Trauma is often viewed as an individual or interpersonal issue. This paper expands the
definition of trauma to include the impact collective and structural elements on health and …

Background Observation of paraesophageal hernias (PEHs) may lead to emergent surgery
for hernia-related complications. This study evaluated urgent or emergent repair outcomes …

Objective Immunotherapy for esophageal cancer is relatively novel but increasingly used.
This study evaluated the early use of immunotherapy as an adjunct to neoadjuvant …

Background Esophageal perforations historically are associated with significant morbidity
and mortality and generally require emergent intervention. The influence of improved …

Objective As the American Board of Surgery transitions to a competency-based model of
surgical education centered upon entrustable professional activities (EPAs), there is a …

Background Heart failure is a prominent cardiovascular disease (CVD) manifestation in sub-
Sarahan Africa. Myocardial fibrosis is a central feature of heart failure that we aimed to …

Background Performing selective esophagectomy for locally advanced squamous cell
carcinoma may spare patients morbidity, but delayed surgery may infer higher risks. This …

Background Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder treated with
septal reduction therapy, either alcohol septal ablation or septal myectomy (SM). Historically …

Background: Surgical volume is a surgical indicator that was described in the Lancet
Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) and the World Bank World Development Indicators …

BACKGROUND The role of emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy (EDT) in
traumatically injured children has not been elucidated. We aimed to perform a systematic …