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Mandell LA, Zhanel GG, Rotstein C, Muscedere J, Loeb M, Johnstone J. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Canada During COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac043. [PMID: 35211634 PMCID: PMC8863085 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Dealing with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a monumental test of medical skills and resources worldwide. The management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can at times be difficult, but treating CAP in the setting of COVID-19 can be particularly trying and confusing and raises a number of challenging questions relating to etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. This article is based on the authors’ experiences and presents an overview of how CAP during COVID-19 is handled in Canada. We touch on the issues of microbial etiology in patients with CAP in the setting of COVID-19 as well as diagnostic, site of care, and treatment approaches. Published guidelines are the basis of management of CAP and are discussed in the context of Canadian data. We also outline the usual treatment approaches to COVID-19, particularly in patients who have been hospitalized.
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- L A Mandell
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Canada
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- Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Picard E, Bowdish DME, McElhaney JE, Pawelec G, Loeb M, Verschoor CP. The frequency of interleukin-1β-producing monocytes is significantly associated with varicella-zoster responses of nursing home residents. Clin Exp Immunol 2021; 205:63-74. [PMID: 33714219 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Previous studies have demonstrated that the status of the T cell compartment and inflammation-related factors are associated with the immunogenicity of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine in older adults; however, little is known about the roles of other immune cell subsets known to influence the generation and maintenance of immunological memory. Responses to a live-attenuated VZV vaccine were studied in relation to peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) composition and function in a sample of 30 nursing home residents (aged 80-99 years). Interferon-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) was used to measure VZV responses at baseline and 6 weeks following vaccination, and associations were sought with the frequencies of monocytes and T, B and natural killer (NK) cells and the production and secretion of cytokines following their ex-vivo stimulation with different agents. While only the frequency of interleukin (IL)-6+ CD14+ monocytes was inversely associated with post-vaccination VZV response, amounts of IL-1β, IL-10, IL-17A and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) secreted by PBMCs and the frequency of IL-1β+ CD14+ monocytes was positively correlated with pre-vaccination VZV response. Furthermore, both bivariate correlation and causal mediation analyses supported the notion that IL-1β+ CD14+ monocytes were significant mediators of the associations between IL-1β and TNF secretion by PBMCs and pre-vaccination VZV responses. Our findings implicate a strong cytokine response mediated by inflammatory IL-1β+ monocytes in coordinating responses of long-lived VZV-reactive memory T cells, but with an opposing effect of IL-6+ CD14+ monocytes. Whether monocyte status promotes or inhibits the induction and/or maintenance of these memory T cells later in life has yet to be determined.
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- E Picard
- Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.,Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.,Department of Immunology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.,Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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Nichols MK, Andrew MK, Ye L, Hatchette TF, Ambrose A, Boivin G, Bowie W, Dos Santos G, Elsherif M, Green K, Haguinet F, Katz K, Leblanc J, Loeb M, MacKinnon-Cameron D, McCarthy A, McElhaney JE, McGeer A, Powis J, Richardson D, Semret M, Sharma R, Shinde V, Smyth D, Trottier S, Valiquette L, Webster D, McNeil SA. The Impact of Prior Season Vaccination on Subsequent Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness to Prevent Influenza-related Hospitalizations Over 4 Influenza Seasons in Canada. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 69:970-979. [PMID: 30508064 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated the possibility of negative associations between prior influenza vaccines and subsequent influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE), depending on season and strain. We investigated this association over 4 consecutive influenza seasons (2011-2012 through 2014-2015) in Canada. METHODS Using a matched test-negative design, laboratory-confirmed influenza cases and matched test-negative controls admitted to hospitals were enrolled. Patients were stratified into 4 groups according to influenza vaccine history (not vaccinated current and prior season [referent], vaccinated prior season only, vaccinated current season only, and vaccinated both current and prior season). Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate VE; prior vaccine impact was assessed each season for overall effect and effect stratified by age (<65 years, ≥65 years) and type/subtype (A/H1N1, A/H3N2, influenza B). RESULTS Overall, mainly nonsignificant associations were observed. Trends of nonsignificant decreased VE among patients repeatedly vaccinated in both prior and current season relative to the current season only were observed in the A/H3N2-dominant seasons of 2012-2013 and 2014-2015. Conversely, in 2011-2012, during which B viruses circulated, and in 2013-2014, when A/H1N1 circulated, being vaccinated in both seasons tended to result in a high VE in the current season against the dominant circulating subtype. CONCLUSIONS Prior vaccine impact on subsequent VE among Canadian inpatients was mainly nonsignificant. Even in circumstances where we observed a trend of negative impact, being repeatedly vaccinated was still more effective than not receiving the current season's vaccine. These findings favor continuation of annual influenza vaccination recommendations, particularly in older adults. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT01517191.
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- M K Nichols
- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec City, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Business and Decision Life Sciences, Bruxelles, Belgium.,Present affiliation: GSK, Wavre, Belgium
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- North York General Hospital, Toronto
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- McMaster University, Hamilton
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto
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- McGill University, Montreal, Québec
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- GSK, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- GSK, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.,Present affiliation: Novavax Vaccines, Washington, D.C
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- The Moncton Hospital, New Brunswick
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec City, Canada
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- Saint John Hospital Regional Hospital, Dalhousie University, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Buckrell S, Coleman BL, McNeil SA, Katz K, Muller MP, Simor A, Loeb M, Powis J, Kuster SP, Di Bella JM, Coleman KKL, Drews SJ, Kohler P, McGeer A. Sources of viral respiratory infections in Canadian acute care hospital healthcare personnel. J Hosp Infect 2020; 104:513-521. [PMID: 31954763 PMCID: PMC7172118 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Viral respiratory illnesses are common causes of outbreaks and can be fatal to some patients. AIM To investigate the association between laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections and potential sources of exposure during the previous 7 days. METHODS In this nested case-control analysis, healthcare personnel from nine Canadian hospitals who developed acute respiratory illnesses during the winters of 2010/11-2013/14 submitted swabs that were tested for viral pathogens. Associated illness diaries and the weekly diaries of non-ill participants provided information on contact with people displaying symptoms of acute respiratory illness in the previous week. Conditional logistic regression assessed the association between cases, who were matched by study week and site with controls with no respiratory symptoms. FINDINGS There were 814 laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory illnesses. The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of a viral illness was higher for healthcare personnel reporting exposures to ill household members [7.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 5.4-9.1], co-workers (3.4, 95% CI 2.4-4.7) or other social contacts (5.1, 95% CI 3.6-7.1). Exposures to patients with respiratory illness were not associated with infection (aOR 0.9, 95% CI 0.7-1.2); however, healthcare personnel with direct patient contact did have higher odds (aOR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.6). The aORs for exposure and for direct patient contact were similar for illnesses caused by influenza. CONCLUSION Community and co-worker contacts are important sources of viral respiratory illness in healthcare personnel, while exposure to patients with recognized respiratory infections is not associated. The comparatively low risk associated with direct patient contact may reflect transmission related to asymptomatic patients or unrecognized infections.
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- S Buckrell
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- North York General Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Unity Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Toronto East Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada; Parkwood Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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LeBlanc JJ, ElSherif M, Mulpuru S, Warhuus M, Ambrose A, Andrew M, Boivin G, Bowie W, Chit A, Dos Santos G, Green K, Halperin SA, Hatchette TF, Ibarguchi B, Johnstone J, Katz K, Langley JM, Lagacé-Wiens P, Loeb M, Lund A, MacKinnon-Cameron D, McCarthy A, McElhaney JE, McGeer A, Poirier A, Powis J, Richardson D, Semret M, Shinde V, Smyth D, Trottier S, Valiquette L, Webster D, Ye L, McNeil S. Validation of the Seegene RV15 multiplex PCR for the detection of influenza A subtypes and influenza B lineages during national influenza surveillance in hospitalized adults. J Med Microbiol 2020; 69:256-264. [PMID: 31264957 PMCID: PMC7431100 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background. The Serious Outcomes Surveillance Network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN SOS) has been performing active influenza surveillance since 2009 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01517191). Influenza A and B viruses are identified and characterized using real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and multiplex testing has been performed on a subset of patients to identify other respiratory virus aetiologies. Since both methods can identify influenza A and B, a direct comparison was performed.Methods. Validated real-time RT-PCRs from the World Health Organization (WHO) to identify influenza A and B viruses, characterize influenza A viruses into the H1N1 or H3N2 subtypes and describe influenza B viruses belonging to the Yamagata or Victoria lineages. In a subset of patients, the Seeplex RV15 One-Step ACE Detection assay (RV15) kit was also used for the detection of other respiratory viruses.Results. In total, 1111 nasopharyngeal swabs were tested by RV15 and real-time RT-PCRs for influenza A and B identification and characterization. For influenza A, RV15 showed 98.0 % sensitivity, 100 % specificity and 99.7 % accuracy. The performance characteristics of RV15 were similar for influenza A subtypes H1N1 and H3N2. For influenza B, RV15 had 99.2 % sensitivity, 100 % specificity and 99.8 % accuracy, with similar assay performance being shown for both the Yamagata and Victoria lineages.Conclusions. Overall, the detection of circulating subtypes of influenza A and lineages of influenza B by RV15 was similar to detection by real-time RT-PCR. Multiplex testing with RV15 allows for a more comprehensive respiratory virus surveillance in hospitalized adults, without significantly compromising the reliability of influenza A or B virus detection.
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- J. J. LeBlanc
- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, QC, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, USA
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Business & Decision Life Sciences (on behalf of GSK), Bruxelles, Belgium
- Present address: GSK, Wavre, Belgium
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- GSK, Mississauga, ON, Canada
- Present address: Bayer, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Public Health Ontario and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Public Health Ontario and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital General, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et Services Sociaux, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- GSK, King of Prussia, PA, USA
- Present address: Novavax Vaccines, Washington, DC, USA
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- The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, QC, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Tanvejsilp P, Pullenayegum E, Loeb M, Dushoff J, Xie F. Role of pharmaceutical care for self-administered pulmonary tuberculosis treatment in Thailand. J Clin Pharm Ther 2017; 42:337-344. [PMID: 28317143 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE With resource constraints in Thailand, directly observed therapy (DOT) for treating tuberculosis (TB) may not be feasible to implement. To improve patients' adherence, hospitals either modify DOT or adopt different approaches: pharmaceutical care or home visit. Our objective was to assess pulmonary TB treatment success rate of pharmaceutical care compared to home visit and modified DOT in Thailand. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data collected in adult pulmonary TB patients starting treatment between October 2010 and September 2013 in three hospitals in Thailand. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Board at each of the participating hospitals. We built a propensity score matching to account for differences in patient baseline characteristics. RESULTS Analysis included 1398 patients. Before matching, the treatment success rate for patients receiving pharmaceutical care was 94.9%, home visit 93.6% and modified DOT 90.1%. The propensity score-matched cohorts indicated that differences in the treatment success rate were not statistically significant when comparing pharmaceutical care with either home visit (success rate: 92.76% vs 94.74%, risk difference: 1.97%, 95% CI -3.64 to 7.59) or modified DOT (success rate 93.37% for both, risk difference: 0%, 95% CI -5.30 to 5.30). WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION Pharmaceutical care, home visit and modified DOT are all associated with high success rate for pulmonary TB treatment and exceeded the WHO target, in this retrospective analysis.
