The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) RSS feed -- Search Results in Surgery. NEJM (https://www.nejm.org) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice. https://www.nejm.org/action/showPodcastsFeeds NEJM Group Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:31:51 GMT 2026 NEJM Group en-us 1440 In a trial involving children with Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia, the percentage with surgical complications did not differ significantly between posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty and decompression alone. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2402821?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2402821 David D. Limbrick Jr., Chevis N. Shannon, Emine O. Bayman, Thanda Meehan, Marisa Kallem, Laurie L. Ackerman, P. David Adelson, Raheel Ahmed, Gregory Albert, Philipp R. Aldana, Tord D. Alden, Richard C.E. Anderson, Lissa C. Baird, David Bauer, Tammy Bethel-Anderson, Karin Bierbrauer, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Joshua J. Chern, Daniel E. Couture, David J. Daniels, Robert C. Dauser, Brian J. Dlouhy, Susan R. Durham, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Ramin Eskandari, Stephen R. Gannon, Gerald A. Grant, Patrick C. Graupman, Jacob K. Greenberg, Stephanie Greene, Jeffrey P. Greenfield, Naina L. Gross, Daniel J. Guillaume, Todd C. Hankinson, Gregory Heuer, Mark Iantosca, Bermans J. Iskandar, Eric M. Jackson, George I. Jallo, James M. Johnston, Robert F. Keating, Michael P. Kelly, Elaine Kennedy, Mark D. Krieger, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Rick Labuda, Jeffrey R. Leonard, Cormac O. Maher, Francesco T. Mangano, J. Gordon McComb, Sean D. McEvoy, Robert C. McKinstry, Arnold H. Menezes, Toba N. Niazi, Jerry Oakes, Greg Olavarria, Brent R. O’Neill, Dorothy Poppe, John Ragheb, Samuel Reeves, Lisa Reynolds, Nathan R. Selden, Manish N. Shah, Joshua S. Shimony, Matthew D. Smyth, Sandy Spears, Scellig S.D. Stone, Jennifer M. Strahle, Mandeep Tamber, Gina Tramelli, Gerald F. Tuite, Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara, Haley Vance, Scott D. Wait, John C. Wellons III, William E. Whitehead, Alexander T. Yahanda, Yan Yan, Ralph G. Dacey Jr., Tae Sung Park, James C. Torner, the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium Investigators 2026-05-28 Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia An open-label phase 1–2 study of biologic ventricular assist tissue in patients with heart failure showed increased target-wall thickness and gains in the left ventricular ejection fraction plus a reduction in symptoms at 3 months. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2513525?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2513525 Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann, Stephan Ensminger, Ingo Kutschka, Christina Paitazoglou, Tim Seidler, Sören Brandenburg, Stefan D. Anker, Niklas Bader, Leonard Bergau, Felix Bremmer, Pedro G. Diogo, Ingo Eitel, Buntaro Fujita, Birgit Gerecke, Gerd Hasenfuß, Kristian Hellenkamp, Christoph Hermann-Lingen, Ahmad-Fawad Jebran, Dominik Jurczyk, Rainer Knaus, Tobias Legler, Joachim Lotz, Marius Placzek, Thomas Pühler, Joachim Riggert, Monika Sadlonova, Roza Saraei, Philipp Ströbel, Malte Tiburcy, Christian Ullrich, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Florian Walker, Bernd Wollnik, Gökhan Yigit, Tim Friede, the BioVAT-HF Investigators† 2026-05-28 Stem-Cell–Derived Biologic Ventricular Assist Tissue in Heart Failure Heart failure resulting from previous myocardial infarction or ischemic cardiomyopathy remains a leading cause of death and complications worldwide. The central pathophysiological processes in ischemic cardiomyopathy are the loss of myocardial tissue from necrosis after a coronary-artery occlusion, followed by replacement fibrosis that confers a disposition to heart failure and... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2601225?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2601225 Kenneth B. Margulies 2026-05-28 Patching Up Damaged Hearts The author describes the scientific foundations of a phase 1–2 study of stem-cell–derived ventricular assist tissue transplanted onto the epicardial surface of failing human hearts. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2601013?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2601013 Deepak Srivastava 2026-05-28 Science behind the Study: Remuscularizing the Failing Human Heart Among patients with traumatic hemorrhage, prehospital transfusion of whole blood did not result in lower 30-day mortality than transfusion of plasma or red cells. Outcomes did not differ according to the storage age of blood. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2602167?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2602167 Jason L. Sperry, Francis X. Guyette, Bryan A. Cotton, James F. Luther, Richard B. Utarnachitt, Matthew E. Kutcher, Brian J. Daley, Allan B. Peetz, Mayur B. Patel, Michael D. Goodman, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Nimitt Patel, Brian G. Harbrecht, Zain G. Hashmi, Ryan Zarychanski, Matthew D. Neal, Mark H. Yazer, Christian Martin-Gill, Laura E. Vincent, Ashley M. Harner, David E. Meyer, Andrew J. Latimer, Bryce R. Robinson, Catherine L. McKnight, William R. Hinckley, Keith R. Miller, Jan O. Jansen, Douglas Martin, Erin E. Fox, Bedda L. Rosario-Rivera, Stephen R. Wisniewski, the TOWAR Study Group* 2026-05-18 Prehospital Resuscitation with Type O Whole Blood for Trauma and Hemorrhage There are times when something as apparently mundane as a patient’s small black suitcase full of medical supplies can remind a physician of both the ordinary and the extraordinary of their chosen field. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2513327?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2513327 Christie Rampersad 2026-05-14 Unpacking the Ordinary This article summarizes the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of Barrett’s esophagus, a reflux-related condition with increased adenocarcinoma risk, highlighting endoscopic diagnosis, surveillance, and early curative therapy. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp2506887?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp2506887 Rebecca C. Fitzgerald 2026-04-30 Barrett’s Esophagus A 30-year-old man who worked as an agricultural laborer presented with a 2-year history of skin lesions on his right foot. Examination was notable for swelling of the right foot with overlying ulcerated nodules. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2515474?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2515474 Juan C. Cataño, Valentina Montoya 2026-04-30 Mycetoma A Tennessee bill focused on directed blood donation exemplifies a pattern of efforts to legislate medical practice in ways that override scientific consensus while invoking the language of autonomy. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2602587?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2602587 Jeremy W. Jacobs, Nikki B. Zite, Miriam Brown, Sarah S. Osmundson, Deva Sharma 2026-04-30 Legislating Medicine — Directed Donation and the Politics of Patient Choice In this trial of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative medial meniscal tear in adults, participant-reported and radiologic outcomes over 10 years of follow-up suggested no benefit and possible harm from the procedure. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2516079?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2516079 Roope Kalske, Raine Sihvonen, Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, Ari Itälä, Antti Joukainen, Juha Kalske, Heikki Nurmi, Pirjo Toivonen, Niko Sillanpää, Tommi Kiekara, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Martin Englund, Simo Taimela, Teppo L.N. Järvinen, for the FIDELITY Investigators* 2026-04-30 Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Tear — 10-Year Outcomes Spinal epidural abscess is an infection in the epidural space commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Symptoms include back pain, neck pain, fever, and neurologic symptoms. Prompt evaluation is important. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2412728?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2412728 Aaron J. Tande, Bradford L. Currier, Douglas R. Osmon 2026-04-23 Spinal Epidural Abscess A 74-year-old man presented with a painful laceration on his leg that he had sustained 3 days earlier in waters off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Ecchymosis, swelling, and crepitus were observed in the lower leg. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2600207?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2600207 Natalie Rosseau, Norman L. Beatty 2026-04-23 Vibrio vulnificus Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection In this trial involving patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the ICU, selective decontamination of the digestive tract did not result in a lower incidence of in-hospital death than standard care alone. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2506398?