JACS Highlights January 2025

The following articles appear in the January 2025 issues of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. A complimentary online subscription to JACS is a benefit of ACS membership. See more articles on the JACS website.

ACS Cancer Programs Annual Report from 2021 Participant User File

Elizabeth B. Habermann, PhD, MPH, Courtney N. Day, MS, Bryan E. Palis, MA, and colleagues

This inaugural annual report from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) provides an overview of data in the 2021 adult Participant User Files (PUF), as well as the PUFs for breast, colon, and pancreatic cancer. The report summarizes new observations and recent trends of cancer diagnoses, patient demographics, and treatment. Read more.

Surgical Management of Penetrating Carotid Artery Injury: Preoperative Level of Consciousness Does Matter

Morihiro Katsura, MD, MPH, Dominik A. Jakob, MD, FACS, Kelly Boyle, MD, and colleagues

This study’s findings suggest that preoperative level of consciousness may help in planning operative strategies for penetrating carotid artery injury. In patients with an initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of ≥9, definitive repair of the carotid artery, including arterial reconstruction with a graft, should be pursued instead of ligation. Read more.

Surgical Recovery through the Lens of Patients with Colorectal Disease: A Qualitative Study in an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Setting

Yaxin Li, MSc, Rana Hajar, Leah Gramlich, MD, and colleagues

Surgical recovery from the patient perspective occurred throughout three phases and was multidimensional. The primary goal was returning to normal routines and activities, and the endpoint of recovery was not fixed but dynamic. Several factors were identified as promoters of either active or passive recovery. Read more.

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