JAMA Surgery

Article	Citations
Sex-Adjusted Model for End-stage Liver Disease Scores for Liver Transplant Allocation—Reply	723
Errors in Figure and Nonauthor Collaborators Supplement	468
The Benefits of Surgery for Diverticular Disease—Have We Met the Burden of Proof?	423
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	234
Social Work’s Role in Bridging Breast Cancer Care Gaps	222
Coagulopathy Treatment in Cardiac Surgery—Pharmacy or Blood Bank?	178
Benefits of Mandated Registries for Generating Real-World Outcome Data	175
Communicating Health Events in the Intensive Care Unit	171
JAMA Surgery	165
Trends in Endovascular Aortic Repair Volume and Surveillance in the Era of the MISSION Act	141
Defining Essential Surgery in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	139
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2024	134
A Venture Capital Model for Surgical Innovation at Academic Medical Centers	128
Revisiting Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy	126
The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery	118
Bariatric Surgery—A Patient’s Perspective	116
Emergency Department Trauma Activation Fees by Payer Type	116
Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Restarting the Fire	114
Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Patients With End-stage Liver Disease	112
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locoregional Recurrence Among Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, Node-Negative Breast Cancer	112
Routine Imaging or Symptomatic Follow-Up After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma	112
Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center	106
Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	105
Rates of National Institutes of Health Funding for Surgeon-Scientists, 1995-2020	103
In Support of Collaborative Pediatric Device Innovation	102

Linking EMS and Trauma Registry Data to Improve Outcomes	101
Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery	99
Recurrence Risk in Young Women With Breast Cancer	95
Mesh Placement and Risk of Recurrence and Bowel Obstruction After Primary Ventral Hernia Repair	94
Electroacupuncture vs Sham Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer	90
Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism—Understanding in Evolution	90
Perioperative Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotic Allergy Assessment and Testing	85
Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US	83
Preoperative Hemoglobin A 1C , Glycemic Status, and Postoperative Outcomes in General Surgery	82
Progression to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia After Index Revascularization for Claudication	82
Organ Transplants From Deceased Donors With Primary Brain Tumors and Risk of Cancer Transmission	78
Hemodynamic Impact of Cipepofol vs Propofol During Anesthesia Induction in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis	78
Clinical Implications of Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests for African American Patients Requiring Surgery for Lung Cancer	78
Long-Term Risk of Mesh Infection Requiring Removal After Elective Ventral Hernia Repair	77
Perioperative Use of Tranexamic Acid in General Surgery	77
JAMA Surgery	75
Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio and Surgical Outcome	74
Urinary Catheters for Inguinal Hernia Repair—The Challenges of Deimplementation of Routine Procedures	72
Surgical Decision-making in Early-Stage Breast Cancer—Trends and Opportunities	72
Seeing Gender Bias Through a Corrected Lens	69
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Cardiac Surgery	69
Residency Research Fever Across the World—Reply	68
Errors in Text and Figures	67
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection—Reply	66
Practical Guide to Quality Control in Surgical Trials	65
Effective Deimplementation of Low-Value Preoperative Testing	64
Error in Figure	63
New Statistical Editor—September 2024	62
The Future of Oncology Is Now	61
Patterns in Location of Death From Firearm Injury in the US	61
Portal Vein Thrombosis After Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	61
Construction of a Coloanal Anastomosis vs Closure of a Diverting Ileostomy	60
Becoming a Palliative Care Physician During Surgical Residency	60
Errors in Data Collection and Calculations	60
New Web and Deputy Editor—July 2025	59
Therapeutic Benefit Ratings for FDA Breakthrough-Designated Devices	59
Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection	58
Association of Trauma With Long-Term Risk of Death and Immune-Mediated or Cancer Disease in Same-Sex Twins	58
Long-Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis	57
Is Preoperative Optimization Right for Every Hernia Patient?	54
Rethinking Risk in Ventral Hernia Repair	54
How Can We Improve Surgical Care of Patients Who Are Homeless?	54
Veterans Hospitals vs Non-Veterans Centers in the Prevention of Limb Loss	53
Life Cycle Analysis of a Pediatric Surgical Kit—A Target to Reduce Operating Room Waste	53
Association of Body Surface Area With Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant and Novel Allocation Policies	52
Internal Mammary Artery Grafting—A Therapy Like No Other	51
Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Vulnerable Populations	50
Social Determinants of Health and Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking in Older Veterans	50
Forecasting the Impact of Fully Automated Vehicle Adoption on US Road Traffic Injuries	49
Using Administrative Data Responsibly	48

Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life	48
Clinical Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Exposure to Extracranial Surgery	47
Time Is More Than Money—Reply	47
Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Survival After BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Resection	46
DCIS Margins and Genomic Profiles—Refresh Not Rehash!	45
Implementing Culturally Tailored Outpatient Surgical Care	44
Individualizing Inferior Mesenteric Artery Ligation in Rectal Cancer Surgery	44
Kidney Transplant Outcome Following Donation After Euthanasia	43
Association Between Race and Receipt of Home- and Community-Based Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries	43
Practical Guide to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education Research	43
Demographic Representation in 3 Leading Artificial Intelligence Text-to-Image Generators	43
Small-Bites Closure in Emergency Laparotomy	42
Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in General Surgery	42
Vagus Nerve Preservation for Early Distal Gastric Cancer With Monitoring and Indocyanine Green Labeling	41
Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery	41
Management of Diverticulitis	41
Neighborhood Deprivation, State Laws, and Firearm Injury in the US	41
The Cost of Prolonged Surgical Training—Time Is Money	41
Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients	40
Biological vs Synthetic Mesh in Laparoendoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair	40
Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability	40
Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults	40
Short-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic vs Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	40
Optimal Surveillance Interval of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas	39
Association of Frailty With Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients	39
Applications of Liquid Biopsy for Surgical Patients With Cancer	39
Time From Colorectal Cancer Surgery to Adjuvant Chemotherapy	39
Concerns About a Frailty Screening Initiative and Postoperative Mortality—Reply	38
JAMA Surgery	37
Robotic or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—Safety First	37
Quality Trauma Care Does Not End at the Hospital’s Lobby	37
Errors in Figure 4	37
Missing Information in Funding/Support	37
Additional Outcomes and Limitations in the Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries	37
Electronic Patient-Reported Symptoms After Ambulatory Cancer Surgery	36
It Is Time for the Light to Shine on Organ Procurement Organizations	36
Methods, Complications, and Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Electroacupuncture After Colorectal Cancer Surgery—Reply	36
Socioeconomic Status and Postoperative Emergency Department Visits	36
Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair	36
Common Bile Duct Injury in Cholecystectomy—Reply	36
Corrections and Clarifications to Address Concerns About Reporting of Studies of Bioengineered Arteries for Repair of Extremity Vascular Injuries	35
Women Surgeon-Scientists—Applying an Intersectional Lens to the Current Status of National Institutes of Health Funding	35
Defining the Standard for Surgical Video Deidentification	35
Access to and Delivery of High-Quality Cancer Care	34
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Colectomy—Better Than the Naked Eye?	34
A Personalized Approach to Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism	34
Understanding Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Reform—Implications for Rural Surgical Care	34
Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery—Reply	33
Benzodiazepines Not Main Suspect in Cardiac Surgery Delirium	33
A Proposed Framework for Measuring Access to Surgical Care in the United States	33
Appraising the Quality of Development and Reporting in Surgical Prediction Models	33
The Need for a Better-Quality Reporting System for Ambulatory and Outpatient Surgery—Surgical Quality Without Walls	33
Error in Table	33
Cost-Effectiveness of Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation	32
Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States	32
Performance in Irish Selection and Future Performance in Surgical Training	32
Errors in Results and Table 2	32
Delayed Diagnosis of Anastomotic Leak and Failure to Rescue After Colon Resection	32
Management of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis	32
A Cautiously Optimistic Metric for Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	32
Gastric Bypass vs Diet and Cardiovascular Risk Factors	31
The Future of Health Care Is Female	31
Biliary Dyskinesia—Controversies, Diagnosis, and Management	31
Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor	31
Current Status of National Institutes of Health Research Funding for Women Surgeon-Scientists	31
Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis	31
Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department	30
Chemoradiotherapy and Local Excision vs Total Mesorectal Excision in T2-T3ab, N0, M0 Rectal Cancer	30
Prevention of Parastomal Hernia With Funnel-Shaped Intra-Abdominal Mesh vs No Mesh for Rectal Adenocarcinoma Surgery	30
Surgical Approach and Long-Term Operative Recurrence Following Groin Hernia Repair	30
Diagnosis of Respiratory Sarcopenia for Stratifying Postoperative Risk in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer	30
Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant	30
Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	30
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy	29
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy	29
Understanding the Purpose and Effects of a Liberal Fasting Policy of Clear Fluids Before Surgery—Reply	29
Supervision and Transparency in Resident Training	29
Resident Assessment—What Is Our Mission?	29
Lung Transplant for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	28
End Points and Statistical Analyses in a Trial of Transfascial Fixation for Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repairs—Reply	28

JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2022	27
Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes	27
New Liver Allocation Policy and National Liver Transplant Volume	27
Addressing Size-Based Disparities in Liver Transplant	27
Patient Factors and Pathology and Ultrasonography Findings Associated With Appendectomy	27
The A Word—Our Collective Scarlet Letter	27
Error in Figure Key	27
Targeting Chemoprophylaxis in Venous Thromboembolism Using Biomarker Guidance	27
Limitations of the PREHAB Randomized Clinical Trial—Reply	27
Teaching Bleeding Control and Building Trust With a Community Affected by Firearm Injuries	27
JAMA Surgery—The Year in Review, 2023	27
Will Quantifying Fascial Tension Change the Practice of Component Separations in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction?	26
Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance	26
Turning Stress Into Success—Surgery as Professional Sport	26
Sometimes the Pipeline Starts at Home	26
Practical Guide to Designing a Clinical Trial in Surgery	26
Mobile Devices Restricted—Updating the Surgical Timeout	26
Mixed Results With Oral Antibiotics for Fracture-Related Infections	26
New Editorial Board Member—March 2025	26
Differences in Helicopter Ambulance Use by Race and Ethnicity	26
LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease	26
