Issue 5/2021
Content (47 Articles)
The World Journal of Surgery Announces Rowan Parks of Scotland as a New Associate Editor
Julie Ann Sosa
Fast-Track Liver Transplantation: Six-year Prospective Cohort Study with an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol
Gonzalo P. Rodríguez-Laiz, Paola Melgar-Requena, Cándido F. Alcázar-López, Mariano Franco-Campello, Celia Villodre-Tudela, Sonia Pascual-Bartolomé, Pablo Bellot-García, María Rodríguez-Soler, Cayetano F. Miralles-Maciá, Patricio Más-Serrano, José A. Navarro-Martínez, Francisco J. Martínez-Adsuar, Luis Gómez-Salinas, Francisco A. Jaime-Sánchez, Miguel Perdiguero-Gil, María Díaz-Cuevas, José M. Palazón-Azorín, José Such-Ronda, Félix Lluís-Casajuana, José M. Ramia-Ángel
Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1—Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization
Carol J. Peden, Geeta Aggarwal, Robert J. Aitken, Iain D. Anderson, Nicolai Bang Foss, Zara Cooper, Jugdeep K. Dhesi, W. Brenton French, Michael C. Grant, Folke Hammarqvist, Sarah P. Hare, Joaquim M. Havens, Daniel N. Holena, Martin Hübner, Jeniffer S. Kim, Nicholas P. Lees, Olle Ljungqvist, Dileep N. Lobo, Shahin Mohseni, Carlos A. Ordoñez, Nial Quiney, Richard D. Urman, Elizabeth Wick, Christopher L. Wu, Tonia Young-Fadok, Michael Scott
Invited Commentary: “Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency: Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations Part 1—Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization”
Hans D. de Boer, Nicolas Demartines
We Asked the Experts: The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Content and Implementation Adaptations
Nikhil Panda, James C. Etheridge, Takshveer Singh, Yves Sonnay, George Molina, Barbara K. Burian, Nina Capo-Chichi, Christy E. Cauley, David A. H. de Beer, Miliard Derbew, Roger D. Dias, Mary C. Fearon, Mekdes Daba Feyssa, Kathryn Hagen, Manoj Kumar, Tihitena Negussie Mammo, Edward R. Mariano, Alan Merry, Barbara Mushayandebvu, Mary T. Nabukenya, Milind Shah, Lisa Spruce, Thomas G. Weiser, Mary E. Brindle
Humanitarian Surgical Missions in Times of COVID-19: Recommendations to Safely Return to a Sub-Saharan Africa Low-Resource Setting
Víctor Lopez-Lopez, Ana Morales, Elisa García-Vazquez, Miguel González, Quiteria Hernandez, Alberto Baroja-Mazo, Dolores Palazon, Jose A. Tortosa, Maria A. Rodriguez, Nuria M. Torregrosa, Winnie Kanyi, J. K. Ndungu, José Gil Martinez, José M. Rodriguez
Assessment of Surgical Care Provided in National Health Services Hospitals in Mozambique: The Importance of Subnational Metrics in Global Surgery
Matchecane Cossa, John Rose, Allison E. Berndtson, Emilia Noormahomed, Stephen W. Bickler
The Value of Navigators in Breast Cancer Management in a South African Hospital
S. R. Čačala, H. Farrow, S. Makhanya, D. G. Couch, M. Joffe, L. Stopforth
Firearm Deaths are Increasing and Endemic in the USA: It is a Problem of Suicides and Not Homicides
Peter Rhee, Kartik Prabhakaran, Bellal Joseph, Abbas Smiley, Kenji Okumura, Joshua Klein, Anthony Policastro, Gary Lombardo, Rifat Latifi
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Frail Geriatric Trauma Patients
Tanya Anand, Muhammad Khurrum, Mohamad Chehab, Letitia Bible, Samer Asmar, Molly Douglas, Michael Ditillo, Lynn Gries, Bellal Joseph
Structured and Systematic Team and Procedure Training in Severe Trauma: Going from ‘Zero to Hero’ for a Time-Critical, Low-Volume Emergency Procedure Over Three Time Periods
Maryam Meshkinfamfard, Jon Kristian Narvestad, Johannes Wiik Larsen, Arezo Kanani, Jørgen Vennesland, Andreas Reite, Morten Vetrhus, Kenneth Thorsen, Kjetil Søreide
Prophylactic Mesh After Midline Laparotomy: Evidence is out There, but why do Surgeons Hesitate?
