Based on large multicenter effort, and contrary to current assumptions, the UNOS liver distribution system appears to place a disproportionate burden on populations of the current liver transplant community who already experience disparities in health care ja.ma/3V3KaWv

Does modifier 22 alter reimbursement in fee-for-service Medicare? This cross-sectional study evaluates the association between the use of Medicare’s modifier 22 and compensation for common surgical procedures. ja.ma/4b8mkzN

Detailed remote symptom monitoring data can inform further implementation, dissemination, and maintenance of such programs, enhance patient education, and help set expectations. ja.ma/4dsNvXJ

Randomized clinical trial serves as a pilot study and provides evidence that supports integrating suprazygomatic maxillary nerve blocks in the perioperative pain management protocol for pediatric intracapsular adenotonsillectomy. ja.ma/4bN2SIS

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Is bariatric surgery associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer in women with obesity, and does baseline insulin level modify this association?

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Cohort study evaluates the learning curve for robotic-assisted cholecystectomy among US surgeons from 2010 through 2019. ja.ma/3VcpT2g

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Do outcomes for emergency general surgery vary by surgical approach?

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The spectrum of postpancreatectomy hemorrhage was uncommon but broad, and the gastroduodenal artery was responsible for a minority of bleeding events. Strategies that target the GDA are unlikely to reduce overall incidence or mortality from PPH. ja.ma/459kcWB

What is the best surgical approach for prolapse in women who have already had a hysterectomy? Study found sacrocolpopexy superior to native tissue repair, but similar rates of satisfaction for both as well as transvaginal mesh repair. ja.ma/3yDo5GK #PFDNresearch

From JAMA: Preoperative use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients undergoing emergency surgery was not associated with a higher risk of postoperative respiratory complications vs those not taking GLP-1 receptor agonists. ja.ma/44OYtmk

In this observational study, ACGME Milestone assessments of surgical trainees can be predictive of subsequent clinical outcomes in their early career. ja.ma/3UQ4ifT

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Trainee performance at the time of national selection, measured across technical and non-technical domains, was associated with progression to specialty training, as well as with future performance in both workplace- and simulation-based assessments. ja.ma/3UT1qiF

Total neoadjuvant therapy with induction chemoimmunotherapy followed by long-course chemoradiation was safe and effective for patients with high-risk rectal cancer with pMMR status, finds cohort study including 25 patients. ja.ma/4b8o7VE

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Do outcomes for emergency general surgery vary by surgical approach?

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In this prognostic study including patients with stage III colon cancer, a high pathomics signature was associated with a poor prognosis. Findings suggest that this signature has potential to guide individualized treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy. ja.ma/3UU2Auk

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This narrative review summarizes the current evidence on and recommendations for management of gallstone pancreatitis.

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Cross-sectional study assesses whether populations in socioeconomically disadvantaged regions in the US lack timely access to pediatric trauma centers. ja.ma/44Lh2I0

Unlocking insights in liver cancer treatment: study compares LR, PRFA, and TACE in patients with multinodular BCLC-A, revealing superior survival with LR. Therapeutic hierarchy holds in these cases. ja.ma/4anYJdt #LiverCancer #SuperiorSurvival

Authors Felipe Kristensson and Magdalena Taube discuss Breast Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery and Influence of Insulin Levels: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial with JAMA Surgery Web Editor Amalia Cochran. Hosted on @amaedhub. ja.ma/4bB9H00