Postoperative Complications

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Hybrid" repair of aneurysms of the transverse aortic arch: midterm results. 
  • "July Effect" Revisited: July Surgeries at Residency Training Programs are Associated with Equivalent Long-term Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery. 
  • "Other" neurologic complications after cardiac surgery. 
  • 1 + 1 not equal to 2. 
  • 100 consecutive common duct explorations without mortality. 
  • 100 consecutive liver transplants in infants and children: an 8-year experience. 
  • 18F-florbetapir Positron Emission Tomography-determined Cerebral β-Amyloid Deposition and Neurocognitive Performance after Cardiac Surgery. 
  • 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 
  • 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA/ISHLT/ACP Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (Revision of the ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 Clinical Competence Statement on Management of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant): A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee. 
  • 2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert consensus document: Surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection. 
  • 28-Year Experience with Ruptured and Symptomatic Type I-III Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms at a Large Tertiary Referral Center. 
  • 3-Year Outcomes of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Conduit Failure in the Pulmonary Position From the COMPASSION Multicenter Clinical Trial. 
  • 30-Day outcomes analysis of NSQIP-pediatric for surgical management of head and neck lymphatic malformations in children. 
  • 30-Day outcomes and predictors of complications after Puestow procedure. 
  • 313 Impact of Intraoperative Steroids on Postoperative Infection Rates and Length of Hospital Stay: A Study of 1200 Spine Surgery Patients. 
  • 315 Race as a Predictor of Postoperative Hospital Readmission After Spine Surgery. 
  • 360-Degree Trabeculotomy for Medically Refractory Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery and Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma. 
  • 3D, Weightbearing Topographical Study of Periprosthetic Cysts and Alignment in Total Ankle Replacement. 
  • A 25-year experience with postresection short-bowel syndrome secondary to radiation therapy. 
  • A 30-mm cemented stem extension provides adequate fixation of the tibial component in revision knee arthroplasty. 
  • A 35-Year Evolution of Free Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction at a Large Urban Academic Center. 
  • A Case of Fatal Clostridial Necrotizing Fasciitis After Radical Prostatectomy. 
  • A Comparison of Complications in Therapeutic versus Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Paired Analysis. 
  • A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Bipedicled Total Abdominal versus Unipedicled Hemiabdominal Free Flaps for Unilateral Breast Reconstruction. 
  • A Comparison of Surgical Complications in Patients Undergoing Delayed versus Staged Tissue-Expander and Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Post-Void Residual Bladder Scan Thresholds in the Postoperative Setting. 
  • A Critical Evaluation of the Utility of Imaging After Urethroplasty for Bulbar Urethral Stricture Disease. 
  • A Matched Cohort Analysis of Stomach Intestinal Pylorus Saving (SIPS) Surgery Versus Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch with Two-Year Follow-up. 
  • A Mouse Model of Orthopedic Surgery to Study Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Tissue Regeneration. 
  • A Multicenter Evaluation of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Following High-grade Spondylolisthesis Reduction and Fusion. 
  • A Nationwide Analysis of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Mortality, Complications, and Health Economics in the USA. 
  • A Novel Risk Calculator Predicts 90-Day Readmission Following Total Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • A Novel Tool for Deformity Surgery Planning: Determining the Magnitude of Lordotic Correction Required to Achieve a Desired Sagittal Vertical Axis. 
  • A Novel Weave Tether Technique for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Prevention in 71 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Preliminary Case Series Assessing Early Complications and Efficacy. 
  • A Patient Safety Dilemma: Obesity in the Surgical Patient. 
  • A Pilot Study on Posterior Polyethylene Tethers to Prevent Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Multilevel Spinal Instrumentation for Adult Spinal Deformity. 
  • A Processed Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Anesthetic Resistance Index Is Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults: A Dual Center Study. 
  • A Risk-Benefit Analysis of Increasing Surgical Invasiveness Relative to Frailty Status in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • A Study of Practice Behavior for Endotracheal Intubation Site for Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Surgery: Impact of Endotracheal Intubation Site on Perioperative Outcomes-An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database. 
  • A Systematic Review Evaluating Neuraxial Morphine and Diamorphine-Associated Respiratory Depression After Cesarean Delivery. 
  • A Toolbox of Surgical Techniques for Palatal Fistula Repair. 
  • A Web-Based Calculator for Predicting the Occurrence of Wound Complications, Wound Infection, and Unplanned Reoperation for Wound Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Spinal Metastases. 
  • A Weighted Index of Elixhauser Comorbidities for Predicting 90-day Readmission After Total Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • A case of infant delirium in the neonatal intensive care unit. 
  • A case series of recombinant platelet factor 4 for heparin reversal after cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • A clinical comparison of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with neodymium: YAG and semiconductor diode lasers. 
  • A comparative analysis of bronchial stricture after lung transplantation in recipients with and without early acute rejection. 
  • A comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed during a 4-year period. 
  • A comparison of NSQIP and CESQIP in data quality and ability to predict thyroidectomy outcomes. 
  • A comparison of bivalirudin to heparin with protamine reversal in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: the EVOLUTION-ON study. 
  • A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer. 
  • A comparison of ondansetron with promethazine for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who received prophylaxis with ondansetron: a retrospective database analysis. 
  • A comparison of three methods of pain control for posterior spinal fusions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. 
  • A comparison of union rates and complications between single screw and double screw fixation of sliding calcaneal osteotomy. 
  • A composite index for predicting readmission following emergency general surgery. 
  • A contemporary view of diagnostic cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: a report from the CathPCI Registry of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, 2010 through June 2011. 
  • A controlled trial of two low-dose heparin regimens for the prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis. 
  • A cost-effective analysis of postoperative goal-directed therapy for high-risk surgical patients: improved outcomes are not enough … you have to "show me the money". 
  • A critical review of hemodynamic changes and left ventricular remodeling after surgical aortic valve replacement and percutaneous aortic valve replacement. 
  • A decade of change--risk profiles and outcomes for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, 1990-1999: a report from the STS National Database Committee and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 
  • A decade of minimally invasive donation: experience with more than 1200 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies at a single institution. 
  • A decade of short-term outcomes in post cardiac surgery ventricular assist device implantation: data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database. 
  • A literature review and meta-analysis of outcomes in microsurgical reconstruction using vasopressors. 
  • A matched case-control study of preoperative biliary drainage in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: routine drainage is not justified. 
  • A meta-analysis of complications following deceased donor liver transplant. 
  • A midurethral sling to reduce incontinence after vaginal prolapse repair. 
  • A model for predicting the risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery. 
  • A multicenter pilot study of a bronchial valve for the treatment of severe emphysema. 
  • A multicenter risk index for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. 
  • A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of aprotinin for reducing blood loss and the requirement for donor-blood transfusion in patients undergoing repeat coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • A novel amiodarone-eluting biological glue for reducing postoperative atrial fibrillation: first animal trial. 
  • A novel scoring system for predicting postoperative venous thromboembolic complications in patients after open aortic surgery. 
  • A phase II multicenter double-blind placebo-controlled study of ethyl pyruvate in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • A phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose study of Eritoran (E5564), a lipid A antagonist, in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • A preliminary study of the effects of cardiac procedures on cognitive performance. 
  • A prospective analysis of 1518 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. 
  • A prospective assessment of overactive bladder symptoms in a cohort of elderly women who underwent transvaginal surgery for advanced pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • A prospective evaluation of the incidence of complications associated with Mohs micrographic surgery. 
  • A prospective study of 100 consecutive Harris-Galante porous total hip arthroplasties. 2-5-year results. 
  • A prospective, multi-institutional comparative effectiveness study of lumbar spine surgery in morbidly obese patients: does minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion result in superior outcomes? 
  • A prospective, randomized clinical trial of hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5 versus intra-aortic balloon pump in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: the PROTECT II study. 
  • A randomised trial of peri-operative positive airway pressure for postoperative delirium in patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnoea after regional anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia for joint arthroplasty. 
  • A randomized clinical trial comparing contact lens with intraocular lens correction of monocular aphakia during infancy: grating acuity and adverse events at age 1 year. 
  • A randomized trial comparing conventional and robotically assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • A randomized trial of exercise on well-being and function following breast cancer surgery: the RESTORE trial. 
  • A randomized trial of low-dose heparin and intermittent pneumatic calf compression for the prevention of deep venous thrombosis after gynecologic oncology surgery. 
  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of MC-1 in patients undergoing high-risk coronary artery bypass graft surgery: MC-1 to Eliminate Necrosis and Damage in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Trial (MEND-CABG) II--study design and rationale. 
  • A rationale for the treatment of difficult basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. 
  • A realistic complication analysis of 70 sural artery flaps in a multimorbid patient group. 
  • A retrospective analysis of the long-term effect of splenectomy on late infections, graft-versus-host disease, relapse, and survival after allogeneic marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia. 
  • A safe and feasible "clock-face" duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy with a very low incidence of anastomotic failure: A single center experience of 248 patients. 
  • A safe approach to the treatment of iliac artery aneurysms. Aortobifemoral bypass grafting with exclusion of the aneurysm. 
  • A simple scoring system for risk-stratifying rectal cancer patients prior to radical resection. 
  • A single-center experience with ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus in lung transplant recipients: treatment and outcome. 
  • A study of 11,003 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and the association between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes. 
  • A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. 
  • A systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised end-points in perioperative medicine: pulmonary complications. 
  • A target for perioperative blood pressure during cardiac operations. 
  • A technical modification eliminates early ureteral complications after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • A validated preoperative risk prediction tool for extended inpatient length of stay following anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. 
  • AABIP Evidence-informed Guidelines and Expert Panel Report for the Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters. 
  • ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2007 update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Interventional Procedures: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training (Writing Committee to Update the 1998 Clinical Competence Statement on Recommendations for the Assessment and Maintenance of Proficiency in Coronary Interventional Procedures). 
  • ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2007 update of the clinical competence statement on cardiac interventional procedures: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training (writing Committee to Update the 1998 Clinical Competence Statement on Recommendations for the Assessment and Maintenance of Proficiency in Coronary Interventional Procedures). 
  • ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Renal Transplant Dysfunction. 
  • ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion. 
  • AKI After Type A Dissection Repair: Do We Really Need More Replication Studies? 
  • APOL1: a case in point for replacing race with genetics. 
  • ASH evidence-based guidelines: is the IgG-specific anti-PF4/heparin ELISA superior to the polyspecific ELISA in the laboratory diagnosis of HIT? 
  • ASO Visual Abstract: Complications, Costs, and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Staged, Delayed, and Immediate Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction-A Longitudinal, Claims-Based Analysis. 
  • AUA-recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. 
  • AUA-recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. Reply. 
  • Abciximab readministration: results of the ReoPro Readministration Registry. 
  • Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinence. 
  • Abdominal wall characterization with magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. The effect of obesity on the laparoscopic approach. 
  • Abdominal wall defect and enterocutaneous fistula treatment with the Vacuum-Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) system. 
  • Ablation of perivascular hepatic malignant tumors with irreversible electroporation. 
  • Abnormal agitated saline study results after tetralogy of Fallot repair. 
  • Abnormal left ventricular filling after neonatal repair of congenital heart disease: association with increased mortality and morbidity. 
  • Aborted myocardial infarction in patients with ST-segment elevation: insights from the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic Regimen-3 Trial Electrocardiographic Substudy. 
  • Accelerated Discharge After Aseptic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Does Not Predict Inferior 30-Day Outcomes. 
  • Acoustic neuroma surgery outcomes. 
  • Acquired Pelger-Huët anomaly in association with concomitant tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil in a liver transplant patient: a case report and review of the literature. 
  • Acquired central corneal thickness increase following removal of childhood cataracts. 
  • Active Surveillance Versus Nephron-Sparing Surgery for a Bosniak IIF or III Renal Cyst: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. 
  • Acute Cardiac Care for Neonatal Heart Disease. 
  • Acute Presentation of Previously Unrecognized Congenital Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction 5 Weeks After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. 
  • Acute and 12-month results with catheter-based mitral valve leaflet repair: the EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study. 
  • Acute brachial plexus compression after pectoralis major transfer for subscapularis insufficiency. 
  • Acute complications of excimer laser coronary angioplasty: a detailed analysis of multicenter results. Coinvestigators of the U.S. and European Percutaneous Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty (PELCA) Registries. 
  • Acute corneal endothelial changes after laser in situ keratomileusis. 
  • Acute kidney injury after cardiac and non-cardiac surgery: are there more similarities than differences? 
  • Acute kidney injury and 1-year mortality after left ventricular assist device implantation. 
  • Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery. 
  • Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: role of perioperative blood pressure control. 
  • Acute lower extremity ischemia after cardiac surgery. 
  • Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome after pulmonary resection. 
  • Acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest due to coronary artery perforation after mitral valve surgery: successful treatment with a covered stent. 
  • Acute psychotic disorder after gastric bypass surgery: differential diagnosis and treatment. 
  • Acute renal failure following cardiac surgery. 
  • Acute renal injury and lowest hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass: not only a matter of cellular hypoxemia. 
  • Acute thrombosis of a composite ascending aortic conduit containing a Bjork-Shiley valve during pregnancy: successful emergency cesarean section and operative repair. 
  • Acute traumatic aortic aneurysm: the Duke experience from 1970 to 1990. 
  • Acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus keratouveitis after penetrating keratoplasty. 
  • Ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable coronary artery disease: A report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI Registry. 
  • Adding thoracic fusion levels in Lenke 5 curves: risks and benefits. 
  • Adenosine-induced flow arrest to facilitate intracranial aneurysm clip ligation: dose-response data and safety profile. 
  • Adenosine-induced transient asystole for intracranial aneurysm surgery: a retrospective review. 
  • Adenovirus infections in pediatric small bowel transplant recipients. 
  • Adherence to Enhanced Recovery Protocols in NSQIP and Association With Colectomy Outcomes. 
  • Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Early Operative versus Observational Management. 
  • Adjacent interdigital nerve irritation: single incision surgical treatment. 
  • Adjunct endovascular interventions in carotid body tumors. 
  • Administrative Data Are Unreliable for Ranking Hospital Performance Based on Serious Complications After Spine Fusion. 
  • Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Racial Disparities in 30-Day Outcomes Using the MBSAQIP from 2015 to 2018. 
  • Adrenalectomy in older Americans has increased morbidity and mortality: an analysis of 6,416 patients. 
  • Adult congenital heart disease: right ventricular outflow tract lesions. 
  • Adult surgical experience with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. 
  • Advanced age is an independent predictor for increased morbidity and mortality after emergent surgery for diverticulitis. 
  • Adverse Events and Bundled Costs after Cranial Neurosurgical Procedures: Validation of the LACE Index Across 40,431 Admissions and Development of the LACE-Cranial Index. 
  • Adverse cardiac events in children with Williams syndrome undergoing cardiovascular surgery: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Adverse cerebral outcomes after coronary bypass surgery. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group and the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation Investigators. 
  • Adverse clinical and economic outcomes attributable to methicillin resistance among patients with Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection. 
  • Adverse events after pars plana vitrectomy among medicare beneficiaries. 
  • Adverse outcomes after minimally invasive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in women 65 years and older in the United States. 
  • Adverse outcomes associated with postoperative atrial arrhythmias after lung transplantation: A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature. 
  • Affective psychoses following renal transplant. 
  • After 9 Years of 3-Column Osteotomies, Are We Doing Better? Performance Curve Analysis of 573 Surgeries With 2-Year Follow-up. 
  • Age effects of coronary artery bypass graft on cognitive status change among elderly male twins. 
  • Agility to INBONE: anterior and posterior approaches to the difficult revision total ankle replacement. 
  • Aging of the skin: implications for cutaneous surgery. 
  • Airway findings in children with tracheostomies: When is diagnostic bronchoscopy and laryngoscopy indicated? 
  • Albumin Versus American Society of Anesthesiologists Score: Which Is More Predictive of Complications Following Total Joint Arthroplasty? 
  • Albuminuria and Allograft Failure, Cardiovascular Disease Events, and All-Cause Death in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cohort Analysis of the FAVORIT Trial. 
  • Alcohol withdrawal after open aortic surgery. 
  • Algorithm for the management of ERCP-related perforations. 
  • Alignment Risk Factors for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and the Effect of Lower Thoracic Junctional Tethers for Adult Spinal Deformity. 
  • Alimentary tract complications after renal transplantation. 
  • Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Endotoxemia After Infant Cardiothoracic Surgery. 
  • Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for aplastic anemia and acute leukemia. 
  • Allogeneic marrow transplantation in the treatment of MOPP-resistant Hodgkin's disease. 
  • Alprazolam withdrawal presenting as delirium after cardiac surgery. 
  • Alternative conduits for coronary revascularization: a novel approach for harvest of the lesser saphenous vein. 
  • Alzheimer's disease, anesthesia, and surgery: a clinically focused review. 
  • Ambulatory discharge after long-acting peripheral nerve blockade: 2382 blocks with ropivacaine. 
  • American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Postoperative Delirium Prevention. 
  • American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Within an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Elective Colorectal Surgery. 
  • American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on the Role of Neuromonitoring in Perioperative Outcomes: Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. 
  • Amiodarone use in patients listed for heart transplant is associated with increased 1-year post-transplant mortality. 
  • An ACS-NSQIP Analysis of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Trends from 2013 to 2018. 
  • An Algorithmic Approach to the Management of Ballistic Facial Trauma in the Civilian Population. 
  • An Analysis of the Incidence and Outcomes of Major Versus Minor Neurological Decline After Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Subanalysis of Scoli-RISK-1 Study. 
  • An Assessment of Patient Comfort and Morbidity After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with Suprapubic Tube Versus Urethral Catheter Drainage. 
  • An Update on Surgical versus Expectant Management of Ovarian Endometriomas in Infertile Women. 
  • An assessment of frailty as a tool for risk stratification in adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • An empirically based tool for analyzing morbidity associated with operations for congenital heart disease. 
  • An evidence-based approach to perioperative nutrition support in the elective surgery patient. 
  • An important goal of prostatectomy: minimizing incontinence. 
  • An international consensus on the appropriate evaluation and treatment for adults with spinal deformity. 
  • An outcomes analysis of 2142 breast reduction procedures. 
  • An overview of laparoscopic techniques in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • An uncommon cause of acutely altered mental status in a renal transplant recipient. 
  • An unusual case of obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • An unusual cause of late pain and effusion after total knee arthroplasty: pulmonary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. A case report. 
  • An unusual presentation of an airway tear. 
  • Anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Anaesthetic management of a parturient with the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a case report. 
  • Analysis of 30-day readmission after aortoiliac and infrainguinal revascularization using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set. 
  • Analysis of Complications with Staged Surgery for Less Invasive Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity. 
  • Analysis of Neurologic Complications After Surgical Versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Analysis of complication rates following perioperative transfusion in shoulder arthroplasty. 
  • Analysis of early readmissions after combined pancreas-kidney transplantation. 
  • Analysis of failures after vascularized fibular grafting in femoral head necrosis. 
  • Analysis of shortened versions of the tampa scale for kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing scale for patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Anaphylactoid reaction due to the administration of ondansetron in a pediatric neurosurgical patient. 
  • Anatomic Targets for Breast Reconstruction Neurotization: Past Results and Future Possibilities. 
  • Anatomic tumor location influences the success of contemporary limb-sparing surgery and radiation among adults with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. 
  • Anatomical limitations for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery in pediatric patients. 
  • Anatomical location dictating major surgical complications for intradural extramedullary spinal tumors: a 10-year single-institutional experience. 
  • Anesthesia duration as a marker for surgical complications in office-based plastic surgery. 
  • Anesthetic management for robotic hysterectomy in obese women. 
  • Anesthetic management of a patient with a brain tumor for cardiac surgery. 
  • Aneurysm of a saphenous vein bypass graft associated with aneurysms of native coronary arteries. 
  • Angiosomal Vascular Occlusions, Deep-Tissue Pressure Injuries, and Competing Theories: A Case Report. 
  • Angiotensin II Type 1 receptor antibodies are associated with inflammatory cytokines and poor clinical outcomes in pediatric kidney transplantation. 
  • Angiotensin Receptor Blockade Improves Cardiac Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome. 
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition alters the inflammatory and fibrinolytic response to cardiopulmonary bypass in children. 
  • Ankle arthroscopy: outcome in 79 consecutive patients. 
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis Increases Perioperative and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Annular peripheral choroidal detachment simulating aqueous misdirection after glaucoma surgery. 
  • Anterior disc excision and interbody spinal fusion for chronic low back pain. 
  • Anterior iliopsoas impingement and tendinitis after total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Anterior intervertebral discectomy and arthrodesis for treatment of low back pain with or without radiculopathy. 
  • Anterior scoliosis rod migration to the lower extremity. 
  • Anterior temporal lobectomy for complex partial seizures: evaluation, results, and long-term follow-up in 100 cases. 
  • Anterior transposition of the superior oblique tendon in the treatment of oculomotor nerve palsy and its influence on postoperative hypertropia. 
  • Antibiotic Cement Spacers for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasties. 
  • Antibody depletion strategy for the treatment of suspected antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplant recipients: Does it work? 
  • Anticoagulant therapy for percutaneous coronary intervention. 
  • Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Anticoagulation strategies for the management of postoperative atrial fibrillation. 
  • Anticoagulation with bivalirudin for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: the results of the EVOLUTION-OFF study. 
  • Anticoagulation: choosing the optimal anticoagulant. 
  • Anticoagulation: indications and risk classification schemes. 
  • Anticoagulation: managing adverse events in patients receiving anticoagulation and perioperative care. 
  • Anticoagulation: monitoring of patients receiving anticoagulation. 
  • Antifibrinolytic agents make alpha1- and beta2-microglobulinuria poor markers of postcardiac surgery renal dysfunction. 
  • Antifungal therapy and its use in surgical treatment. 
  • Antigen-specific T-lymphocyte function after cord blood transplantation. 
  • Antileukemic effect of graft-versus-host disease contributes to improved survival after allogeneic marrow transplantation. 
  • Antiphospholipid antibodies after surgical exposure to topical bovine thrombin. 
  • Antiplatelet therapy in pediatric cardiovascular patients. 
  • Antipsychotic Use Is Associated With Longer In-hospital Lengths of Stay and Higher Rates of Venous Thromboembolism and Costs of Care After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Antireflux surgery in the setting of lung transplantation: strategies for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease in a high-risk population. 
  • Antithrombin deficiency in special clinical syndromes--Part II: cardiovascular surgery. 
  • Antithrombotic Strategies and Device Thrombosis. 
  • Antithrombotic therapy after prosthetic cardiac valve implantation: potential novel antithrombotic therapies. 
  • Aortic Arch Management During Acute and Subacute Type A Aortic Syndromes. 
  • Aortic atheroma burden and cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Aortic dissection resulting from tear of transverse arch: is concomitant arch repair warranted? 
  • Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. 
  • Aorto-coronary bypass graft surgery in a patient on home hemodialysis. 
  • Apolipoprotein E genotype and S100beta after cardiac surgery: is inflammation the link? 
  • Appearance of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) on postoperative CT scans: similarity to postoperative abscess. 
  • Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. 
  • Appropriate patient selection for outpatient shoulder arthroplasty: a risk prediction tool. 
  • Appropriate use of antibiotics in serious obstetric and gynecologic infections. 
  • Aqueous drainage device surgery in refractory pediatric glaucoma: II. Ocular motility consequences. 
  • Aqueous shunt devices compared with trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C for children in the first two years of life. 
  • Aqueous tube shunt to a preexisting episcleral encircling element in the treatment of complicated glaucomas. 
  • Arcuate Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defect After Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema. 
  • Are Higher Global Alignment and Proportion Scores Associated With Increased Risks of Mechanical Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? An External Validation. 
  • Are Patients Taking Benzodiazepines at Increased Risk for Complications Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? 
  • Are We At Risk of Depriving Patients Lifesaving Cardiac Surgery?: Implications of the ISCHEMIA Trial for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. 
  • Are the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Für Osteosynthesefragen (AO) Principles for Long Bone Fractures Applicable to 3-Column Osteotomy to Reduce Rod Fracture Rates? 
  • Are the relative indications for revision total knee arthroplasty changing? 
  • Areas for Quality Improvement for Airway Dilation in Children: NSQIP-Pediatric 30-Day Outcomes. 
  • Argon laser treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy. 
  • Arm complications after radial artery procurement for coronary bypass operation. 
  • Arrhythmia prophylaxis using propranolol after coronary artery surgery. 
  • Arterial hyperoxia during cardiopulmonary bypass and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. 
  • Arterial reconstructions for pediatric splanchnic artery occlusive disease. 
  • Arterial steal syndrome. 
  • Arthroplasty Surgeons Do Not Improve Acute Outcomes for Patients With Hip Fracture Relative to Other Subspecialists. 
  • Arthroscopic fixation of superior labral lesions using a biodegradable implant: a preliminary report. 
  • Arthroscopic resection of talocalcaneal coalitions. 
  • Arthroscopic resection of the radial head. 
  • Arthroscopic subacromial decompression: results in advanced impingement syndrome. 
  • Arthroscopic treatment of impingement after total ankle arthroplasty: technique tip. 
  • Artificial urinary sphincters: plain radiography of malfunction and complications. 
  • Ascending thoracic aorta: postoperative imaging evaluation. 
  • Ascites in hepatitis C liver transplant recipients frequently occurs in the absence of advanced fibrosis. 
  • Aspirin prophylaxis and surveillance of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 prevents surgery-induced cognitive decline. 
  • Assessing post-discharge costs of hepatopancreatic surgery: an evaluation of Medicare expenditure. 
  • Assessing the Influence of Attending Surgeon Continuity on Free Flap Outcomes Following Unplanned Returns to the Operating Room. 
  • Assessment and management of donor pain following marrow harvest for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Assessment and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease following bariatric surgery. 
  • Assessment of Adult Spinal Deformity Complication Timing and Impact on 2-Year Outcomes Using a Comprehensive Adult Spinal Deformity Classification System. 
  • Assessment of Diastolic Function in Single-Ventricle Patients After the Fontan Procedure. 
  • Assessment of Long-Term Bowel Symptoms After Segmental Resection of Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Matched Cohort Study. 
  • Assessment of Paravalvular Leak After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Transesophageal Echocardiography Compared With Transthoracic Echocardiography. 
  • Assessment of Patient Outcomes and Proximal Junctional Failure Rate of Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity Undergoing Caudal Extension of Previous Spinal Fusion. 
  • Assessment of different threshold preoperative glomerular filtration rates as markers of outcomes in lung transplantation. 
  • Assessment of function, growth and development, and long-term quality of life after small bowel transplantation. 
  • Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study. 
  • Assessment of symptomatic rod fracture after posterior instrumented fusion for adult spinal deformity. 
  • Assessment of voiding after sling: a randomized trial of 2 methods of postoperative catheter management after midurethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence in women. 
  • Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy in patients with primary liver malignancies: A systematic review of the literature. 
  • Association 'Between Gabapentinoids on the Day of Colorectal Surgery and Adverse Postoperative Respiratory Outcomes. 
  • Association Between Dysphagia and Inpatient Outcomes Across Frailty Level Among Patients ≥ 50 Years of Age. 
  • Association Between Early Postoperative Acetaminophen Exposure and Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Association Between Ejaculatory Dysfunction and Post-Void Dribbling After Urethroplasty. 
  • Association Between Exposure to General Versus Regional Anesthesia and Risk of Dementia in Older Adults. 
  • Association Between Gabapentinoids and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery. 
  • Association Between Patient Satisfaction and Short-Term Outcomes After Major Cancer Surgery. 
  • Association Between Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid vs Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis and Mortality or Stroke. 
  • Association Between the Amount of Vaginal Mesh Used With Mesh Erosions and Repeated Surgery After Repairing Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence. 
  • Association between Dysphagia and Surgical Outcomes across the Continuum of Frailty. 
  • Association between Z-score for birth weight and postoperative outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease. 
  • Association between anesthesiologist experience and mortality after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Association between body mass index and in-hospital outcomes: Analysis of the nationwide inpatient database. 
  • Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery: STIL-STRONGER, a multicentre matched cohort study. 
  • Association between levosimendan, postoperative AKI, and mortality in cardiac surgery: Insights from the LEVO-CTS trial. 
  • Association between perioperative fluid management and patient outcomes: a multicentre retrospective study. 
  • Association between preoperative respiratory support and outcomes in paediatric cardiac surgery. 
  • Association between previous meniscal surgery and the incidence of chondral lesions at revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Association between race and in-hospital outcomes in children with spina bifida following inpatient urologic surgery. 
  • Association between surgical indications, operative risk, and clinical outcome in infective endocarditis: a prospective study from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis. 
  • Association of Bariatric Surgery With Risk of Fracture in Patients With Severe Obesity. 
  • Association of Bariatric Surgery and Risk of Cancer in Patients With Morbid Obesity. 
  • Association of Bariatric Surgical Procedures With Changes in Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among US Veterans. 
  • Association of Cigarette Use and Complication Rates and Outcomes Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Association of Hospital and Physician Characteristics and Care Processes With Racial Disparities in Procedural Outcomes Among Contemporary Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. 
  • Association of Integrated Care Coordination With Postsurgical Outcomes in High-Risk Older Adults: The Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Initiative. 
  • Association of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry. 
  • Association of Preoperative Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors With Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • Association of Smoking Status With Long-Term Mortality and Health Status After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. 
  • Association of Surgeon Age and Experience With Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes. 
  • Association of Treatment of Chorioamnionitis with Non-Beta Lactam Antibiotics and Postcesarean Infectious Morbidity. 
  • Association of cardiac biomarkers with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: A multicenter cohort study. 
  • Association of center volume with mortality and complications in pediatric heart surgery. 
  • Association of gabapentinoid utilization with postoperative pulmonary complications in gynecologic surgery: a retrospective cohort study. 
  • Association of genetic polymorphisms with risk of renal injury after coronary bypass graft surgery. 
  • Association of hepatitis C with posttransplant diabetes in renal transplant patients on tacrolimus. 
  • Association of leukocyte-depleted blood transfusions with infectious complications after cardiac surgery. 
  • Association of postdischarge complications with reoperation and mortality in general surgery. 
  • Association of postoperative complications and outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Association of postoperative proteinuria with AKI after cardiac surgery among patients at high risk. 
  • Association of preoperative risk factors with postoperative acute renal failure. 
  • Association of surgically acquired motor and language deficits on overall survival after resection of glioblastoma multiforme. 
  • Associations Between Unplanned Cardiac Reinterventions and Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Operations. 
  • Associations between anthropometric indices and outcomes of congenital heart operations in infants and young children: An analysis of data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. 
  • Atorvastatin for high-risk statin-naïve patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: The Lowering the Risk of Operative Complications Using Atorvastatin Loading Dose (LOAD) randomized trial. 
  • Atrial arrhythmias after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Atrial fibrillation ablation in practice: assessing CABANA generalizability. 
  • Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery/cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with monocyte activation. 
  • Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: clinical update on mechanisms and prophylactic strategies. 
  • Atrial fibrillation after pulmonary transplant. 
  • Atrial fibrillation and risk of postoperative complications. 
  • Atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: predictors, outcomes, and resource utilization. MultiCenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group. 
  • Atypical aortic thrombus: should nonoperative management be first line? 
  • Augmentation and substitution enterocystoplasty. 
  • Augmentation cystoplasty complicated by postoperative ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. 
  • Automated objective surgical planning for lateral skull base tumors. 
  • Avoiding complications with radical cystectomy. 
  • BIPAP for management of hypoxemia associated with unilateral phrenic nerve palsy following surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. 
  • BK virus and SV40 co-infection in polyomavirus nephropathy. 
  • BP, cardiovascular disease, and death in the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation trial. 
  • BVS5000 support after cardiac transplantation. 
  • Baclofen in the treatment of post-amputation autonomous stump movements. 
  • Bacteremia in lung transplant recipients in the current era. 
  • Balloon mitral commissurotomy after previous surgical commissurotomy. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry participants. 
  • Bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents. 
  • Bariatric surgery using a network and teleconferencing to serve remote patients in the Veterans Administration Health Care System: feasibility and results. 
  • Bartonella henselae: etiology of pulmonary nodules in a patient with depressed cell-mediated immunity. 
  • Basiliximab decreases the incidence of acute rejection after intestinal transplantation. 
  • Belatacept Combined With Transient Calcineurin Inhibitor Therapy Prevents Rejection and Promotes Improved Long-Term Renal Allograft Function. 
  • Benchmarking Outcomes: Reoperation for Aortic Valve Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch. 
  • Benchmarks in Pancreatic Surgery: A Novel Tool for Unbiased Outcome Comparisons. 
  • Benign hysterectomy performed by gynecologic oncologists: Is selection bias altering our ability to measure surgical quality? 
  • Best Practices for Postoperative Brain Health: Recommendations From the Fifth International Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group. 
  • Best Solutions for Perineal and Pressure Sore Reconstruction. 
  • Beta-blocker prophylaxis for total knee arthroplasty patients: a case series. 
  • Beyond death and graft survival-Variation in outcomes after liver transplant. Results from the NSQIP transplant beta phase. 
  • Beyond histology: novel tools to diagnose allograft dysfunction. 
  • Beyond mere obesity: effect of increasing obesity classifications on hysterectomy outcomes for uterine cancer/hyperplasia. 
  • Beyond volume: does hospital complexity matter?: an analysis of inpatient surgical mortality in the United States. 
  • Bilateral intraocular hemorrhage from vascularization of cataract wounds. 
  • Bilateral lower extremity compartment syndromes following prolonged surgery in the low lithotomy position with serial compression stockings. 
  • Bilateral uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with site-specific endopelvic fascia defect repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Bile acid aspiration associated with lung chemical profile linked to other biomarkers of injury after lung transplantation. 
  • Biliary flora and antimicrobial concentrations after Kasai's operation. 
  • Biliary reconstructive techniques and associated anatomic variants in adult living donor liver transplantations: The adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study experience. 
  • Bioabsorbable Intracoronary Matrix for Prevention of Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. 
  • Biportal thoracoscopic sympathectomy: surgical techniques and clinical results for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. 
  • Bivalirudin provides rapid, effective, and reliable anticoagulation during off-pump coronary revascularization: results of the "EVOLUTION OFF" trial. 
  • Bladder substitution in children. 
  • Bleeding and thrombosis associated with ventricular assist device therapy. 
  • Bleeding and thrombotic complications of pediatric liver transplant. 
  • Blockade of endothelin-converting enzyme reduces pulmonary hypertension after cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. 
  • Blockade of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway by U0126 attenuates neuronal damage following circulatory arrest. 
  • Blood Pressure Goals and Clinical Outcomes after Successful Endovascular Therapy: A Multicenter Study. 
  • Blue Vision (Cyanopsia) Associated With TURP Syndrome: A Case Report. 
  • Bone flap elevation for intracranial EEG monitoring: technical note. 
  • Bone marrow transplantation in patients aged 45 years and older. 
  • Borrowing from Adult Cardiac Surgeons-Bringing Congenital Heart Surgery Up to Speed in the Minimally Invasive Era. 
  • Botulinum neurotoxin as a therapeutic modality in orthopaedic surgery: more than twenty years of experience. 
  • Botulinum toxin injection for postlaryngectomy tracheoesophageal speech failure. 
  • Botulinum toxin type A injections for the management of flexion contractures following total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Brainstem auditory evoked potential monitoring: when is change in wave V significant? 
  • Breast Cancer after Augmentation: Oncologic and Reconstructive Considerations among Women Undergoing Mastectomy. 
  • Bronchial anastomotic complications in lung transplant recipients: virtual bronchoscopy for noninvasive assessment. 
  • Bronchogenic carcinoma after lung transplantation: frequency, clinical characteristics, and imaging findings. 
  • Burden of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • C5 palsy after cervical laminectomy and fusion: does width of laminectomy matter? 
  • CASE 6--2012: suspected amiodarone hepatotoxicity after cardiac surgery. 
  • CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND VISUAL OUTCOMES IN ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER KERATOPROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION. 
  • CT evaluation of the renal donor and recipient. 
  • CT findings and temporal course of persistent pulmonary interstitial emphysema in neonates: a multiinstitutional study. 
  • CT of fundoplication. 
  • CT-Defined Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Downgrades Frequency and Severity, and Demonstrates No Association With Adverse Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience. 
