Online Journal Review
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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.
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November, 2008
Gastric Electrical Stimulation is an Effective and Safe Treatment for Medically Refractory Gastroparesis. Surgery 144;4:566-574, 2008. download pdf file
Hydrocortisone Therapy for Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM 358;2:111-124, 2008. download pdf file
September, 2008
Risk factors for the development of fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis. Surgery 143:623-8, 2008. download pdf file
Long-term results of carotid stenting versus endarterectomy in high-risk patients. NEJM 358:1572-9, 2008 . download pdf file
April, 2008
Operative repair or endovascular stent graft in blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries:Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma 64:561-71, 2008. download pdf file
Hypertonic resusscitation of hypovolemic shock after blunt trauma. A randomized controlled trial. Arch Surg 143: 139-48, 2008. download pdf file
When does a center for disease control and prevention recommendation become standard of care? Perhaps in the courtroom. American College of Surgeons mock trial: Line Sepsis Liability. J Am Coll Surg 206:370, 2008. download pdf file
February, 2008
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Am J Surg 195:40-47, 2008. download pdf file
Extended transthoracic resection compared with limited transhiatal resection for adenocarcinoma of the mid/distal esophagus: Five-year survival of a randomized clinical trial. AnnSurg 246 992-1001, 2007. download pdf file
Capecitabine and oxaliplatin for advanced esophagogastric cancer. N Engl J Med 358:36-46, 2008. download pdf file