Operations for Suspected Neoplasms in a Resource-Limited Setting: Experience and Challenges in the Eastern Democratic of Congo Luc Malemo KalisyaJacques Fadhili BakeSarah B. Cairo Original Scientific Report 31 December 2017 Pages: 1913 - 1918
Consensus on Training and Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Delphi Study Nader K. FrancisThomas WalkerOlle Ljungqvist Original Scientific Report 04 January 2018 Pages: 1919 - 1928
An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery Reduced Postoperative Pain and Unplanned Returns to Care After Discharge Aaron B. ParrishSean M. O’NeillArmen Aboulian Original Scientific Report 09 January 2018 Pages: 1929 - 1938
The Association of Preoperative Hematocrit and Transfusion with Mortality in Patients Undergoing Elective Non-cardiac Surgery Rodney A. GabrielAnthony I. ClarkUlrich H. Schmidt Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1939 - 1948
Associations Between the Prognostic Nutritional Index and Morbidity/Mortality During Intestinal Resection in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Teruhiro ChohnoMotoi UchinoHiroki Ikeuchi Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 1949 - 1959
Transvaginal Hybrid NOTES Cholecystectomy: A Single-Centre Long-Term Experience on Sexual Function U. PohlenA. FellerC. Holmer Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 1960 - 1964
The Use of a Pre-operative Carbohydrate Drink in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective, Non-inferiority, Cohort Study Michael R. LaffinShuai LiHaili Wang Original Scientific Report 27 December 2017 Pages: 1965 - 1970
Emergency-to-Elective Surgery Ratio: A Global Indicator of Access to Surgical Care Meghan PrinJean GuglielminottiAnthony Charles Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 1971 - 1980
Measuring Outcomes of Clinical Care: Victorian Emergency Laparotomy Audit Using Quality Investigator Claire L. StevensChristopher BrownDavid A. K. Watters Original Scientific Report 28 December 2017 Pages: 1981 - 1987
Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity in Elderly Patients Presenting with Digestive Surgical Emergencies Hassen HentatiChady SalloumDaniel Azoulay Original Scientific Report 30 December 2017 Pages: 1988 - 1996
Deaths in Incorrectly Identified Low-Surgical-Risk Patients C. R. JonesG. A. J. McCullochG. J. Maddern Original Scientific Report 03 January 2018 Pages: 1997 - 2000
Has Shouldice Repair in a Selected Group of Patients with Inguinal Hernia Comparable Results to Lichtenstein, TEP and TAPP Techniques? F. KöckerlingA. KochC. Schug-Pass Original Scientific Report Open access 03 January 2018 Pages: 2001 - 2010
More Than Talking About the Weekend: Content of Case-Irrelevant Communication Within the OR Team Lukas W. WidmerSandra KellerGuido Beldi Original Scientific Report Open access 09 January 2018 Pages: 2011 - 2017
American College of Surgeons Member Involvement in Global Surgery: Results from the 2015 Operation Giving Back Survey Marissa A. BoeckLaura F. GoodmanGirma Tefera Original Scientific Report 06 February 2018 Pages: 2018 - 2027
The Surgical Strategy in Massive Corrosive Injury in Digestive Tract: Is the Extensive Surgery Appropriate? Yung-Hung ChangChih-Ying ChienChien-Hung Liao Original Scientific Report 03 January 2018 Pages: 2028 - 2035
Implications of Stoma Formation as Part of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy H. JacobyY. BergerA. Hoffman Original Scientific Report 04 January 2018 Pages: 2036 - 2042
Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis Christian D. WeberRolf LeferingTraumaRegister DGU Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 2043 - 2053
The Benefit of Ultrasound in Deciding Between Tube Thoracostomy and Observative Management in Hemothorax Resulting from Blunt Chest Trauma Meng-Hsuan ChungChen-Yuan HsiaoDavid Hung-Tsang Yen Original Scientific Report 05 January 2018 Pages: 2054 - 2060
Early Management of Retained Hemothorax in Blunt Head and Chest Trauma Fong-Dee HuangWen-Bin YehTzu-Chin Wu Original Scientific Report Open access 05 January 2018 Pages: 2061 - 2066
Implementation of Trauma Center and Massive Transfusion Protocol Improves Outcomes for Major Trauma Patients: A Study at a Single Institution in Korea Kyungjin HwangJunsik KwonKyoungwon Jung Original Scientific Report 31 December 2017 Pages: 2067 - 2075
Depression Induced by Total Mastectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery and Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Chengjiao ZhangGuangfu HuHaiyin Zhang Scientific Review 09 February 2018 Pages: 2076 - 2085
Correction to: Depression Induced by Total Mastectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery and Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Chengjiao ZhangGuangfu HuHaiyin Zhang Correction 26 March 2018 Pages: 2086 - 2086
Breast and Tumour Volume Measurements in Breast Cancer Patients Using 3-D Automated Breast Volume Scanner Images M. LagendijkE. L. VosL. B. Koppert Original Scientific Report Open access 03 January 2018 Pages: 2087 - 2093
The Effect of Intraoperative Nefopam Administration on Acute Postoperative Pain and Chronic Discomfort After Robotic or Endoscopic Assisted Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial B. G. KimJ. Y. MoonJ. H. Ryu Original Scientific Report 29 December 2017 Pages: 2094 - 2101
Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography for Laryngeal Immobility Diagnosis in Patients with Voice Disorders After Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery Diane S. LazardHéloïse Bergeret-CassagneChristophe Trésallet Original Scientific Report 03 January 2018 Pages: 2102 - 2108
