Objective To investigate if published studies tend to report favourable cost effectiveness ratios
(below $20 000, $50 000, and $100 000 per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained) and …

Objective Many surgeons continue to place a prophylactic drain in the pelvis after completion
of a colorectal anastomosis, despite considerable evidence that this practice may not be …

… Schmeller a , Davnah Urbach b , Kieran Bates c d e , Jordi Catalan f g , Dan Cogălniceanu
h , Matthew C. Fisher d , Jan Friesen i , Leopold Füreder j , Veronika Gaube k , Marilen Haver …

Background: Colonoscopy is advocated for screening and prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC),
but randomized trials supporting the benefit of this practice are not available. Objective…

Purpose : Transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy is widely used to confirm the
diagnosis of prostate cancer. The technique has been associated with significant morbidity in a …

Background Evidence from observational studies that the use of surgical safety checklists
results in striking improvements in surgical outcomes led to the rapid adoption of such …

Context Patients discharged from acute care hospitals may be at risk for unintentional
discontinuation of medications prescribed for chronic diseases. The intensive care unit (ICU) may …

Background The optimal extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial.
Our objective was to evaluate the effect of total thyroidectomy or partial thyroidectomy …

… Urbach, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute; David Margel, David … Juurlink D,
Preyra C, Croxford R, et al: Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract …

Though we've long known that higher surgical volume results in lower postoperative
mortality, surgeons are balking at a new “Volume Pledge” campaign. But the biggest …