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View article: Mapping Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers to Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standards in Breast Surgery
Mapping Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers to Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standards in Breast Surgery Open
BACKGROUND: The Commission on Cancer (CoC) introduced synoptic operative reports (SORs) as accreditation standards to increase adherence to cancer surgical standards. Owing to large variations in the implementation of past CoC accreditatio…
View article: Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations 2025
Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations 2025 Open
View article: Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada.
Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada. Open
Surgical disease is one of the most costly and morbid areas of health care and, perhaps, the most amenable to improvement through well-designed and well-implemented tools. Preventable adverse events have been successfully targeted by tools…
View article: Importance of social ties in dissemination of Commission on Cancer's synoptic operative report
Importance of social ties in dissemination of Commission on Cancer's synoptic operative report Open
View article: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for non-pharmacological perioperative neonatal pain management
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for non-pharmacological perioperative neonatal pain management Open
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) recommendations for multi-modal, opioid-limiting analgesia have been shown to be effective in paediatric patients. However, neonatal-specific protocols are limited, and protocols that address non-phar…
View article: Distance Traveled by Colorectal Liver Metastasis Patients to the Nearest Cancer Hospital To Receive Liver Metastasectomy
Distance Traveled by Colorectal Liver Metastasis Patients to the Nearest Cancer Hospital To Receive Liver Metastasectomy Open
Background Liver metastasectomy for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) has been found to be associated with higher overall survival in select patients. However, this aggressive surgical treatment option is underutilized. At the county leve…
View article: Differences in Postoperative Disposition by Kidney Disease Severity: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Differences in Postoperative Disposition by Kidney Disease Severity: A Population-Based Cohort Study Open
People with kidney disease have surgery more frequently, with worse outcomes, compared with others in the general population. However, little is known about how long they spend in hospital afterward and whether they will be discharged home…
View article: Canadian Perioperative Healthcare Provider Surgical Safety Priorities: A National Sampling
Canadian Perioperative Healthcare Provider Surgical Safety Priorities: A National Sampling Open
View article: Understanding the impact of racism on surgical outcomes in settler nation-states USA and Canada: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Understanding the impact of racism on surgical outcomes in settler nation-states USA and Canada: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Introduction To improve surgical quality and safety, health systems must prioritise equitable care for surgical patients. Racialised patients experience worse postoperative outcomes when compared with non-racialised surgical patients in se…
View article: A feasibility study of the Illuminate 360o approach for monitoring the implementation of a health system innovation
A feasibility study of the Illuminate 360o approach for monitoring the implementation of a health system innovation Open
CONTEXT: Health system innovations aimed at improving healthcare access are complex interventions that can have unintended consequences; hence the need for near real-time evaluation approaches which capture evolving contexts and impacts. T…
View article: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for opioid-minimising pharmacological neonatal pain management
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for opioid-minimising pharmacological neonatal pain management Open
Objective Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guidelines have been successfully applied to children and neonates. There is a need to provide evidence-based consensus recommendations to manage neonatal pain perioperatively to ensure adeq…
View article: Consequences of delaying non-urgent surgeries during COVID-19: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Alberta, Canada
Consequences of delaying non-urgent surgeries during COVID-19: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Alberta, Canada Open
Objectives To ensure sufficient resources to care for patients with COVID-19, healthcare systems delayed non-urgent surgeries to free capacity. This study explores the consequences of delaying non-urgent surgery on surgical care and health…
View article: A Video-Based Communication Intervention for Fecal Ostomy Surgery (CI-oSurg): Protocol for Open Pilot Testing to Improve Intervention Acceptability and Feasibility
A Video-Based Communication Intervention for Fecal Ostomy Surgery (CI-oSurg): Protocol for Open Pilot Testing to Improve Intervention Acceptability and Feasibility Open
Background Approximately 100,000 patients undergo fecal ostomy operations annually across the United States. This patient population experiences high surgical complication rates and poor biopsychosocial outcomes. Surgical teams are not tra…
View article: A Digital Communication Intervention to Support Older Adults and Their Care Partners Transitioning Home After Major Surgery: Protocol for a Qualitative Research Study
A Digital Communication Intervention to Support Older Adults and Their Care Partners Transitioning Home After Major Surgery: Protocol for a Qualitative Research Study Open
Background Older adults (aged ≥65 years) account for approximately 30% of inpatient procedures in the United States. After major surgery, they are at high risk of a slow return to their previous functional status, loss of independence, and…
View article: Is neocolonialism existing in global surgery practice? An analysis of a web-based survey amongst global surgery practitioners
Is neocolonialism existing in global surgery practice? An analysis of a web-based survey amongst global surgery practitioners Open
