What journals do you read?

[SergeGainsbourg]

What journals do you read? Yes, by "read" I mean skim the artical titles and read the abstracts of those that look interesting. I generally check out the journal of the ACS but I'm wondering what else might be interesting and relevent for a general surgeon. Do any of you read JAMA or the NEJM? What do you recommend?


On a related note it seems like being a member of the ACS is worthwhile, but is there any point in belonging to the AMA as a surgeon?

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[toofache32]

Playboy. I read it for the articles.

 

[surg]

I read (TOC and regularly at least a selection of articles from each issue): Annals of Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, J of the American College of Surgeons, and Archives of Surgery

I regularly read the Table of Contents (although I don't necessarily read any of the article in any given issue) of JAMA, NEJM, Journal of Clinical Oncology

If I remember or I'm bored I will check up the Table of Contents of:
American Journal of Surgery, Critical Care, Lancet, Surgery

 

[drpectin]

The surgical Index

This is a monthly summary provided by the ACS of relevant articles.

 

[drpectin]

Check this out

Go on, have a laugh.

 

[FliteSurgn]

Check this out

Go on, have a laugh.

Reports of transgastric surgery have been popping up quite a bit lately. There's going to be a lecture on it during Surgical Spring Week (ACS and SAGES) in Dallas next month. The thing I find disturbing is that all the authors of that paper are gastroenterologists.

 

[drpectin]

Reports of transgastric surgery have been popping up quite a bit lately. There's going to be a lecture on it during Surgical Spring Week (ACS and SAGES) in Dallas next month. The thing I find disturbing is that all the authors of that paper are gastroenterologists.

I just don't understand the utility of such a procedure. I am far from a expert on surgical procedures, but does the actual need for such a procedure exist?
The fact that it popped up at a SAGES meeting does not surprise me, but why ACS? Is a laparascopic or open splenectomy so riddled with complications?

As a 4th year applying for Gen surg residencies I am pretty sure transgastric surgery is a needless complication. But as green as I am I could be wrong - can anyone think of reasons why transgastric surgery would be a good idea?

 

[THE instiGATOR]

I just don't understand the utility of such a procedure. I am far from a expert on surgical procedures, but does the actual need for such a procedure exist?
The fact that it popped up at a SAGES meeting does not surprise me, but why ACS? Is a laparascopic or open splenectomy so riddled with complications?

As a 4th year applying for Gen surg residencies I am pretty sure transgastric surgery is a needless complication. But as green as I am I could be wrong - can anyone think of reasons why transgastric surgery would be a good idea?

Ugly inside = tolerable

Ugly outside (scars) = horrible!

Vanity, oh green one! 😎

 

[SergeGainsbourg]

Thanks for the surgical index link. What about being a member of the AMA? Any point?

 

[Blade28]

Jama, Nejm, Jacs.

 

[fishmonger69]

Ugly inside = tolerable

Ugly outside (scars) = horrible!

Vanity, oh green one! 😎

exactly. there is quite a bit of interest at UT-Southwestern to perfect transgastric techniques, including magnets for tension/counter-tension, etc. rather interesting but unsure how it will pan out.