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,…
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Educational Intervention Improves Rate of Knee Replacement among Black Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Said A. Ibrahim, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., email Katie Delach at Katharine.Delach@uphs.upenn.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.2016.4225 JAMA Surgery A decision aid that consisted…
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Significant Decrease Seen in Prostate Biopsy, Radical Prostatectomy Procedures Following Recommendation against PSA Screening
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H., email Dominique Grignetti at Dmg9030@nyp.org or call 212-821-0560. Related material: The commentary, “Trends in Prostate Cancer Screening Following Changes Made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force,” by Pauline Filippou, M.D., and Raj S. Pruthi, M.D., of the…
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Is Bariatric Surgery a Cost-Effective Treatment for Teens with Severe Obesity?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Chin Hur, M.D., M.P.H., email Noah Brown at nbrown9@partners.org or call 617-643-3907. Related material: Available at the For the Media website, the commentary “Our Role in the Battle Against Adolescent Obesity,” by William T. Adamson, M.D., of the University of North…
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Shorter-Time between Bariatric Surgery and Childbirth Associated with Increased Risk of Complications for Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Brodie Parent, M.D., call Brian Donohue at 206-543-7856 or email bdonohue@uw.edu. Video Content: There will be a JAMA Report video for this study, available under embargo at this link, which will include broadcast-quality downloadable video files, B-roll, scripts, and other images….
Shorter-Time between Bariatric Surgery and Childbirth Associated with Increased Risk of Complications for Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Brodie Parent, M.D., call Brian Donohue at 206-543-7856 or email bdonohue@uw.edu. Related material: Available at the For the Media website, the commentary “Corrected vs Uncorrected Obesity in Childbearing Women – What Really Drives Fetal Risks?” by Aaron J. Dawes, M.D., Ph.D.,…
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Study Finds Wide Hospital Variation in Medicare Expenditures to Treat Surgical Complications
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jason C. Pradarelli, M.D., M.S., email Johanna Younghans at jyounghans@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3340 JAMA Surgery In a study published online by…
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Implementation of Lean Processes Shows Potential to Reduce Surgical Wait Times at VA Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Andrew C. Eppstein, M.D., email Eric Schoch at eschoch@iu.edu. To contact Seth A. Spector, M.D., email Lisa Worley at lworley2@med.miami.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story: These links will be live at the embargo time:…
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Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery Sustained Long-term
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew L. Maciejewski, Ph.D., call Amara Omeokwe at 919-681-4239 or email amara.omeokwe@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2317 JAMA Surgery Obese patients who underwent…
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Effectiveness of Medical Management vs Revascularization for Intermittent Leg Claudication
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Emily B. Devine, Ph.D., Pharm.D., M.B.A., call Sarah Guthrie at 206-543-3485 or email gu3@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2024 Among patients…
Sex Bias in Human Surgical Clinical Research
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Melina R. Kibbe, M.D., call Jamie Williams at 984-974-1149 or email Jamie.Williams@unchealth.unc.edu. To contact commentary co-author Julie A. Freischlag, M.D., call Michelle Silva at 916-734-4920 or email vmsilva@ucdavis.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in…
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Low Risk of Developing Persistent Opioid Use after Major Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Hance A. Clarke, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Alex Radkewycz at 416-340-3111, ext. 3895, or email Alexandra.radkewycz@uhn.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1681 JAMA Surgery…
Preoperative Factors Associated with Long-term Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michelle R. Lent, Ph.D., call Mike Ferlazzo at 570-214-7410 or email msferlazzo@geisinger.edu. To contact Amy Neville, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C., call Amelia Buchanan at 613-798-5555, ext. 73687, or email ambuchanan@ohri.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in…
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Surgeons’ Disclosures of Clinical Adverse Events
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact A. Rani Elwy, Ph.D., email Pallas Wahl at pallas.wahl@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1787 JAMA Surgery Surgeons who reported they were less likely…
Loss of Independence after Surgery for Older Patients Associated with Increased Risk of Hospital Readmission, Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Julia R. Berian, M.D., call Sally Garneski at 312-202-5409 or email pressinquiry@facs.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1689 In a study published online…
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High Rate of Patient Factors Linked to Hospital Readmissions Following General Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lisa K. McIntyre, M.D., call Susan Gregg at 206-616-6730 or email sghanson@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1258 JAMA Surgery An analysis of risk…
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Online Health Information for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Often Written at Too High a Reading Level
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Tara S. Kent, M.D., email Kelly Lawman at klawman@bidmc.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0730 JAMA Surgery Online information on pancreatic cancer overestimates the…
Study Identifies Emergency General Surgical Procedures that Account for Most Complications, Deaths and Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joaquim M. Havens, M.D., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0480 Only 7 procedures account for…
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Clinical Score May Help Predict Likelihood of Bariatric Surgery Curing Type 2 Diabetes in Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Annemarie G. Hirsch, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Mike Ferlazzo at 570- 214-7410 or email msferlazzo@geisinger.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0251 In a study…
The Importance of Assessing Weight Control Practices, Eating Behaviors, After Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact James E. Mitchell, M.D., email Jmitchell@nrifargo.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0395 Assessing certain weight control practices and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery…
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Study Examines Association Between Surgical Skill and Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher P. Scally, M.D., call Shantell Kirkendoll at 734-764-2220 or email smkirk@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0428 JAMA Surgery In contrast to its…
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Survey Finds Positive View Towards Living Kidney Donation; Offering Payment May Provide Motivation to Donate
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas G. Peters, M.D., call Dan Leveton at 904-244-3268 or email daniel.leveton@jax.ufl.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0065 JAMA Surgery In a study published…
Setting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Adil H. Haider, M.D., M.P.H., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this article in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0014 JAMA Surgery Leading…