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Lofters AK, Gatov E, Lu H, Baxter NN, Corrado AM, Guilcher SJT, Kopp A, Vahabi M, Datta GD. Stage of colorectal cancer diagnosis for immigrants: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. Cancer Causes Control 2021; 32:1433-1446. [PMID: 34463874 PMCID: PMC8541965 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-021-01491-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in Canada. Immigrants in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, are known to have lower rates of CRC screening, but differences in stage of CRC diagnosis are not known. METHODS We utilized linked administrative databases to compare early (stage I-II) versus late (stage III-IV) stage of CRC diagnosis for immigrants versus long-term residents among patients diagnosed in Ontario between 2012 and 2017 (n = 37,717) and examined the association of immigration-related, sociodemographic, and healthcare-related factors with stage. RESULTS Almost 45% of those with CRC were diagnosed at a late stage. Immigrants were slightly more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage than their long-term resident counterparts [Adjusted relative risks (ARRs) 1.06 (95% CI 1.02-1.10)], but after adjusting for age and sex, this difference was no longer significant. In fully adjusted models, we observed a higher likelihood of late-stage diagnosis for people with the fewest co-morbidities (ARR 0.86 [95% CI 0.83-0.89]) and those with no visits to primary care (versus a high level of continuity of care) [ARR 1.07 (95% CI 1.03-1.12)]. CONCLUSION Immigrants were not more likely to have a late-stage CRC diagnosis after adjusting for relevant factors, but access to primary care and healthcare contact was significantly associated with diagnostic stage. IMPACT Attachment to a primary care provider who provides regular preventive care may play a role in more favorable stage at diagnosis for CRC and thus should be a healthcare system priority.
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Affiliation(s)
- A K Lofters
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
- Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada.
- ICES, Toronto, Canada.
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada
- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada
- Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Research Center of the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CR-CHUM), Montreal, Canada
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Dossa F, Urbach DR, Sutradhar R, Baxter NN. Longitudinal trends in physician preferences for referrals to same-sex surgeons: a population-based study. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e375-e376. [PMID: 34648613 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
This population-based study of over 27 million referrals to surgeons demonstrated that patient sharing among physicians and surgeons is influenced by the sex of the patient, referring physician, and surgeon. Importantly, the study demonstrated that male patients are unlikely to be referred to female surgeons, particularly if seen by a male physician. These disparities are not improving over time .
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- F Dossa
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Lofters AK, O'Brien MA, Sutradhar R, Pinto AD, Baxter NN, Donnelly P, Elliott R, Glazier RH, Huizinga J, Kyle R, Manca D, Pietrusiak MA, Rabeneck L, Riordan B, Selby P, Sivayoganathan K, Snider C, Sopcak N, Thorpe K, Tinmouth J, Wall B, Zuo F, Grunfeld E, Paszat L. Correction to: Building on existing tools to improve chronic disease prevention and screening in public health: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1714. [PMID: 34548061 PMCID: PMC8456665 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11700-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- A K Lofters
- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. .,Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada. .,Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada. .,Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada. .,ICES, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Applied Health Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada.,Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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Lofters AK, O'Brien MA, Sutradhar R, Pinto AD, Baxter NN, Donnelly P, Elliott R, Glazier RH, Huizinga J, Kyle R, Manca DM, Pietrusiak MA, Rabeneck L, Riordan B, Selby P, Sivayoganathan K, Snider C, Sopcak N, Thorpe K, Tinmouth J, Wall B, Zuo F, Grunfeld E, Paszat L. Building on existing tools to improve chronic disease prevention and screening in public health: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1496. [PMID: 34344340 PMCID: PMC8329623 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11452-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The BETTER (Building on Existing Tools to Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care) intervention was designed to integrate the approach to chronic disease prevention and screening in primary care and demonstrated effective in a previous randomized trial. METHODS We tested the effectiveness of the BETTER HEALTH intervention, a public health adaptation of BETTER, at improving participation in chronic disease prevention and screening actions for residents of low-income neighbourhoods in a cluster randomized trial, with ten low-income neighbourhoods in Durham Region Ontario randomized to immediate intervention vs. wait-list. The unit of analysis was the individual, and eligible participants were adults age 40-64 years residing in the neighbourhoods. Public health nurses trained as "prevention practitioners" held one prevention-focused visit with each participant. They provided participants with a tailored prevention prescription and supported them to set health-related goals. The primary outcome was a composite index: the number of evidence-based actions achieved at six months as a proportion of those for which participants were eligible at baseline. RESULTS Of 126 participants (60 in immediate arm; 66 in wait-list arm), 125 were included in analyses (1 participant withdrew consent). In both arms, participants were eligible for a mean of 8.6 actions at baseline. At follow-up, participants in the immediate intervention arm met 64.5% of actions for which they were eligible versus 42.1% in the wait-list arm (rate ratio 1.53 [95% confidence interval 1.22-1.84]). CONCLUSION Public health nurses using the BETTER HEALTH intervention led to a higher proportion of identified evidence-based prevention and screening actions achieved at six months for people living with socioeconomic disadvantage. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03052959 , registered February 10, 2017.
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- A K Lofters
- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. .,Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada. .,Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada. .,Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada. .,ICES, Toronto, Canada. .,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. .,Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Applied Health Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada.,Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Durham Region Health Department, Whitby, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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Dossa F, Speller B, Acuna SA, Adessky R, Facey M, Baxter NN. Use of the small-bites fascial closure technique and strategies to improve adoption: mixed-methods study. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e320-e321. [PMID: 34244704 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
In a mixed-methods study of general surgeons and general surgery residents, only 26 per cent of surgeons reported routine use of the small-bites fascial closure technique. Major barriers to adoption included surgical dogma, distrust in the technique, and the generalizability/applicability of existing evidence.
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- F Dossa
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Velez MP, Richardson H, Baxter NN, McClintock C, Greenblatt E, Barr R, Green M. Risk of infertility in female adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population-based cohort study. Hum Reprod 2021; 36:1981-1988. [PMID: 33611573 PMCID: PMC8213446 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
STUDY QUESTION Do female adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer have a higher risk of subsequent infertility diagnosis than AYAs without cancer? SUMMARY ANSWER Female AYAs with breast, hematological, thyroid and melanoma cancer have a higher risk of subsequent infertility diagnosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Cancer therapies have improved substantially, leading to dramatic increases in survival. As survival improves, there is an increasing emphasis on optimizing the quality of life among cancer survivors. Many cancer therapies increase the risk of infertility, but we lack population-based studies that quantify the risk of subsequent infertility diagnosis in female AYAs with non-gynecological cancers. The literature is limited to population-based studies comparing pregnancy or birth rates after cancer against unexposed women, or smaller studies using markers of the ovarian reserve as a proxy of infertility among female survivors of cancer. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION We conducted a population-based cohort study using universal health care databases in the province of Ontario, Canada. Using data from the Ontario Cancer Registry, we identified all women 15-39 years of age diagnosed with the most common cancers in AYAs (brain, breast, colorectal, leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, thyroid and melanoma) from 1992 to 2011 who lived at least 5 years recurrence-free (Exposed, n = 14,316). Women with a tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy previous to their cancer diagnosis were excluded. We matched each exposed woman by age, census subdivision, and parity to five randomly selected unexposed women (n = 60,975) and followed subjects until 31 December 2016. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Infertility diagnosis after 1 year of cancer was identified using information on physician billing codes through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan database (ICD-9 628). Modified Poisson regression models were used to assess the risk of infertility diagnosis (relative risk, RR) adjusted for income quintile and further stratified by parity at the time of cancer diagnosis (nulliparous and parous). MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Mean age at cancer diagnosis was 31.4 years. Overall, the proportion of infertility diagnosis was higher in cancer survivors compared to unexposed women. Mean age of infertility diagnosis was similar among cancer survivors and unexposed women (34.8 years and 34.9 years, respectively). The overall risk of infertility diagnosis was higher in cancer survivors (RR 1.30; 95% CI 1.23-1.37). Differences in infertility risk varied by type of cancer. Survivors of breast cancer (RR 1.46; 95% CI 1.30-1.65), leukemia (RR 1.56; 95% CI 1.09-2.22), Hodgkin lymphoma (RR 1.49; 95% CI 1.28-1.74), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (RR 1.42; 95% CI 1.14, 1.76), thyroid cancer (RR 1.20; 95% CI 1.10-1.30) and melanoma (RR 1.17; 95% CI 1.01, 1.35) had a higher risk of infertility diagnosis compared to women without cancer. After stratification by parity, the association remained in nulliparous women survivors of breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and melanoma, whereas it was attenuated in parous women. In survivors of thyroid cancer, the association remained statistically significant in both nulliparous and parous women. In survivors of brain or colorectal cancer, the association was not significant, overall or after stratification by parity. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Non-biological factors that may influence the likelihood of seeking a fertility assessment may not be captured in administrative databases. The effects of additional risk factors, including cancer treatment, which may modify the associations, need to be assessed in future studies. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Reproductive health surveillance in female AYAs with cancer is a priority, especially those with breast cancer, leukemia and lymphoma. Our finding of a potential effects of thyroid cancer (subject to over-diagnosis) and, to a lesser extent, melanoma need to be further studied, and, if an effect is confirmed, possible mechanisms need to be elucidated. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) Funding was provided by the Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University. There are no competing interests to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.
