American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Hartmann's reversal is associated with worse outcomes compared to elective left colectomy: A NSQIP analysis of 36,794 cases	124
Nerve monitoring decreases recurrent laryngeal nerve injury risk for neoplasm-related thyroidectomy	122
Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis	80
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	75
Application of the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator on a global scale	63
From the Editor – in – Chief: Papers from the North Pacific Surgical Association	61
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	56
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	43
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	42
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	39
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	37
Editorial Board	36
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	34
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	33
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	33
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	32
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	31
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	30
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	29
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	29
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	28
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	28
The impact of COVID-19 on first-year medical education – Insights and lessons learned from students pursuing careers in surgery	28
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	27
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	26

Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	26
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	25
Conventional hepatic arterial anatomy? Novel findings and insights of a multi-disciplinary hepatic arterial infusion pump program	25
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	25
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	25
Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis	24
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	24
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	23
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	23
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	23
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	23
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	22
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	22
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	22
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	21
Distressed community index as a predictor of presentation and postoperative outcomes in ventral hernia repair	21
Hospital and surgeon variation in 30-day complication rates after ventral hernia repair	20
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	20
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	20
Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry cohort study	20
Analysis of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing curative-intent resection of localized adrenocortical carcinoma	20
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	20
Risk factors for opioid use disorder after severe burns in adults	20
Influence of endocrine multidisciplinary tumor board on patient management and treatment decision making	20
Geospatial analysis of firearm injuries in an urban setting: Individual rather than community characteristics affect firearm injury risk	20
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	20
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	20
Rectus to defect ratio for estimating the complexity of ventral hernia repair: Is it reliable for robotic surgery?	19
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	19
“Blunt adrenal injury does not affect outcomes in the pediatric population with isolated abdominal injury- a National Trauma Data Bank Review®.”	19
Cardiovascular disease risk scores in patients with optimal vs suboptimal weight loss after bariatric surgery: Translating improvements into clinical practice	18
Re-discovering surgical innovation - An essential component of the academic surgeon	18
Seeing green: Lighting up the ureters in minimally invasive colorectal surgery	18
Letter to editor in response to article entitled “Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients”	18
Is winning the only thing? – Examining the “win ratio” concept in synchronous colorectal liver metastasis	18
No such thing as a good war	18
Telling my aunt she was dying	18
Impact of neighborhood characteristics on textbook outcome following major surgery	18
Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: A critical review of the data	18
Fragility index for extended prophylaxis following abdominopelvic surgery: A methodological survey	18
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”	18
Loss of independence after pancreatic surgery	18
Systemic biomarkers currently implicated in the formation of abdominal wall hernia: A systematic review of the literature	17
Use of post-discharge opioid consumption patterns as a tool for evaluating opioid prescribing guidelines	17
Clinical observation of super tension-relieving suture for wound repair following resection of benign skin tumors in pediatric patients	17
Prevalence and risk factors for acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder after burn injury	17
Does surgical observed structured clinical exam (OSCE) predict clerkship grade, shelf exam scores, and preceptor clinical evaluation?	17
