University of California San Francisco

Publications

  1. Clarifying Methodologic Rigor and Equity Considerations in Evaluating ChatGPT Responses to Patient Questions on Fecal Incontinence.
    Welton LL, Gunderson MA, Rajamani G, Liu Y, Trang K, Weaver L, Troester AM, Zhang R, Gaertner WB, Welton ML, Wick EC, Melton GB
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Apr 29.; 
    PubMed
  2. Human-centered Design of Patient Interviews: Capturing the Experiences of Patients Recovering From Emergency Abdominal Surgery.
    Marquard JL, Martin CL, Wick EC, Trofholz AC, Loth MS, Park S, Melton GB
    J Patient Saf. 2026 Mar 01; 22(2):127-132.; 
    PubMed
  3. The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
    Abbasi AB, Valderrama A, Decker HC, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2025 Feb 01; 160(2):226-227.; 
    PubMed
  4. Promoting Resident Education Priorities With an Acute Care Surgery Service Dashboard.
    Trang K, Pierce L, Wick EC, Vu L, Dicker R, Boeck MA, Garber K, Hirose K
    J Surg Educ. 2025 02; 82(2):103342.; 
    PubMed
  5. Addressing Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Unhoused Populations: A Call for Equitable Access and Compassionate Care.
    Decker H, Erickson C, Wick E
    Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2025 Jan; 38(1):5-10.; 
    PubMed
  6. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Practice Development in Men and Women Surgeons.
    Finn CB, Syvyk S, Bakillah E, Brown DE, Mesiti AM, Highet A, Bergmark RW, Yeo HL, Waljee JF, Wick EC, Shea JA, Kelz RR
    JAMA Surg. 2024 01 01; 159(1):43-50.; 
    PubMed
  7. Reducing Carbon Footprint in Travel to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting: Striking a Balance Between Environmental Impact and Collaborative Opportunities.
    Trang K, Fung BSC, Lamb T, Moloo H, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Feb 01; 67(2):197-199.; 
    PubMed
  8. Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations Part 2-Emergency Laparotomy: Intra- and Postoperative Care.
    Scott MJ, Aggarwal G, Aitken RJ, Anderson ID, Balfour A, Foss NB, Cooper Z, Dhesi JK, French WB, Grant MC, Hammarqvist F, Hare SP, Havens JM, Holena DN, Hübner M, Johnston C, Kim JS, Lees NP, Ljungqvist O, Lobo DN, Mohseni S, Ordoñez CA, Quiney N, Sharoky C, Urman RD, Wick E, Wu CL, Young-Fadok T, Peden CJ
    World J Surg. 2023 08; 47(8):1850-1880.; 
    PubMed
  9. Quality Improvement Initiative Implementation at the Unit or Hospital Level.
    Colley A, Wick E
    Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2023 Jul; 36(4):265-270.; 
    PubMed
  10. How Can We Improve Surgical Care of Patients Who Are Homeless?
    Abel MK, Lin JA, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2022 09 01; 157(9):846-847.; 
    PubMed
  11. Invited Commentary: Back to Basics in Colectomy Quality Improvement: Refocusing on the Patient.
    Lin JA, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2022 03 01; 234(3):310.; 
    PubMed
  12. Looking Beyond Healthcare-Acquired Infection: How Can Collaboratives Enable Highly Reliable Care?
    Fischer CP, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2021 08; 233(2):211-212.; 
    PubMed
  13. All Surgeons Are in This Together.
    Wick EC, Sosa JA
    JAMA Surg. 2021 03 01; 156(3):254-255.; 
    PubMed
  14. Feasibility of Enhanced Recovery in Emergency Colorectal Operation.
    Fischer CP, Knapp L, Cohen ME, Ko CY, Reinke CE, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2021 02; 232(2):178-185.; 
    PubMed
  15. Rapid Response of an Academic Surgical Department to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patients, Surgeons, and the Community.
    Lancaster EM, Sosa JA, Sammann A, Pierce L, Shen W, Conte MC, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2020 06; 230(6):1064-1073.; 
    PubMed
  16. Best Practices in Data Use for Achieving Successful Implementation of Enhanced Recovery Pathway.
    Hu QL, Liu JY, Hobson DB, Cohen ME, Hall BL, Wick EC, Ko CY
    J Am Coll Surg. 2019 12; 229(6):626-632.e1.; 
    PubMed
  17. Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: Focus on Anesthesiology for Hip Fracture Surgery.
    Soffin EM, Gibbons MM, Wick EC, Kates SL, Cannesson M, Scott MJ, Grant MC, Ko SS, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2019 06; 128(6):1107-1117.; 
    PubMed
  18. Enhanced Recovery after Surgery for Colorectal Surgery: A Review of the Economic Implications.
    Stone AB, Grant MC, Wu CL, Wick EC
    Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019 Mar; 32(2):129-133.; 
    PubMed
  19. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Effects on Quality Metrics.
    Liu JY, Wick EC
    Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Dec; 98(6):1119-1127.; 
    PubMed
  20. Risk of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) following Colorectal Resection Is Higher in Patients With Disseminated Cancer: An NCCN Member Cohort Study.
    Kamboj M, Childers T, Sugalski J, Antonelli D, Bingener-Casey J, Cannon J, Cluff K, Davis KA, Dellinger EP, Dowdy SC, Duncan K, Fedderson J, Glasgow R, Hall B, Hirsch M, Hutter M, Kimbro L, Kuvshinoff B, Makary M, Morris M, Nehring S, Ramamoorthy S, Scott R, Sovel M, Strong V, Webster A, Wick E, Aguilar JG, Carlson R, Sepkowitz K
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 05; 39(5):555-562.; 
    PubMed
  21. Review of the enhanced recovery pathway for children: perioperative anesthetic considerations.
    George JA, Koka R, Gan TJ, Jelin E, Boss EF, Strockbine V, Hobson D, Wick EC, Wu CL
    Can J Anaesth. 2018 05; 65(5):569-577.; 
    PubMed
  22. The independent effect of cancer on outcomes: a potential limitation of surgical risk prediction.
    Leeds IL, Canner JK, Efron JE, Ahuja N, Haut ER, Wick EC, Johnston FM
    J Surg Res. 2017 12; 220:402-409.e6.; 
    PubMed
  23. A comprehensive Choosing Wisely quality improvement initiative reduces unnecessary transfusions in an Academic Department of Surgery.
    Hicks CW, Liu J, Yang WW, DiBrito SR, Johnson DJ, Brito A, Higgins RSD, Frank SM, Wick EC
    Am J Surg. 2017 Oct; 214(4):571-576.; 
    PubMed
  24. Trans-surgical Disciplines Collaboration Is an Effective Strategy for Expediting Quality Improvement.
    Wick EC, Pronovost PJ, Fader AN
    Ann Surg. 2016 Dec; 264(6):915-916.; 
    PubMed
  25. Risk factors for wound complications after abdominoperineal excision: analysis of the ACS NSQIP database.
    Althumairi AA, Canner JK, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH, Wick EC, Efron JE
    Colorectal Dis. 2016 Jul; 18(7):O260-6.; 
    PubMed
  26. Implementation Costs of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program in the United States: A Financial Model and Sensitivity Analysis Based on Experiences at a Quaternary Academic Medical Center.
    Stone AB, Grant MC, Pio Roda C, Hobson D, Pawlik T, Wu CL, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Mar; 222(3):219-25.; 
    PubMed
  27. Organizational Culture Changes Result in Improvement in Patient-Centered Outcomes: Implementation of an Integrated Recovery Pathway for Surgical Patients.
    Wick EC, Galante DJ, Hobson DB, Benson AR, Lee KH, Berenholtz SM, Efron JE, Pronovost PJ, Wu CL
    J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Sep; 221(3):669-77; quiz 785-6.; 
    PubMed
  28. Implementation of surgical quality improvement: auditing tool for surgical site infection prevention practices.
    Hechenbleikner EM, Hobson DB, Bennett JL, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Jan; 58(1):83-90.; 
    PubMed
  29. Improving safety and quality of care with enhanced teamwork through operating room briefings.
    Hicks CW, Rosen M, Hobson DB, Ko C, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2014 Aug; 149(8):863-8.; 
    PubMed
  30. Surgical readmissions: a method to the madness.
    Hechenbleikner EM, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2014 Apr; 149(4):354-5.; 
    PubMed
  31. Surgical treatment of acquired rectourethral fistulas: our experience with posterior transrectal transsphincteric approach. Author reply.
    Hechenbleikner EM, Buckley JC, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 Jul; 56(7):e347.; 
    PubMed
  32. Avatar-based interactive ileostomy education in hospitalized patients.
    Bedra M, Wick E, Brotman D, Finkelstein J
    Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013; 190:83-5.; 
    PubMed
  33. Shift from pStat6 to pStat3 predominance is associated with inflammatory bowel disease-associated dysplasia.
    Wick EC, LeBlanc RE, Ortega G, Robinson C, Platz E, Pardoll DM, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Sears CL
    Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2012 Jul; 18(7):1267-74.; 
    PubMed
  34. A human colonic commensal promotes colon tumorigenesis via activation of T helper type 17 T cell responses.
    Wu S, Rhee KJ, Albesiano E, Rabizadeh S, Wu X, Yen HR, Huso DL, Brancati FL, Wick E, McAllister F, Housseau F, Pardoll DM, Sears CL
    Nat Med. 2009 Sep; 15(9):1016-22.; 
    PubMed
  35. Localization of calcitonin receptor-like receptor and receptor activity modifying protein 1 in enteric neurons, dorsal root ganglia, and the spinal cord of the rat.
