Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: November 2023

Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from November 2023 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.


November 2023

Can we improve the quality of quality improvement?
Balentine C.
JAMA Surg. 2023 Nov 1;158(11):1184.
[PubMed ID: 37610763]

Examining therapy duration in adults with induced laryngeal obstruction (ILO).
Fujiki RB, Fujiki AE, Thibeault SL.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb;45(1):104094. Epub 2023 Nov 5.
[PubMed ID: 37948819]

Global cancer surgery: Pragmatic solutions to improve cancer surgery outcomes worldwide.
Are C, Murthy SS, Sullivan R, Schissel M, Chowdhury S, Alatise O, Anaya D, Are M, Balch C, Bartlett D, Brennan M, Cairncross L, Clark M, Deo SVS, Dudeja V, D’Ugo D, Fadhil I, Giuliano A, Gopal S, Gutnik L, Ilbawi A, Jani P, Kingham TP, Lorenzon L, Leiphrakpam P, Leon A, Martinez-Said H, McMasters K, Meltzer DO, Mutebi M, Zafar SN, Naik V, Newman L, Oliveira AF, Park DJ, Pramesh CS, Rao S, Subramanyeshwar Rao T, Bargallo-Rocha E, Romanoff A, Rositch AF, Rubio IT, Salvador de Castro Ribeiro H, Sbaity E, Senthil M, Smith L, Toi M, Turaga K, Yanala U, Yip CH, Zaghloul A, Anderson BO.
Lancet Oncol. 2023 Dec;24(12):e472-e518. Epub 2023 Nov 2. Erratum in: Lancet Oncol. 2023 Dec;24(12):e459.
[PubMed ID: 37924819]

Is nonoperative management of appendicitis safe and effective in multi-morbid patients?
Lunardi N, Meier J, Pham TH, Zarzaur BL, Agarwal S, Sharath S, Kougias P, Balentine CJ.
Surgery. 2023 Nov 30:S0039-6060(23)00810-3. Epub ahead of print.
[PubMed ID: 38040596]

Liver transplantation.
Lucey MR, Furuya KN, Foley DP.
N Engl J Med. 2023 Nov 16;389(20):1888-1900.
[PubMed ID: 37966287]

Marrow-Derived Autologous Stromal Cells for the Restoration of Salivary Hypofunction (MARSH): A pilot, first-in-human study of interferon gamma-stimulated marrow mesenchymal stromal cells for treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia.
Blitzer GC, Glazer T, Burr A, Gustafson S, Ganz O, Meyers R, McDowell KA, Nickel KP, Mattison RJ, Weiss M, Chappell R, Rogus-Pulia NM, Galipeau J, Kimple RJ.
Cytotherapy. 2023 Nov;25(11):1139-1144. Epub 2023 Aug 15.
[PubMed ID: 37589639]

Outcomes of enhanced recovery protocols and tranexamic acid on double-incision versus periareolar gender-affirming mastectomy: A retrospective study of postoperative outcomes.
Edalatpour A, Seitz AJ, Warden AM, Gunderson K, Wirth PJ, Rose K, Gast KM.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 Nov 22;88:360-368. Epub ahead of print.
[PubMed ID: 38061259]

Transforming the future of surgeon-scientists.
Ladner DP, Goldstein AM, Billiar TR, Cameron AM, Carpizo DR, Chu DI, Coopersmith CM, DeMatteo RP, Feng SH, Gallagher KA, Gillanders WE, Lal BK, Lipshutz GS, Liu A, Maier RV, Mittendorf EA, Morris AM, Sicklick JK, Velazquez OC, Whitson BA, Wilke LG, Yoon SS, Zeiger MA, Farmer DL, Hwang ES; ASA Task Force for Research Sustainability.
Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 2. Epub ahead of print.
[PubMed ID: 37916404]