Publications by authors named "A E Vertrees"
Immediate reconstruction after the surgical treatment of breast cancer has increased in the last decade. The purpose of this study is to use the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database to analyze long-term trends in breast reconstruction. Women who underwent mastectomy for invasive or in situ breast cancer or prophylaxis between 2005 and 2011 were selected from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn increasing number of women may be choosing mastectomy over breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer as well as undergoing more bilateral resection, immediate reconstruction, and prophylactic operations. Women who had breast cancer operations between 2005 and 2011 were selected from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Annual trends were explored using robust Poisson multivariable regression as were predictors for mastectomy versus breast-conserving surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ratios of women graduating from the only US military medical school and entering surgical internships were reviewed and compared with national trends.
Methods: Data were obtained from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences graduation announcements from 2002 to 2012.
Results: There were 1,771 graduates from 2002 to 2012, with 508 female (29%) and 1,263 male (71%) graduates.
Introduction: Management of rectal injuries in war-injured patients has evolved over time.
Methods: Retrospective review of records of patients sustaining war-related rectal injuries admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Results: From 2003 to 2011, 67 males ages 18 to 40 sustained rectal injuries after secondary blast (64%), gunshot (33%), motor vehicle crash (1%), or helicopter crash (1%).