    Cottrell GS, Roosterman D, Marvizon JC, Song B, Wick E, Pikios S, Wong H, Berthelier C, Tang Y, Sternini C, Bunnett NW, Grady EF
    J Comp Neurol. 2005 Sep 26; 490(3):239-55.; 
    PubMed
  36. Gaps and priorities in research on multimodal analgesia after laparoscopic surgery.
    Parikh RR, Lott GL, Considine M, Sawtell P, Brandt S, Choconta Piraquive L, Pagadala S, Persson DJ, Claussen AM, Tignanelli C, Sultan S, Berg AA, Martin CL, Wick EC, Melton-Meaux GB, Butler M, Southwell B
    Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Mar 25.; 
    PubMed
  37. Is Gaining Housing Associated With Higher Rates of Cancer Screening Among US Veterans Experiencing Homelessness?
    Decker H, Graham L, Titan A, Kanzaria H, Hawn M, Wick E, Tsai J, Kushel M
    Ann Fam Med. 2025 Jul 28; 23(4):330-336.; 
    PubMed
  38. A Summer Research Experience for First-Year Medical Students: The Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Diversity and Inclusion in Surgery-Colorectal Opportunity in Research Program.
    Cooley S, Rosamond BM, Wong TL, Kwakye G, Harbaugh CM, Dawes AJ, Morris AM, Lowry AC, Baran K, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Apr 01; 68(4):388-391.; 
    PubMed
  39. Association of housing status and cancer diagnosis, care coordination and outcomes in a public hospital: a retrospective cohort study.
    Decker H, Colom S, Evans JL, Graham-Squire D, Perez K, Kushel M, Wick E, Raven MC, Kanzaria HK
    BMJ Open. 2024 09 12; 14(9):e088303.; 
    PubMed
  40. "It Gives Me Peace of Mind So I Can Focus on Healing": Views on Advance Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients.
    Colley A, Broering J, Lee K, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC
    J Palliat Med. 2024 05; 27(5):667-674.; 
    PubMed
  41. Provider perceptions of challenges and facilitators to surgical care in unhoused patients: A qualitative analysis.
    Decker H, Raguram M, Kanzaria HK, Duke M, Wick E
    Surgery. 2024 04; 175(4):1095-1102.; 
    PubMed
  42. Optimizing Uptake of Multimodal Pain Management After Surgery Using the Electronic Health Record.
    Bongiovanni T, Lancaster E, Behrends M, Zhang L, Wick E, Auerbach A, Pletcher MJ
    JAMA Surg. 2023 10 01; 158(10):1108-1111.; 
    PubMed
  43. Disruption of National Cancer Database Data Models in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Lum SS, Browner AE, Palis B, Nelson H, Boffa D, Nogueira LM, Hawhee V, McCabe RM, Mullett T, Wick E
    JAMA Surg. 2023 06 01; 158(6):643-650.; 
    PubMed
  44. Trends in Surgeon Burnout in the US and Canada: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis.
    Etheridge JC, Evans D, Zhao L, Ibrahim N, Wick EC, Freischlag JA, Brownstein MR
    J Am Coll Surg. 2023 01 01; 236(1):253-265.; 
    PubMed
  45. Characteristics and Procedures Among Adults Discharged to Hospice After Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery in California.
    Greenberg AL, Lin JA, Colley A, Finlayson E, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC
    JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2220379.; 
    PubMed
  46. Association of Enhanced Recovery Pathway Compliance With Patient Outcomes.
    Fischer CP, Knapp L, Cohen ME, Ko CY, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2021 10 01; 156(10):982-984.; 
    PubMed
  47. Surviving traumatic injury, only to die of acute drug poisoning: Should trauma centers be a path for intervention?
    Bongiovanni T, Hernandez S, Ledesma Y, Menza R, Wick E, Steinman M, Mackersie R, Stein DM, Coffin PO
    Surgery. 2021 10; 170(4):1249-1254.; 
    PubMed
  48. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Operative Bleeding in the Perioperative Period.
    Bongiovanni T, Lancaster E, Ledesma Y, Whitaker E, Steinman MA, Allen IE, Auerbach A, Wick E
    J Am Coll Surg. 2021 05; 232(5):765-790.e1.; 
    PubMed
  49. Technical Evidence Review for Emergency Major Abdominal Operation Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Hu QL, Grant MC, Hornor MA, Merchant NN, Liu JY, Fischer CP, Peden CJ, Ko CY, Maggard-Gibbons M, Wu CL, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2020 12; 231(6):743-764.e5.; 
    PubMed
  50. Adopting best practices in post-operative analgesia prescribing in a safety-net hospital: Residents as a conduit to change.
    Bongiovanni T, Hansen K, Lancaster E, O'Sullivan P, Hirose K, Wick E
    Am J Surg. 2020 02; 219(2):299-303.; 
    PubMed
  51. The Value of Aggregated High-Resolution Intraoperative Data for Predicting Post-Surgical Infectious Complications at Two Independent Sites.
    Tourani R, Murphree DH, Melton-Meaux G, Wick E, Kor DJ, Simon GJ
    Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21; 264:398-402.; 
    PubMed
  52. Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: Focus on Anesthesiology for Colorectal Surgery.
    Ban KA, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, Wick EC, Cannesson M, Scott MJ, Grant MC, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2019 05; 128(5):879-889.; 
    PubMed
  53. Erratum: Author Correction: High-resolution bacterial 16S rRNA gene profile meta-analysis and biofilm status reveal common colorectal cancer consortia.
    Drewes JL, White JR, Dejea CM, Fathi P, Iyadorai T, Vadivelu J, Roslani AC, Wick EC, Mongodin EF, Loke MF, Thulasi K, Gan HM, Goh KL, Chong HY, Kumar S, Wanyiri JW, Sears CL
    NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2019; 5(1):2.; 
    PubMed
  54. Standardization of the Classification of Impaired Postoperative Gastric Function Within the Enhanced Recovery Pathways.
    Wick EC, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2018 06; 126(6):1805-1806.; 
    PubMed
  55. Prognostic and Predictive Clinicopathologic Factors of Squamous Anal Canal Cancer in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients: Does HAART Influence Outcomes?
    Pappou EP, Magruder JT, Fu T, Hicks CW, Herman JM, Fang S, Wick EC, Safar B, Gearhart SL, Efron JE
    World J Surg. 2018 03; 42(3):876-883.; 
    PubMed
  56. The US Opioid Crisis: A Role for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery.
    Stone AB, Wick EC, Wu CL, Grant MC
    Anesth Analg. 2017 11; 125(5):1803-1805.; 
    PubMed
  57. Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Colorectal Surgery Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Ban KA, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2017 10; 225(4):548-557.e3.; 
    PubMed
  58. Treating Wisely: The Surgeon's Role in Antibiotic Stewardship.
    Leeds IL, Fabrizio A, Cosgrove SE, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2017 05; 265(5):871-873.; 
    PubMed
  59. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathways and Resident Physicians: Barrier or Opportunity?
    Stone AB, Leeds IL, Efron J, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Oct; 59(10):1000-1.; 
    PubMed
  60. The Effect of Preoperative Gabapentin on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Meta-Analysis.
    Grant MC, Lee H, Page AJ, Hobson D, Wick E, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2016 Apr; 122(4):976-85.; 
    PubMed
  61. Initiating an Enhanced Recovery Pathway Program: An Anesthesiology Department's Perspective.
    Wu CL, Benson AR, Hobson DB, Roda CP, Demski R, Galante DJ, Page AJ, Pronovost PJ, Wick EC
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Oct; 41(10):447-56.; 
    PubMed
  62. Metabolism links bacterial biofilms and colon carcinogenesis.
    Johnson CH, Dejea CM, Edler D, Hoang LT, Santidrian AF, Felding BH, Ivanisevic J, Cho K, Wick EC, Hechenbleikner EM, Uritboonthai W, Goetz L, Casero RA, Pardoll DM, White JR, Patti GJ, Sears CL, Siuzdak G
    Cell Metab. 2015 Jun 02; 21(6):891-7.; 
    PubMed
  63. Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for open hepatectomy--physiology, immunomodulation, and implementation.
    Page AJ, Ejaz A, Spolverato G, Zavadsky T, Grant MC, Galante DJ, Wick EC, Weiss M, Makary MA, Wu CL, Pawlik TM
    J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Feb; 19(2):387-99.; 
    PubMed
  64. Clinicopathologic Presentation and Natural History of Anorectal Melanoma: A Case Series of 18 Patients.
    Hicks CW, Pappou EP, Magruder JT, Gazer B, Fang S, Wick EC, Gearhart SL, Ahuja N, Efron JE
    JAMA Surg. 2014 Jun; 149(6):608-11.; 
    PubMed
  65. Measuring briefing and checklist compliance in surgery: a tool for quality improvement.
    Johnston FM, Tergas AI, Bennett JL, Valero V, Morrissey CK, Fader AN, Hobson DB, Weaver SJ, Rosen MA, Wick EC
    Am J Med Qual. 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):491-8.; 
    PubMed
  66. Bacterial oncogenesis in the colon.
    Dejea C, Wick E, Sears CL
    Future Microbiol. 2013 Apr; 8(4):445-60.; 
    PubMed
  67. Variation in surgical site infection monitoring and reporting by state.
    Makary MA, Aswani MS, Ibrahim AM, Reagan J, Wick EC, Pronovost PJ
    J Healthc Qual. 2013 Mar-Apr; 35(2):41-6.; 
    PubMed
  68. Pay for obesity? Pay-for-performance metrics neglect increased complication rates and cost for obese patients.
    Hirose K, Shore AD, Wick EC, Weiner JP, Makary MA
    J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Jul; 15(7):1128-35.; 
    PubMed
  69. Implementation of quality measures to reduce surgical site infection in colorectal patients.
    Wick EC, Gibbs L, Indorf LA, Varma MG, Garcia-Aguilar J
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Jul; 51(7):1004-9.; 
    PubMed
  70. Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) promotes neurogenic inflammation in the pancreas via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R).
