Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from March 2025 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
March 2025
Barriers to colonoscopy quality measurement in rural Wisconsin.
Schumacher JR, Weiss JM, Ties JS, Kitowski NJ, Levin JP, Gigot M, May JC, Pung DR, Lawson EH.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Mar 1;68(3):373-379. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003528. Epub 2024 Nov 12.
PMID: 39530524; PMCID: PMC11842205.
Enrichment of microbial DNA in plasma to improve pathogen detection in sepsis: A pilot study.
Dominguez EG, McDonald BR, Zhang H, Stephens MD, Dietmann EC, Nedden M, Byington N, Thompson S, Junak M, Pepperell CS, Kisat MT.
Clin Chem. 2025 Mar 11:hvaf011. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaf011. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 40067770.
General surgery residents competence and autonomy in core vascular surgery procedures.
Carter TM, Weaver ML, Sun T, Smith B.
J Surg Educ. 2025 Mar;82(3):103415. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103415. Epub 2025 Jan 21.
PMID: 39842398.
Simultaneous en bloc kidney and pancreas transplantation from pediatric donors: Selection, surgical strategy, management, and outcomes.
Tamburrini R, Yang CY, Philip JL, Neidlinger NA, Kaufman DB, Odorico JS.
Am J Transplant. 2025 Mar;25(3):567-573. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.11.016. Epub 2024 Nov 19.
PMID: 39566660.