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    World Journal of Surgery: Volume 43, Issue 1

    1-298
    15 January 2019
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Original Scientific Report

Open Access

The Reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research (RECOvER) Checklist: A Joint Statement by the ERAS® and ERAS® USA Societies

Kevin M. Elias,  Alexander B. Stone,  Katharine McGinigle,  Jo’An I. Tankou,  Michael J. Scott,  William J. Fawcett,  Nicolas Demartines,  Dileep N. Lobo,  Olle Ljungqvist,  Richard D. Urman,  the ERAS® Society and ERAS® USA ,  Kevin Elias,  Maria Adamian,  Frederic Bushnell,  Arman Dagal,  Chad Engan,  Joseph Marcotte,  Katharine McGinigle,  Nicollete Pauksta,  Venu Pillarisetty,  Jo’An Tankou, 
  • Pages: 1-8
  • First Published: 16 August 2018

Trends in Retention and Decay of Basic Surgical Skills: Evidence from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: A Prospective Case–Control Cohort Study

Abebe Bekele,  Sahlu Wondimu,  Naod Firdu,  Mulat Taye,  Amezene Tadesse, 
  • Pages: 9-15
  • First Published: 10 August 2018

Safety Culture and Perioperative Quality at the Volta River Authority Hospital in Akosombo, Ghana

Katherine Smiley,  Love Ofori,  Cindy Spangler,  Rebecca Acquaah-Arhin,  Deborah Deh,  Juliana Enos,  Stephen Manortey,  Frank Baiden,  Samuel Finlayson,  Raymond Price,  Marta McCrum, 
  • Pages: 16-23
  • First Published: 14 August 2018

Scientific Review

Open Access

The Situation of Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Tanzania: A Systematic Review

Karolina Nyberger,  Desmond T. Jumbam,  James Dahm,  Sarah Maongezi,  Ahmed Makuwani,  Ntuli A. Kapologwe,  Boniface Nguhuni,  Swagoto Mukhopadhay,  Katherine R. Iverson,  Erastus Maina,  Steve Kisakye,  Patrick Mwai,  Augustino Hellar,  David Barash,  Cheri Reynolds,  John G. Meara,  Isabelle Citron, 
  • Pages: 24-35
  • First Published: 20 August 2018

Original Scientific Report

General Thoracic Surgery in Rwanda: An Assessment of Surgical Volume and of Workforce and Material Resource Deficits

Adriana G. Ramirez,  Nebil Nuradin,  Fidele Byiringiro,  Georges Ntakiyiruta,  Andrew E. Giles,  Robert Riviello, 
  • Pages: 36-43
  • First Published: 21 August 2018

Assessing the Quality of Life of Patients with Breast Cancer Treated in a Tertiary Hospital in a Resource-Poor Country

Chinedu Okoli,  S. N. C. Anyanwu,  Amobi O. Ochomma,  Chiemelu D. Emegoakor,  Gabriel U. Chianakwana,  Henry Nzeako,  Eric Ihekwoaba, 
  • Pages: 44-51
  • First Published: 27 August 2018

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Challenges of Costing a Surgical Procedure in a Lower–Middle-Income Country

Chanil Ekanayake,  Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,  Sanjeewa Kularatna,  Rasika Herath,  Prasantha Wijesinghe, 
  • Pages: 52-59
  • First Published: 20 August 2018

Sex Disparities in Access to Surgical Care at a Single Institution in Malawi

Trista D. Reid,  Sherry M. Wren,  Joanna Grudziak,  Rebecca Maine,  Chifundo Kajombo,  Anthony G. Charles, 
  • Pages: 60-66
  • First Published: 25 August 2018

Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Costs Associated with Laparoscopic Appendectomy in a Middle-Income Country with Universal Health Coverage

Giancarlo Buitrago,  Edgar Junca,  Javier Eslava-Schmalbach,  Ruben Caycedo,  Pilar Pinillos,  Luis Carlos Leal, 
  • Pages: 67-74
  • First Published: 25 August 2018

