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The Operative Word

The American College of Surgeons

Show • 36 episodes

In this series the hosts talk to the editors and experts featured in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS), the official scientific journal of the American College of Surgeons, a monthly peer-reviewed journal publishing original contributions on all aspects of surgery.

E36: Association of Discharge Against Medical Advice with Surgical Outcomes and Healthcare CostEpisode • Aug 21

E35: Association of State Helmet Laws with Helmet Use and Injury Outcomes in Motorcycle CrashesEpisode • Jul 24

E34: Evaluating Outcomes of Initial Site Visits Across American College of Surgeons Accreditation ProgramsEpisode • Jun 19

E33: Limited or Lasting: Is Preoperative Weight Loss as Part of Prehabilitation Maintained after Open Ventral Hernia Repair?Episode • May 22

E32: Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional StudyEpisode • Mar 20

E31: American College of Surgeons Cancer Programs Annual Report from 2021 Participant User FileEpisode • Feb 20

E30: Cost-Effectiveness of Nonoperative Management vs Upfront Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis Over 1 YearEpisode • Jan 23

E29: Refractory and Recurrent Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Treatment: Adaptive, Randomized Clinical TrialEpisode • Dec 19, 2024

E28: Protective Effects of Authenticity Against Depression, Suicide, and Burnout among SurgeonsEpisode • Nov 21, 2024

E27: Association of Daily Step Count and Postoperative Complication among All of Us Research ParticipantsEpisode • Oct 14, 2024

E26: Contemporary Evaluation of Work-Life Integration and Well-being in US Surgical Residents: A National Mixed-Methods StudyEpisode • Sep 19, 2024

E25: Association of National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer Accreditation with Outcomes after Rectal Cancer SurgeryEpisode • Aug 15, 2024

E24: Sustaining Lifelong Competency of Surgeons: Multimodality Empowerment Personal and Institutional StrategyEpisode • Jul 17, 2024

E23: Home Is Not Always Where the Sleep Is: The Effect of Home Call on Sleep, Burnout, and Surgeon Well-BeingEpisode • Jun 20, 2024

E22: Expeditionary Surgeons: Essential to Surgical Leadership in World War II and TodayEpisode • May 16, 2024

E21: Social Determinants of Outcomes Disparity among Pediatric Solid Tumor PatientsEpisode • Apr 18, 2024

E20: Anchors Aweigh! The History of Women Surgeons at SeaEpisode • Mar 21, 2024

E19: Practical and Ethical Guidelines for the Involvement of Trainees in Global Surgery:Episode • Feb 15, 2024

E18: Diverticulitis Familiality: A Statewide Case-Control StudyEpisode • Jan 18, 2024

E17: Novel Form of Breast Intraoperative Radiation Therapy with CT-Guided High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Interim Results of a Prospective Phase II Clinical TrialEpisode • Nov 9, 2023

E16: Comprehensive Cost Implications of Commercially Available Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening ModalitiesEpisode • Oct 5, 2023

E15: Operationalizing the Culture of Burnout and Well-Being: Multicenter Study of Value Congruence and Flourishing in General Surgery ResidencyEpisode • Sep 7, 2023

E14: Leadership and Imposter Syndrome in SurgeryEpisode • Aug 3, 2023

E13: Quantifying the Prognostic Value of Preoperative Surgeon Intuition: Comparing Surgeon Intuition and Clinical Risk Prediction as Derived from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Risk CalculatorEpisode • Jul 6, 2023

E12: COVID Vaccination Status and Operative Outcomes after Kidney TransplantationEpisode • Jun 1, 2023

E11: Severe Increase in Nursing Labor Cost and Effect on Surgical Department Financial Margins at an Academic, Tertiary Medical CenterEpisode • May 4, 2023

E10: Truth of Colorectal Enhanced Recovery Programs: Process Measure Compliance in 151 HospitalsEpisode • Apr 6, 2023

E9: Fluoroscopic Intraoperative Breast Neoplasm and Node DetectionEpisode • Mar 16, 2023

E8: Cost Effectiveness of Universal Screening for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: A Markov AnalysisEpisode • Feb 17, 2023

E7: Disparity-Sensitive Measures in Surgical Care: A Delphi Panel ConsensusEpisode • Jan 26, 2023

E6: Permanent vs Absorbable Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Contaminated FieldsEpisode • Dec 16, 2022

E5: Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency: A National Survey of Graduating Medical Student Self-Assessed Skills by SpecialtyEpisode • Nov 11, 2022

E4: Analyzing Impact of Multimorbidity on Long-Term Outcomes after Emergency General Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Cohort StudyEpisode • Oct 21, 2022

E3: Long-Term Outcomes after Adolescent Bariatric SurgeryEpisode • Sep 16, 2022

E2: Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulant and Associated Bleeding and Thrombotic Complication after Lower Extremity BypassEpisode • Aug 19, 2022

E1: Mass Shootings in America: Consensus Recommendations for Healthcare ResponseEpisode • Jul 15, 2022

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