Journal of the American College of Surgeons • June 2020

Profiles of Surgical Entrepreneurs

Richard J Barth Jr, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Effect of Recipient Hepatitis C Status on Outcomes of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

Qing Yuan, MD, PhD, Shanjuan Hong, PhD, Andric Perez-Ortiz, MD, MPH, Eve Roth, BS, David C Chang, PhD, MPH, MBA, Joren C Madsen, MD, DPhil, Nahel Elias, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Jonathan Merola, MD, PhD, Peter S Yoo, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Care Discontinuity in Emergency General Surgery: Does Hospital Quality Matter?

Joaquim M Havens, MD, FACS, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, MD, MPH, Molly P Jarman, PhD, Daniel Sturgeon, MS, Ali Salim, MD, FACS, Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Brent C White, MD

Visit Article.

Improved Mortality in Necrotizing Pancreatitis with a Multidisciplinary Minimally Invasive Step-Up Approach: Comparison with a Modern Open Necrosectomy Cohort

Casey M Luckhurst, MD, Majed El Hechi, MD, Ahmed E Elsharkawy, MD, Ahmed I Eid, MD, Lydia R Maurer, MD, Haytham M Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS, Ashraf Thabet, MD, David G Forcione, MD, Carlos Ferna´ndez-Del Castillo, MD, FACS, Keith D Lillemoe, MD, FACS, Peter J Fagenholz, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Jennifer LaFemina, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Lack of Routine Healthcare among Resident Physicians in New England

Erika L Rangel, MD, MS, FACS, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, MD, MPH, Mehreen Kisat, MD, Tovy H Kamine, MD, Reza Askari, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Anne Campbell Larkin, MD, FACS And Worcester, MA

Visit Article.

Fresh Frozen Plasma-to-Packed Red Blood Cell Ratio and Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhage: Nationwide Analysis of 4,427 Patients

Charlie J Nederpelt, BSc, Majed W El Hechi, MD, Napaporn Kongkaewpaisan, MD, Nikolaos Kokoroskos, MD, April E Mendoza, MD, MPH, Noelle N Saillant, MD, FACS, Peter J Fagenholz, MD, FACS, David R King, MD, FACS, George C Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd, FACS, Haytham MA Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

David McAneny, MD, FACS, Boston, MA

Visit Article.

Is Abdominal Sonography a Useful Adjunct to Abdominal Radiography in Evaluating Neonates with Suspected Necrotizing Enterocolitis?

Sarah A Tracy, MD, Stefanie P Lazow, MD, Ilse M Castro-Aragon, MD, Alan M Fujii, MD, Judy A Estroff, MD, Richard B Parad, MD, MPH, Steven J Staffa, MS, David Zurakowski, PhD, Catherine Chen, MD, MPH, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Baird Mallory, MD

Visit Article.

Impact of Postoperative Complication and Completion of Multimodality Therapy on Survival in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Selena S Li, BS, Brooks V Udelsman, MD, Aparna Parikh, MD, Samuel J Klempner, MD, Jeffrey W Clark, MD, Eric J Roeland, MD, Jennifer Y Wo, MD, Theodore S Hong, MD, John T Mullen, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Christina V Angeles, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Design and Impact of a Novel Surgery-Specific Second Victim Peer Support Program

Majed W El Hechi, MD, Jordan D Bohnen, MD, MBA, Maggie Westfal, MD, MPH, Kelsey Han, BS, Christy Cauley, MD, Cameron Wright, MD, FACS, John Schulz, MD, FACS, Elizabeth Mort, MD, Timothy Ferris, MD, Keith D Lillemoe, MD, FACS, Haytham MA Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Kari M Rosenkranz, MD

Visit Article.

Comprehensive Analysis of the Effect of Ketorolac Administration after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

John W Kunstman, MD, MHS, Whitney S Brandt, MD, Sara Abou Azar, MD, Raymond A Jean, MD, Ronald R Salem, MBChB, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Giles F Whalen, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Eliminating Opiate Prescribing for Children after Non-Perforated Appendectomy

Bethany J Farr, MD, MPH, Lee Ranstrom, MS, PNP, David P Mooney, MD, MPH, FACS

Visit Article.

