Corresponding Author: Jason P. Kopp, PhD, American Board of Surgery, 1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Ste 860, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (jkopp@absurgery.org).
Accepted for Publication: January 19, 2020.
Published Online: March 18, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0093
Author Contributions: Dr Kopp had full access to all of the data in the study and takes full responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Kopp, Jones, Pei, Young, Rizzo, Buyske.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Kopp, Ibáñez, Jones, Pei, Young, Arnhart.
Drafting of the manuscript: Kopp, Jones, Pei, Young, Buyske.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Kopp, Ibáñez, Jones, Pei, Arnhart, Rizzo.
Statistical analysis: Kopp, Ibáñez, Jones.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Kopp, Jones, Pei, Arnhart, Rizzo, Buyske.
Supervision: Kopp, Jones, Pei, Young, Rizzo.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
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