Martijn Depuydt, Mathias Allaeys, Luis Abreu de Carvalho, Aude Vanlander, Frederik Berrevoet
Patient Experiences of the Emergency Laparotomy Pathway: A Qualitative Study
Brittany Park, Ahmed Barazanchi, Jamie-Lee Rahiri, weisi Xia, Ashish Taneja, Andrew G. Hill
Comparative Analysis of Three-Versus Two-dimensional Imaging in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Asta Tauriainen, Fausto Biancari, Tuomas Tauriainen
Patient Outcomes Following Emergency Bowel Resection for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Impact of Surgical Subspecialisation in the North of England: A Retrospective Cohort Study
H. MacFarlane, T. E. Baldock, R. C. McLean, L. R. Brown
The Association Between BMI and Mortality in Surgical Patients
Idit Dotan, Tzipora Shochat, Ilan Shimon, Amit Akirov
The Effect of Conflict on Obstetric and Non-Obstetric Surgical Needs and Operative Mortality in Fragile States
Arifeen S. Rahman, Tiffany E. Chao, Miguel Trelles, Lynette Dominguez, Jerome Mupenda, Cheride Kasonga, Clemence Akemani, Kalla Moussa Kondo, Kathryn M. Chu
Gender-Based Microaggressions in Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Global Literature
Holly N. Sprow, Nathaniel F. Hansen, Hannah E. Loeb, Caroline L. Wight, Rolvix H. Patterson, Dominique Vervoort, Eliana E. Kim, Raphael Greving, Adelina Mazhiqi, Kathryn Wall, Jacquelyn Corley, Emily Anderson, Kathryn Chu
Invited Commentary: Gender-Based Microaggressions in Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Hilary Sanfey
Outcomes of Incisional Hernia Repair Surgery After Multiple Re-recurrences: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
Dimitri Sneiders, Gijs H. J. de Smet, Floris den Hartog, Yagmur Yurtkap, Anand G. Menon, Johannes Jeekel, Gert-Jan Kleinrensink, Johan F. Lange, Jean-François Gillion
Cosmetic Outcomes and Symmetry Comparison in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Therapeutic Mammoplasty for Breast Cancer
K. Gulis, L. Rydén, P. O. Bendahl, T. Svensjö
A Simple Tool to Improve Visualization of the Vocal Cords on Translaryngeal Ultrasound in Male Patients
P. Knyazeva, M. K. Walz, P. F. Alesina
Multidimensional Analyses of the Learning Curve of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Tsung-Jung Liang, Chung-Yu Tsai, Shiuh-Inn Liu, I-Shu Chen
Adrenal Surgery for Synchronously Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Population-Based Analysis
Kan Wu, Zhihong Liu, Xiang Li, Yiping Lu
Comparison of Chief Surgeons’ and Assistants’ Feelings of Fatigue Between Laparoendoscopic Single-site and Conventional Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Shogo Inoue, Kenichiro Ikeda, Keisuke Goto, Keisuke Hieda, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Jun Teishima
Outcomes of Adrenalectomy and the Aldosteronoma Resolution Score in the Black and Hispanic Population
Gustavo Romero‐Velez, Amanda M. Laird, Manuel E. Barajas, Mauricio Sierra-Salazar, Miguel F. Herrera, Steven K. Libutti, Michael K. Parides, Xavier Pereira, John C. McAuliffe
Robotic Gastrectomy Compared with Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Clinical Stage I/II Gastric Cancer Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
Makoto Hikage, Keiichi Fujiya, Satoshi Kamiya, Yutaka Tanizawa, Etsuro Bando, Akifumi Notsu, Keita Mori, Masanori Terashima
Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) After Redo-Fundoplication
Antti J. Kivelä, Juha Kauppi, Jari Räsänen, Anna But, Harri Sintonen, Jaana Vironen, Olli Kruuna, Tom Scheinin
Correction to: Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) After Redo-Fundoplication
Antti J. Kivelä, Juha Kauppi, Jari Räsänen, Anna But, Harri Sintonen, Jaana Vironen, Olli Kruuna, Tom Scheinin
Definition and Analysis of Textbook Outcome: A Novel Quality Measure in Kidney Transplantation
Samantha E. Halpern, Dimitrios Moris, Brian I. Shaw, Samuel J. Kesseli, Mariya L. Samoylova, Miriam Manook, Robin Schmitz, Bradley H. Collins, Scott L. Sanoff, Kadiyala V. Ravindra, Debra L. Sudan, Stuart J. Knechtle, Matthew J. Ellis, Lisa M. McElroy, Andrew S. Barbas
