Online Journal Review

Periodically, several recently-published articles will be placed on the LLU Surgery website as part of the "online journal club". Please read the papers and then submit answers to a set of questions based upon them.  By answering the questions you will get credit for having read the papers.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the .pdf files.  You can download the Acrobat Reader for free if you don’t have it.
If your computer is not able to download or open the .pdf files you may obtain any of the articles from the libraries of any of the hospitals.

September, 2010

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgery. Volume 251, Number 4, April 2010. Download the PDF

A Step-up Approach or Open Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis. NEJM 362;16 April 22, 2010. Download the PDF

Questions are due Thursday September 30th, 2010 at 11:59pm. If you'd like a chance to correct any possible incorrect answers, please submit your initial answers one week in advance (Thursday September 23rd).

April, 2010

Red Blood Cell Transfusion Threshold in Postsurgical Pediatric Intensive Care Patients.  Annals of Surgery • Volume 251, Number 3, March 2010. Download the PDF

Postoperative Pneumonia-Prevention Plan for the Inpatient Surgical Ward. Journal of the American College of Surgions, January 2010. Download the PDF.

Questions are due Friday April 30th, 2010 at 11:59pm. If you'd like a chance to correct any possible incorrect answers, please submit your initial answers one week in advance (Friday April 23).

February, 2010

Computed tomography alone versus computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the identification of occult injuries to the cervical spine: a meta-analysis. Journal of Trauma 2010;68:109-113. Download as PDF.

Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the efficacy of lanreotide 30mg PR in the treatment of pancreatic and enterocutaneous fistulae. Annals of Surgery 2009;250:872-77. Download as PDF.

Questions are due to be submitted by March 1, 2010 at 11:59pm.

December, 2009

Repeated intraperitoneal instillation of levobupivacaine for the m anagement of pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgery 2009;146;9:475-482. download pdf file

Does Splenic Presrvatio Treatment (Embolization, Splenorrhaphy, and Partial Splenectomy) Improve Immunologic Function and Long-Term Prognosis After Splenic Injury? download pdf file

Questions are due to be submitted by January 5, 2010 at 11:59pm.

October, 2009

Systematic review of endoscopic ultrasonography versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for suspected choledocholithiasis. British Journal of Surgery 2009; 96:967-974. download pdf file

Randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open surgery in patients with rectal cancer. British Journal of Surgery 2009; 96:982-989. download pdf file

Questions are due by October 25, 2009 at 11:59pm.

August, 2009

Early Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Predicted Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis. Ann Surgery 2009;250:68-75. download pdf file

The Value of Procalcitonin at Predicting the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis and Development of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis. Surgery 2009;146;1:72-81. download pdf file

Questions are due by Sept. 4th at 11:59pm.

April, 2009

Long-term Outcomes of Stapled Hemorrhoideopexy vs. Conventional Hemohhhoidectomy, Arch Surgery 144;3:266-272, March 2009. download pdf file

Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials on the Role of Mechanical Bowel Preparation Before Colorectal Surgery, Ann Surgery 2009;249:203-209. download pdf file.

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February, 2009

The Effect of Endoscopic Treatments on Healing of Anastomotic Leaks After Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer, Surgery 145;2:182-188, Feb 2009. download pdf file

Placement of a Covered Polyester Stent Prevents Complications from a Colorectal Anastomotic Leak and Supports Healing: Randomized Controlled Trial in a Large Animal Model, Surgery 144;5:786-792, Nov 2008 download pdf file

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