Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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Observational Study
Impact of Preoperative Occult-bacterial Translocation on Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy.
Occult-bacterial translocation (O-BT) has been reported as the condition in which microorganisms are detected in blood or lymph nodes by a highly sensitive method. However, the clinical impact of preoperative O-BT on postoperative complication is unclear. ⋯ O-BT, predominantly with obligate anaerobes, was commonly observed in preoperative blood samples. In addition to the previously known risk factors, O-BT may be one of the risk factors for SSI after pancreatoduodenectomy.
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Recent literature suggests that the future of surgeon-scientists in the US has been threatened for the past several decades. However, we documented an overall increase in NIH funding for surgeon-scientists, as well as the number of NIH-funded surgeons, from 2010 to 2020. ⋯ Our study found surgeon-scientists are increasing in number and NIH funding and are becoming more diverse in their research efforts, while maintaining a focus on basic science.