Multiple hepatocellular carcinoma: Long-term outcomes following resection beyond actual guidelines. An Italian multicentric retrospective study	17
Factors associated with physicians’ recommendations for managing low-risk papillary thyroid cancer	17
Blood transfusion in cardiac surgeries – Toward a personalized protocol	17

Comparison between non-surgical and surgical management of rib fractures in major trauma patients without brain injuries	17
Invited commentary: Rethinking equity for underrepresented in medicine and gender minority applicants in the evolving surgical residency match	17
The association of hernia-specific and procedural risk factors with early complications in ventral hernia repair: ACHQC analysis	17
Performance of risk prediction models for post-operative mortality in patients undergoing liver resection	17
Patterns of gastric cancer metastasis in the United States	17
Fraudulent feelings: Imposter syndrome in surgery	17
Changes in trends during the COVID-19 lockdown: An urban, Level-1 trauma center's experience	17
New alternative colorectal anastomotic devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
The global pandemic's second deadly hit: cancer care	16
The role of telemedicine in building trust: An evolution of the patient-surgeon relationship	16
Introduction to papers presented at the festschrift of Janice L. Pasieka	16
Controller size matters: User proficiency is affected by endoscopic controller size	16
Factors associated with stoma closure after cytoreductive surgery	16
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	16
Time to surgery: A health equity metric in breast cancer patients	16
Re-operation following urgent and emergent colectomies: An investigation of indications and utility as a quality indicator	16
What constitutes a successful retirement? Invited commentary on: Anteby and coauthors, passing the scalpel: Lessons on retirement planning from retired academic surgeons	16
Addressing the impact of family planning on medical students’ perception of entering surgical residency	16
Regional mock oral board exercises for chief residents in general surgery	16
The criticality of reasonable accommodations: A scoping review revealing gaps in care for patients with blindness and low vision	16
Abdominal ultrasound findings contribute to a multivariable predictive risk score for surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: A pilot study	16
Development of a novel tool to predict pulmonary complications in trauma patients with and without chest injury	16
Postoperative plasma presepsin as a biomarker of postoperative infectious complications in different surgical departments: A meta-analysis and systematic review	15
Dual adjunct therapy with dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine in transversus abdominis plane blocks reduces postoperative opioid use in colorectal surgery	15
Are women residents of surgical specialties at a higher risk of developing imposter syndrome?	15
Long road ahead for diversity efforts in surgery	15
Primary Hyperparathyroidism and the PAS Score	15
Colon injuries in the presence of complete spinal cord injury: Primary repair or colostomy?	15
Marijuana and thromboembolic events in geriatric trauma patients: The cannabinoids clots correlation!	15
Decision making and informed consent in uterus transplant recipients: A mixed-methods study of the Dallas uterus transplant study (DUETS) participants	15
Association of Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act with operations for benign endocrine surgical disease	15
Longitudinal experience of patients with post-thyroidectomy vocal cord paralysis	15
Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis	15
Mediators of racial disparities in postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing complex surgery	15
Editorial Board	14
Disparities in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: A scoping review and conceptual model	14
Epidemiology of swallow dysfunction in CDH patients	14
Editorial Board	14
Invited commentary on “How well do we understand our patients’ perioperative experience? A qualitative analysis of themes derived from patient-centric resident conferences”	14
Best surgical approach for splenic flexure colon cancers: Extended versus segmental resection?	14
Neighborhood deprivation and Medicare expenditures for common surgical procedures	14
High-risk liver patients are not associated with adverse events following pancreaticoduodenectomy	14
Preoperative laboratory testing among low-risk patients prior to elective ambulatory endocrine surgeries: A review of the 2015–2018 NSQIP cohorts	14
Falls Among Older Adults: An Exploration of Trends, Clinical Outcomes, Predisposing Risk Factors, and Intervention Strategies	14
Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same	14
Grading severity of MVI impacts long-term outcomes after laparoscopic liver resection for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	14
Pan scan for geriatric trauma patients: Overkill or necessary?	14
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) prior to interfacility transfer: Who might benefit in a statewide trauma system?	14
Surgical training simulation modalities in minimally invasive surgery: How to achieve evidence-based curricula by translational research	13
A fast tract to foregut surgery: Pandemic-driven protocol development	13
Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?	13
Epidemiology and outcomes of primary pediatric lung malignancies: Updates from the SEER database	13
