Journal Club Archives

March 2010

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Individual Articles

Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy.
Surgical Endoscopy (2010) Epub ahead of print
Vassiliou et al.

The "fever workup" and respiratory culture practice in critically ill trauma patients.
Journal of Critical Care (2009) Epub ahead of print
Claridge et al.

Prospective randomized trial of LC+LCBDE vs ERCP/S+LC for common bile duct stone disease.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill : 1960) (2010) vol. 145 (1) pp. 28-33
Rogers et al.

Outcomes following endovascular vs open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a randomized trial.
JAMA (2009) vol. 302 (14) pp. 1535-42
Lederle et al.

Insulin-like growth factor 1-coated sutures improve anastomotic healing in an experimental model of colitis.
The British journal of surgery (2010) vol. 97 (2) pp. 258-65
Rijcken et al.

Aspirin use and survival after diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
JAMA (2009) vol. 302 (6) pp. 649-58 Chan et al.

RESIDENTS: Email karem.harth@uhhs.com with what article you will be presenting.

EDUCATIONAL CORNER (not for presentation)

American Board of Surgery examinations: can we identify surgery residency applicants and residents who will pass the examinations on the first attempt?.
Am J Surg (2010) vol. 199 (2) pp. 216-22
Shellito et al.