Can J Surg 2013;56(6)
Editorial • Éditorial
Consensus ad idem: a protocol for development of consensus statements
V. McAlister
Consensus ad idem : une démarche pour la formulation de déclarations de consensus
V. McAlister
Commentary • Commentaire
CAGS Clinical Practice Committee report: the science of Clostridium difficile and surgery
S. Karmali, M. Laffin, C. de Gara; the CAGS Clinical Practice Committee
Research • Recherche
The reliability of differentiating neurogenic claudication from vascular claudication based on symptomatic presentation
M. Nadeau, M.P. Rosas-Arellano, K.R. Gurr, S.I. Bailey, D.C. Taylor, R. Grewal, D.K. Lawlor, C.S. Bailey
Functional outcomes and cost estimation for extra-articular and simple intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation versus closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation
I. Dzaja, J.C. MacDermid, J. Roth, R. Grewal
Limited adequacy of thyroid cancer patient follow-up at a Canadian tertiary care centre
E. Lam, S.S. Strugnell, C. Bajdik, D. Holmes, S.M. Wiseman
Quality of inguinal hernia operative reports: room for improvement
G.W. Ma, A. Pooni, S.S. Forbes, C. Eskicioglu, E. Pearsall, F.D. Brenneman, R.S. McLeod
On-pump beating-heart versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting for revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction: early outcomes
B. Erkut, O. Dag, M.A. Kaygin, M. Senocak, H.K. Limandal, U. Arslan, A. Kiymaz, A. Aydin, N. Kahraman, E.S. Calik
Validity of vascular trauma codes at major trauma centres
A. Altoijry, M. Al-Omran, T.F. Lindsay, K.W. Johnston, M. Melo, M. Mamdani
Jejunostomy tube feeding in patients undergoing esophagectomy
S.K. Srinathan, T. Hamin, S. Walter, A.L. Tan, H.W. Unruh, G. Guyatt
Uptake of an innovation in surgery: observations from the cluster-randomized Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer trial
M. Simunovic, A. Coates, A. Smith, L. Thabane, C.H. Goldsmith, M.N. Levine
Complications following hip arthroscopy: a retrospective review of the McMaster experience (2009–2012)
K. Chan, F. Farrokhyar, S. Burrow, M. Kowalczuk, M. Bhandari, O.R. Ayeni
Self-directed practice schedule enhances learning of suturing skills
O. Safir, C.K. Williams, A. Dubrowski, D. Backstein, H. Carnahan
Patterns of use and outcomes for radiation therapy in the Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trial
V. Francescutti, A. Coates, L. Thabane, C.H. Goldsmith, M.N. Levine, M. Simunovic
Timeliness in obtaining emergent percutaneous procedures in severely injured patients: How long is too long and should we create quality assurance guidelines?
A. Smith, J.-F. Ouellet, D. Niven, A.W. Kirkpatrick, E. Dixon, S. D’Amours, C.G. Ball
Comparison of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
J.-F. Li, D.-D. Lai, B. Ni, K.-X. Sun
Outcomes: wedge resection versus lobectomy for non–small cell lung cancer at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario 1998–2009
A.L. McGuire, W.M. Hopman, D. Petsikas, K. Reid
Continuing Medical Education • Formation médicale continue
Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery
Does the long-term use of aspirin decrease the risk of death due to cancer?
P.K. Chaudhury, W.J. Stephen, E.J. Dozois; Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group
Correspondence • Correspondance
Is the culture of surgery still a gender issue?
H.M.T. McGrath, T.J. Brew, O.J. Warren
Is the culture of surgery still a gender issue? The authors respond.
J.B. Brown, M. Fluit, C. Herbert, B. Lent
Comment on “Comparison of the major intraoperative and postoperative complications between unilateral and sequential bilateral total knee arthroplasty in a high-volume community hospital”
N. Razii, R. Morgan-Jones
Comment on “Comparison of the major intraoperative and postoperative complications between unilateral and sequential bilateral total knee arthroplasty in a high-volume community hospital”: the authors respond
E. Spicer, G.R. Thomas, E.J. Rumble