Annals of Surgery Open

Annals of Surgery Open launches its new and improved Ovid-based journal website!

🪩 Modern site design
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📝 Content discoverability
⌛️Upcoming AI-powered features

Link: ovid.com/jnls/aosopen

Dr. Hobika and Dr. Tsai (@Thomasctsai) et al found that omitting emergency status from Medicare's TEAM risk adjustment leads to significant losses for emergency cases compared to fee-for-service reimbursement rates.

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New systematic review of 21 RCTs on ventral hernia repair by Dr. Mills & Dr. Liang et al!
✅Synthetic mesh > suture for 1–4 cm umbilical hernias
❌Biologic mesh = higher recurrence rates
⏱️Robotic VHR adds time & cost over lap repair with similar outcomes
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In this double-blind RCT by Dr Tsoposidis & Dr. Hansson et al, 1-year radiological recurrence remained high for patients undergoing laparoscopic PEH repair.
Left sided relaxing incision did not significantly reduce recurrence rates compared to controls.
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How do we define success as surgeons?
Nikhil Kapur & Dr. D'Angelo et al suggests 2 potential narratives for success:
✅traditional narrative - achievement of particular outcomes and accolades
✅personal narrative - interpersonal relationships & balance
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