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Major Cardiac Events After Non-cardiac Surgery Gabriela SousaAna LopesFernando José Abelha Original Scientific Report 07 March 2016 Pages: 1802 - 1808
The Merits of a Two-Day Evidence-Based Medicine Course for Surgical Residents Dirk T. UbbinkDink A. LegemateMark J. Koelemay Original Scientific Report Open access 10 March 2016 Pages: 1809 - 1814
An Objective Assessment of the Surgical Trainee in an Urban Trauma Unit in South Africa: A Pilot Study Richard Trafford SpenceEiman ZargaranPradeep Navsaria Original Scientific Report 18 April 2016 Pages: 1815 - 1822
Surgical Non-governmental Organizations: Global Surgery’s Unknown Nonprofit Sector Joshua S. Ng-KamstraJohanna N. RieselMark G. Shrime Original Scientific Report 23 March 2016 Pages: 1823 - 1841
Postoperative Adverse Events Inconsistently Improved by the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist: A Systematic Literature Review of 25 Studies Elzerie de JagerChloe McKennaYik-Hong Ho Scientific Review Open access 28 April 2016 Pages: 1842 - 1858
Patient and Physician Perceptions of Changes in Surgical Care in Mongolia 9 Years After Roll-out of a National Training Program for Laparoscopy K. M. WellsH. ShalabiR. Price Original Scientific Report 04 April 2016 Pages: 1859 - 1864
Challenges and Opportunities in the Provision of Surgical Care in Vanuatu: A Mixed Methods Analysis S. YoungW. R. G. PerryA. J. Dare Original Scientific Report 03 May 2016 Pages: 1865 - 1873
A Systematic Review of Economic Analysis of Surgical Mission Trips Using the World Health Organization Criteria Michael T. NolteBrianna L. MaroukisElham Mahmoudi Original Scientific Report 09 May 2016 Pages: 1874 - 1884
Analysis of Risk Factors for Gunshot Wound Infection in a Nigerian Civilian Trauma Setting Njoku Isaac Omoke Original Scientific Report 01 March 2016 Pages: 1885 - 1891
Efficacy of Supraglottic Airway for Preventing Lung Injury Associated with Coughing at Extubation after Pulmonary Lobectomy Hironori IshibashiMasashi KobayashiKenichi Okubo Original Scientific Report 09 May 2016 Pages: 1892 - 1898
Anatomic Variability of the Upper Mediastinal Lymph Node Level VII Dana M. HartlIngrid BreuskinSophie Leboulleux Original Scientific Report 13 April 2016 Pages: 1899 - 1903
Usefulness of Preoperative Plasma Fibrinogen Versus Other Prognostic Markers for Predicting Gastric Cancer Recurrence Masaaki YamamotoYukinori KurokawaYuichiro Doki Original Scientific Report 11 March 2016 Pages: 1904 - 1909
Preoperative Nutritional Assessment by Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) is Useful to estimate Postoperative Morbidity After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer Naoya YoshidaYoshifumi BabaHideo Baba Original Scientific Report 24 May 2016 Pages: 1910 - 1917
Laparoscopic Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass Using a Modified Retrocolic–Supracolic Approach: Outcomes from 300 Patients Waleed Al-KhyattCharles A. BullJaved Ahmed Original Scientific Report 04 March 2016 Pages: 1918 - 1924
Use of Liver Function Tests as First-line Diagnostic Tools for Predicting Common Bile Duct Stones in Acute Cholecystitis Patients Keun Soo AhnYoo-Seok YoonJai Young Cho Original Scientific Report 19 April 2016 Pages: 1925 - 1931
Portosystemic Shunts for “Too Small-for-Size Syndrome” After Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review Erdem KinaciCuneyt Kayaalp Original Scientific Report 09 May 2016 Pages: 1932 - 1940
Adjuvant I-131 Lipiodol After Resection or Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Lilian SchwarzMichael BubenheimMichel Scotté Original Scientific Report 20 April 2016 Pages: 1941 - 1950
Radiofrequency Ablation to Improve Survival After Conversion Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases Karin NielsenHester J. SchefferM. Petrousjka van den Tol Original Scientific Report 24 May 2016 Pages: 1951 - 1958
Muscle Steatosis is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Yuhei HamaguchiToshimi KaidoShinji Uemoto Original Scientific Report 12 April 2016 Pages: 1959 - 1968
Do 3D Printing Models Improve Anatomical Teaching About Hepatic Segments to Medical Students? A Randomized Controlled Study Xiangxue KongLanying NieJianyi Li Original Scientific Report 12 May 2016 Pages: 1969 - 1976
Impact of p53 and PDGFR-β Expression on Metastasis and Prognosis of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Hiroshi KuraharaKosei MaemuraShoji Natsugoe Original Scientific Report 03 March 2016 Pages: 1977 - 1984
Pre-surgical Administration of Microbial Cell Preparation in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial Chun Khui TanSuraya SaidKin Fah Chin Original Scientific Report 20 April 2016 Pages: 1985 - 1992
Impact of Preoperative Exclusive Enteral Nutrition on Postoperative Complications and Recurrence After Bowel Resection in Patients with Active Crohn’s Disease Honggang WangLugen ZuoWeiming Zhu Original Scientific Report 03 March 2016 Pages: 1993 - 2000
Retrorectal Tumors: A Comprehensive Literature Review Seong Kyu BaekGrace Soon HwangAlessio Pigazzi Original Scientific Report 15 April 2016 Pages: 2001 - 2015
Amputation Versus Limb-Salvage Surgery in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Meta-analysis Gang HanWen-Zhi BiYan Wang Original Scientific Report 26 April 2016 Pages: 2016 - 2027
Feasibility of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Breast Cancer Patients with Tumor-Nipple Distance Less Than 2.0 cm Jai Min RyuSeok Jin NamJeong Eon Lee Original Scientific Report 08 March 2016 Pages: 2028 - 2035
Staging PET–CT Scanning Provides Superior Detection of Lymph Nodes and Distant Metastases than Traditional Imaging in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Pankaj Kumar GargSuryanarayana V. S. DeoSandeep R. Mathur Original Scientific Report 24 May 2016 Pages: 2036 - 2042
Prognostic Value of the Number of Retrieved Lymph Nodes in Pathological Nx or N0 Classical Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Tae-Yon SungJong Ho YoonSuck Joon Hong Original Scientific Report 07 March 2016 Pages: 2043 - 2050
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery: A Systematic Review Rhea MalikDimitrios Linos Scientific Review 21 June 2016 Pages: 2051 - 2058
Are Medical Students Who Want to Become Surgeons Different? An International Cross-Sectional Study Sabaretnam MayilvagananAndrew G. Hill Letter to the Editor 22 February 2016 Pages: 2059 - 2059
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What Kind of Incision Should be Used in Thoracic Trauma Patients in Emergent Cases? Orhan GokalpNihan Karakas YesilkayaAli Gurbuz Letter to the Editor 22 February 2016 Pages: 2062 - 2062
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