Annals of surgery
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To establish the efficacy of simulation-based training for improving residents' management of postoperative complications on a surgical ward. ⋯ The study provides evidence for the efficacy of ward-based team training using simulation. Such exercises should be formally incorporated into training curricula to enhance patient safety in the high-risk surgical ward environment.
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Observational Study
Observational study of the incidence of pancreatic and extrapancreatic malignancies during surveillance of patients with branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
This observational analysis assessed the incidence of pancreatic and extrapancreatic malignancies in BD-IPMN patients. ⋯ BD-IPMN patients are at risk of pancreatic carcinogenesis. Although the 5-year incidence rate was as low as 1.4%, the surveillance protocol based on the current guidelines failed to identify a small subset of patients who progressed to advanced disease. Patients with BD-IPMN are not at risk of extrapancreatic carcinogenesis.
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Editorial Comment
What do we know about the safe surgery checklist now?