    Hutter MM, Wick EC, Day AL, Maa J, Zerega EC, Richmond AC, Jordan TH, Grady EF, Mulvihill SJ, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS
    Pancreas. 2005 Apr; 30(3):260-5.; 
    PubMed
  71. Are Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer Answers to Patient Questions Regarding Fecal Incontinence Accurate, Complete, and Consistent With the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines?
    Welton LL, Gunderson MA, Rajamani G, Liu Y, Trang K, Weaver L, Troester AM, Zhang R, Gaertner WB, Welton ML, Wick EC, Melton GB
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 04 01; 69(4):632-641.; 
    PubMed
  72. Housing Status and Cancer Screening in US Veterans.
    Decker H, Graham L, Titan A, Hawn M, Kushel M, Kanzaria HK, Wick E
    J Gen Intern Med. 2025 05; 40(6):1297-1305.; 
    PubMed
  73. Invited Commentary: Promoting Transparency in Cancer Outcomes in the National Cancer Database.
    Decker H, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Jan 01; 240(1):111-112.; 
    PubMed
  74. Health Care Navigators for Perioperative Advance Care Planning.
    Colley A, Valderrama A, Tang V, Pierce L, Sudore RL, Wick EC
    JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2415452.; 
    PubMed
  75. Advanced Care Planning Content Encoding with Natural Language Processing.
    Knoll BC, Gunderson M, Rajamani G, Wick EC, Colley A, Lindemann E, Rizvi R, Diethelm M, Hultman G, Pierce L, Zhang R, Melton GB
    Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Jan 25; 310:609-613.; 
    PubMed
  76. Reporting of Circumferential Resection Margin in Rectal Cancer Surgery.
    Manisundaram N, DiBrito SR, Hu CY, Kim Y, Wick E, Palis B, Peacock O, Chang GJ
    JAMA Surg. 2023 11 01; 158(11):1195-1202.; 
    PubMed
  77. Critical Behaviors for Perioperative Improvement Teams.
    Yuan CT, Liu TM, Eidman B, Lin DM, Wick EC, Rosen MA
    Ann Surg Open. 2023 Sep; 4(3):e300.; 
    PubMed
  78. Discharge Opioid Over- and Underprescription to Patients after General Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
    Guan LS, Langnas E, Bongiovanni T, Campbell LJ, Wick EC, Guan Z
    J Am Coll Surg. 2023 08 01; 237(2):332-342.; 
    PubMed
  79. Invited Commentary: Evaluating Quality Improvement: The Means or the End?
    Wick E, Highet A
    J Am Coll Surg. 2022 10 01; 235(4):579-580.; 
    PubMed
  80. Surgical Care of Patients Experiencing Homelessness: A Scoping Review Using a Phases of Care Conceptual Framework.
    Abel MK, Schwartz H, Lin JA, Decker HC, Wu CL, Grant MC, Kushel M, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2022 08 01; 235(2):350-360.; 
    PubMed
  81. The Clinical Information Systems Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Reeves JJ, Pageler NM, Wick EC, Melton GB, Tan YG, Clay BJ, Longhurst CA
    Yearb Med Inform. 2021 Aug; 30(1):105-125.; 
    PubMed
  82. Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1-Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization.
    Peden CJ, Aggarwal G, Aitken RJ, Anderson ID, Bang Foss N, Cooper Z, Dhesi JK, French WB, Grant MC, Hammarqvist F, Hare SP, Havens JM, Holena DN, Hübner M, Kim JS, Lees NP, Ljungqvist O, Lobo DN, Mohseni S, Ordoñez CA, Quiney N, Urman RD, Wick E, Wu CL, Young-Fadok T, Scott M
    World J Surg. 2021 05; 45(5):1272-1290.; 
    PubMed
  83. Rectal Cancer Care: Does One Size Fit All?
    Shaffer VO, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2021 01; 232(1):33-34.; 
    PubMed
  84. Stress and the Surgical Resident in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Collins C, Mahuron K, Bongiovanni T, Lancaster E, Sosa JA, Wick E
    J Surg Educ. 2021 Mar-Apr; 78(2):422-430.; 
    PubMed
  85. Response to Comment on "Letter in Response to Soop et al".
    Rushakoff RJ, Wick EC, McDonnell ME
    Ann Surg. 2019 12; 270(6):e84-e85.; 
    PubMed
  86. Reflections on the Complexity of Surgical Site Infection Prevention and Detection from an Organizational Lens.
    Collins CR, Wick EC
    Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):577-580.; 
    PubMed
  87. Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: Focus on Anesthesiology for Total Hip Arthroplasty.
    Soffin EM, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, Kates SL, Wick EC, Cannesson M, Scott MJ, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2019 03; 128(3):454-465.; 
    PubMed
  88. Variation Across the Continuum of Surgical Oncology Care.
    Wick EC, Cinar P
    JAMA Netw Open. 2018 10 05; 1(6):e183035.; 
    PubMed
  89. Statewide Collaborative to Reduce Surgical Site Infections: Results of the Hawaii Surgical Unit-Based Safety Program.
    Lin DM, Carson KA, Lubomski LH, Wick EC, Pham JC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2018 08; 227(2):189-197.e1.; 
    PubMed
  90. Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis harbor colonic biofilms containing tumorigenic bacteria.
    Dejea CM, Fathi P, Craig JM, Boleij A, Taddese R, Geis AL, Wu X, DeStefano Shields CE, Hechenbleikner EM, Huso DL, Anders RA, Giardiello FM, Wick EC, Wang H, Wu S, Pardoll DM, Housseau F, Sears CL
    Science. 2018 02 02; 359(6375):592-597.; 
    PubMed
  91. Outcomes Associated With a Five-Point Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle in Women Undergoing Surgery for Ovarian Cancer.
    Lippitt MH, Fairbairn MG, Matsuno R, Stone RL, Tanner EJ, Wick EC, Angarita AC, Roche KL, Levinson KL, Bergstrom JE, Sinno AK, Curless MS, Wethington S, Temkin SM, Efron J, Hobson D, Fader AN
    Obstet Gynecol. 2017 10; 130(4):756-764.; 
    PubMed
  92. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review.
    Wick EC, Grant MC, Wu CL
    JAMA Surg. 2017 07 01; 152(7):691-697.; 
    PubMed
  93. Characterizing Surgical Site Infection Signals in Clinical Notes.
    Skube SJ, Hu Z, Arsoniadis EG, Simon GJ, Wick EC, Ko CY, Melton GB
    Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017; 245:955-959.; 
    PubMed
  94. Outcomes of abdominoperineal resection for management of anal cancer in HIV-positive patients: a national case review.
    Leeds IL, Alturki H, Canner JK, Schneider EB, Efron JE, Wick EC, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH
    World J Surg Oncol. 2016 Aug 05; 14(1):208.; 
    PubMed
  95. Redundant Innate and Adaptive Sources of IL17 Production Drive Colon Tumorigenesis.
    Housseau F, Wu S, Wick EC, Fan H, Wu X, Llosa NJ, Smith KN, Tam A, Ganguly S, Wanyiri JW, Iyadorai T, Malik AA, Roslani AC, Vadivelu JS, Van Meerbeke S, Huso DL, Pardoll DM, Sears CL
    Cancer Res. 2016 04 15; 76(8):2115-24.; 
    PubMed
  96. The role of fiber supplementation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Nagarajan N, Morden A, Bischof D, King EA, Kosztowski M, Wick EC, Stein EM
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Sep; 27(9):1002-10.; 
    PubMed
  97. Optimizing perioperative Crohn's disease management: role of coordinated medical and surgical care.
    Bennett JL, Ha CY, Efron JE, Gearhart SL, Lazarev MG, Wick EC
    World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Jan 28; 21(4):1182-8.; 
    PubMed
  98. Decision support tool use in colorectal surgery: what is the role?
    Hechenbleikner E, Makary M, Samarov D, Leung C, Miller JD, Deutschendorf A, Brotman DJ, Holland DE, Bowles KH, Wick EC
    J Surg Res. 2015 Mar; 194(1):69-76.; 
    PubMed
  99. Stat3 activation in murine colitis induced by enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis.
    Wick EC, Rabizadeh S, Albesiano E, Wu X, Wu S, Chan J, Rhee KJ, Ortega G, Huso DL, Pardoll D, Housseau F, Sears CL
    Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 May; 20(5):821-34.; 
    PubMed
  100. Nodal status, number of lymph nodes examined, and lymph node ratio: what defines prognosis after resection of colon adenocarcinoma?
    Gleisner AL, Mogal H, Dodson R, Efron J, Gearhart S, Wick E, Lidor A, Herman JM, Pawlik TM
    J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Dec; 217(6):1090-100.; 
    PubMed
  101. Standardized quality performance metrics: beware of the pitfalls.
    Hicks CW, Wick EC
    J Surg Res. 2013 Dec; 185(2):524-5.; 
    PubMed
  102. Colitides.
    Melton GB, Kwaan MR, Hahn H, Shepela CJ, Wang JS, Wick EC
    Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2011; 2011:607434.; 
    PubMed
  103. Image of the month--quiz case. Endometriosis.
    Maxey D, Wick EC, Gearhart S
    Arch Surg. 2010 Mar; 145(3):305-6.; 
    PubMed
  104. Calcitonin gene-related peptide partially mediates nociception in acute experimental pancreatitis.
    Wick EC, Pikios S, Grady EF, Kirkwood KS
    Surgery. 2006 Feb; 139(2):197-201.; 
    PubMed
  105. Evidence Map of Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Perioperative Strategies for Managing Acute Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Surgery, 2012-2025: The M-PALS Collaborative.
