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• • ·Title Page

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• • ·Scientific Forum 2015

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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• Introduction

  • ·Introduction

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• Dedication

  • ·The 66^th Volume of the Surgical Forum is dedicated to Michael T Longaker, MD, MBA, FACS

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    Geoffrey C. Gurtner

     

• Scientific Forum Dedications

  • ·Scientific Forum Dedications

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• 2015 Excellence in Research Award Recipients

  • ·American College of Surgeons Scientific Forum: Excellence in Research Awards 2015

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• Bariatric and Foregut

  • ·A Decade Analysis of Trends and Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Male Compared to Female Patients

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    Monica T. Young, Michael J. Phelan, Ninh T. Nguyen

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  • ·Changes in Portal Nutrient Circulation after Sleeve Gastrectomy

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    Hassan Aliakbarian, Jingge Yang, Eric G. Sheu, Atanu Pal, Ali Tavakkoli

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  • ·Glycemic Control Mechanisms after Gastric Bypass

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    Lidia Castagneto Gisseyt, Marco Raffaelli, Giovanni Casella, Nicola Basso, Geltrude Mingrone, Marco Castagneto

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  • ·Hospital Variation in Short-Term Outcomes for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Michigan

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    Jason C. Pradarelli, Justin B. Dimick

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  • ·Nocturnal Regurgitation after Esophagectomy before and after Implementation of a Novel Sleep Device

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    Joshua A. Boys, Silvina A. Om, Reema Patel, Daniel S. Oh, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Steven R. DeMeester

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  • ·One-Week Comparison of Circulating Bile Acids in Patients after Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass vs Restricted Hypocaloric Diet

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    Cyrus Jahansouz, Elliot G. Arsoniadis, Daniel B. Leslie, Anasooya A. Abraham

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  • ·Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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    Raul J. Rosenthal, Abraham Abdemur, Abraham Betamcourt, Nisha Dhanabalsamy, Armando Velderrain, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein

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  • ·Pneumatic Balloon Dilation: Utility in Postsurgical Foregut Dysphagia Symptoms

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    Tiffany C. Cox, Laurel J. Blair, Ciara Huntington, Bindhu Oommen, Dev M. Desai, Brent D. Matthews, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford

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  • ·Readmissions and Sleeve Leaks after Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss: An American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP Study

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    Anasooya A. Abraham, Cyrus Jahansouz, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Daniel B. Leslie

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  • ·Reoperation after Bariatric Surgery: Still a Devastating Complication

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    Mark H. Hanna, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Monica T. Young, Matthew Whealon, Geoffrey C. Darby, Colette S. Inaba, Alessio Pigazzi, Brian R. Smith, Ninh T. Nguyen

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  • ·Robotic Assisted vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy: A Single Institution Experience

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    Iván Emilio Rodríguez Hernández, Harit Kapoor, Shunsuke Akimoto, Kalyana C. Nandipati, Pradeep K. Pallati, Sumeet K. Mittal

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  • ·Timing of Esophagectomy after Neoadjuvant Treatment in Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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    Trent Howard, Harold Hsu, Charles D. Goldman, Jan Franko

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• Breast

  • ·An Analysis of the Decision-Making Process for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction

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    Patrick J. Buchanan, Mariam Abdulghani, Jennifer F. Waljee, Jeffrey H. Kozlow, Lisa A. Newman, Kevin C. Chung, Adeyiza O. Momoh

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  • ·Are the ACOSOG Z011 Findings Being Incorporated into Practice Nationally? An Initial Assessment of Practice Patterns in the US Since Publication of the Trial Results

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    Elizabeth R. Berger, Katherine Yao, Erik Liederbach, David P. Winchester, Karl Y. Bilimoria

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  • ·Correlation between Robust Local Reactions Prompting GM-CSF Dose Reduction to Clinical Response in a Phase II Trial of the GP2+GM-CSF HER2 Peptide Vaccine to Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence

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    Julia Greene, Erika Schneble, Laura Richie, Sonia A. Perez, Alfred F. Trappey, John S. Berry, Michael Papamichail, Guy T. Clifton, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, George E. Peoples

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  • ·Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Compared to Unilateral Mastectomy with Routine Surveillance for Unilateral, Sporadic Breast Cancer

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    Robert C. Keskey, Andrew S. LaJoie, Amanda Roberts, Kevin D. Frick, In K. Kim, Brad S. Sutton, William G. Cheadle, Nicolas Ajkay

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  • ·Efficacy and Long-Term Outcomes after Cryo-Assisted Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer

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    Susie X. Sun, Katherine VanHise, Sudhir Kunchala, Erin K. Greenleaf, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, J.S. Smith

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  • ·Intraductal Papilloma with Benign Pathology on Breast Core Biopsy: To Excise or Not?

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    Talar Tatarian, Melissa Lazar, Claire M. Sokas, Sanchi Malhotra, Juan Palazzo, Elizabeth Hsu, Theodore Tsangaris, Adam C. Berger

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  • ·Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Wound Complications: A NSQIP Database Review

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    Megan E. Bowen, Mary C. Mone, Saundra S. Buys, Xiaoming Sheng, Edward W. Nelson

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  • ·Risk Calculator for Surgical Complications: Analysis of the Mastectomy Reconstruction Outcomes Consortium Data

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    Alexei Mlodinow, Neil A. Fine, Jordan T. Blough, Andrea L. Pusic, Edwin G. Wilkins, Nima Khavanin, John Y.S. Kim

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  • ·Single Injection Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Catheter-Directed Continuous Infusion of Bupivacaine in Saline for Mastectomy: No Difference in Length of Stay or Opioid Use

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    Yaniv Cozacov, Nagi Muneer, Edward B. Savage, William Kernan, Margaret E. Gilot, Cassann Blake

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  • ·Surgical Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Mastectomy With and Without Reconstruction for Breast Cancer

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    Simone Mays, Tracy-Ann Moo, Rache M. Simmons

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• Cardiac Surgery

  • ·Bag3+ P209L Transgene Provides a Cardiac-Specific Murine Model of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

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    Megan T. Quintana, Monte S. Willis, William E. Stansfield

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  • ·Bridge with a Left Ventricular Assist Device to a Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplant: Review of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database

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    Ann C. Gaffey, Carol W. Chen, Renganaden V. Soopan, Alen Trubelja, Michael A. Acker, Pavan Atluri

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  • ·Financial Burden of Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery

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    Husain N. Alshaikh, Seema Kacker, Nevin M. Katz, Joseph K. Canner, Eric B. Schneider

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  • ·Genetic Deletion of Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel Subunit Kir6.2 Paradoxically Confers Increased Tolerance to Myocyte Stress

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    Matthew C. Henn, M. Burhan Janjua, Haixia Zhang, Evelyn M. Kanter, Carol M. Makepeace, Richard Schuessler, Colin G. Nichols, Jennifer S. Lawton

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  • ·Matrix Gla-Protein Inhibits the TLR-4 Induced Osteogenic Response in Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells

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    Neil Venardos, Thomas B. Reece, Mike J. Weyant, Xianzhong Meng, David A. Fullerton

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  • ·Myocytes with Gain-of-Function of Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel Subunit Kir6.1 Have Altered Response to Stress of Hyperkalemic Cardioplegia

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    Matthew C. Henn, M. Burhan Janjua, Haixia Zhang, Evelyn M. Kanter, Carol M. Makepeace, Richard Schuessler, Colin G. Nichols, Jennifer S. Lawton

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  • ·Pellino1, A Novel Molecule in the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Signaling Pathway, Rescues Left Ventricular Function and Angiogenesis after Myocardial Infarction in Flk-1+/- Mice

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    Ibnalwalid Saad, Thirunavukkarasu Mahesh, Vladimir Coca-Soliz, Vaithinathan Selvaraju, J. Alexander Palesty, Nilanjana Maulik

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  • ·Postoperative Outcomes of Surgical Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Severe Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis

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    Jane Chung, Anastasia Postoev, Asia Filatov, Latin Ladoris, Angel Farinas, Christian X. Cruz Pico, Angelina Postoev, Christopher Ibikunle, Aliu Sanni

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  • ·Prognostic Implication of Preoperative Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

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    Takuya Ogami, Yuya Matsue, Nobuyasu Kano, Hiroaki Tanabe

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  • ·Short- and Long-Term Heart Transplant Recipient Outcomes Are Adversely Affected by Donor pH

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    Carol W. Chen, Ann C. Gaffey, Mariell Jessup, Michael A. Acker, Pavan Atluri

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• Colorectal Surgery

  • ·A Nationwide Evaluation of the Timing of Elective Colon Resection for Diverticulitis

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    Vlad V. Simianu, Alessandro Fichera, Amir L. Bastawrous, Michael G. Florence, Richard C. Thirlby, David R. Flum

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  • ·Alvimopan Use, Outcomes, and Costs: A Report from the Surgical Care Outcomes and Assessment Program Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network Collaborative

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    Anne E. Pugel, Vlad V. Simianu, Amir L. Bastawrous, Richard P. Billingham, Alessandro Fichera, Michael G. Florence, Raman Menon, Richard C. Thirlby, Farhood Farjah, David R. Flum

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  • ·Antibiotic Treatment Protects Against Intestinal Inflammation in Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor ? Coactivator 1? (PGC1?) Deficient Mice in Experimental Colitis

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    Kellie Cunningham, Elizabeth Novak, Garret Vincent, Kevin P. Mollen, Sodhi Chinnder

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  • ·Combined Endo-Laparoscopic Surgery is Significantly Less Costly than Traditional Surgery

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    Sameer Sharma, Jia Xing, Kentaro Nakajima, Jeffrey Milsom

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  • ·Complete Clinical Response after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Managed Nonoperatively Results in Better Anorectal Function When Compared with Other Sphincter-Saving Alternatives for Distal Rectal Cancer

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    Guilherme Sao Juliao, Patricio B. Lynn, Angelita Habr-Gama, Rodrigo O. Perez, Igor Proscurshim, Rafael Ulysses Azevedo, Felipe Alexandre Fernandes, Jose Marcio J. Neves, Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues

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  • ·Factors Associated with Racial Disparities in Rectal Cancer

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    Meghan C. Nolan, Dennis Hanseman, Daniel E. Abbott, Shimul A. Shah, Ian M. Paquette

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  • ·Hydromorphone Exposure Exacerbates Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Mouse Model

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    Rohini Khatri, Umakant Sharma, Sabita Roy

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  • ·Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 (IGFBP2) Expression Is Associated with Radiation Resistance and Worse Prognosis in Rectal Cancer

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    Leo Thai, Georgios Karagkounis, Gerald A. Gantt, Jennifer DeVecchio, Matthew F. Kalady

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  • ·Impact of Pathologic Evidence of Active Inflammation after Elective Sigmoid Resections for Recurrent Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

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    Christine S. Choi, Douglas D. May, Zach A. Gregg, Matthew Z. Wilson, Sue Deiling, Lisa S. Poritz, Evangelos Messaris

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  • ·Increased 30-day Mortality in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

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    Tina Fransgaard, Sara Kehlet Watt, Lau C. Thygesen, Ismail Gögenur

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  • ·Is the Probability of Lymph Node Involvement a Prognostic Indicator in Stage III Rectal Cancer Patients?

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    Christina Lee, Adam C. Sheka, Glen E. Leverson, Bruce A. Harms, Charles P. Heise, Eugene F. Foley, Evie Carchman, Gregory D. Kennedy

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  • ·Is There an Asian Ethnic Disparity in Outcomes after Colectomy for Diverticulitis?

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    Christine S. Choi, Walter A. Koltun, Christopher S. Hollenbeak

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  • ·MicroRNA-137 Is Inversely Correlated with DCLK1, Which Is a Potential Distinct Marker for Colon Cancer Stem Cells

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    Masazumi Sakaguchi, Shigeo Hisamori, Nobu Oshima, Yoshiharu Sakai

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  • ·Outcomes Associated with Resident Participation in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Assessing the “Resident Effect”

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    Grace S. Hwang, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Michael J. Phelan, Steven Mil, Alessio Pigazzi, Michael J. Stamos, Joseph C. Carmichael, Mark H. Hanna

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  • ·Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer Delineates Prognosis for Stage III Patients

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    Georgios Karagkounis, Leo Thai, Adam G. Mace, Homer Wiland, Rish K. Pai, James M. Church, Matthew F. Kalady

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  • ·Patients’ Recollection of Colonoscopy Results: Are They Reliable?

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    Mark Tarakji, Mohammad Al-Raishouni, Amer Alame, Richard N. Berri

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  • ·Predictors of Elective Surgery in Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease

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    Charlotte L. Kvasnovsky, Savvas Papagrigoriadis

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  • ·Quality of Life (QOL) in United States Veterans with Combat-Related Ostomies from Iraq and Afghanistan

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    Michael S. Clemens, James K. Aden, Thomas A. Heafner, J. Devin B. Watson, Todd E. Rasmussen, Sean C. Glasgow

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  • ·Racial Disparities in Readmissions after Colorectal Surgery Persist Despite Adjustment for Differences in Social Determinants of Health

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    Daniel I. Chu, Allison A. Gullick, Melanie S. Morris, Aerin J. DeRussy, Mary T. Hawn

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  • ·Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Epidural with Conventional Analgesia after Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

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    Mark H. Hanna, Mehraneh D. Jafari, Fariba Jafari, Michael J. Phelan, Joseph Rinehart, Coral Sun, Joseph C. Carmichael, Steven D. Mills, Michael J. Stamos, Alessio Pigazzi

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  • ·Readmission after Enhanced Recovery in Colorectal Patients

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    Anne B. Chin, Daniel J. Galante, Deborah B. Hobson, Jonathan E. Efron, Susan L. Gearhart, Bashar Safar, Sandy H. Fang, Christopher Wu, Elizabeth C. Wick

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  • ·Seasonal Variation in Diverticulitis: Evidence from Both Hemispheres

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    Joel T. Adler, David C. Chang, Lillias H. Maguire

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  • ·Single Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Lessons Learned over 500 Operations

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    Erman Aytac, Ryan S. Williams, I. Emre Gorgun, Hermann P. Kessler, Luca Stocchi, Feza H. Remzi, Meagan M. Costedio

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  • ·Staging of Urgent Surgical Intervention for Severe Acute Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Colitis: Role of Rescue Ileostomy

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    Amy L. Lightner, Christina Ha, Terri E. Getzug, Bennett Roth, Daniel Hommes, Jennifer M. Choi, Jonathan Sack

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  • ·To What Extent Is Surgical Performance Influenced by Obesity in Single-Site Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery?

