HerQLes)	23
Social vulnerability is associated with increased morbidity following colorectal surgery	23
Do male chairs of surgery have implicit gender bias in the residency application process?	22
Ambulatory colectomy: A pilot protocol for same day discharge in minimally invasive colorectal surgery	22
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved survival in patients undergoing hepatic resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	21
Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry cohort study	21
Mentorship strategies to foster inclusivity in surgery during a virtual era	21
Abdominal sepsis patients have a high incidence of chronic critical illness with dismal long-term outcomes	21
Periprocedural complications in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to those without infection: A nationwide propensity-matched analysis	21
Elective robotic-assisted bariatric surgery: Is it worth the money? A national database analysis	21
Laparoscopic anterior resection with or without transanal tube for rectal cancer patients – A multicenter randomized controlled trial	20
The impact of social determinants of health on management of stage I non-small cell lung cancer	20
Evaluation of cost-effectiveness among open, laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
National trends and predictors of mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction	20
Practice patterns for surgical management of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer from 2014 to 2019: A CESQIP analysis	19
Differences in operative self-assessment between male and female plastic surgery residents: A survey of 8,149 cases	19
The accuracy of race & ethnicity data in US based healthcare databases: A systematic review	18
Surgeon stress negatively affects their non-technical skills in the operating room	18
Comparing intraoperative parathyroid identification based on surgeon experience versus near infrared autofluorescence detection – A surgeon-blinded multi-centric study	18
Gender perception bias of operative autonomy evaluations among residents and faculty in general surgery training	18
Intraoperative nerve monitoring is associated with a lower risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury: A national analysis of 17,610 patients	18
Small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Resect or enucleate?	18
Factors associated with physicians’ recommendations for managing low-risk papillary thyroid cancer	18
Can the Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) predict outcomes in emergency general surgery patients with missing data elements? A nationwide analysis	17
The top 100 most disruptive publications in academic surgery journals: 1954–2014	17
Implementation and evaluation of eight virtual surgical electives for medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic	17
Mentorship of underrepresented minorities and women in surgery	17
Natural language processing and entrustable professional activity text feedback in surgery: A machine learning model of resident autonomy	17
Objective Structured Assessment of technical skill (OSATS) in the Surgical Skills and Technology Elective Program (SSTEP): Comparison of peer and expert raters	17
The role of breast MRI in newly diagnosed breast cancer: An evidence-based review	17
Disparities in timely treatment among young women with breast cancer	17
Individual-level barriers to bariatric surgery from patient and provider perspectives: A qualitative study	17
Centralization of pancreatic cancer treatment within an integrated healthcare system improves overall survival	17
Capsular contracture in the modern era: A multidisciplinary look at the incidence and risk factors after mastectomy and implant-based breast reconstruction	16
Computer-based video training is effective in teaching basic surgical skills to novices without faculty involvement using a self-directed, sequential and incremental program	16
Transplant surgery departmental leaders do not represent workforce demographics especially among women and underrepresented minorities — A retrospective analysis	16

My surgical practice: Radioguided parathyroid surgery, how and why we use it	16
Racial disparities in complications and mortality after bariatric surgery: A systematic review	16
Virtual surgery residency selection: Strategies for programs and candidates	16
Understanding the makeup of a growing field: A committee on trauma survey of the national network of hospital-based violence intervention programs	16
Feasibility of injected indocyanine green for ureteral identification during robotic left-sided colorectal resections	16
COVID-19 testing processes and patient protections for resumption of elective surgery	16
Preoperative cholangitis is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer	16
Surgical research journals - Under review: An assessment of diversity among editorial boards and outcomes of peer review	16
The reliability of resident self-evaluation of operative performance	15
Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California	15
Adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery and intraoperative transverse abdominis plane block decreases opioid use and length of stay in very large open ventral hernia repairs	15
Surgical team familiarity and waste generation in the operating room	15
Does health literacy impact technological comfort in cancer patients?	15
Development and implementation of virtual grand rounds in surgery	15
Cultural complications: Why, how, and lessons learned	15
Visual teaching aids improve patient understanding and reduce anxiety prior to a colectomy	15
Heterogeneity in managing rib fractures across non-trauma and level I, II, and III trauma centers	15
