Submissions from 2011
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in reduction mammoplasty: an analysis of nationwide inpatient sample database, Joseph Shin MD and Marisa Amaral MD
Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum, Howard Smithline MD, Ian Goodman MD, Gerard Langlois, Blake Spirko MD, Fidela Blank, and Gladys Fernandez MD
A simulation-based program to train medical residents to lead and perform advanced cardiovascular life support, Mihaela Stefan MD, Raquel Belforti MD, Gerard Langlois, and Michael Rothberg MD
Medical consultation and best practices for preoperative evaluation of elderly patients, Mihaela Stefan MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, and Laura Iglesias Lino MD
Delayed pediatric appendicitis treatment linked to complications, and even death, David Tashjian MD and Kevin Moriarty MD
Evaluation of clinical outcomes for gastric bypass surgery: results from a comprehensive follow-up study, Garry Welch, Cheryl Wesolowski, Sofija Zagarins MD, Jay Kuhn MD, John Romanelli MD, Jane Garb, and Nancy Allen
Submissions from 2010
Statistical methodology for analysis of endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest techniques, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, and Daniel Engelman MD
Helpful maneuvers for controlling bleeding from operative or traumatic vascular injuries, Ak Alameddine MD, David Deaton MD, John Rousou MD, and Victor Alimov MD
Management of the most severely injured spleen: a multicenter study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT), Reginald Alouidor MD and Ronald Gross MD
Pathways contributing to development of spontaneous mammary tumors in BALB/c-Trp53+/- mice, Richard Arenas MD, Christopher Otis MD, Q Jackie Cao MD, and D Joseph Jerry
Biopsy-Proven Rasmussen's encephalitis: seizure suppression and partial reversal of deficits with antiepileptic medications and tacrolimus, Carmel Armon MD, Sivakumar Natanasabapathy MD, Dennis Oh MD, Luis Moral MD, Barbara Greco MD, and William House MD
Energy homeostasis following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Gregory Braden MD, Xiao Liu MD, Jay Kuhn MD, J Enrique Silva MD, and John Romanelli MD
Proficiency-based virtual reality laparoscopic skills training: A 7-year experience, Ron Bush, Peter Wu MD, and Neal Seymour MD
Inhaled Epoprostenol During One-Lung Ventilation, Neil Connelly MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, Larry Robbins MD, Rose Ganim MD, and Gary Hochheiser MD
Gastrotomy closure with the lock-it system and the Padlock-G clip: A survival study in a porcine model, David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, David Earle MD, and Christopher Chapman MD
Simulation in critical care medicine: Helping students "Get it", Gladys Fernandez MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, William McGee MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, Neal Seymour MD, Richard Wait MD, and Gerard Langlois
Implementation of full patient simulation training in surgical residency, Gladys Fernandez MD, Patrick Lee MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD
Helping students "Get it", Gladys Fernandez MD, William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD
Simulation in critical care medicine - Helping students "Get It", Thomas Higgins MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, William McGee MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD
Advancements in Neurotrauma Care, Marianne Langlois
Decision making and the spine patient for nurses, APRNs and PAs, Marianne Langlois
Outcomes of cranial repair after craniectomy, Marianne Langlois
Gastric transmural pressure measurements in vivo: Implications for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)., Timothy Mader MD, David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, and David Earle MD
Improving the Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in a Simulated Environment Through Biofeedback, Patrick Mailloux MD, William McGee MD, Gerard Langlois, and Jennifer Friderici
Hybrid notes: Incisionless intragastric stapled cystgastrostomy of a pancreatic pseudocyst, Kevin Moriarty MD, Connie Rossini MD, and Anastasios Angelides MD
Infection of an aortic stent graft with suprarenal fixation, Marvin Morris MD
The use of the Amplatzer plug to treat dysphagia lusoria caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery, Marvin Morris MD
Isolation and characterization of glioma stem cells, Dennis Oh MD, Sherry Taylor MD, Robert Schapiro MD, Rong Shao, and Stephan Scully
Surgical competence today: What have we gained? What have we lost?, David Page MD
Leaking anastomosis after gastric bypass, John Romanelli MD
NOTES and single port surgery: Evolution or revolution?, John Romanelli MD
Postgraduate surgeon in the digital age: Video editing course, John Romanelli MD
