Table of Contents
December 01, 2013; Volume 56,Issue 6
Editorial · Éditorial
- You have accessConsensus ad idem: a protocol for development of consensus statementsVivian McAlisterCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 365; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.027813
- You have accessConsensus ad idem: une démarche pour la formulation de déclarations de consensusVivian McAlisterCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.028713
Research · Recherche
- You have accessSelf-directed practice schedule enhances learning of suturing skillsOleg Safir, Camille K. Williams, Adam Dubrowski, David Backstein and Heather CarnahanCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E142-E147; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.019512
- You have accessPatterns of use and outcomes for radiation therapy in the Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trialValerie Francescutti, Angela Coates, Lehana Thabane, Charles H. Goldsmith, Mark N. Levine and Marko SimunovicCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E148-E153; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.019012
- You have accessTimeliness in obtaining emergent percutaneous procedures in severely injured patients: How long is too long and should we create quality assurance guidelines?Andrew Smith, Jean-Francois Ouellet, Daniel Niven, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Elijah Dixon, Scott D’Amours and Chad G. BallCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E154-E157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.020012
- You have accessComparison of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsJian-Fang Li, Dan-Dan Lai, Bin Ni and Kuan-Xue SunCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E158-E164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.026912
- You have accessOutcomes: wedge resection versus lobectomy for non–small cell lung cancer at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario 1998–2009Anna L. McGuire, Wilma M. Hopman, Dimitri Petsikas and Ken ReidCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E165-E170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.006311
- You have accessThe reliability of differentiating neurogenic claudication from vascular claudication based on symptomatic presentationMélissa Nadeau, M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano, Kevin R. Gurr, Stewart I. Bailey, David C. Taylor, Ruby Grewal, D. Kirk Lawlor and Chris S. BaileyCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 372-377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.016512
- You have accessFunctional outcomes and cost estimation for extra-articular and simple intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation versus closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire fixationIvan Dzaja, Joy C. MacDermid, James Roth and Ruby GrewalCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 378-384; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.22712
- You have accessLimited adequacy of thyroid cancer patient follow-up at a Canadian tertiary care centreElaine Lam, Scott S. Strugnell, Chris Bajdik, Daniel Holmes and Sam M. WisemanCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 385-392; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.018112
- You have accessQuality of inguinal hernia operative reports: room for improvementGrace W. Ma, Amandeep Pooni, Shawn S. Forbes, Cagla Eskicioglu, Emily Pearsall, Fred D. Brenneman and Robin S. McLeodCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 393-397; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.017412
- You have accessQuality of inguinal hernia operative reports: room for improvementGrace W. Ma, Amandeep Pooni, Shawn S. Forbes, Cagla Eskicioglu, Emily Pearsall, Fred D. Brenneman and Robin S. McLeodCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 393-397; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.017412
- You have accessOn-pump beating-heart versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting for revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction: early outcomesBilgehan Erkut, Ozgur Dag, Mehmet Ali Kaygin, Mutlu Senocak, Husnu Kamil Limandal, Umit Arslan, Adem Kiymaz, Ahmet Aydin, Nail Kahraman and Eyup Serhat CalikCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 398-404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.018412
- You have accessValidity of vascular trauma codes at major trauma centresAbdulmajeed Altoijry, Mohammed Al-Omran, Thomas F. Lindsay, K. Wayne Johnston, Magda Melo and Muhammad MamdaniCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 405-408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.013412
- You have accessJejunostomy tube feeding in patients undergoing esophagectomySadeesh K. Srinathan, Tamara Hamin, Stephen Walter, A. Lawrence Tan, Helmut W. Unruh and Gordon GuyattCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 409-414; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.008612
- You have accessUptake of an innovation in surgery: observations from the cluster-randomized Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer trialMarko Simunovic, Angela Coates, Andrew Smith, Lehana Thabane, Charles H. Goldsmith and Mark N. LevineCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 415-421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.019112
- You have accessComplications following hip arthroscopy: a retrospective review of the McMaster experience (2009–2012)Kevin Chan, Forough Farrokhyar, Sarah Burrow, Marcin Kowalczuk, Mohit Bhandari and Olufemi R. AyeniCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 422-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.021712
Continuing Medical Education · Formation Médicale Continue
- You have accessDoes the long-term use of aspirin decrease the risk of death due to cancer?Prosanto K. Chaudhury, Wesley J. Stephen, Eric J. Dozois, N.N. Baxter, K.J. Brasel, C.J. Brown, P.K. Chaudhury, C.M. Divino, E. Dixon, G.W.N. Fitzgerald, S.M. Hameed, H.J. Henteleff, T.G. Hughes, L.S. Kao, A.W. Kirkpatrick, S. Latosinsky, T.M. Mastracci, R.S. McLeod, A.M. Morris, T.M. Pawlik, L.K. Temple and M.E. McKenzie; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery GroupCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) 427-429; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.025513
Letters · Lettres
- You have accessIs the culture of surgery still a gender issue?Harriet M.T. McGrath, Teresa J. Brew and Oliver J. WarrenCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.021213
- You have accessIs the culture of surgery still a gender issue?Judith Belle Brown, Meghan Fluit, Carol Herbert and Barbara LentCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E171-E172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.023213
- You have accessComment on “Comparison of the major intraoperative and postoperative complications between unilateral and sequential bilateral total knee arthroplasty in a high-volume community hospital”Nima Razii and Rhidian Morgan-JonesCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.027313
- You have accessComment on “Comparison of the major intraoperative and postoperative complications between unilateral and sequential bilateral total knee arthroplasty in a high-volume community hospital”Erin Spicer, Garry Robert Thomas and Edward John RumbleCAN J SURG December 01, 2013 56 (6) E173; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.028013
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