  • Calcaneal Osteotomy Safe Zone to Prevent Neurological Damage: Fact or Fiction? 
  • Calcaneocuboid joint subluxation after calcaneal lengthening for planovalgus foot deformity in children with cerebral palsy. 
  • Calcium antagonists and good results: association or causation? 
  • Calculus formation and ureteral obstruction after ileal conduit construction using autosuture stapling device. 
  • Can Surgeon Demographic Factors Predict Postoperative Complication Rates After Elective Spinal Fusion? 
  • Can Vascular Patterns on Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Help Predict Skin Necrosis after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy? 
  • Can unsupervised cluster analysis identify patterns of complex adult spinal deformity with distinct perioperative outcomes? 
  • Candida fasciitis following renal transplantation. 
  • Capsulotomy Size Affects Hip Joint Kinematic Stability. 
  • Captopril and renal insufficiency. 
  • Captopril-induced functional renal insufficiency in patients with bilateral renal-artery stenoses or renal-artery stenosis in a solitary kidney. 
  • Cardiac Events Within the 30-Day Postoperative Period Is Associated With Increased 1-Year Mortality Among Deceased-Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Trisomy 13 and 18: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation: current prevention and treatment strategies. 
  • Cardiac arrest among surgical patients: an analysis of incidence, patient characteristics, and outcomes in ACS-NSQIP. 
  • Cardiac manifestations of Q fever infection: case series and a review of the literature. 
  • Cardiac risk of noncardiac surgery in patients with asymmetric septal hypertrophy. 
  • Cardiac surgery and acute kidney injury: emerging concepts. 
  • Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: putting together the pieces of the puzzle. 
  • Cardiac troponin I for prediction of clinical outcomes and cardiac function through 3-month follow-up after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 
  • Cardiovascular events and hospital resource utilization pre- and post-transcatheter mitral valve repair in high-surgical risk patients. 
  • Care of the patient with cardiovascular disease undergoing general surgery. 
  • Carotid endarterectomy for stroke prevention in older people. 
  • Carotid endarterectomy trends in the patterns and outcomes of care at academic medical centers, 1990 through 1995. 
  • Carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Carpal tunnel release. A prospective, randomized assessment of open and endoscopic methods. 
  • Cascade iatrogenesis: a case-control study to detect postoperative respiratory failure in hospitalized older adults. 
  • Case 260: Endobronchial Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease. 
  • Case 4--1998. Cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermic circulatory arrest for basilar artery aneurysm clipping. 
  • Case Series of Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty. 
  • Case-control study of risk factors for the development of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in a pediatric heart transplant cohort. 
  • Cataract Surgery Complexity and Surgical Complication Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries With and Without Dementia. 
  • Cataract Surgery in Children from Birth to Less than 13 Years of Age: Baseline Characteristics of the Cohort. 
  • Cataract morphology and risk for glaucoma after cataract surgery in infants with unilateral congenital cataract. 
  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome after cardiac surgery. 
  • Catatonia After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Caudal Blocks and Hypospadias Repair Complications-Much Ado about Nothing or the Real Deal? 
  • Cause, timing, and location of death in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. 
  • Causes of death in renal transplant recipients. A review of autopsy findings from 1966 through 1985. 
  • Causes of late mortality in pediatric liver transplant recipients. 
  • Causes of late mortality in pediatric liver transplant recipients. 
  • Cecal volvulus following laparoscopic nephrectomy and renal transplantation. 
  • Cefoperazone as a prophylactic agent in abdominal hysterectomy. 
  • Celiac Artery Coverage During TEVAR for Dissection and Acute Aortic Injury is Not Associated with Worse Outcomes. 
  • Center variation in patient age and weight at Fontan operation and impact on postoperative outcomes. 
  • Central Nervous System Tumors in Uganda: Outcomes of Surgical Treatment and Complications Assessed Through Telephone Survey. 
  • Central hepatectomy versus extended hepatectomy for liver malignancy: a matched cohort comparison. 
  • Central nervous system cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: clinical relevance of abnormal neuroimaging findings. 
  • Central venous pressure after coronary artery bypass surgery: does it predict postoperative mortality or renal failure? 
  • Cerebellopontine angle craniopharyngioma: case report and literature review. 
  • Cerebral Oximetry During Adult Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Improved Postoperative Outcomes. 
  • Cerebral blood flow velocity response to magnesium sulfate in patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage. 
  • Cerebral hemodynamic and metabolic changes caused by brain retraction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. 
  • Cerebral physiologic effects of burst suppression doses of propofol during nonpulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass. CNS Subgroup of McSPI. 
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists' Adherence to an Intraoperative Lung Protective Ventilation Protocol. 
  • Cervical Myelopathy Doubles the Rate of Dislocation and Fracture After Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Cervical compensatory alignment changes following correction of adult thoracic deformity: a multicenter experience in 57 patients with a 2-year follow-up. 
  • Cervical corpectomy: complications and outcomes. 
  • Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: complications and outcomes after spinal fusion. 
  • Cervicovaginal fistula formation: a new complication of Shirodkar cerclage. 
  • Challenges after the first decade of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: focus on vascular complications, stroke, and paravalvular leak. 
  • Change in plasma glutamate concentration during cardiac surgery is a poor predictor of cognitive outcome. 
  • Change in visual function after macular translocation with 360 degrees retinectomy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. 
  • Changes in Left Ventricular Mechanics After Sleeve Gastrectomy. 
  • Changes in aneurysm volume after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. 
  • Changes in dermal histomorphology following surgical weight loss versus diet-induced weight loss in the morbidly obese patient. 
  • Changes in health-related quality of life in off-pump versus on-pump cardiac surgery: Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass trial. 
  • Changes in retinal venular oxygen saturation predict activity of proliferative diabetic retinopathy 3 months after panretinal photocoagulation. 
  • Changes in thoracic kyphosis negatively impact sagittal alignment after lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a comprehensive radiographic analysis. 
  • Changing indications for revision total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Characteristics and risk factors for 90-day readmission following shoulder arthroplasty. 
  • Characterization of alpha-toxin hla gene variants, alpha-toxin expression levels, and levels of antibody to alpha-toxin in hemodialysis and postsurgical patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. 
  • Characterization of complications associated with open and endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery at a single institution. 
  • Characterizing airflow profile in the postoperative maxillary sinus by using computational fluid dynamics modeling: A pilot study. 
  • Checklists, safety, my culture and me. 
  • Chemical meningitis following cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery. 
  • Chemoradiotherapy toxicity during bone marrow transplantation: time course and variation in pain and nausea. 
  • Chemosis, proptosis and amaurosis in a 19-year-old male. 
  • Chemotherapy-induced splenic volume increase is independently associated with major complications after hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Chest X-ray after tracheostomy is not necessary unless clinically indicated. 
  • Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008. 
  • Choledochoduodenostomy: influence of risk factors in post-operative morbidity. 
  • Chondrogenesis by free and vascularized rabbit auricular perichondrium. 
  • Chronic aspiration of gastric fluid accelerates pulmonary allograft dysfunction in a rat model of lung transplantation. 
  • Chronic ear surgery in irradiated temporal bones. 
  • Chronic ear surgery in patients with syndromes and multiple congenital malformations. 
  • Chronic exposure to nicotine does not prevent neurocognitive decline after cardiac surgery. 
  • Chronic graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Chronic headache resulting from postoperative supraorbital neuralgia. 
  • Clevidipine in the treatment of perioperative hypertension: assessing safety events in the ECLIPSE trials. 
  • Clinical Experience of HeartMate II to HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: A Multicenter Experience. 
  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Retained Lens Fragments in the Anterior Chamber After Phacoemulsification. 
  • Clinical Outcome Measures in Chiari I Malformation. 
  • Clinical Outcomes Using Freestyle Valve-Valsalva Graft Composite Conduit for Aortic Root Replacement. 
  • Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. 
  • Clinical and Functional Results of 119 Patients With Knee Dislocations. 
  • Clinical and Imaging Features of Contrast-Induced Neurotoxicity After Neurointerventional Surgery. 
  • Clinical and radiographic presentation and treatment of patients with cervical deformity secondary to thoracolumbar proximal junctional kyphosis are distinct despite achieving similar outcomes: Analysis of 123 prospective CD cases. 
  • Clinical benefits of intra-articular anakinra for persistent knee effusion. 
  • Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database. 
  • Clinical correlates of atrial tachyarrhythmias after valve replacement for aortic stenosis. 
  • Clinical course and origin of epithelium in cases of epithelial downgrowth after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. 
  • Clinical diagnosis of endophthalmitis. 
  • Clinical evidence for pharmaconutrition in major elective surgery. 
  • Clinical implication of complications on patient perceived health status following spinal fusion surgery. 
  • Clinical implications of acute pelvicaliceal hematoma formation during percutaneous catheter nephrostomy insertion. 
  • Clinical outcome of continuous facial nerve monitoring during primary parotidectomy. 
  • Clinical outcomes after hybrid coronary revascularization versus coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis of 1,190 patients. 
  • Clinical outcomes after implantation of a centrifugal flow left ventricular assist device and concurrent cardiac valve procedures. 
  • Clinical outcomes of extreme lateral interbody fusion in the treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis. 
  • Clinical outcomes of splenectomy in children: report of the splenectomy in congenital hemolytic anemia registry. 
  • Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia). 
  • Clinical predictors and outcome implications of early readmission in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Clinical predictors of major infections after cardiac surgery. 
  • Clinical problem-solving. A hole in the argument. 
  • Clinical results of extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery in patients with hemodynamic cerebrovascular disease. 
  • Clinical success, complications and restenosis rates with excimer laser coronary angioplasty. The Percutaneous Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Registry. 
  • Clinicopathologic features and surgical management of dissecting glaucoma filtering blebs. 
  • Clopidogrel use After Myocardial Revascularization: Prevalence, Predictors, and One-Year Survival Rate. 
  • Closed mitral valvotomy for mitral restenosis: experience in 113 consecutive cases. 
  • Closed plication is a safe and effective method for treating popliteal vein aneurysm. 
  • Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the impact of team training on surgical outcomes. 
  • Coagulase-negative staphylococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis--a contemporary update based on the International Collaboration on Endocarditis: prospective cohort study. 
  • Coagulopathy and inflammation in neonatal heart surgery: mechanisms and strategies. 
  • Coats' disease in a renal transplant recipient. 
  • Coblation of suprastomal granulomas in tracheostomy-dependent children. 
  • Cognitive decline after major noncardiac operations: a preliminary prospective study. 
  • Cognitive deficits following coronary artery bypass grafting: prevalence, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies. 
  • Cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery: revisiting etiology. 
  • Cognitive function after major noncardiac surgery, apolipoprotein E4 genotype, and biomarkers of brain injury. 
  • Cognitive outcomes analyses: two steps forward, one step back? 
  • Collaboration between the breast and plastic surgeon in restoring sensation after mastectomy. 
  • Collaborative Quality Improvement Reduces Postoperative Pneumonia After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. 
  • Colonic "coloplasty": novel technique to enhance low colorectal or coloanal anastomosis. 
  • Colonic Diverticulitis in a 19-Year-Old Boy With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Surgical Implications of Chronic Immunosuppression. 
  • Combinations of beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers: a cause of malignant perioperative conduction disturbances? 
  • Combined Primary Resection with Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Implantation Is Safe for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases. 
  • Combined ablation and resection (CARe) as an effective parenchymal sparing treatment for extensive colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Combined fluocinolone acetonide intraocular delivery system insertion, phacoemulsification, and intraocular lens implantation for severe uveitis. 
  • Combined intraocular lens implantation and glaucoma implant (tube shunt) surgery in pediatric patients: a case series. 
  • Combined superior oblique muscle recession and inferior oblique muscle advancement and transposition for cyclotorsion associated with macular translocation surgery. 
  • Combining clinical databases with genetic studies to help advance the causation model of congenital heart disease. 
  • Comment on "The Effect of Postoperative Complications After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Long-term Survival: An International Multicenter Cohort Study". 
  • Comment: Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring in "low-risk" spine surgeries. 
  • Commentary to "Cumulative incidence of outcomes and urologic procedures after augmentation cystoplasty". 
  • Commentary: Thank you, sir, may I TAVI another: Procedural problems and postoperative complications in SURTAVI. 
  • Common questions about vasectomy. 
  • Comorbidity Burden Contributing to Racial Disparities in Outpatient Versus Inpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Comparative Efficacy of Coronary Revascularization Procedures for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. 
  • Comparative analysis of perioperative complications between a multicenter prospective cervical deformity database and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. 
  • Comparative characteristics of primary hyperparathyroidism in pediatric and young adult patients. 
  • Comparative effectiveness of treatment strategies for severe splenic trauma in the pediatric population. 
  • Comparative safety of amphotericin B lipid complex and amphotericin B deoxycholate as aerosolized antifungal prophylaxis in lung-transplant recipients. 
  • Comparing Coordinated Versus Sequential Salpingo-Oophorectomy for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Breast Cancer. 
  • Comparing off-pump and on-pump clinical outcomes and costs for diabetic cardiac surgery patients. 
  • Comparing outcomes of early, late, and non-surgical management of intraspinal abscess. 
  • Comparison of ACCP and AAOS guidelines for VTE prophylaxis after total hip and total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Comparison of Complication Rate Between LeFort III and Monobloc Advancement With or Without Distraction Osteogenesis. 
  • Comparison of Complications and Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Between Nonobese and Obese Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity Undergoing Minimally Invasive Surgery. 
  • Comparison of Outcomes and Costs Associated With Aspirin ± Clopidogrel After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 
  • Comparison of Postoperative Complications Following Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty With Other Hip Bearings in Medicare Population. 
  • Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Open Inguinal Hernia Repair. 
  • Comparison of anticoagulation regimens after Carpentier-Edwards aortic or mitral valve replacement. 
  • Comparison of balloon valvuloplasty with operative treatment for mitral stenosis. 
  • Comparison of bioabsorbable pins and Kirschner wires in the fixation of chevron osteotomies for hallux valgus. 
  • Comparison of changes in corneal endothelial cell density and central corneal thickness between conventional and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: a randomised, controlled clinical trial. 
  • Comparison of complication rates of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review of the literature. 
  • Comparison of complication rates of porous anophthalmic orbital implants. 
  • Comparison of contact lens and intraocular lens correction of monocular aphakia during infancy: a randomized clinical trial of HOTV optotype acuity at age 4.5 years and clinical findings at age 5 years. 
  • Comparison of cost and complication rates for profiling hospital performance in lumbar fusion for spondylolisthesis. 
  • Comparison of covalently and physically cross-linked polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in a rat model. 
  • Comparison of elliptical excision versus punch incision for the treatment of epidermal inclusion cysts: A prospective, randomized study. 
  • Comparison of hybrid coronary revascularization versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients≥65 years with multivessel coronary artery disease. 
  • Comparison of intestinal lengthening procedures for patients with short bowel syndrome. 
  • Comparison of omental and pectoralis flaps for poststernotomy mediastinitis. 
  • Comparison of open mitral commissurotomy with mitral valve replacement with or without chordal preservation in patients with mitral stenosis. 
  • Comparison of outcomes of ureteroscopy for ureteral calculi located above and below the pelvic brim. 
  • Comparison of patient and surgeon perceptions of adverse events after adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • Comparison of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with Stamm gastrostomy. 
  • Comparison of perioperative complications in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis who receive total elbow replacement. 
  • Comparison of radiosurgery and conventional surgery for the treatment of glomus jugulare tumors. 
  • Comparison of right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt position in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. 
  • Comparison of silicone oil versus gas tamponade in the treatment of idiopathic full-thickness macular hole. 
  • Comparison of skin closure techniques in patients undergoing open pancreaticoduodenectomy: A single center experience. 
  • Comparison of superior-level facet joint violations during open and percutaneous pedicle screw placement. 
  • Comparison of the appropriateness of coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass graft surgery between Canada and New York State. 
  • Comparison of the costs and morbidity of percutaneous and open flank procedures. 
  • Comparison of the oral direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran with enoxaparin as prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement: a phase 2 dose-finding study. 
  • Comparison of the single assessment numeric evaluation method and the Lysholm score. 
  • Comparison of the ultrasonic scalpel to CO2 laser and electrosurgery in terms of tissue injury and adhesion formation in a rabbit model. 
  • Comparison of the use of hemodynamic support in patients ≥80 years versus patients <80 years during high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (from the Multicenter PROTECT II Randomized Study). 
  • Comparison of total versus partial revision of initial ventriculoperitoneal shunt failures. 
  • Comparison of two minimally invasive surgery strategies to treat adult spinal deformity. 
  • Complement activation contributes to perioperative neurocognitive disorders in mice. 
  • Complementary roles of open and hybrid approaches to thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • Complete heart block complicating retrograde left ventricular catheterization: case report and review. 
  • Complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy: a single institution referral experience. 
  • Complete resolution of systemic venous baffle obstruction and baffle leak using the Gore Excluder covered stent in two patients with transposition of the great arteries and prior Mustard procedure. 
  • Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma. 
  • Complex salvage procedures for severe lower extremity nerve pain. 
  • Complication and reoperation rates after apical vaginal prolapse surgical repair: a systematic review. 
  • Complication avoidance and management in anterior lumbar interbody fusion. 
  • Complication rates associated with 3-column osteotomy in 82 adult spinal deformity patients: retrospective review of a prospectively collected multicenter consecutive series with 2-year follow-up. 
  • Complication rates associated with open versus percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation among patients undergoing minimally invasive interbody fusion for adult spinal deformity. 
  • Complication rates in patients with negative axillary nodes 10 years after local breast radiotherapy after either sentinel lymph node dissection or axillary clearance. 
  • Complications (excluding hyperinflation) involving the native lung after single-lung transplantation: incidence, radiologic features, and clinical importance. 
  • Complications After Pediatric Hip Fractures: Evaluation and Management. 
  • Complications Are Not Increased With Acetabular Revision of Metal-on-metal Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Complications Following Therapeutic Bronchoscopy for Malignant Central Airway Obstruction: Results of the AQuIRE Registry. 
  • Complications after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors. 
  • Complications after the Norwood operation: an analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Complications and 30-Day readmission rates after craniotomy/craniectomy: A single Institutional study of 243 consecutive patients. 
  • Complications and Resource Use Associated With Surgery for Chiari Malformation Type 1 in Adults: A Population Perspective. 
  • Complications and Risk Factors for Morbidity in Elective Hip Arthroscopy: A Review of 1325 Cases. 
  • Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients. 
  • Complications and outcomes after spinal cord tumor resection in the United States from 1993 to 2002. 
  • Complications and postoperative events after cryosurgery for prostate cancer. 
  • Complications arising after implantation of DDD pacemakers: the MOST experience. 
  • Complications associated with surgical treatment of traumatic spinal fractures: a review of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality database. 
  • Complications at 10 Years of Follow-up in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. 
  • Complications following decompression of Chiari malformation Type I in children: dural graft or sealant? 
  • Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study. 
  • Complications following total knee arthroplasty--does the anaesthetic technique make a difference? 
  • Complications from prophylactic replacement of cardiac implantable electronic device generators in response to United States Food and Drug Administration recall: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgical techniques. 
  • Complications in facial flap surgery. 
  • Complications in spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the new millennium. A report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. 
  • Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database. 
  • Complications of 50 consecutive limited wrist fusions by a single surgeon. 
  • Complications of Bilateral Neck Dissection in Thyroid Cancer From a Single High-Volume Center. 
  • Complications of Low-Profile Plate Fixation in Metacarpal Fractures. 
  • Complications of Robotic Surgery. 
  • Complications of Small-Carrion penile prosthesis. 
  • Complications of axillary lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the breast: a report based on a patient survey. 
  • Complications of enterocystoplasty. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic and percutaneous renal cryoablation in a single tertiary referral center. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic surgery for urological cancer: a single institution analysis. 
  • Complications of low-dose heparin prophylaxis in gynecologic oncology surgery. 
  • Complications of lung transplantation: radiologic findings. 
  • Complications of nonoperative and operative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. 
  • Complications of osteotomies about the knee. 
  • Complications of primary closure of classic bladder exstrophy. 
  • Complications of radical soft-tissue mobilization procedure as a primary closure of exstrophy. 
  • Complications of surgical management of upper tract calculi in spina bifida patients: analysis of nationwide data. 
  • Complications of surgical reconstruction of the exstrophy-epispadias complex. 
  • Complications of the forehead-brow lift. 
  • Complications of therapy for testicular cancer. 
  • Complications of total hip arthroplasty following solid organ transplantation. 
  • Complications of ureteroscopy: analysis of predictive factors. 
  • Complications, Costs, and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Staged, Delayed, and Immediate Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Longitudinal, Claims-Based Analysis. 
  • Complications, adverse events, and additional intraocular surgery 1 year after cataract surgery in the infant Aphakia Treatment Study. 
  • Component Separation vs. Bridged Repair for Large Ventral Hernias: A Multi-Institutional Risk-Adjusted Comparison, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Composite Metric for Benchmarking Site Performance in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Comprehensive restaging laparotomy in women with apparent early ovarian carcinoma. 
  • Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient. 
  • Computed tomography-guided epidural patching of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks. 
  • Computer-assisted reduction method for periprosthetic distal femur fracture. 
  • Con: Methylprednisolone is not indicated for patients during cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Concepts of blood transfusion in adults. 
  • Concomitant aortic and renal artery reconstruction in patients on an intensive antihypertensive medical regimen: long-term outcome. 
  • Condensation on the posterior surface of silicone intraocular lenses during fluid-air exchange. 
  • Confounders versus Mediators: An Important Distinction. 
  • Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Turner Syndrome: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis. 
  • Congenital Scoliosis of the Pediatric Cervical Spine: Characterization of a 17-Patient Operative Cohort. 
  • Congenital heart surgery outcomes in Down syndrome: analysis of a national clinical database. 
  • Congenital left atrial aneurysm in an infant. 
  • Congenital platelet disorder and type I von Willebrand disease presenting as prolonged bleeding after cleft lip and palate repair. 
  • Consensus document: antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary stenting. A North-American perspective. 
  • Constrictive Pericarditis After Lung Transplantation. 
  • Contact lens management of infantile aphakia. 
  • Contemporary Demographic, Treatment, and Geographic Distribution Patterns for Disorders of Sex Development. 
  • Contemporary Management of Struvite Stones Using Combined Endourologic and Medical Treatment: Predictors of Unfavorable Clinical Outcome. 
  • Contemporary management and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection: An analysis of the STS adult cardiac surgery database. 
  • Contemporary results for proximal aortic replacement in North America. 
  • Contemporary surgical management of vestibular schwannomas: analysis of complications and lessons learned over the past decade. 
  • Contemporary utilization and outcomes of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in acute myocardial infarction: the benchmark registry. 
  • Continent abdominal wall stoma and orthotopic bladder replacement using the Kock pouch urinary diversion. 
  • Continent urinary diversion. 
  • Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) after stem cell transplantation. A report from the prospective pediatric CRRT Registry Group. 
  • Contralateral local anesthetic spread from an outpatient interscalene catheter. 
  • Contralateral radiculopathy after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. 
  • Contribution of Baroreceptor Function to Pain Perception and Perioperative Outcomes. 
  • Contribution of prosthetic therapy in the management of nasopharyngeal stenosis following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. 
  • Controversies and Challenges of Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. 
  • Conventional Ultrafiltration During Elective Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury. 
  • Conversion Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Distinct Surgical Procedure With Increased Resource Utilization. 
  • Conversion of indwelling chest port catheters to tunneled central venous catheters. 
  • Conversion vs Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Increased Cost of Care and Perioperative Complications. 
  • Corneal graft detection for Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty using optical coherence tomography. 
  • Corneal stromal overgrowth after cataract extraction. 
  • Corneal wound architecture and integrity after torsional and mixed phacoemulsification: evaluation of standard and microincisional coaxial techniques. 
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Compared With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Analysis From the ACUITY Trial. 
  • Coronary Endarterectomy: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure. 
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly. 
  • Coronary artery bypass in patients with severely depressed ventricular function. 
  • Coronary bypass grafting after failed elective and failed emergent percutaneous angioplasty. Relative risks of emergent surgical intervention. 
  • Coronary revascularization in lung transplant recipients with concomitant coronary artery disease. 
  • Coronary revascularization rather than cardiac transplantation for chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy. 
  • Coronavirus disease 2019: Implications of emerging infections for transplantation. 
  • Correction of a saphenous vein graft to coronary vein anastamosis by selective retrograde coil-induced occlusion to arterialize the native vein. 
  • Correction of hypoprothrombinemia by immunosuppressive treatment of the lupus anticoagulant-hypoprothrombinemia syndrome. 
  • Corrective osteotomy for isolated malunion of the palmar lunate facet in distal radius fractures. 
  • Correlation between the Voice Handicap Index and voice laboratory measurements after phonosurgery. 
  • Correlation of higher preoperative American Society of Anesthesiology grade and increased morbidity and mortality rates in patients undergoing spine surgery. 
  • Correlations between epicardial flow, microvascular reperfusion, infarct size and clinical outcomes in patients with anterior versus non-anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue angioplasty: analysis from the EMERALD trial. 
  • Cortical localization of temporal lobe language sites in patients with gliomas. 
  • Cortical strut allografts for the treatment of femoral fractures and deficiencies in revision total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Cost analysis of aprotinin for coronary artery bypass patients: analysis of the randomized trials. 
  • Cost implications of selective preoperative risk screening in the care of candidates for peripheral vascular operations. 
  • Cost of care using prophylactic negative pressure wound vacuum on closed laparotomy incisions. 
  • Cost-Utility Analysis of rhBMP-2 Use in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of bacteriuria screening before urogynecologic surgery. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis in Singapore. 
  • Cost-utility analysis of cervical deformity surgeries using 1-year outcome. 
  • Costs Five Years After Off-Pump or On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. 
  • Cranial nerve paralysis following carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a pregnant woman with an implanted dura mater graft. 
  • Critical Analysis of Patient-reported Complaints and Complications After Urethroplasty for Bulbar Urethral Stricture Disease. 
  • Critical Care Nursing's Impact on Pediatric Patient Outcomes. 
  • Critical assessment of operative approaches for hearing preservation in small acoustic neuroma surgery: retrosigmoid vs middle fossa approach. 
  • Critical care perspective on immunotherapy in lung transplantation. 
  • Critical illness hyperglycemia in pediatric cardiac surgery. 
  • Cromolyn ameliorates acute and chronic injury in a rat lung transplant model. 
  • Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction in Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: A Cohort Analysis. 
  • Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation. 
  • Cryosurgical modification of retrograde atrioventricular conduction. Implications for the surgical treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia. 
  • Cuboid Edema Syndrome Following Fixation of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures in Professional Athletes. 
  • Current and emerging surveillance strategies to expand the window of opportunity for curative treatment after surgery in colorectal cancer. 
  • Current applications of big data in obstetric anesthesiology. 
  • Current challenges and opportunities in the management of antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplantation. 
  • Current concepts and controversies in lung transplantation. 
  • Current evidence on the role of smoking in plastic surgery elective procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Current outcomes for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis surgery in North America. 
  • Current practice patterns for initial umbilical hernia repair in the United States. 
  • Current prognosis of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Implications for future management. 
  • Current status of bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Current status of hepatic resection. 
  • Current surgical practices in cleft care: cleft palate repair techniques and postoperative care. 
  • Current trends and 30-day surgical outcomes for thyroglossal duct cyst excision in children. 
  • Cystic duct leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy despite preoperative sphincterotomy. 
  • Cytokine secretion after cardiac surgery and its relationship to postoperative fever. 
  • Cytomegalovirus infection presenting as bronchial polyps in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings. 
  • Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis is a risk for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in lung transplantation. 
  • DREZ lesions for relief of pain related to spinal cord injury. 
  • Dabigatran for periprocedural anticoagulation following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of observational studies. 
  • De Novo and Recurrence of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis After Liver Transplantation. 
  • De novo nonalcoholic fatty liver disease after liver transplantation. 
  • Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. 
  • Decompressive hemicraniectomy in pediatric patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: case series and review of the literature. 
  • Decreased hernia recurrence using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with Strattice™ mesh in a rodent ventral hernia model. 
  • Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease in elderly individuals—reply. 
  • Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in the moderate- to high-risk patient undergoing lower extremity liposuction. 
  • Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms in adult patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors. 
  • Defective release of vascular plasminogen activator in patients with gynecologic malignancies. 
  • Deferoxamine regulates neuroinflammation and iron homeostasis in a mouse model of postoperative cognitive dysfunction. 
  • Defining Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature and a Call for Standardization. 
  • Defining Usage and Clinical Outcomes Following Perioperative Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelet Administration in Spine Surgery Patients. 
  • Defining a Hospital Volume Threshold for Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the United States. 
  • Defining a Surgical Invasiveness Threshold for Increased Risk of a Major Complication Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Defining and improving postoperative care. 
  • Defining morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy: use of a prospective complication grading system. 
  • Defining postoperative C5 palsy and recovery: a systematic review. 
  • Defining quality for distal pancreatectomy: does the laparoscopic approach protect patients from poor quality outcomes? 
  • Defining rates and causes of mortality associated with spine surgery: comparison of 2 data collection approaches through the Scoliosis Research Society. 
  • Defining the impact of resident participation on outcomes after appendectomy. 
  • Defining the learning curve for team-based laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Definitions and epidemiology. 
  • Definitive Management of Failure After Pyeloplasty. 
  • Degenerative Joint Disease After Meniscectomy. 
  • Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. 
  • Dehydrated Allogenic Human Amniotic Membrane Graft for Conjunctival Surface Reconstruction Following Removal of Exposed Scleral Buckle. 
  • Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery-The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Delayed facial palsy after resection of vestibular schwannoma. 
  • Delayed postmyectomy ventricular septal defect. 
  • Delayed presentation and successful repair of a recurrent vesicovaginal fistula after hysterectomy and primary abdominal repair. 
  • Delayed presentation of urethrocutaneous fistulae after hypospadias repair. 
  • Delayed right heart failure following lung transplantation. 
  • Delayed rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon after inappropriate placement of the pi plate on the volar surface of the distal radius. 
  • Delayed stenosis following placement of a polyethylene terephthalate endograft in the cervical carotid artery. Report of three cases. 
  • Delayed synostoses of uninvolved sutures after surgical treatment of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. 
  • Delirium: the struggle to vanquish an ancient foe. 
  • Demographics, Procedural Characteristics, and Clinical Outcomes When Cardiogenic Shock Precedes TAVR in the United States. 
  • Dendritic cells improve the generation of Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes for the treatment of posttransplantation lymphoma. 
  • Depression as an independent predictor of postoperative delirium in spine deformity patients undergoing elective spine surgery. 
  • Depression in male and female patients undergoing cardiac surgery. 
  • Depression is associated with worse outcomes among women undergoing breast reconstruction following mastectomy. 
  • Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Postoperative Delirium. 
  • Depressive symptoms, physical activity, and clinical events: The ADAPT prospective pilot study. 
  • Deriving literature-based benchmarks for surgical complications in high-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Dermatologic considerations of stoma care. 
  • Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty After Failed Descemet Stripping Without Endothelial Keratoplasty. 
  • Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty with a donor tissue injector. 
  • Design and Rationale of a Phase 2 Study of NeurOtoxin (Botulinum Toxin Type A) for the PreVention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation - The NOVA Study. 
  • Design of a Study to Measure Patient-Perspectives in Adverse Event Reporting (the PPAR Study): Supplementary Study to the ASPIRe Trial. 
  • Design of the PReferences for Open Versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (PROVE-AAA) Trial. 
  • Deterioration of regional wall motion immediately after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is associated with long-term major adverse cardiac events. 
  • Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 
  • Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery. 
  • Determinants of the source of cytomegalovirus in murine renal allograft recipients. 
  • Determination of plasma concentrations of propofol associated with 50% reduction in postoperative nausea. 
  • Determining the Independent Risk Factors for Worse SCAR-Q Scores and Future Scar Revision Surgery. 
  • Determining the Optimal Quantitative Threshold for Preoperative Albumin Level Before Elective Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Development and Evaluation of a Novel Instrument to Measure Severity of Intraoperative Events Using Video Data. 
  • Development and Implementation of a Perioperative Blood Glucose Monitoring Protocol for Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery. 
  • Development and Validation of a Multidomain Surgical Complication Classification System for Adult Spinal Deformity. 
  • Development and impact of arrhythmias after the Norwood procedure: A report from the Pediatric Heart Network. 
  • Development and validation of machine learning models to identify high-risk surgical patients using automatically curated electronic health record data (Pythia): A retrospective, single-site study. 
  • Development of Validated Computer-based Preoperative Predictive Model for Proximal Junction Failure (PJF) or Clinically Significant PJK With 86% Accuracy Based on 510 ASD Patients With 2-year Follow-up. 
  • Development of a Metastatic Spinal Tumor Frailty Index (MSTFI) Using a Nationwide Database and Its Association with Inpatient Morbidity, Mortality, and Length of Stay After Spine Surgery. 
  • Development of a preoperative predictive model for major complications following adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • Development of an integrated biospecimen bank and multidisciplinary clinical database for pancreatic cancer. 
  • Development of best practices to minimize wound complications after complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a modified Delphi study. 
  • Development of bullous pemphigoid after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Report of a case. 
  • Dexamethasone reduces postoperative troponin levels in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid for pediatric vesicoureteral reflux: systematic review. 
  • Diabetes Mellitus with Chronic Complications in Relation to Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting Outcomes. 
  • Diabetes and perioperative outcomes following cervical fusion in patients with myelopathy. 
  • Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. 
  • Diagnosis and management of opacified silicone intraocular lenses in patients with asteroid hyalosis. 
  • Diagnosis and outcome of early pleural space infection following lung transplantation. 
  • Diagnosis and treatment of retrobulbar hemorrhage. 
  • Diagnosis, incidence, and clinical significance of early postoperative ischemia after transmyocardial laser revascularization. 
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. 
  • Diagnostic yield of bronchoscopies after isolated lung transplantation. 
  • Diaphragm Paralysis After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: An STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Study. 
  • Diaphragmatic Hernias after Living Donor Hepatectomy: A Critical Reappraisal. 
  • Diastolic Function and Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: PARTNER 2 SAPIEN 3 Registry. 
  • Diastolic dysfunction, diagnostic and perioperative management in cardiac surgery. 
  • Differences in morbidity and mortality with percutaneous versus open surgical drainage of postoperative intra-abdominal infections: a review of 686 cases. 
  • Differences in the outcomes of anterior versus posterior interbody fusion surgery of the lumbar spine: a propensity score-controlled cohort analysis of 10,941 patients. 
  • Differential effects of operative complications on survival after surgery for primary lung cancer. 
  • Differentiating intraparenchymal hemorrhage from contrast extravasation on post-procedural noncontrast CT scan in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing endovascular treatment. 
  • Digital radiographic evaluation of medial joint space narrowing after partial meniscectomy of bucket-handle medial meniscus tears in anterior cruciate ligament-intact knees. 
  • Direct Repair of Iatrogenic Internal Carotid Artery Injury During Endoscopic Endonasal Approach Surgery With Temporary Endovascular Balloon-Assisted Occlusion: Technical Case Report. 
  • Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction in Women Older than 65 Years: A Retrospective Analysis of Complication Rate and Overall Outcomes. 
  • Disappearance of myelinated retinal nerve fibers after pars plana vitrectomy. 
  • Discharge destination influences risks of readmission and complications after lumbar spine surgery in severely disabled patients. 
  • Disparities in the outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery based on insurance status. 
  • Dissociation of depletional induction and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in kidney recipients treated with alemtuzumab. 
  • Dissociations of the Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study. 
  • Distal junctional kyphosis in adult cervical deformity patients: where does it occur? 
  • Distal metaphyseal ulnar-shortening osteotomy: surgical technique. 
  • Distal pancreatectomy: a single institution's experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. 
  • Distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure secondary to Clostridium difficile colitis. 
  • Distraction osteogenesis for the shortened metatarsal after hallux valgus surgery. 
  • Diverse Use of the WEB Device: A Technical Note on WEB Stenting and WEB Coiling of Complex Aneurysms. 
  • Do Mixed-Flora Preoperative Urine Cultures Matter? 