Increasing and Retaining African Surgeons Working in Rural Hospitals: An Analysis of PAACS Surgeons with Twenty-Year Program Follow-Up

Caleb Van Essen,  Bruce C. Steffes,  Keir Thelander,  Beryl Akinyi,  Hsin-Fang Li,  Margaret J. Tarpley, 
  • Pages: 75-86
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

The Cost of Intramedullary Nailing Versus Skeletal Traction for Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Malawi: A Prospective Economic Analysis

Mohamed Mustafa Diab,  David W. Shearer,  James G. Kahn,  Hao-Hua Wu,  Brian Lau,  Saam Morshed,  Linda Chokotho, 
  • Pages: 87-95
  • First Published: 09 August 2018

Scientific Review

Health Literacy Among Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Mélissa Roy,  Joseph P. Corkum,  David R. Urbach,  Christine B. Novak,  Herbert P. von Schroeder,  Steven J. McCabe,  Karen Okrainec, 
  • Pages: 96-106
  • First Published: 13 August 2018

Original Scientific Report

Assessment of Avoidable Readmissions in a Visceral Surgery Department with an Algorithm: Methodology, Analysis and Measures for Improvement

Fabio Agri,  Anne-Claude Griesser,  Estelle Lécureux,  Pierre Allemann,  Markus Schäfer,  Yves Eggli,  Nicolas Demartines, 
  • Pages: 107-116
  • First Published: 16 August 2018

Implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist Correlates with Reduced Surgical Mortality and Length of Hospital Admission in a High-Income Country

Elzerie de Jager,  Ronny Gunnarsson,  Yik-Hong Ho, 
  • Pages: 117-124
  • First Published: 12 June 2018

Invited Commentary

Ten Years and Counting: Sustaining Effectiveness of the Surgical Safety Checklist Through Ongoing Implementation Efforts

Ian Solsky,  Alex B. Haynes, 
  • Pages: 125-126
  • First Published: 14 August 2018

Original Scientific Report

Usability of Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging with Indocyanine Green During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage

Shohei Yoshiya,  Ryosuke Minagawa,  Keisuke Kamo,  Meidai Kasai,  Kenji Taketani,  Takafumi Yukaya,  Yasue Kimura,  Tadashi Koga,  Masanori Kai,  Kiyoshi Kajiyama,  Tomoharu Yoshizumi, 
  • Pages: 127-133
  • First Published: 13 August 2018

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Preoperative Anxiety as a Predictor of Delirium in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Saho Wada,  Hironobu Inoguchi,  Ryoichi Sadahiro,  Yutaka J. Matsuoka,  Yosuke Uchitomi,  Tetsufumi Sato,  Kazuaki Shimada,  Seichi Yoshimoto,  Hiroyuki Daiko,  Ken Shimizu, 
  • Pages: 134-142
  • First Published: 20 August 2018

Cognitive Assessment of Surgeons During Surgical Procedures: Influence of Time and Intraoperative Complications

Juliana Beneduzzi,  Fernando A. M. Herbella,  Francisco Schlottmann,  Marco G. Patti, 
  • Pages: 143-148
  • First Published: 13 August 2018

Original Scientific Report with Video

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Utilizing the Combination of Absorbable and Permanent Mesh in a Retromuscular Position: A Multicenter Prospective Study

Miguel Ángel García-Ureña,  Javier López-Monclús,  Diego Cuccurullo,  Luis Alberto Blázquez Hernando,  Providencia García-Pastor,  Stefano Reggio,  Elena Jiménez Cubedo,  Carlos San Miguel Méndez,  Arturo Cruz Cidoncha,  Alvaro Robin Valle de Lersundi, 
  • Pages: 149-158
  • First Published: 21 August 2018

Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary to: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Utilizing the Combination of Absorbable and Permanent Mesh in a Retromuscular Position: A Multicenter Prospective Study

B. Ramana, 
  • Pages: 159-160
  • First Published: 25 August 2018

Original Scientific Report

Chronic Pain, Quality of Life and Functional Impairment After Emergency Laparotomy

