Year Book of Surgery

1. Introduction of Surgical Safety Checklists in Ontario, Canada - p. 20 2. Aligning Private Sector Incentives With Health Care Quality: Need for Quality-Adjusted Hospital Bond Ratings - p. 21 3. Quantifying Innovation in Surgery - p. 22 4. Comparison of Treatment Effect Estimates From Prospective Nonrandomized Studies With Propensity Score Analysis and Randomized Controlled Trials of Surgical Procedures - p. 23 5. Patient expectations and patient-reported outcomes in surgery: A systematic review - p. 24 6. Surgeon-Family Perioperative Communication: Surgeons' Self-Reported Approaches to the “Surgeon-Family Relationship” - p. 25 7. Being a Surgeon—The Myth and the Reality: A Meta-Synthesis of Surgeons' Perspectives About Factors Affecting Their Practice and Well-being - p. 26 8. 2. Trauma - p. 27 9. Patterns of Injury, Outcomes, and Predictors of In-Hospital and 1-Year Mortality in Nonagenarian and Centenarian Trauma Patients - p. 28 10. Increased Trauma Center Volume Is Associated With Improved Survival After Severe Injury: Results of a Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Study - p. 29 11. A Crew Resource Management Program Tailored to Trauma Resuscitation Improves Team Behavior and Communication - p. 30 12. Changing Patterns of In-Hospital Deaths Following Implementation of Damage Control Resuscitation Practices in US Forward Military Treatment Facilities - p. 31 13. Attribution: Whose complication is it? - p. 32 14. Superiority of Frailty Over Age in Predicting Outcomes Among Geriatric Trauma Patients: A Prospective Analysis - p. 33 15. Isolated Free Fluid on Abdominal Computed Tomography in Blunt Trauma: Watch and Wait or Operate? - p. 34 16. Whole-body computed tomographic scanning leads to better survival as opposed to selective scanning in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 35 17. Computed tomography scans with intravenous contrast: Low incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy in blunt trauma patients - p. 36 18. The public health burden of emergency general surgery in the United States: A 10-year analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample—2001 to 2010 - p. 37 19. Disparities in trauma: the impact of socioeconomic factors on outcomes following traumatic hollow viscus injury - p. 38 20. A Human Factors Subsystems Approach to Trauma Care - p. 39 21. Association Between Race and Age in Survival After Trauma - p. 40 22. A Review of the First 10 Years of Critical Care Aeromedical Transport During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom: The Importance of Evacuation Timing - p. 41 23. A 6-year retrospective review of pediatric firearm injuries: Do patients < 14 years of age differ from those 15–18 years of age? - p. 42 24. Association Between the Seat Belt Sign and Intra-abdominal Injuries in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma in Motor Vehicle Collisions - p. 43 25. 3. Burns - p. 44 26. Costs of burn care: A systematic review - p. 45 27. Burn Disaster-Management Planning: A Preparedness Tool Kit - p. 46 28. Cost-Effectiveness Comparison Between Topical Silver Sulfadiazine and Enclosed Silver Dressing for Partial-Thickness Burn Treatment - p. 47 29. Effect of Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy Associated With Exercise Training in Musculoskeletal Healing in Rats - p. 48 30. Major wound complication risk factors following soft tissue sarcoma resection - p. 49 31. Hyaluronan enhances wound repair and increases collagen III in aged dermal wounds - p. 50 32. A modified collagen gel dressing promotes angiogenesis in a preclinical swine model of chronic ischemic wounds - p. 51 33. Prospective, randomized, multi-institutional clinical trial of a silver alginate dressing to reduce lower extremity vascular surgery wound complications - p. 52 34. A novel immune competent murine hypertrophic scar contracture model: A tool to elucidate disease mechanism and develop new therapies - p. 53 35. A systematic review of the management and outcome of toxic epidermal necrolysis treated in burns centres - p. 54 36. A clinician's guide to the treatment of foot burns occurring in diabetic patients - p. 55 37. A pilot review of gradual versus goal re-initiation of enteral nutrition after burn surgery in the hemodynamically stable patient - p. 56 38. A simple method for the treatment of cicatricial ectropion and eyelid contraction in patients with periocular burn: Vertical V-Y advancement of the eyelid - p. 57 39. Continuous wound infiltration with ropivacaine for analgesia after caesarean section: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial - p. 58 40. Commercially Available Topical Platelet-Derived Growth Factor as a Novel Agent to Accelerate Burn-Related Wound Healing - p. 59 41. A phase II trial of a surgical protocol to decrease