Thrilled to have Dr. Funk leading the helm at Annals of Surgery Open!

Annals of Surgery Open Haha. Touché. My VA and UW computers really do offer optimal screen time for all of the fantastic manuscripts that are being submitted to the journal! 🖥️🖥️

A new study reported in Annals of Surgery Open suggests that bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, may help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in people with obesity. You Chen, PhD, FAMIA @vumcdbmi news.vumc.org/2025/02/17/wei…

Hot off press: Top 11 Barriers to effective perioperative ostomy care and education = Guiding intervention development -- 3 year project from Hannah Sheffer UAB Surgery UAB GI Surgery journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte…

There's no time like mid-April to step up our game and highlight the excellent work published in Annals of Surgery Open! Plus, who doesn't love full-length articles you can read without an institutional log in? Follow us and help us catch up to Annals of Surgery! It'll be fun.

Surgeon perceptions of risk calculators in emergency general surgery identify benefits and drawbacks.⚖️🩺 When optimal treatment is not clear, risk calculators can validate surgeon gestalt and enhance shared decision making if convenient and easy to use. journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte…

The cancer center’s Anthony D. Yang, MD, FACS, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, and colleagues contributed to an article published in Annals of Surgery Open. Learn more: ow.ly/Ipgc50VxF7w. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive Annals of Surgery Open

Studying staple heights in robotic sleeve gastrectomy. 🤖📏 Use of white loads has increased and has similar complication rates, slightly shorter length of stay, and similar resource utilization compared to non-white loads. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

1/5 🎉 Tonight, we celebrate Dr. Keith Lillemoe, MD, as Annals of Surgery heads into its 140th year! As Editor-in-Chief since 2011, he has upheld the journal's legacy of excellence and innovation in the surgical field. #AnnalsOfSurgery #SurgeryExcellence journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Use of federated models can overcome data privacy concerns while increasing the size and diversity of data used for model development. Work by Tyler Loftus and Azra Bihorac's group shows federated models effectively predicted post-operative complications doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Does post-operative resource utilization vary based on sex of operating physician? 🔪💰 A retrospective study by Heybati et al (Christopher Wallis (he/him/his)) found patients of male surgeons had higher resource utilization driven predominately by increased use of home care. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Does timing of chemo impact patient-reported outcomes for very low-lying cT3 rectal cancer? An RCT by Ito et al found neoadjuvant chemo improved recurrence-free survival compared to adjuvant chemo with no difference in local recurrence or overall survival. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Read the latest Surgical Perspectives from Orly Nadell Farber, MD and Amanda Jane Reich, PhD, MPH! Artificial intelligence can boost qualitative surgical research when the 5Ts are applied: Tandem Use, Targeted Application, Training/Testing, Triple Check, and Transparency. 🖥️📈✅ doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

High volume trauma centers have higher rates of procedural interventions, regardless of verified level.🔪🩸Does this represent a resource distribution mismatch or difference in practice patterns? Could outcomes, training, or skill maintenance be impacted? doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Firearm violence is a public health crisis. Colleen Nofi, DO PhD MBA MSc and Dr. Chethan Sathya, MD MSCE found firearm injuries were associated with higher rates of intervention, longer admissions, and increased costs, placing an unprecedented burden on both patients and the system. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

How does fragmented trauma care impact outcomes? A study from David Spain and Jeff Choi 최재영 found 28% of trauma patient readmissions within 90 days occur at non-index hospitals and that fragmented care has higher odds of major complications and mortality. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

A multi-center retrospective European study from the MIRACLE collaborate research group found over 90% of ileoanal pouch patients were stoma-free at one year after surgery. Predictive factors included close rectal dissection and high volume centers. journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte…

Intraoperative cholangiograms are a valuable tool if correctly interpreted. Synoptic reporting, a highly structured form of documentation, can promote thorough, deliberate intraoperative analysis. Check out the ABCDEF template proposed by Maggie Bosley, MD et al! doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte… Mary Brindle Ariadne Labs UCalgaryMedicine The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Annals of Surgery