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Manuscripts from 2018

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Interpersonal violence in peacetime Malawi., Rebecca G. Maine, Brittney Williams, Jennifer A. Kincaid, Gift Mulima, Carlos Varela, Jared R. Gallaher, Trista D. Reid, and Anthony G. Charles

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Surgeon's perspective on short bowel syndrome: Where are we?, Ignazio R. Marino and Augusto Lauro

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Impact of public release of performance data on the behaviour of healthcare consumers and providers., David Metcalfe, Arturo J. Rios Diaz, Olubode A. Olufajo, M. Sofia Massa, Nicole A.B.M. Ketelaar, Signe A. Flottorp, and Daniel C Perry

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A Sub-Type of Familial Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence and Implications of Loss-of-Function Polymorphisms in Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase-2., Avinoam Nevler, Alexander J. Muller, Joseph A. Cozzitorto, Austin Goetz, Jordan M. Winter, Theresa P. Yeo, Harish Lavu, Charles Yeo, George C. Prendergast, and Jonathan Brody

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A rare case of Clostridium septicum aortitis with colon adenocarcinoma, Niti Shahi, Mariano Arosemena, Jeontaik Kwon, Paul J. DiMuzio, Babak Abai, and Dawn M. Salvatore

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Consecutive Case Series of Melanoma Sentinel Node Biopsy for Lymphoseek Compared to Sulfur Colloids, Caitlin Silvestri; Adrienne Christopher, MD; Charles Intenzo, MD; John C. Kairys, MD; Sung Kim, MD; Alliric Willis, MD; and Adam C. Berger, MD

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Tracheal injury detected immediately after median sternotomy by inexperienced surgeons: two case reports., Jun Takeshita, Kei Nishiyama, Atsushi Fukumoto, Suguru Ohira, Satoru Beppu, Nozomu Sasahashi, and Nobuaki Shime

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Metabolic Dependencies in Pancreatic Cancer., Ali Vaziri-Gohar, Mahsa Zarei, Jonathan R. Brody, and Jordan M. Winter

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Out of the Straitjacket., Michael Weinstein

Manuscripts from 2017

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Prone position: Does it help with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)?, Nava Azimzadeh, Michael Baram, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Surgical approaches to adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction: the Siewert II conundrum., Andrew M. Brown, Danica N. Giugliano, Adam C. Berger, Michael J. Pucci, and Francesco Palazzo

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Posttranscriptional regulation of PARG mRNA by HuR facilitates DNA repair and resistance to PARP inhibitors, Saswati N. Chand, Mahsa Zarei, M. J. Schiewer, Akshay R. Sanan, Carmella Romeo, Shruti Lal, Joseph A. Cozzitorto, Avinoam Nevler, Laura Scolaro, Eric R. Londin, Wei Jiang, Nicole Meisner-Kober, Michael J. Pishvaian, Karen E. Knudsen, Charles Yeo, John M Pascal, Jordan M. Winter, and Jonathan R. Brody

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Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma., Mark B. Faries, John F. Thompson, Alistair J. Cochran, Robert H. Andtbacka, Nicola Mozzillo, Jonathan S. Zager, Tiina Jahkola, Tawnya L. Bowles, Alessandro Testori, Peter D. Beitsch, Harald J. Hoekstra, Marc Moncrieff, Christian Ingvar, Michel W.J.M. Wouters, Michael S. Sabel, Edward A. Levine, Doreen Agnese, Michael Henderson, Reinhard Dummer, Carlo R. Rossi, Rogerio I. Neves, Steven D. Trocha, Frances Wright, David R. Byrd, Maurice Matter, Eddy Hsueh, Alastair MacKenzie-Ross, Douglas B. Johnson, Patrick Terheyden, Adam C. Berger, Tara L. Huston, Jeffrey D. Wayne, B. Mark Smithers, Heather B. Neuman, Schlomo Schneebaum, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Charlotte E. Ariyan, Darius C. Desai, Lisa Jacobs, Kelly M. McMasters, Anja Gesierich, Peter Hersey, Steven D. Bines, John M. Kane, Richard J. Barth, Gregory McKinnon, Jeffrey M. Farma, Erwin Schultz, Sergi Vidal-Sicart, Richard A. Hoefer, James M Lewis, Randall Scheri, Mark C. Kelley, Omgo E. Nieweg, R. Dirk Noyes, Dave S.B. Hoon, He-Jing Wang, David A. Elashoff, and Robert M. Elashoff

