American Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Surgeon experience increases nerve identification during Lichtenstein hernia repair: a nationwide register-based study	92
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	80
We have earned our place	60
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	59
Women in surgical innovation (part II): Getting to know yourself, your customer, and your product	54
Nerve monitoring decreases recurrent laryngeal nerve injury risk for neoplasm-related thyroidectomy	43
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	41
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?	40
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	39
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	39
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	39
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	37
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	34
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	33
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	33
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	33
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	31
Prehospital ETCO2 is predictive of death in intubated and non-intubated patients	31
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	30
Hartmann's reversal is associated with worse outcomes compared to elective left colectomy: A NSQIP analysis of 36,794 cases	30
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	29
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	29
Timing and necessity of staging imaging in clinical stage II cutaneous melanoma: Cost-effectiveness and clinical decision analysis	29
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	28
Geospatial analysis of firearm injuries in an urban setting: Individual rather than community characteristics affect firearm injury risk	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
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	27
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	27
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	27
Editorial Board	26
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	25
The impact of Area Deprivation Index (ADI) in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)	25
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	25
The impact of COVID-19 on first-year medical education – Insights and lessons learned from students pursuing careers in surgery	25
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	25
Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis	25
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	24
Comparative balanced salt solution and 6 ​% hydroxyethyl starch in goal-directed therapy for major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	23
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	23
The crisis of global health tourism: Review of the current status of global health in undergraduate medical education	22
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	22
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	22
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	22
Risk factors for opioid use disorder after severe burns in adults	22
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	22
Influence of endocrine multidisciplinary tumor board on patient management and treatment decision making	21
Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure	21
Distressed community index as a predictor of presentation and postoperative outcomes in ventral hernia repair	21
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	21
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	21
Mentoring diverse students: Opening opportunities via virtual platforms	21
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	21
Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry cohort study	20
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	20
Telling my aunt she was dying	20
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
Seeing green: Lighting up the ureters in minimally invasive colorectal 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
Long road ahead for diversity efforts in surgery	18
Longitudinal experience of patients with post-thyroidectomy vocal cord paralysis	18
Addressing the impact of family planning on medical students’ perception of entering surgical residency	18
Introduction to papers presented at the festschrift of Janice L. Pasieka	18
Regional mock oral board exercises for chief residents in general surgery	18
Invited commentary: Rethinking equity for underrepresented in medicine and gender minority applicants in the evolving surgical residency match	18
Time to surgery: A health equity metric in breast cancer patients	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
Extra-abdominal CT imaging indicates increased severity of illness in advanced age patients requiring emergency abdominal surgery	18
New alternative colorectal anastomotic devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Is winning the only thing? – Examining the “win ratio” concept in synchronous colorectal liver metastasis	17
Gender and racial diversity in leadership roles within academic surgery internationally: a retrospective cross-sectional study pre-COVID-19	17
Rectus to defect ratio for estimating the complexity of ventral hernia repair: Is it reliable for robotic surgery?	17
Controller size matters: User proficiency is affected by endoscopic controller size	17

Fraudulent feelings: Imposter syndrome in surgery	17
Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries	17
What constitutes a successful retirement? Invited commentary on: Anteby and coauthors, passing the scalpel: Lessons on retirement planning from retired academic surgeons	17
Performance of risk prediction models for post-operative mortality in patients undergoing liver resection	17
Association between surgeon age and surgical complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Postoperative plasma presepsin as a biomarker of postoperative infectious complications in different surgical departments: A meta-analysis and systematic review	17
Loss of independence after pancreatic surgery	17
Cardiovascular disease risk scores in patients with optimal vs suboptimal weight loss after bariatric surgery: Translating improvements into clinical practice	16
Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: A critical review of the data	16
“Blunt adrenal injury does not affect outcomes in the pediatric population with isolated abdominal injury- a National Trauma Data Bank Review®.”	16
Editorial Board	16
Re-operation following urgent and emergent colectomies: An investigation of indications and utility as a quality indicator	16
Marijuana and thromboembolic events in geriatric trauma patients: The cannabinoids clots correlation!	16
Impact of sleep disturbances due to low anterior resection syndrome on the quality of life of patients with rectal cancer	16
Association of Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act with operations for benign endocrine surgical disease	16
