Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication in gastrointestinal surgery.
Wound protection devices are being increasingly used in the attempt to reduce infection …

Objective This meta-analysis aims to determine if antibiotic-impregnated sutures for
abdominal fascial closure prevent postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs), hernias, and/or …

Background: Accurate conflict of interest (COI) statements are important, as a known COI
may invalidate study results due to the potential risk of bias. Objective: To determine the …

Background Although length of stay (LOS) after colorectal surgery (CRS) is associated with
worse patient and system level outcomes, the impact of surgeon and hospital-level factors on …

Aim Minimally invasive transanal total mesorectal excision (Ta TME ) is a new approach for
treating rectal cancer. ‘Spin’ can be defined as ‘reporting strategies to highlight that the …

Objective: To assess the prevalence, magnitude, and disclosure status of industry funding in
editorial boards of surgery journals. Summary of Background Data: Financial COI can bias …

Objective Lung transplant (LTx) is an accepted treatment for end-stage pulmonary failure. A
small proportion of explanted lungs harbor incidentally identified non-small cell lung cancers …

… B-cell lymphoma represents the malignant counterpart of normal B cells arrested at specific
maturational stages. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is considered to be the most …

Background: Orally administered water-soluble contrast (WSC) can track resolution of small-bowel
obstruction (SBO), but no universal pathway for its use exists. We developed and …

… In addition, the isolation of a purified hydrolase inactivating virginiamycin B components may
be useful in the titration of B comoonents in EL SOLH, N., BISMUTH, R., ALLIGNET, J., AND …