Mai-Britt Tolstrup,  Tine Thorup,  Ismail Gögenur, 
  • Pages: 161-168
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Ostomy Usage for Colorectal Trauma in Combat Casualties

Luke R. Johnston,  Matthew J. Bradley,  Carlos J. Rodriguez,  Michael P. Mcnally,  Eric A. Elster,  James E. Duncan, 
  • Pages: 169-174
  • First Published: 20 August 2018

Implementation of Current ENETS Guidelines for Surgery of Small (≤2 cm) Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in the German Surgical Community: An Analysis of the Prospective DGAV StuDoQ|Pancreas Registry

Ioannis Mintziras,  Tobias Keck,  Jens Werner,  Stefan Fichtner-Feigl,  Uwe Wittel,  Norbert Senninger,  Thorsten Vowinkel,  Jörg Köninger,  Matthias Anthuber,  Bernd Geißler,  Detlef Klaus Bartsch,  for the StuDoQ|Pancreas study group of the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) ,  Michael Ghadimi,  Stefan Post,  Torsten J. Wilhelm,  Christoph-Thomas Germer,  Waldemar Uhl,  Orlin Belyaev,  Thomas Kraus,  Helmut Witzigmann,  Merten Hommann,  Ernst Klar,  Matthias Glanemann,  Carsten Gutt,  Thomas Manger,  Hans-Jörg Krämling,  Jörg C. Kalff,  Tim R. Glowka,  Natascha C. Nüssler,  Jörg-Peter Ritz,  Winfried Padberg,  Anton J. Kroesen,  Albrecht Stier,  Dietmar Lorenz,  Wolf Otto Bechstein,  Karl-Jürgen Oldhafer,  Sven Eisold,  Ute Tröbs,  Hans-Bernd Reith,  Franz-Josef Schumacher,  Elke Wagler,  Stefan Farkas,  Frank Klammer,  Matthias Schwarzbach,  Marco Niedergethmann,  Norbert Runkel,  Pompiliu Piso,  Eric P. M. Lorenz,  Christian Mönch,  Steffanie Bieck,  Robert Grützmann,  Max Brunner,  Helmut Friess, 
  • Pages: 175-182
  • First Published: 10 August 2018

Understanding and Practices of Gynaecologists Related to Breast Cancer Screening, Detection, Treatment and Common Breast Diseases: A Study from India

Gitika N. Singh,  Aastha Agarwal,  Vinod Jain,  Priti Kumar, 
  • Pages: 183-191
  • First Published: 26 July 2018

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Safety and Feasibility of Linear Stapling Device with Bioabsorbable Polyglycolic Acid Sheet for Duodenal Closure in Gastric Cancer Surgery: A Multi-institutional Phase II Study

Kazunari Misawa,  Takaki Yoshikawa,  Seiji Ito,  Haruhiko Cho,  Yuichi Ito,  Takashi Ogata, 
  • Pages: 192-198
  • First Published: 13 August 2018

Assessment of the Correlation Between Preoperative and Immediate Postoperative Gastric Volume and Weight Loss After Sleeve Gastrectomy Using Computed Tomography Volumetry

Hosam Elbanna,  Sameh Emile,  Galal El-Sayed El-Hawary,  Noha Abdelsalam,  Hossam Abdelhafiz Zaytoun,  Haitham Elkaffas,  Ahmed Ghanem, 
  • Pages: 199-206
  • First Published: 09 August 2018

Original Scientific Report with Video

Hepatic Pedicle Occlusion with the Pringle Maneuver During Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Reduces the Conversion Rate

Rongce Zhao,  Fei Liu,  Chenyang Jia,  Kefei Chen,  Yonggang Wei,  Junhua Chen,  Bo Li, 
  • Pages: 207-213
  • First Published: 28 September 2018

Original Scientific Report

Incidental Gallbladder Cancer: How Residual Disease Affects Outcome in Two Referral HPB Centers from South America