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- P Tanvejsilp
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Pharmacy Administration, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Program for Health Economics and Outcome Measures (PHENOM), Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Long D, Deng X, Singh P, Loeb M, Lauring AS, Seielstad M. Identification of genetic variants associated with susceptibility to West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease. Genes Immun 2016; 17:298-304. [PMID: 27170560 PMCID: PMC5215919 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2016.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
West Nile virus (WNV) infection results in a diverse spectrum of outcomes, and host genetics are likely to influence susceptibility to neuroinvasive disease (West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND)). We performed whole-exome sequencing of 44 individuals with WNND and identified alleles associated with severe disease by variant filtration in cases, kernel association testing in cases and controls and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) imputation into a larger cohort of WNND cases and seropositive controls followed by genome-wide association analysis. Variant filtration prioritized genes based on the enrichment of otherwise rare variants, but did not unambiguously implicate variants shared by a majority of cases. Kernel association demonstrated enrichment for risk and protective alleles in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A and HLA-DQB1 loci that have well understood roles in antiviral immunity. Two loci, HERC5 and an intergenic region between CD83 and JARID2, were implicated by multiple imputed SNPs and exceeded genome-wide significance in a discovery cohort (n=862). SNPs at two additional loci, TFCP2L1 and CACNA1H, achieved genome-wide significance after association testing of directly genotyped and imputed SNPs in a discovery cohort (n=862) and a separate replication cohort (n=1387). The context of these loci suggests that immunoregulatory, ion channel and endothelial barrier functions may be important elements of the host response to WNV.
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- D Long
- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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McNeil SA, Andrew MK, Ye L, Haguinet F, Hatchette TF, ElSherif M, LeBlanc J, Ambrose A, McGeer A, McElhaney JE, Loeb M, MacKinnon-Cameron D, Sharma R, Dos Santos G, Shinde V. Interim estimates of 2014/15 influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza-related hospitalisation from the Serious Outcomes Surveillance Network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network, January 2015. Euro Surveill 2015; 20:21024. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.5.21024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- S A McNeil
- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Business & Decision Life Sciences (on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines), Brussels, Belgium
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Shigayeva A, Green K, Raboud JM, Henry B, Simor AE, Vearncombe M, Zoutman D, Loeb M, McGeer A. Factors Associated With Critical-Care Healthcare Workers' Adherence to Recommended Barrier Precautions During the Toronto Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015; 28:1275-83. [DOI: 10.1086/521661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Objective.To assess factors associated with adherence to recommended barrier precautions among healthcare workers (HCWs) providing care to critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).Setting.Fifteen acute care hospitals in Ontario, CanadaDesign.Retrospective cohort study.Patients.All patients with SARS who required intubation during the Toronto SARS outbreak in 2003.Participants.HCWS who provided care to or entered the room of a SARS patient during the period from 24 hours before intubation until 4 hours after intubation.Methods.Standardized interviews were conducted with eligible HCWs to assess their interactions with the SARS patient, their use of barrier precautions, their practices for removing personal protective equipment, and the infection control training they received.Results.Of 879 eligible HCWs, 795 (90%) participated. In multivariate analysis, the following predictors of consistent adherence to recommended barrier precautions were identified: recognition of the patient as a SARS case (odds ratio [OR], 2.5 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.5-4.5); recent infection control training (OR for interactive training, 2.7 [95% CI, 1.7-4.4]; OR for passive training, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.0-3.0]), and working in a SARS unit (OR, 4.0 [95% CI, 1.8-8.9]) or intensive care unit (OR, 4.3 [95% CI, 2.0-9.0]). Two factors were associated with significantly lower rates of consistent adherence: the provision of care for patients with higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores (OR for score APACHE II of 20 or greater, 0.4 [95% CI, 0.28-0.68]) and work on shifts that required more frequent room entry (OR for 6 or more entries per shift, 0.5 [95% CI, 0.32-0.86]).Conclusions.There were significant deficits in knowledge about self-protection that were partially corrected by education programs during the SARS outbreak. HCWs' adherence to self-protection guidelines was most closely associated with whether they provided care to patients who had received a definite diagnosis of SARS.
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McNeil SA, Shinde V, Andrew M, Hatchette TF, LeBlanc J, Ambrose A, Boivin G, Bowie WR, Diaz-Mitoma F, ElSherif M, Green K, Haguinet F, Halperin S, Ibarguchi B, Katz K, Langley JM, Lagacé-Wiens P, Light B, Loeb M, McElhaney JE, MacKinnon-Cameron D, McCarthy AE, Poirier M, Powis J, Richardson D, Semret M, Smith S, Smyth D, Stiver G, Trottier S, Valiquette L, Webster D, Ye L, McGeer A. Interim estimates of 2013/14 influenza clinical severity and vaccine effectiveness in the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza-related hospitalisation, Canada, February 2014. Euro Surveill 2014; 19. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.9.20729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- S A McNeil
- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Wavre, Belgium
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Wavre, Belgium
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Centre de santé et de service sociaux de Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
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- Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Horizon Health, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Capital Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mataseje LF, Boyd DA, Lefebvre B, Bryce E, Embree J, Gravel D, Katz K, Kibsey P, Kuhn M, Langley J, Mitchell R, Roscoe D, Simor A, Taylor G, Thomas E, Turgeon N, Mulvey MR, Boyd D, Bryce E, Conly J, Deheer J, Embil J, Embree J, Evans G, Forgie S, Frenette C, Lemieux C, Golding G, Gravel D, Henderson E, Hutchinson J, John M, Johnston L, Katz K, Kibsey P, Kuhn M, Langley J, Lesaux N, Loeb M, Matlow A, McGeer A, Miller M, Mitchell R, Moore D, Mounchili A, Mulvey M, Pelude L, Roth V, Simor A, Suh K, Taylor G, Thomas E, Turgeon N, Vearncombe M, Vayalumkal J, Weiss K, Wong A. Complete sequences of a novel blaNDM-1-harbouring plasmid from Providencia rettgeri and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada. J Antimicrob Chemother 2013; 69:637-42. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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This article focuses on the host genetic predisposition to 2 viruses, West Nile virus and dengue virus, which belong to the genus Flavivirus. Although by definition these viruses have shared characteristics (e.g. similar size, single stranded, RNA viruses, both transmitted by the bite from an infected mosquito), they differ greatly in epidemiology and clinical manifestations. The text below not only summarizes the genetic factors that predispose to complications of these 2 important flaviviruses, but also illustrates the challenges in determining the genomic basis for complications to these viruses.
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- M Loeb
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
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Chiu JC, Shi X, Karmali S, Birch DW, Apriasz I, Alkhamesi NA, Lal A, Schlachta CM, Christou NV, Elkassem S, Lindsay D, Smith L, Sullivan P, Sockalingam S, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Fayez R, Christou NV, Court O, Mueller C, Okrainec A, Sockalingham S, Jackson T, Mueller C, Swanson T, Daigle C, Okrainec A, Pitzul K, Penner T, Urbach DR, Jackson T, Sandhu L, Maciver A, McCall M, Edgar R, Thiesen A, Bigam D, Churchill T, Shapiro AMJ, Luu S, Regehr G, Murnaghan ML, Gallinger S, Moulton CA, Palter V, Grantcharov T, Dath D, Hoogenes J, Matsumoto E, Szalay D, Fox A, Pitzul K, Bhojani F, Kaplan M, Wei A, McGilvray I, Cleary SP, Okrainec A, Alqahtani A, Parsyan A, Payne R, Tabah R, Anantha R, Vogt K, Crawford S, Parry N, Leslie K, Ochs A, Matthew K, Khadaroo R, Churchill T, Lavoie JM, Zalai C, Vasilevsky CA, Booy J, Takata J, Tomlinson G, Urbach DR, Lim D, Tomlinson C, LaBossiere J, Rommens K, Birch DW, Brenneman F, MacLellan S, Simpson J, Asai K, Elgadi K, Ali S, Sawyer J, Helewa R, Turner D, Wirtzfeld D, Park J, Czaykowski P, Mak G, Hochman D, McKay A, Gill R, Al-Adra D, Shi X, Sample C, Armstrong J, Lester L, Vogt K, Brackstone M, Lee L, Kaneva P, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fried G, Feldman L, Kanji A, Sharon E, Asai K, Jacks L, McCready D, Ghazarian D, Leong WL, Wu R, Okrainec A, Penner T, Ball C, Kirkpatrick A, Vasquez A, Balakrishnan L, Miller G, Awan S, Azadeh NR, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Jain V, Busato GM, Cristea O, Landau J, Moreland R, Johnson M, Ramage D, Browning D, Ullah S, Cristea O, Bodrogi A, Johnson M, McAlister V, Palisoc J, Anderson J, Kiladze R, Ciar J, Bancel I, Pitzul K, Leake PA, Okrainec A, Dalvi A, McLean R, Stephen W, Loeb M, Smith R, Christoffersen E, Forbes S, Kidane B, Vogt K, Vinden C, Ahmadi N, Dubois L, McKenzie M, Baxter N, Brown C, Chaudhury P, Dixon E, Fitzgerald W, Henteleff H, Kirkpatrick A, Latosinsky S, MacLean A, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Aarts MA, Meghji Z, McLeod R, Okrainec A, Tran T, Kaneva P, Fried G, Mayo N, Feldman L, Newman D, Bergman S, Cummings BA, Delisle M, Whitehead V, Chertkow H, Chan T, Cicero M, Perampaladas K, Bandukwala T, Struble J, Moser M, Young P, Groeneveld A, Chan P, Smith S, Khadaroo R, Buczkowski A, Hameed M, Tan-Tam C, Meneghetti A, Simons R, Panton N, Elnahas A, Ghaderi I, Madani A, de Gara C, Schlachta CM, Kalechstein S, Pitzul K, Henao O, Okrainec A, Paskar D, Croome K, Hernandez R, Knapp G, Howatt N, Foster S, Cameron B, Austin J, Mack L, Temple W, Puloski S, Schachar N, Gill T, Doris P, Tecson A, Kolozsvari N, Andalib A, Kaneva P, Cao J, Vassiliou M, Fried G, Feldman L, Kolozsvari N, Kaneva P, Vassiliou M, Fried G, Feldman L, Kolozsvari N, Kaneva P, Brace C, Chartrand G, Vaillancourt M, Cao J, Banaszek D, Vassiliou M, Fried G, Feldman L, Fraser S, Bergman S, Deobald R, Chad J, Di Gregorio C, Johnstone J, Kenyon C, Lees M, Auger-Dufour E, Fried G, Feldman L, Ferri L, Vassiliou M, Alqahtani A, Perlman R, Holcroft C, Gordon PH, Szilagyi A, Iradukunda D, Moser MAJ, Rodych N, Shaw JM, Ahmed N, Chiu M, Kurabi B, Qureshi A, Nathens A, Conn LG, Pandya A, Kitto S, Ma G, Pooni A, Forbes S, Eskicioglu C, Pearsall E, Brenneman F, McLeod R, Rockx MA, McAlister V, Roberts D, Ouellet J, Kirkpatrick A, Lall R, Sutherland F, Ball C, Chackungal S, Knowlton LM, Dahn B, McQueen K, Morrison JA, Lent B, Brown J, Fluit M, Herbert C, Deen S, Deutschmann M, McFadden S, Gelfand G, Bosch D, Grimmer L, Milman S, Ng T, Gill R, Perry T, Abele J, Bedard E, Schiller D, Coughlin S, Stewart TC, Parry N, Gray D, Williamson J, Malthaner R, Bottoni D, Perri M, Trejos AL, Naish M, Patel R, Malthaner R, Ashrafi A, Bond J, Ong S, Yamashita M, Ahmadi S, Abdulmosen M, Miller J, Finley C, Ostrander K, Shargall Y, Lee L, Hanley S, Robineau C, Sirois C, Mulder D, Ferri L, Humphrey R, Inculet R, Fortin D, Arab A, Malthaner R, Ashrafi A, Bond J, Ong S, Yamashita M, Ahmadi S, McGuire A, Reid K, Petsikas D, Hopman W, Basi A, Basi S, Irshad K, Hanna W, Croome KP, Marotta P, McAlister V, Quan D, Wall W, Hernandez-Alejandro R, de Mestral C, Zagorski B, Rotstein O, Gomez D, Haas B, Laupacis A, Sharma S, Bridge J, Nathens A, Bhojani F, Fox A, Pitzul K, Moulton CA, Wei A, Okrainec A, Cleary S, Bertens K, Croome KP, Mujoomdar A, Peck D, Rankin R, Quan D, Kakani N, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Suri R, Marcaccio M, Ruo L, Jamal M, Khalil JA, Simoneau-Beaudry E, Dumitra S, Edwards M, Yousef Y, Jiffry MA, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Doi S, Barkun J, Obayan A, Meiers S, Keith R, Elkassem S, Church N, Mitchell P, Turbide C, Dixon E, Debru E, Shum J, Wall WJ, Maniar R, Hochman D, Wirtzfeld D, Yaffe C, Yip B, McKay A, Silverman R, Park J, Francescutti V, Rivera L, Kane JM, Skitzki JJ, Lovrics P, Hodgson N, O'Brien MA, Thabane L, Cornacchi S, Heller B, Reid S, Sanders K, Kittmer T, Simunovic M, Duhaime S, Fong B, Deria M, Acton C, El-Maadawy M, Lad S, Arnaout A, Omole M, Pemberton J, Lovrics P, Bischof D, Stotland P, Hagen J, Swallow C, Klein L, Van Koughnett JA, Ahmad T, Ainsworth P, Brackstone M, Kanagaratnam S, Groot G, VanderBeek L, Francescutti V, Farrokhyar F, Strang B, Kahnamoui K, MacLellan S, MacKay H, Ringash J, Jacks L, Kassam Z, Khalili I, Conrad T, Okrainec A, Chagpar R, Xing Y, You N, Yi-Ju C, Feig B, Chang G, Cormie J, Gervais MK, Sideris L, Drolet P, Mitchell A, Leblanc G, Dubé P, Merchant S, Knowling M, Cheifetz R, Raval M, Heidary B, Kalikias S, Raval D, Phang T, Brown C, Scheer A, O'Connor A, Chan B, Moloo H, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Auer R, Boushey R, Hardy K, Vergis A, Sullivan P, Musselman R, Gomes T, Chan B, Auer R, Moloo H, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Al-Khayal K, Al-Omran M, Mamdani M, AlObeed O, Boushey R, Martel G, Crawford A, Barkun J, Ramsay C, Fergusson D, Boushey R, Williams L, Crawford A, McLaughlin K, Mackey M, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Poulin E, Friedlich M, Boushey R, Auer R, Bellolio F, Cohen Z, MacRae H, O'Connor B, Huang H, Victor JC, McLeod R, Hardy K, Pitzul K, Kwong J, Vergis A, Urbach D, Okrainec A, Vogt K, Dubois L, Vinden C, Chan B, Scheer A, Menezes A, Moloo H, Poulin E, Boushey R, Mamazza J, Bellolio F, MacRae H, Cohen Z, O'Connor B, Huang H, McLeod R, Godbout-Simard C, Azar J, Psaradellis F, Sampalis J, Morin N, Brown C, Kalikias S, Heidary B, Raval D, Phang PT, Raval M, Archibald A, Hurlbut D, Vanner S, Zalai C, Vasilevsky CA, Simunovic M, Cadeddu M, Forbes S, Kelly S, Stephen W, Grubac V, Marcinow M, Coates A, Aslani N, Phang PT, Raval M, Brown C, Scheer A, Carrier M, Boushey R, Asmis T, Wells P, Jonker D, Auer R, Azer N, Gill R, de Gara C, Birch DW, Karmali S, Roxin G, Drolet S, MacLean A, Buie WD, Heine J, Agzarian J, Forbes S, Stephen W, Kelly S, Churchill P, Corner T, Kelly S, Forbes S, Lindsay L, Stephen W, Scheer A, O'Connor A, Chan B, Moloo H, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Auer R, Boushey R, Denis J, Hochman D, Recsky M, Phang PT, Raval M, Cheung W, Brown C, Alkhamesi N, Schlachta CM, Tiwari T, Brown C, Raval MJ, Phang PT. Canadian Surgery Forum: Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Society, Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, London, Ont. Sept. 15-18, 2011. Can J Surg 2011; 54:S57-S104. [PMID: 35488394 PMCID: PMC3191910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J C Chiu
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
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- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
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- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
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- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Lim
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Vogt
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Brackstone
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Lee
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Liberman
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Charlebois
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Stein
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Kanji
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Sharon
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Asai
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Jacks
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D McCready
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Ghazarian
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - W-L Leong
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Wu
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Penner
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Ball
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - A Vasquez
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | | | - G Miller
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - S Awan
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | | | | | - D Dath
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - V Jain
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G-M Busato
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - O Cristea
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - J Landau
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - R Moreland
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - M Johnson
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - D Ramage
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - D Browning
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - S Ullah
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - O Cristea
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Bodrogi
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Johnson
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Palisoc
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Anderson
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Kiladze
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Ciar
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - I Bancel
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P-A Leake
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Dalvi
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - R McLean
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Stephen
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Loeb
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - E Christoffersen
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Kidane
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Vogt
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Ahmadi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - L Dubois
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M McKenzie
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - N Baxter
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - C Brown
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Dixon
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - W Fitzgerald
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H Henteleff
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Kirkpatrick
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Latosinsky
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A MacLean
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M-A Aarts