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    Kristen T. Crowell, Joshua S. Winder, Matthew Z. Wilson, David B. Stewart, Evangelos Messaris

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  • ·Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery—Review of Indications and Outcomes in a Large Series

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    Deborah S. Keller, Reena N. Tahilramani, Juan R. Flores Gonzales, Jaideep S. Sandhu, Eric M. Haas

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  • ·Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision by Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery as an Alternative to Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer

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    Emanuele Lezoche, Andrea Balla, Silvia Quaresima, Giancarlo D'Ambrosio, Mario Guerrieri, Giovanni Lezoche, Alessandro M. Paganini

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  • ·Transanal vs Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Comparison of the 2-Year Follow-up

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    Francisco B. de Lacy, Maria Fernandez-Hevia, Gabriel Díaz del Gobbo, Marta Jiménez-Toscano, Raquel Bravo, Dulce Momblán, Salvadora Delgado, Antonio M. Lacy

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  • ·Variability of Rectal Cancer Surgical Quality in the United States

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    Sarah J. Atkinson, Nicholas H. Osborne, Bradley R. Davis, Daniel E. Abbott, Shimul A. Shah, Ian M. Paquette

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• Critical Care

  • ·A Novel Cold Shock Protein Induces Renal Injury after Ischemia-Reperfusion

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    Cindy Cen, Weng-Lang Yang, Hao-Ting Yen, Jeffrey M. Nicastro, Gene F. Coppa, Ping Wang

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  • ·BRCA1 as a Novel Biomarker of Beta1-Blockade in Sepsis

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    Irada Ibrahim-Zada, Alejandro Lencinas, Peter M. Rhee, Irina Maskaykina, Randall S. Friese

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  • ·Chemokine Receptor CCR2-Expressing Inflammatory Monocytes Contribute to the Exacerbated Inflammatory Response Associated with Sepsis

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    Zoltan H. Nemeth, Jaroslaw W. Bilaniuk, Louis T. Di Fazio, Samantha R. Paglinco, Rolando H. Rolandelli

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  • ·Clinical Validation of a Murine Model of Sepsis: Defining Thresholds for Deterioration

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    Anthony J. Lewis, Christopher W. Seymour, Du Yuan, Matthew R. Rosengart

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  • ·Cold-Inducible RNA-Binding Protein Release During Sepsis Causes Acute Lung Injury

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    Alexandra Cerutti, Weng-Lang Yang, Jeffrey M. Nicastro, Gene F. Coppa, Ping Wang

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  • ·Epidemiology of Severe Sepsis: 2008-2012

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    Jeremy L. Stoller, Laura Halpin, Brett Aplin, Matthew J. Weis, Claudiu Georgescu, Munier M. Nazzal

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  • ·Laparoscopic to Open Emergent Cholecystectomy: The Cost of Conversion

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    Adil A. Shah, John W. Scott, Cheryl K. Zogg, Joaquim M. Havens, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Ali Salim, Adil H. Haider

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  • ·Operating Room-to-ICU Handoffs Captured on Video: Are Transitions at Night More Dangerous?

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    Mark E. Barry, Beth R. Hochman, Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Denise M. Zappile, Daniel N. Holena, Steven R. Allen, Niels D. Martin, Patrick M. Reilly, José L. Pascual

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  • ·Procalcitonin Levels Can Be Used to Effectively Limit the Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Intensive Care Patients: A Meta-Analysis

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    Spiro Mavromates, Christina J. Lee, Ronald S. Chamberlain

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  • ·Sphingosine Prevents Adherence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa to Endotracheal Tubes: A Novel Strategy to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

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    Aaron Seitz, Christopher M. Freeman, Alex B. Lentsch, Erich Gulbins, Michael J. Edwards

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  • ·Unplanned-Reoperations in Emergency General Surgery: Risk Factors and Burden

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    Adil A. Shah, Cheryl K. Zogg, Joaquim M. Havens, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Zara Cooper, Jonathan D. Gates, Edward G. Kelly, Reza Askari, Ali Salim

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• Education

  • ·Five-Year Qualifying and Certifying Exams Perfection: The Surgical Unicorn?

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    Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, Gweniviere Capron, Ernest L. Dunn, Michael S. Truitt

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  • ·Consensus-Based Training and Assessment Framework for General Surgery

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    Peter Szasz, Marisa Louridas, Sandra L. de Montbrun, Kenneth A. Harris, Teodor P. Grantcharov

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  • ·Multi-Institutional Survey of Burnout in US General Surgery Residents

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    Isaiah R. Turnbull, Donna B. Jeffe, Leisha C. Elmore, Linda X. Jin, Grant V. Bochicchio, Michael M. Awad

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  • ·Novel Approach to Stratifying Learning Potential of Technical Skills in Novice Trainees before Entry into Surgical Training

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    Marisa Louridas, Peter Szasz, Andras B. Fecso, Teodor P. Grantcharov

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  • ·Novel Predictive Scoring Tool (Hock Score) for Selecting Optimal Trainee Operative Cases in Management of Appendicitis

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    Hock Ping Cheah, Bronwyn Shin, Kenneth Wong

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  • ·A Novel Secondary Task Enables Quantification of Workload Differences Between Traditional and Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

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    Christopher Gardner, Mark W. Scerbo

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  • ·A Novel Thyroid Ultrasound Proficiency Metric Designed Through a Multidisciplinary Delphi Approach

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    Alex D. Michaels, Yinin Hu, Philip W. Smith, John B. Hanks, Worthington G. Schenk, Rachita Khot

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  • ·Regional Quality Improvement Initiative for Surgical Training

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    Pritam Singh, Rajesh Aggarwal, Tim Allen-Mersh, Ara W. Darzi

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  • ·ACGME Case Requirements for General Surgeons in Pediatric Surgery: Evaluation of Current Operative Volume on Resident Completion of Index Cases

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    Tina Thomas, Rishindra M. Reddy, Tiffany Ballard, William J. Pozehl, Amy Cohn, Peter F. Ehrlich

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  • ·Basic Science in Surgical Research: An Endangered Species?

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    Anna Aronova, Vivian Goldfield, Brendan M. Finnerty, Rasa Zarnegar, Thomas J. Fahey

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  • ·Belonging as a Measure of Risk of Attrition

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    Arghavan Salles, Cara A. Liebert, Dana T. Lin

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  • ·Changing Trends in Operating Room Times Between Teaching and Non-Teaching Cases: Less Time for Learning?

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    Jordan D. Bohnen, David C. Chang, Brian C. George

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  • ·Clinical Anatomy Peer Education Program Augments Preclinical Anatomy and Improves First-Year Medical Student Interest in Anatomy Coursework

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    Charles E. Frank, Christopher G. Keith, John R. Pittman, Ravi R. Rajani

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  • ·Development of a Fresh Cadaver Model for Instruction of Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy During the Surgery Clerkship: Pre- and Post-Test Results Among Third Year Medical Students

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    Hilary C. McCrary, Jonida Krate, Christine Savilo, Hang Ho, Rebecca K. Viscusi, Michele L. Ley, William Adamas-Rappaport

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  • ·Effect of Visuospatial Training on Surgical Skill Acquisition

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    Marie-Christine Wright, Carolyn B. Drake, Nuha Alsaleh, James R. Korndorffer

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  • ·Efficacy of a Comprehensive Educational Program to Improve Surgical Residents’ Comfort Obtaining Informed Consent

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    Sarah Koller, Michael B. Goldberg, Daohai Yu, Charles Conklin, Amy J. Goldberg

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  • ·Efficacy of Didactic vs Experiential Learning

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    Anju Saraswat, Edward P. Dominguez, William D. Watson, Jennifer Moreland, John O. Elliott, John A. Bach

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  • ·Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Resident Wellness

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    Dana T. Lin, Cara A. Liebert, James N. Lau, Arghavan Salles

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  • ·Focused Cadaveric Dissection in Surgical Resident Education

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    Charles M. Maliska, John W. Carter, John Blebea, Jeanne E. Gillert, Carmen Ruiz

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  • ·iPad Tablet Use for General Surgery Residency: Education, Clinical Workflow and Patient Communication

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    Feibi Zheng, Stephanie Yi, Beverly A. Shirkey, Carol Ashton, Nelda Way, Barbara L. Bass

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  • ·Measuring Intangibles: Defining Predictors of Non-Technical Skills in Critical Care Air Transport Team Trainees

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    Peter L. Jernigan, Matthew C. Wallace, Christine Novak, Travis Gerlach, Timothy A. Pritts, Bradley R. Davis

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  • ·Passing the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill Exam Predicts Future Technical Skills Performance in Surgical Trainees

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    Sandra L. de Montbrun, Teodor P. Grantcharov

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  • ·Physician Assistant and Third-Year Medical Student Perceptions of Surgical Faculty Teaching

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    Charles M. Maliska, Jeanne E. Gillert, Guido M. Sclabas, Kent Teague

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  • ·Post-Game Analysis: Postoperative Video-Based Coaching for Residents

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    Yue-Yung Hu, Laura Mazer, Steven J. Yule, Alexander F. Arriaga, Caprice C. Greenberg, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Atul A. Gawande, Douglas S. Smink

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  • ·Predicting Surgical Skill Acquisition in Pre-Clinical Medical Students

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    Allison N. Martin, Yinin Hu, Ivy A. Le, Kendall D. Brooks, Adela Mahmutovic, Joanna Choi, Helen Kim, Sara K. Rasmussen

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  • ·Procedure-to-Procedure Transfer in Laparoscopic Simulator Training: Results from a Randomized Trial

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    Flemming Bjerrum, Jette L. Sorensen, Lars Konge, Susanne Rosthøj, Jane Lindschou, Bent Ottesen, Jeanett J.S. Strandbygaard

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  • ·Proficiency of Novice Laparoscopic Surgeons

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    Ebbe Thinggaard, Flemming Bjerrum, Jeanett J.S. Strandbygaard, Ismail Gögenur, Lars Konge

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  • ·Self-Awareness of Learning Styles among Surgical Trainees

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    John Henry Y. Pang, Austin Goetz, Lauren Hook, Amit R.T. Joshi, Pak S. Leung

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  • ·Structured Cues or Modafinil for Fatigue Amelioration in Clinicians: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Critical Clinical Information Recall in Fatigued Clinicians

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    Ian R. Flindall, Daniel R. Leff, Jonathan Goodship, Colin Sugden, Ara W. Darzi

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  • ·Surgical Skill Competition at the American College of Surgeons Chapter Meetings to Increase Resident Attendance

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    Ali Ardestani, Eric G. Sheu, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, Terry L. Buchmiller, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Ali Tavakkoli

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  • ·Complex Experience of Surgeon Stress in the Operating Room: Need for an Individualized Approach

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    Natashia M. Seemann, Vicki R. LeBlanc, Dorotea Mutabdzic, Carol-Anne E. Moulton

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  • ·Golden Opportunity: Multidisciplinary Simulation Training Improves Trauma Team Efficiency

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    Andrea M. Long, Nathan T. Mowery, Michael C. Chang, James E. Johnson, Preston R. Miller, J. Wayne Meredith, Jeffrey E. Carter

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  • ·Improvement in Laparoscopic Task Learning Using Whole Body Video Monitoring and Feedback in a Laparoscopic Simulation Laboratory

    Page :S57

    Deepa Shah, Daniel J. Torrent, L.W. Nifong, Danielle S. Walsh, Konstantinos Spaniolas, Carl E. Haisch

    Plan Plan
  • ·Visual Spatial Intelligence is Not Predictive of Medical Student Residency Selection

    Page :S58

    Antonio N. Villamor, Noel Joseph, Genna F. Hymowitz, Rachel B. Bloom, Maria S. Altieri, Mark A. Talamini, Dana A. Telem, Aurora D. Pryor

    Plan Plan

• Endocrine Surgery

  • ·Assessment of Morbidity and Mortality after Adrenalectomy Using a Modified Frailty Index – A NSQIP Analysis

    Page :S59

    Raghunandan Venkat, Marlon A. Guerrero

    Plan Plan
  • ·Detection of Grade 2/3 Von Hippel-Lindau Associated Pancreatic Lesions by 18-FDG PET/CT Volumetric Parameters

    Page :S59

    Kei Satoh, William Dieckmann, Naris Nilubol, Electron Kebebew, Dhaval Patel

    Plan Plan
  • ·Identification of Tumorigenic Cells and Therapeutic Targets in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Cancers

    Page :S59

    Geoffrey W. Krampitz, Stephen B. Willingham, Jens P. Volkmer, Kipp A. Weiskopf, Benson M. George, Julien Sage, Brendan C. Visser, George A. Poultsides, Jeffrey A. Norton, Irving L. Weissman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Is Multifocality an Indicator of Aggressive Behavior in Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors?

