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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 4/2021

Content (46 Articles)

Heart Surgery Original Scientific Report

Expert Consensus of Data Elements for Collection for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery

Sameer A. Hirji, Rawn Salenger, Edward M. Boyle, Judson Williams, V. Seenu Reddy, Michael C. Grant, Subhasis Chatterjee, Alexander J. Gregory, Rakesh Arora, Daniel T. Engelman

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Swiss Validation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Database

Basile Pache, David Martin, Valérie Addor, Nicolas Demartines, Martin Hübner

COVID-19 Original Scientific Report

Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Demographics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Medically Necessary Non-Emergent Surgeries During the Pandemic

Adrienne B. Shannon, Jeffrey L. Roberson, Luke Keele, Tina Bharani, Yun Song, John T. Miura, Rachel R. Kelz, Daniel T. Dempsey, Lee A. Fleisher, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Giorgos C. Karakousis

COVID-19 Original Scientific Report

Hybrid Surgical Hot Clinic (HSHC): Evaluation of Surgical Hot Clinic Services during COVID-19 Lockdown

Adeel Abbas Dhahri, Raheel Ahmad, Bilal Fazal Shaikh, Olubunmi Sajinyan, Ibrahim Warrag, Maitreyi Patel, Bogdan Ivanov

Care Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

The Local Mission: Improving Access to Surgical Care in Middle-Income Countries

Eric S. Nagengast, Naikhoba C. O. Munabi, Meredith Xepoleas, Allyn Auslander, William P. Magee III, David Chong

Care Correction

Correction to: The Local Mission: Improving Access to Surgical Care in Middle-Income Countries

Eric S. Nagengast, Naikhoba C. O. Munabi, Meredith Xepoleas, Allyn Auslander, William P. Magee III, David Chong

Basic Surgery Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Knowledge of the Culture of Safety in Cholecystectomy (COSIC) Among Surgical Residents: Do We Train Them Well For Future Practice?

Vishal Gupta, Pawanindra Lal, Anubhav Vindal, Rajdeep Singh, Vinay K. Kapoor

Open Access Original Scientific Report with Video

Enhanced Training Benefits of Video Recording Surgery With Automated Hand Motion Analysis

Colin F. Mackenzie, Shiming Yang, Evan Garofalo, Peter Fu-Ming Hu, Darcy Watts, Rajan Patel, Adam Puche, George Hagegeorge, Valerie Shalin, Kristy Pugh, Guinevere Granite, Lynn G. Stansbury, Stacy Shackelford, Samuel Tisherman

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Analysing the Operative Experience of Paediatric Surgical Trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Web-Based Logbook

Ciaran Mooney, Sean Tierney, Eric O’Flynn, Miliard Derbew, Eric Borgstein

Laparotomy Original Scientific Report

Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage Control: The Need for Routine Four-Quadrant Packing Explored

Dominik A. Jakob, Panagiotis Liasidis, Morgan Schellenberg, Kazuhide Matsushima, Lydia Lam, Demetrios Demetriades, Kenji Inaba

Natural Disasters Original Scientific Report

Traumatic Injuries are the Main Indication for Limb Amputations During and After Humanitarian Crises

Priyanka Naidu, Lynette B. Dominguez, Miguel Trelles, Kathryn M. Chu

Care Original Scientific Report

Active Breaks Initiative During Hospital Rounds in the Surgical ICU to Improve Wellness of Healthcare Providers: An Observational Descriptive Study

Maria Armas, Danielle Aronowitz, Richard Gaona, Gene Coppa, Rafael Barrera

Original Scientific Report

Requirements for Study Registration and Adherence to Reporting Guidelines in Surgery Journals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jing Zhou, Jianqiang Li, Jingao Zhang, Bo Geng, Yao Chen, Xiaobin Zhou

Laparotomy Original Scientific Report

Damage Control Surgery may be a Safe Option for Severe Non-Trauma Peritonitis Management: Proposal of a New Decision-Making Algorithm

Carlos A. Ordoñez, Michael Parra, Alberto García, Fernando Rodríguez, Yaset Caicedo, José Julián Serna, Alexander Salcedo, Josefa Franco, Luis Eduardo Toro, Juliana Ordoñez, Luis Fernando Pino, Mónica Guzmán, Claudia Orlas, Juan Pablo Herrera, Gonzalo Aristizábal, Francesco Pata, Salomone Di Saverio

Ileus Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Role of Chewing Gum in Reducing Postoperative Ileus after Reversal of Ileostomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Samiullah Bhatti, Yusra Jahangir Malik, Shabbar Hussain Changazi, Usman Ali Rahman, Awais Amjad Malik, Usman Ismat Butt, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Waris Farooka, Mahmood Ayyaz

Escherichia Coli Original Scientific Report

Higher Surgery and Recovery Room Air Pressures Associated with Reduced Surgical Site Infection Risk

Byron L. Crape, Arnur Gusmanov, Binur Orazumbekova, Karapet Davtyan

Cholecystectomy Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World

The R4U Planes for the Zonal Demarcation for Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Vishal Gupta, Gaurav Jain

Opioids Original Scientific Report

The Implementation of an Acute Pain Service for Patients Undergoing Open Ventral Hernia Repair with Mesh and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Engy T. Said, Ross E. Drueding, Erin I. Martin, Timothy J. Furnish, Minhthy N. Meineke, Jacklynn F. Sztain, Wendy B. Abramson, Matthew W. Swisher, Garth R. Jacobsen, Amanda A. Gosman, Rodney A. Gabriel

