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Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration for Cytologic Categorization of Thyroid Nodules-Incremental Progress vs Quantum Improvement by Antunez, Alexis G, Doherty, Gerard M

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Patient Preferences in Cases of Inter-system Medical Error Discovery (IMED) by Antunez, Alexis G., Saari, Annaka, Miller, Jacquelyn, Dossett, Lesly A.

“…MINIPatient preferences about disclosure when physicians discover another providerʼs error are unknown. This qualitative study used the inductive and…”
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Predictors and Outcomes of Upstaging in Rectal Cancer Patients Who Did Not Receive Preoperative Therapy by Antunez, Alexis G., Kanters, Arielle E., Regenbogen, Scott E.

“…Preoperative chemoradiation is indicated for clinical stage II and III rectal cancers; however, the accuracy of clinical staging with preoperative imaging is…”
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Assessment of Surgical Specialty Societies' Choosing Wisely Recommendations by Antunez, Alexis G, Telem, Dana A, Dossett, Lesly A

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Surgeon Preference for Maximizing Medical Care Is Associated with Recommending More Extensive Surgery for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer by Antunez, Alexis G, Saucke, Megan C, Bushaw, Kyle J, Chiu, Alexander, Pitt, Susan C

“…While patient-level determinants of total thyroidectomy use have been well described, surgeon-level drivers of more extensive surgery are present and less well…”
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Evaluation of Access to Hospitals Most Ready to Achieve National Accreditation for Rectal Cancer Treatment by Antunez, Alexis G, Kanters, Arielle E, Regenbogen, Scott E

“…The American College of Surgeons National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) promotes multidisciplinary care to improve oncologic outcomes in…”
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Cancer-related Fear and Worry in Patients with Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: A Longitudinal Cohort Study by Lee, Stephanie, Antunez, Alexis G, Sinco, Brandy, Saucke, Megan C, Bushaw, Kyle J, Dream, Sophie, Fingeret, Abbey, Livhits, Masha J, Mathur, Aarti, McDow, Alexandria D, Roman, Sanziana, Voils, Corrine I, Pitt, Susan C

“…Little is known about how patients' emotions impact the choice between hemi- and total thyroidectomy (TT) for low-risk thyroid cancer (LR-TC) and how these…”
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Understanding and Assisting the Recovery of Non-English-Speaking Trauma Survivors: Assessment of the NESTS Pathway by Antunez, Alexis G, Herrera-Escobar, Juan P, Ilkhani, Saba, Hoffman, Ana, Foley, Katie M, Zier, Carolyn, Campbell, Lorna, Pinkes, Nathaniel, Valverde, Madeline D, Ortega, Gezzer, Reidy, Emma, Reich, Amanda J, Salim, Ali, Levy-Carrick, Nomi, Anderson, Geoffrey A

“…Spanish-speaking trauma and burn patients have unique needs in their post-discharge care navigation. The confluence of limited English proficiency, injury…”
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Making Choices: A Multi-institutional, Longitudinal Cohort Study Assessing Changes in Treatment Outcome Valuation for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer by Antunez, Alexis G, Sinco, Brandy R, Saucke, Megan C, Bushaw, Kyle J, Jensen, Catherine B, Dream, Sophie, Fingeret, Abbey L, Livhits, Masha J, Mathur, Aarti, McDow, Alexandria, Roman, Sanziana A, Voils, Corrine I, Sydnor, Justin, Pitt, Susan C

“…To evaluate the relative importance of treatment outcomes to patients with low-risk thyroid cancer (TC). Overuse of total thyroidectomy (TT) for low-risk TC is…”
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Behavioral Interventions on Surgeons’ Preoperative Decision-Making: A Scoping Review and Critical Analysis by Antunez, Alexis G., Rowe, Katherine A., Bain, Paul A., Doherty, Gerard M., Dossett, Lesly A.

“…Consensus is lacking regarding the optimal strategy to influence surgeons' behaviors to reduce low-value surgical care. Comprehensively describing the existing…”
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Evidence-Based Management of Chylothorax in Infants by Church, Joseph T, Antunez, Alexis G, Dean, Ashley, Matusko, Niki, Deatrick, Kristopher B, Attar, Mohammad A, Gadepalli, Samir K

“…Abstract Purpose Management guidelines for infants with chylothorax lack substantial evidence. We sought to identify variables that impact outcomes in these…”
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Targets for De-implementation of Unnecessary Testing Before Low-Risk Surgery: A Qualitative Study by Richburg, Caroline E., Pesavento, Cecilia M., Vastardis, Andrew, Antunez, Alexis G., Gavrila, Valerie, Cuttitta, Anthony, Nathan, Hari, Byrnes, Mary E., Dossett, Lesly A.

“…Despite multispecialty recommendations to avoid routine preoperative testing before low-risk surgery, the practice remains common and de-implementation has…”
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Ethical Duty of Health Care Systems to Address Interfacility Medical Error Discovery by Antunez, Alexis G., Shuman, Andrew G., Jagsi, Reshma, Dossett, Lesly A.

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Thyroid Cancer–Related Fear & Anxiety in Patients With Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Mixed-Methods Study by Evans, Emily E., Dougherty, Ailish, Jensen, Catherine B., Sinco, Brandy, Robinson, Nico, Ozkan, Melis, Khan, Ibrahim, Roche, Kayla, Saucke, Megan C., Bushaw, Kyle J., Antunez, Alexis G., Voils, Corrine I., Pitt, Susan C.

“…Thyroid cancer diagnosis often evokes strong negative emotions in patients, yet little is understood about such responses in those with benign thyroid nodules…”
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Clinical and pathological outcomes of induction chemotherapy before neoadjuvant radiotherapy in locally‐advanced rectal cancer by Hardiman, Karin M., Antunez, Alexis G., Kanters, Arielle, Schuman, Ari D., Regenbogen, Scott E.

“…Background and Objectives In North America, preoperative combination chemoradiation is the most commonly recommended and utilized approach to locally advanced…”
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Intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels ≤40 pg/mL are associated with the lowest persistence rates after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism by Claflin, Jake, Dhir, Apoorv, Espinosa, Nicolas M., Antunez, Alexis G., Cohen, Mark S., Gauger, Paul G., Miller, Barbra S., Hughes, David T.

“…Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) monitoring is used to predict biochemical cure during parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism; however,…”
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Hiring Practices of US Academic Surgery Departments—Challenges and Opportunities for More Inclusive Hiring by Shubeck, Sarah P., Newman, Erika A., Vitous, C. Ann, Antunez, Alexis G., Dossett, Lesly A.

“…To increase workforce diversity among academic medical centers, the Association of American Medical Colleges recommends multiple inclusive strategies for…”
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Opportunities to improve the diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: retrospective cohort study by Vivero, Matthew P, Chen, Yu-Jen, Antunez, Alexis G, Cho, Nancy L, Nehs, Matthew A, Doherty, Gerard M, Bates, David W, Liu, Jason B

“…Although primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is readily diagnosed biochemically and can be cured with low-risk surgery, it is often underrecognized and…”
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Creating a Diagnostic Algorithm for Complicated Appendicitis by Church, Joseph, MD, Coughlin, Megan A., MD, Antunez, Alexis G, Smith, Ethan, MD, Bruch, Steven W., MD, FACS

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Creating diagnostic criteria for perforated appendicitis using cross-sectional imaging by Church, Joseph T., Coughlin, Megan A., Antunez, Alexis G., Smith, Ethan A., Bruch, Steven W.

“…Introduction Preoperative determination of perforated versus acute appendicitis can be difficult. We compared CT and MRI performance in diagnosing perforated…”
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