Annals of Surgery

Morris, Rhys J.; Woodcock, John P.

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):393-396, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b5d61c

A review was conducted of direct comparisons of the clinical effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression and graduated compression stockings in deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. Of the 10 comparisons found, 5 included fewer than 40 patients, and showed no statistically significant difference, and 3 reported significantly lower deep vein thrombosis incidence with intermittent pneumatic compression.

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Caprini, Joseph A.

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):397-398, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181d03ca2

Farrokhyar, Forough; Karanicolas, Paul J.; Thoma, Achilleas; Simunovic, Marko; Bhandari, Mohit; Devereaux, P. J.; Anvari, Mehran; Adili, Anthony; Guyatt, Gordon

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):409-416, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181cf863d

This article reviews the significance of randomized controlled trials in the evaluation of surgical interventions, discusses some of the methodological challenges encountered in designing and conducting randomized controlled trials of surgical trials, and proposes possible solutions to overcome these challenges.

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Kim, Hyung-Ho; Hyung, Woo Jin; Cho, Gyu Seok; Kim, Min Chan; Han, Sang-Uk; Kim, Wook; Ryu, Seung-Wan; Lee, Hyuk-Joon; Song, Kyo Young

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):417-420, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181cc8f6b

Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) is rapidly gaining in popularity. However, there is limited evidence regarding its oncologic safety. We conducted a phase III multicenter, prospective, randomized study comparing LADG with open gastrectomy. We found no significance difference in the morbidity and mortality between the LADG and open gastrectomy groups. Therefore, we conclude that this trial was safe and is thus ongoing.

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Park, Sook Ryun; Kim, Min Ju; Ryu, Keun Won; Lee, Jun Ho; Lee, Jong Seok; Nam, Byung-Ho; Choi, Il Ju; Kim, Young-Woo

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):428-435, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181ca69a7

Clinical stage is an independent predictor of long-term survival in the preoperative setting of resectable gastric cancer. It should be incorporated as a stratification factor in a randomized clinical trial of preoperative therapy.

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Cannon, Jeremy W.; Fischer, Josef E.

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):566-572, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181d12d3f

In World War II, Edward D. Churchill volunteered as a combat consultant. In this role, he mentored many junior surgeons and challenged the Army leadership to treat hemorrhagic shock with blood rather than plasma. These lessons have continued relevance for today's Senior Visiting Surgeons and our military medical corps.

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Birdas, Thomas J.

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):573, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181cfdb49

Contini, Sandro; Taqdeer, Asadullah; Gosselin, Richard A.

Annals of Surgery. 251(3):574, March 2010.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181d13ff8