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Inpatient Cost of Trauma Care Versus Repair of Elective Open Inguinal Hernias: Nationwide Trends Over Nearly a Decade. 创伤护理与选择性开放式腹股沟疝修补的住院费用：近十年来全国趋势。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251313995

Anushka Paladugu, Megan Donnelly, Areg Grigorian, Lourdes Swentek, Catherine Kuza, Kurt Yamamoto, Jonathan Shipley, Ninh Nguyen, Jeffry Nahmias

{"title":"Inpatient Cost of Trauma Care Versus Repair of Elective Open Inguinal Hernias: Nationwide Trends Over Nearly a Decade.","authors":"Anushka Paladugu, Megan Donnelly, Areg Grigorian, Lourdes Swentek, Catherine Kuza, Kurt Yamamoto, Jonathan Shipley, Ninh Nguyen, Jeffry Nahmias","doi":"10.1177/00031348251313995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251313995","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Concerns exist regarding increased trauma activation fees at the expense of vulnerable patients. In contrast, elective open inguinal hernia repair (E-OIHR) has remained relatively fixed in terms of technique. This study aimed to examine health care costs for E-OIHR and trauma patients, hypothesizing trauma cost would increase from 2010 to 2018, while E-OIHR cost would remain unchanged. Methods: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database was queried (2010-2018) for admitted patients undergoing unilateral E-OIHR or trauma-related admission. Health care costs per admission, total annual costs, and trends of E-OIHR and trauma admissions were also examined. Multiple linear regression was used to estimate the association of individual- and hospital-level variables with total costs. Results: Unilateral E-OIHR admission cost more than doubled per case in 2018. Trauma cost per admission also increased, however, only by 34%. Total costs for all E-OIHR admissions increased 26%, whereas trauma admission costs increased 32%. Both trauma admissions and unilateral E-OIHR admissions decreased; however, E-OIHR admissions decreased more. Multiple linear regression demonstrated compared to the cost of E-OIHR, trauma care decreased when adjusting for year, age, severity, hospital type, and length of stay (P < .001). Conclusion: The rate of increase in cost per unilateral E-OIHR admission exceeded that of trauma. However, the total economic burden for trauma care increased by billions of dollars due to a steady increase in per incidence cost and only slightly lower rates of trauma admissions. Increased focus on high-value care to curtail increasing costs of E-OIHR and especially trauma appears warranted.","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"31348251313995"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Axilla Management in Breast Cancer Surgery: Brief Review and Current Practice Recommendations. 乳腺癌手术中的腋窝管理：简要回顾和当前的实践建议。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251313529

Karla Lužaić, Konstantinos Lachanas, Konstantinos-Odysseas Vamvakopoulos, Andreas Sidiropoulos, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Iakovos Nomikos

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Paramedic Judgment as a Basis for Trauma Triage: Is it an Effective Strategy? 护理人员判断作为创伤分诊的基础：这是一个有效的策略吗？

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1177/00031348241312123

Matthew P Schaefer, Chrisnel Lamy, Dalier Mederos-Rodriguez, John D Berne

{"title":"Paramedic Judgment as a Basis for Trauma Triage: Is it an Effective Strategy?","authors":"Matthew P Schaefer, Chrisnel Lamy, Dalier Mederos-Rodriguez, John D Berne","doi":"10.1177/00031348241312123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348241312123","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) defines minimum Standard Criteria (SC) for Level 1 trauma. In our hospital, discretion of prehospital personnel (\"Paramedic Judgment\" [PJ]) can initiate Full Trauma Triage Activation (FTTA) in the absence of ACS-COT criteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate overtriage and undertriage for PJ vs SC.Methods: 1846 patients met criteria from 1/1/19 to 1/5/23. This study utilized the Cribari Matrix to define under, over, and appropriate triage, and utilizes Chi-Squared Test to determine significance. We performed an adjusted binomial logistic regression comparing overtriage and undertriage for PJ vs SC. We analyzed the Need for Emergent Intervention-6 (NEI-6) model to see if it could be a way to accurately assess triage.Results: Overtriage for the PJ group was 68.9%, compared to 54.8% for SC, with a P-value ≤.05, and undertriage for the PJ group was 1.23% compared to 0.13%. After adjusting for confounders, the risk of overtriage by the PJ group was 2.04 times as likely compared to the SC group (OR 2.04; P < .01). The OR for undertriage was not calculated due to lack of power. The odds of needing a blood transfusion for the PJ patients compared to the SC patients is approximately one-third (OR 0.33; P < .01). The other variables were lacking in power.Conclusion: The aim of this study is to evaluate over and undertriage for PJ and SC at our large urban center. We found that overtriage was 2 times as likely when using PJ compared with the SC.","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"31348241312123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mental Practice, Visualization, and Mental Imagery in Surgery: a Systematic Review. 外科手术中的心理练习、可视化和心理意象：系统综述。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-14 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251314152

