OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Surgery is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Excellence des soins infirmiers en temps de crise sanitaire	48
Desmond Beall — a Canadian’s contribution to understanding rhabdomyolysis	30
COVID-19 and the duration of operating room procedures in Ontario: a population-based retrospective study	27
Outcomes and experiences of Indigenous patients in Newfoundland and Labrador’s bariatric surgery program: a pilot study	24
A pilot randomized trial of a virtual perioperative smoking cessation bundle in a tertiary care hospital	23
Technical considerations in the management of penetrating cardiac injury	21
Health care costs of major upper-extremity amputations in Ontario: a retrospective matched-cohort analysis with considerations for transplantation	19
Correction to: Decolonizing global surgery — Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery, abstract on creating concise reference videos for a low-resource Essential Surgical Skills Training	18
Orthopedic surgeons’ transition into full-time practice over the last 20 years: an analysis using Ministry of Health billing data	17
Modes of failure of hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture	16
Silicon scalpels or artificial surgeons: What is coming for our jobs?	16
Use of multidisciplinary positive deviance seminars to improve efficiency in a high-volume arthroplasty practice: a pilot study	16
Chirurgie rurale : appel à la réflexion stratégique pour un service essentiel	15
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gunshot injuries at a level-1 trauma centre: a retrospective study on a 5-year period	14
Position statement: management of proximal humerus fractures	14
The role of routine groin ultrasonography in the management of inguinal hernia	13
Pursuing equity in surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anaesthesia (SOTA) care: bridging the gapGeospatial modelling of 1-hour and 2-hour access to Bellwether procedures in Uganda: the role of health cen	13
Risk factors for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Implementation, results and face validity of the Consultation and Relational Empathy measure in a Canadian department of surgery	13
Health care costs after total knee arthroplasty for satisfied and dissatisfied patients	13
Gender representation in professorship and research productivity across all surgical specialties in Canadian academic institutions	12
Implementation of and findings from a regional shoulder replacement registry	12
Outcomes and motives for not proceeding with the second stage bilateral knee replacement: a comparison of cancelled and completed bilateral total knee arthroplasty	11
Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-related acute appendicitis	11
Correction to: “Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty”	11

A mixed-method study evaluating an innovative care model for rural patients undergoing outpatient breast surgery	11
Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women	10
IA et chirurgie : Terminator ou occasion en or?	10
Position statement: nonoperative management of lateral epicondylitis in adults	10
Le balado Cold Steel : bilan des 125 premiers épisodes	10
Does the type of biomesh influence recurrence in abdominal wall reconstruction? A long-term follow-up to a randomized controlled trial	10
Augmented-reality–guided insertion of sliding hip screw guidewire: a preclinical investigation	10
Association between immigration status and total knee arthroplasty outcomes in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study	10
The Yukon data are incorrect	10
The impact of robotic rectal cancer surgery at a Canadian regional cancer centre: a retrospective cohort study	9
Comparing 1-year and 10-year whole blood metal ion results following Birmingham hip resurfacing for osteoarthritis	9
Variations in the use of cemented implants for hip fracture repair in Nova Scotia, Canada	9
Role of prolonged packing in postoperative anorectal abscess management: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Episode-of-care costs of total hip arthroplasty: day surgery versus same-day admission	8
Safety of expedited-surgery protocols in anticoagulant-treated patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Surgeon perspectives on surgical wait times and the single-entry model: challenges and opportunities for equitable access in a Canadian health care system	8
Strategies to reduce out-of-pocket medication costs for Canadians with peripheral arterial disease	8
Time for health care to be political	8
Defining the Canadian rural general surgeon	8
Analyzing the temporal trends of kidney transplantation surgeries and their impact on warm and cold ischemia time in a Canadian setting	8
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
The impact of socioeconomic status on the management of rotator cuff tears in a publicly funded health care system	7
Preoperative diagnosis and management of inherited bleeding disorders in female adolescents and adults	7
Cost comparison of orthopedic sports medicine procedures in an ambulatory surgical centre and a hospital outpatient department	7