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Gastroepiploic Lymph Node Involvement in Patients with Cancer of the Transverse Colon Including the Hepatic Flexure
Xiaojie Wang, Shenghui Huang, Xingrong Lu, Ying Huang, Pan Chi
Molecular Lymph Node Staging with One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification and its Prognostic Value for Patients with Colon Cancer: The First Follow-up Study
Benjamin Weixler, Sofia Teixeira da Cunha, René Warschkow, Nicolas Demartines, Ulrich Güller, Andreas Zettl, Alexander Vahrmeijer, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, Carsten T. Viehl, Markus Zuber
Prevalence of Metastatic Lateral Lymph Nodes in Asian Patients with Lateral Lymph Node Dissection for Rectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis
Niki Christou, Jeremy Meyer, Christophe Combescure, Alexandre Balaphas, Joan Robert-Yap, Nicolas C. Buchs, Frédéric Ris
Laparoscopic Versus Open Re-operations Within 30 Days After Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery: a Retrospective Comparative Study
Sona Deretti, Francesco Mongelli, Giulia Staccini, Nicole Murgante, Pietro Majno-Hurst, Dimitri Christoforidis
Staging Paradox and Discrepancy in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with T4N0, T1-2N1, and T3N1 Colon Cancer
Hiroki Shimizu, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Tomohiro Arita, Jun Kiuchi, Yusuke Yamamoto, Hirotaka Konishi, Ryo Morimura, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hisashi Ikoma, Takeshi Kubota, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kazuma Okamoto, Eigo Otsuji
The Correlation Between Fissureless Technique and Prolonged Air Leak for Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Right Upper Lobectomy
Kotaro Murakami, Sachio Maehara, Yoshihisa Shimada, Yojiro Makino, Masaru Hagiwara, Masatoshi Kakihana, Naohiro Kajiwara, Tatsuo Ohira, Norihiko Ikeda
Factors Associated with Unexpected Readmission Following Lung Resection
Shinsuke Uchida, Yukihiro Yoshida, Masaya Yotsukura, Kazuo Nakagawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe
Correction to: Factors Associated with Unexpected Readmission Following Lung Resection
Shinsuke Uchida, Yukihiro Yoshida, Masaya Yotsukura, Kazuo Nakagawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe
A Machine Learning Approach for Postoperative Outcome Prediction: Surgical Data Science Application in a Thoracic Surgery Setting
Michele Salati, Lucia Migliorelli, Sara Moccia, Marco Andolfi, Alberto Roncon, Gian Marco Guiducci, Francesco Xiumè, Michela Tiberi, Emanuele Frontoni, Majed Refai
The Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Treatment for Patients With Tuberculosis Destroyed Lung With or Without Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Hongyun Ruan, Changfan Gong, Jinxiang Wang
Correction to: 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
Letter to the Editor: The Fun Factor—Does Serious Gaming Affect the Volume of Voluntary Laparoscopic Skills Training?
David W. Hewson
The Fun Factor: Does Serious Gaming Affect the Volume of Voluntary Laparoscopic Skills Training?
Jan-Maarten Luursema, Wouter IJgosse, Camiel Rosman, Harry van Goor
Letter to the Editor: Indications and Outcomes for Non-Trauma Emergency Laparotomy: A Comparison of Rwanda, South Africa, and the USA
Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp
Author’s Reply: Indications and Outcomes for Non-Trauma Emergency Laparotomy: A Comparison of Rwanda, South Africa, and the USA
Jennifer Rickard, Kathryn Chu
Clinicopathological Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Primary Cystic Duct Carcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study
Jun Sakata, Yuki Hirose, Pankaj Prasoon, Chie Kitami, Masahiro Minagawa, Tatsuya Nomura, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Takashi Aono, Kizuki Yuza, Kohei Miura, Tomohiro Katada, Kazuyasu Takizawa, Masayuki Nagahashi, Takashi Kobayashi, Toshifumi Wakai