OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of JAMA Surgery is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Sex-Adjusted Model for End-stage Liver Disease Scores for Liver Transplant Allocation—Reply	575
Errors in Figure and Nonauthor Collaborators Supplement	346
Nondirected, Advanced, and Voucher-Based Donation—The Importance of Terminology—Reply	340
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection—Reply	331
Emergency Department Trauma Activation Fees by Payer Type	301
Error in Author’s Name	212
The Benefits of Surgery for Diverticular Disease—Have We Met the Burden of Proof?	198
Improving Preoperative Timeouts for Better Surgical Fire Readiness	183
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	177
Social Work’s Role in Bridging Breast Cancer Care Gaps	175
Coagulopathy Treatment in Cardiac Surgery—Pharmacy or Blood Bank?	143
Untangling Access and Quality in the VA Health Care System	141
Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism—Understanding in Evolution	129
A Venture Capital Model for Surgical Innovation at Academic Medical Centers	122
Lack of Attending Surgeon Scrubbed and Resident Autonomy Are Not Equivalent	113
Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Is Reported to Be High by LGBTQ+ Surgical Residents	112
Recurrence Risk in Young Women With Breast Cancer	110
Benefits of Mandated Registries for Generating Real-World Outcome Data	105
Preoperative Hemoglobin A _1C , Glycemic Status, and Postoperative Outcomes in General Surgery	104
Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US	102
The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery	102
JAMA Surgery	97
Trends in Endovascular Aortic Repair Volume and Surveillance in the Era of the MISSION Act	94
Defining Essential Surgery in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	93
Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Restarting the Fire	92

JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2024	90
Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Patients With End-stage Liver Disease	89
Routine Imaging or Symptomatic Follow-Up After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma	89
Communicating Health Events in the Intensive Care Unit	89
Long-Term Risk of Mesh Infection Requiring Removal After Elective Ventral Hernia Repair	88
Perioperative Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotic Allergy Assessment and Testing	88
Revisiting Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy	85
Organ Transplants From Deceased Donors With Primary Brain Tumors and Risk of Cancer Transmission	85
Progression to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia After Index Revascularization for Claudication	80
Perioperative Use of Tranexamic Acid in General Surgery	80
Rates of National Institutes of Health Funding for Surgeon-Scientists, 1995-2020	80
Clinical Implications of Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests for African American Patients Requiring Surgery for Lung Cancer	78
Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine Hydrochloride vs Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Alone as a Periarticular Anesthetic for Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement	78
Readmissions From Venous Thromboembolism After Complex Cancer Surgery	77
Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	73
Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes	73
Electroacupuncture vs Sham Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer	72
Hemodynamic Impact of Cipepofol vs Propofol During Anesthesia Induction in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis	69
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locoregional Recurrence Among Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, Node-Negative Breast Cancer	69
Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center	67
JAMA Surgery	64
Urinary Catheters for Inguinal Hernia Repair—The Challenges of Deimplementation of Routine Procedures	63
Diversity in Surgery Residents and Unwanted Mistreatment	63
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	63
Evaluating Long-term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Reply	62
Surgical Decision-making in Early-Stage Breast Cancer—Trends and Opportunities	62
Seeing Gender Bias Through a Corrected Lens	60
Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Vulnerable Populations	60
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Cardiac Surgery	60
Residency Research Fever Across the World—Reply	59
Errors in Text and Figures	59
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection—Reply	57
Portal Vein Thrombosis After Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	57
Effective Deimplementation of Low-Value Preoperative Testing	56
Practical Guide to Quality Control in Surgical Trials	56
Error in Figure	55
New Statistical Editor—September 2024	54
The Future of Oncology Is Now	53
Patterns in Transvaginal Mesh Surgery After Government Regulation in the United States	53
Association of Mammographic Density With Risk of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and Contralateral Breast Cancer	51
Construction of a Coloanal Anastomosis vs Closure of a Diverting Ileostomy	50
Becoming a Palliative Care Physician During Surgical Residency	50
Comments on Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance and Postoperative Outcomes	50
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection	49
Green Operating Room—Current Standards and Insights From a Large North American Medical Center	48
Association of Trauma With Long-Term Risk of Death and Immune-Mediated or Cancer Disease in Same-Sex Twins	48
Association of Body Surface Area With Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant and Novel Allocation Policies	48
How Can We Improve Surgical Care of Patients Who Are Homeless?	47
Implementing Culturally Tailored Outpatient Surgical Care	45
Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Survival After BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Resection	45

New Web and Deputy Editor—July 2025	44
Kidney Transplant Outcome Following Donation After Euthanasia	43
Is Preoperative Optimization Right for Every Hernia Patient?	43
Neighborhood Deprivation, State Laws, and Firearm Injury in the US	41
Social Determinants of Health and Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking in Older Veterans	41
Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability	41
Biological vs Synthetic Mesh in Laparoendoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair	41
