Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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For patients with melanoma, the decision to perform sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is based on the estimated risk of lymph node metastasis. We assessed 3 melanoma SLNB risk-prediction models' statistical performance and their ability to improve clinical decision making (clinical utility) on a cohort of melanoma SLNB cases. ⋯ The tested nomograms had comparable performance in our cohort. The only model that achieved clinical utility at risk thresholds of ≤10% was the Friedman model.
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Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is a technique that is intended to enhance organ transplant outcomes from donation circulatory death (DCD) donors. ⋯ Our analysis demonstrates superior early kidney allograft function when TA-NRP is used for DCD organ recovery.
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Accurate estimation of surgical transfusion risk is important for many aspects of surgical planning, yet few methods for estimating are available for estimating such risk. There is a need for reliable validated methods for transfusion risk stratification to support effective perioperative planning and resource stewardship. ⋯ S-PATH demonstrated excellent discriminative performance, although there was variation across hospitals that was not well-explained by hospital-level characteristics. These results highlight the S-PATH's viability as a generalizable surgical transfusion risk prediction tool.
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Particle therapy has favorable dose distribution and high curability. However, radiotherapy for malignant tumors adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract is contraindicated owing to its low tolerance. To overcome this, combination treatment with surgery to make a space between the tumor and adjacent gastrointestinal tract followed by particle therapy has been developed. Several materials have been used for the spacer and recently, we developed the absorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) spacer, which has been used since 2019. This study is the first report of consecutive case series of spacer placement surgery using the PGA spacer. ⋯ Spacer placement surgery using the PGA spacer was feasible and tolerable. The PGA spacers maintained sufficient thickness during the duration of subsequent particle therapy. Combination treatment using the PGA spacer is innovative and has the potential to become a new standard curative local treatment.
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Industry payments to physicians represent a potential conflict of interest (COI) and can influence the study conclusions. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the COIs reported in major surgical journals. ⋯ There was a significant discordance between the self-reported COI in gastrointestinal and abdominal wall surgeries. This study calls for continued efforts to improve the definitions of what constitutes a relevant COI and encourages a standardized reporting process. It is imperative for investigators to make accurate disclosure statements.