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of endocrine surgery	15
Impact of hospital lockdown secondary to COVID-19 and past pandemics on surgical practice: A living rapid systematic review	15
Virtual grand rounds as a novel means for applicants and programs to connect in the era of COVID-19	14
Diversity efforts in surgery: Are we there yet?	14
Using local rather than general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair is associated with shorter operative time and enhanced postoperative recovery	14
How does telementoring impact medical education within the surgical field? A scoping review	14
Laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: An individual patient data survival meta-analysis	14
Admission base deficit is superior to lactate in identifying shock and resuscitative needs in trauma patients	14
Colorectal cancer disparities across the continuum of cancer care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
There's no such thing as a free lunch: Outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons	14
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for luminal a breast cancer: Factors predictive of histopathologic response and oncologic outcome	14
PICC versus midlines: Comparison of peripherally inserted central catheters and midline catheters with respect to incidence of thromboembolic and infectious complications	14
68Ga-DOTATATE-PET shows promise for diagnosis of recurrent or persistent medullary thyroid cancer: A systematic review	14
Letters of recommendation for surgical fellowships – Does gender make a difference?	14
Radical versus conservative surgical treatment of liver hydatid cysts: A paired comparison analysis	14
Travel distance and its interaction with patient and hospital factors in pancreas cancer care	14
A single institution experience with papillary thyroid cancer: Are outcomes better at comprehensive cancer centers?	14
Exploring the roles of artificial intelligence in surgical education: A scoping review	13
“I need to have a fulfilling job”: A qualitative study of surgeon well-being and professional fulfillment	13
Is there a gender bias in milestones evaluations in general surgery residency training?	13
Representation of women in speaking roles at annual surgical society meetings	13
Mental illness is associated with increased risk of suicidal ideation among cancer surgical patients	13
Ethical thinking machines in surgery and the requirement for clinical leadership	13
Selected conditions associated with an increased incidence of incisional hernia: A review of molecular biology	13
Lost in translation: A qualitative analysis of facilitators and barriers to collecting patient reported outcome measures for surgical patients with limited English proficiency	13
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in presidential leadership of academic medical and surgical societies	13
Bull horn injuries. A 40-year retrospective study with 572 patients	13
Participant perspectives on a department of surgery faculty mentoring program	13
An early introduction to surgical skills: Validating a low-cost laparoscopic skill training program purpose built for undergraduate medical education	13
Contribution of unequal new patient referrals to female surgeon under-employment	13
Systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for Mesh infection following Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Surgery	13
Artificial intelligence based real-time video ergonomic assessment and training improves resident ergonomics	13
A clinical coagulopathy score concurrent with viscoelastic testing defines opportunities to improve hemostatic resuscitation and enhance blood product utilization during liver transplantation	13
Association between preoperative prealbumin level and postoperative mortality and morbidity after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study from a HBV-endemic area	13
Postoperative delirium is associated with decreased recovery of ambulation one-month after surgery	13
Social determinants of health Z-codes and postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery: A national population-based study	13
Comparing cost and outcomes between peroral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic heller myotomy	12
Can patients find an Endocrine Surgeon? How hospital websites hide the expertise of these medical professionals	12
Gender-differences of proceduralists in perception of hand-held surgical instrument fit – A cross-sectional survey	12
Sex differences in long-term outcomes after traumatic injury: A mediation analysis	12
Evaluation of leadership curricula in general surgery residency programs	12
An updated review of the methods, guidelines of, and controversies on screening for colorectal cancer	12
Operative management of colonic diverticular disease in the setting of immunosuppression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
The lasting footprint of COVID-19 on surgical education: A resident and attending perspective on the global pandemic	12
Necrotizing pancreatitis: A review for the acute care surgeon	12
Abdominal ultrasound findings contribute to a multivariable predictive risk score for surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: A pilot study	12
The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as measured using non-invasive tests	12
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration by acute care surgeons saves time and money compared to ERCP	12
Comparison of gastrojejunostomy to endoscopic stenting for gastric outlet obstruction: An updated Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis	12
Prophylactic central lymph node dissection informs the decision of radioactive iodine ablation in papillary thyroid cancer	12