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Z Meghji
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Tran
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Mayo
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D Newman
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - B-A Cummings
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - M Delisle
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - V Whitehead
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - H Chertkow
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - T Chan
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cicero
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - J Struble
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M Moser
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - P Young
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | | | - P Chan
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Smith
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Khadaroo
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Buczkowski
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Hameed
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Tan-Tam
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Meneghetti
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - R Simons
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - N Panton
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Elnahas
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Madani
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Kalechstein
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - K Pitzul
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - O Henao
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - A Okrainec
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - D Paskar
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Croome
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Hernandez
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G Knapp
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - N Howatt
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - S Foster
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - B Cameron
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - J Austin
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - L Mack
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - W Temple
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Puloski
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - N Schachar
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - T Gill
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, New Westminster and Surrey, BC
| | - P Doris
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, New Westminster and Surrey, BC
| | - A Tecson
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, New Westminster and Surrey, BC
| | - N Kolozsvari
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - A Andalib
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - J Cao
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - G Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - L Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - N Kolozsvari
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Kolozsvari
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - C Brace
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - G Chartrand
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - M Vaillancourt
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - J Cao
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - D Banaszek
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - G Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - L Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - S Fraser
- From the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - R Deobald
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - J Chad
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - C Di Gregorio
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - J Johnstone
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - C Kenyon
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M Lees
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - E Auger-Dufour
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Ferri
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A Alqahtani
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - R Perlman
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - C Holcroft
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - P H Gordon
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - A Szilagyi
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - D Iradukunda
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M A J Moser
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - N Rodych
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - J M Shaw
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - N Ahmed
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Chiu
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Kurabi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Qureshi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - A Pandya
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Kitto
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Ma
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Pooni
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Brenneman
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M A Rockx
- From the Alberta Medical Association Locum Services and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the Alberta Medical Association Locum Services and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Roberts
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J Ouellet
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - R Lall
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - C Ball
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Chackungal
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - L M Knowlton
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - B Dahn
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - K McQueen
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - J A Morrison
- From the Chatham Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, Ont
| | - B Lent
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Brown
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Fluit
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Herbert
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Deen
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - S McFadden
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - G Gelfand
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Bosch
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - L Grimmer
- From the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
| | - S Milman
- From the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
| | - T Ng
- From the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
| | - R Gill
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T Perry
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Abele
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E Bedard
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Schiller
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Coughlin
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - T Charyk Stewart
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J Williamson
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R Malthaner
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Bottoni
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - M Perri
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - A L Trejos
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - M Naish
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - R Patel
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - R Malthaner
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - A Ashrafi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - J Bond
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ong
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - M Yamashita
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ahmadi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | | | - J Miller
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Finley
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - L Lee
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Hanley
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Robineau
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Sirois
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Mulder
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L Ferri
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Humphrey
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - R Inculet
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - D Fortin
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - A Arab
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - R Malthaner
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - A Ashrafi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - J Bond
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ong
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - M Yamashita
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ahmadi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - A McGuire
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - K Reid
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - D Petsikas
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - W Hopman
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - A Basi
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, and the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, and the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ont
| | - K Irshad
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, and the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ont
| | - W Hanna
- From the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - K P Croome
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - P Marotta
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Quan
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W Wall
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | - C de Mestral
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Bhojani
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C-A Moulton
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Wei
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Cleary
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Bertens
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K P Croome
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Mujoomdar
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Peck
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Rankin
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Quan
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Kakani
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Jamal
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J Abou Khalil
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - E Simoneau-Beaudry
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - S Dumitra
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - M Al Jiffry
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., and the Regina General Hospital, Regina, Sask
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., and the Regina General Hospital, Regina, Sask
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., and the Regina General Hospital, Regina, Sask
| | - S Elkassem
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - N Church
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - P Mitchell
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W J Wall
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Maniar
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Wirtzfeld
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - B Yip
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - A McKay
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - R Silverman
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - J Park
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
| | - L Rivera
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
| | - J M Kane
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
| | - J J Skitzki
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
| | - P Lovrics
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N Hodgson
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - L Thabane
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - B Heller
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Reid
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Sanders
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - T Kittmer
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Fong
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Deria
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Acton
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M El-Maadawy
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Lad
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Arnaout
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Omole
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - P Lovrics
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Bischof
- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Stotland
- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Hagen
- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Swallow
- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Klein
- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J A Van Koughnett
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
| | - T Ahmad
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
| | - P Ainsworth
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
| | - M Brackstone
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
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- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - H MacKay
- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Ringash
- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - Z Kassam
- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - I Khalili
- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Conrad
- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Chagpar
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - Y Xing
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - N You
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - C Yi-Ju
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - B Feig
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - G Chang
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - J Cormie
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
| | - M-K Gervais
- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
| | - L Sideris
- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
| | - P Drolet
- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
| | - A Mitchell
- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
| | - G Leblanc
- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
| | - P Dubé
- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
| | - S Merchant
- From the University of British Columbia, General Surgery, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Knowling
- From the University of British Columbia, General Surgery, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the University of British Columbia, General Surgery, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Scheer
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A O'Connor
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Chan
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Boushey
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K Hardy
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Vergis
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Sullivan
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Musselman
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - T Gomes
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - B Chan
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - R Auer
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - H Moloo
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - E Poulin
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - J Mamazza
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - K Al-Khayal
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - M Al-Omran
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - M Mamdani
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - O AlObeed
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - R Boushey
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - G Martel
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
| | - A Crawford
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
| | - J Barkun
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
| | - C Ramsay
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
| | - D Fergusson
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
| | - R Boushey
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
| | - L Williams
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Crawford
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | - M Mackey
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Poulin
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | - R Boushey
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Bellolio
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Z Cohen
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H MacRae
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B O'Connor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Hardy
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - J Kwong
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - A Vergis
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - D Urbach
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - K Vogt
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - B Chan
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Scheer
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Menezes
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Poulin
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Boushey
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Bellolio
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H MacRae
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Z Cohen
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B O'Connor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Godbout-Simard
- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - J Azar
- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - F Psaradellis
- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - J Sampalis
- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - N Morin
- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - C Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Kalikias
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - B Heidary
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Archibald
- From the Department of Pathology and the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - D Hurlbut
- From the Department of Pathology and the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - S Vanner
- From the Department of Pathology and the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - C Zalai
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - M Simunovic
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Kelly
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Stephen
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - V Grubac
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Marcinow
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Coates
- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N Aslani
