Journal of the American College of Surgeons • February 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Lived Experience of Surgical Residents, Fellows, and Early-Career Surgeons in the American College of Surgeons

Julia R Coleman, MD, MPH, Jad M Abdelsattar, MD, MBBS, Roan J Glocker, MD, MPH, RPVI, FACS, Navin G Vigneshwar, MD, Randi Ryan, MD, Qiong Qiu, MD, Apoorve Nayyar, MD, Michael R Visenio, MD, Cheyenne C Sonntag, MD, Pranit Chotai, MD, Vahagn C Nikolian, MD, Joana Ochoa, MD, Patricia Turner, MD, FACS, for the RAS-ACS COVID-19 Task Force

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Invited Commentary: COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Disaster Planning in Surgical Education

E Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, Mohsen M Shabahang, MD, PhD, FACS

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Medicare Accountable Care Organizations and the Adoption of New Surgical Technology

Parth K Modi, MD, MS, Samuel R Kaufman, MA, Megan EV Caram, MD, MS, Andrew M Ryan, PhD, Vahakn B Shahinian, MD, MS, Brent K Hollenbeck, MD, MS, FACS

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Association Between Medicaid Expansion and Diagnosis and Management of Colon Cancer

Richard S Hoehn, MD, Caroline J Rieser, MD, Heather Phelos, MPH, Lindsay M Sabik, PhD, Ibrahim Nassour, MD, MSCS, Alessandro Paniccia, MD, Amer H Zureikat, MD, FACS, Samer T Tohme, MD

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Invited Commentary: Association of Medicaid Expansion with Diagnosis and Management of Colon Cancer

Thomas M Diehl, MD, Daniel E Abbott, MD, FACS

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Increased Firearm Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hidden Urban Burden

Hatem O Abdallah, BS, Cindy Zhao, BS, Elinore Kaufman, MD, Justin Hatchimonji, MD, Robert A Swendiman, MD, Lewis J Kaplan, MD, FACS, Mark Seamon, MD, FACS, C William Schwab, MD, Jose L Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCPS(C), FACS

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Invited Commentary: COVID-19 and Firearm Injury: A Uniquely American Problem

Babak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM

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New Technique for Magnetic Compression Anastomosis Without Incision for Gastrointestinal Obstruction

Teppei Kamada, MD, Hironori Ohdaira, MD, PhD, Hideyuki Takeuchi, MD, Junji Takahashi, MD, Eisaku Ito, MD, Norihiko Suzuki, MD, Satoshi Narihiro, MD, Masashi Yoshida, MD, FACS, PhD, Eigoro Yamanouchi, MD, PhD, Yutaka Suzuki, MD, PhD

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Feasibility of Enhanced Recovery in Emergency Colorectal Operation

Chelsea P Fischer, MD, MS, Leandra Knapp, MS, Mark E Cohen, PhD, Clifford Y Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Caroline E Reinke, MD, MSHP, FACS, Elizabeth C Wick, MD, FACS

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Invited Commentary: If Enhanced Recovery Is So Good for Our Patients, Should We Be Applying It to Every Case?

Christina N Weed, MD, MPH, Vlad V Simianu, MD, MPH, FACS

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Association Between the Economic Environment and the Living Organ Donation Rate: Evidence and Implications

Sean S Lee, BA, Michael W Sielski, BA, Kevin P Charpentier, MD, FACS

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Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Gallstone Extraction in High-Risk Patients: An Alternative to Cholecystectomy or Long-Term Drainage?

John Stirrat, MD, Neeral R Patel, MBBS, Stefan F Stella, MD, Sebastian Mafeld, MBBS, Chia-Sing Ho, MD, Eran Shlomovitz, MD

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Invited Commentary: Percutaneous Cholecystolithotomy: An Alternative to Cholecystectomy after Cholecystostomy Tube Placement in the Truly High-Risk Surgical Patient

Taylor S Riall, MD, PhD Ad Tucson, AZ

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Have the Characteristics for Success as a Surgeon Changed? A Century of Perspective Through the American College of Surgeons

Katelyn A Young, BS, Samantha M Lee, MHS, Matthew D Adams, MS4, Christie L Buonpane, MD, Sarah A Hayek, MD, MEd, Mohsen M Shabahang, MD, PhD, FACS, David A Rogers, MD, MHPE, FACS

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Invited Commentary: Character Matters

John D Mellinger, MD, FACS

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Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fracture to Mitigate Pulmonary Complication and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis

Jeff Choi, MD, Giselle I Gomez, BA, Aydin Kaghazchi, BS, John A Borghi, PhD, David A Spain, MD, FACS, Joseph D Forrester, MD, MSc

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Preparing for the Worst: Universal Algorithm for Robotic Surgery Emergency Conversion

Ruth L Ackah, MD, Dahlia M Kenawy, MD, Robert E Merritt, MD, FACS, Peter J Kneuertz, MD, FACS

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Prehabilitation: The Devil Is in the Details

Ajita Prabhu, MD, FACS

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The Invisible Hand Guiding Trauma Center Designation: It Is Time for a Different Paradigm

Robert J Winchell, MD, FACS

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Reactivation of Elective Surgery During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Pediatric Medically Necessary Time-Sensitive Score Implementation at a High-Complexity Pediatric Hospital

Laura C Gonza´lez Villarreal, MD, Julia´n D Castellanos Galva´n, MD, Jorge R Beltra´n Chitiva, MD, Juan J Valero Halaby, MD, Iva´n D Molina Ramı´rez, MD, MSc, Fernando Fierro A ´ vila, MD, MSc

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Pediatric Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring Tool Facilitates Dynamic and Flexible Decision-Making and Triage for Procedures: In Reply to Gonza´lez Villarreal and Colleagues

Mark B Slidell, MD, FACS, Jessica J Kandel, MD, FACS, Vivek Prachand, MD, FACS, Jeffrey B Matthews, MD, FACS, Grace Z Mak, MD, FACS

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Performing Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients

Carlos Augusto Metidieri Menegozzo, MD, Marcelo Cristiano Rocha, MD, FACS, Edivaldo Massazo Utiyama, MD, PhD, FACS

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