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- M P Velez
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada.,Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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de Mestral C, Gomez D, Sue-Chue-Lam C, Dossa F, Nantais J, Simpson AN, Urbach D, Austin PC, Wilton AS, Baxter NN. Variable impact of COVID-19 on urgent intervention in Ontario. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e266-e267. [PMID: 33899084 PMCID: PMC8135473 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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COVID-19 had a variable impact on urgent interventions among hospitalized patients in Ontario Canada.
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- C de Mestral
- Division of Vascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Dossa F, Fu L, Rochon P, Wei AC, Kennedy ED, Earle CC. Does the presence of an intact primary increase the risk of nonelective colorectal surgery in patients treated with bevacizumab? Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1974-1983. [PMID: 32767608 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15294] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
AIM In patients with incurable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), resection of the primary tumour is debated; however, patients with intact primaries may be at a higher risk of complications requiring surgery when receiving treatment with bevacizumab. Our aim was to estimate the risk of nonelective colorectal surgery in patients undergoing bevacizumab therapy for mCRC and evaluate the association between intact primary tumours and risk of nonelective surgery. METHOD We designed a population-based, retrospective cohort study using administrative and cancer registry data in Ontario, Canada. We included patients with mCRC who received bevacizumab from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2014. The primary outcome was nonelective colorectal surgery after initiation of bevacizumab. We determined the cumulative incidence of nonelective colorectal surgery among patients with previously resected and unresected primaries, accounting for the competing risk of death. We explored the relationship between previous resection of the primary and need for nonelective surgery using a cause-specific hazards model, controlling for patient, tumour and treatment factors. RESULTS We identified 1840 (32.7%) patients with intact primaries and 3784 (67.3%) patients with prior resection. The cumulative incidence of nonelective surgery 1 year after initiating bevacizumab for all patients was 3.9% (95% CI 3.4-4.5%). One-year cumulative incidence was higher in those with intact primaries than in those with resected primaries (6.1% vs 2.9%, P < 0.0001). After adjustment, an intact primary remained strongly associated with nonelective colorectal surgery (hazard ratio = 2.89, 95% CI 2.32-3.61; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Bevacizumab is associated with a low but meaningful risk for serious gastrointestinal complications, necessitating vigilance, particularly among patients with an intact primary tumour.
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- N N Baxter
- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Quan ML, Olivotto IA, Baxter NN, Friedenreich CM, Metcalfe K, Warner E, MacLennan K, Stephen JE, Akbari MR, Howell D, Narod S. A pan-Canadian prospective study of young women with breast cancer: the rationale and protocol design for the RUBY study. Curr Oncol 2020; 27:e516-e523. [PMID: 33173392 PMCID: PMC7606039 DOI: 10.3747/co.27.6751] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction The understanding of the biology and epidemiology of, and the optimal therapeutic strategies for, breast cancer (bca) in younger women is limited. We present the rationale, design, and initial recruitment of Reducing the Burden of Breast Cancer in Young Women (ruby), a unique national prospective cohort study designed to examine the diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and outcomes from the time of diagnosis for young women with bca. Methods Over a 4-year period at 33 sites across Canada, the ruby study will use a local and virtual recruitment model to enrol 1200 women with bca who are 40 years of age or younger at the time of diagnosis, before initiation of any treatment. At a minimum, comprehensive patient, tumour, and treatment data will be collected to evaluate recurrence and survival. Patients may opt to complete patient-reported questionnaires, to provide blood and tumour samples, and to be contacted for future research, forming the core dataset from which 4 subprojects evaluating genetics, lifestyle factors, fertility, and local management or delivery of care will be performed. Summary The ruby study will be the most comprehensive repository of data, biospecimens, and patient-reported outcomes ever collected with respect to young women with bca from the time of diagnosis, enabling research unique to that population now and into the future. This research model could be used for other oncology settings in Canada.
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- M L Quan
- Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
- Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Applied Health Research Centre (ahrc), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Clinical Neurosciences Program, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB
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- Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB
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- Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Simpson AN, Sutradhar R, Ferguson SE, Robertson D, Cheng SY, Li Q, Baxter NN. Perioperative outcomes of women with and without class III obesity undergoing hysterectomy for endometrioid endometrial cancer: A population-based study. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 158:681-688. [PMID: 32571681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.06.480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Population-based data on perioperative complications among women with endometrial cancer and severe obesity are lacking. We evaluated 30-day complication rates among women with and without class III obesity (body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2) undergoing primary surgical management for endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), and how outcomes differed according to surgical approach (open vs. minimally invasive). METHODS We performed a retrospective population-based cohort study of women with EEC undergoing hysterectomy in Ontario, Canada, between 2006 and 2015. We evaluated perioperative complications in the whole cohort, and in a 1:1 matched analysis using hard and propensity score matching to ensure similar distributions of patient, tumour, provider and institution-level factors between women with and without class III obesity (identified using a surgical billing code). The primary outcome of interest was the 30-day perioperative complication rate. RESULTS 12,112 women met inclusion criteria; 2697 (22.3%) had class III obesity. We matched 2320 (86%) women with class III obesity to those without. The composite complication rate was significantly higher among women with class III obesity (23.2% vs. 18.4%, standardized mean difference [SMD] = 0.12), primarily due to wound infection/disruption (12.1% vs. 6.2%). There was no difference in outcomes for women with and without class III obesity when a minimally invasive approach was used. CONCLUSIONS Wound infection/disruption was increased for women with class III obesity compared to women without. Otherwise, perioperative complications were similar between the matched pairs. When minimally invasive approaches were used, women with class III obesity had a similar risk of complications as women without obesity.
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- A N Simpson
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael's Hospital/Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital/Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University Health Network/Mount Health Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael's Hospital/Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Castelo M, Sue-Chue-Lam C, Kishibe T, Acuna SA, Baxter NN. Early urinary catheter removal after rectal surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJS Open 2020; 4:545-553. [PMID: 32379937 PMCID: PMC7397370 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50288] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Urinary catheters are placed after rectal surgery to prevent urinary retention, but prolonged use may increase the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). This review evaluated the non‐inferiority of early urinary catheter removal compared with late removal for acute urinary retention risk after rectal surgery. Methods MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from January 1980 to February 2019. RCTs comparing early versus late catheter removal after rectal surgery were eligible. Primary outcomes were acute urinary retention and UTI; the secondary outcome was length of hospital stay. Early catheter removal was defined as removal up to 2 days after surgery, with late removal after postoperative day 2. The non‐inferiority margin from an included trial was used for analysis of change in urinary retention (ΔNI = 15 per cent). Pooled estimates of risk differences (RDs) were derived from random‐effects models. Risk of bias was assessed using a modified Cochrane risk‐of‐bias
tool. Results Four trials were included, consisting of 409 patients. There was insufficient evidence to conclude non‐inferiority of early versus late catheter removal for acute urinary retention (RD 9 (90 per cent c.i. −1 to 19) per cent; PNI = 0·31). Early catheter removal was superior for UTI (RD −11 (95 per cent c.i. −17 to −4) per cent; P = 0·001). Results for length of stay were mixed. There were insufficient data to conduct subgroup analyses. Conclusion The existing literature is inconclusive for non‐inferiority of early versus late urinary catheter removal for acute urinary retention. Early catheter removal is superior in terms of reducing the risk of
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- M Castelo
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Søreide K, Hallet J, Matthews JB, Schnitzbauer AA, Line PD, Lai PBS, Otero J, Callegaro D, Warner SG, Baxter NN, Teh CSC, Ng-Kamstra J, Meara JG, Hagander L, Lorenzon L. Immediate and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of surgical services. Br J Surg 2020; 107:1250-1261. [PMID: 32350857 PMCID: PMC7267363 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 473] [Impact Index Per Article: 118.3] [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: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background The ongoing pandemic is having a collateral health effect on delivery of surgical care to millions of patients. Very little is known about pandemic management and effects on other services, including delivery of surgery. Methods This was a scoping review of all available literature pertaining to COVID-19 and surgery, using electronic databases, society websites, webinars and preprint repositories. Results Several perioperative guidelines have been issued within a short time. Many suggestions are contradictory and based on anecdotal data at best. As regions with the highest volume of operations per capita are being hit, an unprecedented number of operations are being cancelled or deferred. No major stakeholder seems to have considered how a pandemic deprives patients with a surgical condition of resources, with patients disproportionally affected owing to the nature of treatment (use of anaesthesia, operating rooms, protective equipment, physical invasion and need for perioperative care). No recommendations exist regarding how to reopen surgical delivery. The postpandemic evaluation and future planning should involve surgical services as an essential part to maintain appropriate surgical care for the population during an outbreak. Surgical delivery, owing to its cross-cutting nature and synergistic effects on health systems at large, needs to be built into the WHO agenda for national health planning. Conclusion Patients are being deprived of surgical access, with uncertain loss of function and risk of adverse prognosis as a collateral effect of the pandemic. Surgical services need a contingency plan for maintaining surgical care in an ongoing or postpandemic phase.
