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A day in the life of emergency general surgery in Canada: a multicentre observational study
Kristin DeGirolamo, Karan D’Souza, Sameer Apte, Chad G. Ball, Christopher Armstrong, Artan Reso, Sandy Widder, Sarah Mueller, Lawrence M. Gillman, Ravinder Singh, Rahima Nenshi, Kosar Khwaja, Samuel Minor, Chris de Gara and S. Morad Hameed
Can J Surg August 01, 2018 61 (4) 237-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.013517
Kristin DeGirolamo
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDKaran D’Souza
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
BScSameer Apte
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDChad G. Ball
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDChristopher Armstrong
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDArtan Reso
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDSandy Widder
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDSarah Mueller
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDLawrence M. Gillman
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDRavinder Singh
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDRahima Nenshi
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDKosar Khwaja
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDSamuel Minor
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MDChris de Gara
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
MB, MSS. Morad Hameed
From the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (D’Souza); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Apte, Widder, de Gara); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Armstrong, Reso); the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask. (Mueller); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, North Bay, Ont. (Singh); the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Minor); and the Department of Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Hameed).
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A day in the life of emergency general surgery in Canada: a multicentre observational study
Kristin DeGirolamo, Karan D’Souza, Sameer Apte, Chad G. Ball, Christopher Armstrong, Artan Reso, Sandy Widder, Sarah Mueller, Lawrence M. Gillman, Ravinder Singh, Rahima Nenshi, Kosar Khwaja, Samuel Minor, Chris de Gara, S. Morad Hameed
Can J Surg Aug 2018, 61 (4) 237-243; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.013517
A day in the life of emergency general surgery in Canada: a multicentre observational study
Kristin DeGirolamo, Karan D’Souza, Sameer Apte, Chad G. Ball, Christopher Armstrong, Artan Reso, Sandy Widder, Sarah Mueller, Lawrence M. Gillman, Ravinder Singh, Rahima Nenshi, Kosar Khwaja, Samuel Minor, Chris de Gara, S. Morad Hameed
Can J Surg Aug 2018, 61 (4) 237-243; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.013517