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21 Optimizing ACS NSQIP Modeling for Evaluation of Surgical Quality and Risk: Patient Risk Adjustment, Procedure Mix Adjustment, Shrinkage Adjustment, and Surgical Focus Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 8, 2013    Review Article

22 Learning Tools and Simulation in Robotic Surgery: State of the Art World Journal of Surgery, May 7, 2013    Review Article

23 Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries With Lethal Outcome World Journal of Surgery, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

24 Surgical safety checklists: a review ANZ Journal of Surgery, May 1, 2013    Review Article

25 Projecting Surgeon Supply Using a Dynamic Model Annals of Surgery, April 23, 2013    Review Article

26 Race and Surgical Residency: Results From a National Survey of 4339 US General Surgery Residents Annals of Surgery, April 23, 2013    Review Article

27 Patient Satisfaction as a Possible Indicator of Quality Surgical Care Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Surgical Care JAMA Surgery, April 23, 2013    Clinical Article

28 Effect of rikkunshito, a Japanese herbal medicine, on gastrointestinal symptoms and ghrelin levels in gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy Gastric Cancer, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

29 Implementation of an Emergency Response Protocol for Overseas Surgical Outreach Initiatives Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 17, 2013    Review Article

30 Trauma-related Preventable Deaths in Berlin 2010: Need to Change Prehospital Management Strategies and Trauma Management Education World Journal of Surgery, April 17, 2013    Review Article

31 Bariatric surgery for obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis Obesity Reviews, April 15, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

32 Video-assisted thoracoscopy as an important tool for trauma surgeons: a systematic review Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, April 12, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

33 Cost and Quality Implications of Opioid-Based Postsurgical Pain Control Using Administrative Claims Data from a Large Health System: Opioid-Related Adverse Events and Their Impact on Clinical and Economic Outcomes Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 8, 2013    Clinical Article

34 Emergency general surgery: Definition and estimated burden of disease The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 8, 2013    Review Article

35 Optimal Time Delay between Epinephrine Injection and Incision to Minimize Bleeding Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 4, 2013    Clinical Article

36 Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta Guidelines for Management and Quality Measures: Executive Summary Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 4, 2013    Clinical Guideline

37 Acute complications after laparoscopic bariatric procedures: update for the general surgeon Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, April 2, 2013    Review Article

38 Six Things Every Plastic Surgeon Needs to Know About Teamwork Training and Checklists Aesthetic Surgery Journal, April 2, 2013    Review Article

39 Factors Influencing Patient Interest in Plastic Surgery and the Process of Selecting a Surgeon Aesthetic Surgery Journal, April 1, 2013    Review Article

40 Granular hemostat deposits mimicking disseminated malignancy Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 1, 2013

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Statins do not increase risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women

In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.

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Simple, safe, effective, low-cost treatment for cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome

A phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.

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HPA axis, metabolic impairment, and pediatric obesity

As published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).

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