Can J Surg 2012;55(3)
Editorials • Éditoriaux
What is a reportable error in surgery?
E.J. Harvey
Qu’est-ce qu’une erreur à déclaration obligatoire en chirurgie ?
E.J. Harvey
Quill and Scalpel • Plume et scalpel
A Tribute to Nils G. Kock, 1924–2011
Z. Cohen
Research • Recherche
Meta-analytic comparison of randomized and nonrandomized studies of breast cancer surgery
J.P. Edwards, E.J. Kelly, Y. Lin, T. Lenders, W.A. Ghali, A.J. Graham
Variable impact of complications in general surgery: a prospective cohort study
E. Bosma, E.J. Veen, M.A.C. de Jongh, J.A. Roukema
Humanitarian cardiac care in Arequipa, Peru: experiences of a multidisciplinary Canadian cardiovascular team
C. Adams, P. Kiefer, K. Ryan, D. Smith, G. McCabe, P. Allen, K. Sridhar, P. Torres, M.W.A. Chu
New minimally invasive technique for repairing femoral hernias: 3-D patch device through a femoris approach
W. Lei, J. Huang, C. Luoshang
Comparison of lifetime incremental cost:utility ratios of surgery relative to failed medical management for the treatment of hip, knee and spine osteoarthritis modelled using 2-year postsurgical values
P. Tso, K. Walker, N. Mahomed, P.C. Coyte, Y.R. Rampersaud
Hemithyroidectomy is the preferred initial operative approach for an indeterminate fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis
C.G. Chiu, R. Yao, S.K. Chan, S.S. Strugnell, S. Bugis, R. Irvine, D. Anderson, B. Walker, S.J. Jones, S.M. Wiseman
Safety of thyroidectomy and cervical neck dissection without drains
B. Abboud, G. Sleilaty, H. Rizk, G. Abadjian, C. Ghorra
Continuing Medical Education • Formation médicale continue
Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery
Cost–utility analysis of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis
E. Dixon, D.L. Fowler, G. Ghitulescu; Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group
Users’ Guide to the Surgical Literature
Understanding confidence intervals
M. Cadeddu, F. Farrokhyar, C. Levis, S. Cornacchi, T. Haines, A. Thoma; Evidence-Based Surgery Working Group
Abstracts • Résumés
Practical Tips For Surgical Research
Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology
Online Correspondence • Correspondance En Ligne
Conservative or Operative Management (Open or Laparoscopic) of Acute Appendicitis
A. Cariati, E. Piromalli
Conservative or Operative Management (Open or Laparoscopic) of Acute Appendicitis: The Authors Reply
G.J. Fitzmaurice, B. McWilliams, H. Hurreiz, E. Epanomeritakis