Annals of surgery
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Comparative Study
Divorce Among Surgeons and Other Physicians in the United States.
To compare divorce prevalence among surgeons with that of nonsurgeon physicians. ⋯ Both surgeons and physicians have lower divorce prevalence than the general population. Surgeons exhibit higher prevalence of divorce compared with nonsurgeon physicians, with measured demographic and work characteristics insufficient to explain this difference.
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Provide reports of the Blue Ribbon II Subcommittees. ⋯ The reports of the Subcommittees of the BRC II provide an assessment and key recommendations concerning surgical education and training in 2024.
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Practice Guideline
Recommendations on Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. The Paris Jury-Based Consensus Conference.
To establish the first consensus guidelines on the safety and indications of robotics in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary (HPB) surgery. The secondary aim was to identify priorities for future research. ⋯ The ROBOT4HPB consensus represents a collaborative and multidisciplinary initiative, defining state-of-the-art expertise in HPB robotics procedures. It produced the first guidelines to encourage their safe use and promotion.