Errors in Byline	26
Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Thyroid Cancer–A Solution Looking for a Problem?	25
Pancreatic Fistula After Minimally Invasive and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy—Reply	25
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer	25
Trauma Patient Volume and Clinician Outcomes—Practice Makes Perfect?	25
The Risk of Risk Stratification in Liver Transplant	25
JAMA Surgery	25
Empowering Surgeons to Help Increase Value in Health Care Requires Better Data	25
Considerations for Use of Propensity Score Matching in Specific Patient Populations	25
Thermal Ablation for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma	25
Reevaluating Imaging’s Role in Disappearing Liver Metastases’ Viability	25
Assessing the Ambulatory Surgery Center Volume-Outcome Association	24
Association of Year of Surgery and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in High-risk Patients, 2015-2021	24
Variance Decomposition of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colon Cancer	24
All Surgeons Should Be Palliative Care Surgeons	24
Cardiovascular Surgical Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Swing Beds	24
Air Medical Prehospital Triage Score and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Air Transport After Injury	24
Outcomes Following Lung Transplant for COVID-19–Related Complications in the US	23
Management of Pilonidal Disease	23
Prevention of Incisional Hernias With Prophylactic Synthetic Mesh Placement During Stoma Reversal	23
Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization With Sorafenib for Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus	23
Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department	23
Practical Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in Surgical Patients	23
Effectiveness of Surgeon-Performed Paravertebral Block Analgesia for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery	23
Practical Guide to Use of Simulation and Video Data	23
Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents	23
Efficacy, Safety, and Analysis Issues in a Study of Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer—Reply	23
Treatment for Patients With Multifocal Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma	23
Quantitative Tension on the Abdominal Wall in Posterior Components Separation With Transversus Abdominis Release	23
Enhanced Visualization and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	23
Circulating Tumor DNA Dynamics as Prognostic Markers in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma	23
Amputation Rates and Associated Social Determinants of Health in the Most Populous US Counties	23
Comparing Kidney Transplant Rates and Outcomes Among Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	23
Automatic Surgical Skill Assessment System Based on Concordance of Standardized Surgical Field Development Using Artificial Intelligence	22
The Importance of Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents After Firearm-Related Injury	22
Disability, Caregiving, and the Search for Equity in Transplant	22
Stomach-Preserving Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer—Reply	22
Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease	22
Pathomics Signature for Prognosis and Chemotherapy Benefits in Stage III Colon Cancer	22
JAMA Surgery Peer Reviewers in 2023	22
Etomidate vs Propofol in Older Surgical Patients	22
Successful Prevention of Parastomal Hernia Formation With Intra-Abdominal Funnel-Shaped Mesh	22
Social Care Is Medical Care	22
Using Behavioral Economics to Decrease Operating Room Costs and Promote Better Surgeon Accountability	22
Error in the Byline Order	22
A Careful Consideration of the Effect of a Decision Aid on Agreement Between Patient Preferences and Repair Type for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—Reply	22
Pain Management Details for Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks in Early Rib Fracture	22
Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy—Reply	21
Orchestrating Cancer Care—Will the Surgeon Always Participate?	21
Reevaluating Liver Donor Risk in the Era of Improved Hepatitis C Virus Treatment	21
Prognostic or Therapeutic—The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Contemporary Practice	21
Optimal Practices for Suspected Nodal Melanoma—The Role of the General Surgeon	21
Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Surgically Resected Pancreatic Carcinoma With Node-Negative Disease After Neoadjuvant Therapy	21
Error in Author Name	21
Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery	21
Drug-Gene Interactions and Clinical Outcomes After Vascular Surgery in the Million Veteran Program	21
Two Guidelines on Coronary Disease and the Atlantic Divide	21
US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Policy Shift	21
Surgery for Appendicitis—Still Controversial?	21
Open Anterior Mesh Repair vs Modified Open Anterior Mesh Repair for Groin Hernia in Women	21
Changes in Commercial Payments Following Ventral Hernia Billing Reform	21
Opening the DOOR to a Novel Approach for Health Services Research	21
Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Rib Fractures—Still in Search of the Right Indication?	21
Association Between Patient Perception of Surgeons and Color of Scrub Attire	20
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Interval Cytoreductive Surgery for Patients With Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer Who Had Received Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	20
Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Prediction Models for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema Incorporating Racial Differences in Disease Incidence	20
Management of Endoleaks After Elective Infrarenal Aortic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair	20
Comparing International Revision Incidence of Commonly Used Breast Implants	20
Implementing a Patient-Centered Education Bundle to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Prevention	20
Quantifying Frailty Requires a Conceptual Model Before a Statistical Model	20
Association of Obesity With Diverticulitis in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos	20
Association of Gangrenous, Suppurative, and Exudative Findings With Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Children With Nonperforated Appendicitis	20
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	20
Overlapping Surgery—In DeBakey’s Shadow	20