Canadian Journal of Surgery

Article	Citations
Direct anterior versus posterior approach for total hip arthroplasty: a multicentre, prospective, randomized clinical trial	42
Preoperative malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer	37
Surgical wait list management in Canada during a pandemic: many challenges ahead	33
Can machine learning optimize the efficiency of the operating room in the era of COVID-19?	28
Visceral artery pseudoaneurysm in necrotizing pancreatitis: incidence and outcomes	25
Patients’ perspectives of prehabilitation as an extension of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols	25
Return on investment of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multiguideline, multisite implementation in Alberta, Canada	24
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and bariatric surgery: a systematic review	21
Waste and recycling among orthopedic subspecialties	19
Enhanced recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy: a prospective, historically controlled, propensity-matched clinical study	18
Does body mass index affect the rate of adverse outcomes in total hip and knee arthroplasty? A retrospective review of a total joint replacement database	18
Operating during COVID-19: Is there a risk of viral transmission from surgical smoke during surgery?	17
A systematic review of global surgery partnerships and a proposed framework for sustainability	17
Cancellation of elective surgery: rates, reasons and effect on patient satisfaction	17
Clinical practice guideline: evidence, recommendations and algorithm for the preoperative optimization of anemia, hyperglycemia and smoking	13
Do we have the guts to go? The abdominal compartment, intra-abdominal hypertension, the human microbiome and exploration class space missions	12
Prioritizing surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Quebec guidelines	12
The economic impact of periprosthetic infection in total knee arthroplasty	12
Robot-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies	12
Morbidity and mortality conferences in general surgery: a narrative systematic review	11
Does surgical approach influence mid- to long-term patient-reported outcomes after primary total hip replacement? A comparison of the 3 main surgical approaches	11
Surgical training in the midst of a pandemic: a distributed general surgery residency program’s response to COVID-19	11
A 30-day prospective audit of all inpatient complications following acute care surgery: How well do we really perform?	10
North–South surgical training partnerships: a systematic review	10
Total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer: a guide for surgeons	9

Moving toward better health: exercise practice is associated with improved outcomes after spine surgery in people with degenerative lumbar conditions	9
Development, manufacture and initial assessment of validity of a 3-dimensional-printed bowel anastomosis simulation training model	9
Optimizing opioid prescriptions after laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy	9
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric surgery delivery in Edmonton, Alberta: a single-centre experience	8
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in Canada: 2020 review and position statement of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery	8
Optimizing the surgical instrument tray to immediately increase efficiency and lower costs in the operating room	8
Optimal treatments for hepato-pancreato-biliary trauma in severely injured patients: a narrative scoping review	8
Pregnancy and parental leave among plastic surgery residents in Canada: a nationwide survey of attitudes and experiences	8
Prolonged surgical time increases the odds of complications following total knee arthroplasty	8
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Predatory publishing solicitation: a review of a single surgeon’s inbox and implications for information technology resources at an organizational level	8
Surgeon clinical practice variation and patient preferences during the informed consent discussion: a mixed-methods analysis in lumbar spine surgery	7
Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of testicular torsion: a practical resident curriculum	7
Leadership proficiency in surgery: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment within orthopedic surgery in Canada	7
Reduction of opioid use after orthopedic surgery: a scoping review	7
The Perioperative Surgical Home, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and how integration of these models may improve care for medically complex patients	7
Prioritizing resident and patient safety while maintaining educational value: emergency restructuring of a Canadian surgical residency program during COVID19	7
Factors that predict 30-day readmission after bariatric surgery: experience of a publicly funded Canadian centre	7
The rate of unnecessary interventions for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study	7
Variability in research productivity among Canadian surgical specialties	7
The burden of waiting: wait times for pediatric surgical procedures in Quebec and compliance with national benchmarks	7
The surgeon’s perspective: a retrospective study of wide local excisions taken to healthy subcutaneous fat in the management of advanced hidradenitis suppurativa	7
Hip arthroscopy utilization and reoperation rates in Ontario: a population-based analysis comparing different age cohorts	7
Addressing organ shortages: progress in donation after circulatory death for liver transplantation	7