    Parikh RR, Lott GL, Considine M, Sawtell P, Brandt S, Choconta-Piraquive LA, Pagadala S, Persson DJ, Claussen AM, Tignanelli CJ, Wilt T, Sultan S, Scherer AJ, Berg A, Martin CL, Wick E, Melton GB, Butler ME, Southwell BJ
    J Clin Med. 2026 Apr 10; 15(8).; 
    PubMed
  106. Association of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Implementation and Comparative Outcomes Improvement at an Academic Medical Center.
    Khan A, Haut ER, Borja M, Engineer LD, Grant MC, Hobson DB, Ishii LE, Marsteller JA, Wick EC, de Lissovoy G
    World J Surg. 2026 Jan; 50(1):35-44.; 
    PubMed
  107. Reimagining Cancer Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness by Expanding the Traditional Oncology Team.
    Decker H, Mabeza RM, Liu R, Kushel M, Wick E
    JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Jul; 21(7):921-925.; 
    PubMed
  108. Admission and Patients Undergoing Surgery at Risk of Patient-Directed Discharges.
    Decker HC, Shui A, Kanzaria HK, Pierce L, Wick E
    JAMA Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 159(11):1322-1324.; 
    PubMed
  109. Modifier 22-Is It All Just a Catch-22?
    Abbasi AB, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2024 May 01; 159(5):570.; 
    PubMed
  110. Perceived Implications of Compensation Structure for Academic Surgical Practice: A Qualitative Study.
    Finn CB, Syvyk S, Bergmark RW, Yeo HL, Waljee JF, Wick EC, Kelz RR
    JAMA Surg. 2024 01 01; 159(1):106-107.; 
    PubMed
  111. Clinician Review of Advanced Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients Requiring Intensive Care.
    Lin JA, Colley A, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 02; 50(2):154-156.; 
    PubMed
  112. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Consensus Guidelines for Emergency Laparotomy Part 3: Organizational Aspects and General Considerations for Management of the Emergency Laparotomy Patient.
    Peden CJ, Aggarwal G, Aitken RJ, Anderson ID, Balfour A, Foss NB, Cooper Z, Dhesi JK, French WB, Grant MC, Hammarqvist F, Hare SP, Havens JM, Holena DN, Hübner M, Johnston C, Kim JS, Lees NP, Ljungqvist O, Lobo DN, Mohseni S, Ordoñez CA, Quiney N, Sharoky C, Urman RD, Wick E, Wu CL, Young-Fadok T, Scott MJ
    World J Surg. 2023 08; 47(8):1881-1898.; 
    PubMed
  113. Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement.
    Johnson CL, Colley A, Pierce L, Lin JA, Bongiovanni T, Roman S, Sudore RL, Wick E
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 06 01; 94(6):863-869.; 
    PubMed
  114. Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Homeless Patients: A Case Report and Policy Recommendations.
    Schwartz HEM, Abel MK, Lin JA, Decker HC, Kushel MB, Wick EC
    Ann Surg Open. 2022 Sep; 3(3).; 
    PubMed
  115. Delphi Consensus on Intraoperative Technical/Surgical Aspects to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Surgery.
    Ruiz-Tovar J, Boermeester MA, Bordeianou L, Chang GJ, Gorgun E, Justinger C, Lawson EH, Leaper DJ, Mahmoud NN, Mantyh C, McGee MF, Nfonsam V, Rubio-Perez I, Wick EC, Hedrick TL, Colorectal Delphi Facilitating Group
    J Am Coll Surg. 2022 01 01; 234(1):1-11.; 
    PubMed
  116. Instilling Resiliency in Surgical Education: The Benefits of Longitudinal Medical Student Learning.
    Abel MK, Collins C, Lancaster EM, Poncelet A, Lin MYC, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC
    J Surg Res. 2021 11; 267:512-515.; 
    PubMed
  117. Exploring the Experience of the Surgical Workforce During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
    Mavroudis CL, Landau S, Brooks E, Bergmark R, Berlin NL, Blumenthal B, Cooper Z, Hwang EK, Lancaster E, Waljee J, Wick E, Yeo H, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR
    Ann Surg. 2021 Mar 01; 273(3):e91-e96.; 
    PubMed
  118. Accelerating Surgical Site Infection Abstraction With a Semi-automated Machine-learning Approach.
    Skube SJ, Hu Z, Simon GJ, Wick EC, Arsoniadis EG, Ko CY, Melton GB
    Ann Surg. 2022 07 01; 276(1):180-185.; 
    PubMed
  119. AAAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Abdominal and Peritoneal Pain After Surgery.
    Bicket MC, Grant MC, Scott MJ, Terman GW, Wick EC, Wu CL
    J Pain. 2020 Nov - Dec; 21(11-12):1125-1137.; 
    PubMed
  120. Response to Sarang et al. (doi: 10.1089/sur.2019.248): Response to Reflections on the Complexity of Surgical Site Infection Prevention and Detection from an Organizational Lens.
    Collins C, Wick EC
    Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 12; 20(8):684.; 
    PubMed
  121. Residents as Key Effectors of Change in Improving Opioid Prescribing Behavior.
    Lancaster E, Bongiovanni T, Lin J, Croci R, Wick E, Hirose K
    J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov - Dec; 76(6):e167-e172.; 
    PubMed
  122. Evidence review conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for gynecologic surgery.
    Grant MC, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, Wick EC, Cannesson M, Scott MJ, Wu CL
    Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019 Feb 07.; 
    PubMed
  123. Does Patient Experience Predict 30-Day Readmission? A Patient-Level Analysis of HCAHPS Data.
    Siddiqui Z, Berry S, Bertram A, Allen L, Hoyer E, Durkin N, Qayyum R, Wick E, Pronovost P, Brotman DJ
    J Hosp Med. 2018 09; 13(10):681-687.; 
    PubMed
  124. Bacteroides fragilis Toxin Coordinates a Pro-carcinogenic Inflammatory Cascade via Targeting of Colonic Epithelial Cells.
    Chung L, Orberg ET, Geis AL, Chan JL, Fu K, DeStefano Shields CE, Dejea CM, Fathi P, Chen J, Finard BB, Tam AJ, McAllister F, Fan H, Wu X, Ganguly S, Lebid A, Metz P, Van Meerbeke SW, Huso DL, Wick EC, Pardoll DM, Wan F, Wu S, Sears CL, Housseau F
    Cell Host Microbe. 2018 03 14; 23(3):421.; 
    PubMed
  125. Medical Harm: Patient Perceptions and Follow-up Actions.
    Lyu HG, Cooper MA, Mayer-Blackwell B, Jiam N, Hechenbleikner EM, Wick EC, Berenholtz SM, Makary MA
    J Patient Saf. 2017 12; 13(4):199-201.; 
    PubMed
  126. Overtreatment in the United States.
    Lyu H, Xu T, Brotman D, Mayer-Blackwell B, Cooper M, Daniel M, Wick EC, Saini V, Brownlee S, Makary MA
    PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0181970.; 
    PubMed
  127. Routine Pouchoscopy Prior to Ileostomy Takedown May Not Be Necessary in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis.
    Cai JX, Barrow J, Parian A, Brant SR, Dudley-Brown S, Efron J, Fang S, Gearhart S, Marohn M, Safar B, Truta B, Wick E, Lazarev M
    Dig Dis. 2018; 36(1):72-77.; 
    PubMed
  128. Enhanced Recovery Programs Increase Thoracic Epidural Opportunities for Trainees.
    Stone AB, Wu CL, Wick EC, Hobson DB, Grant MC
    Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Nov/Dec; 41(6):793-794.; 
    PubMed
  129. Bundled Payments for Surgical Colectomy Among Medicare Enrollees: Potential Savings vs the Need for Further Reform.
    Gani F, Makary MA, Wick EC, Efron JE, Fang SH, Safar B, Hundt J, Pawlik TM
    JAMA Surg. 2016 05 18; 151(5):e160202.; 
    PubMed
  130. Reduction of Costs for Pelvic Exenteration Performed by High Volume Surgeons: Analysis of the Maryland Health Service Cost Review Commission Database.
    Althumairi AA, Canner JK, Gorin MA, Fang SH, Gearhart SL, Wick EC, Safar B, Bivalacqua TJ, Efron JE
    Am Surg. 2016 Jan; 82(1):46-52.; 
    PubMed
  131. Patient Symptomatology in Anal Dysplasia.
    Hicks CW, Wick EC, Leeds IL, Efron JE, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH
    JAMA Surg. 2015 Jun; 150(6):563-9.; 
    PubMed
  132. Perioperative corticosteroid management for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
    Hicks CW, Wick EC, Salvatori R, Ha CY
    Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Jan; 21(1):221-8.; 
    PubMed
  133. A novel means of assessing institutional adherence to blood transfusion guidelines.
    Hicks CW, Frank SM, Wasey JO, Efron J, Gearhart S, Fang S, Safar B, Makary MA, Wick EC
    Am J Med Qual. 2015 Nov-Dec; 30(6):584-90.; 
    PubMed
  134. Does close temperature regulation affect surgical site infection rates?
    Leeds IL, Wick EC, Melton GB
    Adv Surg. 2014; 48:65-76.; 
    PubMed
  135. Laparoscopic rectopexy for rectal prolapse to reduce surgical-site infections and length of stay.
    Magruder JT, Efron JE, Wick EC, Gearhart SL
    World J Surg. 2013 May; 37(5):1110-4.; 
    PubMed
  136. Clinicopathologic Comparison of High-Dose-Rate Endorectal Brachytherapy versus Conventional Chemoradiotherapy in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Resectable Stages II and III Low Rectal Cancer.
