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Original Study

Classification of Post-Pancreatectomy Readmissions and Opportunities for Targeted Mitigation Strategies

Boyev, Artem; Azimuddin, Ahad; Prakash, Laura R.; More

Original Study

Are Metastatic Central Lymph Nodes (D3 volume) in right-sided Colon Cancer a Sign of Systemic Disease? A sub-group Analysis of an Ongoing Multicenter Trial

Banipal, Gurpreet Singh; Stimec, Bojan Vladimir; Andersen, Solveig Norheim; More

Meta-Analysis

An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Graduated Compression Stockings in Addition to Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Inpatients

Turner, Benedict R H; Machin, Matthew; Salih, Marwah; More

Original Study

Evaluating the Impact of Operative Team Familiarity on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Medicare Beneficiaries

Awtry, Jake A.; Abernathy, James H.; Wu, Xiaoting; More

Original Study

New Sarculator Prognostic Nomograms for Patients with Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: Case Volume Does Matter

Callegaro, Dario; Barretta, Francesco; Raut, Chandrajit P; More

Original Study

Outcomes and Risk Factors for Liver Transplantation Using graft-to-Recipient Weight Ratio Less than 0.8 Graft from Living Donors: Multicentric Cohort Study

Kim, Deok-Gie; Hwang, Shin; Kim, Jong Man; More

Randomized Controlled Trial

Emergency Department and Inpatient Utilization Reductions and Cost Savings Associated with Trauma Center Mental Health Intervention: Results from a 5-year Longitudinal Randomized Clinical Trial Analysis

Prater, Laura; Bulger, Eileen; Maier, Ronald V.; More

Original Study

2 days versus 5 days of Postoperative Antibiotics for Complex Appendicitis: Cost Analysis of a Randomized, Non-inferiority Trial

de Wijkerslooth, Elisabeth M.L.; Boerma, Evert-Jan G.; van Rossem, Charles C.; More

Meta-Analysis

Surveillance of Individuals at High Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer: A Prevalence meta-analysis to Estimate the Rate of low-yield Surgery

Paiella, Salvatore; Secchettin, Erica; Lionetto, Gabriella; More

Original Study

How Does Omitting Additional Surgery after Local Excision Affect the Prognostic Outcome of Patients with High-risk T1 Colorectal Cancer?

Ouchi, Akira; Komori, Koji; Masahiro, Tajika; More

Original Study

Association Between Emergency Medical Service Agency Volume and Mortality in Trauma Patients

Silver, David S.; Sperry, Jason L.; Beiriger, Jamison; More

Original Study

Impact of Portable Normothermic Machine Perfusion for Liver Transplantation From Adult Deceased Donors

Yamamoto, Takayuki; Atthota, Srilakshmi; Agarwal, Divinash; More

ESA Paper

Textbook Oncological Outcome in European Gastrodata

Sędłak, Katarzyna; Rawicz-Pruszyński, Karol; Mlak, Radosław; More

Meta-Analysis

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of the Procedure-specific Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in General Abdominal, Colorectal, Upper-Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery

Lavikainen, Lauri I.; Guyatt, Gordon H.; Sallinen, Ville J.; More

Original Study

Prognostic Relevance of Primary Tumor Sidedness in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer: An Integrated Analysis of Four Randomized Controlled Trials (JCOG2003A)

Ouchi, Akira; Sadachi, Ryo; Hamaguchi, Tetsuya; More

Original Study

A Prognostic Model To Predict Survival After Recurrence Among Patients With Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Moazzam, Zorays; Alaimo, Laura; Endo, Yutaka; More

ESA Paper

Is Delaying a Coloanal Anastomosis the Ideal Solution for Rectal Surgery: Analysis of a Multicentric Cohort of 564 Patients from the GRECCAR

Collard, Maxime K.; Rullier, Eric; Tuech, Jean-Jacques; More

Original Study

Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) within and Outside Traditional Selection Criteria: A Multicentric North American Experience

Ivanics, Tommy; Claasen, Marco PAW; Samstein, Benjamin; More

ESA Paper

Impact of the Surgical Approach for Neoadjuvantly Treated Gastro-Esophageal Junction type II Tumors- a Multi-National, High-Volume Center Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Wirsik, Naita M.; Schmidt, Thomas; Nienhüser, Henrik; More