Demographic Representation in 3 Leading Artificial Intelligence Text-to-Image Generators	40
Rethinking Risk in Ventral Hernia Repair	40
Time From Colorectal Cancer Surgery to Adjuvant Chemotherapy	40
Association Between Race and Receipt of Home- and Community-Based Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries	40
The Cost of Prolonged Surgical Training—Time Is Money	39
Association of Frailty With Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients	39
Long-Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis	39
Life Cycle Analysis of a Pediatric Surgical Kit—A Target to Reduce Operating Room Waste	38
Vagus Nerve Preservation for Early Distal Gastric Cancer With Monitoring and Indocyanine Green Labeling	38
Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults	38
Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life	37
Forecasting the Impact of Fully Automated Vehicle Adoption on US Road Traffic Injuries	37
Management of Diverticulitis	37
Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in General Surgery	37
Applications of Liquid Biopsy for Surgical Patients With Cancer	36
Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients	36
Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery	36
Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial Surgery	36
Patterns in Location of Death From Firearm Injury in the US	36
Selection of Neoadjuvant Treatment Arms in Trials of Patients With Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus	35
Practical Guide to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education Research	35
Optimal Surveillance Interval of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas	35
Short-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic vs Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	35
Quality Trauma Care Does Not End at the Hospital’s Lobby	34
Robotic or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—Safety First	34
Concerns About a Frailty Screening Initiative and Postoperative Mortality—Reply	34
Methods, Complications, and Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Electroacupuncture After Colorectal Cancer Surgery—Reply	34
Additional Outcomes and Limitations in the Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries	33
A Cautiously Optimistic Metric for Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	33
JAMA Surgery	33
A Personalized Approach to Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism	33
Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor	33
Errors in Figure 4	33
New Deputy Editor—March 2022	33
Missing Information in Funding/Support	33
Socioeconomic Status and Postoperative Emergency Department Visits	32
Common Bile Duct Injury in Cholecystectomy—Reply	32
It Is Time for the Light to Shine on Organ Procurement Organizations	32
Diagnosis of Respiratory Sarcopenia for Stratifying Postoperative Risk in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer	31
Management of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis	31
The Future of Health Care Is Female	31
Errors in Results and Table 2	30
Women Surgeon-Scientists—Applying an Intersectional Lens to the Current Status of National Institutes of Health Funding	30
Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States	30
Biliary Dyskinesia—Controversies, Diagnosis, and Management	30
Understanding Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Reform—Implications for Rural Surgical Care	30
Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair	30
A Proposed Framework for Measuring Access to Surgical Care in the United States	29
Appraising the Quality of Development and Reporting in Surgical Prediction Models	29
Corrections and Clarifications to Address Concerns About Reporting of Studies of Bioengineered Arteries for Repair of Extremity Vascular Injuries	29
Sex Disparities in Trauma Care—Why Are the Women Waiting?	29
Benzodiazepines Not Main Suspect in Cardiac Surgery Delirium	29
Performance in Irish Selection and Future Performance in Surgical Training	28
Current Status of National Institutes of Health Research Funding for Women Surgeon-Scientists	28
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Colectomy—Better Than the Naked Eye?	28
Defining the Standard for Surgical Video Deidentification	28
Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant	28
Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery—Reply	27
Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department	27
Gastric Bypass vs Diet and Cardiovascular Risk Factors	27
Chemoradiotherapy and Local Excision vs Total Mesorectal Excision in T2-T3ab, N0, M0 Rectal Cancer	27
Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	27
The Need for a Better-Quality Reporting System for Ambulatory and Outpatient Surgery—Surgical Quality Without Walls	27
Cost-Effectiveness of Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation	27
Access to and Delivery of High-Quality Cancer Care	27
Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis	26
Variance Decomposition of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colon Cancer	26
Electronic Patient-Reported Symptoms After Ambulatory Cancer Surgery	26
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy	26
Surrogate Measures for Comparative Effectiveness Between 2 Bariatric Surgical Procedures	26
Understanding the Purpose and Effects of a Liberal Fasting Policy of Clear Fluids Before Surgery—Reply	25
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy	25
Lung Transplant for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	25

Comments on Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance and Postoperative Outcomes	25
Supervision and Transparency in Resident Training	25
End Points and Statistical Analyses in a Trial of Transfascial Fixation for Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repairs—Reply	25
Resident Assessment—What Is Our Mission?	25
Patient Factors and Pathology and Ultrasonography Findings Associated With Appendectomy	24
Limitations of the PREHAB Randomized Clinical Trial—Reply	24
Teaching Bleeding Control and Building Trust With a Community Affected by Firearm Injuries	24
Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes	24
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2022	24
Targeting Chemoprophylaxis in Venous Thromboembolism Using Biomarker Guidance	24
New Liver Allocation Policy and National Liver Transplant Volume	24
Treatment for Patients With Multifocal Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma	24
