Annals of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Video-based peer feedback through social networking for robotic surgery simulation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
To examine the feasibility and outcomes of video-based peer feedback through social networking to facilitate robotic surgical skill acquisition. ⋯ Video-based peer feedback through social networking appears to be an effective paradigm for surgical education and accelerates the robotic surgery learning curve during simulation.
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To review prospective randomized controlled trials to determine whether pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) or pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) is associated with lower risks of mortality and pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). ⋯ In PD, reconstruction by PG is associated with lower postoperative pancreatic and biliary fistula rates.
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Review
Vascularized lymph node transfer for treatment of lymphedema: a comprehensive literature review.
A comprehensive literature review of VLNT with updates and comparisons on current application, techniques, results, studies and possible future implications. ⋯ Although the results with the use of VLNT for treatment of lymphedema have been largely positive, further exploration into standardized protocols for diagnosis, treatment optimization, and patient outcomes assessment is needed.
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We sought to determine the reliability of surgeon-specific postoperative complication rates after colectomy. ⋯ The vast majority of surgeons do not perform enough colectomies to generate a reliable surgeon-specific complication rate. Risk-adjusted complication rates should be viewed with caution when evaluating surgeons with low operative volume, as statistical noise is a large determinant in estimating their surgeon-specific complication rates.