James D Schmidt, Kie Shidara, Andrew Roos, Yoshihiro Katsuura

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The Effectiveness and Safety of Beta Antagonists in Patients With Burns: An Updated Meta-Analysis. -拮抗剂在烧伤患者中的有效性和安全性：一项最新的荟萃分析。

IF 1 4区医学

American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251313991

Aribah Bhatti, Sanaullah Shah, Muhammad Shahzaib, Muhamad Amaan Nadeem, Asim Shaikh, Habib Ur Rehman, Syed Saaid Rizvi, Maimoona Khan, Jasninder Dhaliwal Singh, Faisal Mahfooz, Rameel Muhammad Aftab, Dua Fatima Zaheer Rao, Muhammad Azhar Chachar

{"title":"The Effectiveness and Safety of Beta Antagonists in Patients With Burns: An Updated Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Aribah Bhatti, Sanaullah Shah, Muhammad Shahzaib, Muhamad Amaan Nadeem, Asim Shaikh, Habib Ur Rehman, Syed Saaid Rizvi, Maimoona Khan, Jasninder Dhaliwal Singh, Faisal Mahfooz, Rameel Muhammad Aftab, Dua Fatima Zaheer Rao, Muhammad Azhar Chachar","doi":"10.1177/00031348251313991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251313991","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the safety and effectiveness of beta antagonists for improving clinical care in burn patients, compared to placebo.Methods: Articles from randomized-controlled trials were identified by a literature search on PubMed and Cochrane. We included relevant trials involving patients with burn. Trials were eligible if they evaluated propranolol and compared to usual care or placebo. We conducted a meta-analysis using a random-effects model.Results: A total of 2114 patients were included from 14 RCTs. Beta-blocker-treated patients had decreased heart rates (WMD = -14.73, 95% CIs = [-19.14, -10.32]), mean arterial pressure (WMD = -2.76, 95% CIs = [-3.81, -1.70]), rate pressure product (WMD = -1.13, 95% CIs = [-1.56, -0.71]), reduced time for wound healing (WMD = -5.08, 95% CIs [-8.97, -1.18]), and lower resting energy expenditure (WMD = -168.83, 95% CIs [-232.03, -105.63]). However, use of beta-blockers did not reduce mortality rate (WMD = 0.98, 95% CIs [0.68, 1.41]), incidence of sepsis (RR = 0.82, 95% CIs = [0.50, 1.35]), or length of stay in hospital (WMD = -1.50, 95% CIs [-4.76, 1.77]) compared with placebo.Conclusion: Our findings indicate that the administration of propranolol to burned patients does not contribute to increased mortality rates, reduced length of hospital stays, or heightened sepsis occurrence. It demonstrates a protective effect on heart function by reducing heart rate, resting energy expenditure, rate pressure product, and wound healing. More randomized-controlled and multi-center studies are needed to effectively establish the use of beta antagonists in burn patients.","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"31348251313991"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142962066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Expression of Concern. 表达关心。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1177/00031348241305412

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Letter re: Volvulus in Eastern Anatolia. 字母re：安纳托利亚东部的扭转。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251314153

Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp, Rifat Peksoz, Esra Disci

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The Role of Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Patients With Perforated Peptic Ulcer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 经验性抗真菌治疗在穿孔性消化性溃疡患者中的作用：一项最新的系统综述和荟萃分析。

IF 1 4区医学

American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251313528

Dimitrios Giannis, Weiying Lu, Salim El Hadwe, Georgios Geropoulos, Martine A Louis, Nageswara Rao Mandava, Galinos Barmparas