the incidence of wound complications in obese gynecologic oncology patients - p. 60 42. Effect of aerosolized fibrin sealant on hemostasis and wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery: A prospective randomized study - p. 61 43. Bupivacaine-soaked absorbable gelatin sponges in caesarean section wounds: effect on postoperative pain, analgesic requirement and haemodynamic profile - p. 62 44. Trends in Bacterial Wound Isolates and Antimicrobial Susceptibility in a Pediatric Burn Hospital - p. 63 45. A New Marker of Sepsis Post Burn Injury? - p. 64 46. Histomorphometric Analysis of Early Epithelialization and Dermal Changes in Mid–Partial-Thickness Burn Wounds in Humans Treated With Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa and Silver-Containing Hydrofiber - p. 65 47. A new, bioactive, antibacterial-eluting, composite graft for infection-free wound healing - p. 66 48. Effect of Wound Classification on Risk Adjustment in American College of Surgeons NSQIP - p. 67 49. Impact of a novel, antimicrobial dressing on in vivo, Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound biofilm: Quantitative comparative analysis using a rabbit ear model - p. 68 50. Do silver-based wound dressings reduce pain? A prospective study and review of the literature - p. 69 51. Airborne bacterial dispersal during and after dressing and bed changes on burns patients - p. 70 52. Airborne bacterial dispersal during and after dressing and bed changes on burns patients - p. 71 53. Efficacy of Silver-Loaded Nanofiber Dressings in Candida albicans–Contaminated Full-Skin Thickness Rat Burn Wounds - p. 72 54. Laser Resurfacing and Remodeling of Hypertrophic Burn Scars: The Results of A Large, Prospective, Before-After Cohort Study, With Long-term Follow-up - p. 73 55. Ablative Fractional Photothermolysis for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Burn Scars in Adult and Pediatric Patients: A Single Surgeon's Experience - p. 74 56. Prophylactic synthetic mesh can be safely used to close emergency laparotomies, even in peritonitis - p. 75 57. Safety and efficacy of excision and direct closure in acute burns surgery: Outcome analysis in a prospective series of 100 patients and a survey of UK burns surgeons' attitudes - p. 76 58. Stress–Relaxation and Tension Relief System for Immediate Primary Closure of Large and Huge Soft Tissue Defects: An Old–New Concept: New Concept for Direct Closure of Large Defects - p. 77 59. Management of Pediatric Skin-Graft Donor Sites: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Wound Care Products - p. 78 60. Comparison of Barbed versus Conventional Sutures for Wound Closure of Radiologically Implanted Chest Ports - p. 79 61. 4. Critical care - p. 80 62. A Health System-Based Critical Care Program with a Novel Tele-ICU: Implementation, Cost, and Structure Details - p. 81 63. The Importance of the First Complication: Understanding Failure to Rescue after Emergent Surgery in the Elderly - p. 82 64. Predictors of mortality and morbidity for acute care surgery patients - p. 83 65. The Opportunity Cost of Futile Treatment in the ICU - p. 84 66. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in admitted trauma patients - p. 85 67. Definition, prevalence, and outcome of feeding intolerance in intensive care: a systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 86 68. Flat or fat? Inferior vena cava ratio is a marker for occult shock in trauma patients - p. 87 69. X Chromosome-Linked IRAK-1 Polymorphism Is a Strong Predictor of Multiple Organ Failure and Mortality Postinjury - p. 88 70. A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial of IV Iron Supplementation for Anemia of Traumatic Critical Illness - p. 89 71. Early lung ultrasonography predicts the occurrence of acute respiratory distress syndrome in blunt trauma patients - p. 90 72. 5. Transplantation - p. 91 73. Increasing Organ Donation in Hispanic Americans: The Role of Media and Other Community Outreach Efforts - p. 92 74. Requirement for Interactions of Natural Killer T Cells and Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells for Transplantation Tolerance - p. 93 75. The Impact of Meeting Donor Management Goals on the Number of Organs Transplanted per Expanded Criteria Donor: A Prospective Study From the UNOS Region 5 Donor Management Goals Workgroup - p. 94 76. Association between kidney transplant center performance and the survival benefit of transplantation versus dialysis - p. 95 77. Dialysis Facility and Network Factors Associated With Low Kidney Transplantation Rates Among United States Dialysis Facilities - p. 96 78. Survival Benefit of Primary Deceased Donor Transplantation With High-KDPI Kidneys - p. 97 79. Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease Following Live Kidney Donation - p. 98 80. Emotional Well-Being of Living Kidney Donors: Findings From the RELIVE Study - p. 99 81. Economic Consequences Incurred by Living Kidney Donors: A Canadian Multi-Center Prospective Study - p. 100 82. Long-Term Kidney Allograft Survival in Patients With Transplant Glomerulitis - p. 101 83. Market Competition Influences Renal Transplantation Risk and Outcomes - p. 102 84. Split Liver Transplantation Using Hemiliver Graft in the MELD Era: A Single Center Experience in the United States - p. 103 85. Perioperative Complications After Live-Donor Hepatectomy - p. 104 86. Donor morbidity in right and left hemiliver living donor liver transplantation: the impact of graft selection and surgical innovation on donor safety - p. 105 87. Morphometric Age and Mortality After Liver Transplant - p. 106 88. Prevalence, Incidence and Risk Factors for Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies in Maintenance Liver Transplant Patients - p. 107 89. Increasing Age and Survival after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer - p. 108 90. Liver transplantation in highest acuity recipients: identifying factors to avoid futility - p. 109 91. Frailty Predicts Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates - p. 110 92. Impact of the Lung Allocation Score on Survival Beyond 1 Year - p. 111 93. 6. Surgical Infections - p. 112 94. Glove and Gown Effects on Intraoperative Bacterial Contamination - p. 113 95. Comparative Effectiveness of Skin Antiseptic Agents in Reducing Surgical Site Infections: A Report from the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program - p. 114 96. Effect of Minimally Invasive Surgery on the Risk for Surgical Site Infections: Results From the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database - p. 115 97. Preoperative Smoking Status and Postoperative Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 116 98. Mandated Self-reporting of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Bundle and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Bundle Compliance and Infection Rates - p. 117 99. Dead Bacteria Reverse Antibiotic-Induced Host Defense Impairment in Burns - p. 118 100. The Relationship Between Timing of Surgical Complications and Hospital Readmission - p. 119 101. A Comparison of 2 Surgical Site Infection Monitoring Systems - p. 120 102. Effect of Wound Classification on Risk Adjustment in American College of Surgeons NSQIP - p. 121 103. Costs Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Veterans Affairs Hospitals - p. 122 104. Multicenter Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial of Standard Abdominal Wound Edge Protection With Surgical Dressings Versus Coverage With a Sterile Circular Polyethylene Drape for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: A CHIR-Net Trial (BaFO; NCT01181206) - p. 123 105. A Statewide Colectomy Experience: The Role of Full Bowel Preparation in Preventing Surgical Site Infection - p. 124 106. The NOTA Study (Non Operative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis): Prospective Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Antibiotics (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid) for Treating Patients With Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain and Long-Term Follow-up of Conservatively Treated Suspected Appendicitis - p. 125 107. The Preventive Surgical Site Infection Bundle in Colorectal Surgery: An Effective Approach to Surgical Site Infection Reduction and Health Care Cost Savings - p. 126 108. Risk of Readmission and Emergency Surgery Following Nonoperative Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: A Population-Based Analysis - p. 127 109. The Detection of Intraoperative Bacterial Translocation in the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Is Useful in Predicting Patients at High Risk for Postoperative Infectious Complications After Esophagectomy - p. 128 110. Splenectomy and the risk of sepsis: a population-based cohort study - p. 129 111. Toll-Like Receptor 1 Polymorphisms and Associated Outcomes in Sepsis After Traumatic Injury: A Candidate Gene Association Study - p. 130 112. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the tcdC Gene and Presence of the Binary Toxin Gene Predict Recurrent Episodes of Clostridium difficile Infection - p. 131 113. The Central Role of Arginine Catabolism in T-Cell Dysfunction and Increased Susceptibility to Infection After Physical Injury - p. 132 114. 7. Endocrine - p. 133 115. Voice Outcomes after Total Thyroidectomy, Partial Thyroidectomy, or Non-Neck Surgery Using a Prospective Multifactorial Assessment - p. 134 116. BRAF V600E and TERT Promoter Mutations Cooperatively Identify the Most Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer With Highest Recurrence - p. 135 117. The Effect of Extent of Surgery and Number of Lymph Node Metastases on Overall Survival in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer - p. 136 118. Nodules in Autoimmune Thyroiditis Are Associated With Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Surgical Series But Not in Cytological Series: Evidence for Selection Bias - p. 137 119. Highly Accurate Diagnosis of Cancer in Thyroid Nodules With Follicular Neoplasm/Suspicious for a Follicular Neoplasm Cytology by ThyroSeq v2 Next-Generation Sequencing Assay - p. 138 120. Examining National Outcomes after Thyroidectomy with Nerve Monitoring - p. 139 121. Centralized Molecular Testing for Oncogenic Gene Mutations Complements the Local Cytopathologic Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules - p. 140 122. Identification of the transforming STRN-ALK fusion as a potential therapeutic target in the aggressive forms of thyroid cancer - p. 141 123. Determination of the Optimal Time Interval for Repeat Evaluation After a Benign Thyroid Nodule Aspiration - p. 142 124. Negative Parafibromin Staining Predicts Malignant Behavior in Atypical Parathyroid Adenomas - p. 143 125. Primary Hyperparathyroidism With Negative Imaging: A Significant Clinical Problem - p. 144 126. Patients With Apparently Nonfunctioning Adrenal Incidentalomas May Be at Increased Cardiovascular Risk Due to Excessive Cortisol Secretion - p. 145 127. Aldosteronoma resolution score predicts long-term resolution of hypertension - p. 146 128. Cortisol as a Marker for Increased Mortality in Patients with Incidental Adrenocortical Adenomas - p. 147 129. Long-Term Follow-Up in Adrenal Incidentalomas: An Italian Multicenter Study - p. 148 130. Accuracy of Adrenal Imaging and Adrenal Venous Sampling in Predicting Surgical Cure of Primary Aldosteronism - p. 149 131. Both preoperative alpha and calcium channel blockade impact intraoperative hemodynamic stability similarly in the management of pheochromocytoma - p. 150 132. Long-Term Survival After Adrenalectomy for Stage I/II Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC): A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study of Laparoscopic Versus Open Approach - p. 151 133. Adjuvant Therapies and Patient and Tumor Characteristics Associated With Survival of Adult Patients With Adrenocortical Carcinoma - p. 152 134. Adrenalectomy Outcomes Are Superior with the Participation of Residents and Fellows - p. 153 135. Regional lymphadenectomy is indicated in the surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) - p. 154 136. Lanreotide in Metastatic Enteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors - p. 155 137. A Single Institution's Experience with Surgical Cytoreduction of Stage IV, Well-Differentiated, Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors - p. 156 138. Multicenter Clinical Experience With the Afirma Gene Expression Classifier - p. 157 139. 8. Nutrition - p. 158 140. Limited long-term survival after in-hospital intestinal failure requiring total parenteral nutrition - p. 159 141. Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter for Use in Home Parenteral Nutrition: A 4-Year Follow-Up Study - p. 160 142. Preventing Bloodstream Infection in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition - p. 161 143. Trial of the Route of Early Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Adults - p. 162 144. Early versus On-Demand Nasoenteric Tube Feeding in Acute Pancreatitis - p. 163 145. Use of a concentrated enteral nutrition solution to increase calorie delivery to critically ill patients: a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial - p. 164 146. Proactive Enteral Nutrition in Moderately Preterm Small for Gestational Age Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 165 147. Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Enteral Fat Supplement and Fish Oil to Promote Intestinal Adaptation in Premature Infants with an Enterostomy - p. 166 148. Effects of Early Enteral Nutrition on Patients After Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis - p. 167 149. Minimal enteral nutrition during neonatal hypothermia treatment for perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy is safe and feasible - p. 168 150. Effects of Enteral Nutrition on the Barrier Function of the Intestinal Mucosa and Dopamine Receptor Expression in Rats With Traumatic Brain Injury - p. 169 151. Frequency of Aspirating Gastric Tubes for Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition in the ICU: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 170 152. Home enteral nutrition reduces complications, length of stay, and health care costs: results from a multicenter study - p. 171 153. Enteral Energy and Macronutrients in End-Stage Liver Disease - p. 172 154. Cardiorespiratory Events with Bolus versus Continuous Enteral Feeding in Healthy Preterm Infants - p. 173 155. Causes and