Annals of surgery
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To investigate the relationship between surgeon gender and stress during the Covid-19 pandemic. ⋯ Our findings that women experienced more stress than men during the Covid-19 pandemic, regardless of parental status, suggest that there is more to the gendered differences in the stress experience of the pandemic than the added demands of childcare. Deliberate interventions are needed to promote and support the female surgical workforce during the pandemic.
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We sought to identify potential radiologic and serologic markers of pancreatic tumor response to therapy, using pathologic major response (pMR) as the objective endpoint. ⋯ We identified serologic and radiographic indicators of pMR that could help inform the delivery of preoperative therapy to patients with PDAC.