Health care costs after total knee arthroplasty for satisfied and dissatisfied patients	7
Urinary catheter use in patients with hip fracture: Are current guidelines appropriate? A retrospective review	6
Longitudinal survival trends of patients with cancer with surgically managed appendicular metastatic bone disease: systematic review	6
Opioid use trends in patients undergoing elective thoracic and lumbar spine surgery	6
Inviting a friend to evaluate potential grade III pancreatic injuries: Are they truly occult, or simply missed on CT?	6
COVID-19: pivoting from in-person to virtual orthopedic surgical evaluation	6
The use of an analytic hierarchy process to promote equity, diversity and inclusion	6
Effect of preoperative long-term opioid therapy on patient outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: an analysis of multicentre population-based administrative data	6
The impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian Kidney Paired Donation program: an opportunity for universal implementation of kidney shipping	6
Sustainability of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery initiative for elective colorectal resections in a community hospital	6
Routine platelet transfusion in patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage taking antiplatelet medication: Is it warranted?	6
Leadership during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond	6
Identification of hypercoagulability with thrombelastography in patients with hip fracture receiving thromboprophylaxis	6
Feasibility analysis for the development of a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy 23-hour recovery pathway	6
Risk factors for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Technical considerations in the management of penetrating cardiac injury	5
Instability after hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: an unresolved problem	5
Research and surgical residency: moving beyond one-and-done projects and motivating for scholarly excellence	5
Presentation and survival among patients with colorectal cancer before the age of screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Guidelines for Canadian bariatric surgical and medical centres: a statement from the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons	5
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non–small-cell lung cancer pathologic stage and presentation	5
Effectiveness of trauma centre verification: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
The unique impact of COVID-19 on orthopedic surgery residency applicants and program directors in Canada	5
Iron deficiency in bariatric surgery patients: a single-centre experience over 5 years	5
Humanistic education in surgery: a “patient as teacher” program for surgical clerkship	5

Gender disparity in academic orthopedic programs in Canada: a cross-sectional study	5
Position statement: nonoperative management of lateral epicondylitis in adults	5
The relationship between postoperative opioid consumption and the incidence of hypoxemic events following total hip arthroplasty: a post hoc analysis	5
Modelling the backlog of COVID-19 cases for a surgical group	5
Operative timing is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing emergency general surgery: a multisite study of emergency general services in a single academic network	5
Outcomes of patients discharged home with a chest tube after lung resection: a multicentre cohort study	5
Evaluation of trauma resources in rural northern Alberta identifies opportunities for improvement	5
Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for heart graft dysfunction in adults: incidence, risk factors and outcomes in a multicentric study	5
Paraesophageal hernia repair in elderly patients: outcomes from a 10-year retrospective study	5
Surgical site complications in kidney transplant recipients: incidence, risk factors and outcomes in the modern era	5
From cellular function to global impact: the vascular perspective on COVID-19	4
Improved precision of radiographic measurements for distal radius fractures after a technique-teaching tutorial	4
Outcomes of liver transplant recipients with high MELD scores: an experience from a Canadian centre	4
Morbidity associated with the use of oxaliplatin versus mitomycin C in hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal or appendiceal origin: a multi-inst	4
The next step in surgical quality improvement: outcome situational awareness	4
Population-based assessment of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of cutaneous melanoma	4
Does exposure to anatomy education in medical school affect surgical residency applications? An analysis of Canadian residency match data	4
Intraoperative measurement of acetabular component position using imageless navigation during revision total hip arthroplasty	4
Systematic review of grading systems for adverse surgical outcomes	4
Expertise-based design in surgical trials: a narrative review	4
Traumatic spinal cord injuries among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations of Saskatchewan: a prospective outcomes study	4
Combining enhanced recovery and short-stay protocols for hip and knee joint replacements: the ideal solution	4
Four-dimensional computed tomography: musculoskeletal applications	4
Portal vein arterialization as a salvage procedure in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery: a systematic review	4
Distress in orthopedic trainees and attending surgeons: a Canadian national survey	4
Predictors of farther mobilization on day of surgery and shorter length of stay after total joint arthroplasty	4
