Background Surgery has become an integral part of global health care, with an estimated
234 million operations performed yearly. Surgical complications are common and often …

Objectives To assess the relationship between changes in clinician attitude and changes in
postoperative outcomes following a checklist-based surgical safety intervention. Design Pre- …

BACKGROUND: Tumor recurrence remains the major cause of death after curative resection
for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for …

Background Metastatic colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer death in North America.
Hepatic resection offers the potential for cure in selected patients. We report the long-term …

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is a rapidly fatal disease with very few 5-year survivors
even after aggressive surgical treatment. Our objective was to determine the actual 5-year …

BACKGROUND: Patients with hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC)
may benefit from aggressive surgical therapy. We examined the longterm outcomes of …

Objective: To determine if an aggressive surgical approach, with an increase in R0
resections, has resulted in improved survival for patients with gallbladder cancer. Summary …

BACKGROUND: Early recurrence (ER) (<1 year) after liver resection is one of the most
important factors that impact the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We …

Since 1967, 40 patients with hydatid disease of the liver have been treated at our hospital.
Diagnosis was made using clinical criteria, serology, skin tests, and imaging techniques. Thirty…

Current methods of evaluating technical competence of surgical residents are subjective
and potentially unreliable. This study assesses the reliability and construct validity of a new …