  • Do Patients with Paget's Disease Have Worse Outcomes following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? 
  • Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients? 
  • Do omega-3 fatty acids prevent atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 
  • Do urodynamic parameters predict persistent postoperative stress incontinence after midurethral sling? A systematic review. 
  • Does Anticoagulation Improve Flap Outcomes in Hypercoagulable Patients? A Systematic Review. 
  • Does Bariatric Surgery Prior to Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Improve Outcomes? 
  • Does Conversion in Laparoscopic Colectomy Portend an Inferior Oncologic Outcome? Results from 104,400 Patients. 
  • Does Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Posterior Instrumentation Reduce Risk of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? A Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis. 
  • Does bone morphogenetic protein increase the incidence of perioperative complications in spinal fusion? A comparison of 55,862 cases of spinal fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein. 
  • Does deeper hypothermia reduce the risk of acute kidney injury after circulatory arrest for aortic arch surgery? 
  • Does experience preclude leaks in laparoscopic gastric bypass? 
  • Does hyperexpansion of the native lung adversely affect outcome after single lung transplantation for emphysema? Preliminary findings. 
  • Does perioperative systolic blood pressure variability predict mortality after cardiac surgery? An exploratory analysis of the ECLIPSE trials. 
  • Does pneumonectomy have a role in the treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer? 
  • Does preoperative topical antimicrobial scrub reduce positive surgical site culture rates in men undergoing artificial urinary sphincter placement? 
  • Does recipient age impact functional outcomes of orthotopic heart transplantation? 
  • Does recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in adult spinal deformity increase complications and are complications associated with location of rhBMP-2 use? A prospective, multicenter study of 279 consecutive patients. 
  • Does resident participation influence otolaryngology-head and neck surgery morbidity and mortality? 
  • Does the Hip Capsule Remain Closed After Hip Arthroscopy With Routine Capsular Closure for Femoroacetabular Impingement? A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis in Symptomatic Postoperative Patients. 
  • Does vertebral level of pedicle subtraction osteotomy correlate with degree of spinopelvic parameter correction? 
  • Donation after cardiac death: the University of Wisconsin experience with liver transplantation. 
  • Donepezil for cognitive decline following coronary artery bypass surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial. 
  • Donor cell-derived leukemias/myelodysplastic neoplasms in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a clinicopathologic study of 10 cases and a comprehensive review of the literature. 
  • Donor factors associated with epithelial defects after penetrating keratoplasty. 
  • Donor polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor-4 influence the development of rejection after renal transplantation. 
  • Donor predictors of allograft use and recipient outcomes after heart transplantation. 
  • Donor risk index predicts graft failure reliably but not post-transplant infections. 
  • Donor-derived infections in solid organ transplant patients: toward a holistic approach. 
  • Donor-derived transmission events in 2013: a report of the Organ Procurement Transplant Network Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. 
  • Donor-site morbidity with use of vascularized autogenous fibular grafts. 
  • Doppler sonography in the evaluation of corporovenous competence after penile vein ligation surgery. 
  • Dorsal root entry zone lesions for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. 
  • Dorsal surgery for myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy. 
  • Dose-Dependent Association of Gabapentinoids with Pulmonary Complications After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties. 
  • Double-blind, randomized comparison of ondansetron and intraoperative propofol to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. 
  • Drain use in pancreatic surgery: Results from an international survey among experts in the field. 
  • Drivers and Risk Factors of Unplanned 30-Day Readmission Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. 
  • Drug Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Failing AV Fistulas: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Dual Diagnosis and Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Dual antiplatelet therapy for perioperative myocardial infarction following CABG surgery. 
  • Duplex ultrasound scanning versus computed tomographic angiography for postoperative evaluation of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • Dupuytren contracture. 
  • Durability of hearing preservation after microsurgical treatment of vestibular schwannoma using the middle cranial fossa approach. 
  • Dural augmentation approaches and complication rates after posterior fossa decompression for Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia: a Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium study. 
  • Duraplasty in cranial base resection. 
  • Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Systematic Review for the 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. 
  • Dysphagia following combined anterior-posterior cervical spine surgeries. 
  • Dysphagia, hoarseness, and globus in a postoperative patient. 
  • Each procedure matters: threshold for surgeon volume to minimize complications and decrease cost associated with adrenalectomy. 
  • Early Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using a Novel Self-Expanding Bioprosthesis in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Who Are Suboptimal for Surgery: Results of the Evolut R U.S. Study. 
  • Early Discharge After Radical Nephrectomy: An Analysis of Complications and Readmissions. 
  • Early Discontinuation of Breast Free Flap Monitoring: A Strategy Driven by National Data. 
  • Early Operation for Complications Arising From Bariatric Surgical Tourism. 
  • Early Postoperative Complications following Gracilis Free Muscle Transfer for Facial Reanimation: A Systematic Review and Pooled Data Analysis. 
  • Early Postoperative Emergency Department Care of Abdominal Transplant Recipients. 
  • Early and late forms of cyclosporine nephrotoxicity: studies in cardiac transplant recipients. 
  • Early developmental outcome in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related anomalies: the single ventricle reconstruction trial. 
  • Early diagnosis and treatment of developmental patella infera syndrome. 
  • Early experience in extracapsular cataract surgery by residents. 
  • Early experience with mesh excision for adverse outcomes after transvaginal mesh placement using prolapse kits. 
  • Early failure of revision total hip arthroplasty with cemented precoated femoral components: comparison with uncemented components at 2 to 8 years. 
  • Early intervention for lactate dehydrogenase elevation improves clinical outcomes in patients with the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: Insights from the PREVENT study. 
  • Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study. 
  • Early outcomes of descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in pseudophakic eyes with anterior chamber intraocular lenses. 
  • Early prediction of systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after major thoracic operation should not be sneezed at, but it is not a panacea. 
  • Early report of a randomized comparative clinical trial of Strattice™ reconstructive tissue matrix to lightweight synthetic mesh in the repair of inguinal hernias. 
  • Early vs late midline sling lysis results in greater improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms. 
  • Economic analysis of the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic Regimen (ASSENT-3) study: costs of reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction. 
  • Economic assessment of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade with abciximab and low-dose heparin during percutaneous coronary revascularization: results from the EPILOG randomized trial. Evaluation in PTCA to Improve Long-term Outcome with abciximab GP IIb/IIIa blockade. 
  • Economic effects of extended clopidogrel therapy--a word of caution. 
  • Economic impact of new interventional therapies: are we asking the right questions? 
  • Edifoligide and long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection IV (PREVENT IV) 5-year results. 
  • Editorial comment. 
  • Effect of A1C and Glucose on Postoperative Mortality in Noncardiac and Cardiac Surgeries. 
  • Effect of Age on Outcomes in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Effect of Age on Outcomes of Shoulder Arthroplasty. 
  • Effect of Antifibrinolytic Therapy on Complications, Thromboembolic Events, Blood Product Utilization, and Fusion in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Effect of Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices on CNS Infarction in Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of Diagnosis on Outcomes in the Setting of Enhanced Recovery Protocols. 
  • Effect of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors on the development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. 
  • Effect of Intravitreous Aflibercept vs Vitrectomy With Panretinal Photocoagulation on Visual Acuity in Patients With Vitreous Hemorrhage From Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of Lifestyle Changes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Revascularization. 
  • Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Analysis of Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. 
  • Effect of Obesity on Radiographic Alignment and Short-Term Complications After Surgical Treatment of Adult Cervical Deformity. 
  • Effect of Prone Positional Apparatus on the Occurrence of Acute Kidney Injury After Spine Surgery. 
  • Effect of Resident and Fellow Involvement in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Effect of Serious Adverse Events on Health-related Quality of Life Measures Following Surgery for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis. 
  • Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of a 19-item surgical safety checklist during urgent operations in a global patient population. 
  • Effect of advancing age on outcomes of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease. 
  • Effect of aging on cerebral autoregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass. Association with postoperative cognitive dysfunction. 
  • Effect of body mass index on patients with multiligamentous knee injuries. 
  • Effect of hysterectomy with ovarian preservation on ovarian function. 
  • Effect of intra-operative fluid volume on peri-operative outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • Effect of levosimendan on survival and adverse events after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis. 
  • Effect of meeting Leapfrog volume thresholds on complication rates following complex surgical procedures. 
  • Effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on operative mortality and morbidity for pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Effect of nitrous oxide use on long-term neurologic and neuropsychological outcome in patients who received temporary proximal artery occlusion during cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery. 
  • Effect of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with extended aortic cross-clamp time. 
  • Effect of postoperative complications on health and employment following liver transplantation. 
  • Effect of staple height on gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multicenter prospective randomized trial. 
  • Effect of temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass on gastric mucosal perfusion. 
  • Effect of the Deyo score on outcomes and costs in shoulder arthroplasty patients. 
  • Effect of valve deformity on results and mitral regurgitation after Inoue balloon commissurotomy. 
  • Effective Prevention of Proximal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Requires a Combination of Surgical Implant Prophylaxis and Avoidance of Sagittal Alignment Overcorrection. 
  • Effective surgical safety checklist implementation. 
  • Effectiveness of a postoperative disposition protocol for sleep apnea surgery. 
  • Effects of Acetaminophen, NSAIDs, Gabapentinoids, and Their Combinations on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Effects of Alirocumab on Cardiovascular Events After Coronary Bypass Surgery. 
  • Effects of Conflicts of Interest on Practice Patterns and Complication Rates in Spine Surgery. 
  • Effects of age and comorbidities on complication rates and adverse outcomes after lumbar laminectomy in elderly patients. 
  • Effects of institutional volumes on operative outcomes for aortic root replacement in North America. 
  • Effects of low-dose atrial natriuretic peptide infusion on cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. 
  • Effects of perioperative statin use on cardiovascular complications in patients submitted to non-cardiac surgery: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis. 
  • Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. 
  • Effects of race and clinical factors on short-term outcomes of abdominal myomectomy. 
  • Effects of sphingosine-1-phosphate and ceramide-1-phosphate on rat intestinal smooth muscle cells: implications for postoperative ileus. 
  • Efficacy and Safety of Glutamine-supplemented Parenteral Nutrition in Surgical ICU Patients: An American Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Efficacy and safety of minimal dose (< or =1,000 units) unfractionated heparin with abciximab in percutaneous coronary intervention. 
  • Efficacy and safety of simeprevir and sofosbuvir with and without ribavirin in subjects with recurrent genotype 1 hepatitis C postorthotopic liver transplant: the randomized GALAXY study. 
  • Efficacy and safety of surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results of the AOSpine North America prospective multi-center study. 
  • Efficacy and safety of valganciclovir vs. oral ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Efficacy of 99mTc voiding cystourethrogram for detection of duodenal leaks after pancreas transplantation. 
  • Efficacy of a Low-Tidal Volume Ventilation Strategy to Prevent Reperfusion Lung Injury after Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Efficacy of a standardized technique of trans-vaginal entry into the peritoneal cavity for post-hysterectomy vaginal vault suspension. 
  • Efficacy of autologous blood injection for treating overfiltering or leaking blebs after glaucoma surgery. 
  • Efficacy of inferior oblique anterior transposition placement grading for dissociated vertical deviation. 
  • Efficacy of pamidronate for osteoporosis in patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation. 
  • Efficacy of primary microvascular decompression versus subsequent microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. 
  • Efficacy of prophylaxis against thromboembolism with intermittent pneumatic compression after primary and revision total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Efficacy of single-dose, multilevel paravertebral nerve blockade for analgesia after thoracoscopic procedures. 
  • Efficacy of zoniporide, an Na/H exchange ion inhibitor, for reducing perioperative cardiovascular events in vascular surgery patients. 
  • Elbow allograft for reconstruction of the elbow with massive bone loss. Long term results. 
  • Elbow tendinopathy and tendon ruptures: epicondylitis, biceps and triceps ruptures. 
  • Elective Aortic Root Replacement in North America: Analysis of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 
  • Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. 
  • Elective stoma construction improves outcomes in medically intractable pressure ulcers. 
  • Electrical inhibition of lens epithelial cell proliferation: an additional factor in secondary cataract? 
  • Electroconvulsive therapy for severe major depressive disorder after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Elevated Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c Associated with Increased Wound Complications in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Primary, Open Carpal Tunnel Release. 
  • Elevated Pulse Pressure, Intraoperative Hemodynamic Perturbations, and Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. 
  • Elevated preoperative fasting serum glucose levels increase the risk of postoperative mediastinitis in patients undergoing open heart surgery. 
  • Emergency tracheal intubation in the postanesthesia care unit: physician error or patient disease? 
  • Emergent endovascular recanalization for cervical internal carotid artery occlusion in patients presenting with acute stroke. 
  • Emerging arboviruses and implications for pediatric transplantation: A review. 
  • Empiric nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy is not necessary. 
  • Empirical reconstruction of the renal artery: long-term outcome. 
  • Endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: management strategies according to CT findings. 
  • Endometriosis in a spigelian hernia sac: an unexpected finding. 
  • Endophthalmitis in an Asian population. 
  • Endoscopic Abscess Septotomy: A Less Invasive Approach for the Treatment of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks. 
  • Endoscopic closure of a gastrojejunal anastomotic leak (with video). 
  • Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) for childhood glaucoma: a large single-center cohort experience. 
  • Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass. A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak. 
  • Endoscopic pedicled nasoseptal flap reconstruction for pediatric skull base defects. 
  • Endoscopic release of retained Penrose drains: a simple solution for an old problem. 
  • Endoscopic resection reduces morbidity when compared to surgery in veterans with large and complex colorectal polyps. 
  • Endoscopic sphincterotomy: the whole truth. 
  • Endoscopic staple diverticulostomy for Zenker's diverticulum: review of literature and experience in 159 consecutive cases. 
  • Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest: the effect on postoperative outcomes. 
  • Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting in coronary-artery bypass surgery. 
  • Endoscopic versus percutaneous drainage of post-operative peripancreatic fluid collections following pancreatic resection. 
  • Endovascular Treatment of Venous Sinus Stenosis in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Complications, Neurological Outcomes, and Radiographic Results. 
  • Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair with carbon dioxide-guided angiography in patients with renal insufficiency. 
  • Endovascular management of carotid blowout. 
  • Endovascular management of symptomatic spasm of radial artery bypass graft: technical case report. 
  • Endovascular transcatheter aortic valve implantation: an evolving standard. 
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review. 
  • Enhanced Recovery for Orthopedic Surgery. 
  • Enlarging pseudoaneurysm of a right saphenous vein graft after emergent coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Epidemiology, management, and outcomes of sustained ventricular arrhythmias after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. 
  • Epidural analgesia in hepatic resection. 
  • Epithelial downgrowth after type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis manifesting as tractional retinal detachment and epiretinal membrane. 
  • Epithelial implantation membrane on the iris surface following cataract extraction with report of two cases. 
  • Epithelial ingrowth after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: description of cases and assessment with anterior segment optical coherence tomography. 
  • Epsilon-aminocaproic acid administration and stroke following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Epstein-Barr virus-related posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder involving pancreas allografts: histological differential diagnosis from acute allograft rejection. 
  • Erectile function outcome reporting after clinically localized prostate cancer treatment. 
  • Esophageal acid-clearance physiology is altered after Nissen-Collis gastroplasty. 
  • Esophageal lesions after total laryngectomy. 
  • Essential role for Smad3 in regulating MCP-1 expression and vascular inflammation. 
  • Establishment of an Individualized Distal Junctional Kyphosis Risk Index following the Surgical Treatment of Adult Cervical Deformities. 
  • Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy. 
  • Etiology and outcomes of amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease in the EUCLID trial. 
  • European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus document on management of arrhythmias and cardiac electronic devices in the critically ill and post-surgery patient, endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), Cardiac Arrhythmia Society of Southern Africa (CASSA), and Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS). 
  • Evaluating the association of same-day discharge following minimally invasive surgery for prolapse on 30-day postoperative adverse events. 
  • Evaluating the learning curve in the prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5 versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: a prespecified subanalysis of the PROTECT II study. 
  • Evaluation and management of complications from synthetic mesh after pelvic reconstructive surgery: a multicenter study. 
  • Evaluation of Nissen fundoplication in neurologically impaired children. 
  • Evaluation of Surgical Morbidity After Hysterectomy During an Obesity Epidemic. 
  • Evaluation of an Abnormal Liver Panel After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Evaluation of augmentation cystoplasty for severe neuropathic bladder using the hostility score. 
  • Evaluation of complications and neurological deficits with three-column spine reconstructions for complex spinal deformity: a retrospective Scoli-RISK-1 study. 
  • Evaluation of endoscopic harmonic diverticulostomy. 
  • Evaluation of failed sphincter pharyngoplasties. 
  • Evaluation of failure to rescue as a quality metric in pediatric heart surgery: an analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Evaluation of malnutrition via modified GLIM criteria for in patients undergoing emergent gastrointestinal surgery. 
  • Evaluation of partial and total splenectomy in children with sickle cell disease using an Internet-based registry. 
  • Evaluation of peritoneal fluid following intestinal resection and anastomosis in horses. 
  • Evaluation of subconjunctival bevacizumab as an adjunct to trabeculectomy a pilot study. 
  • Evaluation of suture techniques for mitral valve replacement. 
  • Evaluation of the quality of care in congenital heart surgery: contribution of the Aristotle complexity score. 
  • Eversion endarterectomy of the carotid artery: technical considerations and recurrent stenoses. 
  • Evidence-Based Perioperative Nutrition Recommendations: Optimizing Results and Minimizing Risks. 
  • Evidence-based renal protection in cardiac surgery. 
  • Evidence-based value of subcutaneous surgical wound drainage: the largest systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Evolution in Surgical Approach, Complications, and Outcomes in an Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Multicenter Study Group Patient Population. 
  • Evolution of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Proximal Junctional Failure Rates Over 10 Years of Enrollment in a Prospective Multicenter Adult Spinal Deformity Database. 
  • Evolving practice pattern changes and outcomes in the era of hybrid aortic arch repair. 
  • Excess costs associated with complications and prolonged length of stay after congenital heart surgery. 
  • Executive function and depression as independent risk factors for postoperative delirium. 
  • Exercise stress testing in evaluation of aortocoronary bypass surgery. Report of 123 patients. 
  • Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane alters tissue response to implanted Ahmed glaucoma valve. 
  • Expanding MIRAgel scleral buckle simulating an orbital tumor in four cases. 
  • Expanding indications for conservative renal surgery in renal cell carcinoma. 
  • Expectant management versus elective curettage for the treatment of spontaneous abortion. 
  • Expectations and outcomes in geriatric patients with do-not-resuscitate orders undergoing emergency surgical management of bowel obstruction. 
  • Experience with 100 consecutive simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplants with bladder drainage. 
  • Experience with 500 simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants. 
  • Experience with enteric conversion after pancreatic transplantation with bladder drainage. 
  • Experience with sternal plating and local flap reconstruction in patients with sternal dehisence. 
  • Experience with the AMS 600 malleable penile prosthesis. 
  • Experience with the Baerveldt glaucoma implant in treating neovascular glaucoma. 
  • Experimental mitral regurgitation. Physiological effects of correction on left ventricular dynamics. 
  • Experimental transvitreal cyanoacrylate retinopexy in a primate model. 
  • Exploring Factors Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis Within Surgical Groups. 
  • Exploring predictors of complication in older surgical patients: a deficit accumulation index and the Braden Scale. 
  • Extending the use of the pacing pulmonary artery catheter for safe minimally invasive cardiac surgery. 
  • Extent of lymphadenectomy and postoperative major complications among women with endometrial cancer treated with minimally invasive surgery. 
  • Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes. 
  • External Validation of the Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) Frailty Index (ASD-FI) in the Scoli-RISK-1 Patient Database. 
  • External validation of the adult spinal deformity (ASD) frailty index (ASD-FI). 
  • Extra-intestinal manifestations of salmonella infections. 
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and post-heart transplant outcomes among United States adults. 
  • Extraocular muscle surgery for extorsion after macular translocation surgery new surgical technique and clinical management. 
  • Extrema-weighted feature extraction for functional data. 
  • Extrusion of tibial tunnel bioabsorbable screw 15 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Eyelid disease. 
  • Factors Associated With Hospital Length of Stay Following Fibular Free-Tissue Reconstruction of Head and Neck Defects: Assessment Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Criteria. 
  • Factors Associated With Successful Postoperative Day One Discharge After Anatomic Lung Resection. 
  • Factors Associated With and Outcomes of Aborted Procedures During Elective Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Factors Impacting Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Osteoporotic Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Fusions: A MarketScan Database Analysis. 
  • Factors Influencing Hospital Readmission after Lower Extremity Bypass for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. 
  • Factors affecting selection of operative approach and subsequent short-term outcomes after anatomic resection for lung cancer. 
  • Factors affecting the incidence of infectious morbidity after radical hysterectomy. 
  • Factors affecting the success rate of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and the incidence of retained fragments. 
  • Factors associated with 30-day unplanned pediatric surgical readmission. 
  • Factors associated with mortality in transplant patients with invasive aspergillosis. 
  • Factors impacting echocardiographic imaging after the Fontan procedure: a report from the pediatric heart network fontan cross-sectional study. 
  • Factors influencing postoperative adverse events after Hartmann's reversal. 
  • Factors influencing the longer-term survival of uncemented acetabular components used in total hip revisions. 
  • Factors influencing the results of open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau fractures. 
  • Factors related to extended hospital stays following deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. 
  • Factors related to hip muscle weakness following fixation of acetabular fractures. 
  • Fadenoperation for the management of complicated incomitant vertical strabismus. 
  • Failed aneurysm surgery. Reoperation in 115 cases. 
  • Failure of autologous bone-assisted cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy in children and adolescents. 
  • Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: part I: Obstruction and mechanical failure. 
  • Failure of low molecular weight dextran to prevent clotting during continuous renal replacement therapy. 
  • Failure to Rescue After Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Failure to Rescue Contributes to Center-Level Differences in Mortality After Lung Transplantation. 
  • Failure to Rescue Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 
  • Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Failure to rescue in the era of the lung allocation score: The impact of center volume. 
  • Failure-to-pursue rescue: explaining excess mortality in elderly emergency general surgical patients with preexisting "do-not-resuscitate" orders. 
  • Fast spin-echo MR in hippocampal sclerosis: correlation with pathology and surgery. 
  • Fat Grafting and the Palpable Breast Mass in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Incidence and Implications. 
  • Fatal fungal infection following open-heart surgery. 
  • Fatal pulmonary bile embolism following acute acalculous cholecystitis. 
  • Fatal pulmonary fat embolism in the early postoperative period. 
  • Fault Tree Analysis. 
  • Feasibility of Surgeon-Delivered Audit and Feedback Incorporating Peer Surgical Coaching to Reduce Fistula Incidence following Cleft Palate Repair: A Pilot Trial. 
  • Feasibility of flap reconstruction in conjunction with intraoperative radiation therapy for advanced and recurrent head and neck cancer. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy during Whipple is associated with increased morbidity. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy tube placement during resection of gastric cancers. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy tube placement in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: an ongoing dilemma. 
  • Femur fractures and lung complications: a prospective randomized study of reaming. 
  • Femur fractures in institutionalized patients after hip spica immobilization. 
  • Fenestrated repair improves perioperative outcomes but lacks a hospital volume association for complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. 
  • Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer. 
  • Fibrin adhesive in conjunction with epithelial ingrowth removal after laser in situ keratomileusis: long-term results. 
  • Fibroblast growth factor 23 levels are elevated and associated with severe acute kidney injury and death following cardiac surgery. 
  • Fibromyalgia Increases the Risk of Surgical Complications Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Database Study. 
  • First postoperative PSA is associated with outcomes in patients with node positive prostate cancer: Results from the SEARCH database. 
  • Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement. 
  • Five-year outcomes of endovascular repair of complicated acute type B aortic dissections. 
  • Five-year outcomes of transcatheter reduction of significant mitral regurgitation in high-surgical-risk patients. 
  • Fixation switch and diplopia after full macular translocation surgery. 
  • Fixation, survival, and dislocation of jumbo acetabular components in revision hip arthroplasty. 
  • Fixing the heart: must the brain pay the price? 
  • Flaws in the serum anticholinergic activity assay: implications for the study of delirium. 
  • Fluid management in cardiac surgery: colloid or crystalloid? 
  • Focused rehabilitation treatment of poorly functioning total knee arthroplasties. 
  • Fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy and heart transplant: A Pediatric Heart Transplant Study analysis. 
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery: Common Problems and Solutions. 
  • Fornix- vs. limbus-based flaps in combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. 
  • Fractal correlation properties of heart rate dynamics and adverse events in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 
  • Frailty and risk in proximal aortic surgery. 
  • Frailty as a Risk Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality Following Liver Surgery. 
  • Frailty as a marker of adverse outcomes in patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy. 
  • Frailty in the End-Stage Lung Disease or Heart Failure Patient: Implications for the Perioperative Transplant Clinician. 
  • Frank Stinchfield Award: Does Bariatric Surgery Prior to Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Really Improve Outcomes? 
  • Free jejunal interposition graft for reconstruction of the esophagus. 
  • Free vascularized fibula in traumatic long bone defects and in limb salvaging following tumor resection: comparative study. 
  • Free vascularized fibular grafts for reconstruction of skeletal defects. 
  • Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Survey Study From the Cervical Spine Research Society. 
  • Frequency and Predictors of Internal Mammary Artery Graft Failure and Subsequent Clinical Outcomes: Insights From the Project of Ex-vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT) IV Trial. 
  • Frequency of major noncardiac surgery and subsequent adverse events in the year after drug-eluting stent placement results from the EVENT (Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events) Registry. 
  • Frequency of stent thrombosis after acute coronary syndromes (from the SYMPHONY and 2nd SYMPHONY trials). 
  • Full-dose aprotinin use in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an analysis of perioperative pharmacotherapy and patient outcomes. 
  • Fully covered self-expandable metallic stents in the management of complex biliary leaks: preliminary data - a case series. 
  • Fulminant hepatic failure due to herpes simplex after hysteroscopy. 
  • Functional problems and arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Functional problems and treatment solutions after total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Functional status, heart rate, and rhythm abnormalities in 521 Fontan patients 6 to 18 years of age. 
  • Fundoplication after lung transplantation prevents the allograft dysfunction associated with reflux. 
  • Fundus Autofluorescence Patterns of Submacular Fluid Resolution Following Repair of Macula-Involving Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments. 
  • Fungal infection following renal transplantation. 
  • Fungal infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: histoplasmosis diagnosis and treatment. 
  • Fungal infections in lung and heart-lung transplant recipients. Report of 9 cases and review of the literature. 
  • Fungal scleritis after cataract surgery. Successful outcome using itraconazole. 
  • Fusion with occipital bone for atlantoaxial instability: technical note. 
  • G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 gene polymorphisms are associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients receiving β-blockers. 
  • Gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiography for the noninvasive detection of an active bile duct leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Gaining the patient perspective on pelvic floor disorders' surgical adverse events. 
  • Gait Speed Predicts 30-Day Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. 
  • Gangrenous cholecystitis: a contemporary review. 
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Predicts Utilization of Dehydration Treatments After Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms are not sufficient to guide esophageal function testing in lung transplant candidates. 
  • Gastrointestinal complications of renal transplantation. 
  • Gastrostomy tube placement in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Frequency, predictors, and growth outcomes. 
  • Gender differences in mortality after mitral valve operation: evidence for higher mortality in perimenopausal women. 
  • General Complications after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Smokers: A 2005-2016 NSQIP Analysis. 
  • General anesthetic and the risk of dementia in elderly patients: current insights. 
  • Genetic factors contribute to bleeding after cardiac surgery. 
  • Genetic polymorphisms and the risk of stroke after cardiac surgery. 
  • Genetic variation in the body mass index of adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. 
  • Genome-Wide Association Study Links Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Sprouty 2 to Thrombocytopenia after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. 
  • Geographic variation in lumbar fusion for degenerative disorders: 1990 to 2000. 
  • Geriatric Preoperative Optimization: A Review. 
  • Gestational age at birth and outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery. 
  • Glaucoma-related adverse events in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: 1-year results. 
  • Glenn shunt facilitated weaning of right ventricular mechanical support. 
  • Glenoid rim fracture after anchor repair: a report of 4 cases. 
  • Global judgments versus decision-model-facilitated judgments: are experts internally consistent? 
  • Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries. 
  • Glomus jugulare tumors with intracranial extension. 
  • Glycemic control in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Clinical features, predictors, and outcomes. 
  • Glycosylated hemoglobin levels and outcome in non-diabetic cardiac surgery patients. 
  • Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy Using Stroke Volume Variation for Resuscitation after Low Central Venous Pressure-Assisted Liver Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Goal-directed fluid management with trans-oesophageal Doppler. 
  • Goal-directed intraoperative fluid administration reduces length of hospital stay after major surgery. 
  • Gonyalgia paresthetica. 
  • Grading of Complications After Cervical Deformity-corrective Surgery: Are Existing Classification Systems Applicable? 
  • Graft use in the treatment of large and massive rotator cuff tears: an overview of techniques and modes of failure with MRI correlation. 
  • Grand rounds #51: a case of consecutive exotropia after medial rectus recession for Duane syndrome. 
  • Greater trochanteric osteoplasty in revision hip arthroplasty: two case reports. 
  • Guidelines for carotid endarterectomy: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association. 
  • Guidelines for perioperative care in elective rectal/pelvic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society recommendations. 
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome in organ and bone marrow transplant patients. 
  • Gynecologic and surgical complications in type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. 
  • HIT and run: heparin's unusual immune response. 
  • HIV-1-associated thrombocytopenia. The role of splenectomy. 
  • HTLV-III seroconversion associated with heat-treated factor VIII concentrate. 
  • Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Improves Perioperative Outcomes Without Increasing Operative Time Compared to the Open Approach: a National Analysis of 8791 Patients. 
  • Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Versus Standard Laparoscopic Colectomy: Are Outcomes and Operative Time Different? 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy for inflammatory renal conditions. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy: the transfer of experience to a new academic center. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) with the HandPort system: initial experience with 68 patients. 
  • Head and Neck Reconstruction: Does Surgical Specialty Affect Complication Rates? 
  • Health services utilization after induced abortions in Ontario: a comparison between community clinics and hospitals. 
  • Health-Related Quality of Life Scores Underestimate the Impact of Major Complications in Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis Surgery. 
  • Heart Failure and Hospital Utilization Trajectories Before and After Hip Fracture Surgery. 
  • Heart transplantation for adults with congenital heart disease: analysis of the United network for organ sharing database. 
  • Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for achalasia: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial. 
  • Helping patients with localized prostate carcinoma manage uncertainty and treatment side effects: nurse-delivered psychoeducational intervention over the telephone. 
  • Hematocrit as a predictor of preoperative transfusion-associated complications in spine surgery: A NSQIP study. 
  • Hemiarch replacement at 28°C: an analysis of mild and moderate hypothermia in 500 patients. 
  • Hemilaryngectomy for glottic carcinoma after radiation therapy failure. 
  • Hemodynamic benefits of regional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Review for Cardiac Anesthesiologists and Intensivists. 
  • Heparin-coated stents do not protect cancer patients from cardiac complications after noncardiac surgery. 
  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: an increasingly common cause of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage. 
  • Hepatic parenchymal preservation surgery: decreasing morbidity and mortality rates in 4,152 resections for malignancy. 
  • Hepatic parenchymal transection with vascular staplers: a comparative analysis with the crush-clamp technique. 
  • Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: do contemporary morbidity and mortality rates demand a transition to ablation as first-line treatment? 
  • Hepatic resection for metastatic cancer. 
  • Hepatitis C virus infection and bone marrow transplantation: a cohort study with 10-year follow-up. 
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence and death following living and deceased donor liver transplantation. 
  • Heterotopic Ossification After Modern Total Hip Arthroplasty: Predisposing Factors, Prophylaxis, and Surgical Treatment. 
  • Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis Following Operative Fixation of Acetabular Fractures: A Systematic Review. 
  • Heterotopic ossification complicating total elbow replacement in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • Heterotopic ossification following total ankle replacement: clinical significance and factors affecting its formation. 
  • High Body Mass Index is Related to Increased Perioperative Complications After Periacetabular Osteotomy. 
  • High Postoperative Blood Pressure After Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Acute Kidney Injury and Death. 
  • High rates of metachronous colon cancer or dysplasia after segmental resection or subtotal colectomy in Crohn's colitis. 
  • High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation Use and Severe Pediatric ARDS in the Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipient. 
  • Hip Arthroscopy Surgical Volume Trends and 30-Day Postoperative Complications. 
  • Hip Dislocation or Subluxation After Hip Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review. 
  • Hip arthroplasty after extracapsular hip fracture: a matched pair cohort analysis. 
  • Hip fracture outcomes: does surgeon or hospital volume really matter? 
  • Hip fusion in young adults. Using a medial displacement osteotomy and cobra plate. 
  • Historical and Forecasted Changes in Utilization of Same-day Discharge after Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy. 
  • Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser endoureterotomy for the treatment of transplant kidney ureteral strictures. 
  • Hospital Quality Metrics: "America's Best Hospitals" and Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke. 
  • Hospital Readmission Within 2 Years Following Adult Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity Surgery: Prevalence, Predictors, and Effect on Patient-derived Outcome Measures. 
  • Hospital Readmission in Total Hip Replacement Patients in 2009 and 2014. 
  • Hospital Resource Utilization Before and After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Hospital Surgical Volume and Associated Postoperative Complications of Pediatric Urological Surgery in the United States. 
  • Hospital Volume and the Costs Associated with Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. 
  • Hospital competitive intensity and perioperative outcomes following lumbar spinal fusion. 
  • Hospital credentialing and quality of care. 
  • Hospital credentialing for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is stricter better? 
  • Hospital length of stay in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 
  • Hospital readmissions after liver surgery for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Hospital readmissions following HLA-incompatible live donor kidney transplantation: A multi-center study. 
  • Hospital variation in postoperative infection and outcome after congenital heart surgery. 
  • Hospitalization after Cataract Surgery in a Nationwide Managed-Care Population. 
  • Hospitalizations for bacterial septicemia after renal transplantation in the united states. 
  • How Do Previous Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Fare After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? 
  • How I approach hereditary hemolytic anemia and splenectomy. 
  • How I do it: endarterectomy for carotid web. 
  • How I treat sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. 
  • How long is too long? The effect of the duration of anaesthesia on the incidence of non-urological complications after surgery. 
  • How to Start an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Program. 
  • Human syngeneic intestinal transplantation: evaluation of enterocyte viability with serum levels of intestinal fatty acid binding protein. 
  • Human umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial cells reendothelialize vein grafts and prevent thrombosis. 
  • Hyaluronan contributes to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and stimulates lung allograft rejection through activation of innate immunity. 
  • Hybrid total knee arthroplasty. Two- to five-year results using the Miller-Galante prosthesis. 
  • Hydrogel sealant versus sutures to prevent fluid egress after cataract surgery. 
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of neurologic sequela after atrioesophageal fistula. 
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy to prevent central airway stenosis after lung transplantation. 
  • Hypercholesterolemia is common after pediatric heart transplantation: initial experience with pravastatin. 
  • Hyperkalemia associated with intravenous labetalol therapy for acute hypertension in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Hyperlipidemia and transplantation: etiologic factors and therapy. 
  • Hyperpolarized 3He-enhanced MR imaging of lung transplant recipients: preliminary results. 
  • Hyponatremia and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion in adult spinal surgery. 
  • Hypophosphatemia after Hepatectomy or Pancreatectomy: Role of the Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase. 
  • Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Organ-Specific Complications Following Gastrointestinal Surgery: Analysis of 8034 Patients. 
  • Hypoxemia after prior cardiac surgery due to interatrial shunting and its treatment with a novel transcatheter occlusion device. 
  • Hypoxic Gene Expression of Donor Bronchi Linked to Airway Complications after Lung Transplantation. 
  • Hysterectomy and loss of fertility: implications for women's mental health. 
  • Hysteroscopic sterilization using a micro-insert device: results of a multicentre Phase II study. 
  • II Guidelines for perioperative evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. 
  • INternational ORthopaedic MUlticentre Study (INORMUS) in Fracture Care: Protocol for a Large Prospective Observational Study. 
  • Ideal methodology to assess systemic blood pressure in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Identification of Trajectory-Based Acute Kidney Injury Phenotypes Among Cardiac Surgery Patients. 