    Page :S60

    Jessica E. Maxwell, Scott K. Sherman, Thomas M. O'Dorisio, Andrew M. Bellizzi, James R. Howe

    Plan Plan
  • ·Is There a Minimum Case Volume of Thyroidectomies Associated with Superior Outcomes? An Analysis of 37,118 Cases in the US

    Page :S60

    Mohamed Adam, Samantha M. Thomas, Sanziana A. Roman, Julie Ann Sosa

    Plan Plan
  • ·Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Does Not Affect Survival

    Page :S61

    Paritosh Suman, Richard A. Prinz, Edward Wang, Tricia A. Moo-Young

    Plan Plan
  • ·Targeting the Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier Pathway as a Novel Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

    Page :S61

    James P. De Andrade, Allison W. Lorenzen, Maria V. Bogachek, Jung Park, Robert A. Robinson, Geeta Lal, Ronald J. Weigel

    Plan Plan
  • ·Urinary Metabolomics Analyses Identify Novel Markers of Malignant Adrenocortical Neoplasms

    Page :S61

    Dhaval Patel, Matthew Thompson, Soumen Manna, Kristopher Krausz, Lisa Zhang, Naris Nilubol, Frank J. Gonzalez, Electron Kebebew

    Plan Plan

• Ethics

  • ·Advance Directives: What Do Patients and Their Relatives Think About?

    Page :S63

    Rosana J. Trapani, Gustavo C. Alarcia, Pablo J. Miguel, Leandro A. Cardozo, Julieta J. Camelione, Paula Curvale, Alberto R. Ferreres

    Plan Plan
  • ·Disclosure of Surgeon Experience: Do Patients Care?

    Page :S63

    Rosana J. Trapani, Gustavo C. Alarcia, Pablo J. Miguel, Leandro A. Cardozo, Julieta J. Camelione, Anibal J. Rondan, Marcelo J. Fasano, Alberto R. Ferreres

    Plan Plan
  • ·Quantification and Categorization of Ethical Issues Discussed at Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

    Page :S63

    Anji Wall, Margaret Tarpley, Elizabeth Heitman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Where the Sun Shines: Industry Payments to Surgeons

    Page :S64

    Rizwan Ahmed, Sunjae Sunjae Bae, Allan B. Massie, Eric K.H. Chow, Babak J. Orandi, Joseph Lopez, Bonnie E. Lonze, Dorry L. Segev

    Plan Plan

• General Surgery/Acute Care Surgery and Miscellaneous

  • ·An In Vivo Analysis of Miromesh–A Novel Non-Crosslinked Decellularized Porcine Liver Prosthetic

    Page :S65

    Clayton C. Petro, Ajita S. Prabhu, Arnab Majumder, James M. Anderson, Chad Zender

    Plan Plan
  • ·Biologic Mesh: Outcomes, Recurrence Rate, and Cost Analysis

    Page :S65

    Ciara Huntington, Tiffany C. Cox, David Randolph, Laurel J. Blair, Tanushree Prasad, B. Todd Heniford, Vedra A. Augenstein

    Plan Plan
  • ·CeDAR: Carolinas Equation for Determining Associated Risks

    Page :S65

    Vedra A. Augenstein, Paul D. Colavita, Blair A. Wormer, Amanda L. Walters, Joel F. Bradley, Amy E. Lincourt, James Horton, B. Todd Heniford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Cholecystectomy Induces Progressive Gastric Mucosal Micro-Injury

    Page :S66

    Gary A. Bass, Syeda Nadia Shah S. Gilani, Michelle R. Downes, Emer F. Caffrey, Iqbal Tobbia, Thomas N. Walsh

    Plan Plan
  • ·Complication Rates and Operative Times for Endoloop vs Endoscopic Stapler Techniques for Laparoscopic Appendectomy

    Page :S66

    Laura M. Fluke, Jennifer Ottino, Gregory J. Zarow, Jenny Held, Daniel C. Neubauer, Travis M. Polk, Christopher R. Oxner

    Plan Plan
  • ·Cost-Effective Decisions in Detecting Silent Common Bile Duct Gallstones During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

    Page :S67

    Susie X. Sun, Afif N. Kulaylat, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, David I. Soybel

    Plan Plan
  • ·Discharge Destination after High-Risk Surgery: Impact on Readmission and Mortality

    Page :S67

    Mark H. Hanna, Mehraneh D. Jafari, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Michael J. Phelan, Joseph C. Carmichael, Steven D. Mills, David K. Imagawa, Alessio Pigazzi, Michael J. Stamos

    Plan Plan
  • ·Does Socioeconomic Status Predict Outcomes After Cholecystectomy?

    Page :S68

    Vishnu Ambur, Sharven Taghavi, Sagar Kadakia, Senthil Jayarajan, John Gaughan, Lars O. Sjoholm, Abhijit S. Pathak, Thomas A. Santora, Joseph F. Rappold, Amy J. Goldberg

    Plan Plan
  • ·Enterocutaneous Fistulas: Outcomes after Definitive Repair–A Single Center Study

    Page :S68

    Grace S. Hwang, Mark H. Hanna, Geoffrey C. Darby, Joseph C. Carmichael, Alessio Pigazzi, Michael J. Stamos, Steven D. Mills

    Plan Plan
  • ·EP2 Receptor Antagonist PF-04418948 Blocks Prostaglandin E2-Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Decreases the Incidence of Experimental Necrotizing Enterocolitis

    Page :S69

    Jamie Golden, Patil Kavarian, Laura Illingworth, Brandon Bell, Jordan D. Bowling, Joanna C. Lim, Jin Wang, Christopher P. Gayer, Anatoly V. Grishin, Henri R. Ford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Evaluation of Long-Term Surgical Site Occurrences in Ventral Hernia Repair: Implications of Preoperative Site Independent MRSA Infection

    Page :S69

    Rebeccah B. Baucom, Jenny Ousley, Omobolanle O. Oyefule, Melissa K. Stewart, Sharon E. Phillips, Kristy L. Kummerow, Kenneth W. Sharp, Michael D. Holzman, Benjamin K. Poulose

    Plan Plan
  • ·Evaluation of Preoperative Factors That Predict Postoperative Outcomes in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - A NSQIP Analysis

    Page :S69

    Raghunandan Venkat, Felipe B. Maegawa

    Plan Plan
  • ·Global Gene Expression Change Induced by Major Thoracoabdominal Surgery

    Page :S70

    Casey J. Allen, Anthony J. Griswold, Carl I. Schulman, Jonathan P. Meizoso, Xiomara D. Ruiz, Robert M. Van Haren, Danny Sleeman, Joe U. Levi, Alan S. Livingstone, Kenneth G. Proctor

    Plan Plan
  • ·High Density Free Fluid on Computed Tomography: A Predictor of Surgical Intervention in Patients with Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

    Page :S70

    Kazuhide Matsushima, Kenji Inaba, Ryan C. Dollbaum, Vincent Cheng, Moazzam Khan, Aaron M. Strumwasser, Gregory A. Magee, Sabrina Asturias, Evren Dilektasli, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan
  • ·Increasing the Safety of Cholecystectomy in the Rural Setting with Mandatory Intraoperative Cholangiogram

    Page :S71

    Melany C. Hughes, Gregory T. Jarrin, Brian A. Bucina

    Plan Plan
  • ·Indocyanine Green-Enhanced Fluorescence Cholangiography in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Experience from 100 Cases

    Page :S71

    Luigi Boni, Elisa E.C. Cassinotti, Giulia G.D. David, Alessandro A.M. Marzorati, Abe Fingerhut

    Plan Plan
  • ·Insulin-Treated Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Emergency Abdominal Surgery Have Worse Outcomes than Patients Treated with Oral Agents

    Page :S71

    Tobias Haltmeier, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Elizabeth Beale, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan
  • ·International, Prospective Comparison of Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Techniques: Two-Year Quality of Life and Recurrence Outcomes in More than 1,300 Patients

    Page :S72

    Tiffany C. Cox, Laurel J. Blair, Ciara Huntington, Erwin VanGeffen, Tanushree Prasad, Amy E. Lincourt, Brent D. Matthews, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Is Elevated Preoperative Glycosylated Hemoglobin Associated with Postoperative Infections?

    Page :S72

    Joseph M. Blankush, Aron Y. Soleiman, Trung L. Tran, I. Michael Leitman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Lightweight vs Midweight Polypropylene Mesh in 948 Open Ventral Hernia Repairs (OVHR)

    Page :S73

    Laurel J. Blair, Ciara Huntington, Tiffany C. Cox, Tanushree Prasad, Amy E. Lincourt, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Liposomal Bupivicaine Reduces Narcotic Use and Time to Flatus in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy

    Page :S73

    Atuhani S. Burnett, Brian Faley, Donald A. McCain, Themba L. Nyirenda, Zubin M. Bamboat

    Plan Plan
  • ·Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes in Laparoscopic and Open Repair of the Flank Hernia: A Prospective, International Study

    Page :S74

    Ciara Huntington, Laurel J. Blair, Tiffany C. Cox, Tanushree Prasad, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Mild Zinc Deficiency Impairs the Recovery Phase of Sepsis

    Page :S74

    Kristen T. Crowell, Shannon L. Kelleher, David I. Soybel, Charles H. Lang

    Plan Plan
  • ·Never Events and Hospital-Acquired Conditions after Surgery: Lessons from the ACS-NSQIP Database

    Page :S74

    Mark H. Hanna, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Grace S. Hwang, Mehraneh D. Jafari, Joseph C. Carmichael, Steven D. Mills, David K. Imagawa, Michael J. Stamos, Alessio Pigazzi

    Plan Plan
  • ·Patient Willingness to Participate in a US Randomized Controlled Trial for Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis

    Page :S75

    Huan Yan, Steven L. Lee, Anusha Krishnadasan, F. Charles Brunicardi, Daniel A. DeUgarte, Namir Katkhouda, Rick McPheeters, Roee Salem, James X. Wu, David A. Talan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Patients and Their Ventral Hernias: Impact on Quality of Life and Expectations of Treatment

    Page :S75

    Zeinab Alawadi, Juan R. Flores Gonzales, Isabel Leal, Luke R. Putnam, Julie L. Holihan, Lillian S. Kao, Tien C. Ko, Mike K. Liang

    Plan Plan
  • ·Platelet-Rich Plasma Enhances Mechanical Properties of Non-Crosslinked Acellular Dermal Matricies in Rat Model of Ventral Hernia Repair

    Page :S76

    Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure, Anuj Chaudhry, Christie M. Bergerson, Jeffrey L. Van Eps, Fernando Cabrera, Bradley K. Weiner, Warren A. Ellsworth, Michael R. Moreno, Raffaella Righetti, Ennio Tasciotti

    Plan Plan
  • ·Prospective, International Study of Laparoscopic vs Open Ventral Hernia Repair

    Page :S76

    Tiffany C. Cox, Laurel J. Blair, Ciara Huntington, Tanushree Prasad, Brent D. Matthews, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Readmission Causes after Laparoscopic and Open Ventral Hernia Repair: Opportunities for Action

    Page :S77

    Adam C. Celio, Konstantinos Spaniolas, Kevin R. Kasten, Walter E. Pofahl, Walter J. Pories, William H. Chapman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Single-Stage Management of Common Bile Duct Stones with Laparoscopic Common Duct Exploration and Cholecystectomy is Safe and Cost Effective in a Large Multi-Hospital Health Care System

    Page :S77

    Daniel Gilsdorf, Jacob L. Henrichsen, Katie Liljestrand, Kristy Veale, Allison Staheli, Madison M. Hunt, Aaron Sherwood, Craig M. Gale, Erik G. Pearson, Raymond R. Price

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Cost of Ventral Hernia Recurrence–A Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic and Open Repair at Initial Surgery with Recurrence Repair

    Page :S77

    Daniel Davila, Niraj Parikh, Matthew I. Goldblatt

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Effects of Body Mass Index on Complications and Mortality after Emergency Abdominal Operations: The Obesity Paradox

    Page :S78

    Evren Dilektasli, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Tobias Haltmeier, Elizabeth Beale, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Safety and Cost Effectiveness of Same Day Discharge vs Overnight Stay in Laparoscopic Acute Non-perforated Appendectomy

    Page :S78

    Andrew Scott, Joshua D. Rouch, Aaron J. Dawes, Hussam K. El-Kashlan, Armen Aboulian

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Surgical Outcomes Measurement System Is a Superior Measure of Patient-Centered Outcomes after Hernia Repair

    Page :S79

    Yalini Vigneswaran, Matthew E. Gitelis, Brittany Lapin, Edward Wang, Zeeshan Butt, Joann M. Carbray, Sakeena Payne

    Plan Plan
  • ·Unplanned Return to the Operating Room: An Institutional Analysis to Identify Areas for Improvement

    Page :S79

    Yihan Lin, Robert A. Meguid, William G. Henderson, Karl Hammermeister, Trevor T. Wild, Murray D. Spruiell, Steven Quattlebaum, Ryan C. Shelstad, Zach Folzenlogen, Robert C. McIntyre

    Plan Plan
  • ·Watchful Waiting as a Treatment Strategy for Patients with a Ventral Hernia Is Safe: A Single-Center Cohort Study

    Page :S80

    Dunja Kokotovic, Henrik Sjølander, Ismail Gögenur, Frederik Helgstrand

    Plan Plan

• Geriatric and Palliative Care

  • ·A Systematic Review of Postoperative Recovery in Elderly Patients: What Is It and How Do We Measure It?

    Page :S81

    Mehdi Tahiri, Cassandre E. Benay, Jordan Levy, Tarifin Sikder, Daniel Newman, Isabelle Vedel, Geva Maimon, Simon Bergman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Fast-Track Colorectal Cancer Surgery with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol–More Infectious Complications in the Elderly

    Page :S81

    Charlotte L. Kvasnovsky, Savvas Papagrigoriadis

    Plan Plan
  • ·Frailty Index Predicts the Risk of Morbidity and Mortality after Pancreaticoduodenectomy–A NSQIP Study

    Page :S81

    Raghunandan Venkat, Felipe B. Maegawa

    Plan Plan
  • ·Frailty is a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes after Hepatic Resections for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Page :S82

    Raghunandan Venkat, Felipe B. Maegawa

    Plan Plan
  • ·Loss of Muscle Mass: A Significant Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Patients with Acute Diverticulitis

    Page :S82

    Kazuhide Matsushima, Kenji Inaba, Vidhi Jhaveri, Vincent Cheng, Aaron M. Strumwasser, Gregory A. Magee, Stefano Siboni, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Tristan Tham, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan
  • ·Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Elderly Patients: Is Routine ICU Admission Necessary?

