Journal Club Archives

February 2009

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Colonic Anastomotic Leak: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
J Am Coll Surg, Feb 2009.
T Peter Kingham MD, H Leon Pachter, MD, FACS.

Narrative review: effect of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Med. 2009 Jan 20;150(2):94-103.
Vetter ML, Cardillo S, Rickels MR, Iqbal N. Ann Intern .

Predefined massive transfusion protocols are associated with a reduction in organ failure and postinjury complications.
J Trauma. 2009 Jan;66(1):41-8.
Cotton BA, Au BK, Nunez TC, Gunter OL, Robertson AM, Young PP.

Primary and overall success rates for clinical outcomes after laparoscopic, endoscopic, and open pancreatic cystgastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocysts.
Surg Endosc. 2009 Feb;23(2):267-71.
Melman L, Azar R, Beddow K, Brunt LM, Halpin VJ, Eagon JC, Frisella MM, Edmundowicz S, Jonnalagadda S, Matthews BD.

Thoracoscopic decortication vs tube thoracostomy with fibrinolysis for empyema in children: a prospective, randomized trial.
J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan;44(1):106-11
St Peter SD, Tsao K, Harrison C, Jackson MA, Spilde TL, Keckler SJ, Sharp SW, Andrews WS, Holcomb GW 3rd, Ostlie DJ.

The impact of lymph node involvement on survival in patients with papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Surgery. 2008 Dec;144(6):1070-7
Zaydfudim V, Feurer ID, Griffin MR, Phay JE.