The Question of Quality Michael J. ZinnerSelwyn O. Rogers Jr. World Progress in Surgery -- Surgical Quality 15 September 2005 Pages: 1201 - 1203
Quality in Surgery: Current Issues for the Future Clifford Y. KoMelinda MaggardMichelle Agustin OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1204 - 1209
Outcomes in Oncologic Surgery: Does Volume Make a Difference? David J. BentremMurray F. Brennan OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1210 - 1216
Measuring Surgical Quality: What’s the Role of Provider Volume? Justin B. DimickJohn D. BirkmeyerGilbert R. Upchurch Jr OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1217 - 1221
The Case Against Volume as a Measure of Quality of Surgical Care Shukri F. KhuriWilliam G. Henderson OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1222 - 1229
How are Volume–Outcome Associations Related to Models of Health Care Funding and Delivery? A Comparison of the United States and Canada David R. UrbachRuth CroxfordThérèse A Stukel OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1230 - 1233
Relationships between Volume, Efficiency, and Quality in Surgery — A Delicate Balance from Managerial Perspectives Thomas W. KrausMarkus W. BüchlerChristian Herfarth OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1234 - 1240
The Volume–Outcome Relationship: Don’t Believe Everything You See Caprice K. ChristianMichael L. GustafsonMichael J. Zinner OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1241 - 1244
Outcome and Survival of Patients Aged 65 Years and Younger after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Andrew L. TambyrajaJohn A. MurieRoderick T.A. Chalmers Original Scientific Reports 08 September 2005 Pages: 1245 - 1247
Postoperative Evolution of Inflammatory Response in a Model of Suprarenal Aortic Cross-clamping with and without Hemorrhagic Shock. Systemic and Local Reactions Francisco S. LozanoJosé M. RodriguezAlberto Gomez-Alonso OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1248 - 1258
Randomized Trial Comparing Quixil Surgical Sealant with Kaltostat Hemostatic Dressing to Control Suture Line Bleeding after Carotid Endarterectomy with ePTFE Patch Reconstruction Martin P. SintlerAsif MahmoodRajiv K. Vohra OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1259 - 1262
Plasma Fibrinogen Level: an Independent Risk Factor for Long-term Survival in Chinese Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease? Bernice L.Y. CheukGrace C.Y. CheungStephen W.K. Cheng OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1263 - 1267
Groin lymphadenectomy with Preservation of Femoral Fascia: Total Inguinofemoral Node Dissection for Treatment of Vulvar Carcinoma Leonardo MichelettiFabrizio BogliattoMarco Massobrio OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1268 - 1276
Prostatic Capsule- and Nerve-sparing Cystectomy in Organ-confined Bladder Cancer: Preliminary Results Gianni MartisGianluca D’EliaBruno Mastrangeli OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1277 - 1281
Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Patients with Graves’ Disease for Prediction of Postoperative Tetany Taiki MoriyamaHiroyuki YamashitaMasao Tanaka OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1282 - 1287
Early Prediction of Normocalcemia after Thyroid Surgery Bahadır M. GüllüoğluManuk N. ManukyanA. Özdemir Aktan Original Article 15 September 2005 Pages: 1288 - 1293
Management of Biliary Ascariasis in Pregnancy Omar Javed ShahIrfan RobanniGul Javid OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1294 - 1298
Management Strategies, Early Results, Benefits, and Risk Factors of Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Peptic Ulcer Raimundas LuneviciusMatas Morkevicius OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1299 - 1310
Do Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Colonic Isolates of Bacteroides Species Change after Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Cefoxitine during Elective Abdominal Surgery? Nurver Ülger (Toprak)Bahadır M. GüllüoğluGüner Söyletir OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1311 - 1315
One-stage Liver Resection for Spontaneous Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liu HaiPeng Yong-HongLi Ren-Feng OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1316 - 1318
Effects of Somatostatin Prophylaxis after Pylorus-preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Increased Delayed Gastric Emptying and Reduced Plasma Motilin Yan-Shen ShanEdgar D. SyPin-Wen Lin Original Article 15 September 2005 Pages: 1319 - 1324
Prospectively Randomized Trial Using Perioperative Low-dose Octreotide to Prevent Organ-related and General Complications after Pancreatic Surgery and Pancreatico-jejunostomy Uwe J. HesseChristophe De DeckerBernard de Hemptinne OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1325 - 1328
Effect of Oral Glutamine Administration on Bacterial Tanslocation, Endotoxemia, Liver and Ileal Morphology, and Apoptosis in Rats with Obstructive Jaundice Vassilios G. MargaritisKriton S. FilosConstantine E. Vagianos OriginalPaper 08 September 2005 Pages: 1329 - 1334
Intermittent and Mobile Surgical Services: Logistics and Outcomes Edgar RodasAnita VicuñaRonald C. Merrell OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1335 - 1339
Transabdominal Transcolonic Polypectomy Edward Alexander Schmitt OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1340 - 1342
Treatment of “Hernia” in the Writings of Celsus (First Century AD) Niki S. PapavramidouHelen Christopoulou-Aletras OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1343 - 1347
Fatal Chest Injury with Lung Evisceration during Athletic Games in Ancient Greece Evangelos MenenakosNicholas AlexakisAbe Fingerhut OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1348 - 1351
Nerve-sparing Axillary Dissection Using the da Vinci Surgical System Susan M.L. LimCheng K. KumFoong L. Lam OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1352 - 1355
A New Knot Technique for Vessel Ligatures Xavier BotetSantiago SurinyachJoan Molinas OriginalPaper 15 September 2005 Pages: 1356 - 1358
Tension-free Plug Repair of Inguinal Hernia Julian E. LosanoffJ. Michael Millis Letters to the Editor 08 September 2005 Pages: 1359 - 1359
Inguinal Tension-free Hernioplasties — Methods and Controversies Emmanouil PikoulisIoannis KaravokyrosAri Leppaniemi To the Editor 15 September 2005 Pages: 1360 - 1360