    Page :S82

    Amy Gore, Christine Y. Mau, Charles J. Prestigiacomo, Ziad C. Sifri

    Plan Plan
  • ·Outcomes for Emergent Surgical Procedures in Octogenarians: A 7-year experience from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Data

    Page :S83

    Busayo B. Irojah

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Redefining the Association Between Old Age and Poor Outcomes after Trauma: The Impact of the Frailty Syndrome

    Page :S83

    Tahereh O. Jokar, Peter M. Rhee, Bardiya Zangbar, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mazhar Khalil, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew L. Tang, Randall S. Friese, Lynn M. Gries, Bellal Joseph

    Plan Plan
  • ·Surrogate Consent for Surgery Forecasts Early Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and High Mortality

    Page :S84

    Sanjay Mohanty, Thomas N. Robinson, Zara Cooper, Margaret L. Schwarze, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Clifford Y. Ko, Ronnie A. Rosenthal

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Use and Effectiveness of Advanced Directives in the End of Life Care of Trauma Patients

    Page :S84

    Ali Darehzereshki, Shahram Aarabi, Samuel P. Mandell, Frederick P. Rivara, J. Randall Curtis, Saman Arbabi, Ronald V. Maier

    Plan Plan

• Global Surgery/Humanitarian

  • ·A Randomized Control Trial Focused on Breast Core Needle Biopsy Skill Acquisition Using High Fidelity vs Low Fidelity Simulation Models in Rwanda: A Baseline Analysis

    Page :S86

    Shilpa S. Murthy, Robert Riviello, Gary L. Dunnington, David Rosman, Sughra Raza, Susan L. Troyan, Georges Ntakiyiruta

    Plan Plan
  • ·An Age Old Problem: Geriatric Trauma in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Page :S86

    Jared R. Gallaher, Charles E. Mabedi, Bruce A. Cairns, Anthony G. Charles

    Plan Plan
  • ·Analysis of a Hospital-Based Trauma Registry in Rural Cameroon: Description of Initial Results and Recommendations

    Page :S86

    Micaela M. Esquivel, Chao Long, Kasumba M. Kaggya, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Thomas G. Weiser, Sherry M. Wren

    Plan Plan
  • ·Determinants of Postoperative Complication and Perioperative Mortality Rates after Laparotomy at a Large Referral Center in Rwanda

    Page :S87

    George N. Baison, Rebecca G. Maine, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Joel M. Mubiligi, John G. Meara, Robert Riviello

    Plan Plan
  • ·Identifying the Unique Non-Technical Skills Used by Surgeons Operating in Low and Middle Income Contexts

    Page :S87

    Jonathan W. Scott, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Zeta A. Mutabazi, Douglas S. Smink, Robert Riviello, Steven J. Yule

    Plan Plan
  • ·Outcomes of Peritonitis in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Issue of Access to Surgical Care

    Page :S87

    Jared R. Gallaher, Charles E. Mabedi, Bruce A. Cairns, Anthony G. Charles

    Plan Plan
  • ·Surgical and Trauma Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Tools to Evaluate Capacity

    Page :S88

    Kevin J. Blair, Lorenzo Paladino, Pamela Shaw, Steven J. Schuetz, Michael B. Shapiro, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Mamta Swaroop

    Plan Plan
  • ·Surgical Diagnosis and Procedure Codes for Outcomes Research in a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital: The Mbarara Experience

    Page :S88

    Charles Liu, Johanna N. Riesel, Deus Twesigye, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Joseph N.J. Ngonzi, Frank Sanyu, Stephen Ttendo, Nicholas Musinguzi, Rhina Mushagara, Paul G. Firth

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Systematic Evaluation of National Surgical Capacity in Lebanon in Times of Crisis and Refugees

    Page :S89

    Elie P. Ramly, David D.R. Rahbani, Jawad Khalifeh, Jamal J. Hoballah, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani

    Plan Plan
  • ·Trauma Severity and Not the Socio-Economic Variables Determine Survival after Penetrating Trauma in a Medium-Income Country

    Page :S89

    Albert F. Garcia, Juan Sanjuan, Alvaro I. Sanchez Ortiz, Maria I. Gutierrez, Juan Carlos Puyana

    Plan Plan

• Hepatobiliary and Pancreas

  • ·Community Health Indicators Associated with Outcomes of Pancreatectomy

    Page :S90

    Lauren Pointer, Zaid Al-Qurayshi, Emad Kandil, Douglas P. Slakey

    Plan Plan
  • ·Degree of Pathologic Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy Is Associated with Margin and Nodal Status in Resected Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

    Page :S90

    June S. Peng, Trang K. Nguyen, Jane S. Wey, Sricharan Chalikonda, R. Matthew Walsh, Gareth Morris-Stiff

    Plan Plan
  • ·Differential Mechanisms for Insulin-Positive Gene Expression in an Alpha Cell Line

    Page :S90

    Iljana M. Gaffar, Xiangwei Xiao, Krishna Prasadan, Ping Guo, Chiyo Shiota, John Wiersch, George K. Gittes

    Plan Plan
  • ·Distal Pancreatectomy Without Splenectomy Is Associated With Higher Reoperation Rates: Results of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database

    Page :S91

    Hassan Aziz, Evan Ong, Tun Jie

    Plan Plan
  • ·Impact of Sarcopenia on Outcomes after Pancreatectomy for Malignancy: Preliminary Results

    Page :S91

    Andrea Sagnotta, Marco La Torre, Francesco Carbonetti, Livia Maria Mangogna, Adelona Salaj, Giuseppe R. Nigri, Giovanni Ramacciato

    Plan Plan
  • ·Luteolin Affects Human Hepatic Stellate Cell Proliferation via STAT3 Pathway

    Page :S91

    Fredrick J. Bohanon, Arline J. Kandathiparampil, Xiaofu Wang, Cristiana Rastellini, Jia Zhou, Ravi S. Radhakrishnan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Methylprednisolone or N-Acetylcysteine in Hepatic Resections: Results from a Pilot, Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial

    Page :S92

    Matteo Donadon, Andrea Forastieri Molinari, Francesco Corazzi, Laura Rocchi, Paola Zito, Matteo Cimino, Guido Costa, Ferdinando Raimondi, Guido Torzilli

    Plan Plan
  • ·Multiple Minor Hepatectomies vs Major or Extended Hepatectomies for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Propensity Score-Matched Dual-Institution Analysis

    Page :S92

    Matteo Donadon, Matteo Cescon, Alessandro Cucchetti, Matteo Cimino, Guido Costa, Giorgio G.E. Ercolani, Antonio D. Pinna, Guido Torzilli

    Plan Plan
  • ·Novel Concept of Electrocoagulation and Tumor Cell Implantation: Creation of Minimally Invasive Orthotopic Murine Model of Pancreatic Cancer

    Page :S93

    Jasneet S. Bhullar, Yaniv Cozakov, Neha Varshney, Sandiya Bindroo, Gokulakkrishna Subhas, Sushant Chaudhary, Jacqueline Tilak, Milessa Decker, Michael J. Jacobs, Vijay K. Mittal

    Plan Plan
  • ·Readmission after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: An Analysis of Risk Factors and Timing of Complications

    Page :S93

    Mark H. Hanna, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Reza Fazl Alizadeh, Adrienne Nguyen, Maki Yamamoto, Michael J. Stamos, Aram N. Demirjian, David K. Imagawa

    Plan Plan
  • ·REG1 Promotes the Development of Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer Cells Through Activation of AKT

    Page :S94

    Andre Valentin, Ramy Abdel-Naby, Albert Stanek, Yashoda Persaud, Christina Helmi, Zuzanna Niewiadomska, Cathy M. Mueller, Peiqi Ou, Antonio E. Alfonso, Chongmin Huan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Survival Impact and Disparities in Access for High Volume Pancreatic Surgery

    Page :S94

    Lauren Pointer, Zaid Al-Qurayshi, Emad Kandil, Douglas P. Slakey

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease on Postoperative Outcomes after Major Hepatectomy: Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

    Page :S94

    Thuy B. Tran, Monica M. Dua, David A. Spain, George A. Poultsides, Jeffrey A. Norton, Brendan C. Visser

    Plan Plan
  • ·Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplant after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Partial Gastrectomy

    Page :S95

    Sydne Muratore, Selma El Hag, Melena Bellin, K. Louise Berry, Sayeed Ikramuddin, David E. Sutherland, Ty B. Dunn, Gregory J. Beilman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Ursodeoxycholic Acid Acts via Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Cyclooxygenase-2, and EP2-Dependent Mechanisms to Promote Enterocyte Migration

    Page :S95

    Jamie Golden, Patil Kavarian, Oswaldo H. Escobar, Avafia Y. Dossa, Laura Illingworth, Henri R. Ford, Christopher P. Gayer

    Plan Plan

• Neurosurgery

  • ·Positive Serum Ethanol in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury is Associated with Better Long-Term Functional Outcomes

    Page :S97

    Eric P. Thelin, Louis Riddez, Bo-Michael Bellander, Peep Talving, Shahin Mohseni

    Plan Plan
  • ·Prehospital Intubation for Isolated Severe Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury: Worse Outcomes and Higher Mortality

    Page :S97

    Tobias Haltmeier, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Stefano Siboni, Evren Dilektasli, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan

• Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • ·Evaluation of the NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator to Predict Complications in Gynecologic Oncology Patients Undergoing Laparotomy

    Page :S98

    Colleen L. Rivard, Elizabeth A. Slagle, Rebecca Nahum, Rachel Isaksson Vogel, Deanna Teoh

    Plan Plan
  • ·Outcomes of Splenectomy During Primary Cytoreductive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer

    Page :S98

    Dipti Banerjee, Carrie Langstraat, Jo Marie Janco, Amy L. Weaver, Michaela E. McGree, Maureen A. Lemens, Karl C. Podratz, Jamie N. Bakkum-Gamez

    Plan Plan
  • ·Reciprocal Serum Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and IGF-Binding Protein-3 in a Murine Surgical Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction

    Page :S99

    Scott Deeney, Kyle Powers, Blair Dodson, Ahmed Marwan, Kenneth W. Liechty, Timothy M. Crombleholme

    Plan Plan
  • ·Use of the University HealthSystem Consortium Database and a Departmental Quality Committee to Evaluate Adverse Outcomes in a Large Inpatient Gynecologic Oncology Practice

    Page :S99

    Haller Smith, Jonathan D. Boone, Eric D. Thomas, Cynthia G. Brumfield, Warner K. Huh, Ronald D. Alvarez, Charles A. Leath, John M. Straughn

    Plan Plan

• Orthopaedic Surgery

  • ·Multidisciplinary Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) in Total Joint Replacement: Complication Rates after Improving ERAS to Shorten Patient Length of Stay

    Page :S100

    Udai S. Sibia, Hamid R. Zahiri, Adrian E. Park, Paul J. King, James H. MacDonald

    Plan Plan

• Pediatric Surgery

  • ·Age-Matched Liver Transplantation in Children Decreases Graft Failure and Mortality

    Page :S101

    Jamie Harris, Vidyaratna A. Fleetwood, Martin Hertl, Bill Chiu, Edie Y. Chan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Cryptorchidism: Are Recommendations for Timing of Repair Being Followed and Do Socioeconomic Factors Play a Role?

    Page :S101

    Kate B. Savoie, Marielena Bachier-Rodriguez, Elleson A. Schurtz, Dana W. Giel, Alexander Feliz

    Plan Plan
  • ·Cyclic AMP and Protein Kinase A Mediated Signaling Plays a Crucial Role in Cronobacter sakazakii-induced Intestinal Epithelial Apoptosis, Exposing a New Potential Therapy for Necrotizing Enterocolitis

    Page :S101

    Brian Blackwood, Douglas R. Wood, Carrie Y. Yuan, Joseph D. Nicolas, Catherine J. Hunter

    Plan Plan
  • ·Echocardiography Allows for Direct Analysis of Pulmonary Arterial Flow and Right Ventricular Function in Slit3 Knockout Mice with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

    Page :S102

    Mansi Shah, Michael R. Phillips, Megan T. Quintana, Gary P. Stupp

    Plan Plan
  • ·Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling Inhibition Decreases Intestinal Adaptation in a Zebrafish Short Bowel Syndrome Model

    Page :S102

    Kathleen A. Holoyda, Kathy Schall, Kathryn L. Fowler, Ching-Ling Lien, Tracy C. Grikscheit

    Plan Plan
  • ·Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Therapy Augments Intestinal Adaptation in a Preclinical Model of Neonatal Short Bowel Syndrome with Distal Intestinal Resection

    Page :S102

    David W. Lim, Paul W. Wales, Patricia L. Brubaker, Donna F. Vine, Patrick N. Nation, Pamela Wizzard, David L. Sigalet, David L. Bigam, Justine M. Turner

    Plan Plan
  • ·Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Deficiency Leads to Dysbiosis and Bacterial Translocation in the Newborn Intestine

    Page :S103

    Jason Fawley, Shannon M. Koehler, Susanne M. Cabrera, Vy Lam, Katherine M. Fredrich, Martin J. Hessner, Nita H. Salzman, Keith T. Oldham, David M. Gourlay

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Intratumoral Implantation of Vincristine-Loaded Sustained-Release Silk Sponge Is Effective in Tumor Control in an Orthotopic Neuroblastoma Murine Model

    Page :S103

    Jamie Harris, Jeannine M. Coburn, Jennifer Poirier, David L. Kaplan, Bill Chiu

    Plan Plan
  • ·Lactobacillus rhamnosus Is Protective Against Experimental Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Setting of Cronobacter sakazakii Infection

