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 May 2025 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
May 2025
Enrichment of microbial DNA in plasma to improve pathogen detection in sepsis: A pilot study.
Dominguez EG, McDonald BR, Zhang H, Stephens MD, Dietmann EC, Nedden M, Byington N, Thompson S, Junak M, Pepperell CS, Kisat MT.
Clin Chem. 2025 May 2;71(5):567-576. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaf011.
PMID: 40067770.
Impact of a web-based decision aid on socioeconomically disadvantaged patients’ engagement in breast surgery decision-making: Stepped-wedge clinical trial (Alliance-A231701CD).
Schumacher JR, Hanlon BM, Zahrieh D, Rathouz PJ, Tucholka JL, McKinney G, Tan AD, Breuer CR, Bailey L, Higham AM, Wecsler JS, Arnold AH, Froix AJ, Dull S, Abbott AM, Fine SG, McGuire KP, Seydel AS, McNamara P, Chow S, Neuman HB.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May 17. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17452-0. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 40382452.
Indocyanine green and protoporphyrin IX fluorescence imaging of inflammation, hypoxia, and necrosis of burns.
Liu A, Ochoa M, Reed MS, Junak M, Pashaj J, Pogue BW, Gibson ALF.
Burns Trauma. 2025 May 21;13:tkaf021. doi: 10.1093/burnst/tkaf021.
PMID: 40400790; PMCID: PMC12093317.
Sentinel node biopsy utilization in Wisconsin women undergoing breast-conserving surgery for DCIS.
Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May 31. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17590-5. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 40450165.
Unveiling the silent threat: Disparities in adrenal incidentaloma management.
O’Connor JP, Poloju A, Pabich SK, Allen B, Sippel R, Kind A, Chiu A.
J Surg Res. 2025 May 26;311:143-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.04.031. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 40424844.