  • Identification of decision criteria for revision surgery among patients with proximal junctional failure after surgical treatment of spinal deformity. 
  • Identification of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in general surgery patients in a low-middle income country. 
  • Identifying Modifiable and Non-modifiable Risk Factors of Readmission and Short-Term Mortality in Chondrosarcoma: A National Cancer Database Study. 
  • Identifying Modifiable and Non-modifiable Risk Factors of Readmission and Short-Term Mortality in Osteosarcoma: A National Cancer Database Study. 
  • Identifying Predictors of Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiovascular Surgery: How Do We Digest the Data? 
  • Identifying pediatric emergence delirium by using the PAED Scale: a quality improvement project. 
  • Identifying predictors of central nervous system disease in solid organ transplant recipients with cryptococcosis. 
  • Identifying the cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery: the role of myocardial contrast echocardiography. 
  • Idiopathic chondrolysis of the ankle. 
  • Ileocolonic perforation. A complication following renal transplantation. 
  • Iliac artery pseudoaneurysm following renal transplantation presenting as lumbosacral plexopathy. 
  • Images in cardiovascular medicine. Left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm: echocardiographic and intraoperative findings. 
  • Imagine all the people... 
  • Imaging Surveillance After Proximal Aortic Operations: Is it Necessary? 
  • Imaging appearance following surgical decompression of the ulnar nerve. 
  • Imaging appearances of the sternum and sternoclavicular joints. 
  • Imaging for Predicting and Assessing Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Imaging of complications of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 
  • Imaging of the postoperative thoracic aorta: the spectrum of normal and abnormal findings. 
  • Imaging of the thoracic aorta before and after stent-graft repair of aneurysms and dissections. 
  • Imaging-guided radiofrequency ablation of cystic renal neoplasms. 
  • Immediate Effects of Use of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Children Having Spinal Fusion and Refusion Procedures in United States. 
  • Immediate Postoperative Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification Measures and 2-Year Risk of Prolapse Recurrence. 
  • Immediate and long-term outcomes after lateral pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis. 
  • Immediate eye rehabilitation at the time of facial nerve sacrifice. 
  • Immediate preoperative blood glucose and hemoglobin a1c levels are not predictive of postoperative infections in diabetic men undergoing penile prosthesis placement. 
  • Immediate versus delayed coronary grafting after streptokinase treatment. Postoperative blood loss and clinical results. 
  • Immunoglobulin therapy in bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Immunologic impact and clinical outcomes after surgical exposure to bovine thrombin. 
  • Immunomodulatory and antimicrobial efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Immunosuppressive therapy does not increase operative morbidity in patients with Crohn's disease. 
  • Immunotherapy for refractory pulmonary infection after adult cardiac surgery: immune dysregulation syndrome. 
  • Impact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients. 
  • Impact of Age on Change in Self-Image 5 Years After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels). 
  • Impact of Aortic Atherosclerosis Burden on Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Impact of Bridge to Transplantation With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Posttransplantation Mortality. 
  • Impact of Cavity Shave Margins on Margin Status in Patients with Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. 
  • Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Postoperative Complication Rates, Ambulation, and Length of Hospital Stay After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) in Elderly Spine Deformity Patients. 
  • Impact of Diabetes on Outcome of Total Ankle Replacement. 
  • Impact of Donor Brain Death Duration on Outcomes After Lung Transplantation. 
  • Impact of EGF, IL28B, and PNPLA3 polymorphisms on the outcome of allograft hepatitis C: a multicenter study. 
  • Impact of Increasing Age on Outcomes of Spinal Fusion in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis. 
  • Impact of Intraoperative Monitoring During Elective Complex Spinal Fusions (≥4 Levels) on 30-Day Complication and Readmission Rates: A Single-Institutional Study of 643 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity. 
  • Impact of Intraoperative Steroids on Postoperative Infection Rates and Length of Hospital Stay: A Study of 1200 Spine Surgery Patients. 
  • Impact of Movement Disorders on Management of Spinal Deformity in the Elderly. 
  • Impact of Multidisciplinary Intraoperative Teams on Thirty-Day Complications After Sacral Tumor Resection. 
  • Impact of New Motor Deficit on HRQOL After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Subanalysis From Scoli Risk 1 Prospective Study. 
  • Impact of Obesity on Complications and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Cranial Surgery: A Single-Institutional Study of 224 Consecutive Craniotomy/Craniectomy Procedures. 
  • Impact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 Patients. 
  • Impact of Smoking on 30-day Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Impact of T status and N status on perioperative outcomes after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer. 
  • Impact of Total Pars Plana Vitrectomy on Postoperative Complications in Aphakic, Snap-On, Type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis. 
  • Impact of advancing age on post-operative complications of deep brain stimulation surgery for essential tremor. 
  • Impact of age on the likelihood of reaching a minimum clinically important difference in 374 three-column spinal osteotomies: clinical article. 
  • Impact of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol on Unplanned Patient Encounters in the Early Postoperative Period After Ureteroscopy. 
  • Impact of anemia on surgical outcomes: innovative interventions in resource-poor settings. 
  • Impact of aortic annulus size on valve hemodynamics and clinical outcomes after transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement: insights from the PARTNER Trial. 
  • Impact of body habitus on perioperative morbidity associated with fusion of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine. 
  • Impact of cancer center accreditation on outcomes of patients undergoing resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A SEER-Medicare analysis. 
  • Impact of chemotherapy on postoperative complications after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. 
  • Impact of concurrent surgical valve procedures in patients receiving continuous-flow devices. 
  • Impact of donor-to-recipient weight ratio on survival after heart transplantation: analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database. 
  • Impact of dual energy cardiac CT for metal artefact reduction post aortic valve replacement. 
  • Impact of enhanced recovery protocols after pancreatoduodenectomy: meta-analysis. 
  • Impact of frailty on complications in patients with thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal fracture. 
  • Impact of left ventricular assist device bridging on posttransplant outcomes. 
  • Impact of lipid-lowering medications and low-density lipoprotein levels on 1-year clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Impact of mitral valve regurgitation evaluated by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography on long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Impact of obesity on complications and outcomes: a comparison of fusion and nonfusion lumbar spine surgery. 
  • Impact of obesity on operative treatment and inpatient outcomes of paediatric limb fractures. 
  • Impact of occupational characteristics on return to work for employed patients after elective lumbar spine surgery. 
  • Impact of perioperative myocardial infarction on angiographic and clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (from PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection [PREVENT] IV). 
  • Impact of preoperative neurological status on perioperative morbidity associated with anterior and posterior cervical fusion. 
  • Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction in patients undergoing off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass. 
  • Impact of quantitatively determined native thoracic aortic tortuosity on endoleak development after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Impact of renal dysfunction on outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database. 
  • Impact of ruptured cerebral aneurysm coiling and clipping on the incidence of cerebral vasospasm and clinical outcome. 
  • Impact of simultaneous diaphragm resection during hepatectomy for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Impact of smoking on postoperative complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. 
  • Impact of specific postoperative complications on the outcomes of emergency general surgery patients. 
  • Impact of steatosis on perioperative outcome following hepatic resection. 
  • Impact of surgical approach on complications and resource utilization of cervical spine fusion: a nationwide perspective to the surgical treatment of diffuse cervical spondylosis. 
  • Impact of tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients treated with implantable left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Impaired gastric motor activity after abdominal surgery in rats. 
  • Implant design and techniques for patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Implementation of an Obstructive Sleep Apnea Protocol in the Postanesthesia Care Unit for Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery. 
  • Implementation of the TaperGuard™ endotracheal tube in an unselected surgical population to reduce postoperative pneumonia. 
  • Improved early survival with a nonsternotomy approach for continuous-flow left ventricular assist device replacement. 
  • Improvement in some Ames-ISSG cervical deformity classification modifier grades may correlate with clinical improvement. 
  • Improving Postoperative Efficiency: An Algorithm for Expedited Void Trials After Urogynecologic Surgery. 
  • Improving hip fractures outcomes for COPD patients. 
  • Improving outcomes after esophagectomy: the importance of preventing postoperative pneumonia. 
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  • In vivo quantitation of basal ganglia and thalamic degenerative changes in two temporal lobectomy patients with affective disorder. 
  • In-Hospital Complications and Resource Utilization Following Lumbar Spine Surgery in Patients with Parkinson Disease: Evaluation of the National Inpatient Sample Database. 
  • In-Hospital Mortality and Post-Surgical Complications Among Cancer Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. 
  • In-hospital clinical outcomes after upper gastrointestinal surgery: Data from an international observational study. 
  • In-hospital death following inpatient surgical procedures in the United States, 1996-2006. 
  • In-hospital medical complications after non-operative and operative treatment of thoracolumbar fractures in patients over 75 years of age. 
  • In-hospital outcomes after bariatric surgery in patients with heart failure. 
  • In-hospital switching between clopidogrel and prasugrel among patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: insights into contemporary practice from the national cardiovascular data registry. 
  • Inadequate gingivolabial sulcus remains an avoidable problem after bilateral cleft lip repair. 
  • Incidence Rate and Results of the Surgical Treatment of Pectoralis Major Tendon Ruptures in Active-Duty Military Personnel. 
  • Incidence and Outcomes of Surgical Bailout During TAVR: Insights From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Incidence and Predictive Factors of Sepsis Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Incidence and Risk Factors for Pelvic Pain After Mesh Implant Surgery for the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders. 
  • Incidence and early outcomes associated with pre-transplant antivimentin antibodies in the cardiac transplantation population. 
  • Incidence and impact of adverse effects of medical care on complications in patients who underwent excision of cervical lymph nodes. 
  • Incidence and implications of early postoperative wound complications after total elbow arthroplasty. 
  • Incidence and management of tension pneumocephalus after anterior craniofacial resection: case reports and review of the literature. 
  • Incidence and outcome of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders in lung transplant patients: Analysis of ISHLT Registry. 
  • Incidence and risk factors for surgical intervention after uterine artery embolization. 
  • Incidence and risk factors of postoperative neurologic decline after complex adult spinal deformity surgery: results of the Scoli-RISK-1 study. 
  • Incidence of Acute, Progressive, and Delayed Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Over an 8-Year Period in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients. 
  • Incidence of Management Changes at the Postoperative Day One Visit After Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment. 
  • Incidence of Management Changes at the Postoperative Week 1 Visit after Cataract Surgery: Results from the Perioperative Care for IntraOcular Lens Study. 
  • Incidence of Postoperative Adverse Events after Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review. 
  • Incidence of acute cellular rejection following granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration in lung transplantation: A retrospective case-cohort analysis. 
  • Incidence of adverse events after uterosacral colpopexy for uterovaginal and posthysterectomy vault prolapse. 
  • Incidence of and preoperative risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and chest wound infection after cardiac surgery. 
  • Incidence of autoimmune disease in patients after breast reconstruction with silicone gel implants versus autogenous tissue: a preliminary report. 
  • Incidence of benign disease in patients that underwent resection for presumed pancreatic cancer diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA). 
  • Incidence of cytomegalovirus disease in renal transplantation without antilymphocyte induction: is prophylaxis necessary? 
  • Incidence of perioperative complications of urogynecologic surgery in elderly women. 
  • Incidence of perioperative medical complications and mortality among elderly patients undergoing surgery for spinal deformity: analysis of 3519 patients. 
  • Incidence of postoperative stroke using the Heartstring device in 1,380 coronary artery bypass graft patients with mild to severe atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta. 
  • Incidence of strict versus nonstrict left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. 
  • Incidence of unintended durotomy in spine surgery based on 108,478 cases. 
  • Incidence, Timing, and Risk Factors for Secondary Revision After Primary Revision of Traumatic Digit Amputations. 
  • Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of Clostridioides difficile infection following urological surgeries. 
  • Incidence, treatment, and outcomes of atrial fibrillation complicating non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. 
  • Incomplete endograft apposition to the aortic arch: bird-beak configuration increases risk of endoleak formation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Incontinent ileo-vesicostomy urinary diversion in the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. 
  • Increased 30-Day Complication Rates Associated with Laminectomy in 874 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Elective Spinal Fusion: A Single Institutional Study. 
  • Increased Rate of Complications following Trigger Finger Release in Diabetic Patients. 
  • Increased Risk of Chronic Opioid Use and Revision After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion in Patients with Prior Shoulder Arthroscopy. 
  • Increased mortality at low-volume orthotopic heart transplantation centers: should current standards change? 
  • Increased pediatric sub-specialization is associated with decreased surgical complication rates for inpatient pediatric urology procedures. 
  • Increasing age and modifiable comorbidities are associated with short-term complications after open reduction and internal fixation of ankle fractures. 
  • Increasing age impairs outcomes in breast reduction surgery. 
  • Incremental cost-utility analysis of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty compared with penetrating keratoplasty for the treatment of keratoconus. 
  • Independent Association Between Preoperative Cognitive Status and Discharge Location After Surgery: A Strategy to Reduce Resource Use After Surgery for Deformity. 
  • Independent Associations With 30- and 90-Day Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery: A National Trend Analysis of 144 123 Patients. 
  • Independent predictors of complication following surgery for spinal metastasis. 
  • Independent predictors of mortality following spine surgery. 
  • Indications, contraindications, and pitfalls of patellofemoral arthroplasty. 
  • Induced corneal astigmatism after macular translocation surgery with scleral infolding. 
  • Ineffectiveness of burst suppression therapy in mitigating perioperative cerebrovascular dysfunction. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia (McSPI) Research Group. 
  • Infant pediatric liver transplantation results equal those for older pediatric patients. 
  • Infection in organ-transplant recipients. 
  • Infection in organ-transplant recipients. 
  • Infection related never events in pediatric patients undergoing spinal fusion procedures in United States: prevalence and predictors. 
  • Infection with varicella-zoster virus after marrow transplantation. 
  • Infections after kidney transplantation. Does age matter? 
  • Infections after upper extremity allotransplantation: a worldwide population cohort study, 1998-2017. 
  • Infectious complications after cardiac surgery: lack of association with fresh frozen plasma or platelet transfusions. 
  • Infectious complications in extended criteria heart transplantation. 
  • Infectious complications of lung transplantation. 
  • Infective endocarditis and solid organ transplantation: Only worse outcomes during initial transplantation hospitalization. 
  • Infective endocarditis. 
  • Inferior peripheral iridectomy in patients receiving silicone oil. Rates of postoperative closure and effect on oil position. 
  • Inflammatory bowel disease after liver transplantation: risk factors for recurrence and de novo disease. 
  • Inflammatory bowel disease following solid organ transplantation. 
  • Inflammatory gene polymorphisms and risk of postoperative myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery. 
  • Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Results From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. 
  • Influence of corneal diameter on surgically induced astigmatism in small-incision cataract surgery. 
  • Influence of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and ornithine concentrations on complications after renal transplant. 
  • Influence of medical comorbidity and surgical indication on total elbow arthroplasty cost of care. 
  • Influence of perioperative complication severity on 1- and 2-year outcomes of low back surgery. 
  • Influence of weight at enterostomy reversal on surgical outcomes in infants after emergent neonatal stoma creation. 
  • Inhaled Iloprost Versus Epoprostenol in Heart Transplant Recipients. 
  • Inhibition of adhesion reformation in the rabbit model by meclofenamate: an inhibitor of both prostaglandin and leukotriene production. 
  • Inhibition of complement activation by pexelizumab reduces death in patients undergoing combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Inhibition of factor IXa by the pegnivacogin system during cardiopulmonary bypass: a potential substitute for heparin. A study in baboons. 
  • Inhibition of sympathetic pathways restores postoperative ileus in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. 
  • Inhibitory simple partial (non-convulsive) status epilepticus after intracranial surgery. 
  • Initial Feasibility Study of a New Transcatheter Mitral Prosthesis: The First 100 Patients. 
  • Initial Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies in Subjects With De Novo Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. 
  • Initial Presentation of Cutibacterium (Formerly Propionibacterium) acnes Endophthalmitis Twenty-One Years After Cataract Surgery. 
  • Initial United States experience with the Paracor HeartNet myocardial constraint device for heart failure. 
  • Initial experience with extreme angle cervical screw for treatment of trauma and cervical spondylosis. 
  • Initial experience with factor-Xa inhibition in percutaneous coronary intervention: the XaNADU-PCI Pilot. 
  • Inpatient complications, mortality, and discharge disposition after surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis: a national perspective. 
  • Insertion and removal of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Institutional Experience With Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Clinical Outcomes: Insights From the TVT Registry. 
  • Institutional Outcomes of Leech Therapy for Venous Congestion in 87 Patients. 
  • Insurance disparities in the outcomes of spinal cord stimulation surgery. 
  • Integration of a dedicated management protocol in the care of pediatric liver cancer: From specialized providers to complication reduction. 
  • Inter- and intrasite variability of mortality and stroke for sites performing both surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis in intermediate-risk patients. 
  • Inter-surgeon variability is associated with likelihood to undergo minimally invasive hepatectomy and postoperative mortality. 
  • Interdisciplinary Care Model Independently Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After Corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. 
  • Interfacility Transfer Patients With Pelvic, Acetabular, and Lower Extremity Fractures Are at Higher Risk for Major Complications and Readmissions. 
  • Interhospital transfer status for spinal metastasis patients in the United States is associated with more severe clinical presentations and higher rates of inpatient complications. 
  • Interleukin-1β gene variants are associated with QTc interval prolongation following cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study. 
  • Interleukin-8 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Predict Acute Kidney Injury After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Interlocked supracondylar intramedullary nails for supracondylar fractures after total knee arthroplasty. A new treatment method. 
  • Intermediate Outcomes After Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery. 
  • Intermediate to long-term follow-up of medial-approach dorsal cheilectomy for hallux rigidus. 
  • Intermediate-term clinical and radiographic outcomes with less invasive adult spinal deformity surgery: patients with a minimum follow-up of 4 years. 
  • Internal hernia after gastrectomy for cancer with Roux-Y reconstruction. 
  • Internal hernia: postoperative complication of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Internal sclerostomy with a mechanical trephine versus the neodymium:YAG laser in dogs. 
  • Interplay between PCI access site, anticoagulant agent, and bleeding: Insights from the REGULATE-PCI randomized trial. 
  • Interpretation of Post-operative Distal Humerus Radiographs After Internal Fixation: Prediction of Later Loss of Fixation. 
  • Interrater reliability of the International Continence Society and International Urogynecological Association (ICS/IUGA) classification system for mesh-related complications. 
  • Interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure: Results of the multicenter Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. 
  • Intervention for Supravalvar Pulmonary Stenosis After the Arterial Switch Operation. 
  • Intestinal lengthening for short bowel syndrome. 
  • Intestinal obstruction in patients with ovarian cancer. Variables associated with surgical complications and survival. 
  • Intra-abdominal venous thrombosis after colectomy in pediatric patients with chronic ulcerative colitis: incidence, treatment, and outcomes. 
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid endarterectomy: incidence, contribution to neurologic morbidity, and predictive factors. 
  • Intracoronary ultrasound predictors of adverse outcomes after coronary artery interventions. 
  • Intracorporeal ileocolic anastomosis: a review. 
  • Intramedullary Fixation for Fractures of the Distal Fibula. 
  • Intraocular injection of recombinant hirudin to prevent experimental postoperative fibrin. 
  • Intraocular lens complications requiring removal or exchange. 
  • Intraoperative Complications With Vitreous Biopsy for Molecular Proteomics. 
  • Intraoperative Esophagogastroduodenoscopy During Heller Myotomy: Evaluating Guidelines. 
  • Intraoperative Glycemic Control to Prevent Delirium after Cardiac Surgery: Steering a Course between Scylla and Charybdis. 
  • Intraoperative Magnesium Administration Does Not Reduce Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Intraoperative Renal Resistive Index as an Acute Kidney Injury Biomarker: Development and Validation of an Automated Analysis Algorithm. 
  • Intraoperative angiography imaging correlates with wound complications following soft tissue sarcoma resection. 
  • Intraoperative autotransfusion in aortic surgery. 
  • Intraoperative brainstem auditory evoked potentials: significant decrease in postoperative morbidity. 
  • Intraoperative fluid management and complications following pancreatectomy. 
  • Intraoperative fluid management during orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Intraoperative hippocampal electrocorticography to predict the extent of hippocampal resection in temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. 
  • Intraoperative hyperglycemia and cognitive decline after CABG. 
  • Intraoperative systolic blood pressure variability predicts 30-day mortality in aortocoronary bypass surgery patients. 
  • Intravenous IgG to prevent graft-versus-host disease after bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Intravenous amiodarone or magnesium sulphate is not cost-beneficial prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Intravenous ondansetron in established postoperative emesis in children. S3A-381 Study Group. 
  • Intravenous synthetic secretin reduces the incidence of pancreatitis induced by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. 
  • Intravenous ziprasidone for treatment of delirium in the intensive care unit. 
  • Intraventricular hemorrhage in blunt head trauma: an analysis of 43 cases. 
  • Intravitreal sustained-release dexamethasone device in the treatment of experimental uveitis. 
  • Invasive carcinoma arising in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: a matched control study with conventional pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 
  • Investigating readmission rates for patients undergoing oncologic resection and endoprosthetic reconstruction for primary sarcomas and tumors involving bone. 
  • Investment in new technology research can save future health care dollars. 
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  • Ipsilateral subcortical atrophy associated with temporal lobectomy. 
  • Iron accumulation in lung allografts after transplantation. 
  • Irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Is Bigger Better?: The Effect of Hospital Consolidation on Index Hospitalization Costs and Outcomes Among Privately Insured Recipients of Immediate Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Is Compliance With Surgical Care Improvement Project Cardiac (SCIP-Card-2) Measures for Perioperative β-Blockers Associated With Reduced Incidence of Mortality and Cardiovascular-Related Critical Quality Indicators After Noncardiac Surgery? 
  • Is There a Minimum Number of Thyroidectomies a Surgeon Should Perform to Optimize Patient Outcomes? 
  • Is bariatric surgery safe in academic centers? 
  • Is glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonism as effective in women as in men following percutaneous coronary intervention?. Lessons from the ESPRIT study. 
  • Is hospital procedure volume associated with hospitalization charges and complication rates for cleft lip repairs? 
  • Is perioperative COVID-19 really associated with worse surgical outcomes? A nationwide COVIDSurg propensity-matched analysis. 
  • Is primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with Down's syndrome associated with increased complications at 2 years follow-up? 
  • Is there a "July effect" for head and neck cancer surgery? 
  • Is there a problem with modular dual mobility acetabular components in revision total hip arthroplasty at mid-term follow-up? 
  • Is there a role for simultaneous hepatic and colorectal resections? A contemporary view from NSQIP. 
  • Is total laparoscopic hysterectomy with longer operative time associated with a decreased benefit compared with total abdominal hysterectomy? 
  • Ischemic nephropathy and concomitant aortic disease: a ten-year experience. 
  • Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis. 
  • Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. 
  • Isolated intestinal transplantation for intestinal failure. 
  • Isolated paralysis of the extensor digitorum communis associated with the posterior (Thompson) approach to the proximal radius. 
  • Isolated sciatic nerve entrapment by ectopic bone after femoral head fracture-dislocation. 
  • Isolated subtalar arthrodesis. 
  • Isolated, giant cerebellopontine angle craniopharyngioma in a patient with Gardner syndrome: case report. 
  • J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for adult cardiac surgery. Less-invasive mitral valve operations: trends and outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 
  • J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper. Early fundoplication prevents chronic allograft dysfunction in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Jejunostomy Tube Insertion for Enteral Nutrition: Comparison of Outcomes after Laparoscopic versus Radiologic Insertion. 
  • Kaposi sarcoma after bilateral lung transplantation. 
  • Keratoconus correction using a new model of intrastromal corneal ring segments. 
  • Kidney transplant practice patterns and outcome benchmarks over 30 years: The 2018 report of the NAPRTCS. 
  • Kidney transplantation after sleeve gastrectomy in the morbidly obese candidate: results of a 2-year experience. 
  • Kinetics of hepatitis C virus reinfection after liver transplantation. 
  • Knee arthrodesis with circular external fixation. 
  • Knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy. 
  • Knee osteotomy and meniscal transplantation: indications, technical considerations, and results. 
  • Kock versus right colon continent urinary diversion: comparison of outcome and reoperation rate. 
  • Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas: considerations on a consecutive series of 60 cases-searching for the balance between preservation of function and maximal tumor removal. 
  • LDH isoenzymes and myocardial infarction in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery: an excellent correlation. 
  • Laboratory measures of exercise capacity and ventricular characteristics and function are weakly associated with functional health status after Fontan procedure. 
  • Lack of Concordance Between Local Investigators, Angiographic Core Laboratory, and Clinical Event Committee in the Assessment of Stent Thrombosis: Results From the TRACER Angiographic Substudy. 
  • Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery. 
  • Lack of radiographic loosening signs in a hip resurfacing that failed by stem fracture. 
  • Laminectomy and fusion after spinal cord injury: national inpatient complications and outcomes. 
  • Laminoplasty versus laminectomy with fusion for the treatment of spondylotic cervical myelopathy: short-term follow-up. 
  • Laminoplasty versus laminectomy with posterior spinal fusion for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: influence of cervical alignment on outcomes. 
  • Language outcomes after resection of dominant inferior parietal lobule gliomas. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site nephrectomy compared with conventional laparoscopic nephrectomy: a 5-year, single-surgeon experience. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for major urological procedures in the pediatric population: A systematic review. 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for treating reflux in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: operative results and short-term follow-up. 
  • Laparoscopic Single-Site Inguinal Hernia Repair Using a Self-Fixating Mesh. 
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Benign Hematological Disorders in Adults: A Systematic Review. 
  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the lung transplant population. 
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients. 
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in young patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies. 
  • Laparoscopic compared with robotic sacrocolpopexy for vaginal prolapse: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy and multiple renal arteries. 
  • Laparoscopic major hepatectomy: an evolution in standard of care. 
  • Laparoscopic positioning and nerve injuries. 
  • Laparoscopic skill assessment of practicing surgeons prior to enrollment in a surgical trial of a new laparoscopic procedure. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernioplasty. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open Hartmann procedure for the emergency treatment of diverticulitis: a propensity-matched analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open donor nephrectomy: comparing ureteral complications in the recipients and improving the laparoscopic technique. 
  • Laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy: A comprehensive meta-analysis. 
  • Laparoscopy Is Safe in Infants and Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A National Study of 3684 Patients. 
  • Laryngeal mask airway in laryngoscopies: a safer alternative for the difficult airway. 
  • Laryngotracheal consequences of pediatric cardiac surgery. 
  • Laser Doppler monitoring of replants using a small prism probe. 
  • Laser chorioretinal venous anastomosis for nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion. 
  • Laser wire for crossing chronic total occlusions: "learning phase" results from the U.S. TOTAL trial. Total Occlusion Trial With Angioplasty by Using a Laser Wire. 
  • Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Dye Angiography for Postoperative Fistulas After Salvage Laryngectomy. 
  • Laser-assisted extraction of pacemaker and defibrillator leads: the role of the cardiac surgeon. 
  • Late accidental dislodgement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube: an underestimated burden on patients and the health care system. 
  • Late hematogenous infection of penile prostheses. 
  • Late onset N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency caused by hypomorphic alleles. 
  • Late thrombosis following treatment of in-stent restenosis with drug-eluting stents after discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy. 
  • Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in Hemodialysis Patients: Experience With the Micra Transcatheter Pacemaker. 
  • Leadless pacemaker implant, anticoagulation status, and outcomes: Results from the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System Post-Approval Registry. 
  • Left Anterior Mini-Incision for Pulmonary Valve Replacement Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair. 
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Clinical Outcomes Over 5 Years After TAVR: An Analysis of the PARTNER Trials and Registries. 
  • Left hepatic trisectionectomy for hepatobiliary malignancy: results and an appraisal of its current role. 
  • Left vocal cord paralysis after patent ductus arteriosus ligation: A systematic review. 
  • Length of Stay After Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. 
  • Less invasive transjugular approach with Fallopian bridge technique for facial nerve protection and hearing preservation in surgery of glomus jugulare tumors. 
  • Lessons learned reconstructing complex scalp defects using free flaps and a cranioplasty in one stage. 
  • Lethal complications of standard self-retaining ureteral stents in patients with ileal conduit urinary diversion. 
  • Letter to the editor and commentary on the following manuscript: "Risk factors for reoperation, readmission, and early complications after below knee amputation". 
  • Letter: Discovery of paravalvular defects. 
  • Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Levosimendan in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass: Rationale and study design of the Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass (LEVO-CTS) trial. 
  • Levosimendan in patients with reduced left ventricular function undergoing isolated coronary or valve surgery. 
  • Life After the Neurosurgical Ward in Sub-Saharan Africa: Neurosurgical Treatment and Outpatient Outcomes in Uganda. 
  • Life-long bleeding diathesis: effect of orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Limitations of brain stem auditory evoked potentials for intraoperative monitoring during a posterior fossa operation: case report and technical note. 
  • Limitations on Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions and Effects on Health Care Resource Use Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. 
  • Limited value of bone scintigraphy and computed tomography in assessing biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy. 
  • Liposuction-induced fat embolism syndrome. 
  • Lithiasis of the renal allograft, a rare urological complication following renal transplantation: a single-center experience of 2,045 renal transplantations. 
  • Lithotrites and postoperative fever: does lithotrite type matter? Results from the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Global Study. 
  • Live donor liver transplantation with older donors: Increased long-term graft loss due to HCV recurrence. 
  • Liver transplantation as definitive therapy for complications after arterial embolization for hepatic manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. 
  • Liver transplantation from controlled non-heart-beating donors. 
  • Liver transplantation. 
  • Living related donor liver transplantation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (1996). 
  • Living unrelated renal donation: the University of Wisconsin experience. 
  • Local Anesthesia is Associated with Fewer Complications in Umbilical Hernia Repair in Frail Veterans. 
  • Local complications after limb-salvage surgery for pediatric bone tumours: a pictorial essay. 
  • Location of correction within the lumbar spine impacts acute adjacent-segment kyphosis. 
  • Locoregional versus general anesthesia for open inguinal herniorrhaphy: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. 
  • Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Silzone Era St. Jude Medical Mechanical Heart Valves. 
  • Long-Term Outcomes and Associations With Major Adverse Limb Events After Peripheral Artery Revascularization. 
  • Long-Term Survival after Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 
  • Long-Term Survival in Patients With Acute Kidney Injury After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair. 
  • Long-term economic impact of coiling vs clipping for unruptured intracranial aneurysms. 
  • Long-term efficacy of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia. 
  • Long-term evaluation of patients with primary parathyroid hyperplasia managed by total parathyroidectomy and heterotopic autotransplantation. 
  • Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of suture versus mesh repair of incisional hernia. 
  • Long-term follow-up of auxiliary liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure. 
  • Long-term follow-up of continuous flow left ventricular assist devices: complications and predisposing risk factors. 
  • Long-term morbidities associated with vocal cord paralysis after surgical closure of a patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants. 
  • Long-term outcome after biologic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement in 841 patients. 
  • Long-term outcome after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Long-term outcome of ankle arthrodesis. 
  • Long-term outcome of cyclocryotherapy for refractory pediatric glaucoma. 
  • Long-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic basilar artery stenosis. 
  • Long-term outcome of incontinent ileovesicostomy management of severe lower urinary tract dysfunction. 
  • Long-term outcomes after primary failures of artificial urinary sphincter implantation. 
  • Long-term outcomes after transmyocardial revascularization. 
  • Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Long-term outcomes in simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant recipients. 
  • Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. 
  • Long-term outcomes of the symmetry vein graft anastomosis device: a matched case-control analysis. 
  • Long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic lobectomy. 
  • Long-term results of Harris total hip replacement. 
  • Long-term results of a postoperative pneumonia prevention program for the inpatient surgical ward. 
  • Long-term results of endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. 
  • Long-term results of liver transplantation for biliary atresia. 
  • Long-term results with forty-five living related renal allograft recipients genotypically identical for HLA. 
  • Long-term safety and effectiveness of mechanical versus biologic aortic valve prostheses in older patients: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database. 
  • Long-term sequelae following median sternotomy wound infection and flap reconstruction. 
  • Longitudinal Risk of Adverse Events in Patients With Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. 
  • Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery. 
  • Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function in rats after cardiopulmonary bypass: evidence for long-term deficits. 
  • Longitudinal rates of postoperative adverse outcomes after glaucoma surgery among medicare beneficiaries 1994 to 2005. 
  • Loss of flexion after radial head replacement. 
  • Lovastatin therapy for hypercholesterolemia in cardiac transplant recipients. 
  • Low mortality rates after endovascular aortic repair expand use to high-risk patients. 
  • Low radius of curvature growth-friendly rib-based implants increase the risk of developing clinically significant proximal junctional kyphosis. 
  • Low volume is associated with worse patient outcomes for pediatric liver transplant centers. 
  • Low-Density Pedicle Screw Constructs Are Associated with Lower Incidence of Proximal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion to Decrease Postoperative Delirium for Spinal Fusion Patients. 
  • Low-dose versus high-dose aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention: analysis from the guthrie health off-label StenT (GHOST) registry. 
  • Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt. 
  • Lower Bone Density on Preoperative Computed Tomography Predicts Periprosthetic Fracture Risk in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Lower Repeat Revascularization Rates Among Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery are Due to Lack of Adequate Target Vessels. 
  • Lower heart rate in the early postoperative period does not correlate with long-term outcomes after repair of type A acute aortic dissection. 
  • Lumbar disc excision in children and adolescents. 
  • Lumbosacral plexus stretch injury following the use of the modified lithotomy position. 
  • Lung Retransplantation. 
  • Lung hernia following robotic-assisted mitral valve repair. 
  • Lung isolation during port-access cardiac surgery: double-lumen endotracheal tube versus single-lumen endotracheal tube with a bronchial blocker. 
  • Lung transplant metalloproteinase levels are elevated prior to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. 
  • Lung transplantation after long-term mechanical ventilation : results and 1-year follow-up. 
  • Lung transplantation at Duke University Medical Center. 
  • Lung transplantation at Duke University Medical Center. 
  • Lung transplantation delays gastric motility in patients without prior gastrointestinal surgery-A single-center experience of 412 consecutive patients. 
  • Lung transplantation for Williams-Campbell syndrome. 
  • Lung transplantation in advanced COPD: is it worth it? 
  • Lung transplantation in telomerase mutation carriers with pulmonary fibrosis. 
  • Lung-protective ventilation for the surgical patient: international expert panel-based consensus recommendations. 
  • Lymphocyte depletion and risk of acute rejection in renal transplant recipients at increased risk for delayed graft function. 
  • MDCT angiography of thoracic aorta endovascular stent-grafts: pearls and pitfalls. 
  • MR-PET evaluation of 1-month post-ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: preliminary observations. 
  • MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in an infant with tuberous sclerosis: technical case report. 
  • Machine Learning for Predicting Complications in Head and Neck Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer. 
  • Macular translocation with radial scleral ouffolding: experimental studies and initial human results. 
  • Magnesium supplementation during cardiopulmonary bypass to prevent junctional ectopic tachycardia after pediatric cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled study. 
  • Magnesium: physiology and pharmacology. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging for detection of arterial and venous occlusion in canine muscle flaps and bowel segments. 
  • Magnitude of abdominal incision affects the duration of postoperative ileus in rats. 
  • Major Adverse Limb Events and 1-Year Outcomes After Peripheral Artery Revascularization. 
  • Major Peripheral Nerve Injuries After Elbow Arthroscopy. 
  • Major liver resection in elderly patients: a multi-institutional analysis. 
  • Major morbidity after pelvic exenteration: a seven-year experience. 
  • Malabsorption associated with surgical procedures and its treatment. 
  • Male sex may not be associated with worse outcomes in primary all-posterior adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter analysis. 
  • Malignant pleural mesothelioma and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database: an analysis of surgical morbidity and mortality. 
  • Malnutrition in elective shoulder arthroplasty: a multi-institutional retrospective study of preoperative albumin and adverse outcomes. 
  • Malpractice Liability and Health Care Quality: A Review 
  • Management and clinical outcomes in patients treated with apixaban vs warfarin undergoing procedures. 
  • Management and recurrence patterns of desmoids tumors: a multi-institutional analysis of 211 patients. 
