Accepted for Publication: August 10, 2021.
Published Online: October 20, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5246
Corresponding Author: Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 633 N St Clair St, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611 (yue-yung.hu@northwestern.edu).
Author Contributions: Dr Hu had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Mr Heiderscheit and Dr Schlick contributed equally to this work.
Study concept and design: Heiderscheit, Ellis, Irizarry, Eng, Hoyt, Bilimoria, Hu.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Heiderscheit, Schlick, Ellis, Cheung, Amortegui, Eng, Sosa, Hoyt, Buyske, Nasca, Bilimoria, Hu.
Drafting of the manuscript: Heiderscheit, Hoyt, Hu.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Heiderscheit, Schlick, Eng, Bilimoria, Hu.
Obtained funding: Nasca, Bilimoria, Hu.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Ellis, Amortegui, Hoyt, Buyske, Nasca, Hu.
Study supervision: Ellis, Cheung, Sosa, Hoyt, Bilimoria, Hu.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Sosa has received institutional research funding from Exelixis and Eli Lilly and is a member of the data monitoring committee of the Medullary Thyroid Cancer Consortium Registry, which is supported by GlaxoSmithKline, NovoNordisk, AstraZeneca, and Eli Lilly. Drs Bilimoria and Hu have received grants for serving as co–principal investigators of the SECOND trial from the American College of Surgeons and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as well as nonfinancial support from the American Board of Surgery. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: Funding for this work was provided by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American College of Surgeons. The American Board of Surgery provided in-kind support. Dr Ellis was supported by a postdoctoral research fellowship from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (grant 5T32HS000078).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funding agencies had no role in the design and conduct of the study; analysis of data; preparation or review of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Authors affiliated with funding agencies were involved in the collection and interpretation of the data and review and approval of the manuscript.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this work represent those of the authors only.
Meeting Information: This paper was presented at the Academic Surgical Congress; February 4 and 6, 2020; Orlando, Florida.