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Raval
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Brown
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Scheer
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Carrier
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Boushey
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - T Asmis
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - P Wells
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Jonker
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - N Azer
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Gill
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmali
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - G Roxin
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Drolet
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A MacLean
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W D Buie
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J Heine
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J Agzarian
- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
| | - S Forbes
- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
| | - W Stephen
- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
| | - S Kelly
- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
| | - P Churchill
- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - T Corner
- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Kelly
- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Lindsay
- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Stephen
- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Scheer
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A O'Connor
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Chan
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Poulin
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Boushey
- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Denis
- From the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - M Recsky
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - W Cheung
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - N Alkhamesi
- From Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - T Tiwari
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - M J Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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Nenshi R, Kennedy E, Baxter NN, Saskin R, Sutradhar R, Urbach DR, Sroka G, Feldman LS, Vassiliou MC, Kaneva PA, Fayez R, Fried GM, Krajewski SA, Brown CJ, Hur C, McCrea PH, Mitchell A, Porter G, Grushka J, Razek T, Khwaja K, Fata P, Martel G, Moloo H, Picciano G, Boushey RP, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Haas B, Xiong W, Brennan-Barnes M, Gomez D, Nathens AB, Yang I, Forbes SS, Stephen WJ, Loeb M, Smith R, Christoffersen EP, McLean RF, Westerholm J, Garcia-Osogobio S, Farrokhyar F, Cadeddu M, Anvari M, Ponton-Carss A, Hutchison C, Violato C, Segedi M, Mittleman M, Fisman D, Kinlin L, Rousseau M, Saleh W, Ferri LE, Feldman LS, Stanbridge DD, Mayrand S, Fried GM, Pandya A, Gagliardi A, Nathens A, Ahmed N, Tran T, Demyttenaere SV, Polyhronopoulos G, Seguin C, Artho GP, Kaneva P, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Demyttenaere SV, Bergman S, Anderson J, Mikami DJ, Melvin WS, Racz JM, Dubois L, Katchky A, Wall WJ, Faryniuk A, Hochman D, Clarkson CA, Rubiano AM, Clarkson CA, Boone D, Ball CG, Dixon E, Kirkpatrick AW, Sutherland FR, Feliciano DV, Wyrzykowski AD, Nicholas JM, Dente CJ, Ball CG, Feliciano DV, Ullah SM, McAlister VC, Malik S, Ramsey D, Pooler S, Teague B, Misra M, Cadeddu M, Anvari M, Kaminsky M, Vergis A, Gillman LM, Gillman LM, Vergis A, Altaf A, Ellsmere J, Bonjer HJ, Klassen D, Orzech N, Palter V, Aggarwal R, Okrainec A, Grantcharov TP, Ghaderi I, Feldman LS, Sroka G, Kaneva PA, Fried GM, Shlomovitz E, Reznick RK, Kucharczyk W, Lee L, Iqbal S, Barayan H, Lu Y, Fata P, Razek T, Khwaja K, Boora PS, White JS, Vogt KN, Charyk-Stewart T, Minuk L, Eckert K, Chin-Yee I, Gray D, Parry N, Humphrey RJ, Bütter A, Schmidt J, Grieci T, Gagnon R, Han V, Duhaime S, Pitt DF, Palter V, Orzech N, Aggarwal R, Okrainec A, Grantcharov TP, Dubois L, Vogt KN, Davies W, Schlachta CM, Shi X, Birch DW, Gu Y, Moser MA, Swanson TW, Schaeffer DF, Tang BQ, Rusnak CH, Amson BJ, Vogt KN, Dubois L, Hobbs A, Etemad-Rezai R, Schlachta CM, Claydon E, McAlister V, Grushka J, Sur W, Laberge JM, Tchervenkov J, Bell L, Flageole H, Labidi S, Gagné JP, Gowing R, Kahnamoui K, McAlister CC, Marble A, Coughlin S, Karanicolas P, Emmerton-Coughlin H, Kanbur B, Kanbur S, Colquhoun P, Trottier DC, Doucette S, Huynh H, Soto CM, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Boushey RP, Jamal MH, Rousseau M, Meterissian S, Snell L, Racz JM, Davies E, Aminazadeh N, Farrokhyar F, Reid S, Naeeni A, Naeeni M, Kashfi A, Kahnamoui K, Martin K, Weir M, Taylor B, Martin KM, Girotti MJ, Parry NG, Hanna WC, Fraser S, Weissglas I, Ghitulescu G, Bilek A, Marek J, Galatas C, Bergman S, Chiu CG, Nguyen NH, Bloom SW, Wiebe S, Klassen D, Bonjer J, Lawlor D, Plowman J, Ransom T, Vallis M, Ellsmere J, Menezes AC, Karmali S, Birch DW, Forbes SS, Eskicioglu C, Brenneman FD, McLeod RS, Fraser SA, Bergman S, Garzon J, Gomez D, Lawless B, Haas B, Nathens AB, Lumb KJ, Harkness L, Williamson J, Charyk-Stewart T, Gray D, Malthaner RA, Van Koughnett JA, Vogt KN, Gray DK, Parry NG, Teague B, Cadeddu M, Anvari M, Misra M, Pooler S, Malik S, 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Affiliation(s)
- R Nenshi
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Kennedy
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Saskin
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Sutradhar
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Sroka
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M C Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Fayez
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Krajewski
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
| | - C J Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
| | - C Hur
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
| | - P H McCrea
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - A Mitchell
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Grushka
- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - T Razek
- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - K Khwaja
- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Fata
- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Martel
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - G Picciano
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Haas
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - W Xiong
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Brennan-Barnes
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Gomez
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A B Nathens
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - I Yang
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S S Forbes
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W J Stephen
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Loeb
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - E P Christoffersen
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R F McLean
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J Westerholm
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Garcia-Osogobio
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Ponton-Carss
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - C Hutchison
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - C Violato
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - M Segedi
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Mittleman
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Fisman
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Kinlin
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - W Saleh
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D D Stanbridge
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Mayrand
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Pandya
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Ahmed
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Tran
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S V Demyttenaere
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - C Seguin
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G P Artho
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S V Demyttenaere
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Anderson
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D J Mikami
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - W S Melvin
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J M Racz
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Katchky
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W J Wall
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Faryniuk
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - C A Clarkson
- From the Neiva City University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia
| | - A M Rubiano
- From the Neiva City University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia
| | - C A Clarkson
- From the Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - D Boone
- From the Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - C G Ball
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A W Kirkpatrick
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - F R Sutherland
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D V Feliciano
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A D Wyrzykowski
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - J M Nicholas
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - C J Dente
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - C G Ball
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - D V Feliciano
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - S M Ullah
- From the Division of Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V C McAlister
- From the Division of Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Malik
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Ramsey
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Pooler
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Teague
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Misra
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Kaminsky
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Vergis
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L M Gillman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L M Gillman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Vergis
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Altaf
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H J Bonjer
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - N Orzech
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - V Palter
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - R Aggarwal
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - T P Grantcharov
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G Sroka
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - E Shlomovitz
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R K Reznick
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Kucharczyk
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Lee
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Iqbal
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - H Barayan
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - Y Lu
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Fata
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Razek
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K Khwaja
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P S Boora
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J S White
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - T Charyk-Stewart
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Minuk
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - K Eckert
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - I Chin-Yee
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R J Humphrey
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Bütter
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Schmidt
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - T Grieci
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Gagnon
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V Han
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Duhaime
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D F Pitt
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - V Palter
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - N Orzech
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - R Aggarwal
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - T P Grantcharov
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W Davies
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - X Shi
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Y Gu
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M A Moser
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - T W Swanson
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - D F Schaeffer
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - B Q Tang
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C H Rusnak
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - B J Amson
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - A Hobbs
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R Etemad-Rezai
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - E Claydon
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Grushka
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - W Sur
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J-M Laberge
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Bell
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - H Flageole
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Labidi
- From the Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - J P Gagné
- From the Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - R Gowing
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Kahnamoui
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C C McAlister
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Marble
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Coughlin
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | | | - B Kanbur
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Kanbur
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - P Colquhoun
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Doucette
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Huynh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C M Soto
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Meterissian
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Snell
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J M Racz
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - E Davies
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Aminazadeh
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Reid
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Naeeni
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Naeeni
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Kashfi
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Kahnamoui
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Martin
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - M Weir
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - B Taylor
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - K M Martin
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M J Girotti
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N G Parry
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - I Weissglas
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A Bilek
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Marek
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C Galatas
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C G Chiu
- From the Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
| | - N H Nguyen
- From the Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
| | - S W Bloom
- From the Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
| | - S Wiebe
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - J Bonjer
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - D Lawlor
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - J Plowman
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - T Ransom
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - M Vallis
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - A C Menezes
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Alberta Health Services, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmali
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Alberta Health Services, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Alberta Health Services, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S S Forbes
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F D Brenneman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of General Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of General Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Garzon
- From the Department of General Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D Gomez
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Lawless
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Haas
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A B Nathens
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K J Lumb
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Harkness
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J Williamson
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - T Charyk-Stewart
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J A Van Koughnett
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D K Gray
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N G Parry
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - B Teague
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Misra
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Pooler
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Malik
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Swain
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Chackungal
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Yoshy
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Etemad-Rezai
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - I Cunningham
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Scott
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - O Henao
- From the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Azzie
- From the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Deen
- From the Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Hameed
- From the Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - V Ramirez
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Veillette
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Bray
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Jewett
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Pagliarello
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - F Brenneman
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A Buczkowski
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A Nathens
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - T Razek
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - S Widder
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - I Anderson
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - R Saadia
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A Johner
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - S M Hameed