Invasive Candida albicans fungal infection requiring explantation of a noncrosslinked porcine derived biologic mesh: a rare but catastrophic complication in abdominal wall reconstruction	4
Intraoperative injuries from abdominopelvic surgery: an analysis of national medicolegal data	4
Early identification of the need for major intervention in patients with traumatic hemorrhage: development and internal validation of a simple bleeding score	4
The effect of daily probiotics on the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis in infants with very low birth weight	4
Cost and safety of inpatient versus outpatient open reduction internal fixation of isolated ankle fractures	4
Topical tranexamic acid in hip fractures: a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blinded study	4
The emergence of the physician assistant role in a Canadian acute care surgery setting	4
The predictors of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery utilization and practice variations in elective colorectal surgery: a provincial survey	4
Femoral stem migration after direct lateral and direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study	4
Intraoperative parathormone monitoring to predict operative success in patients with normohormonal hyperparathyroidism	4
Preventing hip fractures with multidisciplinary teams: a Canadian perspective	4
Wait times, resource use and health-related quality of life across the continuum of care for patients referred for total knee replacement surgery	4
Effect of intraperitoneal local anesthesia on enhanced recovery outcomes after bariatric surgery: a randomized controlled pilot study	3
Management of deltoid ligament injuries in acute ankle fracture: a systematic review	3
Total hip arthroplasty in patients with fibrous dysplasia: a modern update	3
Perioperative outcomes associated with general and spinal anesthesia after total joint arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a large, Canadian, retrospective cohort study	3
Gender-based differences in letters of recommendation in applications for general surgery residency programs in Canada	3
A bundled approach to care: reducing the incidence of postoperative pneumonia in patients undergoing hepatectomy and Whipple procedures	3
Penn State equation versus indirect calorimetry for nutritional assessment in patients with traumatic brain injury	3
What patient factors influence bariatric surgery outcomes? A multiple regression analysis of Ontario Bariatric Registry data	3
Five-year outcomes after surgery for class 1 obesity: a retrospective analysis of a Canadian bariatric centre’s experience	3
The question of whether vena cava filters have a role in trauma patients remains unanswered	3
Preoperative stoma site marking for fecal diversions (ileostomy and colostomy): position statement of the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Cont	3
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in octogenarians: clinical outcomes and complications	3
Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in oncoplastic breast conservation surgery from a single surgeon’s practice in a busy community hospital in Canada	3
Curriculum matrix development for a hepato-pancreato-biliary robotic surgery fellowship	3
Is ethnicity an appropriate measure of health care marginalization? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcomes of diabetic foot ulceration in Aboriginal populations	3
Can a mobile app technology reduce emergency department visits and readmissions after lung resection? A prospective cohort study	3
Turning a new “page”: ways to decrease the number of pages after hours without compromising patient care	3
Safety and outcomes of performing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy at an ambulatory site of a tertiary care hospital in Ontario	3
Trends in types of graduate degrees and research output for academic general surgeons in Canada	3
Parental-leave policies and perceptions of pregnancy during surgical residency training in North America: a scoping review	3
Coronary endarterectomy in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease: assessment of graft patency with computed tomography angiography	3
Serrated polyps and polyposis of the colon: a brief review for surgeon endoscopists	3
Impact of centre volume, surgeon volume, surgeon experience and geographic location on reoperation after intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures	3
Unwarranted imaging for distant metastases in patients with newly diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ and stage I and II breast cancer	3
Predictors of mortality and cost among surgical patients requiring rapid response team activation	3
Management of blunt cerebrovascular injuries at a Canadian level 1 trauma centre: Are we meeting the grade?	3
Impact of the introduction of formal D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer in a Western setting	3
Postoperative fever in the time of COVID-19	3
Variable effects of obesity on access to total hip and knee arthroplasty	3
Competency-based education in general surgery: Are Canadian residents ready?	3
Perioperative gait analysis after total hip arthroplasty: Does outpatient surgery compromise patient outcomes?	3
Major morbidity and mortality associated with delays to emergent surgery in children: a risk-adjusted analysis	3
Trauma in northern Quebec, 2005–2014: epidemiologic features, transfers and patient outcomes	3
Diagnosis and management of acute cholecystitis: a single-centre audit of guideline adherence and patient outcomes	3