Performance ramifications of single port laparoscopic surgery: Measuring differences in task performance using simulation, John Romanelli MD and Nathan Conway MD
Loop-anchor purse-string closure of gastrotomy in NOTES(R) Procedures: Survival studies in a porcine model, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, Christopher Chapman MD, Carolanne Lovewell, and David Earle MD
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery gastrotomy closure in porcine explants with the Padlock-G clip using the Lock-It system, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, and David Earle MD
(NOTES) stapled cystgastrostomy - A novel approach for surgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, and David Earle MD
Single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial experience, John Romanelli MD and David Earle MD
NOTES transgastric abdominal wall hernia repair in a porcine model, John Romanelli MD, David Earle MD, and David Desilets MD
Single incision laparoscopic partial hepatectomy, John Romanelli MD, Juliana Meyer MD, Richard Arenas MD, and Francis Cannizzo MD
Transgastric Endoscopic Guided Excision of a large gastric trichobezoar, Connie Rossini MD, Gregory Banever MD, and Kevin Moriarty MD
Laparoscopic plication pf a gastrojejunostomy with endoscopic guidance in the porcine model, Connie Rossini MD, Viriato Fiallo MD, and Burritt Haag MD
Intraoperative use of indocyanine green fluorescence videography for resection of a spinal cord hemangioblastoma, Robert Schapiro MD
Aneurysm inflow-angle as a discriminant for rupture in sidewall cerebral aneurysms: morphometric and computational fluid dynamic analysis, Clemens Schirmer MD
Critical influence of framing coil orientation on intra-aneurysmal and neck region hemodynamics in a sidewall aneurysm model, Clemens Schirmer MD
Critical influence of framing coil orientation on the intra-aneurysmal and neck region hemodynamics, Clemens Schirmer MD
Hematocrit-dependent response to initial coil embolization in a model side-wall aneurysm, Clemens Schirmer MD
Inferior vena cava distensibility in patients with SAH, new technology and numbers, better care?, Clemens Schirmer MD
Pneumocephalus: Case illustrations and review, Clemens Schirmer MD
Successful bilateral deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus for persistent status dystonicus and generalized chorea, Clemens Schirmer MD
Vertebral reconstruction using the telescopic plate spacer-thoracolumbar (TPS-TL) device, Clemens Schirmer MD
Assessment of surgical skills and operative performance, Neal Seymour MD
Safety effects of simulation: The surgeon's view, Neal Seymour MD
Safety through teamwork: Surgical team training, Neal Seymour MD
The ACS-APDS phase III curriculum, Neal Seymour MD
Preface, Neal Seymour MD and Barry Sarvet MD
GATA3 inhibits breast cancer metastasis through the reversal of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Rong Shao, Wei Yan, Q Jackie Cao MD, Richard Arenas MD, and Brooke Bentley
Postpartum granulomatous hypophysitis with sphenoid sinus involvement: A case study, J Enrique Silva MD, Kamal Shoukri MD, Sherry Taylor MD, and Charalambos Demetri MD
Inter-Professional Management of the Complex Acute Surgical Patient, Mihaela Stefan MD and Gladys Fernandez MD
Inter-professional Management of the Complex Acute Surgical Patient, Mihaela Stefan MD and Gladys Fernandez MD
The management of the open abdomen in trauma and emergency general surgery: Part 1-damage control, Eleanor Winston MD
Factors associated with survival following blunt chest trauma in older patients: results from a large regional trauma cooperative, Eleanor Winston MD and Lisa Patterson MD
Minor blunt head injury in the intoxicated patient, Eleanor Winston MD and Lisa Patterson MD
Perineal reconstruction with an extrapelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, Peter Wu MD and John Nigriny MD
Submissions from 2009
YKL-40, a potential biomarker for colorectal cancer, Richard Arenas MD, Christopher Chapman MD, Q Jackie Cao MD, Rong Shao, and Brooke Bentley
Gastric transmural pressure measurements in vivo: Implications for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), David Desilets MD, Timothy Mader MD, John Romanelli MD, and David Earle MD
NOTES transgastric ventral hernia repair, David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, and David Earle MD
A NOTES survival study of a novel gastric closure device: Loop-anchor purse-string, David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, Carolanne Lovewell, Christopher Chapman MD, and David Earle MD
Myasthenia flare with pleural metastasis of thymoma developing 6 years after the resection of invasive thymoma, Imran Dosani MD, Armen Asik MD, and Rose Ganim MD
The role of staging laparoscopy for intraabdominal cancers: An evidence-based review, David Earle MD