Consequences of Interrupted Enteral Nutrition: A Prospective Observational Study in Critically Ill Surgical Patients - p. 174 156. Refeeding Hypophosphatemia in Hospitalized Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa: A Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine - p. 175 157. Supplementation with olive oil, but not fish oil, improves cutaneous wound healing in stressed mice - p. 176 158. Enteral Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor and Erythropoietin Early in Life Improves Feeding Tolerance in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 177 159. Parenteral Nutrition–Associated Liver Injury and Increased GRP94 Expression Prevented by ω-3 Fish Oil–Based Lipid Emulsion Supplementation - p. 178 160. Randomized Clinical Trial of New Intravenous Lipid (SMOFlipid 20%) Versus Medium-Chain Triglycerides/Long-Chain Triglycerides in Adult Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery - p. 179 161. Effect of Repeated Fasting/Refeeding on Obesity Development and Health Complications in Rats Arising from Reduced Nest - p. 180 162. Fish-Oil Fat Emulsion Supplementation Reduces the Risk of Retinopathy in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Prospective, Randomized Study - p. 181 163. High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Enriched With Immune-Modulating Nutrients vs Standard High-Protein Enteral Nutrition and Nosocomial Infections in the ICU: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 182 164. Definition, prevalence, and outcome of feeding intolerance in intensive care: a systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 183 165. A.S.P.E.N. Clinical Guidelines: Support of Pediatric Patients With Intestinal Failure at Risk of Parenteral Nutrition–Associated Liver Disease - p. 184 166. Neonates With Short Bowel Syndrome: An Optimistic Future for Parenteral Nutrition Independence - p. 185 167. Preliminary Findings of Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Infants Treated With Intravenous Fat Emulsion Reduction for the Management of Parenteral Nutrition–Associated Cholestasis - p. 186 168. Enteral Arginine Partially Ameliorates Parenteral Nutrition–Induced Small Intestinal Atrophy and Stimulates Hepatic Protein Synthesis in Neonatal Piglets - p. 187 169. 9. Gastrointestinal - p. 188 170. Preoperative Enoxaparin Versus Postoperative Semuloparin Thromboprophylaxis in Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 189 171. Impact of postoperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on adverse events after gastrointestinal surgery - p. 190 172. Variation in triggers and use of perioperative blood transfusion in major gastrointestinal surgery - p. 191 173. A Comparative Study on Comprehensive, Objective Outcomes of Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy With Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia - p. 192 174. Outcomes of operations for benign foregut disease in elderly patients: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database analysis - p. 193 175. Does Hospital Accreditation Impact Bariatric Surgery Safety? - p. 194 176. Evaluation of progression prior to surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with computed tomography in esophageal cancer patients - p. 195 177. A Decade Analysis of Trends and Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries - p. 196 178. Randomized Pilot Trial of Bariatric Surgery Versus Intensive Medical Weight Management on Diabetes Remission in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Who Do NOT Meet NIH Criteria for Surgery and the Role of Soluble RAGE as a Novel Biomarker of Success - p. 197 179. Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding vs Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass - p. 198 180. Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmissions and Modifying Postoperative Care After Gastric Bypass Surgery - p. 199 181. Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Long-term oncologic results - p. 200 182. Pure Single-Port Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer: Comparative Study with Multi-Port Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy - p. 201 183. Chronic Intestinal Failure After Crohn Disease: When to Perform Transplantation - p. 202 184. A global consensus on the classification, diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment of perianal fistulising Crohn's disease - p. 203 185. The HARM Score: A Novel, Easy Measure to Evaluate Quality and Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery - p. 204 186. Early Use of Low Residue Diet Is Superior to Clear Liquid Diet After Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 205 187. The Preventive Surgical Site Infection Bundle in Colorectal Surgery: An Effective Approach to Surgical Site Infection Reduction