    Smith JA, Wild AT, Singhi A, Raman SP, Qiu H, Kumar R, Hacker-Prietz A, Hruban RH, Kamel IR, Efron J, Wick EC, Azad NS, Diaz LA, Le Y, Armour EP, Gearhart SL, Herman JM
    Int J Surg Oncol. 2012; 2012:406568.; 
    PubMed
  137. PPE, OPPE, and FPPE: complying with the new alphabet soup of credentialing.
    Makary MA, Wick E, Freischlag JA
    Arch Surg. 2011 Jun; 146(6):642-4.; 
    PubMed
  138. Surgical site infections in a "high outlier" institution: are colorectal surgeons to blame?
    Wick EC, Vogel JD, Church JM, Remzi F, Fazio VW
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Mar; 52(3):374-9.; 
    PubMed
  139. Neutral endopeptidase determines the severity of pancreatitis-associated lung injury.
    Day AL, Wick E, Jordan TH, Jaffray CE, Bunnett NW, Grady EF, Kirkwood KS
    J Surg Res. 2005 Sep; 128(1):21-7.; 
    PubMed
  140. Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) trial: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised study of diverticulitis treatment in the USA.
    Hantouli MN, Schmicker RH, Tufte JE, Ali FG, Bennett RD, Cohan JN, Comstock BA, Curran T, Davidson GH, Eisenstein S, Fischkoff KN, Fleming FJ, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Jafari MD, Kessler LG, Krane MK, Lawrence SO, McCormick JT, Millas SG, Morris AM, Pullar KM, Reinke CE, Saraidaridis JT, Simianu VV, Watkins SP, White NB, Wick EC, Wieghard N, Flum DR, Read TE, COSMID Collaborative
    BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 08; 16(1):e098309.; 
    PubMed
  141. Telehealth Policy and Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer Care Access.
    Miller M, Ekaireb R, Woods A, Wick E, Sarin A
    Ann Surg. 2026 Jan 01; 283(1):40-42.; 
    PubMed
  142. Increasing the use of language-concordant discharge instructions in general surgery: A resident-led quality improvement initiative.
    Baskin AS, Romero-Hernandez F, Trang K, Cevallos J, Hernandez S, Colley A, Record H, Dao J, Soriano I, Bongiovanni T, Wick E
    Surgery. 2025 Apr; 180:109021.; 
    PubMed
  143. Beyond the block: evaluation of epidurals on length of stay.
    Bicket MC, Wick EC, Wu CL
    Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 07 08; 49(7):469-470.; 
    PubMed
  144. Electronic health record-supported implementation of an evidence-based pathway for perioperative surgical care.
    Wu J, Yuan CT, Moyal-Smith R, Wick EC, Rosen MA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 02 16; 31(3):591-599.; 
    PubMed
  145. Implementing Enhanced Recovery Pathways: A Qualitative Study of Factors That Distinguished Higher Performing Hospitals.
    Yuan CT, Wu J, Cardell CP, Liu TM, Eidman B, Hobson D, Wick EC, Rosen MA
    Ann Surg. 2024 May 01; 279(5):789-795.; 
    PubMed
  146. Transition to Reusable Surgical Gowns at a Hospital System.
    Yap A, Wang K, Cornejo J, Chen E, Pierce L, Wick E, Gandhi S
    JAMA Netw Open. 2023 08 01; 6(8):e2330246.; 
    PubMed
  147. Association of Housing Status With Types of Operations and Postoperative Health Care Utilization.
    Decker HC, Kanzaria HK, Evans J, Pierce L, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2023 12 01; 278(6):883-889.; 
    PubMed
  148. Preparing for participation in the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' bundle care payment initiative-advanced for major bowel surgery.
    Collins CR, Abel MK, Shui A, Intinarelli G, Sosa JA, Wick EC
    Perioper Med (Lond). 2022 Dec 09; 11(1):54.; 
    PubMed
  149. Opioid prescribing practices at hospital discharge for surgical patients before and after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2016 opioid prescribing guideline.
    Langnas E, Bishara A, Croci R, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Wick EC, Chen CL, Guan Z
    BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 05 11; 22(1):141.; 
    PubMed
  150. Successful Implementation of Enhanced Recovery in Elective Colorectal Surgery is Variable and Dependent on the Local Environment.
    Cardell CF, Knapp L, Cohen ME, Ko CY, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2021 10 01; 274(4):605-612.; 
    PubMed
  151. Applying Machine Learning Across Sites: External Validation of a Surgical Site Infection Detection Algorithm.
    Zhu Y, Simon GJ, Wick EC, Abe-Jones Y, Najafi N, Sheka A, Tourani R, Skube SJ, Hu Z, Melton GB
    J Am Coll Surg. 2021 06; 232(6):963-971.e1.; 
    PubMed
  152. Where Do We Go From Here? Assessing Medical Students' Surgery Clerkship Preparedness During COVID-19.
    Nnamani Silva ON, Hernandez S, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA
    J Surg Educ. 2021 Sep-Oct; 78(5):1574-1582.; 
    PubMed
  153. Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on an academic vascular practice and a multidisciplinary limb preservation program.
    Lancaster EM, Wu B, Iannuzzi J, Oskowitz A, Gasper W, Vartanian S, Wick E, Hiramoto J, Eichler C, Lobo E, Reyzelman A, Reilly L, Sosa JA, Conte MS
    J Vasc Surg. 2020 12; 72(6):1850-1855.; 
    PubMed
  154. Comment on "Consider Culture, Provider Characteristics Associated With Outpatient Opioid Prescribing After Surgery".
    Bongiovanni T, Menza R, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2019 12; 270(6):e93.; 
    PubMed
  155. Does Perceived Resident Operative Autonomy Impact Patient Outcomes?
    Fieber JH, Bailey EA, Wirtalla C, Johnson AP, Leeds IL, Medbery RL, Ahuja V, VanderMeer T, Wick EC, Irojah B, Kelz RR
    J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov - Dec; 76(6):e182-e188.; 
    PubMed
  156. In Response.
    Soffin EM, Wick E, Kates S, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2019 04; 128(4):e52-e53.; 
    PubMed
  157. The Impact of Anesthesia-Influenced Process Measure Compliance on Length of Stay: Results From an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Colorectal Surgery Cohort.
    Grant MC, Pio Roda CM, Canner JK, Sommer P, Galante D, Hobson D, Gearhart S, Wu CL, Wick E
    Anesth Analg. 2019 01; 128(1):68-74.; 
    PubMed
  158. Surgical Technical Evidence Review of Hip Fracture Surgery Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Siletz A, Childers CP, Faltermeier C, Singer ES, Hu QL, Ko CY, Kates SL, Maggard-Gibbons M, Wick E
    Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2018; 9:2151459318769215.; 
    PubMed
  159. Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Elective Total Joint Replacement Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Childers CP, Siletz AE, Singer ES, Faltermeier C, Hu QL, Ko CY, Golladay GJ, Kates SL, Wick EC, Maggard-Gibbons M
    Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2018; 9:2151458518754451.; 
    PubMed
  160. Hospital Charges and Length of Stay Following Radical Cystectomy in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Era.
    Semerjian A, Milbar N, Kates M, Gorin MA, Patel HD, Chalfin HJ, Frank SM, Wu CL, Yang WW, Hobson D, Robertson L, Wick E, Schoenberg MP, Pierorazio PM, Johnson MH, Stimson CJ, Bivalacqua TJ
    Urology. 2018 Jan; 111:86-91.; 
    PubMed
  161. Frailty-Going From Measurement to Action.
    Wick EC, Finlayson E
    JAMA Surg. 2017 08 01; 152(8):757-758.; 
    PubMed
  162. Is enhanced recovery enough for reducing 30-d readmissions after surgery?
    Fabrizio AC, Grant MC, Siddiqui Z, Alimi Y, Gearhart SL, Wu C, Efron JE, Wick EC
    J Surg Res. 2017 09; 217:45-53.; 
    PubMed
  163. A comparison of trends in operative approach and postoperative outcomes for colorectal cancer surgery.
    Addae JK, Gani F, Fang SY, Wick EC, Althumairi AA, Efron JE, Canner JK, Euhus DM, Schneider EB
    J Surg Res. 2017 02; 208:111-120.; 
    PubMed
  164. Get on the fast track to patient recovery.
    Hobson DB, Saletnik L, Wick EC
    Nurs Manage. 2016 Mar; 47(3):15-7.; 
    PubMed
  165. Sleep deprivation and starvation in hospitalised patients: how medical care can harm patients.
    Xu T, Wick EC, Makary MA
    BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 May; 25(5):311-4.; 
    PubMed
  166. Analysis of fiducials implanted during EUS for patients with localized rectal cancer receiving high-dose rate endorectal brachytherapy.
    Moningi S, Walker AJ, Malayeri AA, Rosati LM, Gearhart SL, Efron JE, Wick EC, Azad NS, Armour EP, Le Y, Herman JM, Shin EJ
    Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Mar; 81(3):765-769.e1.; 
    PubMed
  167. The Bacteroides fragilis toxin gene is prevalent in the colon mucosa of colorectal cancer patients.
    Boleij A, Hechenbleikner EM, Goodwin AC, Badani R, Stein EM, Lazarev MG, Ellis B, Carroll KC, Albesiano E, Wick EC, Platz EA, Pardoll DM, Sears CL
    Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 15; 60(2):208-15.; 
    PubMed
  168. Establishing a successful basic science research program in colon and rectal surgery.
    Leeds I, Wick EC
    Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2014 Jun; 27(2):58-64.; 
    PubMed
  169. Building a business case for colorectal surgery quality improvement.
    Lee KK, Berenholtz SM, Hobson DB, Demski RJ, Yang T, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 Nov; 56(11):1298-303.; 
    PubMed
  170. Patient satisfaction as a possible indicator of quality surgical care.
    Lyu H, Wick EC, Housman M, Freischlag JA, Makary MA
    JAMA Surg. 2013 Apr; 148(4):362-7.; 
    PubMed
  171. Outcomes from IBD-associated and non-IBD-associated colorectal cancer: a Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Medicare study.
