Journal Club Archives

May 2010

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Are endoscopic therapies appropriate for superficial submucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma? An analysis of esophagectomy specimens.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2010) vol. 210 (4) pp. 418-27.
Sepesi et al.

Effect of stitch length on wound complications after closure of midline incisions: a randomized controlled trial.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill : 1960) (2009) vol. 144 (11) pp. 1056-9.
Millbourn et al.

A step-up approach or open necrosectomy for necrotizing pancreatitis.
N Engl J Med (2010) vol. 362 (16) pp. 1491-502.
van Santvoort et al.

The utility of preoperative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level for predicting malignant nodular thyroid disease.
Am J Surg (2010) vol. 199 (3) pp. 294-7; discussion 298.
Jin et al.

Impact of acute care surgery on biliary disease.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2010) vol. 210 (5) pp. 595-9, 599-601.
Britt et al.

Standard prophylactic enoxaparin dosing leads to inadequate anti-Xa levels and increased deep venous thrombosis rates in critically ill trauma and surgical patients.
The Journal of trauma (2010) vol. 68 (4) pp. 874-80.
Malinoski et al.

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Clinical Experience with a New Operation (Modified Duhamel Procedure) for Hirschsprung's Disease.
Annals of Surgery (1962) vol. 156 (4) pp. 678-81.
Martin and Altemeier.

Failure of tube thoracostomy for post-traumatic empyema: an indication for early decortication.
The Journal of trauma (1975) vol. 15 (7) pp. 588-94.
Coon and Shuck.