Standardized Assessment of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
This secondary analysis of data from 2 randomized clinical trials assesses the feasibility of using a novel scoring system to evaluate treatment outcome after metabolic bariatric surgery. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - December 6, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Quality of Surgical Care Within the Criminal Justice Health Care System
This cohort study reviews perioperative outcomes for patients incarcerated within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who underwent a general or vascular surgery procedure at the University of Texas Medical Branch between 2012 and 2021. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - December 6, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Vulnerable Populations
To the Editor In their Invited Commentary addressing the Comparison of Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial ’s secondary analysis of its Spanish-speaking cohort, Peck and coauthors noted that in the appendectomy arm, Spanish-speaking patients missed 8 more workdays than English-speaking patients, which they asserted in the original text “suggests Spanish-speaking patients might do better with surgery from the onset.” However, when outcomes are compared between treatment groups, we see that Spanish-speaking participants who got urgent appendectomy missed substantially more work over 30 days than ...
Source: JAMA Surgery - December 6, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Measuring Outcomes in the Treatment of Obesity
This study incorporates the data from Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve Gastrectomy to Treat Morbid Obesity (SLEEVEPASS) and Swiss Multicenter Bypass or Sleeve Study (SM-BOSS), which are important randomized clinical trials with valuable data in the midterm. The Swiss-Finnish Bariatric Metabolic Outcome Score (SF-BARI Score) is validated by combining these data sets. The authors note that total body weight loss (TBWL) as well as SF-BARI quality of life (QOL) may predict success. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - December 6, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
A Look at Surgical Care in a State Correctional System —Unique and Informative but Incomplete
In the current issue of JAMA Surgery, Mao and coauthors at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) describe their experience of providing surgical care for a large number of incarcerated patients from the adjacent Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Hospital. They reported that incarcerated surgical patients had equivalent 30-day rates of mortality and readmission but a higher morbidity rate than the nonincarcerated surgical population. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - December 6, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
JAMA Surgery
Mission Statement: To promote the art and science of surgery by publishing relevant peer-reviewed research to assist the surgeon in optimizing patient care. JAMA Surgery will also serve as a forum for the discussion of issues pertinent to surgery, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion; the education and training of the surgical workforce; quality improvement; and the ethics and economics of health care delivery. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - December 1, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Surgical Infection Prevention Program in Low-Income Environments
This cohort study of surgical patients from hospitals in Ethiopia examines whether adherence to infection prevention and control standards and rates of postoperative infections improved in a low-income surgical infection prevention program after the program was updated and refined. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 29, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Surgeon Sex and Health Care Costs for Patients Undergoing Common Surgical Procedures
This cohort study assesses the association between surgeon sex and health care costs following common elective and emergent surgical procedures. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 29, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Surgeon Supply by County-Level Rurality and Social Vulnerability
This cross-sectional study examines the surgical workforce in all counties across the US from 2010 to 2020. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 29, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Empowering Surgeons to Help Increase Value in Health Care
Surgery accounts for approximately 29% of health care expenditures in the United States, and the largest contributors to surgical expenditure are operating room and length-of-stay costs. The choices a surgeon makes in the operating room —approach, selection of equipment and instruments—can double or triple the cost of a procedure. Outside of the operating room, location factors, such as where a procedure is performed, drive more than one-third of the variation in surgical costs. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 29, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Surgical Implantation of Brain Computer Interfaces
This article discusses the function and capabilities of brain computer interfaces as a novel approach to rehabilitation for a variety of neurological disorders. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 22, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Mortality Following Surgery in Patients With a Previous Cardiovascular Event
This cohort study evaluates risk of mortality following surgery in patients with prior cerebrovascular injury by time elapsed since the event. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 22, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Financial Implications of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System for Surgical Health Care Professionals
This study describes financial implications of the merit-based incentive payment system for surgical health care professionals. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 22, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Managing Competing Risks for Surgical Patients With Complex Medical Problems
The timing of surgery following a myocardial infarction or stroke is a critical consideration, as it can significantly impact the risk of death and complications that diminish the potential benefit of the surgical procedure. The most recent guidelines recommend delaying nonurgent surgery until dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) can be completed. For patients with a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), this means delaying surgery for 6 months. However, for patients with acute coronary syndrome and no PCI, DAPT is continued for up to 12 months after the event. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 22, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy
This cohort study assesses whether there are differences in adverse outcomes between pregnant patients with acute cholecystitis who do or do not receive cholecystectomy. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - November 15, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
