Background Aging populations have led to increasing numbers of seniors presenting for
emergency surgery. Older patients are at a higher risk of postoperative complications, …

Background As populations age, more elderly patients will undergo surgery. Frailty and
complications are considered to increase in-hospital cost in older adults, but little is known on …

Background Informed surgical consent requires accurate estimation of risks and benefits.
Multiple risk assessment tools are available; however, most are not widely used or are specific …

Background Seniors presenting with surgical disease face increased risk of postoperative
morbidity and mortality and have increased treatment costs. Comprehensive Geriatric …

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Giant omphalocele is a congenital defect resulting from the failure of intestinal rotation
beyond the first stage of rotation resulting in failure of abdominal contents to re-enter the …

Background Preoperative frailty predicts adverse postoperative outcomes. Despite the
advantages of incorporating frailty assessment into surgical settings, there is limited research on …

Aging populations are increasing the demand for surgical intervention in those over 65 years
of age. Older patients experience higher morbidity and mortality. Comprehensive geriatric …

Introduction Appendicitis is the most common pediatric emergent surgical condition, with
77,000 American pediatric admissions costing $680 million US annually. Diagnosing …

The Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) hosted a workshop in May of 2020
with a goal of critically evaluating Trauma Team Training courses. The workshop was held …