Examining Gender Disparities Among Physicians When Sample Sizes Differ
To the Editor We read with interest the recent publication by Wallis and colleagues. There are several mismatches between the male-female groups, which support that the reported outcome differences in mortality, readmission, and complication rate might be the result of male surgeons having performed more complex surgeries (high complexity: male surgeons  = 65.7%; female surgeons = 59.5%) on older patients (mean patient age: male surgeons = 60 years; female surgeon = 52.5 years) with more serious medical problems (comorbidity aggregate disease group ≥11: male surgeons = 20.3%; female surgeons = 17....
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 17, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Examining Gender Disparities Among Physicians When Sample Sizes Differ
To the Editor We are writing in response to the article titled “Surgeon Sex and Long-Term Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Common Surgeries,” by Wallis et al. The study has illuminated a significant issue within our industry, and we would like to contribute to the research. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 17, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Surgically Resected Stage III Merkel Cell Carcinoma
This case-control study evaluates whether adjuvant radiotherapy is associated with overall survival among patients with surgically resected stage III Merkel cell carcinoma. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 17, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy —Ready for Prime Time?
In this study of 40 robotic mastectomies in 20 women using a single-port robotic platform, Farr et al expand on existing literature by demonstrating feasibility and safety with the more convenient single-port platform. At this point, the issue is not whether robotic mastectomy can be done, but whether there is sufficient information about its oncologic safety that it should be done. A 2019 US Food and Drug Administration safety communication, updated in August 2021, stated that the safety and effectiveness of robotically assisted mastectomy for the treatment or prevention of breast cancer had not been established and indic...
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 17, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Real-Time MRI During Convective Gene Therapy Perfusion of the Brain
This article discusses use of intraoperative MRI in convective gene therapy perfusion. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability
This cross-sectional study evaluates associations between faculty entrustment and resident entrustability in surgical training programs. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Population-Based Validation of the MIA and MSKCC Tools for Predicting Sentinel Lymph Node Status
This comparative effectiveness research study evaluates the utility of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Melanoma Institute Australia tools in predicting sentinel lymph node status. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Optimal Timing of Cholecystectomy for Severe Acute Pancreatitis and Understanding Complications and Comorbidities —Reply
In Reply We appreciate the valuable correspondence from Robertson et al and Zhu and Wei regarding our article, which has allowed us to further clarify the strengths and limitations of our findings. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Optimal Timing of Cholecystectomy for Severe Acute Pancreatitis and Understanding Complications and Comorbidities
To the Editor A study conducted by Di Martino et al involving 3696 patients with moderately severe and severe acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) assessed the safety of early cholecystectomy (EC) and concluded that EC should be considered carefully in those patients because it increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Despite the strengths of this study, several issues require further discussion. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Optimal Timing of Cholecystectomy for Severe Acute Pancreatitis and Understanding Complications and Comorbidities
To the Editor We read with interest the article by Di Martino and colleagues. The timing of cholecystectomy after admission with moderately severe or severe acute biliary pancreatitis remains unclear, and the authors are to be congratulated for presenting such a large multinational study. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Familiarity, Communication, and Entrustment in the Operating Room
I congratulate Millar et al on this multi-institutional study that expands on their previous work on the interplay between faculty entrustment and resident entrustability. Performing this type of study is very labor intensive and the authors are to be commended for doing the work. The authors replicate their findings that resident entrustability is driven by faculty entrustment. The results are perhaps not surprising, as the OpTrust tool used to gather the data sets up an association between the behavior of faculty and residents. For instance, if a faculty member identifies all landmarks and provides step-by-step instructi...
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Calculators for Informed Decision-Making
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for patients with melanomas at least 1 mm in depth; however, selecting low-risk patients remains challenging. Models incorporating multiple clinical and pathologic variables associated with tumor aggressiveness (such as mitotic index and ulceration) may enable more reliable selection of low-risk patients to safely avoid SNB or benefit from SNB. Two models have been developed to assist in this decision-making process, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and from the Melanoma Institute of Australia (MIA). (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Error in Figure Captions
The Research Letter titled “Financial Implications of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System for Surgical Health Care Professionals, published on November 22, 2023, was corrected to fix the order of the Figure 1 captions. The article was corrected online. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Errors in Results and Table 2
This article has been corrected. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Practical Guide to Ethics in Surgical Education Research
This Guide to Statistics and Methods describes ethical considerations when a study population includes learner participants. (Source: JAMA Surgery)
Source: JAMA Surgery - January 3, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research