Luis Gil,  Xabier de Aretxabala,  Javier Lendoire,  Fernando Duek,  Juan Hepp,  Oscar Imventarza, 
  • Pages: 214-220
  • First Published: 13 August 2018

Liver Resection for Solitary Transplantable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Role of AFP-Score

Benjamin Menahem,  Christophe Duvoux,  Nathalie Ganne,  Ariane Mallat,  Olivier Seror,  Julien Calderaro,  Guy Launoy,  Arnaud Alves,  Daniel Cherqui,  Alain Luciani,  Alexis Laurent, 
  • Pages: 221-229
  • First Published: 20 August 2018

Enhanced Recovery in Liver Transplantation: A Feasibility Study

Raffaele Brustia,  Antoine Monsel,  Filomena Conti,  Eric Savier,  Geraldine Rousseau,  Fabiano Perdigao,  Denis Bernard,  Daniel Eyraud,  Yann Loncar,  Olivier Langeron,  Olivier Scatton, 
  • Pages: 230-241
  • First Published: 09 August 2018

Time to Readmission and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Liver and Pancreatic Surgery

Qinyu Chen,  Fabio Bagante,  Griffin Olsen,  Katiuscha Merath,  Jay J. Idrees,  Eliza W. Beal,  Ozgur Akgul,  Jordan Cloyd,  Mary Dillhoff,  Carl Schmidt,  Susan White,  Timothy M. Pawlik, 
  • Pages: 242-251
  • First Published: 14 August 2018

The Predictive Value of Pulse Wave Velocity for Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Surgery

A. Venara,  R. Jaouen,  E. Lermite,  P. Le Naoures,  C. Casa,  E. Mirallié,  E. Duchalais,  A. Hamy, 
  • Pages: 252-259
  • First Published: 14 August 2018

Prognostic Impact of Perineural Invasion in Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Chang Hyun Kim,  Seung-Seop Yeom,  Soo Young Lee,  Hyeong Rok Kim,  Young Jin Kim,  Kyung Hwa Lee,  Jae Hyuk Lee, 
  • Pages: 260-272
  • First Published: 27 August 2018

Outcomes Following Non-operative Management of Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms

Gabriele Piffaretti,  Alessandro Bacuzzi,  Andrea Gattuso,  Gaddiel Mozzetta,  Maria Cristina Cervarolo,  Walter Dorigo,  Patrizio Castelli,  Matteo Tozzi, 
  • Pages: 273-281
  • First Published: 20 August 2018

Predicting Survival of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia on the First Day of Life

Chaeyoun Oh,  Joong Kee Youn,  Ji-Won Han,  Hee-Byum Yang,  Sanghoon Lee,  Jeong-Meen Seo,  In Geol Ho,  Soo-Hong Kim,  Yong Hoon Cho,  Seung Han Shin,  Hyun-Young Kim,  Sung-Eun Jung, 
  • Pages: 282-290
  • First Published: 30 August 2018

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: A Prospective Comparative Study on Improvement of Hyperthyroid Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy Versus Medical Management

M. Shreyamsa,  V. Sasi Mouli,  Kul Ranjan Singh,  Pooja Ramakant,  Anand Kumar Mishra, 
  • Page: 291
  • First Published: 02 May 2018

Letter to the Editor: Effect of Statin Therapy on Survival After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Kosmas I. Paraskevas, 
  • Pages: 292-293
  • First Published: 10 May 2018

Letter to the Editor: Are American Surgical Residents Prepared for Humanitarian Deployment? A Comparative Analysis of Resident and Humanitarian Case Logs

David J. Read, 
  • Page: 294
  • First Published: 25 April 2018

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Authors’ Reply: Are American Surgical Residents Prepared for Humanitarian Deployment? A Comparative Analysis of Resident and Humanitarian Case Logs

David Kuwayama, 
  • Pages: 295-296
  • First Published: 26 June 2018

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: A Consensus-Based Criterion Standard for the Requirement of a Trauma Team

Christian Waydhas, 
  • Pages: 297-298
  • First Published: 18 June 2018