    Gearhart SL, Nathan H, Pawlik TM, Wick E, Efron J, Shore AD
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Mar; 55(3):270-7.; 
    PubMed
  172. Variation in lymph node assessment after colon cancer resection: patient, surgeon, pathologist, or hospital?
    Nathan H, Shore AD, Anders RA, Wick EC, Gearhart SL, Pawlik TM
    J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Mar; 15(3):471-9.; 
    PubMed
  173. MUC5AC, a gel-forming mucin accumulating in gallstone disease, is overproduced via an epidermal growth factor receptor pathway in the human gallbladder.
    Finzi L, Barbu V, Burgel PR, Mergey M, Kirkwood KS, Wick EC, Scoazec JY, Peschaud F, Paye F, Nadel JA, Housset C
    Am J Pathol. 2006 Dec; 169(6):2031-41.; 
    PubMed
  174. Surgical Advance Care Planning: Initial Validation of Patient Portal Messages for a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Welton L, Sudore RL, Botsford C, O'Brien S, Carmichael JC, Melton GB, Wick E
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2026 May 03.; 
    PubMed
  175. Retrospective validation study of a large language model approach to screening for intraabdominal surgical site infections for quality and safety reporting.
    Pierce L, Pak C, Stanley K, Wang L, Erickson C, Yokoe DS, Wick E
    BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 Dec 21.; 
    PubMed
  176. Bridging Gaps to Improve Care Models for Patients at Risk for Anal Dysplasia and Cancer: A Call to Action.
    Ranson SM, Arroyo-Roldan LM, Wick EC, Robila V, Fahy BN, Rivet EB
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 May 01; 68(5):499-502.; 
    PubMed
  177. Large language models can accurately populate Vascular Quality Initiative procedural databases using narrative operative reports.
    Flanagan CP, Trang K, Nacario J, Schneider PA, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Wick EC, Conway AM
    J Vasc Surg. 2025 04; 81(4):973-982.; 
    PubMed
  178. Association of Homelessness with Before Medically Advised Discharge After Surgery.
    Decker HC, Silver CM, Graham-Squire D, Pierce L, Kanzaria HK, Wick EC
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 09; 50(9):655-663.; 
    PubMed
  179. The value of national accreditation program for rectal cancer: A survey of accredited programs and programs seeking accreditation.
    Kapadia MR, Senatore PJ, Messick C, Hull TL, Shaffer VO, Morris AM, Dietz DW, Wexner SD, Wick EC
    Surgery. 2024 04; 175(4):1007-1012.; 
    PubMed
  180. Mastering the Art of Addressing Feedback: Effective Response Strategies for Grant Critiques.
    Shao CC, Hardiman KM, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Mar 01; 67(3):348-350.; 
    PubMed
  181. A behavioral intervention to promote use of multimodal pain medication for hospitalized patients: A randomized controlled trial.
    Bongiovanni T, Pletcher MJ, Lau C, Robinson A, Lancaster E, Zhang L, Behrends M, Wick E, Auerbach A
    J Hosp Med. 2023 08; 18(8):685-692.; 
    PubMed
  182. Truth of Colorectal Enhanced Recovery Programs: Process Measure Compliance in 151 Hospitals.
    Shah TA, Knapp L, Cohen ME, Brethauer SA, Wick EC, Ko CY
    J Am Coll Surg. 2023 04 01; 236(4):543-550.; 
    PubMed
  183. Using Electronic Health Record Meta-Data to Identify Variation in Trainee Progress Note Writing Patterns: Opportunity to Enhance Systems-Based Care.
    Trang K, Pierce L, Wick EC, Hirose K
    J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec; 79(6):e257-e262.; 
    PubMed
  184. Third year medical student knowledge gaps after a virtual surgical rotation.
    Hernandez S, Song S, Nnamani Silva ON, Anderson C, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA
    Am J Surg. 2022 07; 224(1 Pt B):366-370.; 
    PubMed
  185. Establishing the Essential Role of Household Extenders for Surgeon Wellbeing.
    Mavroudis CL, Bergmark RW, Waljee J, Wick E, Yeo H, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR
    Ann Surg. 2023 03 01; 277(3):412-415.; 
    PubMed
  186. Pandemic Recovery: Persistent Disparities in Access to Elective Surgical Procedures.
    Lin JA, Braun HJ, Schwab ME, Pierce L, Sosa JA, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2023 Jan 01; 277(1):57-65.; 
    PubMed
  187. Standardized Care Pathways as a Means to Improve Patient Safety.
    Lancaster E, Wick E
    Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Feb; 101(1):49-56.; 
    PubMed
  188. Using provider-focused education toolkits can aid enhanced recovery programs to further reduce patient exposure to opioids.
    Sarin A, Lancaster E, Chen LL, Porten S, Chen LM, Lager J, Wick E
    Perioper Med (Lond). 2020; 9:21.; 
    PubMed
  189. Variability in Opioid-Prescribing Patterns in Endocrine Surgery and Discordance With Patient Use.
    Lancaster E, Inglis-Arkell C, Hirose K, Seib CD, Wick E, Sosa JA, Duh QY
    JAMA Surg. 2019 11 01; 154(11):1069-1070.; 
    PubMed
  190. Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: Focus on Anesthesiology for Bariatric Surgery.
    Grant MC, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, Wick EC, Cannesson M, Scott MJ, McEvoy MD, King AB, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2019 07; 129(1):51-60.; 
    PubMed
  191. Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: Focus on Anesthesiology for Total Knee Arthroplasty.
    Soffin EM, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, Kates SL, Wick E, Cannesson M, Scott MJ, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2019 03; 128(3):441-453.; 
    PubMed
  192. A Learning Health System Approach to the Opioid Crisis: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste.
    Wick EC, Sehgal NL
    JAMA Surg. 2018 10 01; 153(10):954.; 
    PubMed
  193. Low Incidence of Dysplasia and Colorectal Cancer Observed among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Prolonged Colonic Diversion.
    Bettner W, Rizzo A, Brant S, Dudley-Brown S, Efron J, Fang S, Gearhart S, Marohn M, Parian A, Kherad Pezhouh M, Melia J, Safar B, Truta B, Wick E, Lazarev M
    Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 04 23; 24(5):1092-1098.; 
    PubMed
  194. Dedicated Operating Room Teams and Clinical Outcomes in an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery.
    Grant MC, Hanna A, Benson A, Hobson D, Wu CL, Yuan CT, Rosen M, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2018 03; 226(3):267-276.; 
    PubMed
  195. Racial and Socioeconomic Differences Manifest in Process Measure Adherence for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway.
    Leeds IL, Alimi Y, Hobson DR, Efron JE, Wick EC, Haut ER, Johnston FM
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Oct; 60(10):1092-1101.; 
    PubMed
  196. Preserved Analgesia With Reduction in Opioids Through the Use of an Acute Pain Protocol in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Open Hepatectomy.
    Grant MC, Sommer PM, He C, Li S, Page AJ, Stone AB, Hobson D, Wick E, Wu CL
    Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Jul/Aug; 42(4):451-457.; 
    PubMed
  197. Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Fast Track Surgery Pathways on Healthcare-associated Infections: Results From a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    Grant MC, Yang D, Wu CL, Makary MA, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2017 01; 265(1):68-79.; 
    PubMed
  198. Bloodless medicine: current strategies and emerging treatment paradigms.
    Resar LM, Wick EC, Almasri TN, Dackiw EA, Ness PM, Frank SM
    Transfusion. 2016 Oct; 56(10):2637-2647.; 
    PubMed
  199. Patient outcomes and provider perceptions following implementation of a standardized perioperative care pathway for open liver resection.
    Page AJ, Gani F, Crowley KT, Lee KH, Grant MC, Zavadsky TL, Hobson D, Wu C, Wick EC, Pawlik TM
    Br J Surg. 2016 Apr; 103(5):564-71.; 
    PubMed
  200. Hospital-Level Factors Associated With Mortality After Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
    Hicks CW, Wick EC, Canner JK, Black JH, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Obeid T, Freischlag JA, Malas MB
    JAMA Surg. 2015 Jul; 150(7):632-6.; 
    PubMed
  201. A comparison of 2 surgical site infection monitoring systems.
    Ju MH, Ko CY, Hall BL, Bosk CL, Bilimoria KY, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2015 Jan; 150(1):51-7.; 
    PubMed
  202. Avoiding immortal time bias in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program readmission measure.
    Lucas DJ, Haut ER, Hechenbleikner EM, Wick EC, Pawlik TM
    JAMA Surg. 2014 Aug; 149(8):875-7.; 
    PubMed
  203. Infection and venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: what is the relationship?
    Monn MF, Hui X, Lau BD, Streiff M, Haut ER, Wick EC, Efron JE, Gearhart SL
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Apr; 57(4):497-505.; 
    PubMed
  204. National disparities in laparoscopic colorectal procedures for colon cancer.
    Alnasser M, Schneider EB, Gearhart SL, Wick EC, Fang SH, Haider AH, Efron JE
    Surg Endosc. 2014 Jan; 28(1):49-57.; 
    PubMed
  205. Is venous thromboembolism in colorectal surgery patients preventable or inevitable? One institution's experience.
    Monn MF, Haut ER, Lau BD, Streiff M, Wick EC, Efron JE, Gearhart SL
    J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Mar; 216(3):395-401.e1.; 
    PubMed
  206. Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery.
    Wick EC, Shore AD, Hirose K, Ibrahim AM, Gearhart SL, Efron J, Weiner JP, Makary MA
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Dec; 54(12):1475-9.; 
    PubMed
  207. Predicting organ space surgical site infection with a nomogram.
    de Campos-Lobato LF, Campos-Lobato LF, Wells B, Wick E, Pronty K, Kiran R, Remzi F, Vogel JD
    J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Nov; 13(11):1986-92.; 
    PubMed
  208. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P mediate nociception in acute pancreatitis.
