American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1177/00031348241260275
Sameh Hany Emile, Nir Horesh, Zoe Garoufalia, Rachel Gefen, Peige Zhou, Giovanna Dasilva, Steven D Wexner
{"title":"Predictors and Impact of Ileus on Outcomes After Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: A Case-Control Study.","authors":"Sameh Hany Emile, Nir Horesh, Zoe Garoufalia, Rachel Gefen, Peige Zhou, Giovanna Dasilva, Steven D Wexner","doi":"10.1177/00031348241260275","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241260275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ileus is a common complication of major abdominal surgery, including colorectal resection. The present study aimed to assess the predictors of ileus after laparoscopic right colectomy for colon cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a retrospective case-control analysis of a prospective IRB-approved database of patients who underwent laparoscopic right colectomy at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida. Patients who developed ileus after right colectomy were compared to patients without ileus to determine the risk factors of ileus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The present study included 270 patients with a mean age of 68.7 years. Thirty-six patients (13.3%) experienced ileus after laparoscopic right colectomy. The median duration of ileus was 6 days. Factors associated with ileus were age (71.6 vs 68.2 years, <i>P</i> = .158), emergency colectomy (11.1% vs 3.9%, <i>P</i> = .082), extended hemicolectomy (19.4% vs 6.8%, <i>P</i> = .021), green gastrointestinal anastomosis (GIA) 4.8mm staple height cartridge (19% vs 8.1%, <i>P</i> = .114), and longer operative time (177.9 vs 160.4 minutes, <i>P</i> = .157). The only independent predictor of ileus was extended colectomy (OR: 16.7, <i>P</i> = .003).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Increased age, emergency surgery, green GIA cartridge, and longer operative times were associated with ileus, yet the only independent predictor of ileus was extended right hemicolectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3054-3060"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141431203","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1177/00031348241256058
Ahmer Irfan, J Bart Rose, Vikas Dudeja, Daniel I Chu, Sushanth Reddy
{"title":"An Analysis on the Effect of Income Changes in the Resection of Early-Stage Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Ahmer Irfan, J Bart Rose, Vikas Dudeja, Daniel I Chu, Sushanth Reddy","doi":"10.1177/00031348241256058","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241256058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The impact of socioeconomic inequalities on cancer care and outcomes has been well recognized and the underlying causes are likely multifactorial. Income is regarded as a cornerstone of socioeconomic status and has been assumed to correlate with access to care. We therefore sought to investigate whether income and changes in income would affect the rate of patients undergoing surgical resection for early-stage pancreatic cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Inflation-adjusted income data were obtained from the United States Census Bureau from 2010 to 2019. The cancer data were obtained from the SEER database. Counties present in both data sets were included in the analysis. Patients with stage I or II pancreatic cancer who underwent formal resection were deemed to have undergone appropriate surgical management. Patients were grouped into an early (2010-2014) and late (2015-2019) time period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The final analysis included 23968 patients from 173 counties across 11 states. The resection rate was 45.1% for the entire study and rose from 42.8% to 47.4% from the early to late time periods (<i>P</i> < .001). The median change in income between the two time periods was an increase by $2387. The rate of resection was not dependent on income class or income change in our study population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our surgical care of pancreatic cancer is improving with more patients undergoing resection. In addition, there are now fewer disparities between patients of lower-income and higher-income groups with respect to receiving surgical intervention. This implies that our access to care has improved over the past decade. This is an encouraging finding with regards to reducing health care disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"2885-2891"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141178909","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1177/00031348241259044
Vishal Kumar
{"title":"Reframing Surgery Using the Concepts of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.","authors":"Vishal Kumar","doi":"10.1177/00031348241259044","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241259044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3162-3163"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141178914","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1177/00031348241248808
Shrinit Babel, Suman Baral, Shasi Poudel
{"title":"History of Horsehair Hair Sutures: Perspectives in Green Surgery.","authors":"Shrinit Babel, Suman Baral, Shasi Poudel","doi":"10.1177/00031348241248808","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241248808","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Throughout history, animal hair and human hair have been used as suture materials in surgery and retain sporadic interest today. This systematic literature review examines 42 primary sources to uncover insights into the use of hair sutures. Several notable figures documented their experiences across specialties, highlighting horsehair's longevity and patient comfort. Despite waning popularity owing to synthetic alternatives, recent interest in autologous hair filaments for facial wounds signals a resurgence. The time-tested hair sutures offer a cost-effective, eco-friendly option, particularly in resource-limited settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3155-3161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140848091","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-05-20DOI: 10.1177/00031348241256082
Lauren R Moore, Robin A Skrine
{"title":"Diffuse Dermal Angiomatosis of the Breast Clinically Mimicking Cellulitis and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.","authors":"Lauren R Moore, Robin A Skrine","doi":"10.1177/00031348241256082","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241256082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 40-year-old woman admitted for hyponatremia and anasarca due to decompensated cirrhosis after a recent steroid taper developed extremely painful cutaneous breast lesions clinically mimicking cellulitis and inflammatory breast cancer and was biopsy-diagnosed instead with diffuse dermal angiomatosis (DDA) of the breasts, a rare and painful disease that can be a diagnostic chameleon. This case highlights the importance of early surgical consultation and tissue biopsy to correctly diagnose the etiology of severely painful mastitis and prevent prolonged symptomology and repeated administrations of ineffective treatments. Diffuse dermal angiomatosis should be considered when suspected breast cellulitis is refractory to treatment or there is concern for inflammatory breast cancer, especially in pendulous-breasted women with comorbidities that increase susceptibility to local tissue hypoxia.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3121-3124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141064382","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-05-23DOI: 10.1177/00031348241256083
Beatrice J Sun, Lakshika Tennakoon, David A Spain, Byrne Lee
{"title":"Palliative Intervention for Malignant Bowel Obstruction Comes at a Cost: A National Inpatient Study.","authors":"Beatrice J Sun, Lakshika Tennakoon, David A Spain, Byrne Lee","doi":"10.1177/00031348241256083","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241256083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) due to peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is associated with poor outcomes. Optimal management for palliation remains unclear. This study aims to characterize nonoperative, procedural, and operative management strategies for MBO and evaluate its association with mortality and cost.<b>Materials and Methods:</b> ICD-10 coding identified patient admissions from the 2018 to 2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) for MBO with PC from gastrointestinal or ovarian primary cancers. Management was categorized as nonoperative, procedural, or surgical. Multivariate analysis was used to associate treatment with mortality and cost.<b>Results:</b> 356,316 patient admissions were identified, with a mean age of 63 years. Gender, race, and insurance status were similar among groups. Length of stay (LOS) was longest in the surgical group (surgical: 17 days; procedural: 14 days; nonoperative: 7 days; <i>P</i> = .001). In comparison to nonoperative, procedural and surgical patients had statistically higher hospital charges, post-discharge medical needs, palliative care consults, and admission to rehab centers. Mortality was 7% in nonoperative, 9% in procedural, and 8% in surgical (<i>P</i> = .007) groups. In adjusted analyses, older age, palliative care consult, and non-Medicare payer status were associated with higher mortality. Compared to nonoperative, procedural and surgical groups resulted in increased costs (procedural: $17K more; surgical: $30K more).<b>Conclusions:</b> Admissions for procedural and surgical treatment of MBO are associated with increased LOS, hospital costs, and discharge needs. Optimal management remains challenging. Clinicians must examine all options prior to recommending palliative interventions given a trend towards higher resource utilization and mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"2848-2856"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141086081","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1177/00031348241259307
Don K Nakayama
{"title":"Jazz Musicians and Their Disabilities: Django Reinhardt, Les Paul, and Michel Petrucciani.","authors":"Don K Nakayama","doi":"10.1177/00031348241259307","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241259307","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Musicians with physical disabilities who achieved stardom are part of the lore of popular music. Guitarist Django Reinhardt contrived alternate fingering patterns necessitated by burn contractures of his left hand. Les Paul, a legend in the development of the solid body electric guitar and multitrack recording, mangled his right arm in a car wreck so severely that his elbow was set permanently at 90° so he could continue to play guitar. Michel Petrucciani suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition that stunted his growth to the point where he used a special attachment to reach the sustaining pedals of his piano. Their stories show the force of human genius in music.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3181-3185"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141309458","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-06-12DOI: 10.1177/00031348241259040
Barret Halgas, John Horton, Leopoldo Cancio
{"title":"Impostor Phenomenon Among Recently Graduated General Surgeons.","authors":"Barret Halgas, John Horton, Leopoldo Cancio","doi":"10.1177/00031348241259040","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241259040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Imposter phenomenon can occur in highly competitive fields causing internal feelings of fraud and self-doubt. Significant imposterism has been recently reported amongst general surgery residents.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>We hypothesized that attending surgeons, navigating the transition into independent practice, would report a similar experience. We surveyed and collected Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) scores from 24 Army general surgeons within 4 years of graduation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nearly all exhibited at least moderate imposterism, and over half reported significant or intense imposterism. Women reported statistically higher scores than men. Surgeons who engaged in off-duty employment or participated in mentorship were less likely to have significant or intense imposterism.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Transition to practice is a challenging and highly variable time for new surgeons. Identifying factors that attenuate these feelings could help with early career advancement.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"2994-2998"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141309371","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-06-14DOI: 10.1177/00031348241262423
Michelle Y McGee, Haroon M Janjua, Meagan D Read, Paul C Kuo, Emily A Grimsley
{"title":"Lower Socioeconomic Status Predicts Greater Obstacles to Care: Using Outpatient Cholecystectomy as a Model Cohort.","authors":"Michelle Y McGee, Haroon M Janjua, Meagan D Read, Paul C Kuo, Emily A Grimsley","doi":"10.1177/00031348241262423","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241262423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) are disadvantaged in terms of access to health care. A novel metric for SES is the Distressed Communities Index (DCI). This study evaluates the effect of DCI on hospital choice and distance traveled for surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Florida database was queried for patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis or chronic cholecystitis who underwent an outpatient cholecystectomy between 2016 and 2019. Patients' DCI was compared with hospital ratings, comorbidities, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and distance traveled for surgery. Stepwise logistic regression was used to determine which factors most influenced distance traveled for surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 54,649 cases-81 open, 52,488 laparoscopic, and 2,080 robotic. There was no difference between surgical approach and patient's DCI group (p = 0.12). Rural patients traveled the farthest for surgery (avg 21.29 miles); urban patients traveled the least (avg 5.84 miles). Patients from distressed areas more often had surgery at one- or two-star hospitals than prosperous patients (61% vs 36.3%). Regression indicated distressed or at-risk areas predicted further travel for rural/small-town patients, while higher hospital ratings predicted further travel for suburban/urban patients.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Compared to prosperous areas, patients from distressed areas have surgery at lower-rated hospitals, travel further if they live in rural/small-town areas, but travel less if they live in suburban areas. We postulate that farther travel in rural areas may be explained by a lack of health care resources in poor, rural areas, while traveling less in suburban areas may be explained by personal lack of resources for patients with low SES.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3024-3030"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141320358","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}
American SurgeonPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-05-28DOI: 10.1177/00031348241257466
Joseph S Lim, Alejandra Dominguez, Nathaniel Kidd, Kumaran Mudaliar, Joseph F Buell, Dhiresh Rohan Jeyarajah, Houssam Osman
{"title":"Incipient Intracholecystic Papillary Neoplasm of the Gallbladder Without Dysplasia.","authors":"Joseph S Lim, Alejandra Dominguez, Nathaniel Kidd, Kumaran Mudaliar, Joseph F Buell, Dhiresh Rohan Jeyarajah, Houssam Osman","doi":"10.1177/00031348241257466","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00031348241257466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intracholecystic papillary neoplasm (ICPN) of the gallbladder is a rare tumor described as a mucosal exophytic neoplastic lesion that projects into the gallbladder lumen. In regards to the size, lesions that did not make the arbitrary 1cm cutoff are described as \"incipient\" ICPN. Not much is known about these incipient ICPNs, as they are often excluded in ICPN studies, given the attempted adherence to the traditional 1cm cutoff. We present the youngest reported case of incipient, non-mucinous gastric-pylorus type ICPN who underwent cholecystectomy. Resection with negative margin for ICPN appears to be sufficient treatment and post resection imaging surveillance could be of value but further studies are required.</p>","PeriodicalId":7782,"journal":{"name":"American Surgeon","volume":" ","pages":"3131-3133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141160304","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}