Opportunities to reduce reoperations and to improve inter-facility profiling after initial breast-conserving surgery for cancer. A report from the NCDB.

Background: Repeat operations after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for cancer have been termed "epidemic." To aid improvement activities, we sought to identify those National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) characteristics that were associated with reoperations.

Methods: A retrospective cohort of patients with invasive breast cancer undergoing initial BCS in the NCDB from 2004 to 2015 were identified.

A Reappraisal of the Comparative Effectiveness of Lumpectomy Versus Mastectomy on Breast Cancer Survival: A Propensity Score-Matched Update From the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).

Background: Recent observational studies are concerning because they document rising mastectomy rates coinciding with more than a dozen reports that lumpectomy has better overall survival (OS) than mastectomy. Our aim was to determine if there were differences in OS of matched breast cancer patients undergoing lumpectomy versus mastectomy in the National Cancer Database (NCDB).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective cohort of patients with stage I-III breast cancer in the NCDB (2004-2013) was identified.

The effect of mupirocin dressings on postoperative surgical site infections in elective colorectal surgery: A prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common nosocomial infection among surgical patients. We hypothesized that mupirocin ointment would decrease SSI rates compared to standard surgical dressings in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Methods: A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed, including patients undergoing elective open and minimally invasive colorectal surgery.

An Analysis of Future Publications, Career Choices, and Practice Characteristics of Research Presenters at an American College of Surgeons State Conference: A 15-Year Review.

Objectives: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires scholarly activity within general surgery residency programs. The association between in-training research presentations and postgraduation publications is unknown. We hypothesized that surgical trainee presentations at an American College of Surgeons (ACS) state chapter meeting resulted in peer-reviewed publications and future scholarly activity.