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A P Qureshi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - A Vergis
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - C M Jimenez
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - J Green
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - A D Pryor
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - M T Perri
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A L Trejos
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M D Naish
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R V Patel
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Stanger
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Y Yasui
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Cass
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Damaraju
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Graham
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Bharadwaj
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - S Srinathan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - L Tan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - H Unruh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - C Finley
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Miller
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Darling
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Spicer
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ergun
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B McDonald
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Andalib
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Benay
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - Y Kushner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - V Marcus
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - I Hunt
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Gazala
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Razzak
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Chuck
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Valji
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Tsuyuki
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bédard
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D A Bottoni
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G Campbell
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Rousseau
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Guevremont
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Chasen
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - E Eckert
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Alcindor
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ades
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R McGory
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Nagpal
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Fortin
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R I Inculet
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - M Ko
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y Shargall
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Compeau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Razzak
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Gazala
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Hunt
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Veenstra
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Valji
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bédard
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P J Davis
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Mancuso
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A A Mujoomdar
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Gazala
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | | | - L Lee
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Robineau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Sirois
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Mulder
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Cools-Lartigue
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S-Y Chang
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Mayrand
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - V Marcus
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - T Perry
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Hunt
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Allegretto
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Maguire
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Abele
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Williams
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bédard
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - H S Grover
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Chiasson
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Gregory
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Irshad
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Schieman
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J H MacGregor
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Kelly
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - G Gelfand
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A J Graham
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S P McFadden
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S C Grondin
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - K P Croome
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Center for Transplant Outcomes and Quality Improvement, The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - R Chudzinski
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Center for Transplant Outcomes and Quality Improvement, The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - D W Hanto
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Center for Transplant Outcomes and Quality Improvement, The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - S A Doi
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J S Barkun
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - S L Wong
- From the Department of Surgery, Health Science Centre, St. John's, NL
| | - A H L Kwan
- From the Department of Surgery, Health Science Centre, St. John's, NL
| | - S Yang
- From the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Law
- From the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y Luo
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - J Spiers
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - A Forse
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - W Taylor
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - I Apriasz
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - B Mysliwiec
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Sarin
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Gregor
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C E Moulton
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Barnett
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Nhan
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - S V Demyttenaere
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - P Nau
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - P Muscarella
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - W S Melvin
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - E C Ellison
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - S M Wiseman
- From St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A L Melck
- From St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - K M Davidge
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Lipa
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Ferguson
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C J Swallow
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F C Wright
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J P Edwards
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E J Kelly
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Y Lin
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - T Lenders
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W A Ghali
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Graham
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Tozer
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Heller
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Lovrics
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - G Jansz
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Kahnamoui
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - G Spiegle
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Schmocker
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Victor
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Law
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J A McCart
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Aslani
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - T Swanson
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - H Kennecke
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - R Woods
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - N Davis
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - A E Klevan
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J A Ramsay
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W J Stephen
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Smith
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Plourde
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P M Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P Yaffe
- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Walsh
- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - D Hoskin
- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H P Huynh
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H P Huynh
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Nhan
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D K Driman
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Hunter
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D S Fenech
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Victor
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Huynh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Sabri
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Scheer
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Zolfaghari
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Hallet
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - M Guénette-Lemieux
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - A Bouchard
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - R C Grégoire
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - C Thibault
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - G Dionne
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - F Côté
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - P Langis
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - J-P Gagné
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - M J Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Kuzmanovic
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Planting
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M J Raval
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J Brown
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - H P Huynh
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Friedlich
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H S Stern
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Q Tang
- From the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
| | - J Bleier
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
| | - S M Goldberg
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
| | - J Alsharif
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - G Martel
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Bouchard
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Sabri
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C R Ramsay
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Richardson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Al-Sukhni
- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P F Ridgway
- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B O'Connor
- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C J Swallow
- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S S Forbes
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Sutradhar
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Paszat
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Rabeneck
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Chung
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Ko
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Sun
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J Brown
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Raval
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - J S Pao
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - R Woods
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - M J Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Power
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Ramsey
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Kelly
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Stephen
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Simunovic
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Coates
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C H Goldsmith
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Thabane
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Reeson
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F DeNardi
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - T J Whelan
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M N Levine
- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K A Al-Khayal
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W D Buie
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - L Wallace
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Sigalet
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Victor
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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Campbell J, Bryden L, Louie L, Watt C, Simor A, Bryce E, Matlow A, McGeer A, Loeb M, Gravel D, Mulvey M. P73 Molecular epidemiology of Canadian epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Canada, 1995–2007. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(09)70292-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Barnes S, Smieja M, Ammons B, Loeb M. P272 Influenza vaccination and influenza-like illness amongst university students: incidence, predictors and attitudes. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(09)70491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Johnstone J, Hanna S, Nicolle L, Drebot M, Neupane B, Mahony J, Loeb M. P286 Prognosis of West Nile virus associated acute flaccid paralysis: a case series. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(09)70505-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Smieja M, Singh P, Moss L, Pabbaraju K, Wong S, Fox J, Loeb M. P262 Self or parent-collected nasal mid-turbinate flocked swabs versus nasopharyngeal swabs for influenza diagnosis in a community-based study. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(09)70481-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nicolle LE, Mubareka S, Simor A, Liu B, McNeil S, Lewis D, Duckworth H, Cheang M, Loeb M. Variation in mortality rates among long-term care facilities for residents with lower respiratory tract infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008; 29:754-9. [PMID: 18624650 DOI: 10.1086/590123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify variables contributing to interfacility differences in mortality among residents of long-term care facilities who have lower respiratory tract infection. DESIGN Multicenter, prospective, 1-year observational study. SETTING Twenty-one long-term care facilities in 4 geographic areas of Canada. PARTICIPANTS Residents of long-term care facilities prescribed antimicrobials for treatment of lower respiratory tract infection. METHODS Mortality rates were calculated for 3 definitions of lower respiratory tract infection: episodes with a clinical or radiographic diagnosis and treated with antimicrobials (definition 1); episodes with a physician diagnosis of pneumonia (definition 2); and episodes with chest radiography findings consistent with pneumonia (definition 3). Multilevel modeling was used to evaluate variables describing premorbid resident status, clinical presentation, management, and facility characteristics. Multivariable models were developed to identify independent predictors of mortality and determine whether facility-level variables remained independently associated with mortality rate after incorporation of individual-level variables. RESULTS Facility mortality rates varied from 0% to 17.8% for definition 1, from 0% to 47.1% for definition 2, and from 0% to 37.5% for definition 3. There were significant differences in mortality rate depending on which definition was used; for definitions 1 and 2, there were significant differences in mortality rate across facilities. Poorer premorbid resident status and a more severe presentation remained independent predictors of mortality in the multivariable analysis. There were also significantly increased mortality rates for episodes in which a fluoroquinolone was prescribed for initial treatment. For definitions 1 and 3, facility-level variables remained independently associated with mortality rate in the final multivariable model. CONCLUSIONS Rates of mortality due to lower respiratory tract infection varied among long-term care facilities and differed within a facility, depending on the definition applied. Variables describing premorbid resident status, severity of presentation, and management did not fully explain the variation in mortality rate. Some facility-level variables remained independent predictors of mortality.
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- L E Nicolle
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Incidence of psoriasis in Norway. Contact Dermatitis 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00309hg.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Frequency and development of atopic dermatitis in Norway. Contact Dermatitis 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00309hh.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since 1997, a number of trials have shown promising results in treating generalized vitiligo with narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) both in adults and children. However, there is little knowledge concerning the duration and permanency of the treatment-induced repigmentation. OBJECTIVE Our main objective was to perform a follow-up trial of successfully treated patients receiving narrowband UVB for generalized vitiligo. METHODS We have investigated to what degree the treatment-induced repigmentation remains stable for up to 2 years post-treatment. We performed an initial open trial including 31 patients with generalized vitiligo. They received narrowband UVB thrice weekly for up to 12 months. Patients experiencing > 75% repigmentation were defined responders and were included in the follow-up trial. Responders were followed every 6 months for up to 2 years after cessation of treatment. We observed the pigmentation status and registered any changes indicating loss of pigmentation and relapse. RESULTS Eleven of the 31 treated patients were included in the follow-up trial. Six patients had relapse and five patients had stable response 24 months after cessation of treatment. Four out of six relapses were within 6 months post-treatment. CONCLUSION In our study population of 31 patients with generalized vitiligo, five patients (16%) experienced > 75% stable repigmentation 2 years after cessation of a treatment programme of up to 1 years narrowband UVB therapy.