  • Management of 239 patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related malformations from 1993 to 2007. 
  • Management of Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Medication and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Elective Spine Surgery: Concise Clinical Recommendations Based on a Modified Delphi Process. 
  • Management of Complications of Achilles Tendon Surgery. 
  • Management of Lung Transplant Bronchial Stenosis With Mitomycin C. 
  • Management of Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures in the Obese Patient. 
  • Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures. 
  • Management of a patient with type IIC von Willebrand's disease during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Management of biliary complications after heart transplantation. 
  • Management of bleb leaks after glaucoma filtering surgery. Use of autologous fibrin tissue glue as an alternative. 
  • Management of brain herniation and cerebrospinal fluid leak in revision chronic ear surgery. 
  • Management of complex pediatric and adolescent spinal deformity. 
  • Management of complications in eyes containing two intraocular lenses. 
  • Management of condensation on a foldable acrylic intraocular lens after vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange. 
  • Management of iatrogenic flat-back syndrome. 
  • Management of immune dysfunction after adult cardiac surgery. 
  • Management of male incontinence following artificial urinary sphincter failure. 
  • Management of moyamoya syndrome in patients with Noonan syndrome. 
  • Management of nephropleural fistula after supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 
  • Management of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy evaluation, prognosis, and primary surgical treatment. 
  • Management of ocular torsion and diplopia after macular translocation for age-related macular degeneration: prospective clinical study. 
  • Management of penetrating intraperitoneal colon injuries: A meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 
  • Management of persistent cerebrospinal fluid leak using tissue adhesive. 
  • Management of primary graft failure after heart transplantation: Preoperative risks, perioperative events, and postoperative decisions. 
  • Management of rocuronium neuromuscular block using a protocol for qualitative monitoring and reversal with neostigmine. 
  • Management of the bladder outlet in patients requiring enterocystoplasty. 
  • Management of the posterior capsule during pediatric intraocular lens implantation. 
  • Management of tumor bed cysts after chemotherapeutic wafer implantation. Report of four cases. 
  • Marginal cardiac allografts do not have increased primary graft dysfunction in alternate list transplantation. 
  • Marrow transplantation for severe aplastic anemia. Long-term outcome in fifty "untransfused" patients. 
  • Marrow transplantation with or without donor buffy coat cells for 65 transfused aplastic anemia patients. 
  • Massive allografts in the treatment of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma in children and adolescents. 
  • Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to rupture of a donor pancreatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a pancreas transplant patient. 
  • Massive subcutaneous emphysema following percutaneous tracheostomy. 
  • Maternal obesity and major intraoperative complications during cesarean delivery. 
  • Measures of executive function and depression identify patients at risk for postoperative delirium. 
  • Measuring Endothelial Cell Loss on DMEK Grafts After Transplantation in Human Cadaveric Whole Eyes: Description of the Technique and Pilot Study. 
  • Mechanical Thrombectomy in Distal Vessels: Revascularization Rates, Complications, and Functional Outcome. 
  • Mechanical calf compression and aspirin prophylaxis for total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Mechanical ventricular support lowers pulmonary vascular resistance in a patient with congential heart disease. 
  • Mechanism of Action of the Transobturator Sling for Post-Radical Prostatectomy Incontinence: A Multi-institutional Prospective Study Using Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 
  • Median nerve injury associated with radial forearm free flap harvest. 
  • Mediastinal perigraft seroma: CT and MR imaging. 
  • Mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Risk factors and long-term survival. 
  • Medical Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Impact. 
  • Medical Complications and Outcomes After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Analysis. 
  • Medical problems associated with aging. 
  • Medicolegal aspects of foot and ankle surgery. 
  • Medicolegal aspects of hip and knee arthroplasty. 
  • Meniscectomy in osteoarthritis. 
  • Meta-analysis of Timing for Microsurgical Free-Flap Reconstruction for Lower Limb Injury: Evaluation of the Godina Principles. 
  • Metabolic syndrome and in-hospital outcomes among pancreatic cancer patients. 
  • Metabolomic Fingerprinting of Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Changes in Metabolic Pathways and Association With Mortality and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay. 
  • Metabolomic profiling reveals distinct patterns of myocardial substrate use in humans with coronary artery disease or left ventricular dysfunction during surgical ischemia/reperfusion. 
  • Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Spine: Outcomes and Morbidity: Single-Center Experience. 
  • Metastatic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the cauda equina. 
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pediatric tympanostomy tube otorrhea. 
  • Methods, statistical features, and baseline results of a standardized, multicentered ophthalmologic surgical trial: the Silicone Study. 
  • Methyldopa therapy and outcome in cadaveric renal transplantation. 
  • Methylphenidate in the 'hard to wean' patient. 
  • Methylprednisolone for Heart Surgery in Infants. Reply. 
  • Microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas: complication avoidance. 
  • Microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia: long-term effectiveness and complication avoidance. 
  • Microwave versus saline-linked radiofrequency (Aquamantys) assisted liver resection in a porcine liver resection model. A safety and feasibility pilot study. 
  • Mid-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Extremely Large Annuli With Edwards SAPIEN 3 Valve. 
  • Middle infratemporal fossa less invasive approach for radical resection of parapharyngeal tumors: surgical microanatomy and clinical application. 
  • Midterm Results of the Salto Talaris Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Midterm outcomes in patients undergoing endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers using the RelayPlus stent graft. 
  • Milrinone use is associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. 
  • Minimal mortality of renal surgery. 
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair: Direct Aortic Cannulation Via Right 2nd Intercostal Space. 
  • Minimally Invasive Muscle Sparing Posterior-Only Approach for Lumbar Circumferential Decompression and Stabilization to Treat Spine Metastasis--Technical Report. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Repair for Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: Meta-Analysis Showing Reduced Complications, with Similar Outcomes, After Minimally Invasive Surgery. 
  • Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy. 
  • Minimally invasive lateral approach to total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion in patients older than 70 years of age: analysis of peri- and postoperative complications. 
  • Minimally invasive right lateral thoracotomy without aortic cross-clamping: an attractive alternative to repeat sternotomy for reoperative mitral valve surgery. 
  • Minimizing leg-length inequality in total hip arthroplasty: use of preoperative templating and an intraoperative x-ray. 
  • Minithoracotomy versus sternotomy for mitral surgery in patients with chronic renal impairment: a propensity-matched study. 
  • Minitransseptal versus left atrial approach to the mitral valve: a comparison of outcomes. 
  • Mitral Regurgitation After Orthotopic Lung Transplantation: Natural History and Impact on Outcomes. 
  • Mitral-valve repair versus replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation. 
  • Models for Predicting Recurrence, Complications, and Health Status in Women After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. 
  • Moderate to severe hallux valgus deformity: correction with proximal crescentic osteotomy and distal soft-tissue release. 
  • Modified external needle drainage procedure for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. 
  • Modified trans-oral approach with an inferiorly based flap. 
  • Molecular correlates of cerebellar mutism syndrome in medulloblastoma. 
  • Molecular evaluation of BK polyomavirus nephropathy. 
  • Monitoring Fatty Liver Disease with MRI Following Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective, Dual-Center Study. 
  • Monitoring needs and goal-directed fluid therapy within an enhanced recovery program. 
  • Monopolar vs. bipolar transurethral resection for non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma: A post-hoc analysis from a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Morbid prognostic features in patients with chronic liver failure undergoing nonhepatic surgery. 
  • Morbidity and Mortality of Total Pelvic Exenteration for Malignancy in the US. 
  • Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database. 
  • Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis. 
  • Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis. 
  • Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis. 
  • Morbidity and mortality of major pulmonary resections in patients with early-stage lung cancer: initial results of the randomized, prospective ACOSOG Z0030 trial. 
  • Morbidity of anastomotic leaks in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Morbidity, mortality, and health care costs for patients undergoing spine surgery following the ACGME resident duty-hour reform: Clinical article. 
  • Morbidity, mortality, and weight loss outcomes after reoperative bariatric surgery in the USA. 
  • Mortality Trends After a Voluntary Checklist-based Surgical Safety Collaborative. 
  • Mortality after endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms - the newer the better? 
  • Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study. 
  • Mortality in Older Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Breast Surgery: How Low is "Low Risk"? 
  • Motion versus fixed distraction of the joint in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized controlled trial. 
  • Multicenter preoperative stroke risk index for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia (McSPI) Research Group. 
  • Multicenter retrospective comparative study of laparoscopically assisted and conventional anorectoplasty for male infants with rectoprostatic urethral fistula. 
  • Multicenter review of preoperative risk factors for endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. 
  • Multidisciplinary Approach to Clostridium difficile Infection in Adult Surgical Patients. 
  • Multiple bilateral oncocytomas of the native kidneys following renal transplantation: report of a rare case and review of the literature. 
  • Multiple-day drainage when using bone morphogenic protein for long-segment thoracolumbar fusions is associated with low rates of wound complications. 
  • Multisite analysis of 177 consecutive primary breast augmentations: predictors for reoperation. 
  • Munchausen's syndrome in neurosurgery: report of two cases and review of the literature. 
  • Murine monoclonal anti-T cell antibodies for treatment of steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Muscle Flap Closures in Spine Surgery: Predictors of Usage Patterns and Factors Associated With Postoperative Complications From the NSQIP Database. 
  • Mustard Baffle Revision With Systemic Ventricular Assist Device Placement. 
  • Myasthenia gravis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: relationship to chronic graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Mycobacterium abscessus chest wall and pulmonary infection in a cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipient. 
  • Mycobacterium fortuitum infection occurring after a punch biopsy procedure. 
  • Myocardial ischemia and adverse cardiac outcomes in cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery with sevoflurane and isoflurane. Sevoflurane Ischemia Study Group. 
  • Myonecrosis following stent placement: association between impaired TIMI myocardial perfusion grade and MRI visualization of microinfarction. 
  • Naproxen as prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: the NAFARM randomized trial. 
  • Nasally inhaled dornase alfa in the postoperative management of chronic sinusitis due to cystic fibrosis. 
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and American Association for Thoracic Surgery Workshop Report: Identifying collaborative clinical research priorities in lung transplantation. 
  • National inpatient complications and outcomes after surgery for spinal metastasis from 1993-2002. 
  • National prevalence and impact of perioperative vagus nerve injury in vestibular schwannoma. 
  • National trends, complications, and outcomes following transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease from 1993 to 2002. 
  • Nationwide Readmission Rates Following Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Does Age Matter? 
  • Natural history of cerebral complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Natural history of foveolar lucencies observed by optical coherence tomography after macular hole surgery. 
  • Natural history of nonimmune-mediated thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury in pediatric open-heart surgery. 
  • Nature and significance of endoleaks and endotension: summary of opinions expressed at an international conference. 
  • Necrotizing Sweet Syndrome of the Upper Extremity After Elective Hand Surgery. 
  • Necrotizing fasciitis in infancy: an uncommon setting and a prognostic disadvantage. 
  • Neonatal Micrognathia: National Trends in Early Mandibular Surgery. 
  • Nerve Injury With Acetabulum Fractures: Incidence and Factors Affecting Recovery. 
  • Neurocognitive Function after Cardiac Surgery: From Phenotypes to Mechanisms. 
  • Neurocognitive dysfunction following cardiac surgery. 
  • Neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery. 
  • Neurocognitive outcomes after cardiac surgery. 
  • Neurocognitive outcomes after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. 
  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes after cardiac surgery in infancy. 
  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. 
  • Neurogenic pulmonary edema during intracranial endovascular therapy. 
  • Neuroinflammation after surgery: from mechanisms to therapeutic targets. 
  • Neuroinflammation and Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders. 
  • Neuroleptic malignant syndrome postoperative onset due to levodopa withdrawal. 
  • Neurologic Deficits Have a Negative Impact on Patient-Related Outcomes in Primary Presentation Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis Surgical Treatment at One-Year Follow-up. 
  • Neurologic Outcomes of Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Results of the Prospective, Multicenter Scoli-RISK-1 Study. 
  • Neurological complications of cardiac surgery. 
  • Neuroprotection is associated with beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists during cardiac surgery: evidence from 2,575 patients. 
  • Neuropsychiatric complications after temporal lobe limbic system surgery. 
  • Neuropsychological impact of treatment of brain tumors. 
  • Neurosurgical complications: what the radiologist needs to know. 
  • Neurotization of elements of the brachial plexus. 
  • Neurotologic skull base surgery in pediatric patients. 
  • Neurovascular and immune mechanisms that regulate postoperative delirium superimposed on dementia. 
  • Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis) in a pediatric renal transplant patient. A case report and review of the literature. 
  • Neutrophil CD11b upregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with postoperative renal injury. 
  • New concepts in orthopaedic thromboprophylaxis. 
  • New developments in the diagnosis and treatment of infections in lung transplant recipients. 
  • New paradigms in cardiovascular medicine: emerging technologies and practices: perioperative genomics. 
  • New-onset diabetes after pediatric heart transplantation: A review of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study. 
  • New-onset left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is associated with adverse long-term clinical outcomes in intermediate-risk patients: an analysis from the PARTNER II trial. 
  • New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation impact on 5-year clinical outcomes and costs. 
  • Next-day discharge after minimally invasive partial nephrectomy: an analysis of the US National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. 
  • Nicardipine is superior to esmolol for the management of postcraniotomy emergence hypertension: a randomized open-label study. 
  • Niebauer trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty: a long-term follow-up. 
  • Nine-year single center experience with cervical mediastinoscopy: complications and false negative rate. 
  • No association between hospital-reported perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and outcome rates in publicly reported data. 
  • No association between intraoperative hypothermia or supplemental protective drug and neurologic outcomes in patients undergoing temporary clipping during cerebral aneurysm surgery: findings from the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial. 
  • No change in complication rate using spring-loaded gun compared to traditional percutaneous renal allograft biopsy techniques. 
  • No heroic measures: how soon is too soon to stop? 
  • Non-Whipple Operations in the Management of Benign, Premalignant and Early Cancerous Duodenal Lesions. 
  • Non-neurologic adverse events after complex adult spinal deformity surgery: results from the prospective, multicenter Scoli-RISK-1 study. 
  • Nonsurgical Risk Factors Associated With Pharyngocutaneous Fistula in Patients Who Have Undergone Laryngectomy. 
  • Norwood reconstruction using continuous coronary perfusion: a safe and translatable technique. 
  • Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assessment of Bronchial Stenosis in Lung Transplant Recipients. 
  • Novel Preoperative Patient-centered Surgical Wellness Program Impacts Length of Stay Following Pancreatectomy. 
  • Novel approaches to clinical trials: device-related infections. 
  • Novel once-daily extended-release tacrolimus (LCPT) versus twice-daily tacrolimus in de novo kidney transplants: one-year results of Phase III, double-blind, randomized trial. 
  • Number of Ribs Resected is Associated with Respiratory Complications Following Lobectomy with en bloc Chest Wall Resection. 
  • Nurse staffing and adverse events in hospitalized children. 
  • Nutrition for the high-risk surgical patient, when they need it most: Question and answer session. 
  • Obesity and 30-Day Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Nephrectomy. 
  • Obesity is a predictor of morbidity in 1,629 patients who underwent adrenalectomy. 
  • Obesity predicts increased overall complications following pancreas transplantation. 
  • Obesity surgery mortality risk score: proposal for a clinically useful score to predict mortality risk in patients undergoing gastric bypass. 
  • Objective model using only gender, age and medication list predicts in-hospital morbidity after elective surgery. 
  • Obstructive lung disease after allogeneic marrow transplantation. Clinical presentation and course. 
  • Obstructive sleep apnea and incidence of postoperative delirium after elective knee replacement in the nondemented elderly. 
  • Occult Left Common Iliac Vein Compression Increases Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Risk Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Occurrence of Symptomatic Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Breast Free Flaps: Is Enhanced Recovery after Surgery to Blame? 
  • Ocular biocompatibility testing of intraocular lenses: a 1 year study in pseudophakic rabbit eyes. 
  • Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Impact: Diabetic Patient 5-Year Coronary Artery Bypass Clinical Outcomes. 
  • Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Excellent results in a group of selected high-risk patients. 
  • Off-pump coronary bypass provides reduced mortality and morbidity and equivalent 10-year survival. 
  • Omeprozole therapy in pediatric patients after liver and intestinal transplantation. 
  • On-demand use of erectile aids in men with preoperative erectile dysfunction treated by whole gland prostate cryoablation. 
  • On-pump versus off-pump coronary-artery bypass surgery. 
  • One-Year Clinical Outcomes With SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Risk and Inoperable Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis. 
  • One-Year Outcomes After MitraClip for Functional Mitral Regurgitation. 
  • One-year Surgical Outcomes and Costs for Medicaid Versus Non-Medicaid Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Study. 
  • One-year results from the first US-based enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERAS Cardiac) program. 
  • One-year results of the GORE EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis system in the United States regulatory trial. 
  • Open Re-rupture of the Achilles Tendon Following Minimally Invasive Repair: A Case Report. 
  • Open calcaneal fractures: results of operative treatment. 
  • Open lung biopsy for the diagnosis of acute, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in the immunosuppressed patient. 
  • Open radical retropubic prostatectomy 2007: the true minimally invasive surgery for localized prostate cancer? 
  • Open sacrocolpopexy and vaginal apical repair: retrospective comparison of success and serious complications. 
  • Open versus minimally invasive surgical approaches in pediatric urology: Trends in utilization and complications. 
  • Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting. 
  • Operative Results and Oncologic Outcomes of Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) Versus Two-Stage Hepatectomy (TSH) in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Operative drainage following pancreatic resection: analysis of 1122 patients resected over 5 years at a single institution. 
  • Operative morbidity and survival following hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis in octogenarians: a contemporary case matched series. 
  • Operative technique for converting a failed vertical banded gastroplasty to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Opioid-Based Analgesia: Impact on Total Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • Opportunistic mycelial fungal infections in organ transplant recipients: emerging importance of non-Aspergillus mycelial fungi. 
  • Optical coherence tomography in children. 
  • Optimal duration of eptifibatide infusion in percutaneous coronary intervention (an ESPRIT substudy). 
  • Optimal timing of coronary invasive strategy in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Optimization of cataract surgery follow-up: A standard set of questions can predict unexpected management changes at postoperative week one. 
  • Optimization of conscious sedation in plastic surgery. 
  • Optimizing management of sickle cell disease in patients undergoing surgery. 
  • Optimizing perioperative glycemic control. 
  • Optimizing the Definition of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Sensitivity Analysis. 
  • Oral and Inhaled Ribavirin Treatment for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients. 
  • Oral and plunging ranulas: What is the most effective treatment? 
  • Oral antibiotics to prevent postoperative urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Oral ketoconazole for prevention of postoperative penile erection: a placebo controlled, randomized, double-blind trial. 
  • Oral manifestations of the chronic graft-v-host reaction. 
  • Orbito-Masticatory Syndrome. 
  • Organ Acceptance and Outcomes-A Surgeon's Perspective-Reply. 
  • Organic anxiety disorder. Iatrogenic hyperthyroidism. 
  • Orthotopic liver transplantation in patients 60 years of age and older. 
  • Orthotopic liver transplantation with selective use of venovenous bypass. 
  • Oscillating Continuous Cardiac Output in Postoperative Critically Ill Patients: Is this Phenomenon Accurate, Artifact, or Error? 
  • Osseointegrated implants for auricular defects: operative techniques and complication management. 
  • Osteochondral autologous transfer system. 
  • Osteochondral lesions of the talus. 
  • Ostomy skin care. 
  • Outcome after regional anaesthesia in the ambulatory setting--is it really worth it? 
  • Outcome after repeat lumbar microdiscectomy. 
  • Outcome after splenic vein thrombosis in the pancreas allograft. 
  • Outcome of Flow-Gradient Patterns of Aortic Stenosis After Aortic Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the PARTNER 2 Trial and Registry. 
  • Outcome of endoscopic minor papillotomy in patients with symptomatic pancreas divisum. 
  • Outcome of intramedullary fixation of clavicular fractures. 
  • Outcome of lung transplant patients admitted to the medical ICU. 
  • Outcome of lung transplantation in patients with mycetomas. 
  • Outcome of posterior ankle arthroscopy for hindfoot impingement. 
  • Outcomes 1 Year After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Abandonment Versus Explantation for Unused or Malfunctioning Leads: A Report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. 
  • Outcomes After Extracorporeal Right Ventricular Assist Device Combined With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. 
  • Outcomes Associated with Early Postoperative Noninvasive Ventilation in Bariatric Surgical Patients with Sleep Apnea. 
  • Outcomes after Laparoscopic Gastropexy as an Alternative for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. 
  • Outcomes after Pancreatectomy with Routine Pasireotide Use. 
  • Outcomes after Ventral Hernia Repair Using the Rives-Stoppa, Endoscopic, and Open Component Separation Techniques. 
  • Outcomes after cervical laminectomy with instrumented fusion versus expansile laminoplasty: a propensity matched study of 3185 patients. 
  • Outcomes after esophagectomy: a ten-year prospective cohort. 
  • Outcomes after implantable left ventricular assist device replacement procedures. 
  • Outcomes after percutaneous coronary artery revascularization procedures for cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A multi-institutional study. 
  • Outcomes after pneumonectomy for benign disease: the impact of urgent resection. 
  • Outcomes after regional anesthesia. 
  • Outcomes after surgery for cervical spine deformity: review of the literature. 
  • Outcomes and Complications After Open Versus Posterior Arthroscopic Subtalar Arthrodesis in 121 Patients. 
  • Outcomes and Complications With Age in Spondylolisthesis: An Evaluation of the Elderly From the Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • Outcomes and complications following spinous process fixation: a single-center analysis of 192 cases. 
  • Outcomes and complications of extension of previous long fusion to the sacro-pelvis: is an anterior approach necessary? 
  • Outcomes and complications of iris-fixated intraocular lenses in cases with inadequate capsular support and complex ophthalmic history. 
  • Outcomes associated with ablation compared to combined ablation and transilluminated powered phlebectomy in the treatment of venous varicosities. 
  • Outcomes following redo sternotomy for aortic surgery. 
  • Outcomes following treatment for pelvic floor mesh complications. 
  • Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation Between Veterans Affairs and Civilian Hospitals: Considerations in the Context of the MISSION Act. 
  • Outcomes in bicaval versus biatrial techniques in heart transplantation: an analysis of the UNOS database. 
  • Outcomes in children under 12 months of age undergoing adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing. 
  • Outcomes in surgical treatment of femoral neck fracture: analysis of failures secondary to osteonecrosis. 
  • Outcomes of Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty From Free Vascularized Fibular Grafting. 
  • Outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. 
  • Outcomes of Patients Receiving Downstream Revascularization After Initial Medical Management for Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (From the TRILOGY ACS Trial). 
  • Outcomes of Planned Two-Stage Hybrid Aortic Repair With Dacron-Replaced Proximal Landing Zone. 
  • Outcomes of Reoperation After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Implications for Index Repair Strategy. 
  • Outcomes of Unilateral Cataracts in Infants and Toddlers 7 to 24 Months of Age: Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS). 
  • Outcomes of Ureteroscopic Stone Treatment in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. 
  • Outcomes of atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation treated with surgical repair versus esophageal stenting. 
  • Outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients > or = 80 years: results from the National Cardiovascular Network. 
  • Outcomes of carotid-subclavian bypass performed in the setting of thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Outcomes of cholecystectomy in US heart transplant recipients. 
  • Outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons. 
  • Outcomes of grafted bulbar urethroplasty in men with class II or III obesity. 
  • Outcomes of laparoscopic resection of Meckel's diverticulum are equivalent to open laparotomy. 
  • Outcomes of liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection. 
  • Outcomes of living and deceased donor liver transplant recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma: results of the A2ALL cohort. 
  • Outcomes of modified 2-incision technique with use of indomethicin in treatment of distal biceps tendon rupture. 
  • Outcomes of noncardiac surgery after coronary bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI). 
  • Outcomes of percutaneous and paddle lead implantation for spinal cord stimulation: a comparative analysis of complications, reoperation rates, and health-care costs. 
  • Outcomes of primary repair and primary anastomosis in war-related colon injuries. 
  • Outcomes of surgical treatment for hemangiomas. 
  • Outcomes of the operatively treated knee dislocation. 
  • Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant aortic insufficiency: Insights from the TVT Registry. 
  • Outcomes of vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy with concomitant pelvic reconstructive surgery. 
  • Outpatient meniscectomy of the knee. 
  • Ovarian abscess 15 months after vaginal hysterectomy. A case report. 
  • Overall health at diagnosis predicts the risk of complications within the first year after breast cancer diagnosis. 
  • Overestimation of platelet aspirin resistance detection by thrombelastograph platelet mapping and validation by conventional aggregometry using arachidonic acid stimulation. 
  • Overt rectal prolapse following repair of stage IV vaginal vault prolapse. 
  • Overview of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The Evolution and Adoption of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in North America. 
  • PREVENtion of HeartMate II Pump Thrombosis Through Clinical Management: The PREVENT multi-center study. 
  • Paediatric preoperative teaching: effects at induction and postoperatively. 
  • Paget's Disease in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Is Associated With Greater In-Hospital Lengths of Stay, Costs, and Complications. 
  • Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Who Catastrophize About Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Pancreas Transplantation: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes. 
  • Pancreas and liver resection in Jehovah's Witness patients: feasible and safe. 
  • Pancreas transplantation at the University of Maryland. 
  • Pancreatic transplantation using portal venous and enteric drainage: the postoperative appearance of a new surgical procedure. 
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms in children: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. 
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy: frequency and outcome of post-operative imaging-guided percutaneous drainage. 
  • Parenchymal-sparing Hepatectomy as the New Doctrine in the Treatment of Liver-metastatic Colorectal Disease: Beyond Oncological Outcomes. 
  • Pars plana Baerveldt tube insertion with vitrectomy in glaucomas associated with pseudophakia and aphakia. 
  • Pars plana vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling in an eye with foveal lipid deposition after focal laser surgery for diabetic macular edema. 
  • Partial Component Exchange of a Non-Infected Inflatable Penile Prosthesis is Associated With a Higher Complication Rate. 
  • Partial and radical nephrectomy in children, adolescents, and young adults: Equivalent readmissions and postoperative complications. 
  • Partial and transitional atrioventricular septal defect outcomes. 
  • Partial splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis. 
  • Pasireotide for postoperative pancreatic fistula. 
  • Pasireotide for postoperative pancreatic fistula. 
  • Patella maltracking in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Patellar stress fracture after transosseous extensor mechanism repair: report of 3 cases. 
  • Pathogenesis of fungal infection on heart valve prosthesis. 
  • Pathogenesis of radiation-induced capsular contracture in tissue expander and implant breast reconstruction. 
  • Pathologic correlates of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in pulmonary retransplant recipients. 
  • Pathological Remodeling of Mitral Valve Leaflets from Unphysiologic Leaflet Mechanics after Undersized Mitral Annuloplasty to Repair Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. 
  • Pathophysiology of bleeding and clotting in the cardiac surgery patient: from vascular endothelium to circulatory assist device surface. 
  • Pathophysiology of major surgery and the role of enhanced recovery pathways and the anesthesiologist to improve outcomes. 
  • Patient Characteristics, Treatment, and Presenting PROMIS Scores Associated with Number of Office Visits for Traumatic Hand and Wrist Conditions. 
  • Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Patient Optimization-Strategies That Work: Malnutrition. 
  • Patient Risk Factors Do Not Impact 90-Day Readmission and Emergency Department Visitation After Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Implications for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Bundled Payment Plan. 
  • Patient Satisfaction After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Does Not Strongly Correlate With Health-Related Quality of Life Scores, Radiographic Parameters, or Occurrence of Complications. 
  • Patient Satisfaction and Management of Postoperative Complications Following Ablative Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing of the Lower Eyelids. 
  • Patient Selection and Surgical Management of High-Risk Patients with Morbid Obesity. 
  • Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States. 
  • Patient and implanting physician factors associated with mortality and complications after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, 2002-2005. 
  • Patient and operative factors associated with complications following adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: an analysis of 36,335 patients from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. 
  • Patient selection and outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal versus posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy among surgeons in the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP). 
  • Patient selection for mechanical circulatory support. 
  • Patient validation of retrospective data. 
  • Patient-Centered Outcome Spectrum: An Evidence-based Framework to Aid in Shared Decision-making. 
  • Patients Who Undergo Primary Lumbar Spine Fusion After Recent but Not Remote Total Hip Arthroplasty Are at Increased Risk for Complications, Revision Surgery, and Prolonged Opioid Use. 
  • Patients with High Pelvic Tilt Achieve the Same Clinical Success as Those with Low Pelvic Tilt After Minimally Invasive Adult Deformity Surgery. 
  • Patterns of Distant Metastases After Surgical Management of Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer. 
  • Patterns of anticoagulation following bioprosthetic valve implantation: observations from ANSWER. 
  • Peak Timing for Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap vs revascularized free tissue transfer: complications, gastrostomy tube dependence, and hospitalization. 
  • Pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the role of imaging. 
  • Pediatric spinal deformities. 
  • Pediatric surgical pearls: minimizing complications. 
  • Pelvic Nonresponse Following Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity: Influence of Realignment Strategies on Occurrence. 
  • Penetrating keratoplasty in the Singapore National Eye Centre and donor cornea acquisition in the Singapore Eye Bank. 
  • Penile shortening after radical prostatectomy and Peyronie's surgery. 
  • Peptic ulcer disease following renal transplantation. 
  • Percentage change in hemoglobin level and morbidity in spine surgery patients. 
  • Percutaneous and open renal revascularizations have equivalent long-term functional outcomes. 
  • Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Acute and 30-day follow-up results in 674 patients from the NHLBI Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry. 
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention and antiplatelet therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving apixaban or warfarin: Insights from the ARISTOTLE trial. 
  • Percutaneous cryoablation of renal lesions with radiographic ice ball involvement of the renal sinus: analysis of hemorrhagic and collecting system complications. 
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy vs surgical gastrostomy in infants with congenital heart disease. 
  • Percutaneous interventions in high-risk patients following Mustard repair of transposition of the great arteries. 
  • Percutaneous lithotripsy in morbid obesity. 
  • Percutaneous mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation in high-risk patients: results of the EVEREST II study. 
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: complications and how to deal with them. 
  • Percutaneous repair or surgery for mitral regurgitation. 
  • Percutaneous transhepatic choledochocholedochostomy in the management of the postoperative patient. 
  • Percutaneous transhepatic endoscopic electrohydraulic lithotripsy of biliary tract calculi after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Percutaneous transtubal scintigraphic assessment of patency of peritoneovenous shunts. 
  • Peri-procedural stroke or death in stenting of symptomatic severe intracranial stenosis. 
  • Periannular complications in infective endocarditis involving prosthetic aortic valves. 
  • Perineal and lower extremity reconstruction. 
  • Perineal repair of pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects: experience in 120 patients during the last 10 years. 
  • Perioperative Anesthetic Techniques to Reduce Surgical Morbidity After Amputation. 
  • Perioperative Antibiotic Choice in Labored versus Unlabored Cesareans and Risk of Postcesarean Infectious Morbidity. 
  • Perioperative Approach to Reducing Hematoma during Rhytidectomy: What Does the Evidence Show? 
  • Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. 
  • Perioperative Care Implementation: Evidence-Based Practice for Patients With Pancreaticoduodenectomy Using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines 
. 
  • Perioperative Complications in Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy Versus Transvaginal Mesh in the Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Analysis of a National Multi-institutional Dataset. 
  • Perioperative Cost Differences Between Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single Institutional Review. 
  • Perioperative Homeopathic Arnica and Bromelain: Current Results and Future Directions. 
  • Perioperative Imaging in Corneal Surgery (Intraoperative and Postoperative). 
  • Perioperative Implications of End-stage Renal Disease in Orthopaedic Surgery. 
  • Perioperative Inotrope Therapy and Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Evidence of a Racial Disparity. 
  • Perioperative Management of the Gynecologic Patient on Long-term Anticoagulation. 
  • Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder: State of the Preclinical Science. 
  • Perioperative Optimization of Geriatric Lower Extremity Bypass in the Era of Increased Performance Accountability. 
  • Perioperative Outcomes and Management in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Perioperative Outcomes and Surgical Case Volume in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Observational Study From the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement on intraoperative blood pressure, risk and outcomes for elective surgery. 
  • Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement on postoperative blood pressure, risk and outcomes for elective surgery. 
  • Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement on preoperative blood pressure, risk and outcomes for elective surgery. 
  • Perioperative anticholinergic medications and risk of catheterization after urogynecologic surgery. 
  • Perioperative cardiac arrhythmias. 
  • Perioperative cardiac complications and 30-day mortality in patients undergoing intracranial aneurysmal surgery with adenosine-induced flow arrest: a retrospective comparative study. 
  • Perioperative cerebrospinal fluid and plasma inflammatory markers after orthopedic surgery. 
  • Perioperative characteristics and complications in obese patients undergoing anterior cervical fusion surgery. 
  • Perioperative cognitive decline in the aging population. 
  • Perioperative complications and adverse events of the MONARC transobturator tape, compared with the tension-free vaginal tape. 
  • Perioperative complications in obese women vs normal-weight women who undergo vaginal surgery. 
  • Perioperative complications with costotransversectomy and anterior approaches to thoracic and thoracolumbar tumors. 
  • Perioperative frailty: lessons learned and future directions. 
  • Perioperative goal-directed therapy. 
  • Perioperative management for orthopaedic patients with sickle cell anaemia. 
  • Perioperative management of a neurosurgical patient requiring antiplatelet therapy. 
  • Perioperative management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Part 2. Postoperative management. 
  • Perioperative management of special populations: immunocompromised host (cancer, HIV, transplantation). 
  • Perioperative management of the bleeding patient. 
  • Perioperative morbidity and mortality after transmyocardial laser revascularization: incidence and risk factors for adverse events. 
  • Perioperative morbidity and mortality in combined vs. staged approaches to carotid and coronary revascularization. 
  • Perioperative mortality and morbidity after sublobar versus lobar resection for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: post-hoc analysis of an international, randomised, phase 3 trial (CALGB/Alliance 140503). 
  • Perioperative neurotoxicity in the elderly: summary of the 4th International Workshop. 
  • Perioperative outcomes and disparities in utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy in minimally invasive staging of endometrial cancer. 
  • Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Perioperative outcomes for pediatric neurosurgical procedures: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics. 
  • Perioperative outcomes of pulmonary resection after neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Perioperative outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease. 
  • Perioperative stroke: where do we go from here? 
  • Peripheral Artery Disease and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Report From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Therapy Registry. 
  • Peripheral retinal cryotherapy for postvitrectomy diabetic vitreous hemorrhage in phakic eyes. 
  • Peripherally Acting μ-Opioid Receptor Antagonists in the Management of Postoperative Ileus: a Clinical Review. 
  • Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Complications in Children Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT). 
  • Periprocedural imaging and outcomes after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. 
  • Periprosthetic femoral osteolysis around an uncemented nonmodular Moore prosthesis. 
  • Periprosthetic fracture between a constrained total knee arthroplasty and a long-stem total hip arthroplasty: treatment with a novel device. 
  • Permissive Hypertension and Collateral Revascularization May Allow Avoidance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. 
  • Persistent Dysphagia Rate After Antireflux Surgery is Similar for Nissen Fundoplication and Partial Fundoplication. 
  • Persistent thrombocytopaenia in a young man with splenomegaly, rebound thrombocytosis after splenectomy and subsequent pulmonary embolism: splenic littoral cell angioma and associated events. 
  • Pharmacodynamics of oral ganciclovir and valganciclovir in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Pharmacogenomics and end-organ susceptibility to injury in the perioperative period. 
  • Pharyngoesophageal reconstruction using free jejunal interposition grafts. 
  • Phlebectomy Techniques for Varicose Veins. 
  • Phone follow-up after inguinal hernia repair. 
  • Photoplethysmography and calf muscle function after subfascial endoscopic perforator ligation. 
  • Photoplethysmography and calf muscle pump function after subfascial endoscopic perforator ligation. 
  • Piezosurgery in External Dacryocystorhinostomy. 
  • Pilot prospective study of post-surgery sleep and EEG predictors of post-operative delirium. 
  • Pituitary apoplexy and the conflicting perioperative goals of anticoagulation and hemostasis. 