Standardized Risk Assessment and Risk-Stratified Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Patients Undergoing Breast Operation

Na Eun Kim, MD, Liam Conway-Pearson, BA, Maureen Kavanah, MD, FACS, Jane Mendez, MD, FACS, Teviah F Sachs, MD, MPH, FACS, F Thurston Drake, MD, MPH, FACS, Naomi Y Ko, MD, David McAneny, MD, FACS, Michael R Cassidy, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Jennifer LaFemina, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Evaluation of a Preceptorship Model on Third-Year General Surgery Clerkship

Alaina D Geary, MD, Luise IM Pernar, MD, FACS, Priyanka V Chugh, MD, Cullen O Carter, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary: Remembering Priceless, Soulful Moments as a Student

Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCS ED (Hon), DFSVS

Visit Article.

Hospital Variation in Geriatric Surgical Safety for Emergency Operation

Robert D Becher, MD, MS, Nitin Sukumar, MS, Michael P DeWane, MD, Marilyn J Stolar, PhD, Thomas M Gill, MD, Kevin M Schuster, MD, MPH, FACS, Adrian A Maung, MD, FACS, Cheryl K Zogg, MSPH, MHS, Kimberly A Davis, MD, MBA, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Brent C White, MD And Lebanon, NH

Visit Article.

Eliminating Opioids from Breast Conserving Surgery: Perioperative Pain Management Pathway

Ravinder Kang, MD, MS, Jackson T Read, BS, Adam C Glaser, BA, Richard J Barth Jr, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Walter E Longo, MD

Visit Article.

Online Patient Portal Use and Time to Renal Transplantation in Patients on Hemodialysis

Polina V Zmijewski, MD, MA, Eliza Decroce-Movson, BA, Steven E Reinert, MS, Meaghan M Mallette, MPA, Jason T Machan, PhD, Paul E Morrissey, MD, FACS, Adena J Osband, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary

Nahel Elias, MD

Visit Article.

Breast-Specific Sensuality and Appearance Satisfaction: Comparison of Breast-Conserving Surgery and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

Jesse T Casaubon, DO, Reed B Kuehn, MD, FACS, Sarah E Pesek, MD, Christina A Raker, ScD, David A Edmonson, MD, FACS, Ashley Stuckey, MD, FACOG, FACS, Jennifer S Gass, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Anatomic Observation of Recurrent Hiatal Hernia: Recurrence or Disease Progression?

Adham R Saad, MD, FACS, Vic Velanovich, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Circumferential Resection Margin as a Hospital Quality Assessment Tool for Rectal Cancer Surgery

Sameer H Patel, MD, FACS, Chung-Yuan Hu, MPH, PhD, Nader N Massarweh, MD, MPH, FACS, Y Nancy You, MD, MHSc, FACS, Ryan McCabe, PhD, David Dietz, MD, FACS, Matthew A Facktor, MD, FACS, George J Chang, MD, MS, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary: Importance of the Circumferential Resection Margin

Harvey G Moore, MD, FACS, FASCRS Durham, NC

Visit Article.

Outcomes after Cholecystectomy in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Does Acuity of Presentation Play a Role?

Asa Ramdath, MD, Ahmad Zeineddin, MD, Wasay Nizam, MD, LaDonna Kearse, MD, Olubode A Olufajo, MD, MPH, Mallory Williams, MD, MPH

Visit Article.

Use of Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) and Patient Satisfaction During Informed Consent for Surgery

Brett M Wiesen, BS, Michael R Bronsert, PhD, MS, Davis M Aasen, BS, Abhinav B Singh, MD, Anne Lambert-Kerzner, PhD, MSPH, William G Henderson, PhD, MPH, Karl E Hammermeister, MD, Robert A Meguid, MD, MPH, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary: How SURPAS May Improve the Surgical Informed Consent Process

Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS

Visit Article.

Population-Based Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children: Identifying Optimal Surgical Treatment

Ioannis A Ziogas, MD, Fei Ye, PhD, MSPH, Zhiguo Zhao, MS, Lea K Matsuoka, MD, FACS, Martin I Montenovo, MD, FACS, Manhal Izzy, MD, Daniel J Benedetti, MD, MA, Harold N Lovvorn 3rd, MD, FACS, FAAP, Lynette A Gillis, MD, FAAP, Sophoclis P Alexopoulos, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Acute Colonic Diverticulitis and Cirrhosis: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Colectomy Compared with an Open Approach

Albert Kazi, MD, Tiago B Finco, MD, Bishoy Zakhary, MPH, Matthew Firek, BA, Ari Gerber, Megan Brenner, MD, MS, FACS, Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD, FACS

Visit Article.