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- J C Sitek
- Department of Dermatology, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Gravel D, Taylor G, Ofner M, Johnston L, Loeb M, Roth VR, Stegenga J, Bryce E, Matlow A. Point prevalence survey for healthcare-associated infections within Canadian adult acute-care hospitals☆☆☆. J Hosp Infect 2007; 66:243-8. [PMID: 17574304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 04/06/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A survey of adult patients 19 years of age and older was conducted in February 2002 in hospitals across Canada to estimate the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). A total of 5750 adults were surveyed; 601 of these had 667 HAIs, giving a prevalence of 10.5% infected patients and 11.6% HAIs. Urinary tract infections (UTI) were the most frequent HAI, shown by 194 (3.4%) of the patients surveyed. Pneumonia was found in 175 (3.0%) of the patients, surgical site infections (SSI) in 146 (2.5%), bloodstream infections (BSI) in 93 (1.6%) and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) in 59 (1%). In this first national point prevalence study in Canada, the prevalence of HAI was found to be similar to that reported by other industrialized countries.
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- D Gravel
- Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada.
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Muller MP, Richardson SE, McGeer A, Dresser L, Raboud J, Mazzulli T, Loeb M, Louie M. Early diagnosis of SARS: lessons from the Toronto SARS outbreak. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2006; 25:230-7. [PMID: 16586072 PMCID: PMC7087683 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0127-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The clinical presentation of SARS is nonspecific and diagnostic tests do not provide accurate results early in the disease course. Initial diagnosis remains reliant on clinical assessment. To identify features of the clinical assessment that are useful in SARS diagnosis, the exposure status and the prevalence and timing of symptoms, signs, laboratory and radiographic findings were determined for all adult patients admitted with suspected SARS during the Toronto SARS outbreak. Findings were compared between patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS and those in whom SARS was excluded by laboratory or public health investigation. Of 364 cases, 273 (75%) had confirmed SARS, 30 (8%) were excluded, and 61 (17%) remained indeterminate. Among confirmed cases, exposure occurred in the healthcare environment (80%) or in the households of affected patients (17%); community or travel-related cases were rare (<3%). Fever occurred in 97% of patients by the time of admission. Respiratory findings including cough, dyspnea and pulmonary infiltrates evolved later and were present in only 59, 37 and 68% of patients, respectively, at admission. Direct exposure, fever on the first day of illness, and elevated temperature, pulmonary infiltrates, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia at admission were associated with confirmed cases. Rhinorrhea, sore throat, and an elevated neutrophil count at admission were associated with excluded cases. In the absence of fever or significant exposure, SARS is unlikely. Other clinical, laboratory and radiographic findings further raise or lower the likelihood of SARS and provide a rational basis for estimating the likelihood of SARS and directing initial management.
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- M P Muller
- Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, M5G 1X5 Toronto, Canada.
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Aquino M, Raboud JM, McGeer A, Green K, Chow R, Dimoulas P, Loeb M, Scales D. Accuracy of healthcare worker recall and medical record review for identifying infectious exposures to hospitalized patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006; 27:722-8. [PMID: 16807848 DOI: 10.1086/504355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 06/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the validity of using healthcare worker (HCW) recall of patient interactions and medical record review for contact tracing in a critical care setting. DESIGN Trained observers recorded the interactions of nurses, respiratory therapists, and service assistants with study patients in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. These observers' records were used as the reference standard to test the criterion validity of using HCW recall data or medical record review data to identify exposure characteristics. We assessed the effects of previous quarantine of the HCW (because of possible exposure) and the availability of patients' medical records for use as memory aids on the accuracy of HCW recall. SETTING A 10-bed medical-surgical intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. PATIENTS Thirty-six HCWs observed caring for 16 patients, for a total of 55 healthcare worker shifts. RESULTS Recall accuracy was better among HCWs who were provided with patient medical records as memory aids (P<.01). However, HCWs tended to overestimate exposures when they used patient medical records as memory aids. For 6 of 26 procedures or care activities, this tendency to overestimate was statistically significant (P<.05). Most HCWs with true exposures were identified by means of this technique, despite the overestimations. Documentation of the activities of the 4 service assistants could not be found in any of the patients' medical records. Similarly, the interactions between 6 (19%) of 32 other patient-HCW pairs were not recorded in patients' medical records. CONCLUSIONS Data collected from follow-up interviews with HCWs in which they are provided with patient medical records as memory aids should be adequate for contact tracing and for determining exposure histories. Neither follow-up interviews nor medical record review alone provide sufficient data for these purposes.
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- M Aquino
- Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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BACKGROUND Melanoma prognosis is dependent upon early recognition and treatment. There is a need for good clinical guidelines that focus on the early signs of melanoma. The ABCD (asymmetry, border, colour and diameter) rule states that most melanomas are more than 6 mm in diameter. Critics crave a modification, arguing that small diameter melanomas are not infrequent. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to describe the frequency and prognosis of melanomas less than 7 mm in a clinical setting. METHODS The Norwegian Melanoma Project was conducted as a multicentre, prospective study with inclusion criteria. Patients were recruited from five dermatological departments in Norway from 1990 to 1993. RESULTS The frequency of small melanomas was 11.4% (18/158). One-third was in situ melanoma, the rest invasive with a median thickness of 0.8 mm. Four small melanomas were T2 lesions, with a Breslow thickness of more than 1 mm. One nodular T2 melanoma recurred locally 2 years after diagnosis and the patient died of distant metastasis only months later. CONCLUSIONS The ABCD rule remains a practical guide for early recognition of melanoma. Clinicians must be aware of its limitations.
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- P Helsing
- Department of Dermatology, National Hospital, 0027 Oslo, Norway.
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Loeb M, Zando I, Orvidas MC, Bialachowski A, Groves D, Mahoney J. Laboratory-acquired vaccinia infection. Can Commun Dis Rep 2003; 29:134-6. [PMID: 12916394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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- M Loeb
- Hamilton Regional Laboratory Program, Hamilton, Ontario
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The objective of this study was to determine the molecular epidemiology of Salmonella typhi isolates from patients with typhoid fever in southeast Turkey and to determine the relationship between the clinical strains and environmental subtypes. Both demographic and clinical data were obtained by chart review and compared to the molecular subtyping results.
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- S Hosoglu
- Dicle University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, 21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Hosoglu S, Geyik MF, Balik I, Aygen B, Erol S, Aygencel TG, Mert A, Saltoglu N, Dokmetas I, Felek S, Sunbul M, Irmak H, Aydin K, Kokoglu OF, Ucmak H, Altindis M, Loeb M. Predictors of outcome in patients with tuberculous meningitis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2002; 6:64-70. [PMID: 11931403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess predictors of mortality and neurological sequelae in patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). METHODS Patients with TBM treated at 12 university hospitals in Turkey between 1985 and 1997 were evaluated using a standardised protocol applied retrospectively. Variables associated with hospital mortality as well as with the presence of neurological sequelae at 6 months were determined using logistic regression models. RESULTS Four hundred and thirty-four patients between the ages of 13 and 83 years (mean 33 years) were evaluated. Sixty-eight per cent of these patients presented with Medical Research Council Stage II or III. One hundred and one patients (23.3%) died and 67 (27%) of evaluable survivors had neurological sequelae. In multi-variable analysis, convulsion (OR 3.3, 95%CI 1.2-9.0, P = 0.02), comatose mental status (OR 6.0, 95%CI 3.6-10.2, P = 0.01), and delayed or interrupted treatment (OR 5.1, 95%CI 2.4-11.2, P = 0.01) were shown to be predictors for mortality. The presence of extra-meningeal tuberculosis (OR 2.1, 95%CI 1.1-4.2, P = 0.035), cranial nerve palsy (OR 2.6, 95%CI 1.4-4.2, P = 0.01), hemiparesia/focal weakness (OR 9.3, 95%CI 3.8-22.6, P = 0.01), hemiplegia/multiple neurological deficit (OR 7.1, 95%CI 2.14-23.38, P = 0.01) and drowsiness (OR 4.2, 95%CI 2.04-8.82, P = 0.01) were independent predictors of neurological sequelae at 6 months following hospital discharge. CONCLUSION The results of this study emphasise the importance of prompt and uninterrupted anti-tuberculosis therapy for tuberculous meningitis. The presence of seizures or coma on admission to hospital are important predictors for mortality, while the presence of focal neurological signs is a predictor for persistent neurological sequelae in survivors.
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- S Hosoglu
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Loeb M, Simor AE, Landry L, McGeer A. Adherence to antibiotic guidelines for pneumonia in chronic-care facilities in Ontario. CLIN INVEST MED 2001; 24:304-10. [PMID: 11767234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate adherence to antibiotic recommendations for the treatment of pneumonia in patients who receive long-term care and to assess outcomes associated with these recommendations. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING Twenty-two facilities that provide long-term care in southern Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Older adults treated with antibiotics for a presumptive diagnosis of pneumonia and those with radiologically confirmed pneumonia METHODS Over a 12-month period, older patients who were treated with antibiotics for presumptive pneumonia were prospectively identified. A random sample of these antibiotic courses (646 courses in 638 patients) was reviewed using a standardized data collection form, and demographic and clinical data were collected. Antibiotic courses were classified according to Canadian and American Thoracic Society antibiotic recommendations for pneumonia. In patients with radiologically confirmed pneumonia, the effect of adherence to these recommendations on mortality and persistence of symptoms was assessed. RESULTS Only 27.6% (178 of 646) of antibiotic prescriptions evaluated met antibiotic recommendations for nursing-home-acquired pneumonia, and the proportion meeting these varied greatly by facility, ranging from 0% to 53% (median 31%). For patients with radiologically confirmed pneumonia, age (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-2.4, per increase in 10 yr, p = 0.02), sex (adjusted OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.1-8.0, p = 0.03), and adherence to recommended antibiotics (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.3-7.2, p = 0.01) were associated with death. Adherence to the recommended antibiotics was also associated with adverse reactions, which occurred in 10% of prescriptions meeting the recommendations (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.3-4.6, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Adherence to recommended guidelines for antibiotic treatment was low and highly variable among study facilities. Use of recommended antibiotic regimens was associated with increased adverse events and worse outcomes in patients with radiologically confirmed pneumonia.
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- M Loeb
- Division of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, McMaster University and the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Program, Ont.
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Yip C, Loeb M, Salama S, Moss L, Olde J. Quinolone use as a risk factor for nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001; 22:572-5. [PMID: 11732787 DOI: 10.1086/501954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine modifiable risk factors for nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING 300-bed tertiary-care hospital. PARTICIPANTS Hospital inpatients present during the 3-month study period. METHODS Case-patients identified with nosocomial CDAD over the study period were compared to two sets of control patients: inpatients matched by age, gender, and date of admission; and inpatients matched by duration of hospital stay. Variables including demographic data, comorbid illnesses, antibiotic exposure, and use of gastrointestinal medications were assessed for case- and control-patients. Conditional logistic regression was performed to identify risk factors for nosocomial CDAD. RESULTS 27 case-patients were identified and were compared to the two sets of controls (1:1 match for each comparison set). For the first set of controls, use of ciprofloxacin (odds ratio [OR], 5.5; 95% confidence interval [CI 95], 1.2-24.8; P=.03) was the only variable that remained significant in the multivariable model. For the second set of controls, prior exposure to cephalosporins (OR, 6.7; CI 95, 1.3-33.7; P=.02) and to ciprofloxacin (OR, 9.5; CI 95, 1.01-88.4; P=.05) were kept in the final model. CONCLUSIONS Along with cephalosporins, prior quinolone use predisposed hospitalized patients to nosocomial CDAD. Quinolones should be used judiciously in acute-care hospitals, particularly in those where CDAD is endemic.