    Page :S104

    Brian Blackwood, Carrie Y. Yuan, Joseph D. Nicolas, Douglas R. Wood, Catherine J. Hunter

    Plan Plan
  • ·Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 as a Biomarker of Complicated Appendicitis

    Page :S104

    Meghan C. Nolan, Daniel von Allmen, Hector R. Wong

    Plan Plan
  • ·Milk Fat Globule-EGF Factor VIII Reduces Inflammation and Attenuates Lung Injury in Neonatal Sepsis

    Page :S105

    Laura W. Hansen, Adam Khader, Weng-Lang Yang, Jeffrey M. Nicastro, Gene F. Coppa, Jose M. Prince, Ping Wang

    Plan Plan
  • ·Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus Decreased Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Survival In Vitro and In Vivo

    Page :S105

    Alicia M. Waters, Jerry Stewart, Gregory K. Friedman, G.Y. Gillespie, James M. Markert, Elizabeth A. Beierle

    Plan Plan
  • ·Post-Splenectomy Sepsis in Children: A 48-Year Population-Based Study

    Page :S106

    Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Nicolas Contreras, Benjamin Zendejas, Donald H. Jenkins, William S. Harmsen, Martin D. Zielinski

    Plan Plan
  • ·Potentiation of Serotonin Signaling Enhances Intestinal Mucosal Parameters and Protects Against Intestinal Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Mice

    Page :S106

    John J. Tackett, Neeru Gandotra, Michaela C. Bamdad, Eleanor D. Muise, Robert A. Cowles

    Plan Plan
  • ·Relationship Between Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Surgical Site Infections in the Newborn Population

    Page :S107

    Jason Fawley, Yvonne E. Anderson, Tom H. Chelius, Laura D. Cassidy, Keith T. Oldham, Marjorie J. Arca

    Plan Plan
  • ·Serotonin Receptor Agonism Promotes Growth of Postnatal Enteric Neuronal Stem Cells

    Page :S107

    Lily Cheng, Ryo Hotta, Hannah K. Graham, Allan M. Goldstein

    Plan Plan
  • ·Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition and Oxygen Supplementation Decrease the Incidence and Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Premature Piglet Model

    Page :S107

    Adesola C. Akinkuotu, Stephanie M. Cruz, Fariha Sheikh, Irving J. Zamora, Barbara Stoll, Ling Yu, Douglas Burrin, Oluyinka O. Olutoye

    Plan Plan
  • ·T Cells are Dispensable in the Rejection of Prenatally Transplanted Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cells

    Page :S108

    Amanda Lee, Beverly Strong, Lucas Turner, Tess Newkold, Aimen F. Shaaban

    Plan Plan
  • ·Take ’em Where They Belong: Outcome Differences in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury among Trauma Centers

    Page :S108

    Mazhar Khalil, Peter M. Rhee, Ansab A. Haider, Narong Kulvatunyou, Bardiya Zangbar, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew L. Tang, Rifat Latifi, Lynn M. Gries, Bellal Joseph

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Amino Acid Sequence TRTRVSRLY in the Rhesus Rotavirus VP4 Protein Governs Viral Tropism in Mouse Biliary Atresia

    Page :S109

    Phylicia D. Dupree, Inna N. Lobeck, Gregory M. Tiao, Sujit Mohanty, Ashley Walthers, Bryan Donnely, Monica M. McNeal

    Plan Plan
  • ·Intestinal Microbiome of Pediatric Surgery Patients Demonstrates a High Level of Endemism Between Limbs of Discontinuous Bowel

    Page :S109

    Ryan G. Spurrier, Justine W. Debelius, Minna M. Wieck, Andrew Trecartin, Kathy Schall, Rob Knight, Tracy C. Grikscheit

    Plan Plan
  • ·Trend Analysis of Abdominal Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Can Predict the Onset of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Piglets within the First Days of Life

    Page :S110

    Stephanie M. Cruz, Adesola C. Akinkuotu, Doug Burrin, Barbara Stoll, Ling Yu, Oluyinka O. Olutoye

    Plan Plan

• Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery

  • ·Critical Analysis of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in a Chronic Denervation Rat Model Using a Sustained Biomaterial-Based Delivery of Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF), Chondroitinase, and GDNF Plus Chondroitinase Growth Factors

    Page :S111

    Karim A. Sarhane, Sami H. Tuffaha, Kellin Krick, Christopher R. Cashman, Russell A. Martin, James Abraham, Zuhaib Ibrahim, W.P. Andrew Lee, Hai-Quan Mao, Gerald Brandacher

    Plan Plan
  • ·Chemotactic “Smart Scaffold” Promotes Healing in Craniofacial Defects

    Page :S111

    Kameron Rezzadeh, Akishige Hokugo, Luis A. Segovia, Situo Zhou, Zheyu Zhang, Reza Jarrahy

    Plan Plan
  • ·Abdominoplasty: Can American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification Help Determine When it Is Safe to Say No?

    Page :S111

    Olatomide Familusi, Joseph H. Shin, Matthew E. Doscher, Oscar Manrique, Teresa Benacquista

    Plan Plan
  • ·Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Improve Engraftment of Full-Thickness Skin Grafts by Increasing Angiogenesis

    Page :S112

    Michael S. Hu, Wan Xing Hong, Zeshaan N. Maan, Min Hu, Andrew S. Zimmermann, Graham G. Walmsley, Michael Chung, H. Peter Lorenz, Michael T. Longaker

    Plan Plan
  • ·Combined Lymphedema and Capillary Malformation of the Lower Extremity

    Page :S112

    Reid A. Maclellan, Gulraiz Chaudry, Arin K. Greene

    Plan Plan
  • ·Combining CT Angiography Mapping with Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Planning for Free Fibula Flap Reconstruction of Mandibulectomy Defects

    Page :S113

    Noopur Gangopadhyay, Mark T. Villa, Edward I. Chang, Jesse C. Selber, Jun Liu, Patirck B. Garvey

    Plan Plan
  • ·Combining Prophylactic Oophorectomy with Mastectomy Does Not Adversely Affect Surgical Outcomes: Results from the NSQIP Database

    Page :S113

    Jared Blau, Charlotte Gamble, Rachel A. Anolik, Laura Havrilesky, Rachel A. Greenup, Scott T. Hollenbeck

    Plan Plan
  • ·Delivery of Macrophages in a Biomimetic Scaffold Accelerates Diabetic Wound Healing Through Enhanced Angiogenesis

    Page :S113

    Graham G. Walmsley, Michael S. Hu, Dominik Duscher, Michael Januszyk, Zeshaan N. Maan, Kshemendra Senarath-Yapa, Ruth Tevlin, Elizabeth R. Zielins, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Michael T. Longaker

    Plan Plan
  • ·Hydrocellular Foam is a Cost-Effective Dressing for Preventing Pressure Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Study

    Page :S114

    Ihab Saab, Jane F. Solomon, Latoya Allen, Aamir Siddiqui

    Plan Plan
  • ·Hydrogen Sulfide Delays Onset of Acute Rejection in Porcine Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Model

    Page :S114

    Sharon D. Lawson, Lin C. Wang, Charles A. Fries, Michael R. Davis

    Plan Plan
  • ·Impairment in Fracture Healing in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes Is Driven by Skeletal Stem Cell Niche Dysregulation

    Page :S115

    Ruth Tevlin, Eun Young Seo, Adrian Mc Ardle, Xinming Tong, Michael Januszyk, Fan Yang, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Charles K.F. Chan, Irving L. Weissman, Michael T. Longaker

    Plan Plan
  • ·Improved Cleft Lip Outcomes at a Surgery Specialty Center in the Developing World

    Page :S115

    Alex Campbell, Carolina Restrepo, Bjorn Schonmeyr, Lisa Wendby, Gaurav S. Deshpande, Hiteswar Sarma

    Plan Plan
  • ·Levels of Evidence in Plastic Surgery: Trends and Comparison with 5 Other Surgical Specialties

    Page :S115

    Katharine Whitehurst, Riaz A. Agha, Mariana Devesa, Alexander Fowler, Robert Coe, Georgina Wellstead, Dennis P. Orgill, Peter McCulloch

    Plan Plan
  • ·Long-Term Clinical and Holistic Outcomes in Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Multidisciplinary, Mixed-Methods Approach

    Page :S116

    Alexander C. Allori, Irene J. Pien, Danielle L. Sobol, Anna R. Carlson, Stephanie Watkins, Arthur S. Aylsworth, Robert E. Meyer, Luiz Pimenta, Ronald Strauss, Jeffrey R. Marcus

    Plan Plan
  • ·Melanoma Progression Depends on CXCL12 Expression by Host Endothelium

    Page :S116

    Zeshaan N. Maan, Michael S. Hu, Alexander Whittam, Lauren H. Fischer, Dominik Duscher, Graham G. Walmsley, Michael Januszyk, Arnetha J. Whitmore, Michael T. Longaker, Geoffrey C. Gurtner

    Plan Plan
  • ·Novel Nasal Stent Fixation Technique Without Sutures or Adhesives Reduces Risk of Sutured Nasal Stent Complications, with Similar Nasal Symmetry Outcomes

    Page :S116

    Adnan S. Hussaini, Deborah Watters, Alexander Y. Lin

    Plan Plan
  • ·Obesity, But Not High Fat Diet, Impairs Lymphatic Function

    Page :S117

    Gabriela D. García Nores, Jason C. Gardenier, Ira L. Savetsky, Jeremy S. Torrisi, Matthew D. Nitti, Geoffrey E. Hespe, Raghu P. Kataru, Babak J. Mehrara

    Plan Plan
  • ·Panniculectomy with Open Ventral Hernia Repair: A Prospective, Randomized (by Insurance) Study

    Page :S117

    Ciara Huntington, Catherine E. Jachthuber, Tiffany C. Cox, Laurel J. Blair, Stanley B. Getz, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford

    Plan Plan
  • ·Preoperative CT-Angiography in Autologous Breast Reconstruction

    Page :S118

    Christina R. Vargas, Pieter G. Koolen, Adam M. Tobias, Sam J. Lin, Bernard T. Lee

    Plan Plan
  • ·Rate of Thromboembolic Events In Patients Undergoing Abdominal Tissue-Based Breast Reconstruction Compared with Patients Undergoing Abdominoplasties or Panniculectomies; A National Data Analysis

    Page :S118

    Natalia Fullerton, Jerry Du, Emma Vartanian, Jason A. Spector, David M. Otterburn

    Plan Plan
  • ·Role of Antimicrobials in Cleft Palate Surgery: Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

    Page :S118

    Alex Campbell, Marisa Aznar, Bjorn Schonmeyr, Gaston Echaniz, Lismore Nebeker

    Plan Plan
  • ·Severe Necrosis of Ischemic Skin Flap Tissue in Flk-1+/- (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor R2/KDR) Knockout Mice Treated with Pellino 1 (Peli1) Gene Therapy

    Page :S119

    Rickesha L. Wilson, Chandra K. Rednam, Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Muhammad T. Rishi, Thirunavukkarasu Mahesh, J. Alexander Palesty, David W. McFadden, Nilanjana Maulik

    Plan Plan
  • ·Soft Tissue Restoration Using Electrospun Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composites with Interfacial Bonding

    Page :S119

    Sashank Reddy, Georgia C. Yalanis, Russell A. Martin, Jisuk Choi, Hai-Quan Mao, Justin M. Sacks

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Topical Tacrolimus for the Treatment of Lymphedema

    Page :S120

    Jason C. Gardenier, Jeremy S. Torrisi, Ira L. Savetsky, Gabriela D. García Nores, Dawit K. Jowhar, Geoffrey E. Hespe, Matthew D. Nitti, Raghu P. Kataru, Babak J. Mehrara

    Plan Plan
  • ·Vascular Patterns on Preoperative Breast MRI Predict Ischemia and Necrosis after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

    Page :S120

    Irene J. Pien, Manisha Bahl, Kate J. Buretta, Rachel A. Greenup, Sujata V. Ghate, Scott T. Hollenbeck

    Plan Plan

• Quality, Safety and Outcomes

  • ·Acute Appendicitis: Variation in Treatment, Outcomes, and Cost by Socioeconomic Status

    Page :S121

    Thomas L. Sutton, Etienne E. Pracht, David J. Ciesla

    Plan Plan
  • ·Affordable Care Act Insurance Coverage Expansion Associated with Fewer Delays in Seeking Care for Acute Appendicitis

    Page :S121

    Jonathan W. Scott, John A. Rose, Thomas C. Tsai, Cheryl K. Zogg, Ali Salim, Adil H. Haider

    Plan Plan
  • ·Analysis of Early and Late Readmission after Gastrectomy to Index and Nonindex Hospitals

    Page :S122

    David C. Chang, Abraham Noorbakhsh, John Mullen

    Plan Plan
  • ·Are Hospital Surgical Quality Teams Well Versed in Carrying out Quality and Process Improvement Initiatives: A Baseline Assessment of Quality Improvement Knowledge at 55 Illinois Hospitals

    Page :S122

    Elizabeth R. Berger, Kevin J. O'Leary, Julie K. Johnson, Stephen P. Reinhart, Paula R. Farrell, Anthony D. Yang, Katherine A. Barsness, Amy L. Halverson, Juliana M. Thomas, Karl Y. Bilimoria

    Plan Plan
  • ·Critical Care Billing Patterns of Acute Care Surgeons

    Page :S122

    Dustin J. Petersen, Demetria R. Bayt, Ben L. Zarzaur

    Plan Plan
  • ·Determining the Drivers of Academic Success in Surgery: An Analysis of 3,850 Faculty

    Page :S123

    Nakul Valsangkar, Teresa A. Zimmers, Bradford J. Kim, Casi Blanton, Mugdha M. Joshi, Teresa M. Bell, Attila Nakeeb, Gary L. Dunnington, Leonidas G. Koniaris

    Plan Plan
  • ·Development of a Novel Composite Process Measure for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

    Page :S123

    Christine V. Kinnier, Mila H. Ju, Thomas E. Kmiecik, Cynthia Barnard, Terri Halverson, Anthony D. Yang, Joseph A. Caprini, Karl Y. Bilimoria

    Plan Plan
  • ·Discharge Decision-Making after Complex Surgery: Surgeon Behavior Compared to Predictive Modeling to Reduce Surgical Readmissions

    Page :S123

    Ira L. Leeds, Vjollca Sadiraj, James C. Cox, Sherry X. Gao, Timothy M. Pawlik, Kurt E. Schnier, John F. Sweeney

    Plan Plan
  • ·Do Surgeons’ Perceptions of Treatment Risks and Benefits Influence Their Decision to Operate?

    Page :S124

    Gregory D. Sacks, Aaron J. Dawes, Melinda Maggard Gibbons, Robert H. Brook, Susan L. Ettner, Craig R. Fox, Clifford Y. Ko, Marcia M. Russell

    Plan Plan
  • ·Does Use of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Calculator Change a Surgeon’s Decision to Operate? A Randomized Trial

    Page :S124

    Gregory D. Sacks, Aaron J. Dawes, Marcia M. Russell, Robert H. Brook, Susan L. Ettner, Craig R. Fox, Clifford Y. Ko, Melinda Maggard Gibbons

    Plan Plan
  • ·Gastrointestinal and Urinary Events: Key Deviation Drivers from an Uncomplicated Radical Prostatectomy Recovery Pathway

    Page :S125

    Stacie N. Myers, James M. Dupree, Rodney L. Dunn, Yuqing Gao, Susan M. Linsell, Brian R. Lane, Khurshid R. Ghani, David C. Miller, James E. Montie

    Plan Plan
  • ·Harnessing the Electronic Medical Record to Identify Patients at Risk for In-Hospital Complications

    Page :S126

    Robert H. Hollis, Laura Graham, John P. Lazenby, Daran M. Brown, Benjamin B. Taylor, Martin J. Heslin, Loring W. Rue, Mary T. Hawn

    Plan Plan
  • ·Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of Team Identity and Teamwork in the Operating Room

    Page :S126

    Lane L. Frasier, Sudha R. Pavuluri Quamme, Aimee M. Becker, Sara Booth, Adam Gutt, Douglas Wiegmann, Caprice C. Greenberg

    Plan Plan
  • ·Health Care Reform and Equity in Bariatric Surgery: Does Increased Access to Care Mitigate Disparities?

    Page :S126

    Andrew P. Loehrer, Zirui Song, David C. Chang, Matthew M. Hutter

    Plan Plan
  • ·Hospital-Level Variation in Anastomotic Leak after Colectomy

    Page :S127

    Julia Berian, Mark E. Cohen, Karl Y. Bilimoria

    Plan Plan
  • ·How Should Surgical Residents Be Educated about Patient Safety in the Operating Room: A Pilot Randomized Trial

    Page :S127

    Luke R. Putnam, Dean H. Pham, Jason M. Etchegaray, Tiffany G. Ostovar-Kermani, Madelene Ottosen, Eric J. Thomas, Lillian S. Kao, Kevin P. Lally, KuoJen Tsao

    Plan Plan
  • ·Impact of Risk Adjustment for Patient Sociodemographic Status in Public Reporting of Cardiac Surgery Outcomes

    Page :S128

    Zhongmin Li, Jamie Anderson, Patrick S. Romano, Joseph P. Parker, J. Nilas Young, David C. Chang

    Plan Plan
  • ·Integrating NSQIP Data into Morbidity and Mortality Discussions Can Influence Surgeon Behavior

    Page :S128

    Lori A. Gurien, Jin H. Ra, Jhun deVilla, Joseph J. Tepas

    Plan Plan
  • ·Lack of Engagement in Surgical Quality Improvement Research Is Associated with Poorer Quality of Care

    Page :S129

    Ben E. Byrne, Paul Aylin, Alex Bottle, Omar Faiz, Ara W. Darzi, Charles A. Vincent

    Plan Plan
  • ·Massachusetts Health Care Reform and Trends in Emergent Colorectal Surgery

    Page :S129

    Miriam Eskander, Lindsay A. Bliss, Ellen P. McCarthy, Susanna W.L. de Geus, Sing Chau Ng, James R. Rodrigue, Jennifer F. Tseng

    Plan Plan
  • ·Minority-Serving Hospitals and Cancer Surgery Readmissions: A Reason for Concern

    Page :S129

    Young K. Hong, Chaoyi Zheng, Russell C. Langan, Elizabeth M. Hechenbleikner, Erin C. Hall, Lynt B. Johnson, Nawar M. Shara, Waddah B. Al-Refaie

    Plan Plan
  • ·NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator and Frailty in Emergency General Surgery: A Measure of Surgical Resilience

    Page :S130

    Moutamn Sadoum, Bardiya Zangbar, Peter M. Rhee, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mazhar Khalil, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew L. Tang, Rifat Latifi, Randall S. Friese, Bellal Joseph

    Plan Plan
  • ·Patterns of Postoperative Care after Surgery in Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers in South Carolina

    Page :S130

    George Molina, Bridget A. Neville, Stuart R. Lipsitz, William Berry, Atul A. Gawande, Alex B. Haynes

    Plan Plan
  • ·Postoperative Readmission Time Interval and Model Performance: Implications for Hospital Profiling

    Page :S131

    Andrew A. Gonzalez, Aslam Ejaz, Nicholas H. Osborne, Amir A. Ghaferi

    Plan Plan
  • ·Redesigned Electronic Medical Notes Allow Automated Clinical Data Extraction and Decrease Provider Documentation Time

    Page :S131

    Jose G. Christiano

    Plan Plan
  • ·Safety-Net Burden Affects Cost and Outcomes at Academic Hospitals

    Page :S131

    Richard S. Hoehn, Koffi Wima, Matthew A. Vestal, Drew J. Weilage, Daniel E. Abbott, Vishad Y. Nabili

    Plan Plan
  • ·Sharps Injuries in the Operating Room Sterile Fields of an Academic Tertiary Care Center

    Page :S132

    Naveen F. Sangji, Sandra Silvestri, Evelyn Abayaah, David C. Chang, Matthew M. Hutter, Catherine O'Malley

    Plan Plan
  • ·Significant Variation in Surgical Supply Cost Secondary to Surgeon Preference for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

    Page :S132

    Michelle C. Nguyen, Matthew J. Luzum, David B. Renton, Gary S. Phillips, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Surgeon Leadership Style and Team Behavior in the Operating Room

    Page :S133

    Yue-Yung Hu, Sarah H. Parker, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Alexander F. Arriaga, Sarah E. Peyre, Katherine Corso, Emilie M. Roth, Steven J. Yule, Caprice C. Greenberg

    Plan Plan
  • ·Surgical Site Infections after Pediatric Surgery: Comparing Clinical, Electronic, and Administrative/Claims Data

    Page :S133

    Afif N. Kulaylat, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Brett W. Engbrecht, Dorothy V. Rocourt, Mary C. Santos, Robert E. Cilley, Peter W. Dillon

    Plan Plan
  • ·Association of Facial Trauma, Severity of Head Injury, and Helmets in Bicycle Riders: A National Trauma Data Bank Study

    Page :S134

    Ansab A. Haider, Peter M. Rhee, Mazhar Khalil, Narong Kulvatunyou, Bardiya Zangbar, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew L. Tang, Rifat Latifi, Randall S. Friese, Bellal Joseph

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Impact of Volume in the Aftermath of Diverticulitis Damage Control Operations

    Page :S134

    Christopher T. Aquina, Christian P. Probst, Bradley J. Hensley, James C. Iannuzzi, Adan Z. Becerra, Katia Noyes, John R. Monson, Fergal Fleming

    Plan Plan
  • ·Rural Trauma Team Development Course Decreases Transfer Times

    Page :S135

    Vicente J. Undurraga Perl, Bruce Ham, Amy Laird, Richard J. Mullins, Brian S. Diggs, Martin A. Schreiber

    Plan Plan
  • ·Understanding the Relationship Between 30- and 90-Day Emergency Room Visits, Readmissions, and Complications after Radical Cystectomy

    Page :S135

    E. Sophie Spencer, Matthew D. Lyons, Peter Greene, Anne Marie Meyer, Ke Meng, Matthew E. Nielsen, Eric M. Wallen, Michael E. Woods, Raj S. Pruthi, Angela B. Smith

    Plan Plan
  • ·Urban and Pediatric Hospitals Are Associated with Lower Risk of Anesthesia-Related Complications

    Page :S135

    Morgan K. Richards, Jarod McAteer, Lynn Martin, Keith T. Oldham, Adam B. Goldin

    Plan Plan
  • ·Video Ratings of Surgical Skill and Late Outcomes after Bariatric Surgery

    Page :S136

    Christopher Scally, Oliver A. Varban, Jyothi R. Thumma, John D. Birkmeyer, Justin B. Dimick

    Plan Plan
  • ·Which Surgical Outcomes Are Easiest to Improve? An Analysis of 6 Major American College of Surgeons NSQIP Outcomes Over Time

    Page :S136

    Elizabeth R. Berger, Mark E. Cohen, Yaoming Liu, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Bruce L. Hall, Clifford Y. Ko

    Plan Plan

• Surgical Oncology

  • ·A 45-Year Experience with Abdominal Melanoma Metastases: Is Surgical Cure Still Relevant in the Era of Modern Systemic Therapy?

    Page :S137

    Gary B. Deutsch, Daniel D. Kirchoff, Devin C. Flaherty, Jihey Lee, Leland Foshag, Mark B. Faries, Anton J. Bilchik

    Plan Plan
  • ·A Metabolomics-Based Understanding of Pro-Tumorigenic Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1? Activity in Pancreatic Cancer and Local Macrophages

    Page :S137

    Jeniann A. Yi, Angelo D'Alessandro, Travis Nemkov, Kirk Hansen, Anirban Banerjee, Ernest E. Moore, Karim C. El Kasmi, Carlton C. Barnett

    Plan Plan
  • ·Cancer Survivorship: Defining the Incidence of Incisional Hernia After Resection for Intra-abdominal Malignancy

    Page :S137

    Rebeccah B. Baucom, Jenny Ousley, Joan L. Kaiser, Gloria B. Beveridge, Sharon E. Phillips, Richard A. Pierce, Kenneth W. Sharp, Michael D. Holzman, William H. Nealon, Benjamin K. Poulose

    Plan Plan
  • ·Complications after Feeding Jejunostomy Tube Placement for Gastroesophageal Cancer

    Page :S138

    Audrey H. Choi, Shaila J. Merchant, Virginia Sun, Dan J. Raz, Jae Y. Kim, Joseph Kim

    Plan Plan
  • ·Do Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Want to Decide Where They Have Tests and Surgery? A Questionnaire Study of Provider Choice and Information Needs

    Page :S138

    Ben E. Byrne, Omar Faiz, Ara W. Darzi, Charles A. Vincent

    Plan Plan
  • ·Do Survivors of Colorectal Cancer Need Continued Screening for Non-Colorectal Cancers?

    Page :S139

    Y. Nancy You, George J. Chang, Christina E. Bailey, Hop Tran Cao, Amanda Cuddy, Brian Bednarski, Barry W. Feig, Sa Nguyen, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, John M. Skibber

    Plan Plan
  • ·Does Metabolic Syndrome Affect the Postoperative Outcomes of Major Cancer Surgery? Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database

    Page :S139

    Mohammed Al-Temimi, Samir Johna

    Plan Plan
  • ·Early Immune Infiltrate and Tumor-Specific Immune Response Resulting in Improved Survival with Combination of Local Chemotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade

    Page :S139

    Jamie M. Green, Alexander Rudensky, Charlotte E. Ariyan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Extended Preoperative Therapy for Patients with Locally Advanced or Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Produces Excellent Survival

    Page :S140

    Jennifer L. Williams, Brian E. Kadera, Andrew H. Nguyen, V. Raman Muthusamy, Rabindra Watson, Alireza Sedarat, James S. Tomlinson, O. Joe Hines, Howard A. Reber, Timothy R. Donahue

    Plan Plan
  • ·Intraoperative Molecular Imaging for Detecting Subcentimeter Pulmonary Tumors

    Page :S140

    Jane Keating, Ryan P. Judy, Jack Jiang, Elizabeth M. De Jesus, Evan C. Crisman, Sunil Singhal

    Plan Plan
  • ·Is Shave Biopsy Oncologically Adequate in Evaluating Malignant Melanoma?

    Page :S141

    Sharon Stanley, Irena Karanetz, Mansoor H. Beg

    Plan Plan
  • ·Ki-67 Is Predictive for Prognosis of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas

    Page :S141

    Feng Yang, Chen Jin, Yun Bao, Zunguo Du, Yongjian Jiang, Ji Li, Yang Di, Deliang Fu

    Plan Plan
  • ·Management and Oncologic Effect of Anastomotic Leak after Resection for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer

    Page :S141

    Andreas Andreou, Ben Struecker, Johann Pratschke, Matthias Biebl

    Plan Plan
  • ·MDM-2 Overexpression in Human Stem-Like and Mature Colon Cancer Cells as a Target for Anti-Cancer Therapy: Steps toward a Translational Model

    Page :S142

    Mohammad F. Shaikh, Blake D. Babcock, Elizabeth Gleeson, Patrice Love, Katlin Davitt, Yelena Piazza, Deshka Foster, Teerin Meckmongkol, Matthew R. Pincus, Wilbur B. Bowne

    Plan Plan
  • ·Metastatic/Recurrent Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Does Surgical Resection Improve Survival?

