JAMASURG_OF:04172019

JAMASURG_OF:04102019

Association Between Household Workload, Career Dissatisfaction for Physician Moms

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Nelya Melnitchouk, M.D., M.Sc., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@bwh.harvard.edu. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Embed this link to provide your readers free access to the full-text article: This link will be live…

JAMASURG_OF:04032019

Racial Disparities, Access to Kidney Transplants After New Organ Allocation System

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Sanjay Kulkarni, M.D., M.H.C.M., email Ziba Kashef at ziba.kashef@yale.edu. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Embed this link to provide your readers free access to the full-text article: This link will be live at…

JAMASURG_OF:03272019

Factors Associated with Increased Survival Among U.S. Military Combat Casualties in Afghanistan, Iraq

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jeffrey T. Howard, Ph.D., email Kara Soria at kara.soria@utsa.edu. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Embed this link to provide your readers free access to the full-text article: This link will be live at…

JAMASURG_OF:03202019

JAMASURG_OF:03132019

Study Examines Use of Video-Assisted Surgery for Known, Suspected Lung Cancer in VA

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Eric L. Grogan, M.D., M.P.H., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@vumc.org. The full study is linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at the embargo…

Estimates of Older Patients With Fractures Associated with Walking Leashed Dogs

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jaimo Ahn, M.D., Ph.D., email Frank Otto at francis.otto@uphs.upenn.edu. The full study is linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at the embargo time https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2727125?guestAccessKey=3eb95062-58ae-4981-a093-57cfc0708647&utm_source=JAMA…

Do Weight-Loss Surgery Outcomes Differ Between Black and White Patients?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jonathan F. Finks, M.D., email Shantell Kirkendoll at SMkirk@umich.edu. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at the…

JAMASURG_OF:03062019

Family Opioid Use and Risk of Opioid Use Among Teens, Young Adults Following Surgical, Dental Procedures

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jennifer F. Waljee, M.D., email Beata Mostafavi at bmostafa@umich.edu. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at the…

JAMASURG_OF:02272019

JAMASURG_OF:02202019

Do Improvements in Sexual Functioning After Weight-Loss Surgery Last?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Kristine Steffen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., email Carol Renner at carol.renner@ndsu.edu. The full study, commentary and podcast are linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at…

JAMASURG_OF:02132019

JAMASURG_OF:02122019

Livers From Older Donors Decrease Despite Improved Outcomes for Recipients

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Dorry L. Segev, M.D., Ph.D., email Raigan Wheeler at rwheel13@jhmi.edu. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at…

Association Between EMS Response Time and Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author James P. Byrne, Ph.D., M.D., email Laura Bristow at Laura.Bristow@sunnybrook.ca. The full study and commentary are linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live…

JAMASURG_OF:02062019

JAMASURG_OF:01302019

JAMASURG_OF:01232019

Study Examines Racial Differences in Time to Breast Cancer Surgery in Military Health System

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Kangmin Zhu, M.D., Ph.D., email Sarah Marshall at sarah.marshall@usuhs.edu. The full study is linked to this news release. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? This full-text link will be live at the embargo time…

JAMASURG_OF:01162019

JAMASURG_OF:01092018

JAMASURG_OF:01022019

JAMASURG_OF:12262018

Listen to the Podcast: Firearm Injury and Motor Vehicle Crash Case Fatality by Age Group, 2003-2013

Listen to an interview with Robert A. Tessler, M.D., M.P.H., and Frederick P Rivara, M.D., M.P.H., co-authors of the JAMA Surgery study, “Trends in Firearm Injury and Motor Vehicle Crash Case Fatality by Age Group, 2003-2013.” The podcast is available for listening and download on this page. Visual Abstract

JAMASURG_OF:12192018

Do Negative Public Attitudes Toward Weight Loss Surgery Stop Some Patients From Having Surgery?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Heather Yeo, M.D., M.H.S., email Krystle Lopez at krl2003@med.cornell.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time…

JAMASURG_OF:12122018

Visual Abstract: Association of Prevalence of Benign Disease After Partial Nephrectomy With Preoperative Imaging Patterns

Below is a visual abstract for the December 5 JAMA Surgery study, “Association of Prevalence of Benign Pathologic Findings After Partial Nephrectomy With Preoperative Imaging Patterns in the United States From 2007 to 2014,” by Jae Heon Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, South Korea and coauthors.

Cardiac Surgery for Patients with Persistent Opioid Use Associated with Higher Rate of Complications, Increased Costs

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Edward G. Soltesz, M.D., M.P.H., email Andrea Pacetti at PACETTA@ccf.org. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:12052018

JAMASURG_OF:11282018

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JAMASURG_OF:11142018

Quantity of Opioids Prescribed After Surgery Associated With Higher Patient Use

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Joceline Vu, M.D., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4234…

JAMASURG_OF:11072018

JAMASURG_OF:10312018

Author Interview: Evaluation of Wound Photography for Remote Postoperative Assessment

Listen to an interview with Benjamin K. Poulose, M.D., M.P.H., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, co-author of the JAMA Surgery study, “Evaluation of Wound Photography for Remote Postoperative Assessment of Surgical Site Infections.” The podcast is available for listening and download on this page.

