Annals of Surgery Open

The Lillemoe Legacy: scholarly excellence, inclusive leadership, and belief in the power of science. We sincerely thank Dr. Lillemoe for his service the past 14 years and know @AnnalsOpen and @AnnalsofSurgery are all the better for it. @lmfunk2 @jdimick1 doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Intraoperative cholangiograms are a valuable tool if correctly interpreted. Synoptic reporting, a highly structured form of documentation, can promote thorough, deliberate intraoperative analysis. Check out the ABCDEF template proposed by @MBosleyMD et al! doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

A multi-center retrospective European study from the MIRACLE collaborate research group found over 90% of ileoanal pouch patients were stoma-free at one year after surgery. Predictive factors included close rectal dissection and high volume centers. journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte…

How does fragmented trauma care impact outcomes? A study from @DavidASpain and @JeffChoi01 found 28% of trauma patient readmissions within 90 days occur at non-index hospitals and that fragmented care has higher odds of major complications and mortality. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Firearm violence is a public health crisis. @ColleenNofi and @drchethansathya found firearm injuries were associated with higher rates of intervention, longer admissions, and increased costs, placing an unprecedented burden on both patients and the system. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

High volume trauma centers have higher rates of procedural interventions, regardless of verified level.🔪🩸Does this represent a resource distribution mismatch or difference in practice patterns? Could outcomes, training, or skill maintenance be impacted? doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Read the latest Surgical Perspectives from @OrlyFarber and @AmandaJReich! Artificial intelligence can boost qualitative surgical research when the 5Ts are applied: Tandem Use, Targeted Application, Training/Testing, Triple Check, and Transparency. 🖥️📈✅ doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Does timing of chemo impact patient-reported outcomes for very low-lying cT3 rectal cancer? An RCT by Ito et al found neoadjuvant chemo improved recurrence-free survival compared to adjuvant chemo with no difference in local recurrence or overall survival. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Does post-operative resource utilization vary based on sex of operating physician? 🔪💰 A retrospective study by Heybati et al (@WallisCJD) found patients of male surgeons had higher resource utilization driven predominately by increased use of home care. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Use of federated models can overcome data privacy concerns while increasing the size and diversity of data used for model development. Work by @_TylerLoftus and @AzraBihorac's group shows federated models effectively predicted post-operative complications doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

The cancer center’s Anthony D. Yang, MD, FACS, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, and colleagues contributed to an article published in Annals of Surgery Open. Learn more: ow.ly/Ipgc50VxF7w. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @AnnalsOpen

1/5 🎉 Tonight, we celebrate Dr. Keith Lillemoe, MD, as @AnnalsofSurgery heads into its 140th year! As Editor-in-Chief since 2011, he has upheld the journal's legacy of excellence and innovation in the surgical field. #AnnalsOfSurgery #SurgeryExcellence journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Studying staple heights in robotic sleeve gastrectomy. 🤖📏 Use of white loads has increased and has similar complication rates, slightly shorter length of stay, and similar resource utilization compared to non-white loads. doi.org/10.1097/AS9.00…

Surgeon perceptions of risk calculators in emergency general surgery identify benefits and drawbacks.⚖️🩺 When optimal treatment is not clear, risk calculators can validate surgeon gestalt and enhance shared decision making if convenient and easy to use. journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte…

There's no time like mid-April to step up our game and highlight the excellent work published in Annals of Surgery Open! Plus, who doesn't love full-length articles you can read without an institutional log in? Follow us and help us catch up to @AnnalsofSurgery! It'll be fun.

Hot off press: Top 11 Barriers to effective perioperative ostomy care and education = Guiding intervention development -- 3 year project from Hannah Sheffer @UABSurgery @UABGISurgery journals.lww.com/aosopen/fullte…

A new study reported in @AnnalsOpen suggests that bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, may help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in people with obesity. @ohpenlab @vumcdbmi news.vumc.org/2025/02/17/wei…

Haha. Touché. My VA and UW computers really do offer optimal screen time for all of the fantastic manuscripts that are being submitted to the journal! 🖥️🖥️

Thrilled to have Dr. Funk leading the helm at @AnnalsOpen!

Great to have @lmfunk2 leading the way at Annals Open! Authors, looks like Dr. Funk has plenty of computer monitors to review your manuscripts! 👀⬇️