Disparity in prehospital scene time for geriatric trauma patients	12
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease	12
Platelet and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratios predict survival in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases	12
The development and measurement properties of the trauma NOn-TECHnical skills (T-NOTECHS) scale: A scoping review	12
Chinese expert consensus on adult ventral abdominal wall defect repair and reconstruction	12
Gender disparities among leadership in academic surgical publishing over the past decade	12
The Association of Women Surgeons research grant: An analysis of the first 25 years	12
Beyond the tube: Can we reduce chest tube complications in trauma patients?	12
Patient and clinician perceptions of the immediate release of electronic health information	12
Suturing the gender gap through sponsorship: The role of sponsorship in female entry and advancement through their surgical careers	12
Relationship between burnout and mistreatment: Who plays a role?	12
When more is less: Urban disparities in access to surgical care by transportation means	12
Radiology report language positively influences adrenal incidentaloma guideline adherence	12

The confidence gap: Findings for women in plastic surgery	12
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer and changes in the biliary microbiome	12
Utility of a 31-gene expression profile for predicting outcomes in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma referred for sentinel node biopsy	12
Pulmonary contusions in patients with rib fractures: The need to better classify a common injury	12
#ILookLikeASurgeon: Or do I? The local and global impact of a hashtag	12
It’s not you, It’s me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores	12
Influence of faculty diversity on resident diversity across surgical subspecialties	12
Beyond burnout: Understanding the well-being gender gap in general surgery by examining professional fulfillment and control over schedule	12
Hopes, fears, and rumors: Medical students and the general surgery clerkship	11
Multivisceral resection for locally advanced gastric cancer: A retrospective study	11
Foreign body aspirations in children and adults	11
Fatigue in surgical residents an analysis of duty-hours and the effect of hypothetical naps on predicted performance	11
Acquisition and retention of surgical skills taught during intern surgical boot camp	11
Worth looking! venous thromboembolism in patients who undergo preperitoneal pelvic packing warrants screening duplex	11
Circular versus linear stapling oesophagojejunostomy after laparoscopic total gastrectomy. A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
An Institutional experience with primary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly over two decades	11
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	11
In-person vs. virtual conferences: Lessons learned and how to take advantage of the best of both worlds	11
Surgical and oncologic outcomes following repeat hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastasis: Who benefits?	11
Comparison of laparoscopic and open pancreaticoduodenectomy for the treatment of nonpancreatic periampullary adenocarcinomas: a propensity score matching analysis	11
Open versus laparoscopic surgery in the management of patients with gallbladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Continuous neuromonitoring during radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules provides objective evidence of laryngeal nerve safety	11
Adeno-squamous and squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder: The importance of histology in surgical management	11
Postoperative complications after non-obstetric surgery among pregnant patients in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2005–2012	11
Improving ABSITE scores - A meta-analysis of reported remediation models	11
Partial COVID-19 vaccination associated with reduction in postoperative mortality and SARS-CoV-2 infection	11
Surgical outcomes and travel burden among medicare beneficiaries living in Health Professional Shortage Areas	11
Leveraging a statewide quality collaborative to understand population-level hernia care	11
Effectiveness of frailty screening and perioperative team management of colectomy patients aged 80 years or more	11
Metastatic breast cancer: Who benefits from surgery?	11
Delaying definitive resection in early stage (I/II) colon cancer appears safe up to 6 weeks	11
Worse outcomes with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in severe pelvic fracture: A matched cohort study	11
The importance of the margin of resection and radiotherapy in retroperitoneal liposarcoma	11
Predicting postoperative opioid use with machine learning and insurance claims in opioid-naïve patients	11
Progression to pseudomyxoma peritonei in patients with low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms discovered at time of appendectomy	11
Detection of early allograft dysfunction at 30 min of reperfusion in liver transplantation: An intraoperative diagnostic tool with real time assessment of graft function	11
Comparative outcomes between COVID-19 and influenza patients placed on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe ARDS	11
The impact of social vulnerability subthemes on postoperative outcomes differs by racial/ethnic minority status	11
Identifying institutional factors in general surgery resident wellness and burnout	11
Surgical autonomy: A resident perspective and the balance of teacher development with operative independence	11
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical trainee education and well-being spring 2020-winter 2020: A path forward	10
Medicaid expansion and surgery for HPB/GI cancers: NCDB difference-in-difference analysis	10