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Declaring Brain Death on ECMO, Kristin J. Kreitler, CRNP; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Sharon West, RN; Richard Hasz, PhD; Michelle L. Ghobrial, MD; and Rodney D. Bell, MD

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CRISPR Knockout of the HuR Gene Causes a Xenograft Lethal Phenotype., Shruti Lal; Edwin C, Cheung; Mahsa Zarei; Ranjan Preet; Saswati N. Chand; Nicole C. Mambelli-Lisboa; Carmella Romeo; Matthew C. Stout; Eric Londin; Austin Goetz; Cinthya Y. Lowder; Avinoam Nevler; Charles Yeo; Paul M. Campbell; Jordan M. Winter; Dan A. Dixon; and Jonathan Brody

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#ILookLikeASurgeon: embracing diversity to improve patient outcomes., Heather Logghe, Christian Jones, Alison McCoubrey, and Edward Fitzgerald

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A pilot study evaluating concordance between blood-based and patient-matched tumor molecular testing within pancreatic cancer patients participating in the Know Your Tumor (KYT) initiative, Michael J. Pishvaian, R. Joseph Bender, Lynn M. Matrisian, Lola Rahib, Andrew Hendifar, William A. Hoos, Sam Mikhail, Vincent Chung, Vincent Picozzi, Craig Heartwell, Kimberly Mason, Katelyn Varieur, Metasebia Aberra, Subha Madhavan, Emanuel Petricoin III, and Jonathan Brody

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Quantification and expert evaluation of evidence for chemopredictive biomarkers to personalize cancer treatment., Shruti Rao, Robert A. Beckman, Shahla Riazi, Cinthya S. Yabar, Simina M. Boca, John L. Marshall, Michael J. Pishvaian, Jonathan R. Brody, and Subha Madhavan

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with multiple-organ failure: Can molecular adsorbent recirculating system therapy improve survival?, Bailey E. Sparks, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

Manuscripts from 2016

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Impact of HuR inhibition by the small molecule MS-444 on colorectal cancer cell tumorigenesis., Fernando F. Blanco, Ranjan Preet, Andrea Aguado, Vikalp Vishwakarma, Laura E. Stevens, Alok Vyas, Subhash Padhye, Liang Xu, Scott J. Weir, Shrikant Anant, Nicole Meisner-Kober, Jonathan R. Brody, and Dan A. Dixon

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Should Family Presence Be Allowed During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?, Karen J. Brasel; John W. Entwistle III, MD, PhD; and Robert M. Sade

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Bleeding with direct oral anticoagulants vs warfarin: clinical experience., John Eikelboom and Geno J. Merli

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Modified Appleby Procedure with Arterial Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Literature Review and Report of Three Unusual Cases., Jessica A. Latona, Kathleen M. Lamb, Michael J. Pucci, Warren R. Maley, and Charles J. Yeo

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Advances in allograft monitoring after intestinal transplantation., Augusto Lauro, MD, PhD; Ignazio R. Marino, MD, ScD; and Cal S. Matsumoto, MD

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Reducing gastrointestinal anastomotic leak rates: Review of challenges and solutions, Benjamin Philllips

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Management considerations of massive hemoptysis while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Harrsion T. Pitcher, Meredith A. Harrison, Colette Shaw, Scott W. Cowan, Hitoshi Hirose, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi

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The Impact of Vascular Complications on Survival of Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation., Daizo Tanaka, Hitoshi Hirose, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and John W.C. Entwistle

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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Incidence, risks and survivals., Karthik Thangappan, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Michael Baram, Brandi Thoma, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: an algorithm based ECMO program can improve clinical outcomes., Shinya Unai, MD; Daizo Tanaka, MD; Nicholas Ruggiero, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

Manuscripts from 2015

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Survival outcome according to KRAS mutation status in newly diagnosed patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer treated with platinum doublet chemotherapy., Anna K Brady, Jonathan D McNeill, Brendan Judy, Joshua Bauml, Tracey L Evans, Roger B Cohen, Corey Langer, Anil Vachani, and Charu Aggarwal

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A cost-reducing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program model: a single institution experience., Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, S Wallace, E Y. Hong, A Tropea, J Byrne, Harrsion Pitcher, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Segment and fit thresholding: a new method for image analysis applied to microarray and immunofluorescence data., Elliot Ensink, Jessica Sinha, Arkadeep Sinha, Huiyuan Tang, Heather M. Calderone, Galen Hostetter, Jordan M. Winter, David Cherba, Randall E. Brand, Peter J. Allen, Lorenzo F. Sempere, and Brian B. Haab