  • Plasma nitrite and nitrate levels as a noninvasive marker of pathology after human small bowel transplantation. 
  • Plasma renin activity following operations for renovascular hypertension. 
  • Plasmapheresis and heparin reexposure as a management strategy for cardiac surgical patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. 
  • Platelet Counts and Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. 
  • Platelet Counts, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. 
  • Platelet PlA2 polymorphism and platelet activation are associated with increased troponin I release after cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Platelet PlA2 polymorphism enhances risk of neurocognitive decline after cardiopulmonary bypass. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia (McSPI) Research Group. 
  • Pleural effusions in lung transplant recipients: image-guided small-bore catheter drainage. 
  • Pneumatic compression or aspirin prophylaxis against thromboembolism in total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Pneumatosis intestinalis after lung transplant. 
  • Pneumocephalus leading to the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak and esophageal perforation after cervical spine surgery. 
  • Pneumocephaly from epidural anesthesia. 
  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Pneumonia in bone marrow transplant patients. 
  • Pneumoperitoneum due to peritoneovaginal fistula following hysterectomy. 
  • Pneumorrhachis, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and pneumoretroperitoneum after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: report of a case. 
  • Polyethylene glycol hydrogel dural sealant may reduce incisional cerebrospinal fluid leak after posterior fossa surgery. 
  • Polyfunctional cytomegalovirus-specific immunity in lung transplant recipients receiving valganciclovir prophylaxis. 
  • Polymerized bovine hemoglobin solution as a replacement for allogeneic red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, double-blind trial. 
  • Poor Nutrition Status and Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery in the Elderly: Readmissions, Complications, and Mortality. 
  • Poor adoption of hemodynamic optimization during major surgery: are we practicing substandard care? 
  • Popliteal artery injury after total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Porous Tantalum Buttress Augments for Severe Acetabular Posterior Column Deficiency. 
  • Porous-coated total hip arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • Portal Steal Syndrome After Full-Size Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation. 
  • Portosystemic shunts in children: a 15-year experience. 
  • Posaconazole as salvage therapy in patients with invasive fungal infections after solid organ transplant. 
  • Post transplant CD8+ gammadelta T-cell lymphoma associated with human herpes virus-6 infection. 
  • Post-Mastectomy Imaging after Breast Reconstruction: In Reply to Gordon. 
  • Post-operative heparin may not be required for transitioning patients with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist system to long-term warfarin therapy. 
  • Post-operative problems following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Post-operative saccular endophthalmitis caused by macrophage-associated staphylococci. 
  • Postcardiac surgery complications: association of acute renal dysfunction and atrial fibrillation. 
  • Posterior Polyethylene Tethers Reduce Occurrence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Multilevel Spinal Instrumentation for Adult Spinal Deformity: A Retrospective Analysis. 
  • Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations. 
  • Posterior fossa syndrome and long-term neuropsychological outcomes among children treated for medulloblastoma on a multi-institutional, prospective study. 
  • Posterior global malalignment after osteotomy for sagittal plane deformity: it happens and here is why. 
  • Posterior optic nerve ischemic neuropathy in the setting of phenoxybenzamine therapy after uneventful spinal fusion. 
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome independently associated with tacrolimus and sirolimus after multivisceral transplantation. 
  • Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions: Clinical Significance and Advances in Prevention and Management. 
  • Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury by Age and Sex: A Retrospective Cohort Association Study. 
  • Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: Minding the Gaps in Our Knowledge of a Common Postoperative Complication in the Elderly. 
  • Postoperative Complications in the Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study During Five Years of Follow-up. 
  • Postoperative Hematocrit and Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database Collaboration. 
  • Postoperative Impact of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, and Renal Transplant After Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Postoperative Liver Failure Risk Score: Identifying Patients with Resectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma Who Can Benefit from Portal Vein Embolization. 
  • Postoperative Pulmonary Complications, Early Mortality, and Hospital Stay Following Noncardiothoracic Surgery: A Multicenter Study by the Perioperative Research Network Investigators. 
  • Postoperative Pulmonary Complications-A Multifactorial Outcome. 
  • Postoperative ST-segment elevation: was vasospasm caused by anaphylaxis or by its treatment with epinephrine? 
  • Postoperative Transcatheter Interventions in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery. 
  • Postoperative Urinary Incontinence in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. 
  • Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for IBD: A Common but Rarely Addressed Problem. 
  • Postoperative acute kidney injury in adult non-cardiac surgery: joint consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative and PeriOperative Quality Initiative. 
  • Postoperative adhesions in gynecologic surgery: a committee opinion. 
  • Postoperative atrial fibrillation impacts on costs and one-year clinical outcomes: the Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass Trial. 
  • Postoperative atrial fibrillation: Sex-specific characteristics and effect on survival. 
  • Postoperative atrial fibrillation: from mechanisms to treatment. 
  • Postoperative atrophy of abdominal wall musculature: CT demonstration. 
  • Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection. 
  • Postoperative biomarkers predict acute kidney injury and poor outcomes after adult cardiac surgery. 
  • Postoperative cervical deformity in 215 thoracolumbar patients with adult spinal deformity: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on patient-reported outcome and satisfaction at 2-year follow-up. 
  • Postoperative changes in cognition and cerebrospinal fluid neurodegenerative disease biomarkers. 
  • Postoperative cognitive dysfunction after endovascular treatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A pilot study. 
  • Postoperative cognitive dysfunction and mortality following lung transplantation. 
  • Postoperative complications and overall survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 
  • Postoperative complications in the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (TVT) study during five years of follow-up. 
  • Postoperative complications of posterior ankle and hindfoot arthroscopy. 
  • Postoperative delirium: etiology and management. 
  • Postoperative disseminated intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis. 
  • Postoperative dysphagia correlates with increased morbidity, mortality, and costs in anterior cervical fusion. 
  • Postoperative evaluation of the total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy. 
  • Postoperative hyperthermia following off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Postoperative hyperthermia is associated with cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Postoperative hypoxemia from clinically suspected pulmonary embolism complicated by patent foramen ovale. 
  • Postoperative hypoxemia: common, undetected, and unsuspected after bariatric surgery. 
  • Postoperative inotrope and vasopressor use following CABG: outcome data from the CAPS-care study. 
  • Postoperative management of heart transplantation patients. 
  • Postoperative management of the patient undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Postoperative management. 
  • Postoperative morbidity and mortality following total knee arthroplasty with computer navigation. 
  • Postoperative nausea and vomiting following inpatient surgeries in a teaching hospital: a retrospective database analysis. 
  • Postoperative nausea and vomiting. A retrospective analysis in patients undergoing elective craniotomy. 
  • Postoperative pericardial effusion, pericardiotomy, and atrial fibrillation: An explanatory analysis of the PALACS trial. 
  • Postoperative pubic osteomyelitis misdiagnosed as osteitis pubis: report of four cases and review. 
  • Postoperative pulmonary complications with adjuvant regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia alone: a sub-analysis of the Perioperative Research Network study. 
  • Postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum after spinal fusion with instrumentation: case report. 
  • Postoperative short bowel syndrome. 
  • Postoperative spinal fusion care in pediatric patients: Co-management decreases length of stay. 
  • Postparathyroidectomy hypocalcemia as an accurate indicator of preparathyroidectomy bone histology in the uremic patient. 
  • Postprandial metabolite profiles reveal differential nutrient handling after bariatric surgery compared with matched caloric restriction. 
  • Posttraumatic knee stiffness: by identifying at-risk patients, can we prevent this in the future?: Commentary on an article by Julius Bishop, MD, et al.: ‘‘predictive factors for knee stiffness after periarticular fracture. a case-control study’’. 
  • Power-Assisted Particulate Bone Grafting Effectively Prevents Osseous Defects After Cranial Vault Reconstruction. 
  • Practice still makes perfect. 
  • Pre- and intraoperative variables affecting early outcomes in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Pre- and postoperative anemia, acute kidney injury, and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a retrospective observational study. 
  • Pre-operative atrial fibrillation and early right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Pre-operative homocysteine levels and morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery. 
  • Pre-transplant weight loss and clinical outcomes after lung transplantation. 
  • Preauricular transzygomatic anterior infratemporal fossa approach for tumors in or around infratemporal fossa lesions. 
  • Precoated femoral component with proximal and distal centralizers: results at 5 to 12 years. 
  • Predicted Risk of Mortality, Transfusion, and Postoperative Outcomes in Isolated Primary Valve Operations. 
  • Predicting Short-term Outcomes After Radical Cystectomy Based on Frailty. 
  • Predicting and treating coagulopathies after cardiopulmonary bypass in children. 
  • Predicting erectile dysfunction following surgical correction of Peyronie's disease without inflatable penile prosthesis placement: vascular assessment and preoperative risk factors. 
  • Predicting postoperative complications in pediatric surgery: A novel pediatric comorbidity index. 
  • Predicting restenosis of drug-eluting stents placed in real-world clinical practice: derivation and validation of a risk model from the EVENT registry. 
  • Predicting symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage after mechanical thrombectomy: the TAG score. 
  • Predicting the Magnitude of Distal Junctional Kyphosis Following Cervical Deformity Correction. 
  • Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients. 
  • Predicting the Risk of Postoperative Respiratory Failure in Elective Abdominal and Vascular Operations Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Participant Use Data File. 
  • Predicting the Risk of Readmission From Dehydration After Ileostomy Formation: The Dehydration Readmission After Ileostomy Prediction Score. 
  • Predicting urinary incontinence after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Predictive ability of perioperative atrial fibrillation risk indices in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study. 
  • Predictive factors in chronic graft-versus-host disease in patients with aplastic anemia treated by marrow transplantation from HLA-identical siblings. 
  • Predictive model for distal junctional kyphosis after cervical deformity surgery. 
  • Predictive value of access blood flow and stenosis in detection of graft failure. 
  • Predictors of Complications of Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2001-2010: A Population-Based Study. 
  • Predictors of Complications, Functional Outcome, and Morbidity in a Large Cohort Treated With Flow Diversion. 
  • Predictors of De Novo Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Liver Transplantation and Associated Fibrosis. 
  • Predictors of Health-Related Quality-of-Life After Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Scoli-RISK-1 Secondary Analysis. 
  • Predictors of Rectourethral Fistula Formation After Primary Whole-Gland Cryoablation for Prostate Cancer: Results from the Cryo On-Line Database Registry. 
  • Predictors of Stroke, Myocardial Infarction or Death within 30 Days of Carotid Artery Stenting: Results from the International Carotid Stenting Study. 
  • Predictors of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Revision in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. 
  • Predictors of acute and long-term outcome with transluminal extraction atherectomy: the New Approaches to Coronary Intervention (NACI) registry. 
  • Predictors of compliance with surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair and comparative survival outcomes. 
  • Predictors of electrocerebral inactivity with deep hypothermia. 
  • Predictors of fluoroquinolone-resistant bacteria in the rectal vault of men undergoing prostate biopsy. 
  • Predictors of hemodynamic instability during surgery for pheochromocytoma. 
  • Predictors of hospital bypass for rural residents seeking common elective surgery. 
  • Predictors of long-term success after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in African-American women. 
  • Predictors of major morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database risk adjustment model. 
  • Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Predictors of postoperative complications from stress urinary incontinence procedures: a NSQIP database study. 
  • Predictors of prolonged length of stay after lobectomy for lung cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database risk-adjustment model. 
  • Predictors of serious, preventable, and costly medical complications in a population of adult spinal deformity patients. 
  • Predictors of successful clinical and laboratory outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. 
  • Preemptive Oral Acetaminophen for Women Undergoing Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. 
  • Preliminary experience with split liver transplantation. 
  • Preliminary report on the association of apolipoprotein E polymorphisms, with postoperative peak serum creatinine concentrations in cardiac surgical patients. 
  • Preliminary report on the interaction of apolipoprotein E polymorphism with aortic atherosclerosis and acute nephropathy after CABG. 
  • Preoperative Body Image Factors Are Associated with Complications after Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Preoperative Cognitive Assessment Recommendations for the Older Adult. 
  • Preoperative Cognitive Impairment As a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes in a Collaborative Care Model. 
  • Preoperative Evaluation Clinic Visit Is Associated with Decreased Risk of In-hospital Postoperative Mortality. 
  • Preoperative Frailty Increases Risk of Nonhome Discharge after Elective Vascular Surgery in Home-Dwelling Patients. 
  • Preoperative Hemoglobin Level is Associated with Increased Health Care Use After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) in Elderly Male Patients with Spine Deformity. 
  • Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Predicts Poor Short-term Outcomes for Hip Fracture Surgery. 
  • Preoperative Nutrition Consults Associated with Decreased Postoperative Complication Rate and Decreased Length of Hospital Stay After Spine Metastasis Surgery. 
  • Preoperative Platelet Count Predicts Lower Extremity Free Flap Thrombosis: A Multi-Institutional Experience. 
  • Preoperative Renal Insufficiency: Underreporting and Association With Readmission and Major Postoperative Morbidity in an Academic Medical Center. 
  • Preoperative Screening. 
  • Preoperative Serum Metabolites Are Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Hip-Fracture Patients. 
  • Preoperative anemia predicts thrombosis and free flap failure in microvascular reconstruction. 
  • Preoperative anti-PF4/heparin antibody level predicts adverse outcome after cardiac surgery. 
  • Preoperative appearance of facial muscles on magnetic resonance predicts final facial function after acoustic neuroma surgery. 
  • Preoperative biological therapy and short-term outcomes of abdominal surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. 
  • Preoperative breast size affects reconstruction status following mastectomy. 
  • Preoperative chemotherapy and the risk of hepatotoxicity and morbidity after liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: a single institution experience. 
  • Preoperative enoxaparin versus postoperative semuloparin thromboprophylaxis in major abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Preoperative evaluation for major noncardiac surgery: focusing on heart failure. 
  • Preoperative facial muscle imaging predicts final facial function after facial nerve grafting. 
  • Preoperative functional status as a predictor of short-term outcome in adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • Preoperative immunonutrition prior to radical cystectomy: a pilot study. 
  • Preoperative infusional chemoradiation and surgery with or without an electron beam intraoperative boost for advanced primary rectal cancer. 
  • Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. 
  • Preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy versus surgery alone for retroperitoneal sarcoma: a case-control, propensity score-matched analysis of a nationwide clinical oncology database. 
  • Preoperative paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiation therapy in advanced head and neck cancer (stage III and IV). 
  • Preoperative predictors for complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy: impact of BMI and body fat distribution. 
  • Preoperative preparation of patients with myasthenia gravis forestalls postoperative respiratory complications after thymectomy. 
  • Preoperative renal insufficiency predicts postoperative adverse outcomes in a mixed surgical population: a retrospective matched cohort study using the NSQIP database. 
  • Preoperative serum albumin level as a predictor of postoperative complication after spine fusion. 
  • Preoperative serum brain natriuretic peptide and risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. 
  • Preoperative statin therapy does not reduce cognitive dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Preoperative urodynamic evaluation may predict voiding dysfunction in women undergoing pubovaginal sling. 
  • Preoperative β-blocker use in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: national database analysis. 
  • Presence of gingivitis and periodontitis significantly increases hospital charges in patients undergoing heart valve surgery. 
  • Presurgical serum cystatin C and risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. 
  • Prevalence and Consistency in Surgical Outcome Reporting for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Scoping Review. 
  • Prevalence and Predictors of Adverse Events during Procedural Sedation Anesthesia-Outside the Operating Room for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and Colonoscopy in Children: Age Is an Independent Predictor of Outcomes. 
  • Prevalence and predictors of complications following facial reconstruction procedures. 
  • Prevalence and repair of intraoperatively diagnosed patent foramen ovale and association with perioperative outcomes and long-term survival. 
  • Prevalence and resource utilization for vocal fold paralysis/paresis after esophagectomy. 
  • Prevalence of risk factors, and not gender per se, determines short- and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Prevalence, characteristics, and management of swallowing disorders following cerebellopontine angle surgery. 
  • Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients undergoing major surgical procedures in the United States: a population-based study. 
  • Preventing bone loss after renal transplantation with bisphosphonates: we can... but should we? 
  • Preventing delirium after cardiothoracic surgery: provocative but preliminary evidence for bispectral index monitoring. 
  • Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. 
  • Prevention of facial pressure ulcers using the Mayfield clamp for sacral tumor resection. 
  • Prevention of perioperative and anesthesia-related complications in facial cosmetic surgery. 
  • Primary Cryotherapy for High-Grade Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Oncologic and Functional Outcomes from the COLD Registry. 
  • Primary Targeted Muscle Reinnervation after Below-Knee Amputation Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Major or Minor Surgical Complications: A Multi-Institutional, Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. 
  • Primary cutaneous giant cell plasmacytoma in an organ transplant recipient: a rare presentation of a posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. 
  • Primary lesion location influences postoperative survival in patients with metastatic colorectal spinal lesions. 
  • Prior Hip Arthroscopy Increases Risk for Perioperative Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications: A Matched-Controlled Study. 
  • Pro: intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is of utility in patients at high risk of adverse cardiac events undergoing noncardiac surgery. 
  • Procedural Experience for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Relation to Outcomes: The STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Procedural Patterns and Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Findings From Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation. 
  • Procedure-based complications to guide informed consent: analysis of society of thoracic surgeons-congenital heart surgery database. 
  • Prognostic effect of bundle branch block related to coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Prognostic factors of in-hospital complications after hip fracture surgery: a scoping review. 
  • Prognostic implications of creatine kinase-MB elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention: results from the Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events (EVENT) registry. 
  • Prognostic significance of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia identified postoperatively after coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. 
  • Prognostic utility of comparative methods for assessment of ST-segment resolution after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: the Controlled Abciximab and Device Investigation to Lower Late Angioplasty Complications (CADILLAC) trial. 
  • Prognostic value of serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels in patients who undergo lung transplantation. 
  • Prognostic value of thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease after revascularization (the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial [EAST]). 
  • Progression of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy and visual outcome after extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. 
  • Progression of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy following cataract extraction. 
  • Prolonged Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Following Laser Interstitial Ablation in Epilepsy: A Case Series with a Case Report of Postablation Optic Neuritis. 
  • Prolonged Delirium With Catatonia Following Orthotopic Liver Transplant Responsive to Memantine. 
  • Prolonged rewarming time during allograft implantation predisposes to recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation. 
  • Promotility agents for the treatment of ileus in adult surgical patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 
  • Propensity Score-Matched Comparison of Partial to Whole-Gland Cryotherapy for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: An Analysis of the Cryo On-Line Data Registry Data. 
  • Propensity matched comparison of outcomes in older and younger patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Prophylactic Drainage after Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis in Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study. 
  • Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Obese Women After Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • Prophylactic levosimendan in patients with low ejection fraction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: A pooled analysis of two multicentre randomised controlled trials. 
  • Prophylactic mesh to prevent incisional hernia: a note of caution. 
  • Prophylactic use of human leukocyte interferon after allogeneic marrow transplantation. 
  • Prophylaxis for heterotopic bone formation after total hip arthroplasty using low-dose radiation in high-risk patients. 
  • Prophylaxis for thromboembolic disease: recommendations from the American College of Chest Physicians--are they appropriate for orthopaedic surgery? 
  • Propionibacterium shunt nephritis in two adolescents with medulloblastoma. 
  • Proposed Standardized Neurological Endpoints for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: An Academic Research Consortium Initiative. 
  • Prospective Multicenter Assessment of Early Complication Rates Associated With Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery in 78 Patients. 
  • Prospective analysis of incidence and risk factors of dysphagia in spine surgery patients: comparison of anterior cervical, posterior cervical, and lumbar procedures. 
  • Prospective assessment after pediatric cardiac ablation: demographics, medical profiles, and initial outcomes. 
  • Prospective evaluation of pain medication requirements and recovery after radical perineal prostatectomy. 
  • Prospective evaluation of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh in CDC class I/high-risk ventral and incisional hernia repair: 18-month follow-up. 
  • Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • Prospective multicenter assessment of risk factors for rod fracture following surgery for adult spinal deformity. 
  • Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research. 
  • Prospective phase I trial of conservative management of low rectal lesions. 
  • Prospective randomized study of mode switching in a clinical trial of pacemaker therapy for sinus node dysfunction. 
  • Prospective randomized trial of normothermic versus hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on cognitive function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Prosthetic Arthroplasty of Proximal Interphalangeal Joints for Treatment of Osteoarthritis and Posttraumatic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Three Ulnar Digits With the Index Finger. 
  • Prosthetic arthroplasty of the hand. 
  • Protective effects of ischemic preconditioning for liver resection performed under inflow occlusion in humans. 
  • Proteomic profiling identifies CLEC4C expression as a novel biomarker of primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation. 
  • Protocol biopsies in renal transplantation: insights into patient management and pathogenesis. 
  • Protocol-based nurse coordinator management of ambulatory tacrolimus dosing in de novo renal transplant recipients-A single-center experience with a large African American population. 
  • Provider Volume of Total Knee Arthroplasties and Patient Outcomes in the HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample. 
  • Proximal femur fractures after free vascularized fibular grafting to the hip. 
  • Proximal junctional failure in primary thoracolumbar fusion/fixation to the sacrum/pelvis for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: long-term follow-up of a prospective multicenter cohort of 160 patients. 
  • Proximal median neuropathy caused by surgical manipulation of Masson tumor. 
  • Pseudoaneurysm formation after medtronic freestyle porcine aortic bioprosthesis implantation: a word of caution. 
  • Pseudogout of the cervical and thoracic spine mimicking infection after lumbar fusion: case report. 
  • Pseudomelanomas after conservative management of uveal melanoma. 
  • Pseudophakic Candida parapsilosis endophthalmitis with a consecutive keratitis. 
  • Pseudophakic retinal detachments in the presence of various IOL types. 
  • Pseudotumor with superimposed periprosthetic infection following metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty: a case report. 
  • Psychiatric disorders increase complication rate after primary total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Psychological factors influencing recovery from outpatient surgery. 
  • Psychometric Findings for the SCAR-Q Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Based on 731 Children and Adults with Surgical, Traumatic, and Burn Scars from Four Countries. 
  • Psychosocial Predictors of Mortality Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Pulmonary Open, Robotic, and Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (PORTaL) Study: An Analysis of 5721 Cases. 
  • Pulmonary artery catheter use with left-sided active endocarditis: deal or no deal? 
  • Pulmonary dysfunction after lung transplantation: the dilemma of coexisting mitral regurgitation. 
  • Pulmonary endarterectomy: experience and lessons learned in 1,500 cases. 
  • Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy combined with other cardiac operations: indications, surgical approach, and outcome. 
  • Pulse pressure and risk of adverse outcome in coronary bypass surgery. 
  • Pump thrombosis in the Thoratec HeartMate II device: An update analysis of the INTERMACS Registry. 
  • Pure red cell aplasia following pegylated interferon alpha treatment. 
  • Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. A clinical and physiologic appraisal. 
  • Quality of Life Associated with Open vs Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Pilot Study. 
  • Quality of life after treatment for pancreatitis. 
  • Quality of life after videoscopic left cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with potentially life-threatening cardiac channelopathies/cardiomyopathies. 
  • Quality of life and survival after II stage nonsmall cell carcinoma surgery: Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy lobectomy. 
  • Quality-of-Life Outcomes Improve with Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Quantifying the Added Value of 2 Common Frailty Measures for Predicting Adverse Outcomes After Elective Hysterectomy. 
  • Quantifying the risk of incompatible kidney transplantation: a multicenter study. 
  • Quantitative Imaging Features and Postoperative Hepatic Insufficiency: A Multi-Institutional Expanded Cohort. 
  • Quantitative ST-segment recovery following angiographically successful angioplasty: a useful warning of early complications. 
  • Quantitative sensory testing in predicting persistent pain after joint replacement surgery: promise and challenges. 
  • RNA interference targeting hypoxia inducible factor 1α reduces post-operative adhesions in rats 
  • Race and Ethnicity Have a Mixed Effect on the Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fractures. 
  • Race as a predictor of postoperative hospital readmission after spine surgery. 
  • Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in colorectal cancer surgery outcomes: analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample. 
  • Racial Disparities in Bariatric Surgery Complications and Mortality Using the MBSAQIP Data Registry. 
  • Racial Disparities in Surgery for Malignant Bowel Obstruction. 
  • Racial Disparities in the Utilization and Outcomes of TAVR: TVT Registry Report. 
  • Racial Disparity in 30-Day Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Treatment and Outcomes of Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Review. 
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair. 
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Racial disparities in Medicaid patients after brain tumor surgery. 
  • Racial disparities in outcomes after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. 
  • Racial disparities in outcomes of spinal surgery for lumbar stenosis. 
  • Racial variations in postoperative outcomes of carotid endarterectomy: evidence from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. 
  • Radial Artery Bypass for Intractable Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency: Case Series and Review of the Literature. 
  • Radical anterior segment surgery for epithelial invasion of the anterior chamber: report of three cases. 
  • Radical cystectomy for stages Ta, Tis and T1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. 
  • Radical hysterectomy in obese women. 
  • Radical prostatectomy versus observation for localized prostate cancer. 
  • Radiographic alignment outcomes after the single-position prone transpsoas approach: a multi-institutional retrospective review of 363 cases. 
  • Radiographic and clinical outcomes following single-level anterior cervical discectomy and allograft fusion without plate placement or cervical collar. 
  • Radiographic appearance of the chest after pleural space reduction procedures: construction of a pleural tent and phrenoplasty. 
  • Radiographic outcome and complications after single-level lumbar extended pedicle subtraction osteotomy for fixed sagittal malalignment: a retrospective analysis of 55 adult spinal deformity patients with a minimum 2-year follow-up. 
  • Radiographical and Implant-Related Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Incidence, Patient Risk Factors, and Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life. 
  • Radiologic issues in lung transplantation for end-stage pulmonary disease. 
  • Radiologic manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis. 
  • Radiological evaluation of gastric stapling procedures for morbid obesity. 
  • Radiosurgery in the treatment of spinal metastases: tumor control, survival, and quality of life after helical tomotherapy. 
  • Ramelteon for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients Undergoing Elective Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Randomised controlled trial of sugammadex or neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular block on the incidence of pulmonary complications in older adults undergoing prolonged surgery. 
  • Randomised placebo-controlled and balloon-angioplasty-controlled trial to assess safety of coronary stenting with use of platelet glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa blockade. 
  • Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Three Different Modalities of Lithotrites for Intracorporeal Lithotripsy in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. 
  • Randomized controlled, multicentre clinical trial comparing a dual-probe ultrasonic lithotrite with a single-probe lithotrite for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 
  • Randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled study of neuroprotection with lidocaine in cardiac surgery. 
  • Rapid evaluation of coagulopathies after cardiopulmonary bypass in children using modified thromboelastography. 
  • Rate Control versus Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Rate of change in abdominal aortic aneurysm diameter after endovascular repair. 
  • Rate of instrumentation changes on postoperative and follow-up radiographs after primary complex spinal fusion (five or more levels) for adult deformity correction. 
  • Rate of pathologic complete response with increased interval between preoperative combined modality therapy and rectal cancer resection. 
  • Rate of vascularization of coralline hydroxyapatite spherical implants pretreated with saline/gentamicin, rTGF-beta 2, and autogenous plasma. 
  • Rates and causes of mortality associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Database. 
  • Rates of new neurological deficit associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee. 
  • Rationale and design for the study Apixaban versus ClopidoGRel on a background of aspirin in patient undergoing InfraPoPliteal angioplasty for critical limb ischemia: AGRIPPA trial. 
  • Rationale and design of PROACT Xa: A randomized, multicenter, open-label, clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of apixaban versus warfarin in patients with a mechanical On-X Aortic Heart Valve. 
  • Rationale and design of the STeroids to REduce Systemic inflammation after infant heart Surgery (STRESS) trial. 
  • Re-Operative Aortic Arch Surgery in a Contemporary Series. 
  • Re-expansion pulmonary edema. 
  • Re-operation After Long-Segment Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity: The Impact of Extending the Construct Below the Lumbar Spine. 
  • Re: The Association between Caudal Anesthesia and Increased Risk of Postoperative Surgical Complications in Boys Undergoing Hypospadias Repair. 
  • Re: Total prostatoseminal vesiculectomy in the treatment of debilitating perineal pain. 
  • Re: Tunneled tunica vaginalis flap is an effective technique for recurrent urethrocutaneous fistulas following tubularized incised plate urethroplasty J. C. Routh, J. J. Wolpert and Y. Reinberg J Urol 2006; 176: 1578-1581. 
  • Readmission After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Not All Complications Contribute Equally. 
  • Readmission After Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. 
  • Real-Time Microscope-Integrated OCT to Improve Visualization in DSAEK for Advanced Bullous Keratopathy. 
  • Recent Advances in Congenital Heart Surgery: Alternative Perfusion Strategies for Infant Aortic Arch Repair. 
  • Recombinant hirudin for prevention of experimental postoperative intraocular fibrin. 
  • Recombinant hirudin prevents postoperative fibrin formation after experimental cataract surgery. 
  • Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated with Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018. 
  • Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated with Anaesthesia and Surgery-20181. 
  • Recommendations for the nomenclature of cognitive change associated with anaesthesia and surgery-2018. 
  • Recommendations for the nomenclature of cognitive change associated with anaesthesia and surgery-2018. 
  • Recommendations for the nomenclature of cognitive change associated with anaesthesia and surgery-2018. 
  • Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Hip & Knee. 
  • Reconstruction for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: comparison of flexor hallucis longus (FHL) transfer versus V-Y advancement. 
  • Reconstructive techniques in skull base surgery after resection of malignant lesions: a wide array of choices. 
  • Recovery following adult spinal deformity surgery: the effect of complications and reoperation in 149 patients with 2-year follow-up. 
  • Recovery kinetics following spinal deformity correction: a comparison of isolated cervical, thoracolumbar, and combined deformity morphometries. 
  • Rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps for neovaginal reconstruction after radical pelvic surgery. 
  • Recurrence of cardiac sarcoidosis in a heart transplant recipient. 
  • Recurrence of rectal prolapse following rectopexy: a pooled analysis of 532 patients. 
  • Recurrence of retinal pigment epithelial changes after macular translocation with 360 degrees peripheral retinectomy for geographic atrophy. 
  • Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury After Thyroid Surgery: An Analysis of 11,370 Patients. 
  • Recurrent laryngopyocele: CT-guided hookwire localization for re-excision surgery. 
  • Recurrent shoulder instability after open reconstruction in athletes involved in collision and contact sports. 
  • Reduced Cerebral Perfusion Pressure during Lung Transplant Surgery Is Associated with Risk, Duration, and Severity of Postoperative Delirium. 
  • Reduced Impact of Smoking Status on 30-Day Complication and Readmission Rates After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) for Adult Spine Deformity: A Single Institutional Study of 839 Patients. 
  • Reduced occurrence of primary rod fracture after adult spinal deformity surgery with accessory supplemental rods: retrospective analysis of 114 patients with minimum 2-year follow-up. 
  • Reducing Hospital Readmissions via Optimization of Emergency Department Care. 
  • Reducing hospital morbidity and mortality following esophagectomy. 
  • Reduction in wound morbidity rates following endoscopic saphenous vein harvest. 
  • Reduction of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after vestibular schwannoma surgery by reconstruction of the drilled porus acusticus with hydroxyapatite bone cement. 
  • Reduction of pain and nausea after laparoscopic sterilization with bupivacaine, metoclopramide, scopolamine, ketorolac, and gastric suctioning. 
  • Reductions in blood loss with a bipolar sealer in total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Refractive change after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty surgery and its correlation with graft thickness and diameter. 
  • Refusal of Trabeculectomy for the Fellow Eye in Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS) Participants. 
  • Regional anaesthesia versus general anaesthesia, morbidity and mortality. 
  • Regional variation in patient risk factors and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Regional vs General Anesthesia and Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery. 
  • Regional vs General Anesthesia and Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery. 
  • Relation between prefracture characteristics and perioperative complications in the elderly adult patient with hip fracture. 
  • Relation of Activated Clotting Times During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Outcomes. 
  • Relationship Among Koenig Depression Scale and Postoperative Outcomes, Ambulation, and Perception of Pain in Elderly Patients (≥65 Years) Undergoing Elective Spinal Surgery for Adult Scoliosis. 
  • Relationship between occurrence of surgical complications and hospital finances. 
  • Relationship between provider volume and outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Relationship between race and mortality and morbidity after valve replacement surgery. 
  • Relationship between tympanic membrane perforations and retained ventilation tubes. 
  • Relationship of genetic variability and depressive symptoms to adverse events after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Relationship of preoperative antiendotoxin core antibodies and adverse outcomes following cardiac surgery. 
  • Relative Sarcopenia With Excess Adiposity Predicts Survival After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation. 
  • Relatively short diagnostic delays (<8 hours) produce morbidity and mortality in blunt small bowel injury: an analysis of time to operative intervention in 198 patients from a multicenter experience. 
  • Relaxing retinotomies. Analysis of anatomic and visual results. 
  • Reliability of Oronasal Fistula Classification. 
  • Reliability of Symptoms and Dipstick for Postoperative Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. 
  • Reliability of a spinal metastasis prognostic score to model 1-year survival. 
  • Relief of dysphagia after laparoscopic Heller myotomy improves long-term quality of life. 
  • Remnant growth rate after portal vein embolization is a good early predictor of post-hepatectomy liver failure. 
  • Renal Angina Is a Sensitive, but Nonspecific Identifier of Postcardiac Surgery Acute Kidney Injury. 
  • Renal Outcomes in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant With a Left Ventricular Assist Device. 
  • Renal dysfunction and cognitive function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Renal failure in cardiac transplantation. 
  • Renal function after low central venous pressure-assisted liver resection: assessment of 2116 cases. 
  • Renal mass anatomic characteristics and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a critical analysis. 
  • Renal osteodystrophy: neurosurgical considerations and challenges. 
  • Renal paratransplant hernia. An uncommon variant of internal hernia. Are we aware of it? 
  • Renal scarring and urinary tract infection after successful endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux. 
  • Renal transplant imaging using magnetic resonance angiography with a nonnephrotoxic contrast agent. 
  • Renal transplantation using belatacept without maintenance steroids or calcineurin inhibitors. 
  • Renin-angiotensin system gene expression in post-transplant hypertension predicts allograft function. 
  • Reoperation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. 
  • Reoperative pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Reoperative surgery in calves with a total artificial heart. 
  • Repair of congenital heart disease: a primer-part 1. 
  • Repair of pelvic fracture posterior urethral defects using an elaborated perineal approach: experience with 74 cases. 
  • Repletion of factor XIII following cardiopulmonary bypass using a recombinant A-subunit homodimer. A preliminary report. 
  • Reply to comments on 'The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair'. 
  • Reply: Each procedure matters: threshold for surgeon volume to minimize complications and decrease cost associated with adrenalectomy. 
  • Report from a consensus conference on primary graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation. 
  • Report of the substudy assessing the impact of neurocognitive function on quality of life 5 years after cardiac surgery. 
  • Reporting of harm in randomized controlled trials published in the urological literature. 
  • Resection of Meningiomas Involving Major Dural Venous Sinuses: Classification, Technique, and Long-Term Results. 
  • Resection of gliomas deemed inoperable by neurosurgeons based on preoperative imaging studies. 
  • Resident education in the era of patient safety: a nationwide analysis of outcomes and complications in resident-assisted oncologic surgery. 
  • Resident involvement and experience do not affect perioperative complications following robotic prostatectomy. 
  • Resolution of vascular steal after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Resolving postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline. 
  • Respiratory viral infections in lung transplant recipients: radiologic findings with clinical correlation. 
  • Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Insights From PREVENT IV". 
  • Response to the Comment on "Severe Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy: An Analysis of 7366 Patients". 
  • Response to the Letter to the Editor titled "Atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndromes". 
  • Resting-State Functional Connectivity and Cognition After Major Cardiac Surgery in Older Adults without Preoperative Cognitive Impairment: Preliminary Findings. 
  • Restoring the failed cranioplasty: nonanatomical titanium mesh with perforator flap. 
  • Results and complications of total hip arthroplasties in patients with sickle-cell hemoglobinopathies. Role of cementless components. 
  • Results of a second attempt at surgical repair of a failed initial rotator-cuff repair. 
  • Results of acute arthroscopically repaired triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries associated with intra-articular distal radius fractures. 
