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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…

JAMASURG_OF:10262016

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…

JAMASURG_OF:10192016

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.,…

JAMASURG_OF:10122016

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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…

JAMASURG_OF:08242016

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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JAMASURG_OF:08102016

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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JAMASURG_OF:07202016

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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JAMASURG_OF:05042016

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…

JAMASURG_OF:04272016

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…

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Use of Breast Conservation Surgery for Cancer Decreases; High-Rate of Reoperation

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Art Sedrakyan, M.D., Ph.D., call Jen Gundersen at 646- 317-7402 or email jeg2034@med.cornell.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.2015.5535   JAMA Surgery In a study…

JAMASURG_02102016

Study Finds High Rate of Elective Surgery For Uncomplicated Diverticulitis After Few Episodes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Vlad V. Simianu, M.D., M.P.H., email Leila Gray at leilag@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.2015.5478   JAMA Surgery Vlad V. Simianu, M.D., M.P.H., of…

Gastric Bypass Surgery at Ages Older Than 35 Years Associated With Improved Survival  

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lance E. Davidson, Ph.D., email Todd Hollingshead at toddh@byu.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.2015.5501    JAMA Surgery Lance E. Davidson, Ph.D., of Brigham Young…

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Surgical Safety Checklists Associated With Reduced Risk of Death, Length of Hospital Stay

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Matthias Bock, M.D., email matthias.bock@sabes.it. To contact William Berry, M.D., M.P.H., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: These links will be live at the embargo…

JAMASURG_OF:01272016

Evidence Lacking to Support Use of More Expensive Biological Mesh Materials for Abdominal Hernia Repair

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sergio Huerta, M.D., call Cathy Frisinger at 214-648-3404 or email cathy.frisinger@utsouthwestern.edu. To contact commentary co-author Benjamin K. Poulose, M.D., M.P.H., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@Vanderbilt.Edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: These links…

JAMASURG_OF:01202016

Preoperative Frailty Associated With Increased Risk of Death Following Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Daniel I. McIsaac, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P.C., call Danika Gagnon at 613-863-7221 or email danika.gagnon@uOttawa.ca. To contact Jason M. Johanning, M.D., M.S., email William Ackerman at william.ackerman@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: These…

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High Rate of Symptoms, Hospitalization Following Gastric Bypass Surgery for Obesity

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sigrid Bjerge Gribsholt, M.D., email sigrgrib@rm.dk. 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.2015.5110   JAMA Surgery Although the vast majority of patients reported improved well-being after…

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Kidney Injury Common Following Vascular Surgery, Associated With Increased Risk For Cardiovascular-Related Death

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Azra Bihorac, M.D., M.S., call Rossana Passaniti at 352-273-8569 or email PASSAR@shands.ufl.edu. To contact commentary co-author Christian de Virgilio, M.D., call Phillip Rocha at 310-222-1876 or email procha@dhs.lacounty.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: These…

JAMASURG_OF:12162015

Study Examines Outcomes of Families Choosing Treatment Option for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Peter C. Minneci, M.D., M.H.Sc., call Gina Bericchia at 614-355-0495 or email MediaRelations@NationwideChildrens.org. To contact commentary co-author Diana Lee Farmer, M.D., F.R.C.S., call Karen Finney at 916-734-9064 or email klfinney@ucdavis.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

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Survival Has Improved For Women With Stage IV Breast Cancer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mary C. Schroeder, Ph.D., email Tom Moore at thomas-moore@uiowa.edu. To contact Lisa A. Newman, M.D., M.P.H., email Krista Hopson Boyer at Kboyer1@hfhs.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: These links will be live at…

JAMASURG_OF:11252015

Postoperative Clostridium difficile Infection in the Veterans Health Administration

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Xinli Li, Ph.D., call 303-270-6553 or email xinli.li2@va.gov. To contact commentary author Brian Zuckerbraun, M.D., call Sheila Tunney at 412-360-1479 or email sheila.tunney@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: These links will be live…

JAMASURG_OF:11182015

Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jason S. Gold, M.D., email Pallas Wahl at Pallas.Wahl@va.gov. To contact Daniel A. Anaya, M.D., email Lisa Chillura at Lisa.Chillura@moffitt.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: These links will be live at the embargo time:…

JAMASURG_OF:11112015

Hospital Readmission Common After Emergency General Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Joaquim M. Havens M.D., call Johanna Younghans at 617-525-6373 or email Jyounghans@partners.org. To contact O. Joe Hines, M.D., email Mark Wheeler at MWheeler@mednet.ucla.edu or Roxanne Moster at rmoster@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This…

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JAMASURG_OF:10282015

Being Married Linked to Better Outcomes Following Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc., call Leeann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.Donegan@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://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3240   JAMA Surgery Among more than…

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Findings Suggest Intrinsic Qualities of Safety-Net Hospitals Lead to Inferior Surgical Outcomes, Higher Costs

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3209 Author interview: An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Surgery website: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/multimedia.aspx   JAMA Surgery In…

JAMASURG_OF:10072015

Risk of Suicide Appears to Increase After Bariatric Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Junaid A. Bhatti, M.B.B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., call Laura Bristow at 416-480-4040 or email Laura.Bristow@sunnybrook.ca. To contact commentary co-author Amir A. Ghaferi, M.D., M.S., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story:…