BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic rise in opioid abuse, and diversion of excess,
unused prescriptions is a major contributor. We assess the impact of implementing a new …

Background During the past 15 years, opioid-related overdose death rates for women have
increased 471%. Many surgeons provide opioid prescriptions well in excess of what patients …

Purpose: Surgery is a major risk factor for chronic opioid use among patients who had not
recently been prescribed opioids. This study identifies the rate of, and risk factors for, …

Background Multidisciplinary conference presentation may provide recommendations for
diagnosis, monitoring and treatment for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Methods A …

METHODS: This study was designed to demonstrate non-inferiority for the primary end point:
patient-reported average pain in the first 7 postoperative days. We compared 218 patients …

Background Centralization of specialist services to urban centres presents a challenge to
patients living in rural communities. The hepatopancreatobiliary surgery (HPB) program at …

Introduction: Duodenal gangliocytic paragangliomas (DGPs) are rare tumors, most
commonly located in the 2nd portion of the duodenum. Their origin is poorly understood and …

Gangliocytic paragangliomas (GP) are rare tumors, most commonly located in the 2nd
portion of the duodenum. Their origin is poorly understood and management is uncertain. …

North America is facing a public health crisis from opioid misuse, and surgeons may play a
contributing role. There is variable and excessive prescribing of opioids for surgical …

… • Luke Hartford did the differential cell counts on the BALF cytology preparations. • Mary
Ellen Clark, Gordon Mitchell and Jeff Caswell helped with the sample collection. …