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- K Søreide
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Spain
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA
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- Melbourne School of Public Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute of Surgery, St Luke's Medical Centre, Metro Manila, Philippines.,Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Centre, Makati, Philippines.,Department of General Surgery, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Lund University WHO Collaborating Centre for Surgery and Public Health, Paediatric Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Cusimano MC, Simpson A, Dossa F, Liani V, Kaur Y, Acuna S, Robertson D, Satkunaratnam A, Bernardini MQ, Ferguson SE, Baxter NN. Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomy in Endometrial Cancer Patients with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Conversions and Complications. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Shao J, Rodrigues M, Corter AL, Baxter NN. Multidisciplinary care of breast cancer patients: a scoping review of multidisciplinary styles, processes, and outcomes. Curr Oncol 2019; 26:e385-e397. [PMID: 31285683 PMCID: PMC6588064 DOI: 10.3747/co.26.4713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care that brings together all relevant disciplines to discuss optimal disease management. However, the literature is characterized by heterogeneous definitions and few reviews about the processes and outcomes of multidisciplinary care. The objective of this scoping review was to identify and classify the definitions and characteristics of multidisciplinary care, as well as outcomes and interventions for patients with breast cancer. Methods A systematic search for quantitative and qualitative studies about multidisciplinary care for patients with breast cancer was conducted for January 2001 to December 2017 in the following electronic databases: medline, embase, PsycInfo, and cinahl. Two reviewers independently applied our eligibility criteria at level 1 (title/abstract) and level 2 (full-text) screening. Data were extracted and synthesized descriptively. Results The search yielded 9537 unique results, of which 191 were included in the final analysis. Two main types of multidisciplinary care were identified: conferences and clinics. Most studies focused on outcomes of multidisciplinary care that could be variously grouped at the patient, provider, and system levels. Research into processes tended to focus on processes that facilitate implementation: team-working, meeting logistics, infrastructure, quality audit, and barriers and facilitators. Summary Approaches to multidisciplinary care using conferences and clinics are well described. However, studies vary by design, clinical context, patient population, and study outcome. The heterogeneity of the literature, including the patient populations studied, warrants further specification of multidisciplinary care practice and systematic reviews of the processes or contexts that make the implementation and operation of multidisciplinary care effective.
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- J Shao
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Monakova J, Wong J, Blais I, Langan A, Ratansi N, Morgan D, Baxter NN. Establishing funding rates for colonoscopy and gastroscopy procedures in Ontario. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 26:98-101. [PMID: 31043810 DOI: 10.3747/co.26.4405] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Introduction This paper describes the funding rates established in Ontario to reflect best practices in hospital-based care delivery for these endoscopic procedures: colonoscopy, colonoscopy biopsy, gastroscopy, gastroscopy biopsy, and colonoscopy combined with gastroscopy. Methods The funding rates are based on direct costs and were established using a micro-costing approach after receipt of inputs from 3 working groups and a review of the administrative data and literature, where applicable. The first group advised on nursing activities, time, and staffing ratios along the patient pathway for each of the procedures. The second group provided recommendations about the duration for each procedure, and the third group provided information about supplies and equipment, their use, and costs. Results The resulting funding rates are $161.18 for colonoscopy and $151.08 for gastroscopy (without accompanying interventions), $16.06 for colonoscopy biopsy and $8.22 for gastroscopy biopsy (added to the respective procedures), and $207.26 for combined colonoscopy and gastroscopy. Detailed costs for each component embedded in the rates are also provided. Conclusions The rates came into effect in April 2018. The process and outcomes described here allowed for a transparent pricing mechanism in which funding follows the patient, clinical expert consensus is the basis for practice, and providers and payers both understand the components.
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON.,Ontario Medical Association, Toronto, ON.,Mastercard Foundation, Toronto, ON.,Service of Gastroenterology, St. Joseph's Hospital, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.,Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Ontario Medical Association, Toronto, ON
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- Service of Gastroenterology, St. Joseph's Hospital, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON.,Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Dossa F, Baxter NN. Correspondence. Br J Surg 2019; 106:802. [PMID: 30973989 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- F Dossa
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Corter AL, Speller B, Wright FC, Quan ML, Baxter NN. Taking the pulse of multidisciplinary cancer conferences for breast cancer care in Canada: A stocktake of current practice. Breast 2019; 44:101-107. [PMID: 30711773 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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AIM International guidelines highlight the importance of implementation supports and quality monitoring of multidisciplinary care for breast cancer. In Canada, Ontario has standards for formal multidisciplinary cancer conferences (MCCs), but other provinces/territories do not. This study aimed to stocktake MCCs for breast cancer in Canadian sites participating in the RUBY cohort study (Reducing the Burden of Breast Cancer in Young Women) to better understand variations in multidisciplinary care across Canada and to add to the international literature. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted with surgeons and surgical oncologists representing 34 clinical centres participating in RUBY. Questions were grouped according to: type of multidisciplinary care, implementation, function, practice, participation and presentation, operation, and demographics, and included a mix of Likert-based, tick box and open-ended questions. RESULTS Twenty-two responses (65%) were received. 91% of respondents reported that formal MCCs are part of regular practice. However, variation exists in the supports in place for ongoing implementation of MCCs, the understanding of the functions of MCCs, and the patients presented for discussion. Results also suggest less formalized processes for MCC in provinces without practice standards. CONCLUSIONS Response differences between Ontario and elsewhere suggest that standards for MCC and supports for their implementation make a positive difference in their operation. However, ongoing operational challenges and issues with attendance exist for all sites and suggest that along with development of practice standards, incentives for participation and further education on benefits and function of MCC may support uptake of MCCs in clinical practice.
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- A L Corter
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Hospital, 2075 Bayview Ave T2-057, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403 29 St NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 2T9, Canada.
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, M5B 1W8, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College ST, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada; Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 149 College St, Toronto, M5T 1P5, Canada.
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Bouchard-Fortier A, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Fernandes K, Camacho X, Graham P, Quan ML. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in young women with breast cancer: a population-based analysis of predictive factors and clinical impact. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 25:e562-e568. [PMID: 30607124 DOI: 10.3747/co.25.4169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background and Objectives Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (cpm) has been increasingly common among women with unilateral invasive breast cancer (ibca) even though the data that support it are limited. Using a population-based cohort, the objectives of the present study were to describe factors predictive of cpm in young women (≤35 years) with ibca and to evaluate the impact of the procedure on mortality. Methods All women diagnosed during 1994-2003 and treated with cpm were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry. Logistic regression was used to identify patient and tumour factors associated with the use of cpm. Multivariate analyses were used to assess the effect of cpm on recurrence and mortality. Results Of 614 women identified, 81 underwent cpm (13.2%). On multivariable analysis, factors associated with cpm included negative lymph node status, negative estrogen receptor status, and initial breast-conserving surgery with re-excision. At follow-up, breast cancer-specific mortality was similar for women who did and did not undergo cpm. Conclusions Use of cpm in young women with ibca (compared with non-use) was not associated improved breast cancer-specific mortality. Factors found to be predictive of cpm were negative lymph node status, negative estrogen receptor status, and initial breast-conserving surgery followed by re-excision.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- F Dossa
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, 040-16 Cardinal Carter Wing, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, 040-16 Cardinal Carter Wing, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Acuna SA, Sutradhar R, Camacho X, Daly C, Del Giudice ME, Kim SJ, Baxter NN. Uptake of Cancer Screening Tests Among Recipients of Solid Organ Transplantation. Am J Transplant 2017; 17:2434-2443. [PMID: 28485086 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Population-based cancer screening recommendations are also suggested for solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR); however, recommendation adherence is unknown. In a population-based cohort of SOTR in Ontario between 1997 and 2010, we determined the uptake of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening tests and identified factors associated with up-to-date screening using recurrent event analysis. We identified 4436 SOTR eligible for colorectal, 2252 for cervical, and 1551 for breast cancer screening. Of those, 3437 (77.5%), 1572 (69.8%), and 1417 (91.4%), respectively, were not up-to-date for cancer screening tests during the observation period. However, these rates are likely an overestimate due to the inability to differentiate between tests done for screening or for diagnosis. SOTR with fewer comorbidities had higher rates of becoming screen up-to-date. Assessment by a primary care provider (PCP) was associated with becoming up-to-date with cancer screening (breast relative risk [RR] = 1.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12-1.76, cervical RR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.06-1.57, colorectal RR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.15-1.48). Similar results were observed for continuity of care by transplant specialist at a transplant center. In conclusion, cancer screening for most SOTR does not adhere to standard recommendations. Involvement of PCPs in posttransplant care and continuity of care at a transplant center may improve the uptake of screening.
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- S A Acuna
- Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health, Policy Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health, Policy Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Academic Family Health Team, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health, Policy Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario.,Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health, Policy Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario.,Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Lofters AK, Schuler A, Slater M, Baxter NN, Persaud N, Pinto AD, Kucharski E, Davie S, Nisenbaum R, Kiran T. Using self-reported data on the social determinants of health in primary care to identify cancer screening disparities: opportunities and challenges. BMC Fam Pract 2017; 18:31. [PMID: 28241787 PMCID: PMC5330155 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-017-0599-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Background Data on the social determinants of health can help primary care practices target improvement efforts, yet relevant data are rarely available. Our family practice located in Toronto, Ontario routinely collects patient-level sociodemographic data via a pilot-tested survey developed by a multi-organizational steering committee. We sought to use these data to assess the relationship between the social determinants and colorectal, cervical and breast cancer screening, and to describe the opportunities and challenges of using data on social determinants from a self-administered patient survey. Methods Patients of the family practice eligible for at least one of the three cancer screening types, based on age and screening guidelines as of June 30, 2015 and who had answered at least one question on a socio-demographic survey were included in the study. We linked self-reported data from the sociodemographic survey conducted in the waiting room with patients’ electronic medical record data and cancer screening records. We created an individual-level income variable (low-income cut-off) that defined a poverty threshold and took household size into account. The sociodemographic characteristics of patients who were overdue for screening were compared to those who were up-to-date for screening for each cancer type using chi-squared tests. Results We analysed data for 5766 patients for whom we had survey data. Survey participants had significantly higher screening rates (72.9, 78.7, 74.4% for colorectal, cervical and breast cancer screening respectively) than the 13, 036 patients for whom we did not have survey data (59.2, 65.3, 58.9% respectively). Foreign-born patients were significantly more likely to be up-to-date on colorectal screening than their Canadian-born peers but showed no significant differences in breast or cervical cancer screening. We found a significant association between the low-income cut-off variable and cancer screening; neighbourhood income quintile was not significantly associated with cancer screening. Housing status was also significantly associated with colorectal, cervical and breast cancer screening. There was a large amount of missing data for the low-income cut-off variable, approximately 25% across the three cohorts. Conclusion While we were able to show that neighbourhood income might under-estimate income-related disparities in screening, individual-level income was also the most challenging variable to collect. Future work in this area should target the income disparity in cancer screening and simultaneously explore how best to collect measures of poverty. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12875-017-0599-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- A K Lofters
- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada. .,Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada. .,Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada. .,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada. .,Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.,Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.,Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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- Cancer Care Ontario, 620 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2L7, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.,Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Stock D, Rabeneck L, Baxter NN, Paszat LF, Sutradhar R, Yun L, Tinmouth J. A centrally generated primary care physician audit report does not improve colonoscopy uptake after a positive result on a fecal occult blood test in Ontario's ColonCancerCheck program. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 24:47-51. [PMID: 28270725 DOI: 10.3747/co.24.3025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Timely follow-up of fecal occult blood screening with colonoscopy is essential for achieving colorectal cancer mortality reduction. In the present study, we evaluated the effectiveness of centrally generated, physician-targeted audit and feedback to improve colonoscopy uptake after a positive fecal occult blood test (fobt) result within Ontario's population-wide ColonCancerCheck Program. METHODS This prospective cohort study used data sets from Ontario's ColonCancerCheck Program (2008-2011) that were linked to provincial administrative health databases. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate the effect of centralized, physician-targeted audit and feedback on colonoscopy uptake in an Ontario-wide fobt-positive cohort. RESULTS A mailed physician audit and feedback report identifying individuals outstanding for colonoscopy for 3 or more months after a positive fobt result did not increase the likelihood of colonoscopy uptake (hazard ratio: 0.95; 95% confidence interval: 0.79 to 1.13). Duration of positive fobt status was strongly inversely associated with the hazard of follow-up colonoscopy (p for linear trend: <0.001). CONCLUSIONS In a large population-wide setting, centralized tracking in the form of physician-targeted mailed audit and feedback reports does not improve colonoscopy uptake for screening participants with a positive fobt result outstanding for 3 or more months. Mailed physician-targeted screening audit and feedback reports alone are unlikely to improve compliance with follow-up colonoscopy in Ontario. Other interventions such as physician audits or automatic referrals, demonstrated to be effective in other jurisdictions, might be warranted.
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- D Stock
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Cancer Care Ontario
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Department of General Surgery and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, and
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Cancer Care Ontario
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Acuna SA, Huang JW, Scott AL, Micic S, Daly C, Brezden-Masley C, Kim SJ, Baxter NN. Cancer Screening Recommendations for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines. Am J Transplant 2017; 17:103-114. [PMID: 27575845 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [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: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at increased risk of developing and dying from cancer. However, controversies exist around cancer screening in this population owing to reduced life expectancy and competing causes of death. This systematic review assesses the availability, quality and consistency of cancer screening recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). We systematically searched bibliographic databases and gray literature to identify CPGs and assessed their quality using AGREE II. Recommendations were extracted along with their supporting evidence. Thirteen guidelines were included in the review. CPGs for kidney recipients were the most frequent source of screening recommendations, and recommendations for skin cancer screening were most frequently presented. Some screening recommendations differed from those for the general population, based on literature demonstrating higher cancer incidence among SOTRs versus direct evidence of screening effectiveness. Relevant stakeholders such as oncology specialists, primary care providers and public health experts were not involved in the formulation of the screening recommendations. In conclusion, although several guidelines make recommendations for cancer screening in SOTRs, the availability of cancer screening recommendations varied considerably by transplanted organ. More studies are required to inform cancer screening recommendations in SOTRs, and guideline development should involve transplant patients, oncologists and cancer screening specialists.
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- S A Acuna
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Li Ki Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ki Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ki Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ki Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Li Ki Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Li Ki Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Del Giudice EM, Paszat LF, Rabeneck L, Sutradhar R, Urbach D, Wilton D, Baxter NN. Long-term surveillance and preventive practices among healthy young adult cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.6121] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Atlas H, Safa N, Denis R, Garneau P, Moustarah F, Marceau S, Lebel S, Biertho L, Hould F, Marceau P, Biron S, Anvari M, Sharma A, Goldsmith CH, Lacobellis G, Cadeddu M, Misra M, Taylor V, Tarride J, Hubert E, Tiboni M, Hong D, Wiebe S, Klassen D, Bonjer J, Lawlor D, Plowman J, Ransom T, Vallis M, Ellsmere J, Graham PJ, Kaban GK, Vizhul A, Birch DW, Menezes AC, Shi X, Karmali S, Seth R, MacKenzie L, Kus A, Bell J, Carrier M, Atkins H, Boushey R, Auer R, Croome KP, Yamashita M, Aarts MA, Okrainec A, Glicksman A, Pearsall E, Pitzul K, Huang H, McLeod RS, Sarkhosh K, Robertson M, Boctor D, Lam V, Sigalet D, Johner A, Faulds J, Wiseman SM, Pemberton J, Gordon ML, Prashad C, Rambaran M, Cameron B, Neville A, Sarosi GA, Wei Y, Gibbs JO, Reda DJ, McCarthy M, Fitzgibbons RJ, Barkun JST, Fenech DS, Forbes S, Pearsall E, Chung J, Glickman A, Victor JC, Nathens A, McLeod RS, Fitzmaurice GJ, Mone F, Brown R, Cranley B, Conlon EF, Todd RAJ, O'Donnell ME, Tran TT, Kaneva PA, Finch LE, Fried GM, Mayo NE, Feldman LS, VanHouwellingen L, Vogt KN, Stewart TC, Williamson J, Parry N, DeRose G, Gray D, Harriman S, Rodych N, Hayes P, Moser M, Jamal MH, Doi S, Rousseau M, Snell L, Meterissian S, Zolfaghari S, Friedlich MS, Kurashima Y, Al-Sabah S, Kaneva PA, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC, Tran TT, Kaneva PA, Mayo NE, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Pearsall E, Sheth U, Fenech D, McKenzie M, Victor JC, McLeod RS, Ghaderi I, Vaillancourt M, Sroka G, Kaneva PA, Vassiliou MC, Seagull FJ, Sutton E, Godinez C, George I, Park A, Choy I, Okrainec A, Brintzenhoff R, Prabhu A, Heniford BT, Stefanidis D, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Igric A, Vogt KN, Girotti M, Parry NG, Vinden C, Kim SHH, Zhang NN, Russo JJ, El-Salfiti IK, Kowalczuk M, Rajaee AN, Bal M, Gill MS, Lysecki PJ, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Nassar AK, Reid S, Mohaisen KN, Winch J, Omar D, Hanna WC, Mulder DS, El-Hilali MM, Khwaja KA, Jamal MH, Rayment J, Doi SA, Megueditchian A, Meterissian S, Tso D, Langer M, Blair G, Butterworth S, Vaillancourt M, Vassiliou MC, Bergman S, Fried GM, Kaneva PA, Feldman LS, Davenport E, Haggar F, Trottier D, Huynh H, Soto C, Shamji FM, Seely A, Sundaresan S, Pagliarello G, Tadros S, Yelle JD, Maziak D, Moloo H, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Knowlton LM, Chackungal S, MacQueen KA, Anvari M, Allen C, Goldsmith C, Ghaderi I, Madani A, de Gara C, Schlachta CM, Zakrison TL, Tee MC, Chan S, Nguyen V, Yang J, Holmes D, Levine D, Bugis S, Wiseman SM, Sandhu L, Zhai J, Kennedy ED, Baxter NN, Gagliardi AR, Urbach DR, Wei AC, Sabalbal M, McAlister VC, Balayla J, Bergman S, Feldman LS, Ghitulescu G, Fraser SA, Daigle R, Urquart R, Cox M, Grunfeld E, Porter G, Hallet J, Labidi S, Clairoux A, Gagné JP, Gill RS, Manouchehri N, Liu JQ, Lee TF, Bigam DL, Cheung PY, Van Koughnett JA, Colquhoun PH, Gordon ML, Cornacchi S, Farrokhyar F, Hodgson N, Porter G, Quan ML, Wright F, Lovrics P, Datta I, Brar SS, Ball CG, Heine JA, Rothwell B, Crozier M, Ting H, Boone D, O'Regan N, Brown C, Bandrauk N, Hapgood J, Hogan M, McDonald LA, Da'as S, Sorensen PHB, Berman JN, Ameer A, Jamal M, Aljiffry M, Doi S, Hasanain M, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Lapierre S, Mohammad W, Balaa N, Akil M, Mimeault R, Fairfull-Smith R, Teague BD, Butler MS, Garneau PY, Sample CB, Kapoor A, Cadeddu MO, Anvari M, Hanna WC, Jamal MH, Nguyen L, Fraser SA, Kwan K, Wallis CJD, Jones S, Fraser T, Masterso J, Blair G, Duffy D, Roberts DJ, Kirkpatrick AW, Datta I, Feliciano DV, Kortbeek JB, Laupland KB, Ball CG, Haggar F, Davenport E, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Manouchehri N, Bigam D, Churchill T, Joynt C, Cheung PY, Al-Sairafi R, Sample CB, Paquette F, Fraser SA, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Weissglas I, Ghitulescu G, Meterissian S, Bergman S, Al-Dohayan A, Al-Naami M, Bamehriz F, Madkhali A, Hallet J, LeBlanc M, Gilbert A, Daigle C, Tien G, Atkins MS, Zheng B, Tanin H, Swindells C, Meneghetti A, Panton ONM, Qayumi AK, Chhiv M, Drolet S, Sirois-Giguère É, Gilbert A, Doyle JD, Sheth U, Huang H, Pearsall E, McLeod RS, Nathens AB, Suri RR, Vora P, Kirby JM, Chan K, Smith S, Ruo L, Faryniuk A, Hochman D, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Broderick TJ, Williams DR, Kholdebarin R, Helewa R, Bracken J, Zabolotny B, Hochman D, Merchant S, Hameed M, Melck A, McGuire AL, Wilson C, Mercer D, Sharma B, Orzech N, Grantcharov T, Johner A, Taylor DC, Buczkowski AK, Chung SW, Lumb KJ, Trejos AL, Ward CDW, Naish MD, Patel RV, Schlachta CM, Davenport E, Haggar F, Moloo H, Boushey RP, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Graybiel KM, Fernandes VT, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Mohammad W, Trottier D, Nadolny K, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Balaa F, Diederichs B, Turner S, de Gara C, Ghitulescu GA, Filip I, Bergman S, Fraser S, Finley RJ, Mayo J, Clifton J, Yee J, Evans K, MacWilliams A, Lam S, English J, Finley C, Jacks L, Darling G, Hanna WC, Sudarshan M, Roberge D, David M, Waschke KA, Mayrand S, Ferri LE, Coughlin S, Emmerton-Coughlin H, Malthaner R, Grover HS, Basi S, Chiasson P, Basi S, Irshad K, Emmerton-Coughlin HMA, Vogt KN, Malthaner RA, Spicer JD, McDonald B, Perera R, Rousseau MC, Chan CHF, Hsu RYC, Giannias B, Ferri LE, Ahmed S, Birnbaum AE, Berz D, Fontaine JP, Dipetrillo TA, Ready NE, Ng T, Alhussaini A, Oberoi M, Threader J, Villeneuve J, Gilbert S, Shamji FM, Sundaresan S, Maziak D, Seely A, Rammohan KS, Hunt I, Chuck A, Gazala S, Valji A, Stewart K, Bedard ELR, Plourde M, Fortin D, Arab A, Inculet RI, Malthaner RA, Bharadwaj SC, Hamin T, Tan LA, Unruh HW, Srinathan SK, McGuire AL, Petsikas D, Reid K, Hopman W, Levine P, Rousseau M, Spicer J, Ferri LE, Ashrafi AS, Bond RJ, Ong SR, Ahmadi SY, Partington SL, Graham AJ, Owen S, Kelly EJ, Gelfand G, Grondin SC, McFadden SD, Paolucci EO, Weeks SG, Davis PJ, Molinari M, Topp T, Walsh MJ, Simoneau E, Hassanain M, Cabrera T, Chaudhury P, Dumitra S, Aljiffry M, Feteih I, Leduc S, Rivera J, Jamal M, Valenti D, Metrakos P, Elgadi K, Cherniak W, Chan D, Wei AC, Gallinger S, Mohammad W, Mimeault R, Fairfull-Smith R, Auer R, Balaa F, Kwan J, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Dey C, Gadahadh R, Salman A, Simoneau E, Meti N, Aljiffry M, Jamal M, Cabrera T, Bouganim N, Kavan P, Alcindor T, Valenti D, Metrakos P, Brar B, Sutherland F, Bégin A, Bourdonnais D, Lapointe R, Plasse M, Létourneau R, Roy A, Dagenais M, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Bégin A, Bourdonnais D, Lapointe R, Plasse M, Létourneau R, Dagenais M, Roy A, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Bégin A, Ismail S, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Létourneau R, Plasse M, Roy A, Dagenais M, Lapointe R, Greco EF, Nanji S, Shah SA, Wei AC, Greig PD, Gallinger S, Cleary SP, Al-Adra DP, Anderson C, Nanji S, Ryan P, Guindi M, Selvarajah S, Greig P, McGilvray I, Taylor B, Wei A, Moulton C, Cleary SP, Gallinger S, Sandroussi C, Brace C, Kennedy E, Baxter N, Gallinger S, Wei AC, Yamashita T, Leslie K, McLean SR, Karsanji D, Dixon E, Sutherland FR, Bathe OF, Suri RR, Marcaccio MJ, Ruo L, Jamal MH, Simoneau E, Khalil JA, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Tchervenkov J, Metrakos P, Doi