Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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Biography Historical Article Classical Article
Transplantation of the left knee joint: report of a case. 1911.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Simulator training for laparoscopic suturing using performance goals translates to the operating room.
The purpose of this study was to develop a performance-based laparoscopic suturing curriculum using simulators and to test the effectiveness (transferability) of the curriculum. ⋯ These data suggest that training to a predetermined expert level on a videotrainer suture model provides trainees with skills that translate into improved operative performance. Such curricula should be further developed and implemented as a means of ensuring proficiency.
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Comment Letter
How cigarette smoke accelerates abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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Most seriously wounded US Army casualties from the Iraqi theater of operations come through Walter Reed Army Medical Center on their return to the United States. General surgery and orthopaedic surgery services have developed a multidisciplinary team approach to triage and treatment of incoming casualties. ⋯ Followup surgical procedures were urgently or emergently required in 43% of admitted battlefield casualties from OIF on transfer to Level V care in the continental United States. The injury pattern of wounds from this engagement is described. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center system of incoming battlefield casualty evaluation using multidisciplinary teams is successful in expediting care and ensuring evaluation of the full range of potential injuries.