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- C Yip
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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The Manduca sexta (L.) [Lepidoptera: Sphingidae] and Heliothis virescens (F.) [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae] midguts consist of a pseudostratified epithelium surrounded by striated muscle and tracheae. This epithelium contains goblet, columnar, and basal stem cells. The stem cells are critically important in that they are capable of massive proliferation and differentiation. This growth results in a fourfold enlargement of the midgut at each larval molt. The stem cells are also responsible for limited cell replacement during repair. While the characteristics of the stem cell population vary over the course of an instar, stem cells collected early in an instar and those collected late can start in vitro cultures. Cultures of larval stem, goblet, and columnar cells survive in vitro for several mo through proliferation and differentiation of the stem cells. One of the two polypeptide differentiation factors which have been identified and characterized from the culture medium has now been shown to be present in midgut in vivo. Thus the ability to examine lepidopteran midgut stem cell growth in vitro and in vivo is proving to be effective in determining the basic features of stem cell action and regulation.
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- R S Hakim
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and variability of antibiotic use in facilities which provide chronic care and to determine how often clinical criteria for infection are met when antibiotics are prescribed in these facilities. DESIGN A prospective, 12-month, observational cohort study. SETTING Twenty-two facilities which provide chronic care in southwestern Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Patients who were treated with systemic antibiotics over the study period. MEASUREMENTS Characteristics of antibiotic prescriptions (name, dose, duration, and indication) and clinical features of randomly selected patients who were treated with antibiotics. RESULTS A total of 9,373 courses of antibiotics were prescribed for 2,408 patients (66% of all patients in study facilities). The incidence of antibiotic prescriptions in the facilities ranged from 2.9 to 13.9 antibiotic courses per 1,000 patient-days. Thirty-six percent of antibiotics were prescribed for respiratory tract infections, 33% for urinary infections, and 13% for skin and soft tissue infections. Standardized surveillance definitions of infection were met in 49% of the 1,602 randomly selected patients who were prescribed antibiotics. Diagnostic criteria for respiratory, urinary, and skin infection were met in 58%, 28%, and 65% of prescriptions, respectively. One third of antibiotic prescriptions for a urinary indication were for asymptomatic bacteriuria. Adverse reactions were noted in 6% of prescriptions for respiratory and urinary infections and 4% of prescriptions for skin infection. CONCLUSIONS Antibiotic use is frequent and highly variable amongst patients who receive chronic care. Reducing antibiotic prescriptions for asymptomatic bacteriuria represents an important way to optimize antibiotic use in this population.
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- M Loeb
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Wefring KW, Lie KK, Loeb M, Nordhagen R. [Nasal congestion and earache--upper respiratory tract infections in 4-year-old children]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2001; 121:1329-32. [PMID: 11419100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Few population-based studies in Norway have addressed upper respiratory infections in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire concerning health, diseases and living condition was administered to parents of all four-year-old children in Vestfold county (n = 1912). Participation rate was 79%. RESULTS Close to one out of three of the children suffered from recurrent common cold (four episodes or more) during the last year. One third experienced otitis at least once, and one out of twenty experienced four episodes of otitis or more. Day-care centre attendance was the only significant risk factor for recurrent common cold (odds ratio 1.50; 95% CI 1.18-1.92) or otitis (odds ratio 1.42; 95% CI 1.12-1.77). The odds ratios were essentially unchanged after logistic regression analysis, when mother's education, housing, other children in the family, passive smoking, and history of breastfeeding were included in the analysis. Children with otitis or recurrent common cold consulted a doctor almost ten times as often as other children. INTERPRETATION Day-care centre attendance has significant influence on the occurrence of upper respiratory infections in four-year-olds, but less influence than reported for younger children. Other environmental differences seem to be of little importance and do not represent any potential for prophylaxis.
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- K W Wefring
- Statens institutt for folkehelse, Postboks 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo
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Dieserud G, Loeb M, Ekeberg Ø. [Suicide and suicide attempts in Baerum 1984-95]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2001; 121:1026-31. [PMID: 11354876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Because of the lack of mandatory registration of deliberate self-inflicted injuries in most countries, few longitudinal epidemiological studies on suicide attempts have been published. This seriously impairs the possibilities for longitudinal analyses of suicide attempt rates within and between nations. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present 12-year (1984-95) surveillance study includes all hospitalised suicide attempt patients (n = 1,031) and all suicides (n = 161) in Baerum, a suburban area outside Oslo, Norway. Statistical analyses were based on the index suicide attempt in the study period (person-based). RESULTS The suicide attempt rate decreased by 53.5% during the study period, to a rate considerably lower (79/100,000/year in 1995) than in most other study centres in Northern Europe. However, the suicide rate in Baerum is somewhat higher than the Norwegian average, particularly among women. Among the suicide attempt patients, the suicide rate was 2.4% after an average of 6.5 years, which is rather moderate. INTERPRETATIONS The study may indicate that the follow-up programme for suicide attempt patients in Baerum has contributed to a reduced suicide attempt rate in this community. The suicide figures are too small for any conclusions to be drawn.
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- G Dieserud
- Avdeling Levekår/Helse Baerum kommune Postboks 518 1302 Sandvika.
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Loeb M. [Continuation of discussion on educational fetotomy]. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 2001; 126:140-1. [PMID: 11256326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Loeb M, Moss L, Stiller A, Smith S, Russo R, Molloy DW, Wodchis W. Colonization with multiresistant bacteria and quality of life in residents of long-term-care facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001; 22:67-8. [PMID: 11232879 DOI: 10.1086/503394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Loeb M, Bentley DW, Bradley S, Crossley K, Garibaldi R, Gantz N, McGeer A, Muder RR, Mylotte J, Nicolle LE, Nurse B, Paton S, Simor AE, Smith P, Strausbaugh L. Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities: results of a consensus conference. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001; 22:120-4. [PMID: 11232875 DOI: 10.1086/501875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Establishing a clinical diagnosis of infection in residents of long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) is difficult. As a result, deciding when to initiate antibiotics can be particularly challenging. This article describes the establishment of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of LTCFs. Experts in this area were invited to participate in a consensus conference. Using a modified delphi approach, a questionnaire and selected relevant articles were sent to participants who were asked to rank individual signs and symptoms with respect to their relative importance. Using the results of the weighting by participants, a modification of the nominal group process was used to achieve consensus. Criteria for initiating antibiotics for skin and soft-tissue infections, respiratory infections, urinary infections, and fever where the focus of infection is unknown were developed.
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- M Loeb
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, McMaster University and Hamilton Civic Hospitals, Ontario, Canada
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Lee C, Loeb M, Phillips A, Nesbitt J, Smith K, Fearon M, McArthur MA, Mazzulli T, Li Y, McGeer A. Zanamivir use during transmission of amantadine-resistant influenza A in a nursing home. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000; 21:700-4. [PMID: 11089653 DOI: 10.1086/501727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the use of zanamivir during an influenza A outbreak. POPULATION Residents of a 176-bed long-term-care facility for the elderly in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, 90% of whom received influenza vaccine in the fall of 1998. OUTBREAK When respiratory illness due to influenza A was confirmed, infection control measures and amantadine prophylaxis were initiated. Despite these measures, transmission of influenza A continued. INTERVENTION Zanamivir inhalations, 10 mg daily for prophylaxis and 10 mg twice daily for treatment of influenza. RESULTS There were 13 definite and 66 probable outbreak-associated cases of influenza A. Twelve (15%) cases developed pneumonia, 7 (9%) were hospitalized, and 2 (2.6%) died. All 12 culture-positive cases yielded influenza A/Sydney/H3N2/05/97-like virus, a 1998/99 vaccine component. The three isolates obtained prior to the initiation of amantadine were amantadine-susceptible; all nine obtained after prophylaxis was instituted were amantadine-resistant. One hundred twenty-nine (92%) of 140 residents who were offered zanamivir accepted it and were able to attempt inhalations. Of these 129, 78% (100) had no difficulty in complying with inhalations. Difficulty with inhalations was associated with decreased functional and mental status. Fifteen (58%) of 26 residents fully dependent in activities of daily living had difficulty compared to 14 (14%) of 100 others (P<.001). Twenty-two (45%) of 49 residents not oriented to person, place, or time had difficulty compared to 7 (10%) of 77 others (P<.001). In the 2 weeks after zanamivir prophylaxis, only 2 new cases of respiratory illness occurred, neither confirmed as influenza. No side effects were identified in 128 zanamivir-treated residents. CONCLUSION A minority of nursing home residents have difficulty following instructions for zanamivir inhalations. Zanamivir was well tolerated, and its use was temporally associated with termination of an outbreak that amantadine had failed to control.
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- C Lee
- Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Piene H, Loeb M, Hem KG. [Hospital capacity and waiting time for treatment--is there a connection?]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2000; 120:2988-92. [PMID: 11109383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The association between hospital capacity and waiting time for treatment is uncertain. MATERIAL AND METHODS Waiting times for patients on waiting lists for inpatient treatment in 1998 were analysed to disclose possible associations with the hospitals' treatment resources, i.e., general costs, number of beds, doctors or nurses in relation to the population of its catchment area, and the relation between acute and elective admissions. Waiting times were calculated from the National Patient Register, which collects information on hospital stays. Resource data and data on acute admissions were taken from the SAMDATA publications for 1998. RESULTS Median waiting time varied from 50 to 300 days among the hospitals. Statistical regression models were, however, unable to explain the variation in waiting time on the basis of any variable related to hospital resources or acute admissions that may influence the capacity for elective admissions. INTERPRETATION To avoid breaches of the guarantees for patients guaranteed a maximum of three months on the waiting list, the median waiting time should be below 12-15 days. This goal may, however, be much too ambitious in view of the fact that the median waiting time for patients with mammary or colon cancer is about 30 days.
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The extensive use of antibiotics in long-term-care facilities has led to increasing concern about the potential for the development of antibiotic resistance. Relatively little is known, however, about the quantitative relation between antibiotic use and resistance in this population. A better understanding of the underlying factors that account for variance in antibiotic use, unexplained by detected infections, is needed. To optimize antibiotic use, evidence-based standards for empirical antibiotic prescribing need to be developed. Limitations in current diagnostic testing for infection in residents of long-term-care facilities pose a substantial challenge to developing such standards.
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- M Loeb
- Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Lagerløv P, Loeb M, Andrew M, Hjortdahl P. Improving doctors' prescribing behaviour through reflection on guidelines and prescription feedback: a randomised controlled study. Qual Health Care 2000; 9:159-65. [PMID: 10980076 PMCID: PMC1743532 DOI: 10.1136/qhc.9.3.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is difficult to put research findings into clinical practice by either guidelines or prescription feedback. AIM To study the effect on the quality of prescribing by a combined intervention of providing individual feedback and deriving quality criteria using guideline recommendations in peer review groups. METHODS 199 general practitioners in 32 groups were randomised to participate in peer review meetings related to either asthma or urinary tract infections. The dispensing by the participating doctors of antiasthmatic drugs and antibiotics during the year before the intervention period provided the basis for prescription feedback. The intervention feedback was designed to describe the treatment given in relation to recommendations in the national guidelines. In each group the doctors agreed on quality criteria for their own treatment of the corresponding diseases based on these recommendations. Comparison of their prescription feedback with their own quality criteria gave each doctor the proportion of acceptable and unacceptable treatments. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Difference in the prescribing behaviour between the year before and the year after the intervention. RESULTS Before intervention the mean proportions of acceptably treated asthma patients in the asthma group and urinary tract infection (control) group were 28% and 27%, respectively. The mean proportion of acceptably treated patients in the asthma group was increased by 6% relative to the control group; this difference was statistically significant. The mean proportions of acceptable treatments of urinary tract infection before intervention in the urinary tract infection group and asthma (control) group were 12% for both groups which increased by 13% in the urinary tract infection group relative to the control group. Relative to the mean pre-intervention values this represented an improvement in treatment of 21% in the asthma group and 108% in the urinary tract infection group. CONCLUSIONS Deriving quality criteria of prescribing by discussing guideline recommendations gave the doctors a basis for judging their treatment of individual patients as acceptable or unacceptable. Presented with feedback on their own prescribing, they learned what they did right and wrong. This provided a foundation for improvement and the process thus instigated resulted in the doctors providing better quality patient care.
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- P Lagerløv
- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, University of Oslo, Norway.
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Walker S, McGeer A, Simor AE, Armstrong-Evans M, Loeb M. Why are antibiotics prescribed for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people? A qualitative study of physicians' and nurses' perceptions. CMAJ 2000; 163:273-7. [PMID: 10951723 PMCID: PMC80288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Antibiotic therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people has not been shown to be of benefit and may in fact be harmful; however, antibiotics are still frequently used to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in this population. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions, attitudes and opinions of physicians and nurses involved in the process of prescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people. METHODS Focus groups were conducted among physicians and nurses who provide care to residents of long-term care facilities in Hamilton, Ont. A total of 22 physicians and 16 nurses participated. The focus group discussions were tape-recorded, and the transcripts of each session were analysed for issues and themes emerging from the text. Content analysis using an open analytic approach was used to explore and understand the experience of the focus group participants. The data from the text were then coded according to the relevant and emergent themes and issues. RESULTS We observed that the ordering of urine cultures and the prescribing of antibiotics for residents with asymptomatic bacteriuria were influenced by a wide range of nonspecific symptoms or signs in residents. The physicians felt that the presence of these signs justified a decision to order antibiotics. Nurses played a central role in both the ordering of urine cultures and the decision to prescribe antibiotics through their awareness of changes in residents' status and communication of this to physicians. Education about asymptomatic bacteriuria was viewed as an important priority for both physicians and nurses. INTERPRETATION The presence of non-urinary symptoms and signs is an important factor in the prescription of antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people. However, no evidence exists to support this reason for antibiotic treatment. Health care providers at long-term care facilities need more education about antibiotic use and asymptomatic bacteriuria.
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- S Walker
- Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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Dieserud G, Loeb M, Ekeberg O. Suicidal behavior in the municipality of Baerum, Norway: a 12-year prospective study of parasuicide and suicide. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2000; 30:61-73. [PMID: 10782719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The present 12-year (1984-1995) surveillance study includes all hospitalized parasuicide patients (n = 1,031) as well as all suicides (n = 161) in the municipality of Baerum, a suburb of Oslo. The parasuicide rate decreased from 170 per 100,000 in 1984 to 79 per 100,000 in 1995 (53.5%). The parasuicide rates were lower than those in several comparable studies. Rates were higher for divorced females and separated males compared to married and other marital states, and the pattern of relative risk of parasuicide with respect to marital status was stable. Unemployment and substance abuse were positively correlated with parasuicidal behavior for both males and females. Approximately 33% reported one or more previous parasuicidal acts, and 21% repeated the parasuicide during the observation period. Ninety-four percent used self-poisoning as parasuicide method. A total of 2.4% of the parasuiciders committed suicide during the observation period. The mean annual suicide rate in Baerum was 19.0 per 100,000 compared to the national average of 14.7. The results support the notion of parasuicide and suicide being two different but overlapping populations. The implementation of a follow-up system for parasuiciders may have contributed to the reduced parasuicide rate during the study period.
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- G Dieserud
- National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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AIMS To compare fracture rates in European districts. SETTING Geographically defined areas of Wales (Swansea and Neath Port Talbot), Norway (Harstad, Trondheim, Stavanger, and Drammen), Sweden (Jamtlands), and Finland (Porvoo). METHODS Surveillance of fractures at emergency departments and hospitals and linkage with population data. Comparison of age adjusted and crude rates. Calculation of confidence intervals for ratios. RESULTS A total of 4113 fractures occurred in 167 560 children during 1996. Fracture rates in south Wales (36 per 1000) were substantially higher than in Scandinavian districts (which were similar). Limiting analysis to the most severe injuries to correct for the possibility of ascertainment bias reduced some of the excess rate in Wales: the Welsh:Scandinavian fracture ratio was 1.82 (95% confidence interval: 1.64 to 2.03). CONCLUSIONS Fracture rates in Welsh children are substantially higher than in Scandinavian children.
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- R A Lyons
- Collaboration in Accident Prevention and Injury Control, Welsh Combined Centres for Public Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Wales, UK.
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Loeb M, McGeer A, McArthur M, Peeling RW, Petric M, Simor AE. Surveillance for outbreaks of respiratory tract infections in nursing homes. CMAJ 2000; 162:1133-7. [PMID: 10789627 PMCID: PMC1232363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Outbreaks of respiratory tract infections are common in long-term care facilities for older people. The objective of our study was to determine both the frequency of such outbreaks and their clinical and epidemiological features. METHODS Prospective surveillance for outbreaks of respiratory tract infections and a retrospective audit of surveillance records were conducted in 5 nursing homes in metropolitan Toronto over 3 years. The clinical manifestations of infected residents were identified and microbiological investigations for causal agents were conducted. RESULTS Sixteen outbreaks, involving 480 of 1313 residents, were identified prospectively during 1 144 208 resident-days of surveillance, for an overall rate of 0.42 infections per 1000 resident-days. Another 30 outbreaks, involving 388 residents, were identified retrospectively. Outbreaks occurred year-round, with no seasonal pattern. Pathogens included influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, Legionella sainthelensi and Chlamydia pneumoniae. Multiple pathogens were detected in 38% (6/16) of the prospectively identified outbreaks. Of the 480 residents in the prospectively identified outbreaks 398 (83%) had a cough, 194 (40%) had fever and 215 (45%) had coryza. Clinical findings were nonspecific and could not be used to distinguish between causal agents. Pneumonia developed in 72 (15%) of the 480 residents, and 58 (12%) required transfer to hospital. The case-fatality rate was 8% (37/480). INTERPRETATION Our findings emphasize the importance of adequate surveillance for outbreaks of respiratory tract infections in nursing homes and of early diagnosis so that appropriate interventions can be promptly instituted.
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- M Loeb
- Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, McMaster University, Ont.
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Loeb M, Walter SD, McGeer A, Simor AE, McArthur MA, Norman G. A comparison of model-building strategies for lower respiratory tract infection in long-term care. J Clin Epidemiol 1999; 52:1239-48. [PMID: 10580788 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00104-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Five strategies for creating predictive models of lower respiratory tract infection in residents of long-term care facilities were compared. A linear judgment model was derived by administering clinical vignettes to physicians who indicated the risk of infection based on the presence or absence of five predictor variables. A model based on physician consensus was created using the same variables. Three models based on empirical data (logistic regression, proportional hazards, and recursive partitioning) were created from a "derivation" sample of data from a cohort study of lower respiratory tract infections in nursing homes using the five predictor variables. All models were applied to a validation set and compared using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The data-derived and consensus models showed the highest discriminative ability while the linear judgment model showed inferior performance.
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- M Loeb
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Kwan T, Lin F, Ngai B, Loeb M. Vancomycin use in 2 Ontario tertiary care hospitals: a survey. CLIN INVEST MED 1999; 22:256-64. [PMID: 10664867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Use of vancomycin is a risk factor for acquiring vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). To optimize the use of vancomycin in hospitals, the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) published recommendations in 1995. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency, indications, and risk factors for inappropriate inpatient vancomycin prescriptions before and after publication of the HICPAC recommendations. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Two tertiary care hospitals in Ontario. INTERVENTIONS Vancomycin prescriptions were randomly sampled and hospital chart view performed for two 12-month periods, one before and one after publication of the HICPAC recommendations on vancomycin use. RESULTS Based on the review of 189 charts from hospital A and 190 from hospital B, there was no significant change in the proportion of inappropriate vancomycin prescriptions at either hospital from before publication of the HICPAC recommendations to afterward (63% v. 71% at hospital A, p = 0.21; 48% v. 37% at hospital B, p = 0.11). In 51% of all vancomycin prescriptions, the drug was prescribed instead of another antibiotic because of a recorded penicillin allergy. Surgical prophylaxis with more than 1 or 2 doses of vancomycin accounted for 66% (hospital A) and 58% (hospital B) of inappropriate prescriptions. In a multivariate analysis, surgical prophylaxis remained a significant risk factor for inappropriate use of vancomycin at both hospitals (odds ratio [OR] 5.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.8 to 11.3, p = 0.01 for hospital A; OR 13.9, 95% CI 4.9 to 39.5, p = 0.01 for hospital B). Prescription by the orthopedic service also remained a significant risk factor in the final logistic regression model for hospital B (OR 3.9, 95% CI 1.1 to 13.9, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS A high proportion of vancomycin prescriptions, surveyed before and after publication of the HICPAC recommendations on vancomycin use, were inappropriate. Excessive vancomycin use in surgical prophylaxis was an important factor. Our findings suggest that the use of standardized peri-operative order forms and of penicillin-allergy testing may help optimize vancomycin use in tertiary care hospitals.
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- T Kwan
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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