1st Edition
50 Landmark Papers Every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know
In 50 Landmark Papers every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know, editors Stephen Cohn and Peter Rhee have compiled a selection of the most influential recent contributions to the specialty of acute care surgery/emergency surgery.
This book comprises 50 thought-provoking and relevant topics, reviewing carefully selected papers to update the readers on what has been published in the last decade. 50 key papers cover the most relevant studies from a wide range of topics from Acute Cholecystitis to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
This book is of interest to surgical residents and trainees, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care fellows and all members of the Acute Care team. This is both an informative and personal look at evidence-based topics, and is relevant to all general and acute care surgeons.
About the Editors
Stephen M. Cohn, MD FACS
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University
Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Peter Rhee
New York Medical College
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, New York, USA
Section 1. Esophagus, gastric, and duodenal
- Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Prevents Recurrence of Ulcer After Simple Closure of Duodenal Ulcer Perforation: Randomized Controlled Trial
- Biologic prosthesis to prevent recurrence after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: long-term follow-up from a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial.
- Self-expandable stents for benign esophageal leakages and perforations: long-term single-center experience
- Natural history of patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction
- Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Approach to management of intussusception in adults: a new paradigm in the computed tomography era
- A meta-analysis of outcomes following use of somatostatin and its analogues for the management of enterocutaneous fistulas.
- Surgical management of thrombotic acute intestinal ischemia
- Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis The APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Urgent Colonoscopy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Diverticular Hemorrhage.
- A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Primary Anastomosis or Hartmann’s Procedure for Perforated Left Colonic Diverticulitis ith Purulent or Fecal Peritonitis
- Colonic stenting as a bridge to surgery(ESCO trial)
- Neostigmine for the treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
- Colonic volvulus in the United States: trends, outcomes, and predictors of mortality.
- Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile.
- Acute Cholecystitis Early Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy, A Multicenter Randomized Trial
- TG13: Updated Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis.
- A Step-up Approach or Open Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis
- Equal efficacy of endoscopic and surgical cystogastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage in a randomized trial.
- Predictors of therapy failure in a series of 741 adult pyogenic liver abscesses
- Management in patients with liver and an umbilical hernia.
- Comparison of stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease (eTHoS): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
- A comparison of injections of botulinum toxin and topical nitroglycerin ointment for the treatment of chronic anal fissure
- Multicentre observational study of outcomes after drainage of acute perianal abscess.
- Healing by primary versus secondary intention after surgical treatment for pilonidal disease.
- Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia.
- Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
- Outcomes of cholecystectomy in US heart transplant recipients.
- Randomized clinical trial of pigtail catheter versus chest tube in injured patients with uncomplicated traumatic pneumothorax.
- Small-Bowel Obstruction After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- A Comparative Study of the ReCell® Device and Autologous Spit-Thickness Meshed Skin Graft in the Treatment of Acute Burn Injuries.
- Prophylactic Ureteral Stent Placement vs No Ureteral Stent Placement During Open Colectomy.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of safety of laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy for suspected appendicitis in pregnancy.
- Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess.
- Impact and Progression of Organ Dysfunction in Patients with Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Multicenter Study.
- The Society for Vascular Surgery Lower Extremity Threatened Limb Classification System: Risk stratification based on Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI). Mills et al. J Vasc Surg 2014;59:220-34
- Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections.
- Unified treatment algorithm for the management of crotaline snakebite in the United States: results of an evidence-informed consensus workshop.
- Endovascular or open repair strategy for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: 30 day outcomes from IMPROVE randomised trial
- Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development,
- Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults.
- Time to Treatment and Mortality during Mandated Emergency Care for Sepsis.
- Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized trial.
- Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
- An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU
- A comparison of low-dose heparin with low-molecular-weight heparin as prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism after major trauma.
- Effect of a retrievable inferior vena cava filter plus anticoagulation vs anticoagulation alone on risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism: a randomized clinical trial.
- Is the evolving management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome improving survival?