Long-Lasting Voice-Related Symptoms in Patients Without Vocal Cord Palsy After Thyroidectomy Choung-Soo KimJun Ook ParkDong-Il Sun Original Scientific Report 29 December 2017 Pages: 2109 - 2116
Factors Predicting the Recovery of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis After Thyroidectomy Yong-Sug ChoiYoung-Hoon JooDong-Il Sun Original Scientific Report 30 December 2017 Pages: 2117 - 2122
Does Surgery Without Lugol’s Solution Pretreatment for Graves’ Disease Increase Surgical Morbidity? Frederic MercierMathieu BonalJean-Christophe Lifante Original Scientific Report 04 January 2018 Pages: 2123 - 2126
Correction to: Does Surgery Without Lugol’s Solution Pretreatment for Graves’ Disease Increase Surgical Morbidity? Frederic MercierMathieu BonalJean-Christophe Lifante Correction 08 February 2018 Pages: 2127 - 2127
One-Hour Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels Do Not Reliably Predict Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy Zeyad SahliAlireza NajafianAarti Mathur Original Scientific Report 31 December 2017 Pages: 2128 - 2133
A Nomogram to Predict Prognosis in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Shuai WangKe MaCheng Zhan Original Scientific Report 28 December 2017 Pages: 2134 - 2142
Inflammation-Based Prognostic Score Predicts Postoperative Survival of Patients with Interstitial Pneumonia After Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection Satoru KobayashiYuji MatsumuraMasayuki Chida Original Scientific Report 17 January 2018 Pages: 2143 - 2152
Long-Term Survival and Prognostic Factors of Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Chong WangLei YangShuku Liu Scientific Review 12 February 2018 Pages: 2153 - 2163
Preoperative Watchful–Waiting Time and Surgical Outcome of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Found by Chest Low-Dose CT Screening Takaomi HanaokaMakoto KuraiAkira Iizuka Original Scientific Report 28 February 2018 Pages: 2164 - 2172
Predicted Coronary Heart Disease Risk Decreases in Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Cheng-Chiao HuangWeu WangPing-Ling Chen Original Scientific Report 28 December 2017 Pages: 2173 - 2182
Antireflux Surgery in the USA: Influence of Surgical Volume on Perioperative Outcomes and Costs—Time for Centralization? Francisco SchlottmannPaula D. StrassleMarco G. Patti Original Scientific Report 30 December 2017 Pages: 2183 - 2189
Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors After Recurrence of Esophageal Squamous Cell carcinoma Yoichi HamaiJun HiharaMorihito Okada Original Scientific Report 29 December 2017 Pages: 2190 - 2198
Preoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Noriyuki HiraharaYoshitsugu TajimaYasunari Kawabata Original Scientific Report Open access 31 December 2017 Pages: 2199 - 2208
Locoregional Tumor Extension and Preoperative Smoking are Significant Risk Factors for Early Recurrence After Esophagectomy for Cancer Styliani MantziariPierre AllemannMarkus Schäfer Original Scientific Report 28 December 2017 Pages: 2209 - 2217
The Value of the C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio is Useful for Predicting Survival of Patients with Child–Pugh Class A Undergoing Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Takayuki ShimizuMitsuru IshizukaKeiichi Kubota Original Scientific Report 29 December 2017 Pages: 2218 - 2226
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach for Managing Advanced and Recurrent Colorectal Cancer Sung Min JungYong Sang HongChang Sik Yu Original Scientific Report 27 December 2017 Pages: 2227 - 2233
Changes in Clinical Practice Reduce the Rate of Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Resections Henrik IversenMadelene AhlbergChristian Buchli Original Scientific Report Open access 28 December 2017 Pages: 2234 - 2241
Which Patients Require Extended Thromboprophylaxis After Colectomy? Modeling Risk and Assessing Indications for Post-discharge Pharmacoprophylaxis Eliza W. BealDmitry TuminTimothy M. Pawlik Original Scientific Report 04 January 2018 Pages: 2242 - 2251
Topical Minoxidil Versus Topical Diltiazem for Chemical Sphincterotomy of Chronic Anal Fissure: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial Mina AlvandipourShahram AlaNeda Koulaeinejad Original Scientific Report 31 December 2017 Pages: 2252 - 2258
Concentration of Proteasome in the Blood Plasma of Children with Acute Appendicitis, Before and After Surgery, and Its Correlation with CRP Ewa MatuszczakMarzena TylickaAdam Hermanowicz Original Scientific Report 20 December 2017 Pages: 2259 - 2264
Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia in Children Keiichiro TanakaTakeyuki MisawaTakao Ohki Original Scientific Report 29 December 2017 Pages: 2265 - 2268
Characteristics, Stratification and Time to Death in a Population-Based Cohort of Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Not Undergoing Surgery Morten VetrhusAndreas ReiteKjetil Søreide Original Scientific Report 30 December 2017 Pages: 2269 - 2276
Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear Features (NIFTP): Did We Trade Six for a Half a Dozen? Pedro Weslley Rosário Letter to the Editor 10 November 2017 Pages: 2277 - 2278
Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features (NIFTP): Trading Six for a Risky Half Dozen: Reply David N. ParentePim J. BongersJesse D. Pasternak Reply, Letter to the Editor 02 February 2018 Pages: 2279 - 2279
Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies Sapana BothraSabaretnam Mayilvaganan Letter to the Editor 14 November 2017 Pages: 2280 - 2280