  • Results of high tibial osteotomy: review of the literature. 
  • Results of lateral ankle ligament repair surgery in one hundred and nineteen patients: do surgical method and arthroscopy timing matter? 
  • Results of lumbosacral fusion for degenerative disc disease with and without instrumentation. Two- to five-year follow-up. 
  • Results of trabeculectomy combined with phacoemulsification versus trabeculectomy combined with extracapsular cataract extraction in patients with advanced glaucoma. 
  • Results with a selective revascularization strategy for left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Resuscitation in hip fractures: a systematic review. 
  • Rethinking the ross procedure in adults. 
  • Retinal Degeneration After Accidental Intravitreal Injection of Ropivacaine During Strabismus Surgery. 
  • Retinal detachment in Chinese, Malay and Indian residents in Singapore: a comparative study on risk factors, clinical presentation and surgical outcomes. 
  • Retinal vein occlusion after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. 
  • Retransplantation in the diabetic patient with a pancreas allograft. 
  • Retrograde ascending aortic dissection during or after thoracic aortic stent graft placement: insight from the European registry on endovascular aortic repair complications. 
  • Retroperitoneal compartment syndrome after renal transplantation. 
  • Retrospective analysis underestimates neurological deficits in complex spinal deformity surgery: a Scoli-RISK-1 Study. 
  • Return to Sport Activity After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: At What Level and at What Cost? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • Return to work after adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • Revascularization of the solitary kidney: a challenging problem in a high risk population. 
  • Revascularized jejunal graft replacing the cervical esophagus: radiographic evaluation. 
  • Reversal of severe late left ventricular failure after pediatric heart transplantation and possible role of plasmapheresis. 
  • Reversible bilateral optic tract edema following pipeline-assisted coiling of a large ophthalmic aneurysm: A case report. 
  • Reversible leukoencephalopathy associated with graft-versus-host disease: MR findings. 
  • Review of complications associated with endoscopic pancreatic cyst-gastrostomy: a single-institution experience. 
  • Review of results from the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study. 
  • Revision Surgery Rates After Minimally Invasive Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Correlation with Roussouly Spine Type at 2-Year Follow-Up? 
  • Revision cochlear implantation surgery in adults: indications and results. 
  • Revision extension to the pelvis versus primary spinopelvic instrumentation in adult deformity: comparison of clinical outcomes and complications. 
  • Revision lateral skull base surgery. 
  • Revision of the acetabulum without cement with use of the Harris-Galante porous-coated implant. Two to eight-year results. 
  • Revision tibiotalar arthrodesis. 
  • Revision total hip arthroplasty with the BIAS (Biologic Ingrowth Anatomic System) femoral component. Three to six-year results. 
  • Revisiting flow augmentation bypass for cerebrovascular atherosclerotic vaso-occlusive disease: Single-surgeon series and review of the literature. 
  • Revisiting the "July Effect" in Plastic Surgery: New Data to Support Resident Autonomy. 
  • Right Ventricular Systolic Performance Determined by 2D Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography and Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Right ventricular dysfunction after cardiac transplantation: primarily related to status of donor heart. 
  • Right ventricular isolation procedures for nonischemic ventricular tachycardia. 
  • Rising rates of surgery among the elderly. 
  • Risk Analysis and Outcomes of Postoperative Renal Failure After Aortic Valve Surgery in the United States. 
  • Risk Assessment and Characterization of 30-Day Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Following Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1346 Consecutive Adult Patients. 
  • Risk Assessment and Prevention of Corneal Complications After Lateral Skull Base Surgery. 
  • Risk Factors and Independent Predictors of 30-Day Readmission for Altered Mental Status After Elective Spine Surgery for Spine Deformity: A Single-Institutional Study of 1090 Patients. 
  • Risk Factors for Acute Rejection in the First Year after Lung Transplant. A Multicenter Study. 
  • Risk Factors for Delayed Discharge and Adverse Outcomes Following Outpatient Billed Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Risk Factors for Earlier Reexposure of Glaucoma Drainage Devices. 
  • Risk Factors for Mortality in Pediatric Postsurgical versus Medical Severe Sepsis. 
  • Risk Factors for Surgical Failure and Worsening Pelvic Floor Symptoms Within 5 Years After Vaginal Prolapse Repair. 
  • Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Timing of Manipulation Under Anesthesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Risk Prediction Model for Major Adverse Outcome in Proximal Thoracic Aortic Surgery. 
  • Risk Stratification for Arrhythmic Events in Patients With Asymptomatic Pre-Excitation: A Systematic Review for the 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients With Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. 
  • Risk adjustment for complications of hysterectomy: limitations of routinely collected administrative data. 
  • Risk assessment to predict arterial and venous events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. 
  • Risk factors and consequences of graft infection after femoropopliteal bypass: A 25-year experience. 
  • Risk factors and outcomes in post-liver transplantation bile duct stones and casts: A case-control study. 
  • Risk factors associated with short-term complications and mortality after pediatric spinal arthrodesis. 
  • Risk factors for 1-year mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Risk factors for airflow obstruction in recipients of bone marrow transplants. 
  • Risk factors for delayed hematuria following photoselective vaporization of the prostate. 
  • Risk factors for exposure of glaucoma drainage devices: a retrospective observational study. 
  • Risk factors for major peri-operative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients. 
  • Risk factors for morbidity after lobectomy for lung cancer in elderly patients. 
  • Risk factors for mortality and morbidity after the neonatal Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure. 
  • Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia: comparing adult critical-care populations. 
  • Risk factors for pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy. 
  • Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease in a teaching institution. 
  • Risk factors for postoperative urinary retention after laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomy for benign indications. 
  • Risk factors for prolonged length of stay after the stage 2 procedure in the single-ventricle reconstruction trial. 
  • Risk factors for prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors. 
  • Risk factors for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 
  • Risk factors for renal impairment revealed after unilateral adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism. 
  • Risk factors for strabismus following glaucoma drainage device implantation for refractory childhood glaucoma. 
  • Risk factors for wound-related reoperations in patients with metastatic spine tumor. 
  • Risk factors in coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Risk of Operative and Nonoperative Interventions Up to 4 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Nationwide US Commercial Insurance Claims Database. 
  • Risk of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery Following Robot-assisted Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion. 
  • Risk of Revision Shoulder Surgery, Complications, and Prolonged Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy Who Have Previously Undergone Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. 
  • Risk of Surgical Intervention in Children with Diagnoses of Cancer and Preoperative Malnutrition: A National Analysis. 
  • Risk of atrioesophageal fistula formation with contact force-sensing catheters. 
  • Risk of distal embolization and infarction with transluminal extraction atherectomy in saphenous vein grafts and native coronary arteries. NACI Investigators. New Approaches to Coronary Interventions. 
  • Risk of lymphoproliferative disorders after bone marrow transplantation: a multi-institutional study. 
  • Risk of severe primary graft dysfunction in patients bridged to heart transplantation with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Risk scores and biomarkers for the prediction of 1-year outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. 
  • Risk versus reward: total joint arthroplasty outcomes after various solid organ transplantations. 
  • Risk-benefit assessment of surgery for adult scoliosis: an analysis based on patient age. 
  • Risks and Benefits of Salpingectomy at the Time of Sterilization. 
  • Rituximab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after lung transplantation. 
  • Rivaroxaban, a direct Factor Xa inhibitor, versus acetylsalicylic acid as thromboprophylaxis in children post-Fontan procedure: Rationale and design of a prospective, randomized trial (the UNIVERSE study). 
  • Rivaroxaban, an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor. 
  • Roadmap for Transforming Preoperative Assessment to Preoperative Optimization. 
  • Robot-Assisted Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy in Testicular Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review. 
  • Robot-assisted stapedotomy: micropick fenestration of the stapes footplate. 
  • Robot-assisted versus conventional percutaneous sacroiliac screw fixation for posterior pelvic ring injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Robotic Esophagectomy Trends and Early Surgical Outcomes: The US Experience. 
  • Robotic Liver Resection: A Case-Matched Comparison. 
  • Robotic single port cholecystectomy: current data and future perspectives. 
  • Robotic thyroidectomy for cancer in the US: patterns of use and short-term outcomes. 
  • Robotic-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy Results in Increased Operative Time Without Improved Perioperative Outcomes. 
  • Robotic-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed in a community hospital setting: the future of bariatric surgery? 
  • Robotic-assisted minimally invasive central pancreatectomy: technique and outcomes. 
  • Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: early postoperative outcomes after surgical reduction of enlarged genital hiatus. 
  • Robotically assisted biliary pancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch: a new technique. 
  • Role of Resident Microbial Communities in Biofilm-Related Implant Infections: Recent Insights and Implications. 
  • Role of an intestinal rehabilitation program in the treatment of advanced intestinal failure. 
  • Role of diabetes type in perioperative outcomes after hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States. 
  • Role of interleukin-1beta in postoperative cognitive dysfunction. 
  • Role of plate thickness as a cause of dysphagia after anterior cervical fusion. 
  • Routine Gastric Decompression after Pancreatoduodenectomy: Treating the Surgeon? 
  • Routine nasogastric tubes are not required following cystectomy with urinary diversion: a comparative analysis of 430 patients. 
  • Routine ureteral stenting is not necessary after ureteroscopy and ureteropyeloscopy: a randomized trial. 
  • Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Is Associated With Increased Hazard for De Novo Alcohol-related Complications and Liver Disease. 
  • Rubeosis iridis: preoperative iris fluorescein angiography and periocular steroids. 
  • S100beta and postcardiac surgery neurological dysfunction: reasons to disregard any link. 
  • S2-Alar-Iliac Screws are Associated with Lower Rate of Symptomatic Screw Prominence than Iliac Screws: Radiographic Analysis of Minimal Distance from Screw Head to Skin. 
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. 
  • SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. 
  • SMALL-GAUGE VALVED VERSUS NONVALVED CANNULA PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY FOR RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR. 
  • SPINAL OR GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR?A COMPARISON OF CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS IN A CONTROLLED SERIES. 
  • STA-enhanced vascularized galeal flap for revascularization of moyamoya disease: technical report. 
  • STBUR: Sleep trouble breathing and unrefreshed questionnaire: Evaluation of screening tool for postanesthesia care and disposition. 
  • STS database risk models: predictors of mortality and major morbidity for lung cancer resection. 
  • Sacral tumor resection and the impact on pelvic incidence. 
  • Safe application of a restrictive transfusion protocol in moderate-risk patients undergoing cardiac operations. 
  • Safety and Effectiveness of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Devices in Peripheral Artery Revascularization: Insights From VOYAGER PAD. 
  • Safety and Feasibility of Simultaneous Transcarotid Revascularization With Flow Reversal and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Concomitant Carotid Artery Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease. 
  • Safety and efficacy of median sternotomy versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung volume reduction surgery. 
  • Safety and efficacy of silicone rod frontalis suspension surgery for childhood ptosis repair. 
  • Safety and efficacy of using 2.4/2.4 mm and 2.0/2.4 mm dual mini-fragment plate combinations for fixation of displaced diaphyseal clavicle fractures. 
  • Safety and postoperative adverse events in management of acute mastoiditis in children - 30 Day NSQIP outcomes. 
  • Safety in Numbers: Progressive Implementation of a Robotics Program in an Academic Surgical Oncology Practice. 
  • Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study. 
  • Safety of an intercostal approach for imaging-guided percutaneous drainage of subdiaphragmatic abscesses. 
  • Safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for management of central airway stenosis after lung transplant. 
  • Safety of intraparenchymal convection-enhanced delivery of cintredekin besudotox in early-phase studies. 
  • Safety of reduced anti-thrombotic strategies in HeartMate II patients: A one-year analysis of the US-TRACE Study. 
  • Safety of transscleral-sutured intraocular lenses in children. 
  • Sagittal plane kinematics predict kinetics during walking gait in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Salvage Coronary Artery Bypass Predicts Increased Mortality During Aortic Root Operation. 
  • Salvage high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for locally recurrent prostate cancer after failed radiation therapy: Multi-institutional analysis of 418 patients. 
  • Salvage laryngectomy and laryngopharyngectomy: Multicenter review of outcomes associated with a reconstructive approach. 
  • Same-Day Discharge After Robotic-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Saphenous vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass surgery: insights from PREVENT IV. 
  • Saphenous vein graft failure and clinical outcomes: toward a surrogate end point in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery? 
  • Saphenous vein versus polytetrafluoroethylene carotid patch angioplasty. 
  • Save the torn labrum in hips with borderline acetabular coverage. 
  • Scaling and spreading the electronic capture of patient-reported outcomes using a national surgical quality improvement programme: a feasibility study protocol. 
  • Scar perceptions after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: comparison of minimal and conventional approaches. 
  • Scheduled Postoperative Ripcord Removal in Baerveldt 350 Implants: A Prospective, Randomized Trial. 
  • Scheimpflug imaging in late Capsular Bag Distention syndrome after phacoemulsification. 
  • Scientific evidence supporting computer-assisted surgery and minimally invasive surgery for total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality of adult scoliosis surgery. 
  • Scrotal and perineal sensory neuropathy after urethroplasty for bulbar urethral stricture disease: an evaluation of the incidence, timing, and resolution. 
  • Second-look operation for epithelial ovarian cancer: laparoscopy or laparotomy? 
  • Secondary cancers after bone marrow transplantation for leukemia or aplastic anemia. 
  • Secondary posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in pediatric patients. 
  • Secondary reconstruction after vascularized fibular transfer. 
  • Segmentectomy and Lung Cancer: Why, When, How, and How Good? 
  • Selective Targeting of High-Affinity LFA-1 Does Not Augment Costimulation Blockade in a Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplantation Model. 
  • Selective bowel decontamination in hospitalized patients awaiting liver transplantation. 
  • Separation of Thoraco-Omphalo-Ischiopagus Conjoined Twins: Surgical Planning, Management, and Outcomes. 
  • Serial monitoring of exhaled nitric oxide in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Seromas in residual fibrous capsules after explantation: mammographic and sonographic appearances. 
  • Seromas in the breast: imaging findings. 
  • Serum Phosphorus and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, All-Cause Mortality, or Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Ancillary Study of the FAVORIT Trial Cohort. 
  • Serum creatinine patterns in coronary bypass surgery patients with and without postoperative cognitive dysfunction. 
  • Serum cystatin C- versus creatinine-based definitions of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study. 
  • Severe Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy: An Analysis of 7366 Patients. 
  • Severe Obesity Worsens 30-Day Surgical Outcomes and Projected Costs in Operative Femoral Shaft and Tibial Shaft Fractures. 
  • Severe adverse events after cataract surgery among medicare beneficiaries. 
  • Severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome immediately after spinal surgery in a patient with axial gout. 
  • Severity and Duration of Metabolic Acidosis After Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Thoracic Aortic Surgery. 
  • Sex Differences in Ablation Strategy, Lesion Sets, and Complications of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: An Analysis From the GWTG-AFIB Registry. 
  • Sex and age associations with vestibular schwannoma size and presenting symptoms. 
  • Sex differences in neurological outcomes and mortality after cardiac surgery: a society of thoracic surgery national database report. 
  • Sex-Specific Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With the SAPIEN 3 Valve: Insights From the PARTNER II S3 High-Risk and Intermediate-Risk Cohorts. 
  • Sex-related differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery-A patient-level pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: rationale and study protocol. 
  • Sex-related differences in outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis: Insights from the PARTNER Trial (Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valve). 
  • Sexual Dysfunction Secondary to Lumbar Stiffness in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients Before and After Long-Segment Spinal Fusion. 
  • Sexual bother and function after radical prostatectomy: predictors of sexual bother recovery in men despite persistent post-operative sexual dysfunction. 
  • Shedding More Light on Valve Thrombosis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Shifting surgical site infection denominators and implications for National Health Safety Network reporting. 
  • Short and Long-Term Postoperative Complications Following Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C. 
  • Short bowel syndrome after continence-preserving procedures. 
  • Short bowel syndrome after laparoscopic procedures. 
  • Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities. 
  • Short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing valve surgery with end-stage renal failure receiving chronic hemodialysis. 
  • Short- and long-term outcomes of coronary stenting in women versus men: results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services cohort. 
  • Short-Stay Arthroplasty is Not Associated With Increased Risk of 90-Day Hospital Returns. 
  • Short-term Complication Rates Following Anterior Urethroplasty: An Analysis of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data. 
  • Short-term complications associated with surgery for high-grade spondylolisthesis in adults and pediatric patients: a report from the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality database. 
  • Short-term morbidity and mortality associated with correction of thoracolumbar fixed sagittal plane deformity: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. 
  • Short-term outcomes after esophagectomy at 164 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program hospitals: effect of operative approach and hospital-level variation. 
  • Short-term outcomes of splenectomy avoidance in trauma patients. 
  • Shortness of breath and edema after heart surgery. 
  • Should Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Be Performed in Nonagenarians?: Insights From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Should We Think Twice About Psychiatric Disease in Total Hip Arthroplasty? 
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy in Adults 60 or Older: Risk Factors That Correlate With Postoperative Complications in the First 30 Days. 
  • Shunt Failure-Risk Factors and Outcomes: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Sickle Cell-Related Complications in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. 
  • Significance and cost-effectiveness of somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in cervical spine surgery. 
  • Significance of blood stream infection after lung transplantation: analysis in 176 consecutive patients. 
  • Silicone oil tamponade to seal macular holes without position restrictions. 
  • Simultaneous Implantation of an Ahmed and Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device for Uncontrolled Intraocular Pressure in Advanced Glaucoma. 
  • Simultaneous diaphragm and liver resection: a propensity-matched analysis of postoperative morbidity. 
  • Simultaneous labeling of mast cell proteases and protease mRNAs at the bone-implant interface of aseptically loosened hip implants. 
  • Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital. 
  • Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation at the University of Wisconsin. 
  • Simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation--a comparison of enteric and bladder drainage of exocrine pancreatic secretions. 
  • Simultaneous placement of 2 glaucoma drainage devices for uncontrolled glaucoma. 
  • Simultaneous resection for rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis is a safe procedure. 
  • Simultaneous resections of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases: a multi-institutional analysis. 
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Review. 
  • Single versus multiple internal mammary artery grafting for coronary artery bypass: 15-year follow-up of a clinical practice trial. 
  • Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes. 
  • Single-Center Experience with Magnetic Retraction in Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Sirolimus monotherapy following Campath-1H induction. 
  • Site-Level Variability in 30-Day Patient Outcomes After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in the United States. 
  • Sleeve gastrectomy strictures: technique for robotic-assisted strictureplasty. 
  • Sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer with N1 nodal disease does not compromise survival. 
  • Small Bowel Transplantation. 
  • Small bowel obstruction after transoral robotic surgery. 
  • Smoking cessation and the success of lung cancer surgery. 
  • Social determinants of health and their impact on rates of postoperative complications among patients undergoing vertical sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology: Consensus Statement and Recommendations for Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean. 
  • Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Practice Advisory for the Management of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Society of pediatric liver transplantation: Current registry status 2011-2018. 
  • Socioeconomic Factors, Perioperative Complications, and 30-Day Readmission Rates Associated With Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis. 
  • Sodium bicarbonate use and the risk of hypernatremia in thoracic aortic surgical patients with metabolic acidosis following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. 
  • Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Solitary eosinophilic granuloma invading the clivus of an adult: case report. 
  • Sonography of subfascial hematoma after cesarean delivery. 
  • Spinal Intradural Aneurysmal Bone Cyst: A Case Report. 
  • Spinal cavernous and capillary hemangiomas in adults. 
  • Spinal fusion for pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis: national trends, complications, and in-hospital outcomes. 
  • Spirometrically significant acute rejection increases the risk for BOS and death after lung transplantation. 
  • Splenectomy in sickle-cell disease. 
  • Splenectomy is not indicated in living donor liver transplantation. 
  • Splenic Irradiation for the Treatment of Severe Antibody-Mediated Rejection. 
  • Spontaneous Closure of Full-Thickness Macular Hole With Epiretinal Membrane in Vitrectomized Eyes: Case Series and Review of Literature. 
  • Square-edge polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lens design for reducing posterior capsule opacification following paediatric cataract surgery: initial experience. 
  • Stacked proximal aortic cuffs: an "off-the-shelf" solution for treating focal thoracic aortic pathology. 
  • Staged total abdominal debranching and thoracic endovascular aortic repair for thoracoabdominal aneurysm. 
  • Staging of Bilateral Lung Transplantation for High-Risk Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: One Lung at a Time. 
  • Staging relationships and outcome in early stage testicular cancer: a report from the Testicular Cancer Intergroup Study. 
  • Standard subcutaneous dosing of unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in surgical ICU patients leads to subtherapeutic factor Xa inhibition. 
  • Standardized endpoint definitions for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation clinical trials: a consensus report from the Valve Academic Research Consortium. 
  • Standardizing clinical end points in aortic arch surgery: a consensus statement from the International Aortic Arch Surgery Study Group. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis. 
  • Steering between Scylla and Charybdis: Picking out the optimum time of double-J stent removal following renal transplantation. 
  • Stent Graft-induced Aortic Wall Injury: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes. 
  • Stenting of Subclavian Artery True and False Aneurysms: A Systematic Review. 
  • Sterile corneal melting and necrotizing scleritis after cataract surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and collagen vascular disease. 
  • Stimulation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor protects against neuroinflammation after tibia fracture and endotoxemia in mice. 
  • Storage age of transfused platelets and outcomes after cardiac surgery. 
  • Strabismus after retinal detachment surgery: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. 
  • Strabismus surgery for large-angle cyclotorsion after macular translocation surgery. 
  • Strategies for minimizing immunosuppression in kidney transplantation. 
  • Stroke risk following implantation of current generation centrifugal flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT): year 2000 outcomes. 
  • Submacular surgery trials randomized pilot trial of laser photocoagulation versus surgery for recurrent choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration: I. Ophthalmic outcomes submacular surgery trials pilot study report number 1. 
  • Subtalar arthrodesis using interposition iliac crest bone graft after calcaneal fracture. 
  • Subtotal cholecystectomy for the hostile gallbladder: failure to control the cystic duct results in significant morbidity. 
  • Subvalvular left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement: two-dimensional echocardiographic findings. 
  • Successful aneurysm resection and coronary artery revascularization following saphenous vein graft aneurysm rupture. 
  • Successful pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in two patients with sickle cell disease. 
  • Successful surgical outcome in children with sickle hemoglobinopathies: the Duke University experience. 
  • Surface replacement is comparable to primary total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Surgeon Volume and Complications in Lateral Neck Dissection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multidatabase Analysis. 
  • Surgeon training and complications in total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients: a systematic review. Colorectal Cancer Collaborative Group. 
  • Surgery for spinal stenosis: long-term reoperation rates, health care cost, and impact of instrumentation. 
  • Surgery for the Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients After Skeletal Maturity: Early Versus Late Surgery. 
  • Surgery results in exaggerated and persistent cognitive decline in a rat model of the Metabolic Syndrome. 
  • Surgery upregulates high mobility group box-1 and disrupts the blood-brain barrier causing cognitive dysfunction in aged rats. 
  • Surgery versus physical therapy for a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis. 
  • Surgical Factors and Treatment Severity for Perioperative Complications Predict Hospital Length of Stay in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Surgical Hypoparathyroidism. 
  • Surgical Management and Treatment of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee with Malalignment. 
  • Surgical Outcomes in Urogynecology-Assessment of Perioperative and Postoperative Complications Relative to Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c-A Fellows Pelvic Research Network Study. 
  • Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcomes After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. 
  • Surgical Prehabilitation: Nutrition and Exercise. 
  • Surgical Sutureless and Sutured Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-risk Patients. 
  • Surgical Treatment of Patients With Dual Hip and Spinal Degenerative Disease: Effect of Surgical Sequence of Spinal Fusion and Total Hip Arthroplasty on Postoperative Complications. 
  • Surgical aortic valvuloplasty using the Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator: an invasive hemodynamic follow-up study. 
  • Surgical approaches for the correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes. 
  • Surgical complications after living and deceased donor liver transplant: The NSQIP transplant experience. 
  • Surgical complications in the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study during the first year of follow-up. 
  • Surgical complications. 
  • Surgical considerations in lung transplantation: transplant operation and early postoperative management. 
  • Surgical correction of gastroesophageal reflux in lung transplant patients is associated with decreased effector CD8 cells in lung lavages: a case series. 
  • Surgical factors in pediatric cochlear implantation and their early effects on electrode activation and functional outcomes. 
  • Surgical implantation of the Jarvik-5 total artificial heart in a calf. 
  • Surgical management of Meniere's disease in the era of gentamicin. 
  • Surgical management of chronic pulmonary embolism. 
  • Surgical management of complex spinal deformity. 
  • Surgical management of high-grade paediatric spondylolisthesis: meta-analysis and systematic review. 
  • Surgical management of intestinal obstruction in ovarian cancer. I. Clinical features, postoperative complications, and survival. 
  • Surgical management of nonvascular lesions around the oculomotor nerve. 
  • Surgical management of pancreatic necrosis: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 
  • Surgical management of petroclival meningiomas: defining resection goals based on risk of neurological morbidity and tumor recurrence rates in 137 patients. 
  • Surgical management of secondary glaucoma after pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection for complex retinal detachment. 
  • Surgical management of vestibular schwannomas after failed radiation treatment. 
  • Surgical outcome measurement for a global patient population: validation of the Surgical Apgar Score in 8 countries. 
  • Surgical pulmonary embolectomy and catheter-based therapies for acute pulmonary embolism: A contemporary systematic review. 
  • Surgical resection for benign and malignant liver disease. 
  • Surgical revision of loop ("mini") gastric bypass procedure: multicenter review of complications and conversions to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Surgical safety checklists in ontario, Canada. 
  • Surgical techniques for removing problematic mesh. 
  • Surgical trainee participation during infrainguinal bypass grafting procedures is associated with increased early postoperative graft failure. 
  • Surgical transplant physical examination: correlation of renal resistance index and biopsy-proven chronic allograft nephropathy. 
  • Surgical treatment and customized rehabilitation for stiff knee arthroplasties. 
  • Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures. 
  • Surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with peripheral neuropathy. 
  • Surgical treatment of chronic pulmonary embolism. 
  • Surgical treatment of cluster headache. 
  • Surgical treatment of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. 
  • Surgical treatment of multiligament knee injuries. 
  • Surgical treatment of the middle-aged patient with arthritic knees. 
  • Surgical treatments for advanced heart failure. 
  • Surgical variables affecting speech in treated patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. 
  • Surgical wound healing complications in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with bevacizumab. 
  • Surveillance for endoleaks: how to detect all of them. 
  • Survival After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Patients Undergoing Bridge to Transplantation With the HeartWare HVAD Versus the Heartmate II. 
  • Survival after lung transplantation of cystic fibrosis patients infected with Burkholderia cepacia complex. 
  • Sustainability and long-term effectiveness of the WHO surgical safety checklist combined with pulse oximetry in a resource-limited setting: two-year update from Moldova. 
  • Suture to wound length ratio in abdominal wall closure: how well are we doing? 
  • Swallowing Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Adults With Surgically Corrected Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula as Infants: Forty Years of Follow-up. 
  • Swirl Sign - Intestinal Volvulus after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Symposium on renal lithiasis. The challenge of calculi in children. 
  • Symptomatic and anatomic 1-year outcomes after robotic and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm following tumor resection: report of two cases. 
  • Symptomatic epidural cerebrospinal fluid collection following lumbar puncture and aneurysm clipping. 
  • Symptomatic hyponatremia in patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty. A report of three cases. 
  • Symptomatic subcapsular and perinephric hematoma following ureteroscopic lithotripsy for renal calculi. 
  • Systematic Review of Subtalar Distraction Arthrodesis for the Treatment of Subtalar Arthritis. 
  • Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardized Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) initiative: cardiovascular outcomes. 
  • Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. 
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome after human syngeneic intestinal transplantation: evidence for disruption of enterocyte barrier function. 
  • T-bet:Eomes balance, effector function, and proliferation of cytomegalovirus-specific CD8+ T cells during primary infection differentiates the capacity for durable immune control. 
  • T4 rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiation to the posterior pelvis followed by multivisceral resection: patterns of failure and limitations of treatment. 
  • THE EFFECTS OF PERIOPERATIVE DEXAMETHASONE ON GLYCEMIC CONTROL AND POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES. 
  • Tacrolimus dose requirements in African-American and Caucasian kidney transplant recipients on mycophenolate and prednisone. 
  • Tacrolimus with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or sirolimus vs. cyclosporine with MMF in cardiac transplant patients: 1-year report. 
  • Tailoring Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. 
  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a liver transplant recipient: a diagnosis of exclusion? 
  • Tamsulosin and the intraoperative floppy iris syndrome. 
  • Targeting Chemoprophylaxis in Venous Thromboembolism Using Biomarker Guidance. 
  • Targeting patients undergoing angioplasty for thrombus inhibition: a cost-effectiveness and decision support model. 
  • Task-related changes in degree centrality and local coherence of the posterior cingulate cortex after major cardiac surgery in older adults. 
  • Technetium-99m HmPAO brain SPECT and outcome of hemispherectomy for intractable seizures. 
  • Technical innovation. Using a cutting balloon to treat resistant high-grade dialysis graft stenosis. 
  • Technical modifications and outcomes after Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) for primary liver malignancies: A systematic review. 
  • Technical performance score is associated with outcomes after the Norwood procedure. 
  • Techniques and applications of perioperative therapeutic plasma exchange. 
  • Techniques, Outcomes, and Complications of Preloaded, Trifolded Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Using the DMEK EndoGlide. 
  • Temperature monitoring. 
  • Temporal Trends in Blood Stream Infection Isolates from Surgical Patients. 
  • Temporal lobectomy for epilepsy: mesial temporal herniation as an operative and prognostic finding. 
  • Temporal spectrum of ischemic complications with percutaneous coronary intervention: the ESPRIT experience. 
  • Temporal trends in early clinical outcomes and health care resource utilization for liver transplantation in the United States. 
  • Temporal trends in percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes among older patients in the United States. 
  • Temporal variation in surgical mortality within French hospitals. 
  • Temporary autonomic modulation with botulinum toxin type A to reduce atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. 
  • Ten-year experience with mitral valve replacement in the elderly. 
  • Ten-year surgical experience with childhood glaucoma. 
  • Ten-year survival and clinical results of constrained components in primary total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Tension-free inguinal hernia repair: the design of a trial to compare open and laparoscopic surgical techniques. 
  • Textbook Outcomes in Liver Transplantation. 
  • Textbook outcomes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction: a Delphi study to establish consensus. 
  • Texture analysis of preoperative CT images for prediction of postoperative hepatic insufficiency: a preliminary study. 
  • Thal patch gastroesophagoplasty: chest radiographic findings simulating leak or abscess. 
  • The "Nouvelle Vague" of surgeons in pancreatic surgery: can they rise to the legacy of current surgeons? 
  • The "Yin and Yang" of Platelet-rich Plasma in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy or Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer. 
  • The 2015 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of fungal infections in mechanical circulatory support and cardiothoracic organ transplant recipients: Executive summary. 
  • The 2016 update of the International Study Group (ISGPS) definition and grading of postoperative pancreatic fistula: 11 Years After. 
  • The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications. 
  • The Ahmed valve in refractory pediatric glaucoma. 
  • The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator Has a Role in Predicting Discharge to Post-Acute Care in Total Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • The Association Between Hearing Loss and Surgical Complications in Older Adults. 
  • The Association of ASA Class on Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty Readmission Rates in an Academic Hospital. 
  • The Association of Overall Annual Hospital Volume and Perioperative Outcomes following Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • The Association of Previous Prostate Biopsy Related Complications and the Type of Complication with Patient Compliance with Rebiopsy Scheme. 
  • The Axillary Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Recovery Allows Early Ambulation in Long-Term Use: Case Series and Literature Review. 
  • The Blumgart preoperative staging system for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: analysis of resectability and outcomes in 380 patients. 
  • The Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study. 
  • The Clinical Role of Intraoperative Core Temperature in Free Tissue Transfer. 
  • The Clinical Utility and Assessment of Renal Biomarkers in Acute Kidney Injury After Abdominal Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. A Systematic Review. 
  • The Contemporary Safety and Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery and Peripheral Endovascular Interventions in the Treatment of Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease. 
  • The Cost of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Versus the Cost of Pasireotide: Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial. 
  • The Design of a Prospective Trial to Evaluate the Role of Preoperative Frailty Assessment in Older Women Undergoing Surgery for the Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The FASt Supplemental Trial. 
  • The Dilemma of the Dilated Main Pancreatic Duct in the Distal Pancreatic Remnant After Proximal Pancreatectomy for IPMN. 
  • The ECLIPSE trials: comparative studies of clevidipine to nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside, and nicardipine for acute hypertension treatment in cardiac surgery patients. 
  • The East-West late lumen loss study: Comparison of angiographic late lumen loss between Eastern and Western drug-eluting stent study cohorts. 
  • The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Long-term Depression Treatment in Patients With Obesity. 
  • The Effect of Patient Characteristics on 1 to 2-Year and Minimum 5-Year Outcomes After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • The Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Adverse Events Following Adult Complex Deformity Surgery: Analysis of 270 Patients From the Prospective, Multicenter Scoli-RISK-1 Study. 
  • The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis in the United States. 
  • The Evolving Role of Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators in Modulating Neuroinflammation in Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders. 
  • The Fate of Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity Incurring Rod Fracture After Thoracolumbar Fusion. 
  • The IOLAB, Inc pediatric intraocular lens study. AAPOS Reasearch Committee. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 
  • The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. 
  • The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression and Fusion. 
  • The Impact of Increasing Surgical Capacity at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Haiti. 
  • The Impact of Mitral Disease Etiology on Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Operations. 
  • The Impact of Resident Involvement in Elective Posterior Cervical Fusion 
  • The Impact of platelet-fibrin clot strength on occurrence and clinical outcomes of peripheral artery disease in patients with significant coronary artery disease. 
  • The Incidence and Consequence of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • The Incidence and Natural Progression of New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. 
  • The Incidence and Outcomes of Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy in North America. 
  • The Incidence of Perioperative Adverse Events in the Very Elderly Undergoing Urogynecologic Surgery. 
  • The Incidence of Spinal Cord Injury in Implantation of Percutaneous and Paddle Electrodes for Spinal Cord Stimulation. 
  • The Incremental Cost of Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A National Cohort Analysis. 
  • The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: further on intra- and postoperative complications in the intraocular lens group. 
  • The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients. 
  • The Kraske procedure: a critical analysis of a surgical approach for mid-rectal lesions. 
  • The Mini Mental State Exam as a predictor of neuropsychological functioning after cardiac surgery. 
  • The Modified Ross Procedure with Prosthetic Graft Wrap Does Not Prevent Autograft Failure. 
  • The PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection IV (PREVENT IV) trial: study rationale, design, and baseline patient characteristics. 
  • The Pipeline Embolization Device: learning curve and predictors of complications and aneurysm obliteration. 
  • The President's gallbladder: a historical account of the cholecystectomy of Lyndon Baines Johnson. 
  • The Prevalence and Impact of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease. 
  • The Racial Paradox in Multiarterial Conduit Utilization for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 
  • The Role of Malnutrition in Ninety-Day Outcomes After Total Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • The Role of Reconstructive Surgery After Skeletal and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection. 
  • The Role of TGF-β in the Association Between Primary Graft Dysfunction and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome. 
  • The Ross procedure: shorter hospital stay, decreased morbidity, and cost effective. 
  • The STS AVR+CABG composite score: a report of the STS Quality Measurement Task Force. 
  • The Scoli-RISK 1 results of lower extremity motor function 5 years after complex adult spinal deformity surgery. 
  • The Short-term Effect of Subtenon Sponge Application Versus Subtenon Irrigation of Mitomycin-C on the Outcomes of Trabeculectomy With Ex-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device: A Randomized Trial. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 3--valve plus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1-Background, Design Considerations, and Model Development. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score Rating for Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Evaluating Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Composite Measure: 2021 Methodology Update. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Composite Score: a report of the STS Quality Measurement Task Force. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Lung Cancer Resection Risk Model: Higher Quality Data and Superior Outcomes. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Mitral Repair/Replacement Composite Score: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement Plus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Composite Score: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery clinical practice guidelines on the management of type B aortic dissection. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: 30-day operative mortality and morbidity risk models. 
