Background Outpatient surgery benefits patients and surgeons alike, as it is convenient,
safe and cost-effective. We sought to assess the safety and feasibility of outpatient thyroid …

BACKGROUND: In rectal cancer surgery, low anterior resection and abdominoperineal
resection have equivocal impact on overall quality of life. A rectal cancer decision aid was …

Background Surgery results in severe impairment of natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity (NKC)
and activity (NKA, cytokine secretion), and a dramatic drop in arginine levels. Postoperative …

To decrease the impact and cost of surgery, there is a trend toward developing treatment
models for complex conditions on a fully outpatient basis. This is a retrospective study of the …

A 79-year-old male presented with abdominal pain, incidental umbilical hernia and acute
midgut volvulus that was not detected until surgical exploration. When he presented to hospital…

Introduction Boerhaave’s syndrome is defined as the spontaneous perforation of the esophagus.
Although it has been reported in association with different gastrointestinal pathologies, …

Ape language research is an interesting topic in cognitive sciences which aims to provide a
better understanding of our cognitive functions by focusing on the cognitive functions of other …

e14571 Background: Earlier initiation of more effective systemic therapy for stage 3 rectal
cancer is of interest to reduce local and systemic recurrence. We conducted this feasibility …

Background: We previously developed a novel patient decision aid (PtDA) to facilitate shared
decision making between patients and clinicians when deciding whether to use extended-…

… Kennedy, PhD1, Shaheer Tadros, MD, FRCSC3,5, and Rebecca C. Auer, MSc, MD,
FRCSC1,2,3,5 1Cancer Therapeutics Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute …