Resident Author: Josh Herb, MD | Faculty Author: Lawrence Kim, MD | Journal: Surgery

Few studies assess use of parathyroidectomy among older adults with symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism. Our objective was to determine national usage and disparities in parathyroidectomy for symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism among insured older adults.

Surgery Author: Muneera R. Kapadia, MD | Surgery Journal

Postoperative ileus is a common and costly complication after elective colorectal surgery. Effects of intravenous fluid administration remain controversial, and the effect of ostomy construction has not been fully evaluated. Various restrictive intravenous fluid protocols may adversely affect renal function. We aimed to investigate the impact of intestinal reconstruction and intravenous fluid on ileus and renal function after colorectal resection under an enhanced recovery protocol.

Residency Author: Kevin A. Chen, MD | Faculty Author: Michael O Meyers | Journal of Surgical Oncology

Disparities in esophageal cancer are well-established. The standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer is chemoradiation followed by surgery. We sought to evaluate the association between socioeconomic factors, time to surgery, and patient outcomes.

Authors: Gita N. Mody, MD, John S. Ikonomidis, MD, Jason M. Long | Journal: PLoS One

The impact of cardiovascular and neurologic complications on infective endocarditis (IE) are well studied, yet the prevalence and significance of pulmonary complications in IE is not defined. To better characterize the multifaceted nature of IE management, we aimed to describe the occurrence and significance of pulmonary complications in IE, including among persons with IE related to drug use.

Residency Author: Joseph F Kearney, MD | Faculty Author: Jen Jen Yeh, MD | Journal: Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer. However, it should be kept in mind that there are other pancreatic cancers that are classified by their cellular lineage: acinar cell carcinomas (acinar differentiation), neuroendocrine neoplasms (arising from the islets), solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms (showing no discernible cell lineage), and pancreatoblastomas (characterized by multiphenotypic differentiation, including acinar endocrine and ductal). This article focuses on the molecular and pathology alterations in PDAC.

Author: Yi Xianwen, PhD | Journal: Biomaterials

Epithelial cell therapies have been at an impasse because of inefficient methods of transplantation to solid organs. Patch grafting strategies were established enabling transplantation of ≥107th organoids/patch of porcine GFP+ biliary tree stem/progenitors into livers of wild type hosts.

Leader Author: Robert Maile, PhD | International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Severe burn injury is a devastating form of trauma that results in persistent immune dysfunction with associated morbidity and mortality. The underlying drivers of this immune dysfunction remain elusive, and there are no prognostic markers to identify at-risk patients.

Residency Author: Mary K Bryant, MD | Faculty Authors: Sharon Schiro, PhD, Lauren Raff, MD, Arielle J. Perez, MD, Trista Reid, MD | The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

While a “fourth peak” of delayed trauma mortality has been described, limited data describe the causes of death (COD) for patients in the years following an injury. This study investigates the difference in COD statewide for patients with and without a recent trauma admission.