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A Consortium Level Approach to Reducing Ventilator Dependence, Adam P. Johnson, MD, MPH; Vanessa Thompson, PhD; Randi E. Altmark, RN, BSN; Scott W. Cowan, MD; Henry A. Pitt, MD; and Vanita Ahuja, MD

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Declaring a Patient Brain Dead on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Are There Guidelines or Misconceptions, Kristin J. Kreitler, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Hitoshi Hirose, Sharon West, Richard Hasz, Michelle Ghobrial, and Rodney D. Bell

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Implementation of resident-driven, quality-based improvement projects at a single academic institution: Resident value and institutional outcomes, Kathleen M. Lamb, MD; Randi E. Altmark, RN, BSN, CNOR; Adam P. Johnson, MD, MPH; Richard A. Burkhart, MD; Karen A. Chojnacki, MD, FACS; and Scott W. Cowan, MD, FACS

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eNOS transfection of adipose-derived stem cells yields bioactive nitric oxide production and improved results in vascular tissue engineering., Stephen McIlhenny, Ping Zhang, Thomas Tulenko, Jason Comeau, Sarah Fernandez, Aleksandra Policha, Matthew Ferroni, Elizabeth J Faul, Gabor Bagameri, Irving Shapiro, and Paul J. DiMuzio

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Relationships between cancer pattern, country income and geographical region in Asia., Chirk Jenn Ng, Chin Hai Teo, Nurdiana Abdullah, Wei Phin Tan, and Hui Meng Tan

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Saving life and brain with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A single-center analysis of in-hospital cardiac arrests., Graham Peigh, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Simple new risk score model for adult cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: simple cardiac ECMO score., Graham Peigh, Nicholas Cavarocchi, Scott W. Keith, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Transplantation of Kidneys from Donors with Acute Renal Failure Five-Year Results from Double Center Experience, Ahmad Safra, MD; Ashesh P. Shah, MD; Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD; Warren R Maley, MD; Adam M. Frank, MD; Chad Gorn; Laurel Lerner, RN; Marie Manley; and Carlo B Ramirez, MD

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A resource planning analysis of district hospital surgical services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo., Melanie K. Sion, MD; Dheepa Rajan; Hyppolite Kalambay; Jean-Pierre Lokonga; Joseph Bulakali; Mathias Mossoko; Dieudonne Kwete; Gerard Schmets; Edward Kelley; Tarcisse Elongo; Luis Sambo; and Meena Cherian

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Migrated Avalon Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannula: How to Adjust Without Interruption of Flow., Daizo Tanaka, Harrsion T. Pitcher, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from clinical specimens in northern of Jordan, Ibrahim Ali Al Tayyar, Mazhar Salim Al-Zoubi, Emad Hussein, Salih Khudairat, and Konrad Sarosiek

Manuscripts from 2014

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Sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes the differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expressing endothelial-like cells., Divya Arya, Shaohua Chang, Paul J DiMuzio, Jeffrey Carpenter, and Thomas N Tulenko

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A Novel PARP Inhibitor Resistance Mechanism Mediated by the RNA-Binding Protein HuR, Saswati N. Chand; Nicole Meisner-Kober; Shruti Lal; Charles J. Yeo, MD; Jordan M. Winter, MD; and Jonathan R. Brody, MD

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Feasibility of diagnosis of postcardiotomy tamponade by miniaturized transesophageal echocardiography., Hitoshi Hirose, MD; Shreya Gupta, BS; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Joseph Miessau, MS; Qiong Yang, MD; Jenny Yang, MD; and Nicholas Cavarhocchi, MD

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Utility of the STOP-BANG Questionnaire for Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, Karen Jablonski, MD; Ritu G. Grewal, MD; Ramya Punati,; Shivam Saxena; Karl Doghramji, MD; Alec Beekley, MD; and David S. Tichansky, MD

Manuscripts from 2013

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Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Mimics Aortic Dissection on CAT Scan., Philip Batista, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Does skin pigmentation effect readings of cerebral oximeter devices while on cardiopulmonary support?, Christine Feldmeier, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD

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PROGgene: gene expression based survival analysis web application for multiple cancers., Chirayu Pankaj Goswami and Harikrishna Nakshatri

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Left ventricular thrombus found in a patient with ARDS and stress-induced cardiomyopathy requiring veno-arterial ECMO., Shreya Gupta, BS; Joseph Miessau, MS; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Michael Baram, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD

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Management of upper aerodigestive tract bleeding on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Hitoshi Hirose

