Background Fluorescence imaging during hepatic resection has the potential to identify
additional malignant tumors, increasing the chance for complete tumor resection. Indocyanine …

Introduction Increasing evidence suggests surgical patients are at risk for developing new,
persistent opioid use (NPOU) following surgery. This risk may be heightened for patients …

Background: For academic hiring committees and surgical trainees, the benefits of a graduate
degree are unclear. We sought to identify if graduate degrees or professorship status were …

Purpose Incidence of super obesity (SO; BMI ≥ 50 kg/m 2 ) is growing rapidly and confers
worse metabolic complications than non-SO (BMI 30–50 kg/m 2 ). We aim to characterize …

Purpose Differences between complication rates of bariatric surgeries performed by general
surgeons (GS) versus those performed by metabolic and bariatric surgeons (MBS) are …

Introduction A paucity of literature exists regarding current opioid prescribing and use
following bariatric surgery. We aimed to characterize opioid prescribing practices and use …

… This thesis consists of work performed by Kieran Purich, the collaborators listed in the
Acknowledgements section and the co-authors stated in Chapters 2 and 3. The research within …

Background: Research productivity is considered when applying for fellowship and surgical
staff positions. The effect that different resident and residency program characteristics have …

Background: Minimal literature exists on outcomes for Canadian patients with gastroesophageal
adenocarcinoma (GEA). The objective of our study was to establish a prospective …

Background Hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) patients experience significant risk of preoperative
frailty. Studies assessing preventative prehabilitation in HPB populations are limited. …