- Pitfalls in communication that lead to nonbeneficial emergency surgery in elderly patients with serious illness: description of the problem and elements of a solution.
- Alcohol Interventions in a Trauma Center as a Means of Reducing the Risk of Injury Recurrence
Enders et al., Annals of Surgery. 231(2):153-158, FEB 2000
Review by contributor Matthew O. Dolich
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Oelschlager et al., J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Oct;213(4):461-8.
Review by contributor Fahim Habib
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Gubler (2014), Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 49(1):23-29.
Review by contributor John K. Bini
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Section 2. Intestinal
Miller, Gordon et al., BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2000:87(9): 1240-1247
Review by contributor Marc DeMoya and Andrew Kamien
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Càndid Villanueva et al., N Engl J Med 2013; 368:11-21 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1211801
Review by contributor Bruce Crookes
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Rea JD et al. Clements RH., AmSurg 2007;73(11): 1098–1105
Review by contributor Raphael Parrado and David Notrica
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Rahbour, G, Siddiqui, MR, Ullah, MR, Gabe, SM, Warusavitarne, J, Vaizey, CJ. Ann Surg 2012;256(6):946-954
Review by contributor Edward Lineen and Peter Lopez
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Endean et al. Ann Surg. 2001 Jun; 233(6): 801–808.
Review by contributor Juan C Duchesne
Original Author Commentary Eric D. Endean, MD
Salminen et al. JAMA. 2015;313(23):2340-2348. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6154
Review by contributor Stephen M. Cohn
Original Author Commentary Paulina Salminen
Jensen et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. January 13, 2000; 342(2): 78-82.
Review by contributor Leslie Kobayashi
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Oberkofler, Beitenstein et al. Ann Surg 2012;256: 819–827
Review by contributor Akpofure Peter Ekeh
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Arezzo et al. Surg Endosc (2017) 31:3297–3305
Review by contributor Pamela Daher-Tobia and Carlos V.R. Brown
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Ponec et al. N Engl J Med 1999;341:137-41
Review by contributor Matthew J. Forestiere and Kenji Inaba
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Halabi W, Jabari M, Kang C, Nguyen V, Carmichael J, Mills S, Pigazzi A, Stamos M. Annals of Surgery 2014; 259: 293-301.
Review by contributor Joseph Love
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van Nood, et al. N Engl J Med 2013;368:407-15
Review by contributor Sarah Mathew, Jessica Barton, and Adrian W. Ong
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Section 3. Biliary and Pancreatic
Gutt et al, Ann Surg 2013; 258: 385-393.
Review by contributor Narong Kulvatunyou
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Takada T et al, J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2013 Jan;20(1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00534-012-0566-y.
Review by contributor Chad G. Ball
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Hjalmar C. van Santvoort et al., N Engl J Med 2010; 362:1491-1502 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0908821
Review by contributor Umar F. Bhatti and Hasan B. Alam
Original Author Commentary Hjalmar C. van Santvoort
Varadarajulu et al., Gastroenterology. 2013 Sep;145(3):58390
Review by contributor Matthew J. Martin
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Lo et al. (2015), J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci, 22, pages 156–165
Review by contributor Krista L Kaups
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Marsman et al. Surgery 2007 .142:372-5
Review by contributor Eric J. Ley
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Section 4: Anorectal
Watson et al. Lancet 2016 Nov 12; 388
Review by contributor Elizabeth R Benjamin
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Brisinda et al. N Engl J Med 1999;341:65-9
Review by contributor Clarence E. Clark and Jacquelyn S. Turner
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Pearce et al. Br J Surg. 2016 Jul;103(8):1063-8.
Review by contributor TBC
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Al-Khamis, McCallum I, King BM, Bruce J. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010
Review by contributor James C. Doherty
Original Author Commentary Julie Bruce
Section 5: General Surgery Consultations
Neumayer et al. N Engl J Med. 2004 Apr 29;350(18):1819-27.
