Can J Surg 2004;47(1)
Editorial • Éditorial
Resource allocation in surgical departments
G.L. Warnock
La répartition des ressources dans les départements de chirurgie
G.L. Warnock
Commentary • Commentaire
Maimonides’s cooling period and organ retrieval
V. McAlister
Original Articles • Articles originaux
Renal transplantation using non-heart-beating donors: a potential solution to the organ donor shortage in Canada
J.D. Lacroix, J.E. Mahoney, G.A. Knoll
Minimally invasive surgical practice: a survey of general surgeons in Ontario
P.M. Chiasson, D.E. Pace, C.M. Schlachta, J. Mamazza, E.C. Poulin
Knee dislocations: experience at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
M. Talbot, G. Berry, J. Fernandes, P. Ranger
Surgical outreach clinics in Canada: one neurosurgeon’s experience
M. Bernstein
Frozen section in thyroid surgery: Is it a necessity?
B. Cetin, S. Aslan, C. Hatiboglu, B. Babacan, A. Onder, A. Celik, A. Cetin
Is obesity a predictor of mortality, morbidity and readmission after cardiac surgery?
M.A. J. Rockx, S.A. Fox, L.W. Stitt, K.R. Lehnhardt, F.N. McKenzie, M.A. Quantz, A.H. Menkis, R.J. Novick
Prioritization of patients on scheduled waiting lists: validation of a scoring system for hip and knee arthroplasty
B.L. Conner-Spady, G. Arnett, J.J. McGurran, T.W. Noseworthy, and the Steering Committee of the Western Canada Waiting List Project
Symptoms, acid exposure and motility in patients with Barrett’s esophagus
M.G. Brandt, G.E. Darling, L. Miller
Continuing Medical Education • Formation médicale continue
Surgical images: soft tissue. Laparoscopic resection of a renal hilar pheochromocytoma
S. E. Pautler, M. M. Walther
Radiology for the surgeon: musculoskeletal case 31
R.S. Ryan, P.L. Munk
Surgical Education and Self-assessment Program (SESAP)
Evidence-Based Surgery • Chirurgie factuelle
Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 9.
Risk factors for retained foreign bodies after surgery
R.S. McLeod, J.M.A. Bohnen, for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group
Users’ guide to the surgical literature: how to use a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
M. Bhandari, P.J. Devereaux, V. Montori, C. Cinà, V. Tandan, G.H. Guyatt, for the Evidence-Based Surgery Working Group
Brief Communications • Communications abrégées
Strangulated femoral hernia containing a perforated appendix
E.T. Nguyen, I.K. Komenaka
Case Notes • Notes de cas
A gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting in a perforated Meckel’s diverticulum
K. Szentpáli, A. Palotás, A. Wolfárd, L. Tiszlavicz, Á. Balogh