The criticality of reasonable accommodations: A scoping review revealing gaps in care for patients with blindness and low vision	16
Factors associated with stoma closure after cytoreductive surgery	16
Advancements in neurosurgical techniques for managing sports-related traumatic brain injuries	16
Colon injuries in the presence of complete spinal cord injury: Primary repair or colostomy?	16
Breast cancer treatment delay and the Hispanic paradox: A SEER database analysis	15
Mediators of racial disparities in postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing complex surgery	15
Primary Hyperparathyroidism and the PAS Score	15
Does surgical observed structured clinical exam (OSCE) predict clerkship grade, shelf exam scores, and preceptor clinical evaluation?	15
Clinical observation of super tension-relieving suture for wound repair following resection of benign skin tumors in pediatric patients	15
The global pandemic's second deadly hit: cancer care	15
What matters most? Understanding patient preferences in breast cancer treatment: A systematic review of discrete choice experiments	15
The role of telemedicine in building trust: An evolution of the patient-surgeon relationship	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
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	15
Two Hands	15
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
Falls among older adults: An exploration of trends, clinical outcomes, predisposing risk factors, and intervention strategies	14
Editorial Board	14
Comparison between non-surgical and surgical management of rib fractures in major trauma patients without brain injuries	14
The association of hernia-specific and procedural risk factors with early complications in ventral hernia repair: ACHQC analysis	14
Patterns of gastric cancer metastasis in the United States	14
Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis	14
Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills	14
Use of post-discharge opioid consumption patterns as a tool for evaluating opioid prescribing guidelines	14
Development of a novel tool to predict pulmonary complications in trauma patients with and without chest injury	14
Prevalence and risk factors for acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder after burn injury	14
Who's keeping score? Risk assessment models should be built for the clinicians using them	14
Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?	14
Role of preoperative CT imaging in penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries: A multicenter study of urban trauma centers	13
Are we measuring what matters most? ACP completion among patients undergoing gastrostomy tube placement	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
High-risk liver patients are not associated with adverse events following pancreaticoduodenectomy	13
Implications of routine cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative testing: Review of more than 2,300 cases in a community-based practice	13
Association of traumatic brain injury with management and outcomes of patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury	13
One and done? Repair of recurrent hernias after prior Myofascial release	13
Editorial Board	13
Prospective, international analysis of quality of life outcomes in recurrent versus primary ventral hernia repairs	13
A fast tract to foregut surgery: Pandemic-driven protocol development	13
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	13
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) prior to interfacility transfer: Who might benefit in a statewide trauma system?	13
Transition from trainee to educator in the operating room: A needs assessment and framework to support junior faculty	13
The “Broken rung” in transplantation surgery	13
Predictors of lymph node metastases in patients with malignant adenomatous polyps of the colon	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
The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease	13
Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same	13
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
The effects of mindfulness-focused mental performance coaching on a general surgery residency program	12
Utilization of telemedicine to provide post-discharge care: A comparison of pre-pandemic vs. pandemic care	12
Survey shows all surgical residents have exposure to robotic surgery yet no formalized curricula exist amongst programs: A Southwest Surgical Congress Survey	12
Postoperative outcomes in super- and super-super obese patients undergoing emergency abdominal 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
Family planning impact on medical students’ surgery interest and current policies in the United States: A scoping review	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
Quality and utilization of surgical care among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries	12
Improving shared decision making in virtual breast cancer surgery consultations	12
The accidental storm surfer	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
Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery	12
Revisional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after gastric banding leads to sustainable and significant additional weight loss regardless of Roux limb length	12
Best surgical approach for splenic flexure colon cancers: Extended versus segmental resection?	12

Pan scan for geriatric trauma patients: Overkill or necessary?	12
To infinity and beyond: A historical bibliometric analysis of medullary thyroid carcinoma	11
A new era of surgical intelligence: Analyzing disruption in general surgery from 2015 to 2021	11
“Emotional intelligence in surgery: Critical skills for modern surgeons and trainees”	11
Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California	11
Surgical training simulation modalities in minimally invasive surgery: How to achieve evidence-based curricula by translational research	11
Intraoperative teaching methods, models, and frameworks: A scoping review for surgical resident education	11
False reassurances: Mortality risks in penetrating trauma patients with verbal GCS ≥3	11
Variation in commercial prices for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy at US hospitals	11
Ventral hernia repair with concurrent intra-abdominal surgery: Results from an eleven-year population-based cohort in Sweden	11
Integrating artificial intelligence into scientific writing: a narrative review for clinical and surgical researchers	11
Grading severity of MVI impacts long-term outcomes after laparoscopic liver resection for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	11
Disparities in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: A scoping review and conceptual model	11
Assessment of psychological debriefing models’ components & effective implementation, and its impact on healthcare professionals stress management skills, mental wellbeing, and clinical performanc	11
Gender disparities among leadership in academic surgical publishing over the past decade	11
Academic surgery after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade	11