    Page :S142

    Rahul Gadde, Fady Elabbasy, Mena Hanna, Jonathan C. Trent, Nipun B. Merchant, Alan S. Livingstone, Danny Yakoub

    Plan Plan
  • ·Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A National Perspective on Oncologic Outcomes and Overall Survival

    Page :S142

    Kenneth Leung, Zhifei Sun, Daniel P. Nussbaum, Mohamed Adam, Mathias Worni, Dan G. Blazer

    Plan Plan
  • ·Neurotensin Enhances Hepatocyte Proliferation in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Page :S143

    Kevin M. Riggle, Heidi L. Kenerson, Kimberly J. Riehle, Raymond S. Yeung

    Plan Plan
  • ·Optimizing Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of Secreted Frizzled Related Protein 2 Expression in Murine Angiosarcoma

    Page :S143

    Nicholas P. Schaub, James K. Tsuruta, Jason E. Streeter, Nancy Klauber-DeMore, Paul Dayton

    Plan Plan
  • ·Preoperative Assessment of Liver Function after Hepatectomy Using Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy and Indocyanine Green Clearance

    Page :S144

    Hideyuki Masui

    Plan Plan
  • ·Preoperative Gemcitabine Plus Nab-Paclitaxel is a Safe and Effective Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    Page :S144

    Benedetto Ielpo, Emilio Vicente, Yolanda Quijano, Hipolito Duran, Eduardo Diaz, Isabel Fabra, Sergio Olivares, Riccardo R.C. Caruso, Valentina V.F. Ferri, Antonio Ferronetti

    Plan Plan
  • ·Presenting Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is Associated with Resectability After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

    Page :S144

    June S. Peng, Trang K. Nguyen, Sricharan Chalikonda, Jane S. Wey, R. Matthew Walsh, Gareth Morris-Stiff

    Plan Plan
  • ·Prognostic Indicators in Thick Melanoma: A Review of the National Cancer Database

    Page :S145

    Ayana Allard-Picou, James T. Dove, Tania K. Arora, Mohsen Shabahang, Joseph A. Blansfield

    Plan Plan
  • ·Routine Barium Swallow May Be Unnecessary after Resection of Esophageal Cancer

    Page :S145

    Andreas Andreou, Ben Struecker, Matthias Biebl, Johann Pratschke

    Plan Plan
  • ·Single Photon Emission CT Compared with Conventional Planar Lymphoscintigraphy for Preoperative Sentinel Node Localization in Cutaneous Malignancies

    Page :S145

    Matthew Doepker, Maki Yamamoto, Matthew Applebaum, Nupur U. Patel, Jaime Montilla-Soler, Ricardo J. Gonzalez, Carl W. Cruse, Amod Sarnaik, Vernon K. Sondak, Jonathan S. Zager

    Plan Plan
  • ·Standard Enoxaparin Doses for Thromboprophylaxis May Be Inadequate in Surgical Oncology Patients

    Page :S146

    Joel M. Baumgartner, Shanna Block, Todd W. Costantini, Andrew M. Lowy

    Plan Plan
  • ·Survival, Complications, and Omission of Adjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer

    Page :S146

    Mark A. Healy, Huiying Hy Yin, Sandra L. Wong

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Impact of Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy on 90-Day Readmissions and Cost: Is It Any Better than Open?

    Page :S147

    Scott Bendix, Sandeep Anantha Sathyanarayana, Janak A. Parikh, Michael J. Jacobs

    Plan Plan
  • ·The RON Kinase Signals Through GIV to Regulate Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis

    Page :S147

    Jeffery Chakedis, Nicolas Aznar, Dawn Jaquish, Pradipta Ghosh, Andrew M. Lowy

    Plan Plan
  • ·Trainee Level Effect on Laparoscopic and Open Colectomy Outcomes in Cancer Patients: Is It Time to Reassess Resident Involvement?

    Page :S148

    Lauren E. Trakimas, Megan Sippey, Konstantinos Spaniolas, Mark Manwaring, Kevin R. Kasten

    Plan Plan
  • ·Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Determine Potential Molecularly Guided Therapy Options for Patients with Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    Page :S148

    G. Paul Wright, David W. Chesla, Mathew H. Chung

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• Thoracic Surgery

  • ·Cigarette Smoke Represses MicroRNA-143 During Esophageal Adenocarcinogenesis

    Page :S149

    Said C. Azoury, Shakirat Oyetunji, Sichuan Xi, David Straughan, Emily S. Reardon, Mary Zhang, Julie Hong, Yin Xiong, R. Taylor Ripley, David S. Schrump

    Plan Plan
  • ·Double Lung Transplantation Can Be Safely Performed Using Diabetic Donors

    Page :S149

    Vishnu Ambur, Sharven Taghavi, Senthil Jayarajan, Sagar Kadakia, Huaqing Zhao, Akira Shiose, Grayson H. Wheatley, T. Sloane Guy, Yoshiya Toyoda

    Plan Plan
  • ·Influence of Race on Likelihood of Undergoing Recommended Surgery for Esophageal Cancer

    Page :S149

    Geena X. Wu, Rebecca A. Nelson, Leslie Bernstein, Isaac B. Paz, Dan J. Raz, Jae Y. Kim

    Plan Plan
  • ·Is More Patience Required Between Time from Neoadjuvant Therapy to Esophagectomy?

    Page :S150

    Christian P. Probst, Christopher T. Aquina, Bradley J. Hensley, Adan Z. Becerra, Thomas J. Watson, Carolyn E. Jones, Katia Noyes, John R. Monson, Fergal Fleming, Christian G. Peyre

    Plan Plan
  • ·Is Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Safe for Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer?

    Page :S150

    Geena X. Wu, Philip H.G. Ituarte, Joseph Chao, Yi-Jen Chen, Dan J. Raz, Vijay Trisal, Jae Y. Kim

    Plan Plan
  • ·MicroRNA miR-372 Enhances the Malignant Potential of Lung Cancer Cells

    Page :S151

    Reema Mallick, Sangeeta Joshi, Eric D. Kannisto, Santosh K. Patnaik, Sai Yendamuri

    Plan Plan
  • ·Post-Pneumonectomy Septal Retraction and Remodeling Are Structural Determinants of Lung Regeneration

    Page :S151

    Cristian D. Valenzuela, Willi L. Wagner, Alexandra B. Ysasi, Robert D. Bennett, Andreas Pabst, Akira Tsuda, Maximilian Ackermann, Steven J. Mentzer

    Plan Plan
  • ·Preoperative Antidepressant Use: Prolonged Intubation and Reintubation after Cardiac Surgery

    Page :S152

    Kortney Robinson, John McCallum, Allen D. Hamdan, Frank W. LoGerfo

    Plan Plan
  • ·Prospective Evaluation of Coagulation Parameters after Resection of Thoracic Malignancies

    Page :S152

    Robert M. Van Haren, Evan J. Valle, Casey J. Allen, Gerardo A. Guarch, Alan S. Livingstone, Dao M. Nguyen, Kenneth G. Proctor

    Plan Plan
  • ·Readmission after Pulmonary Resection: An Analysis of 8,930 NSQIP Patients

    Page :S152

    Austin Ward, Daniel L. Davenport, Victor A. Ferraris, Sibu P. Saha, Angela Mahan, Jeremiah T. Martin

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Comparative-Effectiveness of Neoadjuvant Therapy vs Upfront Surgery in Patients with Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer

    Page :S153

    Zaid Abdelsattar, Rishindra M. Reddy, Basil S. Nasir, Jules Lin, K.R. Shen, Samantha Hendren, Sandra L. Wong

    Plan Plan
  • ·Transcriptional Regulation of Post-Pneumonectomy Angiogenesis in Peripheral Lung Regeneration

    Page :S153

    Robert D. Bennett, Alexandra B. Ysasi, Cristian D. Valenzuela, Willi L. Wagner, Janeil Belle, Andreas Pabst, Akira Tsuda, Maximilian Ackermann, Steven J. Mentzer

    Plan Plan

• Transplantation and Tissue Engineering

  • ·A Novel Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Combined Neutrophil and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio: Implications for Prognosis after Liver Transplantation

    Page :S155

    Zhe Yang, Lin Zhou, Liming Wu, Shusen Zheng

    Plan Plan
  • ·Autoimmune Liver Diseases Confer Increased Risk of Thrombotic Graft Failure

    Page :S155

    Vidyaratna A. Fleetwood, Martin Hertl, Edie Y. Chan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Autologous Tissue-Engineered Small Intestine Forms in a New Porcine Preclinical Model

    Page :S155

    Minna M. Wieck, Xiaogang Hou, Tracy C. Grikscheit

    Plan Plan
  • ·Autologous Vascularized Tissue-Engineered Liver Replacement

    Page :S156

    Peter Than, Christopher R. Davis, Michael W. Findlay, Wei Liu, Sacha M.L. Khong, Geoffrey C. Gurtner

    Plan Plan
  • ·Bariatric Surgery Drives Alloimmune Responses Toward Protective Th2 Conditions

    Page :S156

    Markus Quante, Abdallah ElKhal, Hector Rodriguez, Felix Krenzien, Hirofumi Uehara, Stefan G. Tullius

    Plan Plan
  • ·Efficacy of Multi-Layered Hepatocyte Sheet Transplantation for Radiation-Induced Liver Damage and Partial Hepatectomy in Rat Model

    Page :S157

    Zhassulan Baimakhanov, Kosho Yamanouchi, Yusuke Sakai, Akihiko Soyama, Masaaki Hidaka, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Fumihiko Fujita, Kengo Kanetaka, Tamotsu Kuroki, Susumu Eguchi

    Plan Plan
  • ·Generation of Functional Insulin-Producing Cells from Pluipotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Intestinal Tissue

    Page :S157

    Priya H. Dedhia, Stacy R. Finkbeiner, Christopher H. Altheim, Yi-Ju Chen, Ben Z. Stanger, Janet B. Wolforth, Daniel H. Teitelbaum, Jason R. Spence

    Plan Plan
  • ·Hyperbaric Sub-Normothermic Perfusion Mitigates Reperfusion Injury in Porcine Vascularized Composite Transplantation

    Page :S157

    Lin C. Wang, Sharon D. Lawson, Carole Villamaria, Charles A. Fries, Michael R. Davis

    Plan Plan
  • ·Mincle Signaling Exacerbates Autoimmune Hepatitis

    Page :S158

    Stephanie Greco, Alejandro Torres-Hernandez, S. Rae Rokosh, Micheael Deutsch, Lena Tomkoetter, Donnele Daley, Mridul Pansari, Atif Salyana, Daniel Tippens, George Miller

    Plan Plan
  • ·Significance of Measured Intraoperative Portal Vein Flows after Thrombendvenectomy in Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients with Portal Vein Thrombosis

    Page :S158

    Mark M. Draoua, Giuliano Testa, Peter T.W. Kim, Michael Ramsay, Giovanna Saracino, Amar Gupta, Hoylan Fernandez, Goran B. Klintmalm, Nicole Titze

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Role of MHC Class II in Interferon Gamma-Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Macrophage Crosstalk

    Page :S159

    Katherine G. Khatibi, Erzsebet Szilagyi, Rachana Patil, Kevin Choi, Amelia M. Bartholomew

    Plan Plan
  • ·Treg Prolong Graft Survival via T-bet-regulated Lymphatic Migration and Effector Cell Suppression

    Page :S159

    Sarwat Ahmad, Yanbao Xiong, Charles C. Brinkman, Jonathan S. Bromberg

    Plan Plan

• Trauma

  • ·A Prospective Analysis of Transthyretin Levels at Admission and Changes Over Time in Critically Ill Trauma Patients

    Page :S160

    Tobias Haltmeier, Kenji Inaba, Joseph Durso, Stefano Siboni, Vincent Cheng, Beat Schnüriger, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan
  • ·CXCL12 (SDF-1)-CXCR4 Plays a Key Role in B-Cell Trafficking after Hemorrhagic Shock and Trauma in Mice

    Page :S160

    Mostafa H. Ramadan, Rosemary A. Hoffman, Timothy R. Billiar

    Plan Plan
  • ·Daily AMD3100 Administration Reverses Anemia and Bone Marrow Dysfunction after Trauma, Hemorrhagic Shock, and Chronic Stress

    Page :S160

    Ines Alamo, Kolenkode B. Kannan, Mc Harry Ramos, Philip A. Efron, Alicia M. Mohr

    Plan Plan
  • ·Damage Control Cultures in Elderly Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

    Page :S161

    Galinos Barmparas, Andrea Zaw, Beatrice J. Sun, Tong Li, Danielle Tran, Kurtis G. Birch, Priyanka Tripuraneni, Ara Ko, Rex Chung, Eric J. Ley

    Plan Plan
  • ·Despite Trauma Center Closures, Trauma System Regionalization Reduces Time to Definitive Care and Mortality

    Page :S161

    Jack C. He, David Schechtman, Michael A. Samotowka, Jeffrey A. Claridge

    Plan Plan
  • ·Early vs Late Rib Plating for the Flail Chest: Analysis of 17,083 Patients from the National Trauma Data Bank

    Page :S162

    Anand Dayama, Ali Charafeddine, Odunayo E. Olorunfemi, Sumit Kumar, Jody M. Kaban

    Plan Plan
  • ·Extracellular Microvesicles as Potential Mediators of the Gut-Derived Systemic Inflammatory Response

    Page :S162

    Simone M. Langness, Raul Coimbra, Koji Morishita, Brian Eliceiri, Andrew Baird, Todd W. Costantini

    Plan Plan
  • ·Failing to Rescue Our Elders: Increased Mortality and Transfer Status in Geriatric Trauma

    Page :S162

    Joshua B. Brown, Matthew R. Rosengart, Raquel M. Forsythe, Timothy R. Billiar, Andrew B. Peitzman, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Jason L. Sperry

    Plan Plan
  • ·Fresh Frozen Plasma Modulates Brain Gene Expression in a Swine Model of Traumatic Brain Injury and Shock: A Network Analysis

    Page :S163

    Martin Sillesen, Ted Bambakidis, Simone E. Dekker, Ihab Halaweish, Yongqing Li, Hasan B. Alam

    Plan Plan
  • ·Hemorrhagic Shock Provokes Local Metabolic Pathology in the Lung

    Page :S163

    Annie L. Slaughter, Erik D. Peltz, Angelo D'Alessandro, Anirban Banerjee, Ernest E. Moore, Christopher C. Silliman, Marguerite Kelher, Miguel Fragoso, Sanchayita Mitra

    Plan Plan
  • ·Leukocytosis after Splenic Injury: A Comparison of Splenectomy, Embolization, and Observation

    Page :S164

    Brian Wernick, Ulunna MacBean, Ronnie N. Mubang, Thomas R. Wojda, Suzanne C. Liu, David C. Evans, Brian A. Hoey, William S. Hoff, Peter Thomas, Stanislaw P. Stawicki

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Limit Crystalloid Resuscitation in Elderly Trauma Patients

    Page :S164

    Ara Ko, Andrea Zaw, Beatrice J. Sun, Megan Harada, Galinos Barmparas, Rodrigo F. Alban, Matthew B. Bloom, Daniel R. Margulies, Eric J. Ley

    Plan Plan
  • ·Natural History of Trauma Patients Presenting “Dead on Arrival”: Should We Resuscitate?

