PURPOSE: The purpose of this review was to define the learning curve for laparoscopic
colorectal resections. METHODS: A prospectively accumulated, computerized database of all …

Background Interest in surgical careers among medical students has declined over the past
decade. Multiple explanations have been offered for why top students are deterred or …

… metric remains constant as the amplitude of the motion (A m ) and that the duration varies.
Jerk is … Malthaner and Christopher M. Schlachta have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to …

Preoperative malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer is associated with several
postoperative consequences and poorer prognosis. Currently, there is a lack of a universal …

Background The objective of this study was to perform a pre‐clinical remote telesurgery trial
of a da Vinci ® telesurgery prototype on a surgical‐grade virtual private network. Methods A …

Recent literature has raised concerns regarding the risk of adverse psychiatric events among
bariatric surgery patients. However, the relationship between weight loss therapy and …

Objective To determine if virtual care with remote automated monitoring (RAM) technology
versus standard care increases days alive at home among adults discharged after non-…

Background The value of robotics in general surgery may be for advanced minimally invasive
procedures. Unlike other specialties, formal fellowship training opportunities for robotic …

BACKGROUND: Although elective outpatient surgery is commonplace, surgeons remain
hesitant to discharge patients the same day after emergent surgery. We created a formal …

Background Advances in telecommunications technology have facilitated telementoring
initiatives that virtually link a mentor and mentee in the operating room and have shown …