Current Issue February 2012 | Vol. 92, No. 1
Current Topic
February 2012
Patient SafetyJuan A. Sanchez, MD, MPA, Guest Editor
Perhaps ironically, the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic, most likely as a result of human error, occurred at about same the time that Harvard physician, biochemist, and historian, Lawrence J. Henderson, famously proclaimed that the pace of progress in medicine had reached a point at which a random patient had a better than even chance of benefiting from consultation with a random physician. Since then, the availability of treatment options for virtually every ailment known to afflict humanity has exploded, resulting in an unprecedented growth in the quantity of health care services. These advances, punctuated occasionally by spectacular cures, have delivered a level of societal welfare and productivity that could not have been envisioned by those who first learned of that great nautical catastrophe 100 years ago.
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Damage Control for Intra-Abdominal Sepsis27 January 2012
Brett H. Waibel, Michael F. Rotondo
With the success of damage-control surgery for the treatment of exsanguinating truncal trauma, it has been adapted to other surgical diseases associated with shock states, such as severe secondary per...
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Perioperative Nutritional Support: Immunonutrition, Probiotics, and Anabolic Steroids27 January 2012
Adrian A. Maung, Kimberly A. Davis
Nutritional support in surgical patients has evolved from simple provision of adequate calories to retard loss of lean body mass to the provision of specific nutrients in an attempt to manipulate meta...
December 20122011 - Volume 91
Bariatric and Metabolic SurgeryShanu N. Kothari, MD, Guest Editor
October 2011 August 2011 June 2011 April 2011 February 2011 December 2010 October 2010 August 2010 June 2010 April 2010 February 2010 December 2009 October 2009 August 2009 June 2009 April 2009 February 2009 December 2008 October 2008 August 2008 June 2008 April 2008 February 2008 December 2007 October 2007 August 2007 June 2007 April 2007 February 2007 December 2006 October 2006 August 2006 June 2006 April 2006 February 2006 December 2005 October 2005 August 2005 June 2005 April 2005 February 2005 December 2004 October 2004 August 2004 June 2004 April 2004 February 2004 December 2003 October 2003 August 2003 June 2003 April 2003 February 20032011 - Volume 91
Gastric SurgeryGeorge M. Fuhrman, MD, Guest Editor
Nutrition and Metabolism of the Surgical Patient, Part IIStanley J. Dudrick, MD, and Juan A. Sanchez, MD, Guest Editors
Nutrition and Metabolism of The Surgical Patient, Part IStanley J. Dudrick, MD, and Juan A. Sanchez, MD, Guest Editors
Update on Surgical Palliative CareGeoffrey P. Dunn, MD, Guest Editor
Diagnostic Imaging for the General SurgeonThomas H. Cogbill, MD, & Benjamin T. Jarman, MD, Guest Editors2010 - Volume 90
Wounds and Wound ManagementGuest Editor: Michael D. Caldwell, MD, PhD
Tracheobronchial, Pulmonary and Mediastinal Problems in General Thoracic SurgeryGuest Editor: Steven R. DeMeester, MD
Liver Surgery: From Basics to RoboticsGuest Editor: David A. Geller, MD
Simulation and Surgical Competency
Guest Editors: Neal E. Seymour, MD & Daniel J. Scott, MD
Evidence-Based Management of Pancreatic MalignancyGuest Editor: Richard K. Orr, MD, MPH
Anorectal Disease
Guest Editor: Scott R. Steele, MD, FACS, FASCRS2009 - Volume 89
Surgical Practice in Rural AreasGuest Editors: Randall Zuckerman, MD & David Borgstrom, MD
Endocrine SurgeryGuest Editor: Martha A. Zeiger, MD, FACS, FACE
Advances in Cardiac and Aortic SurgeryGuest Editors: John A. Kern, MD & Irving L. Kron, MD
Skin Surgery and Minor ProceduresGuest Editor: Frederick Radke, MD
Surgical InfectionsGuest Editor: John E. Mazuski, MD, PhD
Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer CareGuest Editors: Kimberly M. Brown, MD & Margo Shoup, MD, FACS2008 - Volume 88
Biliary Tract SurgeryGuest Editor: J. Lawrence Munson, MD
Advances and Controversies in Minimally Invasive SurgeryGuest Editors: Jon Gould, MD & W. Scott Melvin, MD
Hereditary Cancer SyndromesGuest Editor: Ismail Jatoi, MD, PhD, FACS
Soft Tissue SarcomasGuest Editors: Matthew T. Hueman, MD & Nita Ahuja, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology for the General SurgeonGuest Editor: Charles S. Dietrich III, MD
Advances in Abdominal Wall Hernia RepairGuest Editors: Kamal M.F. Itani, MD & Mary T. Hawn, MD, FACS2007 - Volume 87
Benign Pancreatic DisordersGuest Editor: Stephen W. Behrman, MD
Vascular Surgery: New Concepts and Practice for the General SurgeonGuest Editor: Benjamin W. Starnes, MD, FACS
Surgery as an Industry:
Evolution or Revolution?Guest Editors: Ronald F. Martin, MD & Vijay P. Khatri MBChB, FACS
Current Management of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseGuest Editor: Joseph J. Cullen, MD
Breast CancerGuest Editor: Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS
Trauma Care TodayGuest Editor: Ronald F. Martin, MD2006 - Volume 86
Critical Care for the General SurgeonGuest Editors: Juan Carlos Puyana, MD & Matthew R. Rosengart, MD, MPH
Topics in Organ Transplantation for General SurgeonsGuest Editor: Paul E. Morrissey, MD
Recent Advances in the Management of Benign and Malignant Colorectal DiseasesGuest Editors: Robin P. Boushey, BSc, MD, PhD, CIP, FRCSC & Patricia L. Roberts, MD
Surgical Response to DisasterGuest Editor: LTC Robert M. Rush, Jr., MD
Current Practice in Pediatric SurgeryGuest Editor: Mike K. Chen, MD
Evidence-Based SurgeryGuest Editors: Jonathan L. Meakins, OC, MD, DSc, FRCS(Hon), FRCS(C,Glas) & Sir Muir Gray, CBE, DSc, MD, FRCP, FRCPS(Glas)2005 - Volume 85
Perioperative Issues for Surgeons Improving Patient Safety and OutcomesGuest Editor: Lena M. Napolitano, MD
Gastric SurgeryGuest Editor: Ronald F. Martin, MD
Bariatric SurgeryGuest Editors: Edward H. Livingston MD,FACS, & Ronald F. Martin MD
Esophageal SurgeryGuest Editors: Rodney J. Landreneau MD & Ronald F. Martin MD
Surgical Palliative CareGuest Editor: Geoffrey P. Dunn MD, FACS
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery: Beyond Feasibility or Surrogate EndpointsGuest Editors: Nilesh A. Patel, MD & Roberto Bergamaschi, MD, PhD2004 - Volume 84
Graduate Surgical Education: A New BeginningGuest Editor: Jon B. Morris, MD
Endovascular Management of Vascular Disease: Current Technologies and ApplicationsGuest Editors: Fred A. Weaver, MD, FACS & Douglas B. Hood, MD, FACS
An Update in Surgeon-Performed UltrasoundGuest Editor: Edgar D. Staren, MD, PhD, MBA
Updates in Endocrine SurgeryGuest Editors: Orlo H. Clark, MD, Quan-Yang Duh, MD & Electron Kebebew, MD
Liver Surgery: Modern Concepts and TechniquesGuest Editors: Vijay P. Khatri, MD, FACS & Philip D. Schneider, MD, PhD, FACS
Surgical Options in Heart FailureGuest Editors: Stephen Westaby, MS, PhD, FRCS, FETCS, FESC & Jagat Narula, MD, DM, PhD, FACC, FAHA2003 - Volume 83
Robotic SurgeryGuest Editors: Inderbir S. Gill, MD, MCh, Gyung Tak Sung, MD, PhD & Garth H. Ballantyne, MD
Hernia RepairGuest Editor: Ira M. Rutkow, MD, MPH, DrPH
Breast CancerGuest Editors: Ismail Jatoi, MD, PhD, FACS & S. Eva Singletary, MD, FACS
Wound HealingGuest Editor: David L. Steed, MD
Malignant Melanoma Part IIGuest Editor: Stanley P.L. Leong, MD, FACS
Malignant Melanoma Part IGuest Editor: Stanley P.L. Leong, MD, FACS
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Nutrition and Metabolism of The Surgical Patient, Part IJune 2011 (Vol. 91 | No. 3 | Pages xiii-xiv)
Ronald F. Martin
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Nutrition and Metabolism of the Surgical Patient, Part IIAugust 2011 (Vol. 91 | No. 4 | Pages xiii-xiv)
Ronald F. Martin
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Nutrition and Metabolism of The Surgical Patient, Part IJune 2011 (Vol. 91 | No. 3 | Pages xv-xvii)
Stanley J. Dudrick, Juan A. Sanchez
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Gastric SurgeryOctober 2011 (Vol. 91 | No. 5 | Pages ix-xi)
Ronald F. Martin
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Gastric SurgeryOctober 2011 (Vol. 91 | No. 5 | Page xiii)
George M. Fuhrman