ESA Paper

Stoma-free Survival After Rectal Cancer Resection With Anastomotic Leakage: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model in a Large International Cohort

Greijdanus, Nynke G.; Wienholts, Kiedo; Ubels, Sander; More

ESA-Randomized Controlled Trial

Routine End-ischemic Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation from Donors After Brain Death: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Grąt, Michał; Morawski, Marcin; Zhylko, Andriy; More

Original Study

A Transcriptomic Approach to Understand Patient Susceptibility to Pneumonia After Abdominal Surgery

Torrance, Hew D; Zhang, Ping; Longbottom, E Rebecca; More

ESA Paper

Defatting of Human Livers during Long-Term ex situ Normothermic Perfusion. Novel Strategy to Rescue Discarded Organs for Transplantation

Sousa Da Silva, Richard X.; Borrego, Lucia Bautista; Lenggenhager, Daniela; More

ESA Paper

Outcome after Intestinal Transplantation from Living versus Deceased Donors: A Propensity-matched Cohort Analysis of the International Intestinal Transplant Registry

Ceulemans, Laurens J.; Dubois, Antoine; Clarysse, Mathias; More

Original Study

Propensity Score-Matching Analysis Comparing Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Limited Liver Resections of the Posterosuperior Segments: An International Multi-Center Study

Krenzien, Felix; Schmelzle, Moritz; Pratschke, Johann; More

Original Study

Liver Histology Predicts Liver Regeneration and Outcome in ALPPS: Novel Findings from A Multicenter Study

Lopez-Lopez, Victor; Linecker, Michael; Caballero-Llanes, Albert; More

Original Study

Comparison of Outcomes between Surveillance Ultrasound and Completion Lymph Node Dissection in Children and Adolescents with Sentinel Lymph Node Positive Cutaneous Melanoma

Scoville, Steven D.; Stanek, Joseph R.; Rinehardt, Hannah; More

Original Study

Minimum and Optimal CA19-9 Response After Two Months Induction Chemotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Nationwide Multicenter Study

Seelen, Leonard W.F.; Doppenberg, Deesje; Stoop, Thomas F.; More

ESA Paper

Ideal Outcome After Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Transatlantic Evaluation of a Harmonized Composite Outcome Measure

Augustinus, Simone; Mackay, Tara M; Andersson, Bodil; More

Original Study

Goal-directed Perioperative Albumin Substitution Versus Standard of Care to Reduce Postoperative Complications - A Randomized Clinical Trial (SuperAdd Trial)

Schaller, Stefan J.; Fuest, Kristina; Ulm, Bernhard; More

ESA Paper

Delayed Surgical Intervention After Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer: (DICE) Study

Chidambaram, Swathikan; Owen, Richard; Sgromo, Bruno; More

Original Study

Severity of Prior COVID-19 is Associated with Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Inpatient Surgery

Verhagen, Nathaniel B.; SenthilKumar, Gopika; Jaraczewski, Taylor; More

ESA Paper

Novel Benchmark for Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation. Integrating Eastern and Western Experiences

Li, Zhihao; Rammohan, Ashwin; Gunasekaran, Vasanthakumar; More

ESA Paper

Surgery for Primary Aldosteronism in France from 2010 to 2020, Results from the French-Speaking Association of Endocrine Surgery (AFCE) - Eurocrine® Study Group

Vignaud, Timothee; Baud, Gregory; Nominé-Criqui, Claire; More

ESA Paper

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Versus Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in the European Multicenter ENSURE Study

Elliott, Jessie A.; Klevebro, Fredrik; Mantziari, Styliani; More

ESA Paper

Refining Auxiliary Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (AOLT) Improves Outcomes in Adult Patients with Acute Liver Failure

Pravisani, Riccardo; Cocchi, Lorenzo; Cesaretti, Manuela; More

ESA Paper

Novel Benchmark Values for Open Major Anatomic Liver Resection in Non-Cirrhotic Patients. A Multicentric Study of 44 International Expert Centers

Sousa Da Silva, Richard X.; Breuer, Eva; Shankar, Sadhana; More

ESA Paper

Career needs Assessment for Early Career Academic Surgeons using a Modified Accelerated Delphi Process

Fleming, Christina A.; Augustinus, Simone; Lemmers, Daan H.L.; More