    Wick EC, Hoge SG, Grahn SW, Kim E, Divino LA, Grady EF, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS
    Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006 May; 290(5):G959-69.; 
    PubMed
  209. From Missed Needs to Smart Screening: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Social Drivers of Health in Oncology.
    Erickson C, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Mar 27.; 
    PubMed
  210. I CAN DO Surgical ACP (Improving Completion, Accuracy and Dissemination of Surgical Advanced Care Planning): a protocol for a multisite, single-blinded, pragmatic randomised controlled trial to improve ACP completion in older adults in the presurgical set
    Welton L, Colley A, Sudore RL, Melton GB, Botsford C, Oreper S, O'Brien SE, Koopmeiners JS, Gibbs L, Carmichael JC, Wick EC
    ting. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 23; 15(9):e108850.; 
    PubMed
  211. Homelessness Research Has a Data Problem.
    Decker H, Wick E
    Ann Surg. 2025 Jun 01; 281(6):906-908.; 
    PubMed
  212. Electronic Surgical Consent Delivery Via Patient Portal to Improve Perioperative Efficiency.
    Trang K, Decker HC, Gonzalez A, Pierce L, Shui AM, Melton-Meaux GB, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 159(11):1300-1306.; 
    PubMed
  213. The Impact of Using Electronic Consents on Documentation of Language-Concordant Surgical Consent for Patients with Limited English Proficiency.
    Trang K, Pierce L, Wick EC
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 07; 50(7):528-532.; 
    PubMed
  214. Electronic health record intervention to increase use of NSAIDs as analgesia for hospitalised patients: a cluster randomised controlled study.
    Bongiovanni T, Pletcher MJ, Robinson A, Lancaster E, Zhang L, Behrends M, Wick E, Auerbach A
    BMJ Health Care Inform. 2023 Dec 30; 30(1).; 
    PubMed
  215. Large Language Model-Based Chatbot vs Surgeon-Generated Informed Consent Documentation for Common Procedures.
    Decker H, Trang K, Ramirez J, Colley A, Pierce L, Coleman M, Bongiovanni T, Melton GB, Wick E
    JAMA Netw Open. 2023 10 02; 6(10):e2336997.; 
    PubMed
  216. Corrigendum to Surviving traumatic injury, only to die of acute drug poisoning: Should trauma centers be a path for intervention? [Surgery 170 (2021) pp 1249-54].
    Bongiovanni T, Hernandez S, Ledesma Y, Menza R, Wick E, Steinman M, Mackersie R, Stein DM, Coffin PO
    Surgery. 2023 Aug; 174(2):432.; 
    PubMed
  217. Bacterial Decontamination: Bowel Preparation and Chlorhexidine Bathing.
    Bornstein Y, Wick EC
    Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2023 May; 36(3):201-205.; 
    PubMed
  218. "I Wish Someone had Asked Me Earlier"-Perspectives on Advance Care Planning in Surgery.
    Colley A, Finlayson E, Sosa JA, Wick E
    Ann Surg. 2022 12 01; 276(6):e649-e651.; 
    PubMed
  219. Response to the Comment on "The Relationship Between Surgeon Sex and Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic".
    Mavroudis CL, Landau S, Brooks E, Bergmark R, Berlin NL, Cooper Z, Hwang EK, Lancaster E, Waljee J, Wick E, Yeo H, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR
    Ann Surg. 2021 12 01; 274(6):e915-e916.; 
    PubMed
  220. Multimodal Pain Control in Surgery 2020.
    Decker H, Wu CL, Wick E
    Adv Surg. 2021 09; 55:147-157.; 
    PubMed
  221. Patient Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Low-acuity Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Johnson CL, Schwartz H, Greenberg A, Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Wong LE, Martins DB, Broering JM, Kumar SB, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC, Roman SA
    J Surg Res. 2021 08; 264:30-36.; 
    PubMed
  222. Integrating Surgical Skills Assessment Into Quality and Safety Measures.
    Lancaster EM, Wick E
    JAMA Surg. 2020 10 01; 155(10):969.; 
    PubMed
  223. Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Acute Cholecystectomy Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Liu JY, Hu QL, Lamaina M, Hornor MA, Davis K, Reinke C, Peden C, Ko CY, Wick E, Maggard-Gibbons M
    J Am Coll Surg. 2020 03; 230(3):340-354.e1.; 
    PubMed
  224. Association of Open Approach vs Laparoscopic Approach With Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Colon Surgery.
    Caroff DA, Chan C, Kleinman K, Calderwood MS, Wolf R, Wick EC, Platt R, Huang S
    JAMA Netw Open. 2019 10 02; 2(10):e1913570.; 
    PubMed
  225. Perception of upper lip augmentation utilizing simulated photography.
    Linkov G, Wick E, Kallogjeri D, Chen CL, Branham GH
    Arch Plast Surg. 2019 May; 46(3):248-254.; 
    PubMed
  226. Impact of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' Research Foundation Grants on Academic Colorectal Surgeons' Career Trajectory.
    Kaplan JA, Hedrick TL, Kalady MF, Shaffer VO, Flemming FJ, Wick EC, ASCRS Research Committee
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 02; 62(2):141-145.; 
    PubMed
  227. Surgical technical evidence review for gynecologic surgery conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Kalogera E, Nelson G, Liu J, Hu QL, Ko CY, Wick E, Dowdy SC
    PubMed
  228. Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing Enhanced Recovery Pathways Using an Implementation Framework: A Systematic Review.
    Stone AB, Yuan CT, Rosen MA, Grant MC, Benishek LE, Hanahan E, Lubomski LH, Ko C, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2018 03 01; 153(3):270-279.; 
    PubMed
  229. High-resolution bacterial 16S rRNA gene profile meta-analysis and biofilm status reveal common colorectal cancer consortia.
    Drewes JL, White JR, Dejea CM, Fathi P, Iyadorai T, Vadivelu J, Roslani AC, Wick EC, Mongodin EF, Loke MF, Thulasi K, Gan HM, Goh KL, Chong HY, Kumar S, Wanyiri JW, Sears CL
    NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2017; 3:34.; 
    PubMed
  230. Enhanced recovery after surgery-Preoperative fasting and glucose loading-A review.
    Sarin A, Chen LL, Wick EC
    J Surg Oncol. 2017 Oct; 116(5):578-582.; 
    PubMed
  231. A Model for the Departmental Quality Management Infrastructure Within an Academic Health System.
    Mathews SC, Demski R, Hooper JE, Biddison LD, Berry SA, Petty BG, Chen AR, Hill PM, Miller MR, Witter FR, Allen L, Wick EC, Stierer TS, Paine L, Puttgen HA, Tamargo RJ, Pronovost PJ
    Acad Med. 2017 05; 92(5):608-613.; 
    PubMed
  232. The Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Meta-analysis.
    Grant MC, Betz M, Hulse M, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Hobson D, Wick E, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2016 11; 123(5):1100-1107.; 
    PubMed
  233. A Meta-analysis of Intraoperative Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Pulmonary Complications: Is Low Tidal Volume Alone Sufficient to Protect Healthy Lungs?
    Yang D, Grant MC, Stone A, Wu CL, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2016 May; 263(5):881-7.; 
    PubMed
  234. Association of Safety Culture with Surgical Site Infection Outcomes.
    Fan CJ, Pawlik TM, Daniels T, Vernon N, Banks K, Westby P, Wick EC, Sexton JB, Makary MA
    J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Feb; 222(2):122-8.; 
    PubMed
  235. The evolution of perioperative transfusion testing and blood ordering.
    White MJ, Hazard SW, Frank SM, Boyd JS, Wick EC, Ness PM, Tobian AA
    Anesth Analg. 2015 Jun; 120(6):1196-203.; 
    PubMed
  236. Microbiota organization is a distinct feature of proximal colorectal cancers.
    Dejea CM, Wick EC, Hechenbleikner EM, White JR, Mark Welch JL, Rossetti BJ, Peterson SN, Snesrud EC, Borisy GG, Lazarev M, Stein E, Vadivelu J, Roslani AC, Malik AA, Wanyiri JW, Goh KL, Thevambiga I, Fu K, Wan F, Llosa N, Housseau F, Romans K, Wu X, McAllister FM, Wu S, Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, Pardoll DM, Sears CL
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Dec 23; 111(51):18321-6.; 
    PubMed
  237. Risk-adjusted clinical outcomes in patients enrolled in a bloodless program.
    Frank SM, Wick EC, Dezern AE, Ness PM, Wasey JO, Pippa AC, Dackiw E, Resar LM
    Transfusion. 2014 Oct; 54(10 Pt 2):2668-77.; 
    PubMed
  238. Surgical site infection monitoring: are 2 systems better than 1?
    Wick EC, Hicks C, Bosk CL
    JAMA Surg. 2013 Dec; 148(12):1085-6.; 
    PubMed
  239. Hospital readmission by method of data collection.
    Hechenbleikner EM, Makary MA, Samarov DV, Bennett JL, Gearhart SL, Efron JE, Wick EC
    J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jun; 216(6):1150-8.; 
    PubMed
  240. Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections.