One and done? Repair of recurrent hernias after prior Myofascial release	13
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	13
Revisional Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass after Gastric Banding leads to Sustainable and Significant Additional Weight Loss Regardless of Roux Limb Length	13
The preoperative risk tool SURPAS accurately predicts outcomes in emergency surgery	13
The “Broken rung” in transplantation surgery	13
Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship	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
Laparoscopic anterior resection with or without transanal tube for rectal cancer patients – A multicenter randomized controlled trial	13
A single institution experience with papillary thyroid cancer: Are outcomes better at comprehensive cancer centers?	13
Predictors of lymph node metastases in patients with malignant adenomatous polyps of the colon	13
Implications of routine cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative testing: Review of more than 2,300 cases in a community-based practice	13
Surgeon as teacher Scott Warner Woods Memorial Lecture Midwest Surgical Association Mackinac Island, Michigan	12
Ventral hernia repair with concurrent intra-abdominal surgery: Results from an eleven-year population-based cohort in Sweden	12
Comparison of emergency general surgery at a tertiary and community hospital: One surgeon's perspective	12
Management and outcomes of severe pelvic fractures in level I and II ACS verified trauma centers	12
Our surgical practice with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)	12
Improving shared decision making in virtual breast cancer surgery consultations	12
Transition from trainee to educator in the operating room: A needs assessment and framework to support junior faculty	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
Gender disparities during the transition into practice of newly trained surgeons: Are female surgeons left behind?	12
Role of preoperative CT imaging in penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries: A multicenter study of urban trauma centers	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
Who's keeping score? Risk assessment models should be built for the clinicians using them	12
Thoughts on 2021–2022 visiting rotation recommendations from current and recent applicants in surgery	12
Utilization of telemedicine to provide post-discharge care: A comparison of pre-pandemic vs. pandemic care	12
Gender disparities among leadership in academic surgical publishing over the past decade	12
Open hepatic resection in the elderly at two tertiary referral centers	12
Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery	12

Prospective, international analysis of quality of life outcomes in recurrent versus primary ventral hernia repairs	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
Development models to predict complication and prognosis following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension	12
Navigating the changing landscape of transplant research: Trends, topics, and gender disparities	12
Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California	12
The lasting footprint of COVID-19 on surgical education: A resident and attending perspective on the global pandemic	12
How well do faculty do in providing general surgery EPA feedback?	12
Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills	12
Can less Be more in the treatment of cN1a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma?	11
Closing the educational gap in surgery: Teaching team communication and conflict management	11
Letter to editor in response to article entitled: “Visual teaching aids improve understanding and reduce anxiety prior to a colectomy”	11
Survival disparities in rural versus urban patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A multi-institutional study from the US neuroendocrine tumor study group	11
From the Editor-in-Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	11
EGS plus: Predicting futility in LVAD patients with emergency surgical disease	11
Reproductive planning and infertility: Training the next generation of surgeons	11
The effects of the Affordable Care Act on access and outcomes of colon surgery	11
Survey shows all surgical residents have exposure to robotic surgery yet no formalized curricula exist amongst programs: A Southwest Surgical Congress Survey	11
WITHDRAWN: To stand in another's shoes	11
The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease	11
Violent trauma as an indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of hospital reported trauma	11
Emergent colectomy for colorectal cancer: A comparative analysis of open vs. minimally invasive approach	11
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	11
From the editor – In – Chief: Featured papers in the July issue	11
Editorial Board	11
Socioeconomic risk factors for mortality and readmission after surgery for bowel obstruction: An analysis of the Nationwide Readmissions Database	11
From mentorship to developing a novel surgical technique: The journey of an African-American female surgeon	11
A prospective study evaluating the use of low-dose intravenous sedation and analgesia during radiofrequency ablation of symptomatic, benign thyroid nodules	11
Elective inguinal hernia repair: Is increased resident autonomy associated with early postoperative clinical outcome?	11
How to determine the end points of leg fasciotomy	11
Impact of COVID on surgical case volume at military treatment facilities with surgical residencies	10