Loop-anchor purse-string versus endoscopic clips for gastric closure: A natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery comparison study using burst pressures, David Earle MD, David Desilets MD, and John Romanelli MD
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: Blood glucose management during adult cardiac surgery, Richard Engelman MD and Stuart Chipkin MD
Tumour-targeted delivery of TRAIL using Salmonella typhimurium enhances breast cancer survival in mice, Sabha Ganai MD, Richard Arenas MD, and Neil Forbes
Bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity: A meta-analysis of weight loss outcomes for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic gastric bypass, Jane Garb, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, Jay Kuhn MD, and John Romanelli MD
Is prophylactic vena cava filter placement beneficial in acute spinal cord injury, Ronald Gross MD, Patrick Lee MD, and Lisa Patterson MD
Blunt pancreatoduodenal injury: A multicenter study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT), Ronald Gross MD, Lisa Patterson MD, and Yorell Manon-Matos MD
Computer-based laparoscopic and robotic surgical simulators: Performance characteristics and perceptions of new users, David Lin MD, Neal Seymour MD, Jay Kuhn MD, John Romanelli MD, and Ron Bush
Abnormalities of the breast in pregnancy and lactation, Holly Mason MD and Richard Wait MD
Post-liver transplant cholestatic disorder with biliary strictures: de novo versus recurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis, Kenneth McPartland MD
Endoscopic treatment with Deflux for refluxing duplex systems, Kevin Moriarty MD, Richard Courtney MD, David Tashjian MD, and Connie Rossini MD
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast shares cytogenetic abnormality with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland: A case report with molecular analysis and review of the literature, Christopher Otis MD, Sandra Camelo-Piragua MD, Claudine Habib MD, Prathima Kanumuri MD, and Holly Mason MD
Mastitis and breast abscess, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Holly Mason MD, and Daniel Skiest MD
Best practice updates for surgical care in weight loss surgery, John Romanelli MD
Expert panel on weight loss surgery: Executive report update, John Romanelli MD
Magnetic retraction of the gallbladder during NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, and David Earle MD
Gastric closure in NOTES using a novel, over-the-scope nitinol clip - A survival study in an animal model, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, David Earle MD, and Christopher Chapman MD
Single-port laparoscopic surgery: An overview, John Romanelli MD and David Earle MD
Burst pressures in gastric closure - A NOTES study of the Lock-It system with the Padlock-G in the explanted porcine stomach, John Romanelli MD, David Earle MD, and David Desilets MD
Computer-based haptic and nonhaptic virtual reality surgical simulators: Performance characteristics and perceptions of new users, John Romanelli MD, David Lin MD, Eyad Wohaibi MD, Jay Kuhn MD, Ron Bush, Neal Seymour MD, and Richard Zlotnik MD
Computer-based haptic and nonhaptic virtual reality surgical simulators: Performance characteristics and perceptions of new users, John Romanelli MD, David Lin MD, Eyad Wohaibi MD, Jay Kuhn MD, Ron Bush, Neal Seymour MD, and Richard Zlotnik MD
Single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the TriPort: Initial experience, John Romanelli MD, Philip Omotosho MD, and David Earle MD
Laparoscopic Colostomy, Ileostomy, and Feeding Tubes, John Romanelli MD and Kelly Tyler MD
An ergonomic analysis of the effects of camera rotation on laparoscopic performance, Neal Seymour MD
YKL-40, a secreted glycoprotein, promotes tumor angiogenesis, Rong Shao, Q Jackie Cao MD, Richard Arenas MD, Brooke Bentley, and Wei Yan
The use of etanercept as a non-surgical treatment for temporomandibular joint psoriatric arthritis: A case report, Michael Spink MD
Design of a torso positioning device for pre-operative planning of breast reconstruction surgery, Peter Wu MD and John Nigriny MD
Submissions from 2008
Geriatric Trauma, Reginald Alouidor MD
Nonventilatory interventions in the acute respiratory distress syndrome, Reginald Alouidor MD
Short-term postoperative amiodarone use decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, James Cook MD, John Rousou MD, David Deaton MD, Mathias Stoenescu MD, and Joseph Flack MD
Simulation based training for third year medical students: A combined medical and surgical effort to link theory with practice, Elizabeth D'Amour, Mihaela Stefan MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, Michael Picchioni MD, David Page MD, Joel Abraham MD, Rukshana Cader MD, Neal Seymour MD, and Richard Wait MD