Outcomes of the 2021-2022 APDS General Surgery Recruitment Process Recommendations.

Background: In recent years, mounting challenges for applicants and programs in resident recruitment have catapulted this topic into a top priority in medical education. These challenges span all aspects of recruitment-from the time an applicant applies until the time of the Match-and have widespread implications on cost, applicant stress, compromise of value alignment, and holistic review, and equity. In 2021-2022, the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) set forth recommendations to guide processes for General Surgery residency recruitment.

Comparison of Simulated Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery at the Highest-Performing vs Chosen Local Hospitals.

Importance: Variation in outcomes across hospitals adversely affects surgical patients. The use of high-quality hospitals varies by population, which may contribute to surgical disparities.

Objective: To simulate the implications of data-driven hospital selection for social welfare among patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgery.

A preoperative prediction model for risk of multiple admissions after colon cancer surgery.

Background: A subset of patients who undergo colon cancer surgery may be at a high risk of multiple subsequent admissions. We developed a simplified model to predict the preoperative risk of multiple postoperative admissions (MuAdm) among patients undergoing colon resection to aid in preoperative planning.

Methods: Patients aged ≥18 y with colon cancer who underwent elective surgical resection identified in discharge claims from California and New York (2008-2011) were included.

Racial disparities in surgical outcomes of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has not historically been a focus of racial health disparities research. IBD has been increasing in the black community. We hypothesized that outcomes following surgery would be worse for black patients.

Understanding readmissions following operations of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

Background: In anticipation of bundled-payment models for thyroid and parathyroid disease, a better understanding of resource utilization following surgery is required. We sought to characterize the use of hospital services following such operations using an analysis of readmissions.

Methods: Patients age 18+years who underwent a thyroid or parathyroid operation in CA or NY (2008-2011) were classified by procedure type.

Hospitalization in the Year Preceding Major Oncologic Surgery Increases Risk for Adverse Postoperative Events.

Background: Hospitalization is associated with negative clinical effects that last beyond discharge. This study aimed to determine whether hospitalization in the year before major oncologic surgery is associated with adverse outcomes.

Methods: Patients 18 years of age or older with stomach, pancreas, colon, or rectal cancer who underwent resection in California and New York (2008-2010) were included in the study.

Wind, water, wound, walk--do the data deliver the dictum?

Objective: To evaluate the teaching dictum "wind, water, wound, walk" in the modern surgical environment.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Hospitals enrolled in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.