The A Word—Our Collective Scarlet Letter	24
Addressing Size-Based Disparities in Liver Transplant	24
Error in Figure Key	24
Mobile Devices Restricted—Updating the Surgical Timeout	23
Will Quantifying Fascial Tension Change the Practice of Component Separations in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction?	23
Turning Stress Into Success—Surgery as Professional Sport	23
Errors in Byline	23
New Editorial Board Member—March 2025	23
LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease	23
Mixed Results With Oral Antibiotics for Fracture-Related Infections	23
Sometimes the Pipeline Starts at Home	23
Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance	23
Practical Guide to Use of Simulation and Video Data	23
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2023	23
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Reply	22
Reevaluating Imaging’s Role in Disappearing Liver Metastases’ Viability	22
Practical Guide to Designing a Clinical Trial in Surgery	22
Empowering Surgeons to Help Increase Value in Health Care Requires Better Data	22
Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Thyroid Cancer–A Solution Looking for a Problem?	22
Differences in Helicopter Ambulance Use by Race and Ethnicity	22
JAMA Surgery	22
Assessing the Ambulatory Surgery Center Volume-Outcome Association	21
Air Medical Prehospital Triage Score and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Air Transport After Injury	21
Prevention of Incisional Hernias With Prophylactic Synthetic Mesh Placement During Stoma Reversal	21
Practical Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in Surgical Patients	21
The Gut-Lymph Model Gives New Treatment Strategies for Organ Failure	21
Quantitative Tension on the Abdominal Wall in Posterior Components Separation With Transversus Abdominis Release	21
Comparing Kidney Transplant Rates and Outcomes Among Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	21
Association of Year of Surgery and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in High-risk Patients, 2015-2021	21
Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department	21
All Surgeons Should Be Palliative Care Surgeons	20
Amputation Rates and Associated Social Determinants of Health in the Most Populous US Counties	20
Considerations for Use of Propensity Score Matching in Specific Patient Populations	20
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	20
Circulating Tumor DNA Dynamics as Prognostic Markers in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma	20
Outcomes Following Lung Transplant for COVID-19–Related Complications in the US	20
Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents	20
Automatic Surgical Skill Assessment System Based on Concordance of Standardized Surgical Field Development Using Artificial Intelligence	20
Effectiveness of Surgeon-Performed Paravertebral Block Analgesia for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery	20
Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization With Sorafenib for Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus	20
Pancreatic Fistula After Minimally Invasive and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy—Reply	20
Pathomics Signature for Prognosis and Chemotherapy Benefits in Stage III Colon Cancer	20
Management of Pilonidal Disease	20
Etomidate vs Propofol in Older Surgical Patients	19
Disability, Caregiving, and the Search for Equity in Transplant	19
Optimal Practices for Suspected Nodal Melanoma—The Role of the General Surgeon	19
Pain Management Details for Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks in Early Rib Fracture	19
Error in the Byline Order	19
Using Behavioral Economics to Decrease Operating Room Costs and Promote Better Surgeon Accountability	19
The Importance of Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents After Firearm-Related Injury	19
Stomach-Preserving Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer—Reply	19
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy—Reply	19
Shared Decision-making—It’s Not for Everyone	19
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2023	19
A Careful Consideration of the Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—Reply	19
Successful Prevention of Parastomal Hernia Formation With Intra-Abdominal Funnel-Shaped Mesh	19
Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery	19
Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Prediction Models for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema Incorporating Racial Differences in Disease Incidence	18
Prognostic or Therapeutic—The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Contemporary Practice	18
Social Care Is Medical Care	18
Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Rib Fractures—Still in Search of the Right Indication?	18
US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Policy Shift	18
Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease	18
Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery	18
Error in Author Name	18
Citizenship and Social Responsibility in Surgery	17
Orchestrating Cancer Care—Will the Surgeon Always Participate?	17
Association of Obesity With Diverticulitis in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos	17
Surgery for Appendicitis—Still Controversial?	17
Two Guidelines on Coronary Disease and the Atlantic Divide	17
Reevaluating Liver Donor Risk in the Era of Improved Hepatitis C Virus Treatment	17
Drug-Gene Interactions and Clinical Outcomes After Vascular Surgery in the Million Veteran Program	17
Opening the DOOR to a Novel Approach for Health Services Research	17
Implementing a Patient-Centered Education Bundle to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Prevention	17
Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Across Race and Ethnicity in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort	16
Association Between Patient Perception of Surgeons and Color of Scrub Attire	16
Overlapping Surgery—In DeBakey’s Shadow	16
Shared Decision-Making in the Surgical Sciences	16
Quantifying Frailty Requires a Conceptual Model Before a Statistical Model	16
Midazolam for Pregeneral Anesthesia Sedation—Aiming for Better Satisfaction in Elderly Patients	16
Comparing International Revision Incidence of Commonly Used Breast Implants	16
Error in Abstract and Methods	16
Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Surgically Resected Pancreatic Carcinoma With Node-Negative Disease After Neoadjuvant Therapy	16