and Health Care Cost Savings - p. 206 188. Short-Term Surgical Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Laparoscopic and Open D3 Dissection for Stage II/III Colon Cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG 0404 - p. 207 189. Analgesia After Open Abdominal Surgery in the Setting of Enhanced Recovery Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 208 190. Unique risks for mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing nonemergent colorectal surgery - p. 209 191. Addressing the Appropriateness of Elective Colon Resection for Diverticulitis: A Report from the SCOAP CERTAIN Collaborative - p. 210 192. The effect of race on outcomes for appendicitis in children: a nationwide analysis - p. 211 193. The effect of appendectomy in future tubal infertility and ectopic pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 212 194. Time to Appendectomy and Risk of Perforation in Acute Appendicitis - p. 213 195. The NOTA study (Non Operative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis): Prospective Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Antibiotics (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid) for Treating Patients With Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain and Long-Term Follow-up of Conservatively Treated Suspected Appendicitis - p. 214 196. The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Suspected Appendicitis in Pregnancy: Shortened Length of Stay Without Increase in Hospital Charges - p. 215 197. Incidental Gallbladder Cancer at Cholecystectomy: When Should the Surgeon be Suspicious? - p. 216 198. The timing of complications impacts risk of readmission after hepatopancreatobiliary surgery - p. 217 199. Natural Course vs Interventions to Clear Common Bile Duct Stones: Data From the Swedish Registry for Gallstone Surgery and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (GallRiks) - p. 218 200. Low-pressure versus standard-pressure pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 219 201. Is Nighttime the Right Time? Risk of Complications after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at Night - p. 220 202. Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life after Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injury Repair - p. 221 203. Laparoscopic Transgastric Necrosectomy for the Management of Pancreatic Necrosis - p. 222 204. Natural resolution or intervention for fluid collections in acute severe pancreatitis - p. 223 205. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing Lichtenstein and totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernioplasty in treatment of inguinal hernias - p. 224 206. Incidence of and risk factors for incisional hernia after abdominal surgery - p. 225 207. Hernia repair in the presence of ascites - p. 226 208. 10. Oncology - p. 227 209. 10.1. Breast - p. 228 210. Anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women (IBIS-II): an international, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial - p. 229 211. Sector Resection With or Without Postoperative Radiotherapy for Stage I Breast Cancer: 20-Year Results of a Randomized Trial - p. 230 212. Breast-Conserving Treatment With or Without Radiotherapy in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: 15-Year Recurrence Rates and Outcome After a Recurrence, From the EORTC 10853 Randomized Phase III Trial - p. 231 213. Twenty five year follow-up for breast cancer incidence and mortality of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study: randomised screening trial - p. 232 214. Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stage I and II Invasive Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Endorsement of the Society of Surgical Oncology/American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Guideline - p. 233 215. Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Versus No Dissection in Patients With T1N0 Breast Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial (INT09/98) - p. 234 216. 10.2. Melanoma - p. 236 217. Intensity of Follow-Up After Melanoma Surgery - p. 237 218. Observation After a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Melanoma - p. 238 219. Final Trial Report of Sentinel-Node Biopsy versus Nodal Observation in Melanoma - p. 239 220. Oncologic Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Videoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Metastatic Melanoma - p. 240 221. 10.3. Gastric - p. 241 222. Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter, Phase III Study of Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and Irinotecan Versus Epirubicin, Cisplatin, and Capecitabine in Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A French Intergroup (Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive, Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer, and Groupe Coopérateur Multidisciplinaire en Oncologie) Study - p. 242 223. Optimal Management of Gastric Cancer Results From an International RAND/UCLA Expert Panel - p. 243 224. 10.4. Colon - p. 244 225. A Randomized Study on 1-Week Versus 4-Week Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer - p. 245 226. Anastomotic Leak Increases Distant Recurrence and Long-Term Mortality After Curative Resection for Colonic Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study - p. 246 227. Effect of 3 to 5 Years of Scheduled CEA and CT Follow-up to Detect Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer: The FACS Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 247 228. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening - p. 248 229. 10.5. Hepatic Colorectal - p. 249 230. Prognostic Impact of Primary Tumor Resection and Lymph Node Dissection in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer with Unresectable Metastasis: A Propensity Score Analysis in a Multicenter Retrospective Study - p. 250 231. Cause of Death from Liver Metastases in Colorectal Cancer - p. 251 232. 10.6. Pancreatic - p. 252 233. A Randomized Prospective Multicenter Trial of Pancreaticoduodenectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage - p. 253 234. Minimally-Invasive vs Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 255 235. Parenchyma-Sparing Pancreatectomy for Presumed Noninvasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas - p. 256 236. Prognostic Impact of CA 19-9 on Outcome after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer - p. 257 237. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Outcomes of Standard Resection and Extended Resection, Including Dissection of the Nerve Plexus and Various Lymph Nodes, in Patients With Pancreatic Head Cancer - p. 258 238. Intensity of Follow-up after Pancreatic Cancer Resection - p. 259 239. 10.7. Other - p. 260 240. A Retrospective Review of 126 High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Colon and Rectum - p. 261 241. Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy: Experience with 1,000 Patients - p. 262 242. Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Metastases: Factors Influencing Local Tumor Progression - p. 263 243. Expanded criteria for carcinoid liver debulking: Maintaining survival and increasing the number of eligible patients - p. 264 244. Pancreastatin Predicts Survival in Neuroendocrine Tumors - p. 265 245. Regional lymphadenectomy is indicated in the surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) - p. 266 246. Lanreotide in Metastatic Enteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors - p. 267 247. Pathologic and Molecular Features Correlate With Long-Term Outcome After Adjuvant Therapy of Resected Primary GI Stromal Tumor: The ACOSOG Z9001 Trial - p. 268 248. A Single Institution's Experience with Surgical Cytoreduction of Stage IV, Well-Differentiated, Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors - p. 269 249. Progress Against GI Cancer During the American Society of Clinical Oncology's First 50 Years - p. 270 250. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy is Associated with Improved Survival in Merkel Cell Carcinoma - p. 273 251. 11. Vascular Surgery - p. 274 252. 11.1. Carotid - p. 275 253. Predictors of 30-day postoperative stroke or death after carotid endarterectomy using the 2012 carotid endarterectomy-targeted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database - p. 276 254. Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients With Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis Trial - p. 277 255. Evaluation of Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting for Radiation-Induced Carotid Stenosis - p. 278 256. 11.2. Miscellaneous - p. 279 257. Nonoperative management of hemodynamically unstable abdominal trauma patients with angioembolization and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta - p. 280 258. Evaluation and management of blunt traumatic aortic injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma - p. 281 259. Perioperative management with antiplatelet and statin medication is associated with reduced mortality following vascular surgery - p. 282 260. Clinical characteristics associated with readmission among patients undergoing vascular surgery - p. 283 261. Impact of cumulative intravascular contrast exposure on renal function in patients with occlusive and aneurysmal vascular disease - p. 284 262. Vascular and Nerve Injury After Knee Dislocation: A Systematic Review - p. 285 263. Early Primary Care Provider Follow-up and Readmission After High-Risk Surgery - p. 286 264. 11.3. Aneurysm - p. 287 265. Frailty increases the risk of 30-day mortality, morbidity, and failure to rescue after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair independent of age and comorbidities - p. 288 266. Cardiovascular risk in patients with small and medium abdominal aortic aneurysms, and no history of cardiovascular disease - p. 289 267. Critical analysis of results after chimney endovascular aortic aneurysm repair raises cause for concern - p. 290 268. Postapproval outcomes of juxtarenal aortic aneurysms treated with the Zenith fenestrated endovascular graft - p. 291 269. A propensity-matched comparison of outcomes for fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair and open surgical repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms - p. 292 270. Durability of open popliteal artery aneurysm repair - p. 293 271. Anatomic characteristics and natural history of renal artery aneurysms during longitudinal imaging surveillance - p. 294 272. Early sac shrinkage predicts a low risk of late complications after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair - p. 295 273. Gaps in preoperative surveillance and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms among Medicare beneficiaries - p. 296 274. Epidemiology of aortic aneurysm repair in the United States from 2000 to 2010 - p. 297 275. 11.4. Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease - p. 298 276. Routine use of ultrasound-guided access reduces access site-related complications after lower extremity percutaneous revascularization - p. 299 277. The LEVANT I (Lutonix Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for the Prevention of Femoropopliteal Restenosis) Trial for Femoropopliteal Revascularization: First-in-Human Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Drug-Coated Balloon Versus Uncoated Balloon Angioplasty - p. 300 278. Cilostazol is associated with improved outcomes after peripheral endovascular interventions - p. 301 279. 11.5. Access - p. 302 280. The Venous Window Needle Guide, a hemodialysis cannulation device for salvage of uncannulatable arteriovenous fistulas - p. 303 281. Randomized Clinical Trial of Cutting Balloon Angioplasty versus High-Pressure Balloon Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Stenoses Resistant to Conventional Balloon Angioplasty - p. 304 282. 12. General Thoracic Surgery - p. 305 283. 12.1. Pre- and Postoperative Management - p. 306 284. Urokinase Versus VATS for Treatment of Empyema: A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial - p. 307 285. How early should VATS be performed for retained haemothorax in blunt chest trauma? - p. 308 286. Management of a pneumopericardium due to penetrating trauma - p. 309 287. The Incidence and Management of Postoperative Chylothorax After Pulmonary Resection and Thoracic Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection - p. 310 288. Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Prophylaxis After Lung Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 311 289. Early Removal of Urinary Catheter After Surgery Requiring Thoracic Epidural: A Prospective Trial - p. 312 290. 12.2. Intra-Operative Concerns - p. 313 291. Staple Line Coverage After Bullectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Randomized Trial - p. 314 292. A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Wedge Resection and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early Stage Lung Cancer - p. 315 293. Is Sleeve Lobectomy Comparable in Terms of Short- and Long-Term Results With Pneumonectomy After Induction Therapy? A Multicenter Analysis - p. 316 294. Lobectomy, Sublobar Resection, and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers in the Elderly - p. 317 295. 12.3. Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - p. 318 296. Cost-Effectiveness of Initial Diagnostic Strategies for Pulmonary Nodules Presenting to Thoracic Surgeons - p. 319 297. 12.4. Tumor Biology and Prognostic Variables - p. 320 298. Optimal timing of pulmonary metastasectomy – Is a delayed operation beneficial or counterproductive? - p. 321 299. Unexpected Lymph Node Disease in Resections for Pulmonary Metastases - p. 322 300. Intermediate-term oncologic outcomes after video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for early-stage thymoma - p. 323 301. 12.5. Lung Transplantation - p. 324 302. Diverticulitis occurs early after lung transplantation - p. 325 303. 12.6. Miscellaneous - p. 326 304. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: An Extensive Workup Is Not Required - p. 327 305. Penetrating cardiac injuries and the evolving management algorithm in the current era - p. 328 306. Air Transport of Patients with Pneumothorax: Is Tube Thoracostomy Required Before Flight? - p. 329 307. Predictors of outcome and different management of aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulas - p. 330 308. Blunt Cardiac Trauma: A Review of the Current Knowledge and Management - p. 331