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2506398 The SuDDICU Investigators for the Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group 2026-04-16 Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract during Ventilation in the ICU In critical care, selective digestive decontamination (SDD) is the elephant in the room. Cluster-randomized trials, individually randomized trials, and meta-analyses have shown that the use of SDD is associated with a decreased risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, of hospital-onset bacteremia, and in some studies, of death.1,2 Nonetheless, very few... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2602823?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2602823 Michael Klompas 2026-04-16 Selective Digestive Decontamination — Finding the Way Forward Among patients with moderate or severe PTS, the addition of endovascular therapy to standard care resulted in less severe PTS and better quality of life at 6 months than standard care alone but with a higher risk of bleeding. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2519001?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2519001 Suresh Vedantham, Susan R. Kahn, William A. Marston, Ido Weinberg, Akhilesh K. Sista, Elizabeth A. Magnuson, David J. Cohen, Suman M. Wasan, Mahmood K. Razavi, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Kristen M. Sanfilippo, Anthony J. Comerota, Ezana M. Azene, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, Daniel A. Leung, K. Pallav Kolli, Sanjeeva P. Kalva, Nassir Rostambeigi, Ajinkya Desai, Kush R. Desai, Alfonso J. Tafur, Bhavraj Khalsa, Elaine Majerus, Borong Wang, Yang Wang, Patricia Nieters, Mary Clare Derfler, Angela Oliver, Cassandra Hardy, Riyaz Bashir, Ronald Winokur, Natalie Weger, Minhaj S. Khaja, Aditya Sharma, Naganathan Mani, Pavan Kavali, Siddhant Thukral, Leslie L. Lake, Kathryn Mikkelsen, Sameer Parpia, the C-TRACT Trial Investigators* 2026-04-13 Endovascular Therapy for Post-Thrombotic Syndrome — A Randomized Trial Post-thrombotic syndrome is the most common chronic complication of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), affecting 20 to 50% of patients with DVT and causing debilitating symptoms involving the limbs — including pain, swelling, skin changes, and venous ulcers — that substantially reduce quality of life and impose considerable socioeconomic burden.1 ... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2603048?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2603048 Ronald Luiz Gomes Flumignan, Luís Carlos Uta Nakano 2026-04-13 Stenting for Post-Thrombotic Syndrome — A Step Forward A 70-year-old woman presented with a racing heart, fatigue, dyspnea, and leg edema. One month earlier, percutaneous catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation had been performed. A diagnosis was made. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc2513542?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc2513542 Thomas K. Varghese Jr., Eliza D. Hompe, Shaan S. Khurshid, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Eriberto Michel, Uma M. Sachdeva 2026-04-09 Case 10-2026: A 70-Year-Old Woman with a Racing Heart, Fatigue, and Dyspnea In a 12-year-old boy with severe idiopathic acute necrotizing pancreatitis, CT showed a right portal vein thrombus and a wedge-shaped area of hyperperfusion corresponding to the liver region supplied by the thrombosed vein. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2516362?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2516362 Tushar Kumar, Sakura M. Noda 2026-04-02 Hepatic Arterial Buffer Response This feature about acute liver failure on the background of alcohol-associated cirrhosis offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one recommending liver transplantation and the other supporting medical intensive care management alone. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMclde2506067?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMclde2506067 Christos P. Kotanidis, Teresa C. Rice, Shimul A. Shah, Emily Bethea, Irun Bhan 2026-04-02 Liver Transplantation in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Early surgery in asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis led to a lower risk of a composite of operative mortality or death from cardiovascular causes at 10 years than conservative care. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511920?rss=searchAndBrowse https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511920 Duk-Hyun Kang, Sung-Ji Park, Ga Yun Kim, Sahmin Lee, Byung Joo Sun, Joon Bum Kim, Sung-Ho Jung, Hyung-Kwan Kim, Sung-Cheol Yun, Geu-Ru Hong, Jong-Min Song, Cheol-Hyun Chung 2026-03-26 Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis at 10 Years