  • The Surgical Checklist: It Cannot Work If You Do Not Use It. 
  • The Use of Sacral Osteotomy in the Correction of Spinal Deformity: Technical Report and Systematic Review of the Literature. 
  • The Use of a Novel Antimicrobial Implant Coating In Vivo to Prevent Spinal Implant Infection. 
  • The Utility of Polyether-Ether-Ketone Implants Adjacent to Sinus Cavities After Craniofacial Trauma. 
  • The Vancouver 3M (Multidisciplinary, Multimodality, But Minimalist) Clinical Pathway Facilitates Safe Next-Day Discharge Home at Low-, Medium-, and High-Volume Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Centers: The 3M TAVR Study. 
  • The appearance and significance of extrapleural fluid after esophageal atresia repair. 
  • The association between N-methylnaltrexone, a peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist, and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical cystectomy. 
  • The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair. 
  • The association of chronic lung disease with early mortality and respiratory adverse events after aortic valve replacement. 
  • The association of complication type with mortality and prolonged stay after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • The association of patent foramen ovale and atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • The augmented anastomotic urethroplasty: indications and outcome in 29 patients. 
  • The balance of thrombosis and hemorrhage in surgery. 
  • The better colectomy project: association of evidence-based best-practice adherence rates to outcomes in colorectal surgery. 
  • The challenge of defining bleeding among patients with acute coronary syndromes. 
  • The clinical experience with silicone-dacron metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint prostheses. 
  • The clinical research office of the endourological society ureteroscopy global study: indications, complications, and outcomes in 11,885 patients. 
  • The complex relationship between center volume and outcome in patients undergoing the Norwood operation. 
  • The design of an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial to compare synthetic mesh versus biologic mesh for inguinal hernia repair. 
  • The devil is in the details: Assessing treatment and outcomes of 6,795 patients undergoing remedial parathyroidectomy in the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program. 
  • The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies. 
  • The dilemmas of parents of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease. 
  • The effect of continuous cryotherapy on glenohumeral joint and subacromial space temperatures in the postoperative shoulder. 
  • The effect of do-not-resuscitate status on postoperative mortality in the elderly following emergency surgery. 
  • The effect of increasing body mass index on wound complications in open ventral hernia repair with mesh. 
  • The effect of intraocular silicone oil on anterior chamber oxygen pressure in cats. 
  • The effect of lateral neck dissection on complication rate for total thyroidectomy. 
  • The effect of neoadjuvant radiation therapy on perioperative outcomes among patients undergoing resection of retroperitoneal sarcomas. 
  • The effect of preoperative phenazopyridine on short-term urinary retention following urogynecologic surgery. 
  • The effect of prior pneumonectomy or lobectomy on subsequent lung transplantation. 
  • The effect of renal dysfunction on short-term outcomes after lumbar fusion. 
  • The effect of sarcopenia on perioperative complications in abdominally based free-flap breast reconstruction. 
  • The effect of surgical start time in patients undergoing minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy. 
  • The effects of optimal perioperative glucose control on morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. 
  • The effects of preoperative cardiology consultation prior to elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair on patient morbidity. 
  • The effects of silicone oil removal. Silicone Study Report 6. 
  • The efficacy and resource utilization of remifentanil and fentanyl in fast-track coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomized, double-blinded controlled, multi-center trial. 
  • The efficacy and safety of the open approach irreversible electroporation in the treatment of pancreatic cancer: A systematic review. 
  • The efficacy of cryotherapy following arthroscopic knee surgery. 
  • The efficacy of silicone oil for complicated retinal detachments in the pediatric population. 
  • The efficacy of stretching exercises to reduce posterior shoulder tightness acutely in the postoperative population: a single blinded randomized controlled trial. 
  • The epidemiology of acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in an Asian population. 
  • The evaluation of three comorbidity indices in predicting postoperative complications and readmissions in pediatric urology. 
  • The expanding role of mitral valve repair in triple valve operations: contemporary North American outcomes in 8,021 patients. 
  • The fate of human platelets exposed to porcine renal endothelium: a single-pass model of platelet uptake in domestic and genetically modified porcine organs. 
  • The frequency and severity of intracranial hypotension post-intraoperative lumbar drainage using a Tuohy needle and the traditional needle. 
  • The general public's concerns about clinical risk in live kidney donation. 
  • The ideal agent for perioperative hypertension and potential cytoprotective effects. 
  • The impact of age on approach-related complications with navigated lateral lumbar interbody fusion. 
  • The impact of age on surgical goals for spinopelvic alignment in minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity. 
  • The impact of delirium on clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated surgical and trauma patients. 
  • The impact of diabetes on perioperative patient outcomes after total hip and total knee arthroplasty in the United States. 
  • The impact of glycemic control and diabetes mellitus on perioperative outcomes after total joint arthroplasty. 
  • The impact of hospital volume on clinical and economic outcomes in ventral hernia repair: an analysis with national policy implications. 
  • The impact of hyperglycemia and obesity on hospitalization costs and clinical outcome in general surgery patients. 
  • The impact of intravenous fluid administration on complication rates in bowel surgery within an enhanced recovery protocol: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • The impact of lumbar alignment targets on mechanical complications after adult lumbar scoliosis surgery. 
  • The impact of neuraxial clonidine on postoperative analgesia and perioperative adverse effects in women having elective Caesarean section-a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • The impact of obesity on outcomes for patients undergoing mastectomy using the ACS-NSQIP data set. 
  • The impact of post-transplant diabetes mellitus on liver transplant outcomes. 
  • The impact of postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis with dexamethasone on postoperative wound complications in patients undergoing laparotomy for endometrial cancer. 
  • The impact of pulmonary hypertension on morbidity and mortality following major lung resection. 
  • The impact of recreational cannabinoids on peri-operative outcomes. 
  • The impact of renal function on outcomes of bariatric surgery. 
  • The impact of septicemia occurring during hospitalization for renal transplantation procedures on outcomes in adults in United States. 
  • The impact of surgeon volume on perioperative adverse events in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy for the large uterus. 
  • The impact of surgical complications on health-related quality of life in women undergoing gynecologic and gynecologic oncology procedures: a prospective longitudinal cohort study. 
  • The impact of vascular resection on early postoperative outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. 
  • The incidence and management of pulmonary mycosis in renal allograft patients. 
  • The incidence and prognostic implications of worsening right ventricular function after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement: insights from PARTNER IIA. 
  • The incidence of donor-site morbidity after transverse cervical artery vascularized lymph node transfers: the need for a lymphatic surgery national registry. 
  • The incidence of heterotopic ossification after total knee arthroplasty. 
  • The influence of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and irradiation on hydroxyapatite ocular implant exposure and fibrovascular ingrowth in New Zealand white rabbits. 
  • The influence of institutional volume on the incidence of complications and their effect on mortality after heart transplantation. 
  • The influence of patient-related factors and the position of the acetabular component on the rate of dislocation after total hip replacement. 
  • The influence of technique on fixation of primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • The intention-to-treat principle in clinical trials and meta-analyses of leukoreduced blood transfusions in surgical patients. 
  • The kSORT assay to detect renal transplant patients at high risk for acute rejection: results of the multicenter AART study. 
  • The laparoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • The lymphatics of the groin flap. 
  • The malnourished surgery patient: a silent epidemic in perioperative outcomes? 
  • The management of chronic interstitial cystitis by substitution cystoplasty. 
  • The management of retinal detachments associated with choroidal colobomas by vitreous surgery. 
  • The management of strictures of the membranous urethra. 
  • The mediating role of pre-operative patient readiness on surgical outcomes: A structural equation model analysis. 
  • The modern staged repair of bladder exstrophy in the female: a contemporary series. 
  • The outcome of Charnley total hip arthroplasty with cement after a minimum twenty-year follow-up. The results of one surgeon. 
  • The outcome of transvaginal cystourethropexy in patients with anatomical stress urinary incontinence and outlet weakness. 
  • The pathogenesis of vascular thrombosis and its impact in microvascular surgery. 
  • The pathology of liver-localized post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease: a report of three cases and a review of the literature. 
  • The pelvic floor complication scale: a new instrument for reconstructive pelvic surgery. 
  • The platysma myocutaneous flap. Indications and caveats. 
  • The posterior cervical foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical disc/osteophyte disease: a single-surgeon experience with a minimum of 5 years' clinical and radiographic follow-up. 
  • The posterior stabilized condylar prosthesis: a modification of the total condylar design. Two to four-year clinical experience. 
  • The predictive value of donor liver biopsies for the development of primary nonfunction after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • The preoperative use of erythropoietin stimulating proteins prior to radical prostatectomy is not associated with increased cardiovascular or thromboembolic morbidity or mortality. 
  • The presigmoid approach to anterolateral pontine cavernomas. Clinical article. 
  • The relation of dosing to clopidogrel responsiveness and the incidence of high post-treatment platelet aggregation in patients undergoing coronary stenting. 
  • The relationship between immediate outcome after cardiac surgery, homogeneous cardioplegia delivery, and ejection fraction. 
  • The relationship between plasma lipid peroxidation products and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation is modified by donor smoking and reperfusion hyperoxia. 
  • The relationship of hospital market concentration, costs, and quality for major surgical procedures. 
  • The relationship of plasma transfusion from female and male donors with outcome after cardiac surgery. 
  • The resident as surgeon: an analysis of ACS-NSQIP. 
  • The restricted cubic spline as baseline hazard in the proportional hazards model with step function time-dependent covariables. 
  • The results of tension band rotator cuff suture fixation of locked plating of displaced proximal humerus fractures. 
  • The rewarming rate and increased peak temperature alter neurocognitive outcome after cardiac surgery. 
  • The right question in the right database: epidural analgesia for gynecological oncologic surgery. 
  • The risk and extent of neurologic events are equivalent for high-risk patients treated with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement. 
  • The risk of acute kidney injury with co-occurrence of anemia and hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass relative to anemia alone. 
  • The role of MR imaging in the assessment of renal allograft vasculature. 
  • The role of bronchoscopy in the management of lung transplant recipients. 
  • The role of laparoscopy in the management of suspected pancreatic and periampullary malignancies. 
  • The role of nonocclusive sources of acute gut injury in cardiac surgery. 
  • The role of partial nephrectomy for the management of sporadic renal angiomyolipoma. 
  • The role of radical surgery in the management of radiation recurrent and large volume prostate cancer. 
  • The role of vitrectomy instrumentation in the treatment of severe traumatic hyphema. 
  • The safety of a pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients older than 80 years: risk vs. benefits. 
  • The search for an ideal method of abdominal fascial closure: a meta-analysis. 
  • The selective mu opioid receptor antagonist, alvimopan, improves delayed GI transit of postoperative ileus in rats. 
  • The significance of pre-operative coronary interventions on outcome after pancreas transplantation. 
  • The significance of the open bladder neck associated with pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects. 
  • The small "surgical aneurysm" at the basilar apex. 
  • The source of murine cytomegalovirus in mice receiving kidney allografts. 
  • The spectrum of MR imaging in athletic pubalgia. 
  • The spectrum of complications following left ventricular assist device placement. 
  • The surgical and rehabilitation management of vascular injury to the hand. 
  • The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • The use of a postoperative morbidity survey to evaluate patients with prolonged hospitalization after routine, moderate-risk, elective surgery. 
  • The use of allograft and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein for instrumented atlantoaxial fusions. 
  • The use of an expandable cage for corpectomy reconstruction of vertebral body tumors through a posterior extracavitary approach: a multicenter consecutive case series of prospectively followed patients. 
  • The use of endoscopy for management of bilateral sagittal split complications. 
  • The use of haemoglobin glutamer-250 (HBOC-201) as an oxygen bridge in patients with acute anaemia associated with surgical blood loss. 
  • The use of intraoperative echo with Doppler color flow imaging to predict outcome after repair of congenital cardiac defects. 
  • The use of recombinant activated factor VII in three patients with central nervous system hemorrhages associated with factor VII deficiency. 
  • The use of recombinant human activated protein C (drotrecogin alpha) in solid organ transplant recipients: case series and review of the literature. 
  • The use of silicone oil following failed vitrectomy for retinal detachment with advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy. 
  • The use of silicone oil in uveitis and hypotony. 
  • The use of the Artelon CMC Spacer for osteoarthritis of the basal joint of the thumb. 
  • The use of ultrasound imaging for brachial plexus injury assessment following operative clavicle repair. 
  • The utility of transesophageal echocardiography and Doppler color flow imaging in patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery. 
  • The value of carotid endarterectomy in treating transient cerebral ischemia of the posterior circulation. 
  • The vascularized skin island urethroplasty: its role and results in urethral stricture management. 
  • The wraparound procedure for thumb and finger reconstruction. 
  • The year in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia: selected highlights from 2012. 
  • Thirty-day postoperative death rate at an academic medical center. 
  • This Is How We Do It: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Thoracic duct injury during anterior cervical discectomy: a rare complication. Case report. 
  • Thoracic duct ligation for persistent chylothorax after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. 
  • Thoracic metastasectomy for adoptive immunotherapy of melanoma: a single-institution experience. 
  • Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy has increasing benefit in patients with poor pulmonary function: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity compared with thoracotomy. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: a propensity-matched analysis from the STS database. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy: a safe and effective strategy for patients receiving induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy: a safe and effective strategy for patients with stage I lung cancer. 
  • Three-column osteotomy for correction of cervical and cervicothoracic deformities: alignment changes and early complications in a multicenter prospective series of 23 patients. 
  • Three-millimeter versus 6-mm incisions in combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. 
  • Three-year follow-up of the tube versus trabeculectomy study. 
  • Three-year outcome after balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Insights into prognosis of valvular aortic stenosis. 
  • Thromboembolic complications after Fontan operations. 
  • Thromboembolic complications after Neuroform stent-assisted treatment of cerebral aneurysms: the Duke Cerebrovascular Center experience in 235 patients with 274 stents. 
  • Thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty: intermittent pneumatic compression and aspirin prophylaxis. 
  • Thrombolysis is an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcome After Carotid Revascularization. 
  • Thrombosis of the pulmonary artery stump after distal ligation. 
  • Thymic transplantation for complete DiGeorge syndrome: medical and surgical considerations. 
  • Thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a 4-year-old child. Case report and review of the literature. 
  • Thymus transplantation for complete DiGeorge syndrome: European experience. 
  • Thyroid carcinoma: the surgeon's perspective. 
  • Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis Using a Nitinol Intramedullary Hindfoot Nail. 
  • Time to internal fixation of femoral neck fractures in patients under sixty years--does this matter in the development of osteonecrosis of femoral head? 
  • Timing of Complications Occurring Within 30 Days After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • Timing of diagnosis of complex lower urinary tract injury in the 30-day postoperative period following benign hysterectomy. 
  • Timing of elective surgery as a perioperative outcome variable: analysis of pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Timing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in head and neck cancer patients. 
  • Timing of tracheostomy after anterior cervical spine fixation. 
  • Tissue plasminogen activator for preserving inferior peripheral iridectomy patency in eyes with silicone oil. 
  • To what extent should quality of care decisions be based on health outcomes data? Application to carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Tonsillectomies and respiratory complications in children: A look at pre-op polysomnography risk factors and post-op admissions. 
  • Topical ganciclovir treatment in patients with cytomegalovirus endotheliitis receiving penetrating keratoplasty. 
  • Topical indomethacin therapy before argon laser trabeculoplasty. 
  • Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Critical Analysis Review. 
  • Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Dementia. 
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Dementia. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty and ankle arthrodesis in rheumatic disease patients: An analysis of outcomes and complications using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty. Indications, techniques, and results. 
  • Total circulating albumin deficits occurring with extensive surgical procedures. 
  • Total hip arthroplasty in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Two to eleven-year results. 
  • Total hip replacement in Gaucher's disease. 
  • Total intravenous anesthesia and anesthetic outcomes. 
  • Total joint arthroplasty following solid organ transplants: complications and mid-term outcomes. 
  • Total knee arthroplasty in hemophilia. 
  • Total prostatoseminal vesiculectomy in the treatment of debilitating perineal pain. 
  • Total robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a systematic review of the literature. 
  • Total shoulder arthroplasty in patients with HIV infection: complications, comorbidities, and trends. 
  • Totally robot-assisted biliary pancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: single dock technique and technical outcomes. 
  • Toward a new frontier in cardiac surgery. 
  • Toward improved coronary artery revascularization: is this as good as it gets? 
  • Towards precision medicine: Accurate predictive modeling of infectious complications in combat casualties. 
  • Toxic shock syndrome after inguinal hernia repair. Report of a case with patient survival. 
  • Tracheocutaneous fistula closure in children. 
  • Tracheostomy After Operations for Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Trainee participation is associated with adverse outcomes in emergency general surgery: an analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. 
  • Tranexamic acid or epsilon-aminocaproic acid in total joint arthroplasty? A randomized controlled trial. 
  • Transapical and Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States. 
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Aortic Valve Bypass: A Comparison of Outcomes and Economics. 
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Aortic Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation. 
  • Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients. 
  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by centres with and without an on-site cardiac surgery programme: preliminary experience from the German TAVI registry. 
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with severe bicuspid aortic stenosis. 
  • Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. 
  • Transcatheter mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation: Evaluating the evidence. 
  • Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 
  • Transciliary orbitofrontozygomatic approach to lesions of the anterior cranial fossa. 
  • Transcorporal artificial urinary sphincter cuff placement in cases requiring revision for erosion and urethral atrophy. 
  • Transcranial Doppler emboli count predicts rise in creatinine after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. 
  • Transfusion of Red Blood Cells Stored More Than 28 Days is Associated With Increased Morbidity Following Spine Surgery. 
  • Transient Biliary Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy Increases Risk of Biliary Anastomotic Stricture. 
  • Transient hypoadrenalism after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease may not predict long-term cure. 
  • Transient lower extremity neurapraxia associated with radical perineal prostatectomy: a complication of the exaggerated lithotomy position. 
  • Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis. 
  • Transplantation-mediated alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Guidelines for utilization of thrombocytopenic donors. 
  • Transplanted carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient. 
  • Transplants for non-lethal conditions: a case against hand transplantation in minors. 
  • Transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation for refractory pediatric glaucomas. 
  • Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: a prospective study of 945 patients. 
  • Transvaginal endoscopic removal of eroded mesh after abdominal sacral colpopexy. 
  • Transvaginal urethrolysis for urethral obstruction after anti-incontinence surgery. 
  • Traumatic rupture of the female urethra. 
  • Travel distance affects rates and reasons for inpatient visits after pancreatectomy. 
  • Treatment Outcomes Following Resident Performed Nonvalved (Baerveldt 350) Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation. 
  • Treatment for urinary tract infection after midurethral sling: a retrospective study comparing patients who receive short-term postoperative catheterization and patients who pass a void trial on the day of surgery. 
  • Treatment of acute postoperative hypertension in cardiac surgery patients: an efficacy study of clevidipine assessing its postoperative antihypertensive effect in cardiac surgery-2 (ESCAPE-2), a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 
  • Treatment of chronic granulocytic leukaemia in chronic phase by allogeneic marrow transplantation. 
  • Treatment of complications after breast-conservation therapy. 
  • Treatment of giant hemangiomas of the liver by enucleation. 
  • Treatment of late complications of ileal conduit. 
  • Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis by extensive unilateral decompression and contralateral autologous bone fusion: operative technique and results. 
  • Treatment of non-age-related macular degeneration submacular diseases with macular translocation surgery. 
  • Treatment of pediatric atlantoaxial instability with traditional and modified Goel-Harms fusion constructs. 
  • Treatment of posterior uveitis with a fluocinolone acetonide implant: three-year clinical trial results. 
  • Treatment of postoperative hypertension after coronary artery bypass surgery. Double-blind comparison of intravenous isradipine and sodium nitroprusside. 
  • Treatment of postvitrectomy fibrin formation with intraocular tissue plasminogen activator. 
  • Treatment of recurrent peripheral nerve entrapment problems: role of scar formation and its possible treatment. 
  • Treatment of retinopathy of prematurity with argon laser photocoagulation. 
  • Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with intradural selective rhizotomies. 
  • Trends and Outcomes of Alternative-Access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Trends and outcomes of simultaneous versus staged resection of synchronous colorectal cancer and colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Trends in Bare-Metal Stent Use in the United States in Patients Aged ≥65 Years (from the CathPCI Registry). 
  • Trends in Comorbidities and Complications Using ICD-9 and ICD-10 in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties. 
  • Trends in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2006 to 2012. 
  • Trends in Use and In-Hospital Outcomes of Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients Undergoing Long-Term Dialysis. 
  • Trends in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database. 
  • Trends in operative time and outcomes in minimally invasive hysterectomy from 2008 to 2018. 
  • Trends in risk profiles for and mortality associated with invasive aspergillosis among liver transplant recipients. 
  • Trends in surgical use and associated patient outcomes in the treatment of acoustic neuroma. 
  • Trends in the use and outcomes of ventricular assist devices among medicare beneficiaries, 2006 through 2011. 
  • Trials of nonoperative management exceeding 3 days are associated with increased morbidity in patients undergoing surgery for uncomplicated adhesive small bowel obstruction. 
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes. 
  • Troponin Elevation After Colorectal Surgery: Significance and Management. 
  • Trunnion corrosion in metal-on-polyethylene hip arthroplasty: a simple diagnosis and treatment? 
  • Tumor necrosis factor-alpha triggers a cytokine cascade yielding postoperative cognitive decline. 
  • Tumor proximity to the recurrent laryngeal nerve in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing parathyroidectomy. 
  • Tunneled and transposed island flaps in facial reconstructive surgery. 
  • Tunneled tunica vaginalis flap is an effective technique for recurrent urethrocutaneous fistulas following tubularized incised plate urethroplasty. 
  • Two hundred consecutive simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants with bladder drainage. 
  • Two open whipples a day: Excessive or efficient. 
  • Two rare forms of renal allograft glomerulopathy during cytomegalovirus infection and treatment. 
  • Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. 
  • Two-year outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic-valve replacement. 
  • Two-year outcomes in primary THA in obese male veterans administration medical center patients. 
  • Ultrasound evaluation of glaucoma drainage devices in children. 
  • Unaddressed Cam Deformity Is Associated with Elevated Joint Contact Stress After Periacetabular Osteotomy. 
  • Undersedation During Total Hip Arthroplasty Reduction Results in Worse Patient Outcomes. 
  • Understanding Approaches to the Dorsal Hump. 
  • Understanding the relationship between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare star rating, surgical case volume, and short-term outcomes after major cancer surgery. 
  • Unilateral intraocular lens implantation during the first six months of life. 
  • Unilateral pseudophakia in children under 4 years. 
  • Unilateral versus bilateral lower extremity motor deficit following complex adult spinal deformity surgery: is there a difference in recovery up to 2-year follow-up? 
  • Unplanned Admissions Following Hip Arthroscopy: Incidence and Risk Factors. 
  • Unplanned hospital admission after ambulatory surgery: a retrospective, single cohort study. 
  • Unplanned reoperations after vascular surgery. 
  • Unrecognized pretransplant and donor‐derived cryptococcal disease in organ transplant recipients. 
  • Up-regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha and hemodynamic responses following massive small bowel resection. 
  • Update in venous thromboembolism pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment for surgical patients. 
  • Update on Surgical Management of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors. 
  • Update on cryotherapy for prostate cancer in 2006. 
  • Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document (VARC-2). 
  • Updates in Enhanced Recovery Pathways for Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Upper lobe fibrosis: a novel manifestation of chronic allograft dysfunction in lung transplantation. 
  • Upper thoracic versus lower thoracic upper instrumented vertebrae endpoints have similar outcomes and complications in adult scoliosis. 
  • Upstream use of small-molecule glycoprotein iib/iiia inhibitors in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: a systematic overview of randomized clinical trials. 
  • Uptake of enhanced recovery practices by SAGES members: a survey. 
  • Ureteroscopic treatment of renal calculi in morbidly obese patients: a stone-matched comparison. 
  • Urethral Injury and the Penile Prosthesis. 
  • Urethroplasty with abdominal skin grafts for long segment urethral strictures. 
  • Urethroscopic Findings following Urethroplasty Predict the Need for Secondary Intervention in the Long Term: A Multi-Institutional Study from Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons. 
  • Urinary continence and quality of life in the first year after radical perineal prostatectomy. 
  • Urinary cystatin C and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. 
  • Urinary obstruction in renal transplants: diagnosis by antegrade pyelography and results of percutaneous treatment. 
  • Urinary outcomes are significantly affected by nerve sparing quality during radical prostatectomy. 
  • Urine Biomarkers and Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Preoperative Estimated GFR. 
  • Urine NGAL as a biomarker of kidney damage after on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective pilot study. 
  • Urine leaks after renal transplantation: value of percutaneous pyelography and drainage for diagnosis and treatment. 
  • Urologic complications in renal transplantation. 
  • Urologic morbidity in renal transplantation. 
  • Urological complications and enteric conversion after pancreas transplantation with bladder drainage. 
  • Urological complications and vesicoureteral reflux following pediatric kidney transplantation. 
  • Use and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Data Base. 
  • Use of Medicare Claims to Identify Adverse Clinical Outcomes After Mitral Valve Repair. 
  • Use of Preprocedural MDCT for Cardiac Implantable Electric Device Lead Extraction: Frequency of Findings That Change Management. 
  • Use of a Six-Item Modified Frailty Index to Predict 30-day Adverse Events, Readmission, and Mortality in Older Patients Undergoing Surgical Fixation of Lower Extremity, Pelvic, and Acetabular Fractures. 
  • Use of an Electronic Medical Record to Assess Patient-Reported Morbidity Following Ureteroscopy. 
  • Use of botulinum toxin in strabismus after retinal detachment surgery. 
  • Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: a 7-day cohort study of elective surgery. 
  • Use of nephron sparing surgery and impact on survival in children with Wilms tumor: a SEER analysis. 
  • Use of oral ketoconazole to prevent postoperative erections following penile surgery. 
  • Use of rhBMP-2 for adult spinal deformity surgery: patterns of usage and changes over the past decade. 
  • Use of subdural grids and strip electrodes to identify a seizure focus in children. 
  • Use of the anterolateral thigh free flap for upper-extremity reconstruction. 
  • Use of the tourniquet during surgery in patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. 
  • Use, Temporal Trends, and Outcomes of Endovascular Therapy After Interhospital Transfer in the United States. 
  • Usefulness and safety of vorapaxar in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (from the TRACER Trial). 
  • Usefulness of sonographic guidance during percutaneous biopsy of mesenteric masses. 
  • Using Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair Reduces Complications in Older Patients. 
  • Using a modification of the Clavien-Dindo system accounting for readmissions and multiple interventions: defining quality for pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Using local rather than general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair may significantly reduce complications for frail Veterans. 
  • Using physician claims to identify postoperative complications of carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Uterine exteriorization compared with in situ repair for Cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Utility of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures for patients undergoing implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular device. 
  • Utility of multilevel lateral interbody fusion of the thoracolumbar coronal curve apex in adult deformity surgery in combination with open posterior instrumentation and L5-S1 interbody fusion: a case-matched evaluation of 32 patients. 
  • Utility of neuromonitoring during lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy for adult spinal deformity. 
  • Utility of remote wireless pressure sensing for endovascular leak detection after endovascular thoracic aneurysm repair. 
  • Utilization of pediatric donors for pancreas transplantation. 
  • Utilization of spinal cord stimulation in patients with failed back surgery syndrome. 
  • Utilization of surgical procedures and racial disparity in the treatment of urinary incontinence after prostatectomy. 
  • Utilizing Machine Learning for Pre- and Postoperative Assessment of Patients Undergoing Resection for BCLC-0, A and B Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implications for Resection Beyond the BCLC Guidelines. 
  • V-Y fasciocutaneous flap closure technique is a safe and efficacious alternative to primary closure of the perineal wound following abdominoperineal resection. 
  • VATS lobectomy has better perioperative outcomes than open lobectomy: CALGB 31001, an ancillary analysis of CALGB 140202 (Alliance). 
  • VITRECTOMY FOR DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Using Modern Techniques and Equipment. 
  • Vaginal Complications after Cystectomy: Results from a Medicare Sample. 
  • Vaginal Mesh in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Controversies, Current Use, and Complications. 
  • Vaginal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort of Absorbable and Permanent Suture Groups. 
  • Vaginal and laparoscopic mesh hysteropexy for uterovaginal prolapse: a parallel cohort study. 
  • Vaginal cuff thermal injury by mode of colpotomy at total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized clinical trial. 
  • Vaginal native tissue repair versus transvaginal mesh repair for apical prolapse: how utilizing different methods of analysis affects the estimated trade-off between reoperation for mesh exposure/erosion and reoperation for recurrent prolapse. 
  • Vaginal repair of a vesicocervical fistula after labored-cesarean delivery without concomitant hysterectomy. 
  • Validation of a Model Predicting De Novo Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women Undergoing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. 
  • Validation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Risk Model for Patients Undergoing Panniculectomy. 
  • Validation of the English translation of the low anterior resection syndrome score. 
  • Validation of the obesity surgery mortality risk score in a multicenter study proves it stratifies mortality risk in patients undergoing gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 
  • Validation of the perioperative nutrition screen for prediction of postoperative outcomes. 
  • Value and limitation of biplane rest and exercise radionuclide angiography for assessing individual bypass grafts: a prospective study. 
  • Value of preoperative EEG for carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Value of routine postoperative gastrographin contrast swallow studies after laparoscopic gastric banding. 
  • Valve hemodynamic deterioration and cardiovascular outcomes in TAVR: A report from the STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Valve surgery in octogenarians: in-hospital and long-term outcomes. 
  • Valve-in-Ring Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. 
  • Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Valve Implantation in the Nonaortic Position. 
  • Vancouver Foot and Ankle WNS (Wound, Nerve, and Systemic) Classification System for Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Surgery. 
  • Variability in blood transfusions after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A national analysis of the University HealthSystem Consortium. 
  • Variables associated with postoperative deep venous thrombosis: a prospective study of 411 gynecology patients and creation of a prognostic model. 
  • Variation in Definitive Therapy for Localized Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Among National Comprehensive Cancer Network Institutions. 
  • Variation in Warfarin Use at Hospital Discharge After Isolated Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 
  • Variation in perioperative vasoactive therapy in cardiovascular surgical care: data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 
  • Variation in post-TAVR antiplatelet therapy utilization and associated outcomes: Insights from the STS/ACC TVT Registry. 
  • Variation in the type and frequency of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections according to type of surgical procedure. 
  • Variation in the use of laparoscopy with inguinal hernia repairs in a sample of pediatric patients at children's hospitals. 
  • Variation in warfarin thromboprophylaxis after mitral valve repair: does equipoise exist and is a randomized trial warranted? 
  • Variations in strategy for the treatment of urethral obstruction after a pubovaginal sling procedure. 
  • Variations of weight loss following gastric bypass and gastric band. 
  • Vascular Complications after Renal Transplantation: Another Brick in the Wall. 
  • Vascular considerations in foot and ankle free tissue transfer: Analysis of 231 free flaps. 
  • Vascular inflow control during hemi-hepatectomy: a comparison between intrahepatic pedicle ligation and extrahepatic vascular ligation. 
  • Vascular plasminogen activator levels and thromboembolic disease in patients with gynecologic malignancies. 
  • Vascularized composite allotransplantation in the United States: A descriptive analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data. 
  • Vascularized rib-periosteal and osteocutaneous reconstruction of the maxilla and mandible: an assessment. 
  • Vein Grafts in Free Flap Reconstruction: Review of Indications and Institutional Pearls. 
  • Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis For Esophagectomy: A Survey of Practice Patterns Among Thoracic Surgeons. 
  • Venous thromboembolism after thoracic/thoracolumbar spinal fusion. 
  • Venous thromboembolism in patients with head and neck cancer after surgery. 
  • Venous thromboembolism in spine surgery. 
  • Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse: Predictors of high risk in a low-risk population. 
  • Venovenous bypass in adult orthotopic liver transplantation: routine or selective use? 
  • Ventriculoatrial versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. 
  • Ventriculomegaly and postoperative lateral/third ventricular blood as predictors of cerebrospinal fluid diversion following posterior fossa tumor resection. 
  • Ventriculostomy-associated hemorrhage: a risk assessment by radiographic simulation. 
  • Viral infections after renal transplantation. 
  • Visual and refractive outcomes and complications in femtosecond laser-assisted versus conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery: findings from a randomised, controlled clinical trial. 
  • Visual complications after stent-assisted endovascular embolization of paraophthalmic and suprasellar variant superior hypophyseal aneurysms: the Duke Cerebrovascular Center experience in 57 patients. 
  • Visual field loss after macular hole surgery. 
  • Visual loss after corrective surgery for pediatric scoliosis: incidence and risk factors from a nationwide database. 
  • Vitrectomy with silicone oil or perfluoropropane gas in eyes with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy: results of a randomized clinical trial. Silicone Study Report 2. 
  • Vitrectomy with silicone oil or sulfur hexafluoride gas in eyes with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy: results of a randomized clinical trial. Silicone Study Report 1. 
  • Vitreous hemorrhage after intracranial hemorrhage. 
  • Voiding dysfunction following cystourethropexy: its evaluation and management. 
  • Voiding dysfunction following incontinence surgery: diagnosis and treatment with retropubic or vaginal urethrolysis. 
  • Volar collapse after dorsal plating of comminuted distal radius fractures. 
  • Volar intercalated segment instability after scapholunate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Volume-outcome relationship in adrenal surgery: A review of existing literature. 
  • Vorapaxar in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: subgroup analysis from the TRACER trial (Thrombin Receptor Antagonist for Clinical Event Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome). 
  • Weighting composite endpoints in clinical trials: essential evidence for the heart team. 
  • Wernicke Encephalopathy after Restrictive Bariatric Surgery: A Significant Increase of a Rare Complication. 
  • What Is the Mid-term Failure Rate of Revision ACL Reconstruction? A Systematic Review. 
  • What Should We Tell Patients About Physical Activity After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis? 
  • What do we know about the safe surgery checklist now? 
  • What is the Optimal Surgical Method for Achieving Correction and Avoiding Neurological Complications in Pediatric High-grade Spondylolisthesis? 
  • What's new in childhood organ transplantation. 
  • Which Patients Require Extended Thromboprophylaxis After Colectomy? Modeling Risk and Assessing Indications for Post-discharge Pharmacoprophylaxis. 
  • Why Do Patients Undergoing Extremity Prosthetic Reconstruction for Metastatic Disease Get Readmitted? 
  • Widely disseminated Cunninghamella mucormycosis in an adult renal transplant patient: case report and review of the literature. 
  • Wilms Tumor After Orthotopic Liver Transplant in a Patient With Alagille Syndrome. 
  • Women undergoing aortic surgery are at higher risk for unplanned readmissions compared with men especially when discharged home. 
  • Women's health issues after ileal pouch surgery. 
  • Worse outcomes for patients undergoing brain tumor and cerebrovascular procedures following the ACGME resident duty-hour restrictions. 
  • Worse outcomes in patients undergoing urgent surgery for left-sided diverticulitis admitted on weekends vs weekdays: a population-based study of 31 832 patients. 
  • Worsening pulmonary hypertension after resection of arteriovenous fistula. 
  • Wound Surface Area as a Risk Factor for Flap Complications among Patients with Open Fractures. 
  • Wound hematoma: prophylaxis with topical thrombin. 
  • Younger Patients Are Differentially Affected by Stiffness-Related Disability Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. 
  • [Defect coverage of the hand and forearm with a free scapula-parascapula flap]. 
  • [Endoscopy after bariatric surgery: what the endoscopist must know]. 
  • [Kyphectomy in myelomeningocele patients. Longterm results, complications and risk analysis]. 
  • [Mid-term results of scapho-trapezio-trapezoid arthrodesis in aseptic semilunar bone necrosis stage IIIa/b]. 
  • [Prayers for patients with internal and cardiological diseases--an applicable therapeutic method?]. 
  • [Results after laser epithelial keratectomileusis for myopia]. 
  • beta2 adrenoceptor gene therapy ameliorates left ventricular dysfunction following cardiac surgery. 
  • eComment. Current debates on late conversion after endovascular aneurysm repair: a step-by-step discussion. 
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