Abstract
Editor Editor in Chief, The JAMA Network JAMA Surgery Melina R. Kibbe, MD Howard Bauchner, MD Mission Statement To promote the art and science of surgery by publishing relevant peer-reviewed research to assist the surgeon in optimizing patient care. JAMA Surgery will also serve as a forum for the discussion of issues pertinent to surgery, such as the education and training of the surgical workforce, quality improvement, and the ethics and economics of health care delivery. Deputy Editors Managing Editor Martin G. Paul, MD, Chung-Mau Lo, MBBS, MS(HK), Adil H. Haider, MD, MPH, Terri Carter Washington, DC Hong Kong Boston, Massachusetts Phone: (312) 464-4444 Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr, MD, Avery B. Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD, jamasurg@jamanetwork.org Charlottesville, Virginia Toronto, Ontario, Canada Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, MTS, PhD, Columbus, Ohio George C. Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd, John A. Windsor, MD, EDITORIAL BOARD Boston, Massachusetts Auckland, New Zealand Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, Durham, North Carolina Sherry M. Wren, MD, Manabu Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Chicago, Illinois Palo Alto, California Tokyo, Japan Danny Chu, MD, SECTION EDITORS Han-Kwang Yang, MD, PhD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Review Editor INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD Seoul, South Korea Gerard M. Doherty, MD, Quan-Yang
Journal
JAMA Surgery
– American Medical Association
Published: Jun 1, 2017