Methodist Health System

This study is a survey for senior general surgery residents in the U.S. It aims to understand who is teaching them complex gastrointestinal (GI) surgical procedures during their training and to gauge their interest in pursuing an advanced GI surgery fellowship. The goal is to ide…

This study aims to compare two types of surgery for pancreatic and liver tumors: traditional open surgery and newer minimally invasive techniques. Researchers will look at the medical records of over 400 patients who had these surgeries between 2006 and 2020. They want to see whi…

This study is creating a registry to collect and analyze information about adults who experience traumatic cardiac arrest. Researchers will look at the order of emergency treatments given before hospital arrival (like intubation or medications) to see how they relate to survival.…

This study aims to better understand how patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) respond to a treatment called Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT). Researchers will collect detailed information from about 50 patients receiving this standard treatment to learn…

This study looks back at past patient records to see if hospitals that perform a higher number of esophageal cancer surgeries each year have better patient outcomes than hospitals that perform fewer. It will also examine how treatments given before or after surgery affect results…

This study is creating a registry to collect information on patients who have a common digestive system test called an ERCP. The goal is to understand which patients are at higher risk for developing pancreatitis after the procedure. By tracking this data, researchers hope to fin…

This study aims to collect and analyze past medical records to understand which surgical approaches work best for traumatic colon injuries. Researchers will review cases from a Dallas hospital trauma registry to compare outcomes of different surgical techniques. The goal is to id…

This study aims to collect information to help doctors better predict which older patients are at higher risk of complications after hip fracture surgery. It will compare two different assessment tools: a standard heart health check and a newer 'frailty score' designed for hip fr…

This study aims to improve how hospitals decide which injured patients need the full trauma team's immediate attention. Researchers are comparing old and new sets of rules (called activation criteria) used by emergency responders to make this call. They will measure how often the…