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Management of upper aerodigestive tract bleeding on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD

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We came, we saw, we cannulated?, Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Kumar Gaurav, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; Vanjul Agarwal, MD; Roselle Almeida, MD; Andrew Toscano, MD; Urvashi Vaid, MD, MS; Bharat K. Awsare, M.D., FCCP; and Michael Baram, MD

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Management of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Bleeding in Patients on ECMO., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Meredith Harrison, MD; Adam I. Baker, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

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Assessment of nutritional adequacy in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Joseph Miessau, PA-C; Evanthia Foliou, RD; Pawel Karbowski, PA-C, MS; Melanie K. Sion, MD; and Christine Feldmeier, MD

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for bridge to decision and to recovery., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Shingeki Tabaka, MD; James Diehl, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

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A cost reducing ECMO model: a single institutional experience., En Yaw Hong; Suzanne Wallace; Amy Tropea; Jaime Byrne, MSN, RN; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

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MRSA sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome during veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)., Philip Hsiao, BS; Joseph Miessau, BS; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Michael Baram, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD

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Altered drainage patterns in patients with melanoma and previous axillary dissection., Caitlyn M. Johnson, Charles Intenzo, Michael Mastrangelo, Kendra Feeney, and Adam C. Berger

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Comparison of sternal pain and narcotic requirement after cardiac surgery between new rigid closure and conventional wire closure: follow-up results of 50 randomizations., Jeevan Kuman, BS; James T. Diehl, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD

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Preparation and technical considerations for percutaneous cannulation for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Kathleen Lamb, Hitoshi Hirose, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi

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Rewarming for accidental hypothermia in an urban medical center using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., David Morley, Kentaro Yamane, Rika O'Malley, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Completely steroid-free immunosuppression in liver transplantation: a randomized study., Carlo B. Ramirez, MD; Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD; Adam M. Frank, MD; Stephen T. Armenti; and Ignazio R. Marino, MD

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Antithrombin III deficiency in a patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Jonathan R. Sarik, MD; Shinya Unai, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

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An old problem with a new therapy: gastrointestinal bleeding in ventricular assist device patients and deep overtube-assisted enteroscopy., Konrad Sarosiek; Linda J Bogar; Mitchell I Conn; Brendan O'Hare; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

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Case Series on Veno - venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) as a bridge to complete recovery in influenza type A related refractory ARDS, Renganaden Sooppan, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Michael Baram, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD

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Two-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by left thoracotomy in a complex redo case, Shinya Unai, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Gary A. Cook, PA-C; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and John W..C. Entwistle III, MD, PhD

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The impact of a new ECMO program on clinical outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock., Shinya Unai, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Nicholas Ruggiero, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD

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Sternal wound infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae., Shinya Unai, Joseph Miessau, Pawel Karbowski, Gurjyot Bajwa, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Targeted therapies in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma., Zhengyu Wei, Cataldo Doria, and Yuan Liu

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Failure patterns in resected pancreas adenocarcinoma: lack of predicted benefit to SMAD4 expression., Jordan M. Winter, Laura H. Tang, David S. Klimstra, Weiguo Liu, Irena Linkov, Murray F. Brennan, Michael I. DʼAngelica, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Yuman Fong, William R. Jarnagin, Eileen M. Oʼreilly, and Peter J. Allen

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Major perioperative morbidity does not affect long-term survival in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction., Brent T Xia, Ernest L Rosato, Karen A Chojnacki, Albert G. Crawford, Benny Weksler, and Adam C. Berger

Manuscripts from 2012

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Preoperative FDG-PET/CT Is an Important Tool in the Management of Patients with Thick (T4) Melanoma., Rodrigo Arrangoiz, Pavlos Papavasiliou, Carrie A Stransky, Jian Q Yu, Li Tianyu, Elin R Sigurdson, Adam C Berger, and Jeffrey M Farma

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Preoperative FDG-PET/CT Is an Important Tool in the Management of Patients with Thick (T4) Melanoma., Rodrigo Arrangoiz, Pavlos Papavasiliou, Carrie A Stransky, Jian Q Yu, Li Tianyu, Elin R Sigurdson, Adam C. Berger, and Jeffrey M Farma

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Lymph node ratio is an important and independent prognostic factor for patients with stage III melanoma., Adam C. Berger, Michael Fierro, John C Kairys, David Berd, Takami Sato, Jocelyn Andrel, Terry Hyslop, and Michael J Mastrangelo

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Invited Commentary on: Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Patients With Metabolic Risk Factors, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi and Paul Mather

