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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

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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

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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ACA’s Medicaid Expansion Associated with Greater Likelihood of Patients Receiving Optimal Care for Serious Surgical Conditions

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Andrew P. Loehrer, M.D., M.P.H., email Julie Penne at jpenne@mdanderson.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:01242018

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What Treatment for Appendicitis Would Most Patients Choose, Surgery or Antibiotics?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Marc D. Basson, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., email marc.basson@med.und.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.2017.5310…

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Medication Helps Decrease Opioid Use Following Surgery

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jennifer Hah, M.D., M.S., email Tracie White at traciew@stanford.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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Is There a Difference in Patient Outcomes if a Surgeon is Involved in Overlapping Surgeries?

JAMA Surgery EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Brian M. Howard, M.D., email Janet Christenbury at jmchris@emory.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…

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Frailty Associated With Increased Risk of Complications Following Common, Outpatient Operations

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Carolyn D. Seib, M.D., M.A.S., email Suzanne Leigh at suzanne.leigh@ucsf.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.4007 JAMA Surgery Frailty was associated with an increased risk of complications among patients…

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Poorer Health Literacy Associated With Longer Hospital Stay after Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Kamran Idrees, M.D., M.S.C.I., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@vumc.org. Related material: The commentary, “Becoming Literate in Health Literacy,” by Richard Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D., of Health Literacy Media, St. Louis, also is…

JAMASURG_OF:10042017

What is the Optimal Length of a Prescription for an Opioid Pain Medication After Surgery?

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Louis L. Nguyen, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@bwh.harvard.edu. Related material: The commentary, “Addressing Variability in Opioid Prescribing,” by Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., M.D., M.P.H., of University of Chicago Medicine, also is available at the For The Media…

JAMASURG_OF:09272017

Long-Term Follow-up after Weight-Loss Surgery Finds High Rate of Anemia

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Dan Eisenberg, M.D., M.S., email Margarita Gallardo at mjgallardo@stanford.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3158 JAMA Surgery Researchers found a high rate of anemia 10…

JAMASURG_OF:09202017

Study Shows Influence of Surgeons on Likelihood of Removal of Healthy Breast after Breast Cancer Diagnosis

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Steven J. Katz, M.D., M.P.H., email Nicole Fawcett at nfawcett@umich.edu. Related material: The commentary, “Communication as the Key to Breast Conservation,” by Julie A. Margenthaler, M.D., and Amy E. Cyr, M.D., of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, also…

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Author Podcast: Association of Remediation and Program Director Attitudes With Resident Attrition

An author audio interview accompanies the JAMA Surgery study “Association of General Surgery Resident Remediation and Program Director Attitudes With Resident Attrition,” by Christian de Virgilio, M.D., of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif., and colleagues and is available for preview on this page.

Acupuncture, Electrotherapy after Knee Replacement Associated with Reduced and Delayed Opioid Use

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ph.D., email Tracie White at traciew@stanford.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2872 JAMA Surgery An analysis of drug-free interventions to reduce pain or opioid…

Study Examines Initial Events Linked to Sustained Opioid Use

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Andrew J. Schoenfeld, M.D., M.Sc., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@bwh.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2628 JAMA Surgery Most of the events that led…

JAMASURG_OF:08162017

C-Section Delivery Associated with Increased Risk of Complications from Hysterectomy

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Sofie A.I. Lindquist, M.D., email asil@hst.aau.dk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2825 JAMA Surgery Having a previous cesarean delivery significantly increased the risk of reoperation…

JAMASURG_OF:08092017

Prescription Opioids Often Go Unused After Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Mark C. Bicket, M.D., email Chanapa Tantibanchachai at chanapa@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0831 JAMA Surgery More than two-thirds of patients reported unused prescription…

JAMASURG_OF:08022017

Delaying Bariatric Surgery Until Higher Weight May Result in Poorer Outcomes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Oliver A. Varban, M.D., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2348 JAMA Surgery Obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery were more…

JAMASURG_OF:07262017

Some Women May Benefit From Delaying Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Margaret A. Olsen, Ph.D., M.P.H., email Diane Duke Williams at Williamsdia@wustl.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2338 JAMA Surgery Some patients with a combination of…

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Study Examines Use of Fat Grafting for Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey H. Kozlow, M.D., M.S., email Nicole Fawcett at nfawcett@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1716 JAMA Surgery The use of fat grafting as a…

JAMASURG_OF:06282017

Author Podcast: Rethinking the Current Staging System for Medullary Thyroid Cancer

An author audio interview accompanies the original investigation, “Rethinking the Current American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM Staging System for Medullary Thyroid Cancer,” by Julie A. Sosa, M.D., M.A., of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., and coauthors.

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Program Helps Reduce Risk of Delirium, Hospital Length of Stay for Older Patients Undergoing Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Guan-Hua Huang, Ph.D., email ghuang@stat.nctu.edu.tw. Related material: The commentary, “Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Delirium,” by Pasithorn A. Suwanabol, M.D., and Daniel B. Hinshaw, M.D., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, also is available at the For The Media website. To…

Following Gastric Band Surgery, Device-Related Reoperation Common, Costly

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Andrew M. Ibrahim, M.D., M.Sc., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1093 JAMA Surgery Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric…

JAMASURG_OF:05172017

Program for Recovery after Surgery Linked with Decrease in Length of Hospital Stay, Postoperative Complications

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Vincent X. Liu, M.D., M.S., email Ann Wallace at ann.m.wallace@kp.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1032 JAMA Surgery Implementation at 20 hospitals of an enhanced…

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Study Examines Emergency Department Visits for Patients Injured by Law Enforcement in the U.S.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Elinore J. Kaufman, M.D., M.S.H.P., email Maxine Mitchell at Mam9619@nyp.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0574 JAMA Surgery From 2006 to 2012, there were approximately…