{"title":"The Role of Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Patients With Perforated Peptic Ulcer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Dimitrios Giannis, Weiying Lu, Salim El Hadwe, Georgios Geropoulos, Martine A Louis, Nageswara Rao Mandava, Galinos Barmparas","doi":"10.1177/00031348251313528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251313528","url":null,"abstract":"Fungal growth is common in intraoperative cultures of patients with perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) leading to the common use of empiric antifungal therapy, with current evidence not clearly supporting this practice. The goal of this updated systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the effect of empiric antifungals in patients with PPU. Eligible studies were identified through a comprehensive literature search in the MEDLINE (PubMed) and EMBASE databases, following the PRISMA 2020 statement. A total of eight studies were identified reporting on 1802 patients. The population consisted of 67.3% males (n = 121/1802), with a mean age of 59.1 ± 13.2 years. Most of the population underwent surgery (n = 1763/1802, 97.8%), which was most frequently omental patch (n = 1169/1411, 82.8%), while 12.8% (n = 140/1096) underwent laparoscopic repair. Intraoperative cultures were obtained in 73.7% (n = 1262/1713); blood cultures were obtained in 54.5% (n = 467/857) and were positive for fungus in 44.1% (n = 558/1262) and in 5.6% (n = 26/467), respectively. Empiric antifungal treatment was administered in 19.6% (n = 353/1802). The most common agent was fluconazole reported in 6 studies. At a mean follow-up of 34.4 ± 9.9 days, 191/1787 (10.7%) patients died. Patients with fungus-positive intraoperative cultures had significantly increased odds of having diabetes mellitus (OR: 1.55; 95% CI: 1.05-2.30), history of malignancy (OR: 2.80; 95% CI: 1.22-6.45), being on steroids (OR: 5.13; 95% CI: 1.37-19.3), and increased mortality (OR: 2.49; 95% CI: 1.67-3.70). Empiric antifungal therapy did not significantly decrease the odds for death (OR: 1.45; 95% CI: 0.33-6.41). The presence of fungi in the peritoneal fluid is associated with increased risk of death, that is not affected by administration of empiric antifungal therapy.","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"31348251313528"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Impact of the Inflammatory Burden Index on Prognosis After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis. 炎症负担指数对结直肠癌肝转移肝切除术后预后的影响。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251313993

Hironari Kawai, Kenei Furukawa, Masashi Tsunematsu, Yoshihiro Shirai, Shinji Onda, Koichiro Haruki, Michinori Matsumoto, Norimitsu Okui, Tomohiko Taniai, Toru Ikegami

{"title":"Impact of the Inflammatory Burden Index on Prognosis After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis.","authors":"Hironari Kawai, Kenei Furukawa, Masashi Tsunematsu, Yoshihiro Shirai, Shinji Onda, Koichiro Haruki, Michinori Matsumoto, Norimitsu Okui, Tomohiko Taniai, Toru Ikegami","doi":"10.1177/00031348251313993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251313993","url":null,"abstract":"Background/aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of the inflammatory burden index (IBI), a novel inflammation-based biomarker, in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) after hepatic resection.Patients and methods: One hundred fifty patients with CRLM who underwent hepatectomy were retrospectively analyzed. The IBI was defined as C-reactive protein × neutrophil count/lymphocyte count. The relationship of the IBI with overall survival was investigated by univariate and multivariate analyses.Results: Seventy-three (49%) patients had a high IBI (>3.45). In univariate analysis, overall survival was significantly worse in patients with lymph node metastases (P = 0.048), high NLR (P = 0.03), and high IBI (P < 0.01). In multivariate analysis, high IBI (P = 0.048) was an independent and significant predictor of overall survival. Patients with a high IBI had more postoperative complications compared with those with a low IBI (P < 0.01).Conclusion: The IBI was a strong predictor for both short- and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent hepatic resection for CRLM.","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"31348251313993"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Novel Microbe, Immunization Deaths, and Vaccination on Trial: BCG and the Lübeck Disaster of 1930. 一种新的微生物、免疫死亡和疫苗试验：卡介苗和1930年的l<s:1>贝克灾难。

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American Surgeon Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/00031348251313994

Don K Nakayama

{"title":"A Novel Microbe, Immunization Deaths, and Vaccination on Trial: BCG and the Lübeck Disaster of 1930.","authors":"Don K Nakayama","doi":"10.1177/00031348251313994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251313994","url":null,"abstract":"Today's controversies of gain-of-function virological research and mRNA COVID vaccination policies had an antecedent nearly a century ago in an event often referred to as \"the Lübeck disaster.\" From April through September 1930, 77 newborn infants in Lübeck, Germany, died after receiving oral BCG immunizations tainted with active human Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The tragedy threatened to end BCG immunizations. BCG and its originators, the French scientists Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin, were exonerated from liability. An inquest uncovered careless laboratory practices that contaminated doses of the vaccine with a human pathogen. The calamity underscored the necessity for exacting standards when handling dangerous infective microbes. The physician and bacteriologist responsible for the immunization program in Lübeck were tried and convicted for negligence, a concrete example of the civic responsibility expected of scientists when an experimental venture inflicts harm on an unwitting public. The example of Lübeck stands as an object lesson on the necessity of an informed, measured approach to any novel treatment. Controversies continue whether BCG vaccination is the preferred public health strategy against tuberculosis. Calmette and Guérin's lasting scientific achievement is the creation of a microbe that over a century has kept its essential features of inciting a vigorous immunological reaction that was tolerated by its host and never regaining its pathogenicity. The features form the basis of modern cancer immunotherapy, where intravesical BCG is first-line therapy against non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"31348251313994"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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