Scalpels in shadow: The lost history of France's female surgeons	11
Trends in axillary staging for breast cancer in the elderly: Outcomes of choosing wisely at a high-usage institution	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
Neighborhood deprivation and Medicare expenditures for common surgical procedures	11
A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges	11
Editorial Board	11
Trainee-initiated dictations of endocrine surgeries: Implications for education and reimbursement	10
The power of partnership: Exploring collaboration dynamics in U.S. transplant research	10
Modification of splenorenal shunt using adrenal vein as a Conduit: Proximal spleno-adrenorenal shunt	10
From the Editor-in-Chief: Top papers from the Midwest Surgical Association	10
Enriching the discussion of shifting the ABCs of trauma to XABCs	10
Utilizing risk-stratified pathways to personalize post-hepatectomy discharge planning: A contemporary analysis of 1,354 patients	10
From mentorship to developing a novel surgical technique: The journey of an African-American female surgeon	10
WITHDRAWN: To stand in another's shoes	10
Letter to editor in response to article entitled: “Visual teaching aids improve understanding and reduce anxiety prior to a colectomy”	10
Survival disparities in rural versus urban patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A multi-institutional study from the US neuroendocrine tumor study group	10
Elective inguinal hernia repair: Is increased resident autonomy associated with early postoperative clinical outcome?	10
Postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A contemporary analysis of a large national database	10
Disparities in outpatient rural cholecystectomy outcomes	10
Examining disparities in management and outcomes among unhoused patients with traumatic brain injury	10
The benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy in elderly patients with melanoma	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Featured papers in the special diversity, equity, and inclusion issue	10
Informing therapeutic lymphadenectomy: Location of regional metastatic lymph nodes in adrenocortical carcinoma	10
Making leadership a priority in surgical residency	10
Does race impact outcomes after parathyroidectomy for secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism?	10
Patient values in breast cancer surgical decision-making - The WhySurg study	10
Outcomes for audio-only and video-based preoperative encounters for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia consultations	10
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	10
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Southwestern Surgical Congress	10
Should breast surgery be considered for patients with de novo metastatic inflammatory breast cancer?	10
How to determine the end points of leg fasciotomy	10
Surgery clerkships & general surgery careers: A systematic review	10
Impact of breast density on re-excision and recurrence of breast cancer following breast conserving surgery	10
From past to present: A comparison of interpersonal firearm violence between historically graded neighborhoods of Kansas City	10
Editorial Board	10
Artificial intelligence and the education of future surgeons	10
Music in the operating room: There is more than meets the ears!	10
EGS plus: Predicting futility in LVAD patients with emergency surgical disease	10
Emergent colectomy for colorectal cancer: A comparative analysis of open vs. minimally invasive approach	10
Can less Be more in the treatment of cN1a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma?	10
Impact of COVID on surgical case volume at military treatment facilities with surgical residencies	10
The optimal management of blunt aortic injury in the young	10
Earlier liposomal bupivacaine blocks improve analgesia and decrease opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients	10
Effect of Medicaid expansion on inflammatory bowel disease and healthcare utilization	10
Masculinizing chest surgery for gender affirmation: A retrospective study of outcomes and patient reported satisfaction	10
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in primary melanoma are associated with a better prognosis	10
REBOA in trauma and the risk of venous thromboembolic complications: A matched-cohort study	9
Faculty perception of resident promotion and prevention associated behaviors in the operating room to facilitate intra-operative learning	9
Variation in PTH levels and kinetics after parathyroidectomy	9
The price of conference attendance: Opportunities to improve access for medical students	9
Hernia rate after damage control laparotomy: a retrospective review using ten core outcomes for damage control laparotomy	9
Is there a discrepancy in general surgery recertification rates between genders? An analysis of data from the American board of surgery	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
Facilitating use of same-day discharge after appendectomy in children: Implementation of an evidence-based post-operative pathway	9
Evaluation of free mobile health applications for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence	9
This path, too, is ours	9
Communication in the operating room – No longer cold and sterile	9
Students, stereotypes, and surgery	9
Table of Contents (3 pgs)	9
County-level food insecurity is associated with outcomes following cardiac surgery	9
Deconstructing racial disparities in timely treatment of triple-negative breast cancer: A causal mediation analysis	9
Perspectives on navigating the use of artificial intelligence by patients for their surgical care management	9
From the Editor – in – Chief: Top papers from the Association of Women Surgeons	9
Graft repair of arteriovenous fistula aneurysms is associated with decreased long-term patency	9
The development and measurement properties of the trauma NOn-TECHnical skills (T-NOTECHS) scale: A scoping review	9
One step ahead: Finding mentors at all stages of a surgical career	9
Closing the educational gap in surgery: Teaching team communication and conflict management	9
One size does not fit all: Commentary on “Clinician perspectives on the perioperative roles and responsibilities of anesthesia, surgery, and primary care”	9
Family perspectives on end-of-life care after surgery: A qualitative analysis of the veteran affairs bereaved family surveys	9
Unmasking gender disparities in industry payments to U.S. surgeons: Royalty and consulting fees across surgical subspecialties	9
Editorial Board	9
The why and how of the minimally invasive pneumoperitoneum in present-day laparoscopic surgery	9
Reproductive planning and infertility: Training the next generation of surgeons	9
Cognition, code, and the scalpel: A roadmap to autonomous robotic surgery	9
A prospective study evaluating the use of low-dose intravenous sedation and analgesia during radiofrequency ablation of symptomatic, benign thyroid nodules	9
How teaching surgeons communicate: An analysis of intraoperative discourse among male and female surgeons	9
Editorial Board	8
Table of Contents (4 pgs)	8