Association between academic degrees and research productivity: an assessment of Canadian academic general surgeons	3
Patterns of complex emergency general surgery in Canada	3
Impact on cardiac surgery volume of a comprehensive partnership with Integrated Health Solutions	3
Robotically applied hemostatic clamping for care-under-fire: harnessing bomb robots for hemorrhage control	3
Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women	3
Decolonizing Global SurgeryOvercoming barriers to pediatric trauma education in low-and middle-income countriesTaskforce on minor dermatological surgeries: an experience in a small Brazilian cityVasos	2
Modes of failure of hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture	2
Addressing the mental health of Canadians waiting for elective surgery: a potential positive post-pandemic legacy	2

The “teaching time-out”: a novel framework for surgical education	2
A survey of Canadian surgeons on the indications for home care nursing following vascular surgery	2
Management of patients requiring reconstructive breast surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from the BC Regional Breast Reconstruction Network	2
Comparing 1-year and 10-year whole blood metal ion results following Birmingham hip resurfacing for osteoarthritis	2
One-stage versus 2-stage bilateral total joint arthroplasty: a matched cohort study	2
Adaptations to general surgery resident education in response to COVID-19	2
Operating room use for emergency general surgery cases: analysis of the Patterns of Complex Emergency General Surgery in Canada study	2
Simultaneous versus rapid serial interventions in a hybrid operating suite for severely injured patients: a prospective evaluation of differences in RAPTOR techniques and outcomes	2
Growing academic global surgery: opportunities for Canadian trainees	2
Where to start? Injury prevention priority scores for traumatic injuries in Canada	2
Safety of transition from a routine to a selective intensive care admission pathway after elective open aneurysm repair	2
The impact of COVID-19 on surgical education: perspectives from Canadian general surgery residents	2
Donation and transplantation coverage in the Canadian media: a content analysis of story focus over 2 decades	2
The Canadian-specific impact of COVID-19 on severe injuries from intentional violence, unintentional trauma and suicide-related causes	2
Predictors of axillary node response in node-positive patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer	2
Efficacy of cold renal perfusion protection for open complex aortic aneurysm repair: a meta-analysis	2
Examination of total hip and knee arthroplasty tissues	2
How do we encourage and promote a culture of surgical innovation?	2
General surgery in Canada: current scope of practice and future needs	2
Management of patients with hip fracture receiving anticoagulation: What are we doing in Canada?	2
Survival after surgery for spinal metastases: a population-based study	2
Safety of expedited-surgery protocols in anticoagulant-treated patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Implementation of a systematic tobacco treatment protocol in a surgical outpatient setting: a feasibility study	2
Cancellations and delays of emergent orthopedic operations at a Canadian level 1 trauma centre	2
Reducing time from colon cancer surgery to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy: pilot project	2
Downhill skiing following total knee arthroplasty: a survey of Alberta orthopedic surgeons	2
Soft tissue complications following extensile lateral compared with minimally invasive surgical approaches in the operative treatment of calcaneus fractures	2
The requirement for surgery and subsequent 30-day mortality in patients with COVID-19	2
Strategies to improve communication in telementoring in acute care coordination: a scoping review	2
Multidisciplinary, multisite trauma team training during COVID-19: lessons from the first virtual E-S.T.A.R.T.T. course	2
Toward an all-inclusive trauma system in Central South Ontario: development of the Trauma- System Performance Improvement and Knowledge Exchange (T-SPIKE) project	2
Impact of an orthogeriatric collaborative care model for older adults with hip fracture in a community hospital setting	2
Are patients truly informed? A retrospective chart review of the documentation of informed consent in laparoscopic cholecystectomy	2
Joint replacements in the Canadian Armed Forces	2
Effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal photodynamic disinfection therapy and chlorhexidine gluconate body wipes for surgical site infection prophylaxis in adult spine surgery	2
Access to orthopedic specialist service in Ontario via eConsult	2
Impact of the acute care surgery model on resident operative experience in emergency general surgery	2
Effect of a surgical observership on the perceptions and career choices of preclinical medical students: a mixed-methods study	2
Predatory journal publishing: Is this an alternate universe?	2
Assessing the acceptability of script concordance testing: a nationwide study in otolaryngology	2
The cost of outpatient versus inpatient total hip arthroplasty: a randomized trial	2
Evaluating the efficacy of self-study videos for the surgery clerkship rotation: an innovative project in undergraduate surgical education	2
Fidelity in surgical simulation: further lessons from the S.T.A.R.T.T. course	2
Leveraging vascular quality initiative data to improve hospital length of stay for patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair	2
