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Incidence of Clinically Relevant Solitary Pulmonary Nodules Utilizing a Universal Health Care System by Kuckelman, John, Dezube, Aaron, Jacobson, Francine, Learn, Peter A, Miller, Daniel, Mody, Gita, Jaklitsch, Michael

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are common, but the clinical relevance of these nodules is unknown. Utilizing current screening…”
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The Power of Cooperation: A Quantitative Analysis of the Benefit of Civilian Partnerships on the Academic Output of Military Surgeons by Fannon, Elise E H, Learn, Peter A, Horton, John D, Latham, Kerry P, Valerio, Ian L

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Military–civilian partnerships are crucial to maintaining the skills of active duty surgeons and sustaining readiness. There have been no…”
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Race-based differences in duration of stay among universally insured coronary artery bypass graft patients in military versus civilian hospitals by Chowdhury, Ritam, MBBS, MPH, PhD, SM, Davis, W. Austin, BS, Chaudhary, Muhammad A., MBBS, Jiang, Wei, MS, Zogg, Cheryl K., MSPH, MHS, Schoenfeld, Andrew J., MD, MSc, Jaklitsch, Michael T., MD, Kaneko, Tsuyoshi, MD, Learn, Peter A., MD, Haider, Adil H., MD, MPH, Schneider, Eric B., PhD

“…Background Duration of stay for coronary artery bypass graft operation outcomes differs for black versus white patients, with differences often attributed to…”
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Factors influencing the volume-outcome relationship in gastrectomies: a population-based study by Smith, David L, Elting, Linda S, Learn, Peter A, Raut, Chandrajit P, Mansfield, Paul F

“…A relationship between hospital procedural volume and patient outcomes has been observed in gastrectomies for primary gastric cancer, but modifiable factors…”
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Patient driven care in the management of prostate cancer: analysis of the United States military healthcare system by Chaudhary, Muhammad Ali, Leow, Jeffrey J, Mossanen, Matthew, Chowdhury, Ritam, Jiang, Wei, Learn, Peter A, Weissman, Joel S, Chang, Steven L

“…Patient preferences are assumed to impact healthcare resource utilization, especially treatment options. There is limited data exploring this phenomenon. We…”
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Association Between Race and Postoperative Outcomes in a Universally Insured Population Versus Patients in the State of California by Schoenfeld, Andrew J, Jiang, Wei, Harris, Mitchel B, Cooper, Zara, Koehlmoos, Tracey, Learn, Peter A, Weissman, Joel S, Haider, Adil H

“…OBJECTIVE:To compare disparities in postoperative outcomes for African Americans after surgical intervention in the universally insured military system, versus…”
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Defining Optimal Length of Opioid Pain Medication Prescription After Common Surgical Procedures by Scully, Rebecca E, Schoenfeld, Andrew J, Jiang, Wei, Lipsitz, Stuart, Chaudhary, Muhammad Ali, Learn, Peter A, Koehlmoos, Tracey, Haider, Adil H, Nguyen, Louis L

“…The overprescription of pain medications has been implicated as a driver of the burgeoning opioid epidemic; however, few guidelines exist regarding the…”
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Pitfalls in avoiding operation for autoimmune pancreatitis by Learn, Peter A., MD, Grossman, Evan B., MD, Do, Richard K.G., MD, PhD, Allen, Peter J., MD, Brennan, Murray F., MD, D’Angelica, Michael I., MD, DeMatteo, Ronald P., MD, Fong, Yuman, MD, Klimstra, David S., MD, Schattner, Mark A., MD, Jarnagin, William R., MD

“…Background Despite improved clinical characterization, autoimmune pancreatitis is often still diagnosed only after a major operative procedure. This study…”
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A Decade of Mortality Reductions in Major Oncologic Surgery: The Impact of Centralization and Quality Improvement by Learn, Peter A., Bach, Peter B.

“…Background: For more than a decade, health policy groups have recommended concentrating care for certain high-risk oncologic procedures into high-volume…”
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ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Breast MRI and Provider-Induced Demand by Pak, Linda M., Learn, Peter A.

