- β-Blocker Continuation After Noncardiac Surgery: A Report From the Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program
Free Full Text - Long-term and Perioperative Corticosteroids in Anastomotic Leakage: A Prospective Study of 259 Left-Sided Colorectal Anastomoses
Abstract | Full Text - Payer Status and Treatment Paradigm for Acute Cholecystitis
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Impact of Payer Status on Treatment Options for Acute Cholecystitis - Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity: A Case-Matched Study of 442 Patients
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Can We Safely State That Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Is a Better Weight Loss Procedure Than Adjustable Band Gastroplasty? - More Online First
Highlights From The Current Issue: Vol. 147, No. 1, January 2012
CME: Original Article
- Little Effect of Insurance Status or Socioeconomic Condition on Disparities in Minority Appendicitis Perforation Rates
Abstract | Full Text | AUTHOR INTERVIEW | CME Course
CME: Paper
- Association Between Hospitals Caring for a Disproportionately High Percentage of Minority Trauma Patients and Increased Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis of 434 Hospitals
Abstract | Full Text | CME Course | Invited Critique: Ethnicity, Insurance Status, and Hospitals Serving Predominantly Minorities
Original Articles
- Combined CD133/CD44 Expression as a Prognostic Indicator of Disease-Free Survival in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells—Hype or Real? - Stenting and the Rate of Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: The Right Way to Do a Whipple Procedure - Oncological Efficiency Analysis of Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Primary and Metastatic Cancer: A Single-Center UK Experience
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Laparoscopic vs Open Liver Resection - Surgical Outcomes and Transfusion of Minimal Amounts of Blood in the Operating Room
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Minimal Transfusions
Papers
- Training Surgeons and the Informed Consent Process: Routine Disclosure of Trainee Participation and Its Effect on Patient Willingness and Consent Rates
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Informed Consent, Trainees, and the Cost of Full Disclosure - The Computerized Synoptic Operative Report: A Novel Tool in Surgical Residency Education
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Synoptic Operative Reports
Poster Session
- Vagus Nerve and Postinjury Inflammatory Response
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Vagotomy, Inflammation, and the Injured Patient
Review Article
- The Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique: Experience Be a Jewel
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Most Viewed Articles
- Underlying Liver Disease, Not Tumor Factors, Predicts Long-term Survival After Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Association Between Trauma Quality Indicators and Outcomes for Injured Patients
- Deep Venous Thrombosis After General Surgical Operations at a University Hospital: Two-Year Data From the ACS NSQIP
- Association Between Implementation of a Medical Team Training Program and Surgical Morbidity
- The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21st Century
- Surgical Site Infections in Colon Surgery: The Patient, the Procedure, the Hospital, and the Surgeon
- Maneuvers to Decrease Laparoscopy-Induced Shoulder and Upper Abdominal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study
- Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
- Service or Education: In the Eye of the Beholder
- Special Report: Suicidal Ideation Among American Surgeons
Most Sent Articles
- A Multicenter Trial for Resuscitation of Injured Patients With 7.5% Sodium Chloride: The Effect of Added Dextran 70
- Predicting Performance on the American Board of Surgery Qualifying and Certifying Examinations: A Multi-institutional Study
- Intussusception Following the Ladd Procedure
- Complications After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Review of 3464 Cases
- Green Surgical Practices for Health Care
- Effect of the Volume of Fluids Administered on Intraoperative Oliguria in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Association Between Implementation of a Medical Team Training Program and Surgical Morbidity
- National Variation in Operative Mortality Rates for Esophageal Resection and the Need for Quality Improvement
- Use and Outcomes of Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy for Cancer in the United States
- Recurrent Trauma in Elderly Patients
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Media Coverage from the January 2011 Issue
Special Report: Suicidal Ideation Among American Surgeons, by Shanafelt et al.
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Prevalence and Implications of Preinjury Warfarin Use: An Analysis of the National Trauma Databank, by Dossett et al.
Los Angeles Times
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Call for Papers
During 2013, we will be soliciting manuscripts on the surgical care of the aging population. The editorial board has selected this topic as our year-long theme. We will be interested in papers that focus on the field of geriatric surgery (on the decision whether to operate on elderly patients, what operation to perform, and which approach to take). Any manuscript utilizing a clinical trial methodology to evaluate comparative effectiveness in the surgical care of the aging population will be appreciated. A formal call for papers will be placed in late 2012. Accepted manuscripts will be given priority publication.
Archives of Surgery Videos
View Archives of Surgery videos from this comprehensive index. Authors are encouraged to submit videos that highlight and provide interesting surgical techniques. See video instructions.
Introducing Readers Reply
Archives of Surgery now has an online readers' discussion of Archives articles. Submit Replies via the link that appears on the right side of the article's full-text page. Letters submitted to Archives for consideration for print and online (archival) publication but not accepted may be accepted for Readers Reply.
Building a Surgical Expertise in Informatics
During 2012, we are soliciting manuscripts on Building a Surgical Expertise in Informatics. The editorial board has selected this topic as our year-long theme. We are interested in papers reporting on informatics topics that aid the surgeon in providing better care to the surgical patient. Accepted manuscripts will be given priority publication. Please indicate in your cover letter that your manuscript is to be considered for this theme.