Background There is an ongoing discussion for decolonization of global health and a resetting of global health partnerships and practices. However, a lack of understanding and agreement on the issues involved remain a major limitation. The…
View article: Factors Influencing Implementation of the Commission on Cancer’s Breast Synoptic Operative Report (Alliance A20_Pilot9)
Factors Influencing Implementation of the Commission on Cancer’s Breast Synoptic Operative Report (Alliance A20_Pilot9) Open
Background The technical aspects of cancer surgery have a significant impact on patient outcomes. To monitor surgical quality, in 2020, the Commission on Cancer (CoC) revised its accreditation standards for cancer surgery and introduced th…
View article: Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol
Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol Open
Objectives: The proposed study aims to assess users’ perceptions of a surgical safety checklist (SSC) reimplementation toolkit and its impact on SSC attitudes and operating room (OR) culture, meaningful checklist use, measures of surgical …
View article: A Video-Based Communication Intervention for Fecal Ostomy Surgery (CI-oSurg): Protocol for Open Pilot Testing to Improve Intervention Acceptability and Feasibility (Preprint)
A Video-Based Communication Intervention for Fecal Ostomy Surgery (CI-oSurg): Protocol for Open Pilot Testing to Improve Intervention Acceptability and Feasibility (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Approximately 100,000 patients undergo fecal ostomy operations annually across the United States. This patient population experiences high surgical complication rates and poor biopsychosocial outcomes. Surgical teams are not tr…
View article: Refining Successful Implementation Strategies for the Surgical Safety Checklist in High-Income Contexts: Results of an International Mixed Methods Study
Refining Successful Implementation Strategies for the Surgical Safety Checklist in High-Income Contexts: Results of an International Mixed Methods Study Open
The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) continues to show inconsistent success in reducing surgical complications in high-income settings. Previous implementation research identified potential barriers and facilitators to success, but it p…
View article: Improving Indigenous health equity within the emergency department: a global review of interventions
Improving Indigenous health equity within the emergency department: a global review of interventions Open
Introduction Indigenous health equity interventions situated within emergency care settings remain underexplored, despite their potential to influence patient care satisfaction and empowerment. This study aimed to systematically review and…
View article: Gene Expression Profiling in Pediatric Appendicitis
Gene Expression Profiling in Pediatric Appendicitis Open
Importance Appendicitis is the most common indication for urgent surgery in the pediatric population, presenting across a range of severity and with variable complications. Differentiating simple appendicitis (SA) and perforated appendicit…
View article: Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Cardiac Society, ERAS International Society, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Cardiac Society, ERAS International Society, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Open
View article: Delivery and Prioritization of Surgical Care in Canada During COVID-19: An Environmental Scan
Delivery and Prioritization of Surgical Care in Canada During COVID-19: An Environmental Scan Open
Background: During COVID-19 healthcare systems had to make concessions to make room for the surge of COVID-19 patients requiring hospital and intensive care. Postponing surgeries was a common strategy; however, it is unclear how surgical c…
View article: Transforming Team Performance Through Reimplementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist
Transforming Team Performance Through Reimplementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist Open
Importance Patient safety interventions, like the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist, require effective implementation strategies to achieve meaningful results. Institutions with underperforming checklists require evidence…
View article: The future of pediatric enhanced recovery after surgery is bright!
The future of pediatric enhanced recovery after surgery is bright! Open
There is an abundance of data for the use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols (ERPs) in the adult literature. These ERPs are not used only to expedite discharge after surgery, but to optimize patients before surgery, standardize t…
View article: Perspectives on Perioperative Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A Mixed Methods Study
Perspectives on Perioperative Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A Mixed Methods Study Open
View article: Creation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for children with Wilms tumours in low- and middle-income countries
Creation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for children with Wilms tumours in low- and middle-income countries Open
Introduction: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery guidelines have been developed and shown to improve outcomes for many surgical procedures. Most existing guidelines have been created for patients in high-resource settings. There is a dearth o…
View article: Time to Put Down the Phone—A Case for Structured Data Entry
Time to Put Down the Phone—A Case for Structured Data Entry Open
View article: Perioperative Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Perioperative Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A Systematic Review of the Literature Open
Objective: This systematic review aimed to identify key elements of perioperative team-based morbidity and mortality conferences (TBMMs) and their impact on patient safety, education, and quality improvement outcomes. Background: Patient s…
View article: The impact of delayed nonurgent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic on surgeons in Alberta: a qualitative interview study
The impact of delayed nonurgent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic on surgeons in Alberta: a qualitative interview study Open
Our study describes the impacts and challenges experienced by adult and pediatric surgeons of delayed nonurgent surgeries because of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Surgeons identified potential health system-, hospital- and physician-leve…