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…
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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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Podcast: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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New, Persistent Opioid Use Common after Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Chad M. Brummett, 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.2017.0504 JAMA Surgery Among about 36,000 patients, approximately 6 percent continued…
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Insurance Expansion Associated With Increase in Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Benjamin C. James, M.D., M.S., email Mike LaFollette at malafoll@iu.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.2017.0461 JAMA Surgery The 2006 Massachusetts health reform, a model…
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Use of Mobile App Reduces Number of In-Person Follow-up Visits after Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact John L. Semple, M.D., M.Sc., email Emily Hanft at emily.hanft@wchospital.ca. Related material: The commentary, “Time to Embrace the Digital Age in Health Care,” by Tarik Sammour, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.S., University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, and Andrew G. Hill,…
Use of Computerized Systems to Help Physicians Assess Patients Linked with Decreased Risk of Blood Clots Following Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Zachary M. Borab, B.A., email Deborah Haffeman at deborah.haffeman@nyumc.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.2017.0131 JAMA Surgery The use of computerized clinical decision support systems…
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Study Finds Patients More Likely to Receive Surgical Intervention for Narrowed Arteries in Fee-For-Service than Salary-Based System
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Louis L. Nguyen, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., email Johanna Younghans at jyounghans@partners.org. Related material: The commentary, “Assessing the Appropriateness of Carotid Revascularization,” by Philip P. Goodney, M.D., M.S., of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H., and colleagues also is available at the For…
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Older Adults Experience Similar Improvements Following Surgery for Herniated Lumbar Disk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Sasha Gulati, M.D., Ph.D., email sashagulati@hotmail.com. 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.2016.5557 JAMA Surgery Although patients 65 years of age or older had more…
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Use of Patient Complaints to Identify Surgeons with Increased Risk for Postoperative Complications
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact William O. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. Related material: The commentary, “Association of Unsolicited Patient Observations With the Quality of a Surgeon’s Care,” by Allen Kachalia, M.D., J.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and…
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Findings Suggest Overuse of Chemotherapy among Younger Patients with Colon Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Kangmin Zhu, Ph.D., M.D., email Sarah Marshall at sarah.marshall@usuhs.edu. Related material: The commentary, “A Plea to Expand the Scope of Tumor Boards,” by Tonia M. Young-Fadok, M.D., M.S., of the Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, also is available at the For The Media…
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High Percentage of Gunshot Injuries in Chicagoland Not Treated at Designated Trauma Centers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Lee S. Friedman, Ph.D., email Sharon Parmet at sparmet@uic.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.2016.5049 JAMA Surgery In Cook County, Illinois, which…
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Study Finds Substantial Rate of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy When Procedure Not Indicated
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., email Nicole Fawcett at nfawcett@umich.edu or call 734-764-2220. Related material: A commentary, “Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy – Aligning Patient Preferences and Provider Recommendations,” by Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.S., and E. Shelley Hwang, M.D., M.P.H., of the…
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High Attrition Rate among Residents in General Surgery Programs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Mohammed Al-Omran, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C., email Leslie Shepherd at ShepherdL@smh.ca. Related material: Also available at the For the Media website, the commentary “Preventing General Surgery Residency Attrition – It Is All About the Mentoring,” by Julie A. Freischlag, M.D., and Michelle…
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Use of Frailty Screening Initiative before Surgery Associated with Reduced Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Daniel E. Hall, M.D., M.Div., M.H.Sc., email Sheila Tunney at sheila.tunney@va.gov. Related material: Also available at the For the Media website, the commentary “A Call for Frailty Screening in the Preoperative Setting,” by Anne M. Suskind, M.D., M.S., and Emily Finlayson,…