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The Use of Epoetin-α in Revision Knee Arthroplasty., Lawrence A Delasotta, Ashwin V Rangavajjula, Michael L Frank, Jamie L Blair, Fabio R Orozco, and Alvin C Ong

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Massive haemoptysis on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Meredith Harrison, Scott W. Cowan, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Current trend of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting., Hitoshi Hirose

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Novel approach to monitoring renal perfusion with the use of continuous renal oximetery in the setting of aortic dissection, Hitoshi Hirose, Philip Batista, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi

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Tension pneumothorax on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation leading to significant pneumoperitoneum., Hitoshi Hirose, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Kathleen Holoyda

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Efficacy of miniaturized imacor trans-esophageal echocardiografm (TEE) prove in mechanical circulatory support., Hitoshi Hirose, Christopher Y. Kang, Joshua K. Wong, Harrison T. Pitcher, Caitlyn M. Johnson, Konrad Sarosiek, Linda J Bogar, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi

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Sternal pain after rigid fixation: a pilot study of randomization rigid vs conventional wire closure., Hitoshi Hirose, Hong Mun Kong, Shigeki Tabata, Kentaro Yamane, Margaret Lusardi, Linda J. Bogar, and James Diehl

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Fate of the lower extremity in patients with VA-ECMO via femoral cannulation, Hitoshi Hirose, Kathleen Lamb, Neil Moudgill, Paul Dimuzio, Megan McCullough, Pawel Karbowski, Atul Rao, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Joshua Eisenberg

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Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for support during whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis., Hitoshi Hirose, Julie Monteagudo, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Boyd Hehn, and Naveed Hasan

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Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist device. (LVAD)., Hitoshi Hirose, Chris Rizzi, Linda Bogar, Jay S. Jenoff, and Nicholas Cavarocchi

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An old problem with a new therapy: GI bleeding in VAD patients and deep bowel enteroscopy (Double balloon. Spiral enteroscopy)., Hitoshi Hirose, Konrad Sarosiek, Linda Bogar, Pitcher Harrison, Barbara Ebert, and Nicholas Cavarocchi

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Successful liver failure management using molecular adsorbents recirculating system during complicated veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to a left ventricular assist device placement, Hitoshi Hirose, Shigeki Tabata, and Nicholas Cavarocchi

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Recovery of end-organs and improved mortality in adult patient on ECMO., Hitoshi Hirose, Joshua Wong, Vei Shaun Siow, Thomas N. Smith, Harrsion Pitcher, Linda Bogar, and Nicholas C. Carvarocchi

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Right ventricular rupture and tamponade caused by malposition of the Avalon cannula for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose, Kentaro Yamane, Gregary D. Marhefka, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi

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Initial experience with Imacor hTEE-guided management of patients following transplant and mechanical circulatory support., Christopher Kang, Hitoshi Hirose, Harold Hasting, and

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Vascular site hemostasis in percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy., Kathleen Lamb, Hitoshi Hirose, Harrsion Pitcher, and Nicholas Cavarocchi

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A step backward for Italy's meritocracy., Ignazio Roberto Marino

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The burden of breast cancer in Italy: mastectomies and quadrantectomies performed between 2001 and 2008 based on nationwide hospital discharge records., Prisco Piscitelli, Maddalena Barba, Massimo Crespi, Massimo Di Maio, Antonio Santoriello, Massiliamo D'Aiuto, Alfredo Fucito, Arturo Losco, Francesca Pentimalli, Pasquale Maranta, Giovanna Chitano, Alberto Argentiero, Cosimo Neglia, Alessandro Distante, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Maria Luisa Brandi, Alfredo Mazza, Ignazio R Marino, and Antonio Giordano

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Adult ECMO and gastrointestinal bleeding from small bowel arteriovenous malformations: A novel treatment using spiral enteroscopy., Konrad Sarosiek, Hitoshi Hirose, Harrison T Pitcher, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi

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The influence of prognostic factors and adjuvant chemoradiation on survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma., Timothy N Showalter, Tingting Zhan, P Rani Anne, Inna Chervoneva, Edith P Mitchell, Charles J Yeo, Ernest L Rosato, Eugene P Kennedy, and Adam C Berger

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Successful management of severe liver failure on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using molecular adsorbent recirculating systeme., Shigeki Tabata, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose

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Parenthood with Exposure to Mycophenolic Acid Products, Sophia M. Termimi, Megan Clary, Lisa Coscia, Carolyn McGrory, and Vincent T. Armenti