    Page :S165

    Abdul Q. Alarhayem, Stephen M. Cohn, Brian J. Eastridge, Nathan S. Rubalcava, John G. Myers

    Plan Plan
  • ·Operative Repair of Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias: “No Time Like the Present”

    Page :S165

    Abdul Q. Alarhayem, John G. Myers, Nathan S. Rubalcava, Brian J. Eastridge

    Plan Plan
  • ·Physical Function Recovery in Older Trauma Patients

    Page :S165

    Patricia Ayoung-Chee, Deborah Sedaghatzandi, Spiros G. Frangos, Gary T. Marshall, Stephen P. Wall

    Plan Plan
  • ·Potentially Preventable Pre-Hospital Deaths from Motor-Vehicle Collisions

    Page :S166

    Juliet J. Ray, Shevonne S. Satahoo, James S. Davis, Harrison Dermer, Katherina Julien, Robert M. Van Haren, Jill Graygo, Lorne H. Blackbourne, George T. Bahouth, Carl I. Schulman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Predicting Mortality in the Geriatric Patient after Blunt Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock

    Page :S166

    John O. Hwabejire, Christine E. Nembhard, Edward E. Cornwell, Suryanarayana M. Siram, Wendy R. Greene

    Plan Plan
  • ·Previous Cryopreservation Alters the Red Blood Cell Storage Lesion and Glutathione Equilibrium

    Page :S167

    Alex L. Chang, Richard S. Hoehn, Michael Edwards, Peter L. Jernigan, Timothy A. Pritts

    Plan Plan
  • ·Surveillance and Early Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis Decreases the Rate of Pulmonary Embolism in High-Risk Trauma Patients

    Page :S167

    Casey J. Allen, Jonathan P. Meizoso, Joyce Kaufman, Laura F. Teisch, Xiomara D. Ruiz, Robert M. Van Haren, Carl I. Schulman, Edward B. Lineen, Nicholas Namias, Kenneth G. Proctor

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Effect of Illicit Drugs on Mortality and Hospital Course: A Retrospective Study at a Level 1 Trauma Center

    Page :S168

    Cynthia M. Hlavacek

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Impact of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio on Mortality in Critically Ill Trauma Patients

    Page :S168

    Evren Dilektasli, Kenji Inaba, Tobias Haltmeier, Monica D. Wong, Damon Clark, Lydia Lam, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan  
  • ·The Unrecognized Role of Platelet Dysfunction in Trauma-Induced Hyperfibrinolysis

    Page :S168

    Hunter B. Moore, Ernest E. Moore, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael P. Chapman, Alex P. Morton, Annie L. Slaughter, Anirban Banerjee, Christopher C. Silliman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Topographic Anatomy as a Surrogate Measure of Aortic Length for Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta Catheter Insertion

    Page :S169

    Ranan A. Mendelsberg, Kenji Inaba, Lee A. Myers, Tobias Haltmeier, Megan R. Linnebur, Demetrios Demetriades

    Plan Plan
  • ·Unveiling Deterioration in Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of Delta Shock Index

    Page :S169

    Ansab A. Haider, Peter M. Rhee, Bardiya Zangbar, Narong Kulvatunyou, Tahereh O. Jokar, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew L. Tang, Rifat Latifi, Lynn M. Gries, Bellal Joseph

    Plan Plan  

• Urology and Reproductive Surgery

  • ·Adhesive Bowel Obstruction after Urologic Surgery: Improved Outcomes with Early Intervention

    Page :S171

    Robert H. Blackwell, Anai N. Kothari, Arpeet Shah, William S. Gange, Stephanie Kliethermes, Marcus L. Quek, Fred A. Luchette, Robert C. Flanigan, Paul C. Kuo, Gopal N. Gupta

    Plan Plan
  • ·Blunt Pelvic and Lower Urinary Tract Trauma: A 15-year, Single Institution Experience

    Page :S171

    Niels Johnsen, Jason B. Young, Oscar D. Guillamondegui, Roger R. Dmochowski

    Plan Plan
  • ·Pediatric Hospitalizations for Upper Urinary Tract Calculi: Epidemiological and Treatment Trends in the United States, 2001-2012

    Page :S171

    Parth K. Modi, Izak Faiena, Viktor Dombrovskiy, Ephrem O. Olweny

    Plan Plan
  • ·Private Practice, Academics, or Employed: Does Employment Status Affect Work, Income, and Job Satisfaction?

    Page :S172

    Nicholas Pruthi, E. Sophie Spencer, Joshua P. Langston, Will E. Kirby, Chris M. Gonzalez, Patrick H. McKenna, Maxim J. McKibben, Matthew E. Nielsen, Angela B. Smith, Raj S. Pruthi

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Affect of Prostate Specific Antigen-Associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on African-American Male Prostate Specific Antigen Values

    Page :S172

    Justin R. Gregg, Peter E. Clark, William S. Bush

    Plan Plan
  • ·Durability of Digital Flexible Ureteroscopes in an Academic Setting with Multiple Surgeons

    Page :S173

    Christopher J. Martin, Rafael Nunez-Nateras, Mitchell R. Humphreys

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Impact of a Fellowship and Career Focus in Urology on Socioeconomic, Workforce, and Quality of Life Issues

    Page :S173

    Nicholas Pruthi, Matthew D. Lyons, Will E. Kirby, Joshua P. Langston, Maxim J. McKibben, Chris M. Gonzalez, Patrick H. McKenna, Matthew E. Nielsen, Angela B. Smith, Raj S. Pruthi

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Impact of Surgical Technique on Unplanned Reoperation after Open and Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy: Analysis of the NSQIP Database

    Page :S174

    Ahmed Sarhan, Ahmad Shabsigh

    Plan Plan
  • ·Evaluating the Combination of Two Different Alpha-1 Blockers with One Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor (PDE-5) as Medical Expulsive Therapy for Distal Ureteric Calculi

    Page :S174

    Kumar Jayant, Rajendra Agrawal, Swati Agrawal

    Plan Plan

• Vascular Surgery

  • ·A Role for Topical Nitrite in Diabetic Wound Healing

    Page :S176

    Ankur Aggarwal, Michael C. Madigan, Ellen Cody, Edith Tzeng

    Plan Plan
  • ·Antibiotic-Bonded Graft Patency in the Setting of a Polymicrobial Infection in Swine (Sus scrofa)

    Page :S176

    Mamie C. Stull, Michael S. Clemens, Thomas A. Heafner, James D. Ross, Zachary M. Arthurs, Brandon W. Propper

    Plan Plan
  • ·Carbon Monoxide-Mediated Vasoprotection Involves Vagal Nerve Signaling

    Page :S176

    Andrew E. Leake, Ghee R. Lee, Ankur Aggarwal, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Edith Tzeng

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Combined Coil Embolization and Foam Sclerotherapy for the Management of Varicose Veins: Description of a Novel Technique

    Page :S177

    Ahmed Kayssi, George D. Oreopoulos, Kongteng Tan, Jeffrey D. Jaskolka

    Plan Plan
  • ·Degradation of I?B? Exposed to Steady Laminar Flow via an Alternative Ubiquitin-Proteasome Independent Pathway

    Page :S177

    Jiro Kurita, Gautham Chitragari, Bauer E. Sumpio

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Deletion of Newly Described Molecule, Pellino1, Aggravates Blood Perfusion and Neovascularization and Exerts Increased Tissue Fibrosis in a Murine Model of Hind-Limb Ischemia

    Page :S178

    Muhammad T. Rishi, Inam A. Shaikh, Vaithinathan Selvaraju, David W. McFadden, J. Alexander Palesty, Nilanjana Maulik

    Plan Plan
  • ·Effects of Pharmacotherapeutic Agents on Microembolization Rates During Carotid Revascularization

    Page :S178

    Jennifer R. Li, Christian E. Pina, Chiara Giannarelli, Venkatesh Mani, Ageliki G. Vouyouka, Rami O. Tadros, Prakash Krishnan, Zahi Fayad, Jose Wiley, Peter L. Faries

    Plan Plan
  • ·Extended Treatment with Chloroquine, an Inhibitor of Autophagy, Disrupts Angiogenic Drive in Muscle after Arterial Ligation Without Detrimental Effects on Muscle Inflammation and Regeneration

    Page :S179

    Jun Xu, Xiangdong Cui, Ting Yu Wang, Ulka Sachdev

    Plan Plan
  • ·Identification of Preoperative Risk Factors for Protracted Length of Stay after Elective EVAR

    Page :S179

    Elizabeth G. King, Denis Rybin, Gheorghe Doros, Alik Farber, Jeffrey A. Kalish, Jeffrey Siracuse

    Plan Plan
  • ·Impact of Race and Education on Patients' Preferred Decision-Making Roles for Vascular Procedures and Perceptions of Treatment Success

    Page :S179

    Matthew A. Corriere, Jennifer A. Avise, Jeanette M. Stafford, Laura A. Peterson, Douglas Easterling, Edward H. Ip, Derrick S. Boone, Adam S. Hyde, Raul J. Guzman, Gregory L. Burke

    Plan Plan
  • ·Influence of Body Mass Index on Postoperative Outcomes in Vascular Surgery

    Page :S180

    Anand Dayama, Pratik M. Pimple, Sumit Kumar, Aksim G. Rivera

    Plan Plan
  • ·Longer Operative Times for Carotid Endarterectomy Are Associated with Increased Mortality and Postoperative Complications

    Page :S180

    Faisal Aziz, Amy B. Reed

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Patient Comorbidities Correlate with Anatomic Complexity in Patients Undergoing Aortic Aneurysm Repair

    Page :S181

    Khurram Rasheed, Michael C. Stoner, Adam J. Doyle, Matthew J. Seaman

    Plan Plan
  • ·Preoperative Antiplatelet and Statin Therapy Is Underused in Critical Limb Ischemia Patients and Lowers the Risk of Postoperative Amputation and Graft Failure

    Page :S181

    Benjamin J. Flink, Tatiana Chadid, Chandler A. Long, Luke P. Brewster, Yazan Duwayri, Ravi R. Rajani, Peter W. Wilson, Shipra Arya

    Plan Plan
  • ·Purinergic Signaling Promotes Macrophage Differentiation to Foam Cells

    Page :S182

    Kenneth W. Howell, Joseph C. Cleveland

    Plan Plan
  • ·Racial Disparities after Vascular Trauma Are Age-Dependent

    Page :S182

    Caitlin W. Hicks, Joseph K. Canner, Devin S. Zarkowsky, Eric B. Schneider, Isibor Arhuidese, Tammam Obeid, Umair Qazi, Christopher J. Abularrage, Mahmoud Malas

    Plan Plan
  • ·Rehabilitation Outcomes after Lower-Extremity Amputations in Canada

    Page :S183

    Ahmed Kayssi, Derry L. Dance, Charles De Mestral, Thomas L. Forbes, Graham Roche-Nagle

    Plan Plan
  • ·Repair of Lower Extremity Arterial Injuries: “A Race Against Time”

    Page :S183

    Abdul Q. Alarhayem, Brian J. Eastridge, John G. Myers, Nathan S. Rubalcava, Stephen M. Cohn

    Plan Plan
  • ·Short-Term Quality of Care Outcomes of Tunneled Dialysis Catheters, Arteriovenous Fistula, Arteriovenous Graft, and Early Cannulation Dialysis Access

    Page :S183

    Sapan S. Desai, Anahita Dua, Charles D. Callahan

    Plan Plan
  • ·Stimulation of EphB4 Alters Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation

    Page :S184

    Trenton Foster, Takuya Hashimoto, Hualong Bai, Go Kuwahara, Mo Wang, Kirstyn Brownson, Kota Yamamoto, Alan Dardik

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  • ·Survival after Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Single-Center Experience

    Page :S184

    Farah H.A. Mohammad, Loay Kabbani, Efstathios Karamanos, Alexander D. Shepard

    Plan Plan
  • ·Synthetically Engineered Targeted Gold Nanoparticles for the Prevention of Restenosis after Vascular Interventions

    Page :S185

    Molly A. Wasserman, Qun Jiang, Jonathan Rink, Melina R. Kibbe, Colby S. Thaxton

    Plan Plan
  • ·The Role of Model of End-Stage Liver Disease Score in Predicting Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Liver Disease

    Page :S185

    Brianna M. Krafcik, Denis Rybin, Gheorghe Doros, Mohammed H. Eslami, Alik Farber, Jeffrey A. Kalish, Elizabeth G. King, Jeffrey Siracuse

    Plan Plan
  • ·Therapeutic Potential and Pitfalls of Gene Silencing in the Arterial Wall

    Page :S186

    Thomas C.F. Bodewes, Joel M. Johnson, Mauricio A. Contreras, Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, Frank W. LoGerfo

    Plan Plan