Review by contributor Esteban Varela
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Deerenberg EB. Lancet. 2015 Sep 26;386(10000):1254-1260.
Review by contributor Jonathan Nguyen
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Kilic, et al. Ann Surg; 2013: 258: 312-7.
Review by contributor Suresh Agarwal and Christopher Reed
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Kulvatunyou N, et al. BJS 2014;101: 17-22.
Review by contributor Lydia Lam
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Husain, O'Malley et al. Arch Surg. 2007;142(10):988-993
Review by contributor Jazmín M. Cole, Vishwanath Chegireddy, Nabil Tariq, and Daniel J. Bonville
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Holmes JH. J Burn Care Res. 2018 Aug 17;39(5):694-702. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/iry029.
Review by contributor Laura Johnson
Original Author Commentary James Holmes
Merola et al. JAMA Surg. 2018 Jan 1;153(1):87–90
Review by contributor Vasiliy Sim and Samuel Hawkins
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Wilasrusmee et al. British Journal of Surgery 2012; 99: 1470–1479
Review by contributor Manuel Castillo-Angeles and Ali Salim
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Section 6: Miscellaneous
Talan DA, Mower WR, Krishnadasan A et al. N Engl J Med 2016; 374:823-832.
Review by contributor Addison K. May
Original Author Commentary David A. Talan
Bulger et al. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2015 Dec;16(6):694-701
Review by contributor Rondi B. Gelbard
Editors Note
Review by contributor Jaime Benarroch-Gampel and James Middleton Chang
Original Author Commentary Joseph L. Mills
Perl et al. NEJM 2002 Jun 13;346(24):1871-7.
Review by contributor Mark Sawyer
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Lavonas et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2011, 11:2
Review by contributor Anne Rizzo and Peter Rhee
Original Author Commentary Eric Lavonas
IMPROVE Trial Investigators, Powell JT, Sweeting MJ, Thompson MM, Ashleigh R, Bell R, Gomes M, Greenhalgh RM, Grieve R, Heatley F, Hinchliffe RJ, Thompson SG, Ulug P. BMJ 2014;348:f7661
Review by contributor Abdul Q. Alarhayem and Mark G. Davies
Original Author Commentary Janet Powell
Meara, et. al. Lancet, Volume 386, No. 9993, p569–624, 8 August 2015 No abstract for this case
Review by contributor Andrew J. Michaels
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Section 7: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Casaer et al. N Engl J Med 2011;365:506-17.
Review by contributor Mark L Shapiro
Original Author Commentary Michael P Casaer and Greet Van den Berghe
Seymour et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 8;376(23):2235-2244
Review by contributor Craig M. Coopersmith
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Chastre et al. 2003 JAMA. Nov 9;290(19):2588-98.
Review by contributor Atif Jastaniah and Morad Hameed
Original Author Commentary Jean Chastre
Ely et al. JAMA. 2004;291:1753-1762
Review by contributor Anchit Mehrotra and Natasha Keric
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Pronovost et al. N Engl J Med 2006;355:2725-32
Review by contributor Stephen O. Heard
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Geerts WH, Jay RM, Code KI, Chen E, Szalai JP, Saibil EA, Hamilton PA. N Engl J Med. 1996 Sep 5;335(10):701-7.
Review by contributor Ara Feinstein
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Mismetti et al. JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1627-35
Review by contributor Mary Condron
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Michal L. Cheatham, MD; Karen Safcsak, RN. Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb; 38 (2):402-7.
Review by contributor Keneeshia Williams
Original Author Commentary Michael L. Cheatham and Karen Safcsak
Cooper et al. Ann Surg. 2014; 260(6):949-957.
Review by contributor Christine S Cocanour
Original Author Commentary Zara Cooper
Gentillelo.ANNALS OF SURGERY Vol. 230, No. 4, 473–483
Review by contributor Gary Vercruysse
Original Author Commentary Larry M. Gentilello
Biography
Stephen M. Cohn, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Peter Rhee, MD, MPH, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA