Background Laparoscopy is widely adopted across nearly all surgical subspecialties in the
elective setting. Initially finding indication in minor abdominal emergencies, it has gradually …

Importance Sex-and gender-based differences in a surgeon's medical practice and
communication may be factors in patients' perioperative outcomes. Patients treated by …

Background Pancreatic cancer remains a highly fatal disease with a 5-year overall survival
of less than 10%. In seeking to improve clinical outcomes, there is ongoing debate about the …

Importance The surgeon-anesthesiologist teamwork and relationship is crucial to good
patient outcomes. Familiarity among work team members is associated with enhanced …

Importance Prior research has shown differences in postoperative outcomes for patients
treated by female and male surgeons. It is important to understand, from a health system and …

Background Minimally invasive surgery (MIS), including laparoscopic and robotic
approaches, is widely adopted in elective digestive surgery, but selectively used for surgical …

Objectives This study aims to investigate the efficacy and feasibility of esophagectomy
following combined neoadjuvant immunotherapy and chemotherapy for locally advanced …

Objective To determine whether procedure-specific provider volume is associated with
outcomes for patients undergoing repair of pectus excavatum at tertiary care children's …

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of surgeon-anesthesiologist sex
discordance on postoperative outcomes. Summary Background Data: Optimal surgical …

Background Days alive and at home (DAH) is a patient centered outcome measureable in
routinely collected health data. The validity and minimally important difference (MID) in hip …