Small Bowel Resection Original Scientific Report

Prognostic Factors in Curative Resected Locoregional Small Intestine Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

Maximilian Evers, Anja Rinke, Johannes Rütz, Annette Ramaswamy, Elisabeth Maurer, Detlef K. Bartsch

Open Access Liver Transplantation Original Scientific Report

Survival After Adrenalectomy for Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A 25-year Institutional Experience

JI. Staubitz, M. Hoppe-Lotichius, J. Baumgart, J. Mittler, H. Lang, TJ. Musholt

Antibiotic Original Scientific Report

A Randomized Phase II Study to Evaluate Prolonged Prophylactic Antibacterial Drug Treatment for Patients with Elevated Drain Amylase Concentration After Gastrectomy with D2 Lymph Node Dissection (REDUCED2)

Yuichiro Miki, Masanori Tokunaga, Keita Mori, Norimasa Fukushima, Kazunari Misawa, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Kazumasa Fujitani, Masaichi Ohira, Yutaka Tanizawa, Etsuro Bando, Masanori Terashima

Metastasis Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Predictors of Futile Resection of Intraabdominal Extrahepatic Metastases from Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yun Le Linn, Yuxin Guo, Ye-Xin Koh, Pierce K. H. Chow, Chung-Yip Chan, Alexander Y. F. Chung, London L. P. J. Ooi, Brian K. P. Goh

Liver Resection Original Scientific Report

Changes in the Role and Mode of Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Over 20 Years: A Single-Center Analysis

Susumu Eguchi, Masaaki Hidaka, Tota Kugiyama, Akihiko Soyama, Takanobu Hara, Kantoku Nagakawa, Tomohiko Adachi, Takayuki Tanaka, Tomoko Yoshimoto, Takashi Hamada, Hajime Matsushima, Sinichiro Ito, Kengo Kanetaka

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Original Scientific Report

Ideal Surgical Margin to Prevent Early Recurrence After Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hidetoshi Nitta, Marc-Antoine Allard, Mylène Sebagh, Nicolas Golse, Oriana Ciacio, Gabriella Pittau, Eric Vibert, Antonio Sa Cunha, Daniel Cherqui, Denis Castaing, Henri Bismuth, Hideo Baba, René Adam

Metastasis Original Scientific Report

Identification of Glisson’s Capsule Invasion During Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Using Perflubutane

Junko Hiroyoshi, Takeaki Ishizawa, Hiroyuki Abe, Junichi Arita, Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Junichi Kaneko, Tetsuo Ushiku, Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Liver Resection Original Scientific Report

Improved Outcomes of Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Located in Posterosuperior Segments of the Liver

Yujin Kwon, Jai Young Cho, Ho-Seong Han, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Hae Won Lee, Jun Suh Lee, Boram Lee, Moonwhan Kim

Scientific Review

Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Elderly Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jisheng Zhu, Guiyan Wang, Peng Du, Jianpeng He, Yong Li

Colorectal Cancer Original Scientific Report

Optimal Assessment of Frailty Predicts Postoperative Complications in Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Koichi Tamura, Kenji Matsuda, Yoichi Fujita, Makoto Iwahashi, Kazunari Mori, Naohisa Yamade, Tsukasa Hotta, Kohei Noguchi, Yoshifumi Sakata, Katsunari Takifuji, Hiromitsu Iwamoto, Yuki Mizumoto, Hiroki Yamaue

Fecal Incontinence Original Scientific Report

Partial Division of Puborectalis Muscle with Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy: A Novel Surgical Technique for Management of Anal Hypertonia-Associated Anismus

Mahmoud Abdelnaby, Mohammad Fathy, Hany Maurice Mikhail, Karim Kamal Maurice, Mohamed Arnous, Sameh Hany Emile

Hemorrhoids Scientific Review

Clinical Outcomes and Effectiveness of Laser Treatment for Hemorrhoids: A Systematic Review

Kasun Lakmal, Oshan Basnayake, Umesh Jayarajah, Dharmabandhu N. Samarasekera

Thoracic Trauma Surgical History

Historical Observations on Clamshell Thoracotomy

John D. Ehrhardt Jr, Amanda Baroutjian, Mark McKenney, Adel Elkbuli

Laparotomy Original Scientific Report

Abdominal Decompression after Cardiac Surgery: Outcome of 42 Patients with Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Michaela Ramser, Philippe M. Glauser, Tracy R. Glass, Benjamin Weixler, Martin T. R. Grapow, Henry Hoffmann, Philipp Kirchhoff

Correction

Correction to: Bi-national Review of Phaeochromocytoma Care: Is ICU Admission Always Necessary?

Alexander J. Papachristos, Tiffany J. Cherry, Munyaradzi G. Nyandoro, Dean Lisewski, Sarah-Jayne Stevenson, Philippa Mercer, Suren Subramaniam, Stan B. Sidhu, Mark S. Sywak, Nicholas D. A. Blefari, Christine J. O’Neill, Justin S. Gundara, Julie A. Miller

Hypoparathyroidism Reply, Letter to the Editor

Authors’ Reply: 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT in MEN1 Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Sébastien Gaujoux, Mathieu Gauthé, Lionel Groussin

Liver Transplantation Letter to the Editor

Textbook Outcomes in Liver Transplantation

Monish Karunakaran, Ramneek Kaur

Liver Transplantation Reply, Letter to the Editor

Textbook Outcomes in Liver Transplantation

Dimitrios Moris, Andrew S. Barbas