Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study
Todani Type II Congenital Bile Duct Cyst: European Multicenter Study of the French Surgical Association and Literature Review.
The purpose of the study was to analyze clinical presentation, surgical management, and long-term outcome of patients suffering from biliary diverticulum, namely Todani type II congenital bile duct cyst (BDC). ⋯ According to the present largest Western series of Todani type II BDC, the type of clinical presentation rather than BDC location, was able to guide the extent of biliary resection. Excellent long-term outcome can be achieved in expert centers.
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To determine if mortality varies by time-to-readmission (TTR). ⋯ Surgical readmissions within 10 days of discharge are disproportionately common and associated with increased mortality independent of index complications. These findings suggest 10-day readmissions should be specially targeted by quality improvement efforts.
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The objective of our study was to determine if differences in outcomes at treating facilities can help explain these age-based racial disparities in survival after trauma. ⋯ Nearly half of all young black trauma patients are treated at low-performing facilities. However, facility-based differences do not seem to explain the paradoxical age-based racial disparities after trauma observed in the older population.
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Minimally invasive breast biopsy (MIBB) rates remain well below guideline recommendations of more than 90% and vary across geographic areas. Our aim was to determine the variation in use attributable to the surgeon and facility and determine the patient, surgeon, and facility characteristics associated with the use of MIBB. ⋯ Retrospective cohort.
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Observational Study
Long-term Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization After Bariatric Surgery: A Population-based Study.
To determine the long-term outcomes, health care utilization, and risk factors for complications after bariatric surgery. ⋯ When measured against long-term safety outcomes, bariatric surgery has low mortality and morbidity associated with a significant reduction in subsequent hospitalizations.