Evaluation of free mobile health applications for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Association of Women Surgeons	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the special diversity, equity, and inclusion issue	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
Editorial Board	10
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in primary melanoma are associated with a better prognosis	10
The why and how of the minimally invasive pneumoperitoneum in present-day laparoscopic surgery	10
Utilizing risk-stratified pathways to personalize post-hepatectomy discharge planning: A contemporary analysis of 1,354 patients	10
Music in the operating room: There is more than meets the ears!	10
False reassurances: Mortality risks in penetrating trauma patients with verbal GCS ≥3	10
A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges	10
Assessment of psychological debriefing models’ components & effective implementation, and its impact on healthcare professionals stress management skills, mental wellbeing, and clinical performanc	10
Effect of Medicaid expansion on inflammatory bowel disease and healthcare utilization	10
Academic surgery after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade	10
The price of conference attendance: Opportunities to improve access for medical students	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Southwestern Surgical Congress	10
Making leadership a priority in surgical residency	10
Patient values in breast cancer surgical decision-making - The WhySurg study	10
Graft repair of arteriovenous fistula aneurysms is associated with decreased long-term patency	10
The benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy in elderly patients with melanoma	10
Masculinizing chest surgery for gender affirmation: A retrospective study of outcomes and patient reported satisfaction	10
Variation in commercial prices for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy at US hospitals	10
Timing and outcome of right- vs left-sided colonic anastomotic leaks: Is there a difference?	9
Editorial Board	9
Communication in the operating room – No longer cold and sterile	9
Is gender bias perceived by surgical residents? A survey-based discussion	9
The development and measurement properties of the trauma NOn-TECHnical skills (T-NOTECHS) scale: A scoping review	9
Recent trends in NIH funding for top surgeon-scientists	9
Artificial intelligence and the education of future surgeons	9
Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients	9
Should breast surgery be considered for patients with de novo metastatic inflammatory breast cancer?	9
Impact of Breast Density on Re-Excision and Recurrence of Breast Cancer Following Breast Conserving Surgery	9
From the Editor - in - Chief: Featured Papers in the February 2023 Issue	9
Editorial Board	9
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	9
Trainee-initiated dictations of endocrine surgeries: Implications for education and reimbursement	9
Commentary: Small nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETS): Resect or enucleate ? The case for an individualized approach	9
The optimal management of blunt aortic injury in the young	9
The power of partnership: Exploring collaboration dynamics in U.S. transplant research	9
Outcomes for audio-only and video-based preoperative encounters for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia consultations	9
Enriching the discussion of shifting the ABCs of trauma to XABCs	9
County-level food insecurity is associated with outcomes following cardiac surgery	9
Disparities in outpatient rural cholecystectomy outcomes	9
Informing therapeutic lymphadenectomy: Location of regional metastatic lymph nodes in adrenocortical carcinoma	9
Traumatic thoracic rib cage and chest wall hernias: A review and discussion of management principles	9
The Affordable Care Act: A success?	9
Validation of the minimal clinically important difference for modified activities assessment scale	9
Trends of Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy at the time of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence	9
How teaching surgeons communicate: An analysis of intraoperative discourse among male and female surgeons	9
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the October issue	9
Surgery Clerkships & General Surgery Careers: A Systematic Review	9
Does race impact outcomes after parathyroidectomy for secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism?	9
Validation study of the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator for two procedures in Japan	9
One step ahead: Finding mentors at all stages of a surgical career	9
To infinity and beyond: A historical bibliometric analysis of medullary thyroid carcinoma	9
Intraoperative teaching methods, models, and frameworks: A scoping review for surgical resident education	9
Mastery skill assessment in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgical ultrasound: It's a Matter of Entrustment	9
Analysis of artificial intelligence in thyroid diagnostics and surgery: A scoping review	9
The underrepresentation of women in academic surgery in China	9
Persistent and recurrent hyperparathyroidism – Attitude	8
Variation in PTH levels and kinetics after parathyroidectomy	8
One size does not fit all: Commentary on “Clinician perspectives on the perioperative roles and responsibilities of anesthesia, surgery, and primary care”	8
Students, stereotypes, and surgery	8
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical training in the United States	8