Metabolic (Not Mechanical) Surgery for Metabolic Diseases

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary: Mechanical Surgery Eases the Burden of Metabolic Disease

Thomas E MacGillivray, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

A Young Surgeon on D-Day

Darrell A Campbell Jr, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary: The Warfighters’ Surgeon: Past and Present

M Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Rapid Response of an Academic Surgical Department to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patients, Surgeons, and the Community

Elizabeth M Lancaster, MD, Julie A Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, Amanda Sammann, MD, FACS, Logan Pierce, MD, Wen Shen, MD, FACS, Michael C Conte, MD, FACS, Elizabeth C Wick, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Surgical Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Singapore Perspective

Saleem Ahmed, FRCS, Wei Leong Glenn Tan, FRCS, Yew-Lam Chong, FAMS

Visit Article.

Invited Commentary: Being a Surgeon in the Pandemic Era

Clement LK Chia, MBBS, MMED (Surg), FRCS (Ed) CONTENTS continued Singapore

Visit Article.

Maximizing the Calm before the Storm: Tiered Surgical Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Samuel Wade Ross, MD, MPH, Cynthia W Lauer, MD, FACS, William S Miles, MD, FACS, FCCM, John M Green, MD, FACS, A Britton Christmas, MD, FACS, Addison K May, MD, MBA, FACS, Brent D Matthews, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic

Antonio V Sterpetti, MD

Visit Article.

Residency and Fellowship Program Accreditation: Effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

John R Potts III, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Precautions for Operating Room Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Joseph D Forrester, MD, MSc, Aussama K Nassar, MD, MSc, FACS, Paul M Maggio, MD, MBA, FACS, Mary T Hawn, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Novel Approach to Reduce Transmission of COVID-19 During Tracheostomy

Peter Foster, DO, Tiffany Cheung, DO, Patrick Craft, DO, Kelsey Baran, DO, Mark Kryskow, DO, Ross Knowles, DO, Alyssa Toia, DO, Christian Galvez, MD, FACS, Adam Bowling, DO, Michael DiSiena, DO, FACS

Visit Article.

Rural Healthcare Center Preparation and Readiness Response to Threat of COVID-19

Jennifer Brown, MD, Swadha Guru, MD, Karen Williams, PharmD, BSPharm, BCPS-AQ ID, Reyna Florentino, MBA, CPHRM, Jean Miner, MD, MHA, MMEL, FACS, Burt Cagir, MD, FACS

Visit Article.

Ethical Rationing of Personal Protective Equipment to Minimize Moral Residue During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Charles E Binkley, MD, FACS, David S Kemp, JD

Visit Article.

Ethics in the Time of Coronavirus: Recommendations in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jessica B Kramer, MD, Douglas E Brown, PhD, Piroska K Kopar, MD

Visit Article.

Surgeons, Ethics, and COVID-19: Early Lessons Learned

Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS

Visit Article.

Zero Re-excision Rate after Breast-Conserving Operation

Beau Aldridge, MD, Leslie Robinson, RN

Visit Article.

Trends in Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Patients with Melanoma

Edmund K Bartlett, MD, Daniel G Coit, MD

Visit Article.

Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Select Patients with Sentinel Node-Positive Melanoma: In Reply to Bartlett and Coit

Joshua N Herb, MD, David W Ollila, MD, Karyn B Stitzenberg, MD, MPH, Michael O Meyers, MD Chapel Hill, NC

Visit Article.

Consent Including Sexual Dysfunction and Painwith Sexual Activity after InguinalHernia Repair?

Badri M Shrestha, MD, FRCS, FACS

Visit Article.

Impact of Mesh Selection During Ventral Hernia Repair on Postoperative Surgical Site Infection and Hernia Recurrence

Lei Liang, MD, Li-Yang Sun, BA, Yong-Kang Diao, MD, Hang-Dong Jia, MD, Tian Yang, MD

Visit Article.