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Patterns and predictors of opioid prescribing and use after rib fractures by Dalton, Michael K., Chaudhary, Muhammad Ali, Andriotti, Tomas, Sturgeon, Daniel, Learn, Peter A., Jarman, Molly P., Weissman, Joel S., Goralnick, Eric

“…Rib fractures are painful injuries that are treated with aggressive analgesia, which can include opioids. We sought to evaluate the patterns and predictors of…”
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Racial disparities in emergency general surgery: Do differences in outcomes persist among universally insured military patients? by Zogg, Cheryl K, Jiang, Wei, Chaudhary, Muhammad Ali, Scott, John W, Shah, Adil A, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Weissman, Joel S, Cooper, Zara, Salim, Ali, Nitzschke, Stephanie L, Nguyen, Louis L, Helmchen, Lorens A, Kimsey, Linda, Olaiya, Samuel T, Learn, Peter A, Haider, Adil H

“…Racial disparities in surgical care are well described. As many minority patients are also uninsured, increasing access to care is thought to be a viable…”
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Non-clinical Drivers of Variation in Preoperative MRI Utilization for Breast Cancer by Pak, Linda M., Banaag, Amanda, Koehlmoos, Tracey P., Nguyen, Louis L., Learn, Peter A.

“…Background Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) utilization in breast cancer treatment has increased significantly over the past 2 decades, but its…”
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Long-term prescription opioid use among US military service members injured in combat by Dalton, Michael K., Manful, Adoma, Jarman, Molly P., Pisano, Alfred J., Learn, Peter A., Koehlmoos, Tracey P., Weissman, Joel S., Cooper, Zara, Schoenfeld, Andrew J.

“…INTRODUCTION During the Global War on Terrorism, many US Military service members sustained injuries with potentially long-lasting functional limitations and…”
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Keeping tabs: Reducing postoperative opioid prescriptions for patients after breast surgical procedures by Gunasingha, Rathnayaka M.K.D., Niloy, Injamamul L., Wetstein, Berish B., Learn, Peter A., Turza, Lauren C.

“…As the opioid crisis continues, it is critical that health care providers ensure they are not overprescribing opioid medications. At our institution (Walter…”
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The Comparative Effectiveness and Provider-induced Demand Collaboration Project: A Pioneering Military-Civilian Academic Partnership to Build Health Services Research Capacity for the Military Health System by Koehlmoos, Tracey Pérez, Madsen, Cathaleen, Banaag, Amanda, Mitro, Jessica Pope, Schoenfeld, Andrew J, Learn, Peter A, Cooper, Zara, Weissman, Joel S

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Like civilian health systems, the United States Military Health System (MHS) confronts challenges in achieving the aims of reducing cost,…”
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In defense of Direct Care: Limiting access to military hospitals could worsen quality and safety by Zogg, Cheryl K., Lichtman, Judith H., Dalton, Michael K., Learn, Peter A., Schoenfeld, Andrew J., Perez Koehlmoos, Tracey, Weissman, Joel S., Cooper, Zara

“…Objective Ongoing health care reforms within the US Military Health System (MHS) are expected to shift >1.9 million MHS beneficiaries from military treatment…”
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Impact of testosterone replacement therapy on thromboembolism, heart disease and obstructive sleep apnoea in men by Cole, Alexander P., Hanske, Julian, Jiang, Wei, Kwon, Nicollette K., Lipsitz, Stuart R., Kathrins, Martin, Learn, Peter A., Sun, Maxine, Haider, Adil H., Basaria, Shehzad, Trinh, Quoc‐Dien

“…Objectives To assess the association of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with thromboembolism, cardiovascular disease (stroke, coronary artery disease…”
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Provider-Induced Demand in the Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis: Variation in Treatment Decisions Between Private Sector Fee-for-Service vs Salary-Based Military Physicians by Nguyen, Louis L, Smith, Ann D, Scully, Rebecca E, Jiang, Wei, Learn, Peter A, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Weissman, Joel S, Helmchen, Lorens A, Koehlmoos, Tracey, Hoburg, Andrew, Kimsey, Linda G

“…Although many factors influence the management of carotid artery stenosis, it is not well understood whether a preference toward procedural management exists…”
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Racial Differences in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment in a Universally Insured Population by Pak, Linda M., Kwon, Nicollette K., Baldini, Elizabeth H., Learn, Peter A., Koehlmoos, Tracey, Haider, Adil H., Raut, Chandrajit P.

“…In prior reports from population-based databases, black patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma (ESTS) have lower reported rates of limb-sparing surgery…”
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