SA, Barkun JS, Barnett C, Marcaccio MJ, Hankinson JJ, Ruo L, Alawashez A, Ellsmere J, Neville A, Boutros M, Barkun J, Wiebe ME, Sandhu L, Takata JL, Kennedy ED, Baxter NN, Gagliardi AR, Urbach DR, Wei AC, Chan G, Kocha W, Reid R, Wall W, Quan D, Lovrics P, Hodgson N, Ghola G, Franic S, Goldsmith C, McCready D, Cornacchi S, Garnett A, Reedijk M, Scheer AS, McSparron JI, Schulman AR, Tuorto S, Gonen M, Gonsalves J, Fong Y, Auer RAC, Francescutti V, Coates A, Thabane L, Goldsmith CH, Levine M, Simunovic M, Richardson DP, Porter G, Johnson PM, Leon-Carlyle M, Schmocker S, O'Connor BI, Victor JC, Baxter NN, Smith AJ, McLeod RS, Kennedy ED, Chan CHF, Arabzadeh A, DeMarte L, Spicer JD, Turbide C, Brodt P, Beauchemin N, Ferri LE, Zih F, Panzarella T, Hummel C, Petronis J, McCart A, Swallow C, Mathieson A, Ridgway PF, Ko YJ, Smith AJ, Gieni M, Dickson L, Sne N, Avram R, Farrokhyar F, Smith M, Giacomantonio C, Hoskin D, Doyon C, Martin G, Patocskai E, Brar SS, Wright F, Okrainec A, Smith AJ, Bischof DA, Maier B, Fitch M, Wright FC, Baliski CR, Kluftinger A, MacLeod M, Kwong S, Racz JM, Fortin A, Latosinsky S, Messenger DE, Kirsch R, McLeod RS, Aslani N, Heidary B, Prabhu KL, Raval M, Phang PT, Brow C, Richardson DP, Porter G, Johnson PM, Moloo H, Haggar F, Duhaime S, Hutton B, Grimshaw J, Coyle D, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Boushey RP, Paun BC, Shaheen AAM, Dixon E, Maclean AR, Buie WD, Moustarah F, Talarico J, Zink J, Gatmaitan P, Schauer P, Chand B, Brethauer S, Martel G, Duhaime S, Ramsay CR, Barkun JS, Ferguson DA, Boushey RP, Palter VN, MacRae HM, Grantcharov TP, Messenger DE, Victor JC, O'Connor BI, MacRae HM, McLeod RS, Al-Sabah S, Feldman LS, Charlebois P, Stein B, Kaneva PA, Fried GM, Liberman AS, Borowiec AM, Karmal S, Apriasz I, Mysliwiec B, Hussain N, Ott M, Reynolds R, Lum A, Williams LJ, Morash R, Shin S, Smylie J, Moloo H, Auer R, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Watters J, Fung-Kee-Fung M, Boushey RP, Pelletier JS, de Gara CJ, White J, Ghosh S, Schiller D, Drolet S, Paolucci EO, Heine J, Buie WD, Maclean AR, Barnes A, Liang S, Auer R, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Poulin EC, Boushey RP, Klevan AE, Dalvi AA, Ramsay JA, Stephen WJ, Nhan C, Driman DK, Raby M, Smith AJ, Hunter A, Srigley J, McLeod RS, Zolfaghari S, Auer R, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Friedlich M, Poulin EC, Stern HS, Boushey RP, Scheer AS, Boushey RP, Liang S, Doucette S, O'Connor AM, Moher D. Canadian Surgery Forum. Can J Surg 2010; 53:S51-S104. [PMID: 35488396 PMCID: PMC2912011] [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)
- H Atlas
- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
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- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - M Anvari
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Sharma
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C H Goldsmith
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - G Lacobellis
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Misra
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - V Taylor
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Tarride
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E Hubert
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Tiboni
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Hong
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Wiebe
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Bonjer
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - D Lawlor
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Plowman
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - T Ransom
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - M Vallis
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - P J Graham
- From the Department of Surgery, Regina General Hospital, Regina, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - G K Kaban
- From the Department of Surgery, Regina General Hospital, Regina, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - A Vizhul
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A C Menezes
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - X Shi
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmali
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Seth
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - L MacKenzie
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Kus
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Bell
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Carrier
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Atkins
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Boushey
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K P Croome
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - M Yamashita
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - M-A Aarts
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Glicksman
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Sarkhosh
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - M Robertson
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Boctor
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - V Lam
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Sigalet
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Johner
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Faulds
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - S M Wiseman
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Pemberton
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M L Gordon
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Prashad
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Rambaran
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Cameron
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Neville
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - Y Wei
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J O Gibbs
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D J Reda
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | | | | | - D S Fenech
- 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
| | - J Chung
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Glickman
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G J Fitzmaurice
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - F Mone
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - R Brown
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - B Cranley
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - E F Conlon
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - R A J Todd
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - M E O'Donnell
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - T T Tran
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Finch
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N E Mayo
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L VanHouwellingen
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - T C Stewart
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Williamson
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G DeRose
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Harriman
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - N Rodych
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - P Hayes
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M Moser
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Doi
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Snell
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Meterissian
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Zolfaghari
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M S Friedlich
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Y Kurashima
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Al-Sabah
- 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
| | - L S Feldman
- 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
| | - M C Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - T T Tran
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N E Mayo
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - U Sheth
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Fenech
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M McKenzie
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - M Vaillancourt
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - G Sroka
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - M C Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - F J Seagull
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - E Sutton
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - C Godinez
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - I George
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Park
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - I Choy
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - R Brintzenhoff
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Prabhu
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - B T Heniford
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - D Stefanidis
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Igric
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Girotti
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N G Parry
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S H H Kim
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N N Zhang
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J J Russo
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I K El-Salfiti
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Kowalczuk
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A N Rajaee
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Bal
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M S Gill
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P J Lysecki
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J Hoogenes
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Dath
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A K Nassar
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - S Reid
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - K N Mohaisen
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - J Winch
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - D Omar
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D S Mulder
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M M El-Hilali
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K A Khwaja
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M H Jamal
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Rayment
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Doi
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | | | - S Meterissian
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Tso
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Langer
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - G Blair
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Butterworth
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Vaillancourt
- 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
| | - S Bergman
- 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
| | - P A Kaneva
- 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
| | - E Davenport
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Haggar
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Huynh
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F M Shamji
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Seely
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Sundaresan
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - G Pagliarello
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Tadros
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J D Yelle
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Maziak
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - L M Knowlton
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, Mass., the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Chackungal
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, Mass., the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K A MacQueen
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, Mass., the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Allen
- From the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Goldsmith
- From the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Madani
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T L Zakrison
- From the Ryder Trauma Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, Fla
| | - M C Tee
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Chan
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - V Nguyen
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Yang
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Holmes
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Levine
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Bugis
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S M Wiseman
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - L Sandhu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Zhai
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A R Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Sabalbal
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V C McAlister
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Balayla
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Daigle
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - R Urquart
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Cox
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Grunfeld
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J Hallet
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - S Labidi
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - A Clairoux
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - J-P Gagné
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - R S Gill
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - N Manouchehri
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Q Liu
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T F Lee
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D L Bigam
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P-Y Cheung
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J A Van Koughnett
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P H Colquhoun
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M L Gordon
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Cornacchi
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N Hodgson
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - G Porter
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M L Quan
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Wright
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Lovrics
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I Datta
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S S Brar
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - C G Ball
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J A Heine
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - B Rothwell
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - M Crozier
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - H Ting
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - D Boone
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - N O'Regan
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - C Brown
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - N Bandrauk
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - J Hapgood
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - M Hogan
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - L A McDonald
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Da'as
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P H B Sorensen
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J N Berman
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Ameer
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Aljiffry
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Doi
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Hasanain
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Lapierre
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - W Mohammad
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - N Balaa
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Akil
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Mimeault
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Fairfull-Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B D Teague
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M S Butler
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P Y Garneau
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C B Sample
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Kapoor
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M O Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Nguyen
