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Association of preoperative beta-blocker interruption on postoperative morbidity and mortality: a historical cohort study Open

Suzanne Flier, J. Andrew McClure, Britney Le, Philip M. Jones, Kelly Vogt , et al. · 2025

The Impact of Real-world Use of Overactive Bladder Medications on Dementia Risk in Younger Adults Open

Bruce Li, Jennifer Meyer Reid, J. Andrew McClure, Kristin K. Clemens, Blayne Welk · 2025

In adults aged 18-64 yr who have overactive bladder, the use of different types of oral medications are not associated with dementia.

Evaluating trends in radical prostatectomy approach and 30-day complication rate in Ontario from 2010–2019 Open

Nickan Motamedi, J. Andrew McClure, Nicholas Power, Stephen E. Pautler, Lilian T. Gien , et al. · 2024

Introduction: Radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer has changed over the years with the advent of minimally invasive (MIRP) approaches, which includes robotic-assisted RP (RARP). The MIRP approaches have been shown to reduce compl…

Hysterectomy Rate Following Endometrial Ablation in Ontario: A Cohort Analysis of 76,446 Patients Open

Jacob McGee, J. Andrew McClure, Sara Ilnitsky, Angelos G. Vilos, Basim Abu‐Rafea , et al. · 2024

Background: Endometrial Ablation (EA) is an alternative to hysterectomy for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB); however, it does not eliminate the need for future surgical re-intervention. Objectives: The primary objective o…

Hysterectomy Rate Following Endometrial Ablation in Ontario: A Cohort Analysis of 76,446 Patients Open

Jacob McGee, J. Andrew McClure, Sara Ilnitsky, Angelos G. Vilos, Basim Abu‐Rafea , et al. · 2024

Background: Endometrial Ablation (EA) is an alternative to hysterectomy for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB); however, it does not eliminate the need for future surgical re-intervention. Objectives: The primary objective o…

The impact of the Ontario quality-based procedures funding model on radical prostatectomy outcomes Open

Nickan Motamedi, J. Andrew McClure, Nicholas Power, Stephen E. Pautler, Lilian T. Gien , et al. · 2024

Introduction: In 2015, radical prostatectomy (RP) in Ontario transitioned to the quality-based procedures (QBP) funding model, which assigns disbursement from surgical quality indicator (QI) outcome performance. The objective of this study…

A Linked Population-Based Analysis of Severe Lower Extremity Traumas in Ontario Open

Stephanie Kim, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Reid, Luc Dubois, Abdel‐Rahman Lawendy , et al. · 2023

Background: Successful management of open tibial fractures often requires a multidisciplinary approach. Previous literature has shown that admission to a trauma centre and coordinated management of early bony fixation and soft-tissue recon…

In focus: perplexing increase of urinary stone disease in children, adolescent and young adult women and its economic impact Open

Guido Filler, Sumit Davé, Victor Ritter, Sherry S. Ross, Davis P. Viprakasit , et al. · 2023

Background Urinary stone disease (USD) historically has affected older men, but studies suggest recent increases in women, leading to a near identical sex incidence ratio. USD incidence has doubled every 10 years, with disproportionate inc…

In focus: perplexing increase of urinary stone disease in children, adolescent and young adult women and its economic impact Open

Guido Filler, Sumit Davé, Victor Ritter, Sherry S. Ross, Davis P. Viprakasit , et al. · 2023

Background Urinary stone disease (USD) historically has affected older men, but studies suggest recent increases in women, leading to a near identical sex incidence ratio. USD incidence has doubled every 10 years, with disproportionate inc…

Defining major surgical complications using administrative data in Ontario: a validation study Open

J. Andrew McClure, Eric Walser, Laura Allen, Chris Vinden, Philip M. Jones , et al. · 2023

Our results showed that administrative data holdings can be used to capture a composite indicator of major surgical complications with adequate sensitivity and specificity. Additional work is required to identify suitable algorithms for se…

Complications From Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy in Patients Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Population-Based Study Open

Chris Doherty, J. Andrew McClure, Nancy N. Baxter, Muriel Brackstone · 2022

COVID-19 and the duration of operating room procedures in Ontario: a population-based retrospective study Open

Jasmin Kantarevic, Nadine Chami, Chris Vinden, Joanna Nadolski, Michael Adamson , et al. · 2022

Procedures may take longer in the COVID-19 period. This will affect wait times, which had already increased because of the deferral of procedures at the beginning of the pandemic, and will have an impact on Ontario's ability to provide pat…

158 THE IMPACT OF PREVALENT OVERACTIVE BLADDER ANTICHOLINERGIC USE ON COGNITIVE CHANGE IN ADULTS WITH NORMAL COGNITION, MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, OR DEMENTIA Open

Blayne Welk, J. Andrew McClure · 2022

Opioid use after outpatient elective general surgery: quantifying the burden of persistent use Open

Collin Clarke, J. Andrew McClure, Laura Allen, Luke Hartford, Julie Ann Van Koughnett , et al. · 2021

Purpose: Surgery is a major risk factor for chronic opioid use among patients who had not recently been prescribed opioids. This study identifies the rate of, and risk factors for, persistent opioid use following laparoscopic cholecystecto…

Echocardiographic Features of Cardiac Echinococcal Infection Open

Hassan Mir, J. Andrew McClure, Babitha Thampinathan, Cindy Chow, Robert J. Cusimano , et al. · 2020

Recurrence and Mortality after Breast-Conserving Surgery without Radiation Open

Keegan Guidolin, Michael Lock, Kelly Vogt, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick‐Ng , et al. · 2019

Background: Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and radiation therapy (RT) are the standard of care for early breast cancer; studies have demonstrated that adjuvant RT confers a protective effect with respect to recurrence, although no randomi…

Trends in immediate breast reconstruction and radiation after mastectomy: A population study Open

Christopher Doherty, Sabrina Pearce, Nancy N. Baxter, Sarah Knowles, Douglas C. Ross , et al. · 2019

In the last decade, there has been an increase in women undergoing immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) at the time of mastectomy. Recent literature suggests a shift in practice: Surgeons are becoming more comfortable with IBR in the sett…

Appropriate Treatment Receipt after Breast-Conserving Surgery Open

Keegan Guidolin, Michael Lock, Kelly Vogt, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick‐Ng , et al. · 2018

Background Breast-conserving surgery (bcs) and radiation therapy (rt) are the standard of care for early breast cancer, although some women receive ipsilateral mastectomy or adjuvant tamoxifen, both of which can be appropriate alternatives…

Is there an increased risk of an infected prosthetic joint after cystoscopy or transurethral prostatectomy? Open

Nahid Punjani, J. Andrew McClure, Brent A. Lanting, Blayne Welk · 2018

MP10-15 THE IMPACT OF COMMON UROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS ON THE RISK OF A PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION Open

Nahid Punjani, Brent A. Lanting, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick‐Ng, Blayne Welk · 2018

You have accessJournal of UrologyInfections/Inflammation/Cystic Disease of the Genitourinary Tract: Kidney & Bladder I1 Apr 2018MP10-15 THE IMPACT OF COMMON UROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS ON THE RISK OF A PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION Nahid Punjani, …

The incidence of pregnancy-related stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open

Richard H. Swartz, Megan L. Cayley, Norine Foley, Noor Niyar N. Ladhani, Lisa Leffert , et al. · 2017

Background Stroke risk is increased during pregnancy, but estimates of pregnancy-related stroke incidence vary widely. Aims A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the incidence of stroke during pregnancy and the puer…

Association between day of the week of elective surgery and postoperative mortality Open

Luc Dubois, Kelly Vogt, Chris Vinden, Jennifer Winick‐Ng, J. Andrew McClure , et al. · 2016

Although surgeon experience differed across days of the week, the risk of 30-day mortality after elective surgery was similar regardless of which day of the week the procedure took place.

The impact of teaching on the duration of common urological operations Open

Blayne Welk, Jennifer Winick‐Ng, J. Andrew McClure, Chris Vinden, Sumit Davé , et al. · 2016

Introduction: The ability of academic (teaching) hospitals to offer the same level of efficiency as non-teaching hospitals in a publicly funded healthcare system is unknown. Our objective was to compare the operative duration of general ur…

Teaching surgery takes time: the impact of surgical education on time in the operating room Open

Christopher Vinden, Richard Malthaner, Jacob McGee, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick‐Ng , et al. · 2016

Our results show that a wide range of surgical procedures require significantly more time to perform in teaching than nonteaching hospitals. Given the magnitude of this difference, the impact of surgical training on health care costs and c…

Identifying Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax from Administrative Databases: A Validation Study Open

Éric Fréchette, Keegan Guidolin, Ayman Seyam, Yun‐Hee Choi, Sarah Jones , et al. · 2016

Introduction . Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a disorder commonly encountered in healthy young individuals. There is no differentiation between PSP and secondary pneumothorax (SP) in the current version of the International Clas…

Effect of Day of the Week on Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Elective AAA Repair and Lower Limb Revascularizations: A Population-Based Study Open

Luc Dubois, Jennifer Winick‐Ng, J. Andrew McClure, Kelly Vogt, Chris Vinden , et al. · 2015

Effect of Day of the Week on Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Elective AAA Repair and Lower Limb Revascularizations: A Population-Based Study Open

Luc Dubois, Jennifer Winick‐Ng, J. Andrew McClure, Kelly Vogt, Chris Vinden , et al. · 2015

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