An analysis of bundled care funding for total hip and knee arthroplasty in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study	7
Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty	7
Canadian Spine Society	7
A qualitative assessment of perceptions and attitudes toward postoperative pain and opioid use in patients undergoing elective knee arthroscopy	7
What does professionalism really mean in the contemporary surgical landscape?	7
Pouvons-nous enfin apprendre à récupérer? La chirurgie, un milieu périlleux	6
Relation between surgical oncologic quality indicators for papillary thyroid cancer	6
Continuity of primary care and emergency department visits following knee and hip replacement surgery: a retrospective cohort study	6
Appropriate scenarios for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula	6
Complications of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic procedures	6
Ambulatory surgery centres: a potential solution to a chronic problem	6
Tying measurement to action in equity, diversity, and inclusion work in academic surgical departments	6
Saskatchewan: Canada’s first provincial department of surgery	6
Intraoperative radiation exposure in a level 1 trauma centre orthopedic operating room	6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non–small-cell lung cancer pathologic stage and presentation	5
Canadian considerations on updating the age of initiation for colorectal cancer screening in individuals at average risk	5
Coronary endarterectomy in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease: assessment of graft patency with computed tomography angiography	5
Five-year outcomes after surgery for class 1 obesity: a retrospective analysis of a Canadian bariatric centre’s experience	5
Degenerative spinal conditions requiring emergency surgery: an evolving crisis in a publicly funded health care system	5
Evidence-based treatment of Achilles tendon rupture	5
Water-soluble contrast in the management of adhesive small-bowel obstruction: a Canadian centre’s experience with guideline development and implementation	5
Environmental sustainability in the operating room: perspectives and practice patterns of general surgeons in Canada	5
Reasons for 90-day emergency department visits after primary knee arthroplasty	5
A regional effort: the current landscape of inguinal hernia repair and postoperative opioid prescription practices in Eastern Ontario	5
Survival after surgery for spinal metastases: a population-based study	5
Should advanced donor age be a deterrent in the utilization of grafts from donation after cardiac death in deceased donor liver transplantation? The Toronto experience	5

Evaluation of a tiered operating room strategy at an academic centre: comparing high-efficiency and conventional operating rooms	5
The hidden epidemiology of trauma in Nunavik: a call for a dedicated trauma registry	5
Where have we been and where are we going? Contributions of the Canadian Journal of Surgery to the greater surgical community	5
Traumatic primary pulmonary thrombosis: injury and treatment patterns of a distinct clinical entity	5
Validation of the Subgroups for Targeted Treatment for Back (STarT Back) screening tool at a tertiary care centre	5
Screening Criteria Evaluation for Expansion in Pulmonary Neoplasias (SCREEN) II	5
Increasing the capacity of general surgeons practising outside of major centres	4
The epidemiology of early deep vein thrombosis in kidney transplant recipients	4
It all doesn’t always have to go: abdominal wall reconstruction involving selective synthetic mesh explantation with biologic mesh salvage	4
“Bring your own” reusables to surgery: an environmental sustainability quality-improvement initiative	4
Lymph node mapping in gastric cancer: a pilot study in Western patients	4
In memoriam: Professor Sir Roy Yorke Calne, MB, FRCS, FRS, FRCSC, Dec. 30, 1930, to Jan. 6, 2024	4
Cholecystectomy following endoscopic clearance of common bile duct during the same admission	4
Where to start? Injury prevention priority scores for traumatic injuries in Canada	4
Improving the quality of care of Canadians waiting for elective surgery: an important health care priority	4
Evaluating the scope of rural general surgery in British Columbia	4
Impact of outpatient total hip or knee replacement on informal caregivers at home: a scoping review	4
Reinforcing the role of rural trauma laparotomy	4
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing for osteoarthritis — a Canadian retrospective cohort study with a minimum 10-year follow-up	4
Comparing resident operative volumes for routine general surgery cases at academic, urban community, and rural training sites	4
Pourquoi ignore-t-on encore l’équité entre les genres en chirurgie?	4
Intraoperative parathormone monitoring to predict operative success in patients with normohormonal hyperparathyroidism	4
Position statement: management of rotator cuff tears in adults	4
Premortem anticoagulation timing and dose in donation after circulatory death: multicentre study of associations with graft function	4
Core competencies for global surgery training: a scoping review	4
Re-excision rates after breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer: an Albertan perspective	4