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - K Kwan
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J D Wallis
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Jones
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - T Fraser
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Masterso
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - G Blair
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Duffy
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D J Roberts
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - A W Kirkpatrick
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - I Datta
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - D V Feliciano
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - J B Kortbeek
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - K B Laupland
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - C G Ball
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - F Haggar
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Davenport
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - N Manouchehri
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Bigam
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T Churchill
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Joynt
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P-Y Cheung
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Al-Sairafi
- From the University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Edmonton, Alta
| | - C B Sample
- From the University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Edmonton, Alta
| | - F Paquette
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - I Weissglas
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Meterissian
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Al-Dohayan
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - M Al-Naami
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - F Bamehriz
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - A Madkhali
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - J Hallet
- From the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Que
| | - M LeBlanc
- From the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Que
| | - A Gilbert
- From the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Que
| | - C Daigle
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - G Tien
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - M S Atkins
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - B Zheng
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - H Tanin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - C Swindells
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - A Meneghetti
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - O N M Panton
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - A K Qayumi
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - M Chhiv
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - S Drolet
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - É Sirois-Giguère
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - A Gilbert
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - J D Doyle
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - U Sheth
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Pearsall
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A B Nathens
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R R Suri
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Vora
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J M Kirby
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Chan
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Ruo
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, 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 G Ball
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A W Kirkpatrick
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - T J Broderick
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D R Williams
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Kholdebarin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - R Helewa
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - J Bracken
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - B Zabolotny
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - S Merchant
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Hameed
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Melck
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A L McGuire
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - C Wilson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - D Mercer
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - B Sharma
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Orzech
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Grantcharov
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Johner
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - D C Taylor
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A K Buczkowski
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - S W Chung
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - K J Lumb
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A L Trejos
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C D W Ward
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M D Naish
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R V Patel
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - E Davenport
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Haggar
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- 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
| | - K M Graybiel
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - V T Fernandes
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J Hoogenes
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Dath
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Mohammad
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K Nadolny
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Balaa
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Diederichs
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Turner
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - G A Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - I Filip
- 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
| | - S Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R J Finley
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Mayo
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Clifton
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Yee
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - K Evans
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - A MacWilliams
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Lam
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J English
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Finley
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Jacks
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Darling
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Sudarshan
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Roberge
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M David
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K A Waschke
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Mayrand
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Coughlin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | - R Malthaner
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - H S Grover
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Chiasson
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Irshad
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J D Spicer
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B McDonald
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Perera
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M C Rousseau
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C H F Chan
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Y C Hsu
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Giannias
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ahmed
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - A E Birnbaum
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - D Berz
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - J P Fontaine
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - T A Dipetrillo
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - N E Ready
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - T Ng
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - A Alhussaini
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Oberoi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Threader
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Villeneuve
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Gilbert
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F M Shamji
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Sundaresan
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Maziak
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Seely
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K S Rammohan
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Hunt
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Chuck
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Gazala
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Valji
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bedard
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Plourde
- 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
| | - A Arab
- 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
| | - S C Bharadwaj
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - T Hamin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - L A Tan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - H W Unruh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - S K Srinathan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - A L McGuire
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - D Petsikas
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - K Reid
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - W Hopman
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - P Levine
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A S Ashrafi
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - R J Bond
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S R Ong
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Y Ahmadi
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S L Partington
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A J Graham
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Owen
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E J Kelly
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - G Gelfand
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S C Grondin
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S D McFadden
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Oddone Paolucci
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S G Weeks
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - P J Davis
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Molinari
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - T Topp
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M J Walsh
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Simoneau
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Hassanain
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Cabrera
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Dumitra
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Aljiffry
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - I Feteih
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Leduc
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Rivera
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Jamal
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Valenti
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K Elgadi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Cherniak
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Chan
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Mohammad
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Mimeault
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Fairfull-Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Balaa
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Kwan
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Hassanain
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Dey
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Gadahadh
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Salman
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - E Simoneau
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - N Meti
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Aljiffry
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Jamal
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Cabrera
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - N Bouganim
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kavan
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Alcindor
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Valenti
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Brar
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta
| | - F Sutherland
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Bégin
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - D Bourdonnais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Lapointe
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Plasse
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Létourneau
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Roy
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Dagenais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - F Vandenbroucke-Menu
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Bégin
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - D Bourdonnais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Lapointe
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Plasse
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Létourneau
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Dagenais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Roy
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - F Vandenbroucke-Menu
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Bégin
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ismail
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - F Vandenbroucke-Menu
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Létourneau
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Plasse
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Roy
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Dagenais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Lapointe
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - E F Greco
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Nanji
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S A Shah
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P D Greig
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S P Cleary
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D P Al-Adra
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Anderson
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Nanji
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Ryan
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Guindi
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Selvarajah
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Greig
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - I McGilvray
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Taylor
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Wei
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Moulton
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S P Cleary
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Sandroussi
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Brace
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Kennedy
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Baxter
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Yamashita
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Leslie
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S R McLean
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Karsanji
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - F R Sutherland
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - O F Bathe
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - R R Suri
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M J Marcaccio
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Ruo
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - E Simoneau
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J Abou Khalil
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - M Hassanain
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - S A Doi
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J S Barkun
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - C Barnett
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M J Marcaccio
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J J Hankinson
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Ruo
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Alawashez
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Neville
- From the McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Boutros
- From the McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Barkun
- From the McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M E Wiebe
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Sandhu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J L Takata
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A R Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Chan
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - W Kocha
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - R Reid
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - W Wall
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - D Quan
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - P Lovrics
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Hodgson
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Ghola
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Franic
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Goldsmith
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D McCready
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Cornacchi
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Garnett
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Reedijk
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - A S Scheer
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - J I McSparron
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - A R Schulman
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - S Tuorto
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - M Gonen
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - J Gonsalves
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - Y Fong
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - R A C Auer
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Coates
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Thabane
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C H Goldsmith
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Levine
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Simunovic
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D P Richardson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P M Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Leon-Carlyle
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Schmocker
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B I O'Connor
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C H F Chan
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A Arabzadeh
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L DeMarte
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J D Spicer
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C Turbide
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Brodt
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Beauchemin
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - F Zih
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Panzarella
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Hummel
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Petronis
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A McCart
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Swallow
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Mathieson
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - P F Ridgway
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y J Ko
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Gieni
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Dickson
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N Sne
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Avram
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centres, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - C Giacomantonio
- From the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centres, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - D Hoskin
- From the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centres, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - C Doyon
- From the Département de chirurgie oncologique et hépatobiliaire, Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - G Martin
- From the Département de chirurgie oncologique et hépatobiliaire, Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - E Patocskai
- From the Département de chirurgie oncologique et hépatobiliaire, Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - S S Brar
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Wright
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D A Bischof
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Maier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Fitch
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F C Wright
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C R Baliski
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - A Kluftinger
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - M MacLeod
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - S Kwong
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - J M Racz
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - A Fortin
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - S Latosinsky
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D E Messenger
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Kirsch
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Aslani
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - B Heidary
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - K Lobo Prabhu
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Raval
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Brow
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - D P Richardson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P M Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H Moloo
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Haggar
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Duhaime
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Hutton
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Grimshaw
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Coyle
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B C Paun
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A A M Shaheen
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A R Maclean
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W D Buie
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - F Moustarah
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - J Talarico
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - J Zink
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - P Gatmaitan
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - P Schauer
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - B Chand
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - S Brethauer
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - G Martel
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Duhaime
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C R Ramsay
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J S Barkun
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D A Ferguson
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - V N Palter
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - H M MacRae
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - T P Grantcharov
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - D E Messenger
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - B I O'Connor
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - H M MacRae
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Al-Sabah
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Charlebois
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Stein
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A S Liberman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A M Borowiec
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmal
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Apriasz
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - B Mysliwiec
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Hussain
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Ott
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Reynolds
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Lum
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L J Williams
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Morash
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Shin
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Smylie
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Watters
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Fung-Kee-Fung
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J S Pelletier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C J de Gara
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J White
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Ghosh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Schiller
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Drolet
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E O Paolucci
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J Heine
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W D Buie
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A R Maclean
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Barnes
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Liang
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A E Klevan
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A A Dalvi
- 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
| | - C Nhan
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D K Driman
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Raby
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Hunter
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Srigley
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Zolfaghari
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Friedlich
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H S Stern
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A S Scheer
- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Liang
- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Doucette
- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A M O'Connor
- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Moher
- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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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
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- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
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- From St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- 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
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- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- 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
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- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- 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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- 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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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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6531 Background: Although cancer and cancer treatments may lead to an inability to work, working-age adults eligible for Medicare benefits on the basis of disability face a 29-month waiting period between initial application due to disability and enrollment in the program. In this study we evaluated patterns of Medicare enrollment for working-age adults with cancer and determined factors predicting enrollment. Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) and SEER-Medicare data were used for this retrospective cohort analysis. We included patients age 21 to 59 diagnosed with lung, prostate, colorectal, and breast cancer (female) cases from 1992 through 2002. Patients were followed until 2005 or death. We constructed line plots of time from cancer diagnosis to enrollment in Medicare due to disability, anticipating a spike in enrollment around 29 months post-diagnosis. We compared demographic and tumor characteristics in the disabled to the all similarly aged patients included in SEER. We used logistic regression to determine factors associated with enrollment in Medicare due to disability 29 to 35 months post-diagnosis including demographic characteristics, stage at diagnosis, and type of surgical treatment. Results: We identified 359,049 working-age adults who were diagnosed with prostate, lung, colorectal, or female breast cancer. Within 5 years of diagnosis, 4.4% had enrolled in Medicare due to disability, most between 29 and 31 months post-diagnosis (the earliest time period of eligibility on the basis of cancer diagnosis). Later stage at diagnosis, lack of surgical treatment, aggressive surgical treatment, unmarried marital status, Hispanic or African American race/ethnicity, older age, and male gender were associated with statistically significantly higher odds of enrollment in Medicare due to disability. Conclusions: A significant number of working-age cancer patients become eligible for enrollment in Medicare due to disability. Most become eligible between 29 and 31 months after diagnosis indicating that cancer and/or treatment had a substantial permanent impact on ability to work from the time of diagnosis. Federal policy offering Medicare benefits only 29 months after application should be reevaluated. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- E. B. Habermann
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Background
The aim was to measure female sexual function after total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis using a validated scoring system and to determine the impact of pouch function on sexual function.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was performed using a modified version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-m). Measures of pouch function, including the Faecal Incontinence Severity Index, were also evaluated.
Results
Of 166 women eligible for inclusion, 90 responded to the questionnaires and 83 of these reported sexual activity. The mean age of the 83 women was 38·4 years and the mean time since pouch formation was 6·2 years. Thirty-nine women (47·0 per cent) had an FSFI-m score of 26 or less, indicating sexual dysfunction. The association between sexual dysfunction and stool leakage interfering with the ability to enjoy sexual activity tended toward significance (P = 0·071), but other measures of pouch function were not associated with sexual dysfunction. Some 55–80 per cent of respondents perceived no change or improved performance in the six domains of sexual function.
Conclusion
Almost half of the respondents reported having sexual dysfunction. Although poor pouch function was not identified as an important predictor of sexual dysfunction in this series, larger studies may be required to identify associated prognostic factors clearly.
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- J W Ogilvie Jr
- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, St Michael's Hospital and Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Daegu Hakmun Coloproctology Clinic, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Hospital-level predictors of high rates of 'Clostridium difficile-associated disease' (CDAD) were evaluated in over 2300 hospitals across California, Arizona, and Minnesota. American Hospital Association data were used to determine hospital characteristics associated with high rates of CDAD. Significant correlations were found between hospital rates of CDAD, common infections and other identified pathogens. Hospitals in urban areas had higher average rates of CDAD; yet, irrespective of geographic location, hospital rates of CDAD were associated with other infections. In addition, hospitals with 'high CDAD' rates had slower turnover of beds and were more likely to offer transplant services. These results reveal large differences in rates of CDAD across regions. Hospitals with high rates of CDAD have high rates of other common infections, suggesting a need for broad infection control policies.