JAMASURG_OF:10242018

JAMASURG_10172018

JAMASURG_OF:10162018

Long-Term Follow-Up of Using Patients’ Own Fat to Correct Deformities After Breast Cancer Surgery

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Todor Krastev, M.D., email dr.todor.krastev@gmail.com. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.3744   Bottom Line: One…

JAMASURG_OF:10102018

JAMASURG_OF:100302018

JAMASURG_OF:09262018

JAMASURG_OF:09192018

JAMASURG_OF:0912018

JAMASURG_OF:09052018

JAMASURG_OF:08292018

Policy Intended to Curb Opioid Prescribing Associated With Increase in Filled Opioid Prescriptions after Surgery

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jennifer Waljee, M.D., M.P.H., email Shantell Kirkendoll at smkirk@umich.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time…

JAMASURG_OF:08222018

JAMASURG_OF:08152018

JAMASURG_OF:08082018

JAMASURG_OF:08012018

JAMASURG_OF:07252018

JAMASURG_OF:07182018

Lower Default Amount of Opioid Pills in Electronic Medical Record May Reduce Opioid Prescribing

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Alexander S. Chiu, M.D., email Ziba Kashef at ziba.kashef@yale.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time…

Preoperative Opioid Use by Patients Having Surgery

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Paul E. Hilliard, M.D., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time…

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JAMASURG_OF:06272018

Patient Outcomes, Complication Rates of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Andrea L. Pusic, M.D., M.H.S., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@bwh.harvard.edu. To contact corresponding author Edwin G. Wilkins, M.D., M.S., email Nicole Fawcett at nfawcett@umich.edu. The full studies are available on the For The Media website.   Bottom Line:  Two…

JAMASURG_OF:06202018

Does Having a Blood Transfusion Before, During or After Surgery Increase the Risk for a Blood Clot?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Aaron A. R. Tobian, M.D., Ph.D., email Chanapa Tantibanchachai at chanapa@jhmi.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the…

JAMASURG_OF:06132018

JAMASURG_OF:06062018

About One-Third of U.S. Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars from Nonbattle Injuries

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Tuan D. Le, M.D., Dr.P.H., email Steven Galvan, D.B.A., at steven.galvan2.civ@mail.mil. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:05302018

JAMASURG_OF:05232018

Opioid-Related Adverse Drug Events Common after Surgery, Associated With Worse Outcomes

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Shahid Shafi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., email Deke Jones at Deke.Jones@BSWHealth.org. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:05162018

JAMASURG_OF:05092018

JAMASURG_OF:05082018

JAMASURG_OF:05022018

Inadequate Health Literacy Associated with Poorer Postoperative Recovery for Patients Undergoing Day Surgery

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Maria Halleberg Nyman, Ph.D., email maria.halleberg-nyman@oru.se. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0672   Bottom…

JAMASURG_OF:04252018

Listen to a Podcast: Association of Expectations of Training With Attrition in General Surgery Residents

An author podcast accompanies the JAMA Surgery study, “Association of Expectations of Training With Attrition in General Surgery Residents,” by Heather L. Yeo, M.D., M.H.S., of New York–Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, and coauthors, and is available for preview and download on this page.

JAMASURG_OF:04182018

JAMASURG_OF:04112018

JAMASURG_OF:04042018

Is There Association Between Weight-Loss Surgery, Change in Relationships?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Per-Arne Svensson, Ph.D., email per-arne.svensson@medic.gu.se. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0215   Bottom Line: Weight-loss…

JAMASURG_OF:03282018

JAMASURG_OF:03212018

Is There an Association Between Number of Patients Doctor Sees and Online Patient Rating?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Gregory P. Murphy, M.D., email Diane Duke Williams at williamsdia@wustl.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:03142018

JAMASURG_OF:03072018

Racial Differences in Age at Breast Cancer Diagnosis Challenges Use of Single Age-Based Screening Guidelines

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author David C. Chang, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., email Katie Marquedant at kmarquedant@partners.org. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at the…

Genital Surgery Increases Among Transgender Patients Seeking Gender-Affirming Surgeries

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Brandyn D. Lau, M.P.H., C.P.H., email Chanapa Tantibanchachai at chanapa@jhmi.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:02282018

JAMASURG_OF:02212018

JAMASURG_OF:02142018

Breast Cancer Patients Often Mispredict Well-Being After Mastectomy

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Clara Nan-hi Lee, M.D., M.P.P., email Amanda  Harper at Amanda.harper2@osumc.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:02072018