Better characterization of operation for ulcerative colitis through the National surgical quality improvement program: A 2-year audit of NSQIP-IBD	10
Biologic mesh is non-inferior to synthetic mesh in CDC class 1 & 2 open abdominal wall reconstruction	10
Racial disparities in inferior vena cava filter use in metabolic and bariatric surgery patients: Nationwide insights from the MBSAQIP database	10
Comparison of comorbidity indices for prediction of morbidity and mortality after major surgical procedures	10
Understanding the surgical experience for Black and White patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): The importance of health literacy	10
The AAST prospective observational multicenter study of the initial experience with reversal of direct oral anticoagulants in trauma patients	10
The other side of conflict: Examining the challenges of female orthopaedic surgeons in the workplace	10
Gender differences in urology society award recipients	10
A potential novel biomarker in predicting lymph node metastasis of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma: A derived monocyte to lymphocyte ratio	10
Diagnostic value of modified systemic inflammation score for prediction of malignancy in patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules	10
Perceptions and behaviors of learner engagement with virtual educational platforms	10
A systematic review of methodological principles and delivery of surgical simulation bootcamps	10
Predictive factors of radioiodine therapy failure in Graves’ Disease: A meta-analysis	10
The preoperative risk tool SURPAS accurately predicts outcomes in emergency surgery	10
Comparison of colorectal cancer outcomes in young adults and octogenarians	10
Utilization of mental health services in pediatric patients surviving penetrating trauma resulting from interpersonal violence	10
The impact of retained bullet fragments on outcomes in patients with gunshot wounds	10
Should all patients receive the same prophylaxis? Racial variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism after major abdominal operations	10
Does acral lentiginous melanoma subtype account for differences in patterns of care in Black patients?	10
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical student education: Implementation and outcome of a virtual general surgery curriculum	10
Conference cancelled: The equitable flip side of the academic surgery coin	10
Prognostic value of resection margin length after surgical resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	10
Surgical outcomes and survival rates of colon cancer in children and young adults	10
Implementing an opioid reduction protocol in renal transplant recipients	10
Using gamification to increase resident engagement in surgical training: Our experience with a robotic surgery simulation league	10
A longitudinal cadaver-based simulation curriculum creates sustainable increases in resident confidence and exposure to fundamental techniques: Results of a 5-year program evaluation	10
Disparities in ovarian cancer survival at the only NCI-designated cancer center in Kansas	10
Re-operative parathyroidectomy: How many positive localization studies are required?	10
Adenosquamous carcinoma: An aggressive histologic sub-type of colon cancer with poor prognosis	10
Trends in female surgeon authorship – The role of the middle author	10
Narrow pulse pressure is independently associated with massive transfusion and emergent surgery in hemodynamically stable trauma patients	10
Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis	10
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement facilitates outpatient thyroidectomy in children	10
Postoperative thyroid hormone supplementation rates following thyroid lobectomy	10
No difference in mortality between level I and level II trauma centers performing surgical stabilization of rib fracture	10
Gastric cancer management in elderly patients: a population-based study of treatment patterns and outcomes in gastric cancer patients ≥ 75 years from Alberta, Canada	10
The impact of enteric fistulas on US hospital systems	10
Medicare reimbursement for common general surgery procedures has declined over the last decade	10
Preoperative anthropomorphic radiographic measurements can predict postoperative pancreatic fistula formation following pancreatoduodenectomy	10
Facilitators and barriers to allyship in academic surgery: A qualitative study	10
A multi-center analysis of cumulative inpatient opioid use in colorectal surgery patients	10
The role of the University of Cape Town, South Africa in the training and retention of surgeons in Sub-Saharan Africa	10
Endocrine surgery is at the forefront of gender diversity	10
Scoping review of the second victim syndrome among surgeons: Understanding the impact, responses, and support systems	9
Surgical intervention for mechanical large bowel obstruction at a tertiary hospital: Which patients receive a stoma and how often are they reversed?	9
Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM)	9
Racial disparities in comorbid conditions among patients undergoing thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	9
Racial/ethnic disparities in thyroid cancer in California, 1999–2017	9
Colectomy for polyps is associated with high risk for complications and low risk for malignancy: Time for endoluminal surgery?	9
INR and not bilirubin levels predict postoperative morbidity in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice	9
Lessons Learned at a COVID-19 designated hospital	9
Preoperative prognostic nutritional index predicts risk of recurrence after curative resection for stage IIA colon cancer	9
Outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons	9