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- R Ricciardi
- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Urbach DR, Horvath KD, Baxter NN, Jobe BA, Madan AK, Pryor AD, Khaitan L, Torquati A, Brower ST, Trus TL, Schwaitzberg S. A research agenda for gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc 2007; 21:1518-25. [PMID: 17287915 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9141-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2006] [Revised: 08/02/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Development of a research agenda may help to inform researchers and research-granting agencies about the key research gaps in an area of research and clinical care. The authors sought to develop a list of research questions for which further research was likely to have a major impact on clinical care in the area of gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery. METHODS A formal group process was used to conduct an iterative, anonymous Web-based survey of an expert panel including the general membership of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). In round 1, research questions were solicited, which were categorized, collapsed, and rewritten in a common format. In round 2, the expert panel rated all the questions using a priority scale ranging from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). In round 3, the panel re-rated the 40 questions with the highest mean priority score in round 2. RESULTS A total of 241 respondents to round 1 submitted 382 questions, which were reduced by a review panel to 106 unique questions encompassing 33 topics in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery. In the two successive rounds, respectively, 397 and 385 respondents ranked the questions by priority, then re-ranked the 40 questions with the highest mean priority score. High-priority questions related to antireflux surgery, the oncologic and immune effects of minimally invasive surgery, and morbid obesity. The question with the highest mean priority ranking was: "What is the best treatment (antireflux surgery, endoluminal therapy, or medication) for GERD?" The second highest-ranked question was: "Does minimally invasive surgery improve oncologic outcomes as compared with open surgery?" Other questions covered a broad range of research areas including clinical research, basic science research, education and evaluation, outcomes measurement, and health technology assessment. CONCLUSIONS An iterative, anonymous group survey process was used to develop a research agenda for gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery consisting of the 40 most important research questions in the field. This research agenda can be used by researchers and research-granting agencies to focus research activity in the areas most likely to have an impact on clinical care, and to appraise the relevance of scientific contributions.
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- D R Urbach
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth St., Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada.
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Hjern F, Johansson C, Mellgren A, Baxter NN, Hjern A. Diverticular disease and migration--the influence of acculturation to a Western lifestyle on diverticular disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006; 23:797-805. [PMID: 16556182 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02805.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diverticular disease of the colon is more common in the Western world, compared with non-Western countries. AIM To investigate the risk of diverticular disease in immigrants of diverse ethnicity and in different phases of acculturation. METHODS Socio-demographic indicators and the risk of diverticular disease were investigated. The study population was a prospectively followed national cohort of 4 million residents born between 1925 and 1965. Risk ratios (RRs) of hospital admissions and deaths because of diverticular disease and acute diverticulitis from 1991 through 2000 were calculated. RESULTS The risk of hospital admission because of diverticular disease, after adjustment for age, sex and socio-economic indicators, was lower in non-Western immigrants (RRs = 0.5-0.7) compared with natives and the risk increased with time after the settlement. Women of all origins had a higher risk compared with men (RR = 1.5). This sex-difference increased with age (P < 0.001). Socio-economic status, residency or housing situation were not risk factors. CONCLUSION This population-based study found that immigrants from non-Westernized countries had lower relative risks for hospitalization because of diverticular disease than natives, but the risk increased during a relatively short period of time after settlement. Diverticular disease of the colon appears to be an acquired disorder and acculturation to a Western lifestyle has an impact on the risk.
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- F Hjern
- Department of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Baxter NN, Virnig BA, Durham SB, Tuttle TM. Radiation after lumpectomy for DCIS to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer: A population-based study. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- G. A. Porter
- Dalhousie Univ, Haifax, NS, Canada; Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Univ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX
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- Dalhousie Univ, Haifax, NS, Canada; Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Univ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX
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- Dalhousie Univ, Haifax, NS, Canada; Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Univ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX
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Baxter NN, Rothenberger DA, Morris AM, Bullard KM. Adjuvant radiation for rectal cancer: do we measure up to the standard of care? An epidemiologic analysis of trends over 25 years in the United States. Dis Colon Rectum 2005; 48:9-15. [PMID: 15690651 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0792-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE In the United States, adjuvant radiation therapy is currently recommended for most patients with rectal cancer. We conducted this population-based study to evaluate the rate of radiation therapy and the factors affecting its delivery. METHODS We used the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database to assess treatment of patients with nonmetastatic rectal cancer diagnosed over a 25-year period (1976 through 2000). We evaluated the rate of radiation therapy use and its timing (preoperative vs. postoperative) and the influence of factors such as tumor stage and grade; patient gender and race; and geographic location. RESULTS In this 25-year period, 45,627 patients met our selection criteria. The rate of radiation therapy use increased dramatically over time: from 17 percent of advanced-stage patients in 1976 to 65 percent in 2000 (P < 0.0001). Until 1996, the increase was due almost entirely to postoperative radiation therapy. Since 1996, the rate of preoperative radiation therapy use has increased (P < 0.0001) and the rate of postoperative radiation therapy use has begun to decline. We found, after controlling for the year of diagnosis, that female patients, African Americans, older patients, and patients with low-grade lesions were less likely to undergo radiation therapy (P < 0.0001). Geographic location was also an important predictor of radiation therapy use. CONCLUSIONS The use of radiation therapy for patients with rectal cancer has dramatically increased over the 25-year period studied, with a recent shift to the use of preoperative radiation therapy; however, in 2000, over 30 percent of patients with advanced-stage nonmetastatic rectal cancer did not undergo radiation therapy. Given the variation in radiation therapy use that we found to be due to demographic factors, access to adjuvant radiation therapy can be improved.
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- N N Baxter
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Urbach DR, Baxter NN. Does it matter what a hospital is "high volume" for? Specificity of hospital volume-outcome associations for surgical procedures: analysis of administrative data. Qual Saf Health Care 2004; 13:379-83. [PMID: 15465942 PMCID: PMC1743878 DOI: 10.1136/qhc.13.5.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the improved outcome of a surgical procedure in high volume hospitals is specific to the volume of the same procedure. DESIGN AND SETTING Analysis of secondary data in Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Patients having an oesophagectomy, colorectal resection for cancer, pancreaticoduodenectomy, major lung resection for cancer, or repair of an unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm between 1994 and 1999. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Odds ratio for death within 30 days of surgery in relation to the hospital volume of the same surgical procedure and the hospital volume of the other four procedures. Estimates were adjusted for age, sex, and comorbidity and accounted for hospital level clustering. RESULTS With the exception of colorectal resection, 30 day mortality seemed to be inversely related not only to the hospital volume of the same procedure but also to the hospital volume of most of the other procedures. In some cases the effect of the volume of a different procedure was stronger than the effect of the volume of the same procedure. For example, the association of mortality from pancreaticoduodenectomy with hospital volume of lung resection (odds ratio for death in hospitals with a high volume of lung resection compared with low volume 0.36, 95% confidence interval 0.23 to 0.57) was much stronger than the association of mortality from pancreaticoduodenectomy with hospital volume of pancreaticoduodenectomy (0.76, 0.44 to 1.32). CONCLUSION The inverse association between high volume of procedure and risk of operative death is not specific to the volume of the procedure being studied.
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- D R Urbach
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, 9EN-236A, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- N. N. Baxter
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the optimal management of patients with colorectal cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm in the elective situation. METHODS All patients with a history of colorectal cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm between 1986 and July 2000 were identified, and charts of those with concomitant disease were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 435 patients with available charts were reviewed. Eighty-three patients with concomitant abdominal aortic aneurysm and colorectal cancer were identified. In 64 patients the colorectal cancer was treated first, and 44 of these patients had an abdominal aortic aneurysm less than 5 cm in diameter (average = 3.8 cm). No abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured in the postoperative period. Median delay to colorectal cancer surgery from diagnosis was four days. Twenty patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm of 5 cm or greater (average = 5.4 cm) were treated for colorectal cancer first. In two of these patients (with abdominal aortic aneurysms sized 5 and 6.4 cm), the abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured in the early postoperative period. Median delay to colorectal cancer resection was eight days. Twelve patients had both abdominal aortic aneurysm and colorectal cancer treated at the same time. The average size of the abdominal aortic aneurysm was 6.4 cm. Median delay from colorectal cancer diagnosis to resection was 15 days. No documented cases of graft infection occurred in this group; median follow-up was 3.2 years. Seven patients underwent abdominal aortic aneurysm repair before resection of colorectal cancer; in two patients, colorectal cancer was found at the time of resection. The average size of abdominal aortic aneurysm was 6 cm and median delay to treatment of colorectal cancer was 122 days, a statistically significant longer delay than in the other two groups (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION In patients with colorectal cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm of 5 cm or more, treatment of colorectal cancer first may result in life-threatening rupture, whereas treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm first may significantly delay treatment of colorectal cancer. Concomitant treatment seems to be a safe alternative. If anatomically suitable, the abdominal aortic aneurysm may be considered for endovascular repair followed by a staged colon resection. The presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm less than 5 cm does not affect colorectal cancer treatment.
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- N N Baxter
- Department of Surgery, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Quality of life is an important outcome measure following surgery for ulcerative colitis. Quality of life incorporates not only the physical or functional outcome; it also considers the emotional and social well-being of patients. Quality of life may be measured using disease-specific or generic quality of life measures or by utility measurement. Although the pelvic pouch procedure is preferred by most patients, there are data to suggest that the quality of life is excellent irrespective of the procedure, possibly because physical well-being is improved and is the main determinant of outcome. Those who have a pelvic pouch may be less restricted in some activities. Compared to medically treated patients, quality of life is usually superior in surgical patients, although it varies depending on the activity of the disease and the surgical outcome. Despite more publications on this topic in recent years, there is a need for further studies comparing quality of life in patients receiving medical and surgical treatment as well as assessing outcome following the various surgical procedures.
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- R S McLeod
- Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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