Current Issue: Vol. 144, No. 4, April 2009
Editorial
- Welcome to Our First Video and to Archives on the Web
Extract | Free Full Text
CME: Original Article
- Development of an Online Morbidity, Mortality, and Near-Miss Reporting System to Identify Patterns of Adverse Events in Surgical Patients
Abstract | Full Text | CME Course | Invited Critique
Original Articles
- Influence of Overweight on Patients With Gastric Cancer After Undergoing Curative Gastrectomy: An Analysis of 689 Consecutive Cases Managed by a Single Center
Abstract | Free Full Text | Invited Critique - Results of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Morbidly Obese vs Superobese Patients: Similar Body Weight Loss, Correction of Comorbidities, and Improvement of Quality of Life
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique - Bariatric Surgery Outcomes at Designated Centers of Excellence vs Nondesignated Programs
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique - Expert Consensus vs Empirical Estimation of Injury Severity: Effect on Quality Measurement in Trauma
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique - Contained Anastomotic Leaks After Colorectal Surgery: Are We Too Slow to Act?
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique
Review Article
- Perioperative Supplemental Oxygen Therapy and Surgical Site Infection: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Abstract | Full Text | Invited Critique
Resident's Forum
- Completion Pancreatectomy for Treatment of a Clostridium perfringens Pancreatic Infection
Abstract | Full Text
Special Article
- Stress and Burnout Among Surgeons: Understanding and Managing the Syndrome and Avoiding the Adverse Consequences
Extract | Full Text
Complete Table of Contents
Top Content
Most Viewed Articles
- The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21st Century
- Image of the Month—Quiz Case
- Multi-institutional Experience Using Human Acellular Dermal Matrix for Ventral Hernia Repair in a Compromised Surgical Field
- Pretransplantation Patient Characteristics and Survival Following Combined Heart and Kidney Transplantation
- Long-term Outcomes of Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy vs Conventional Hemorrhoidectomy
- Evaluation of a Preoperative Checklist and Team Briefing Among Surgeons, Nurses, and Anesthesiologists to Reduce Failures in Communication
- Influence of Obesity on Cancer-Related Outcomes After Pancreatectomy to Treat Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
- Image Is Everything
- Comparative Outcomes Analysis of Procedures Performed in Physician Offices and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Hospital Teaching Intensity, Patient Race, and Surgical Outcomes
Most Sent Articles
- Image of the Month—Quiz Case
- Cinematic Nuclear Scintigraphy Reliably Directs Surgical Intervention for Patients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- A Novel Index of Elevated Risk of Inpatient Hospital Admission Immediately Following Outpatient Surgery
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Fibroadenomas by Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy
- Bacterial Translocation During Portal Clamping for Liver Resection
- Image Is Everything
- Hybrid Cardiac Surgery
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vs Non-EMS Transport of Critically Injured Patients
- Povidone-Iodine vs Sodium Hypochlorite Enema for Mechanical Preparation Before Elective Open Colonic or Rectal Resection With Primary Anastomosis
- Long-term Survival After Radiofrequency Ablation of Complex Unresectable Liver Tumors
Explore & Interact
Image of the Month—Quiz Case
A 51-year-old man with multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN I) complained of indigestion, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fatigue.
Disparities in Health Care
Archives of Surgery is publishing a rolling theme issue on Disparities in Health Care. View the list of articles in the theme issue.
Call for Papers: Maintenance of Certification
During 2009, we are soliciting manuscripts on maintenance of certification. The editorial board has selected this topic as our year-long theme. Accepted manuscripts will be given priority publication. Please indicate in your cover letter that your manuscript is to be considered for this theme.