    Wick EC, Hobson DB, Bennett JL, Demski R, Maragakis L, Gearhart SL, Efron J, Berenholtz SM, Makary MA
    J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Aug; 215(2):193-200.; 
    PubMed
  241. Surgical site infections and cost in obese patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
    Wick EC, Hirose K, Shore AD, Clark JM, Gearhart SL, Efron J, Makary MA
    Arch Surg. 2011 Sep; 146(9):1068-72.; 
    PubMed
  242. Contemporary surgical management for ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn's disease.
    Melton GB, Stocchi L, Wick EC, Appau KA, Fazio VW
    J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 May; 13(5):839-45.; 
    PubMed
  243. Role of peripheral corticotropin-releasing factor and urocortin II in intestinal inflammation and motility in terminal ileum.
    la Fleur SE, Wick EC, Idumalla PS, Grady EF, Bhargava A
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 May 24; 102(21):7647-52.; 
    PubMed
  244. Can large language models extract operative standards from narrative operative reports in rectal cancer?
    Trang K, Zhao B, Flanagan CP, Pierce L, Welton L, Gunderson M, Melton GB, Wick E
    Surgery. 2026 Mar; 191:110037.; 
    PubMed
  245. Hospital Configurations Leading to Successful Implementation of Enhanced Recovery Programs.
    Huang R, Remer SL, Knapp LK, Cohen ME, Rosen MA, Hall BL, Wick EC, Ko CY
    Ann Surg. 2025 Apr 16.; 
    PubMed
  246. Using the Perspectives of Advanced Practice Providers to Design Strategies to Increase Engagement of Surgical Patients in Advance Care Planning.
    Johnson CL, Barnes KE, Colley A, Broering J, Yee A, Bongiovanni T, Roman S, Wick EC
    Ann Surg Open. 2025 Mar; 6(1):e506.; 
    PubMed
  247. Housing Status and Acute Care Use After Cancer Diagnosis.
    Decker H, Colom S, Graham-Squire D, Wick E, Kushel MB, Raven M, Kanzaria HK
    JAMA Netw Open. 2024 07 01; 7(7):e2419657.; 
    PubMed
  248. Housing Status Changes Are Associated With Cancer Outcomes Among US Veterans.
    Decker HC, Graham LA, Titan A, Hawn MT, Kanzaria HK, Wick E, Kushel MB
    Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 02; 43(2):234-241.; 
    PubMed
  249. Housing Status, Cancer Care, and Associated Outcomes Among US Veterans.
    Decker HC, Graham LA, Titan A, Kanzaria HK, Hawn MT, Kushel M, Wick E
    JAMA Netw Open. 2023 12 01; 6(12):e2349143.; 
    PubMed
  250. Association of Language Barriers With Perioperative and Surgical Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
    Joo H, Fernández A, Wick EC, Moreno Lepe G, Manuel SP
    JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2322743.; 
    PubMed
  251. Experiences with targeting inpatient advance care planning for emergency general surgery patients: A resident-led quality improvement project.
    Colley A, Lin J, Pierce L, Johnson C, Bongiovanni T, Finlayson E, Sudore R, Wick EC
    Surgery. 2023 10; 174(4):844-850.; 
    PubMed
  252. Missed Opportunities and Health Disparities for Advance Care Planning Before Elective Surgery in Older Adults.
    Colley A, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick E
    JAMA Surg. 2022 10 01; 157(10):e223687.; 
    PubMed
  253. Longitudinal evaluation of the surgical workforce experience during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Landau SI, Mavroudis C, Brooks E, Bergmark R, Berlin NL, Lancaster E, Waljee J, Wick E, Yeo H, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR
    Am J Surg. 2022 11; 224(5):1199-1206.; 
    PubMed
  254. Estimation of Surgical Resident Duty Hours and Workload in Real Time Using Electronic Health Record Data.
    Lin JA, Pierce L, Murray SG, Soleimani H, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Hirose K
    J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78(6):e232-e238.; 
    PubMed
  255. The Relationship Between Surgeon Gender and Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
    Mavroudis CL, Landau S, Brooks E, Bergmark R, Berlin NL, Blumenthal B, Cooper Z, Hwang EK, Lancaster E, Waljee J, Wick E, Yeo H, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR
    Ann Surg. 2021 04 01; 273(4):625-629.; 
    PubMed
  256. Frailty and Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality-Here, There, and Everywhere.
    Anderson D, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2021 01 01; 156(1):e205153.; 
    PubMed
  257. Operationalizing the Operating Room: Ensuring Appropriate Surgical Care in the Era of COVID-19.
    Wick EC, Pierce L, Conte MC, Sosa JA
    Ann Surg. 2020 08; 272(2):e165-e167.; 
    PubMed
  258. High Compliance to an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Patients ≥65 Years Undergoing Major Small and Large Intestinal Surgery Is Associated With Improved Postoperative Outcomes.
    Owodunni OP, Hampton J, Bettick D, Sateri S, Magnuson T, Wick E, Psoter KJ, Gearhart SL
    Ann Surg. 2019 12; 270(6):1117-1123.; 
    PubMed
  259. Drs Julio Garcia-Aguilar and Emina Huang: Colorectal Surgeons Advancing the Science of Colorectal Diseases.
    Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 08; 62(8):903-905.; 
    PubMed
  260. Enhanced Recovery in Patients With Diabetes: Is it Time for a Moratorium on Use of Preoperative Carbohydrate Beverages?
    Rushakoff RJ, Wick EC, McDonnell ME
    Ann Surg. 2019 03; 269(3):411-412.; 
    PubMed
  261. Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Acute Appendectomy Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
    Hornor MA, Liu JY, Hu QL, Ko CY, Wick E, Maggard-Gibbons M
    J Am Coll Surg. 2018 12; 227(6):605-617.e2.; 
    PubMed
  262. Characterizing Functional Health Status of Surgical Patients in Clinical Notes.
    Skube SJ, Lindemann EA, Arsoniadis EG, Akre M, Wick EC, Melton GB
    AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2018; 2017:379-388.; 
    PubMed
  263. Bacteroides fragilis Toxin Coordinates a Pro-carcinogenic Inflammatory Cascade via Targeting of Colonic Epithelial Cells.
    Chung L, Thiele Orberg E, Geis AL, Chan JL, Fu K, DeStefano Shields CE, Dejea CM, Fathi P, Chen J, Finard BB, Tam AJ, McAllister F, Fan H, Wu X, Ganguly S, Lebid A, Metz P, Van Meerbeke SW, Huso DL, Wick EC, Pardoll DM, Wan F, Wu S, Sears CL, Housseau F
    Cell Host Microbe. 2018 Feb 14; 23(2):203-214.e5.; 
    PubMed
  264. Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery.
    Bailey EA, Johnson AP, Leeds IL, Medbery RL, Ahuja V, VanderMeer T, Wick EC, Irojah B, Kelz RR
    J Surg Educ. 2018 May - Jun; 75(3):564-572.; 
    PubMed
  265. Optimizing an Enhanced Recovery Pathway Program: Development of a Postimplementation Audit Strategy.
    Grant MC, Galante DJ, Hobson DB, Lavezza A, Friedman M, Wu CL, Wick EC
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017 10; 43(10):524-533.; 
    PubMed
  266. Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia and Prophylactic Three Times Daily Unfractionated Heparin Within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery.
    Stone AB, Grant MC, Lau BD, Hobson DB, Streiff MB, Haut ER, Wu CL, Wick EC
    Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Mar/Apr; 42(2):197-203.; 
    PubMed
  267. Preparing enhanced recovery after surgery for implementation in pediatric populations.
    Leeds IL, Boss EF, George JA, Strockbine V, Wick EC, Jelin EB
    J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Dec; 51(12):2126-2129.; 
    PubMed
  268. The Effect of Intravenous Midazolam on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Meta-Analysis.
    Grant MC, Kim J, Page AJ, Hobson D, Wick E, Wu CL
    Anesth Analg. 2016 Mar; 122(3):656-663.; 
    PubMed
  269. Clinical Communities at Johns Hopkins Medicine: An Emerging Approach to Quality Improvement.
    Gould LJ, Wachter PA, Aboumatar H, Blanding RJ, Brotman DJ, Bullard J, Gilmore MM, Golden SH, Howell E, Ishii L, Lee KH, Paul MG, Rotello LC, Satin AJ, Wick EC, Winner L, Zenilman ME, Pronovost PJ
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Sep; 41(9):387-95.; 
    PubMed
  270. Efficacy of education followed by computerized provider order entry with clinician decision support to reduce red blood cell utilization.
    Zuckerberg GS, Scott AV, Wasey JO, Wick EC, Pawlik TM, Ness PM, Patel ND, Resar LM, Frank SM
    Transfusion. 2015 Jul; 55(7):1628-36.; 
    PubMed
  271. Bundling for high-reliability health care.
    Leeds IL, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2014 Oct; 149(10):1053.; 
    PubMed
  272. Perioperative glucocorticoid prescribing habits in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a call for standardization.
    Lamore RF, Hechenbleikner EM, Ha C, Salvatori R, Harris LH, Marohn MR, Gearhart SL, Efron JE, Wick EC
    JAMA Surg. 2014 May; 149(5):459-66.; 
    PubMed
  273. Continuous intraoperative temperature measurement and surgical site infection risk: analysis of anesthesia information system data in 1008 colorectal procedures.
    Melton GB, Vogel JD, Swenson BR, Remzi FH, Rothenberger DA, Wick EC
    Ann Surg. 2013 Oct; 258(4):606-12; discussion 612-3.; 
    PubMed
  274. Acquired rectourethral fistulas in adults: a systematic review of surgical repair techniques and outcomes.
    Hechenbleikner EM, Buckley JC, Wick EC
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 Mar; 56(3):374-83.; 
    PubMed
  275. Ureteral injury during laparoscopic colectomy: the need for more information: Comment on "Incidence of iatrogenic ureteral injury after laparoscopic colectomy".
    Wick EC, Hechenbleikner E
    Arch Surg. 2012 Mar; 147(3):271.; 
    PubMed
  276. Bacteroides spp. and diarrhea.
    Wick EC, Sears CL
    Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Oct; 23(5):470-4.; 
    PubMed
  277. Comparison of superior mesenteric versus jugular venous infusions of insulin in streptozotocin-diabetic rats on the choice of caloric intake, body weight, and fat stores.
    Warne JP, Horneman HF, Wick EC, Bhargava A, Pecoraro NC, Ginsberg AB, Akana SF, Dallman MF
    Endocrinology. 2006 Nov; 147(11):5443-51.; 
    PubMed