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WEBThe American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal which features the best surgical science focusing on clinical care; translational, health services, and …

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Hernia mesh: The good, the bad, and the ugly

WEBCompared to suture repair, mesh repair significantly reduces the rate of hernia recurrence. The use of mesh, however, comes with a small but increased risk of complications …

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Health related social needs and social determinants of …

WEBEvidence demonstrates that social determinants of Health (SDOH) are associated with 70 % of health outcomes.1 Nationally, there is attention on unmet social …

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The sterile cockpit: Reducing distractions in the operating …

WEBThe sterile cockpit as far as we can tell was first applied in the healthcare setting in a 1994 American Journal of Nursing article, and has since been employed in …

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Simply speaking: The importance of health literacy for …

WEBHealth literacy is “the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to …

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Health literacy disparities: Communication strategies to …

WEBThere is a clear link between health literacy and health outcomes. Previous studies have shown an association between limited health literacy and decreased …

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Organizational assessment of health literacy within an …

WEBHealth literacy is defined as “the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and …

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Same-Day Surgery Clinic: A model for improving access …

WEBHealth care access is defined as the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best possible outcome and the opportunity to have health care needs …

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Hazards of surgical smoke from electrocautery: A critical …

WEBEpidemiologic data that measures the risk of malignancy among individuals exposed to the agents in question can also be compelling. The Nurses Health Study is a …

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Is it time for health equity-specific metrics

WEBOne would be hard-pressed to read a medical journal or newspaper and not find an article highlighting the disproportionate health care gaps on minoritized groups in …

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Glass table injuries: A silent public health problem

WEBThe tables with faulty glass can easily become a health hazard, especially in families with young children and public spaces. Further review, however, demonstrates …

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A stakeholder model for prioritization and distribution of elective

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic strained healthcare delivery across the United States and created barriers to elective surgical care due to lack of capacity and …

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Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness

WEBHomelessness is a public health crisis that affects over half a million people in the United States.1 Homelessness is caused by an interaction of individual and …

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Characterizing the impact of verbal communication and health …

WEBThe 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), administered by the National Cancer Institute, contains data from 6369 respondents representing the …

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Allyship in action:

WEBIn 1996, The Institute of Medicine, now the National Academy of Medicine, launched a concerted, ongoing effort focused on assessing and improving the nation's …

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Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A …

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) established the Global Burn Registry (GBR), a minimum dataset and central repository for hospitals and burn centers globally, …

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Social determinants of health in pediatric trauma: Associations …

WEBSocial determinants of health (SDOH) profoundly impact risks for and recovery from a variety of diseases. Social vulnerability is an SDOH measure that quantifies the potential …

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72nd Southwestern Surgical Congress Claude H. Organ, Jr.

WEBDr. Claude Organ rose above poverty, racism, and untold insurmountable odds to become a masterful surgeon and revered leader in numerous academic and …

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The role of government in health care: a societal issue

WEBThe history of the role of government in health care is briefly reviewed and more fully discussed in the United States since the establishment of Medicare 40 years ago. Data …

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Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A …

WEBLimited health literacy “I'm a college graduate so they don't say anything that's like above what I comprehend and understand. So, I know, anything they would …

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Z-Codes: An underutilized strategy to identify social determinants …

WEBHealth equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless …

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To decolonize global surgery and global health we must be …

WEBGlobal surgery today has come of age. Since the publication of the Lancet Commissions report in 2015,1 global surgery is no longer considered “the neglected …

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