Ontario wait times for delayed surgical treatment of traumatic peripheral nerve injury	2
Canadian Spine Society: 21st Annual Virtual Scientific Conference, Feb. 3, 10, 15, 17 and 24, 2021Abstract 45. Determining clinically important improvement following surgery for degenerative condition	2
Watchful waiting for large primary nonparasitic splenic cysts	2
Thromboprophylaxis practice patterns and beliefs among physicians treating patients with abdominopelvic cancers at a Canadian centre	2
Does antibiotic therapy prevent fistula in-ano after incision and drainage of simple perianal abscess?	2
Trends in liver transplantation for autoimmune liver diseases: a Canadian study	2
Wait times in the management of non–small cell lung carcinoma before, during and after regionalization of lung cancer care: a high-resolution analysis	2
Quality of life during the wait for ruptured anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial	2
The role of routine groin ultrasonography in the management of inguinal hernia	2
Association of length of hospital stay with delay to surgical fixation of hip fracture	2
Use of multidisciplinary positive deviance seminars to improve efficiency in a high-volume arthroplasty practice: a pilot study	2
Université de Montréal Objective and Structured Checklist for Assessment of Audiovisual Recordings of Surgeries/techniques (UM-OSCAARS): a validation study	1
Gender pay gap in medicine: not always an hours worked issue	1
The intersection of COVID-19 and public health care in Canada: What does the future hold for the surgical patients and health care workers left behind?	1
Acute care surgery, trauma and disaster relief: a clinical exchange between the University of British Columbia and the Mexican Red Cross	1
Leveraging financial incentives and behavioural economics to engage physicians in achieving quality-improvement process measures	1
Surgical practice patterns and outcomes in T2 and T3 gallbladder cancer: a population-based study	1
Medical research during a pandemic	1
Outcomes and motives for not proceeding with the second stage bilateral knee replacement: a comparison of cancelled and completed bilateral total knee arthroplasty	1
Surgical, trauma and telehealth capacity in Indigenous communities in Northern Quebec: a cross-sectional survey	1
Fully hydroxyapatite-coated collared femoral stems in direct anterior versus direct lateral hip arthroplasty	1
A systems approach to the management of acute surgical pain and reduction of opioid use: the approach of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital	1
Lymph node mapping in gastric cancer: a pilot study in Western patients	1
Nipple margin assessment at the time of nipple-sparing mastectomy	1
Implementation, results and face validity of the Consultation and Relational Empathy measure in a Canadian department of surgery	1
Thoracic duct embolization via chest tube for a patient with postoperative traumatic chylothorax	1
Conducting an international curriculum review meeting in the age of COVID-19	1
Pan-Canadian colorectal cancer surgery data: an opportunity for reflection and improvement	1
Intensity of hospital resource use following traumatic brain injury: a multicentre cohort study, 2013–2016	1
A systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative use of NSAIDs and risk of anastomotic leak	1
Position statement: management of rotator cuff tears in adults	1
Guided-motion hinged knee replacement prosthesis: early survival rate and postoperative patient function and satisfaction	1
Safety and efficacy of a strategy of vitamin K antagonist reversal with prothrombin complex concentrates compared to vitamin K in patients with hip fracture	1
COVID-19 and the duration of operating room procedures in Ontario: a population-based retrospective study	1
Augmented-reality–guided insertion of sliding hip screw guidewire: a preclinical investigation	1
Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-related acute appendicitis	1
The Canadian Ophthalmology Society’s adaptation of the Medically Necessary Time-sensitive Surgical Procedures triage and prioritization tool	1
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in Canada: a context-specific position paper from the Canadian Collaborative for Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS)	1
Local tissue concentrations of cefazolin during total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review	1
Trunnionosis and metal wear causing metal hypersensitivity: 2 sides of the same coin?	1
A cadaveric perfused model with antegrade arteriovenous pulsatile circulation: a new tool for teaching endovascular skills	1
Paramedic to trauma team verbal handover optimization — a complex interaction	1
Robotic thoracic surgery in Canada: Are patients willing to pay out of pocket?	1
David V. Feliciano: Contributions to acute care surgery	1
2021 Canadian Surgery Forum	1
Validation of the Subgroups for Targeted Treatment for Back (STarT Back) screening tool at a tertiary care centre	1
Is the Pringle manoeuvre becoming a lost art? Contemporary use for both severe liver trauma with ongoing hemorrhage and elective partial hepatectomy	1
Drug use in Canadian patients with trauma after cannabis legalization	1
COVID-19 : la crise peut aussi être source d’occasions et d’optimisme	1
A population-based analysis of the presentation and outcomes of pediatric patients with osteosarcoma in Canada: a report from CYP-C	1
The influence of surgical and procedural rotations and interest in a surgical discipline on medical students’ suturing ability during clerkship	1