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Kalil JA, Krzywon L, Zlotnik O, Perrier H, Petrillo SK, Chaudhury P, Schadde E, Metrakos P. Debulking Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis Conveys Survival Benefit. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1730. [PMID: 38730684 PMCID: PMC11083421 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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(1) Background: Despite advances in surgical technique and systemic chemotherapy, some patients with multifocal, bilobar colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) remain unresectable. These patients may benefit from surgical debulking of liver tumors in combination with chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone. (2) Methods: A retrospective study including patients evaluated for curative intent resection of CRLM was performed. Patients were divided into three groups: those who underwent liver resection with recurrence within 6 months (subtotal debulked, SD), those who had the first stage only of a two-stage hepatectomy (partially debulked, PD), and those never debulked (ND). Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank test were performed to assess the median survival of each group. (3) Results: 174 patients underwent liver resection, and 34 patients recurred within 6 months. Of the patients planned for two-stage hepatectomy, 35 underwent the first stage only. Thirty-two patients were never resected. Median survival of the SD, PD, and ND groups was 31 months, 31 months, and 19.5 months, respectively (p = 0.012); (4) Conclusions: Patients who underwent a debulking of CRLM demonstrated a survival benefit compared to patients who did not undergo any surgical resection. This study provides support for the evaluation of intentional debulking versus palliative chemotherapy alone in a randomized trial.
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- Jennifer A. Kalil
- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.A.K.); (L.K.); (O.Z.); (H.P.); (P.C.)
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada;
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.A.K.); (L.K.); (O.Z.); (H.P.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.A.K.); (L.K.); (O.Z.); (H.P.); (P.C.)
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada;
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.A.K.); (L.K.); (O.Z.); (H.P.); (P.C.)
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- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada;
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.A.K.); (L.K.); (O.Z.); (H.P.); (P.C.)
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada;
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Center in Zurich, Surgery Center St. Anna in Lucerne, Beausite Hospital in Berne, Hirslanden Corporation, Witteliker Str. 40, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland;
- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 653 W Congress Pkwy 12, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.A.K.); (L.K.); (O.Z.); (H.P.); (P.C.)
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute—McGill University Health Center, 1001 Blvd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada;
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Weiss MJ, Dupras-Langlais M, Lavigne MJ, Lavigne S, Martel AC, Chaudhury P. Organ donation after medical assistance in dying: a descriptive study from 2018 to 2022 in Quebec. CMAJ 2024; 196:E79-E84. [PMID: 38286494 PMCID: PMC10833101 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.230883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Since the implementation of medical assistance in dying (MAiD), deceased organ donation after MAiD has been possible in Quebec. We sought to describe organ donations after MAiD in the first 5 years after this practice was implemented in Quebec. METHODS We reviewed all cases referred for donation after MAiD from January 2018 to December 2022. We presented all data descriptively with no comparison statistics. RESULTS Transplant Québec received 245 referrals for donation after MAiD, of which 82 were retained (33.5%). Of the 163 nonretained referrals, 152 (93.2%) had a recorded reason, including 91 (55.8%) for medical unsuitability on initial screen (e.g., organ dysfunction, medical history), 34 (20.8%) for patient refusal and 21 (12.9%) instances where patients withdrew from the MAiD process entirely. Six patients died before MAiD. Eighteen of the 82 retained cases were cancelled later in the process, almost all (n = 17, 94.4%) because of medical contraindication discovered during detailed donor evaluation. Sixty-four patients became actual donors after MAiD, increasing from 8 in 2018 to 24 in 2022. The total conversion rate from referral to an actual donor was 26.1% (64/245). A total of 182 organs (116 kidneys, 20 livers and 46 lungs) were transplanted after MAiD. During the study period, MAiD donors represented 8.0% (64/803) of total deceased donors, increasing from 4.9% (8/164) in 2018 to 14.0% (24/171) in 2022. INTERPRETATION These data describe a substantial increase in deceased donation after MAiD in the first 5 years of implementation in Quebec. Future studies should focus on how to optimize systems to ensure these requests are treated in the most ethical and medically effective way.
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- Matthew J Weiss
- Transplant Québec (Weiss, Dupras-Langlais, M.-J. Lavigne, S. Lavigne, Martel, Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics (Weiss), Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Que.; McGill University Health Centre (Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.
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- Transplant Québec (Weiss, Dupras-Langlais, M.-J. Lavigne, S. Lavigne, Martel, Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics (Weiss), Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Que.; McGill University Health Centre (Chaudhury), Montréal, Que
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- Transplant Québec (Weiss, Dupras-Langlais, M.-J. Lavigne, S. Lavigne, Martel, Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics (Weiss), Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Que.; McGill University Health Centre (Chaudhury), Montréal, Que
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- Transplant Québec (Weiss, Dupras-Langlais, M.-J. Lavigne, S. Lavigne, Martel, Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics (Weiss), Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Que.; McGill University Health Centre (Chaudhury), Montréal, Que
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- Transplant Québec (Weiss, Dupras-Langlais, M.-J. Lavigne, S. Lavigne, Martel, Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics (Weiss), Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Que.; McGill University Health Centre (Chaudhury), Montréal, Que
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- Transplant Québec (Weiss, Dupras-Langlais, M.-J. Lavigne, S. Lavigne, Martel, Chaudhury), Montréal, Que.; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics (Weiss), Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Que.; McGill University Health Centre (Chaudhury), Montréal, Que
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Pancreatic surgery outcomes: multicentre prospective snapshot study in 67 countries. Br J Surg 2024; 111:znad330. [PMID: 38743040 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic surgery remains associated with high morbidity rates. Although postoperative mortality appears to have improved with specialization, the outcomes reported in the literature reflect the activity of highly specialized centres. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes following pancreatic surgery worldwide. METHODS This was an international, prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional snapshot study of consecutive patients undergoing pancreatic operations worldwide in a 3-month interval in 2021. The primary outcome was postoperative mortality within 90 days of surgery. Multivariable logistic regression was used to explore relationships with Human Development Index (HDI) and other parameters. RESULTS A total of 4223 patients from 67 countries were analysed. A complication of any severity was detected in 68.7 per cent of patients (2901 of 4223). Major complication rates (Clavien-Dindo grade at least IIIa) were 24, 18, and 27 per cent, and mortality rates were 10, 5, and 5 per cent in low-to-middle-, high-, and very high-HDI countries respectively. The 90-day postoperative mortality rate was 5.4 per cent (229 of 4223) overall, but was significantly higher in the low-to-middle-HDI group (adjusted OR 2.88, 95 per cent c.i. 1.80 to 4.48). The overall failure-to-rescue rate was 21 per cent; however, it was 41 per cent in low-to-middle- compared with 19 per cent in very high-HDI countries. CONCLUSION Excess mortality in low-to-middle-HDI countries could be attributable to failure to rescue of patients from severe complications. The authors call for a collaborative response from international and regional associations of pancreatic surgeons to address management related to death from postoperative complications to tackle the global disparities in the outcomes of pancreatic surgery (NCT04652271; ISRCTN95140761).
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Chen YI, Sahai A, Donatelli G, Lam E, Forbes N, Mosko J, Paquin SC, Donnellan F, Chatterjee A, Telford J, Miller C, Desilets E, Sandha G, Kenshil S, Mohamed R, May G, Gan I, Barkun J, Calo N, Nawawi A, Friedman G, Cohen A, Maniere T, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Zogopoulos G, Bessissow A, Khalil JA, Baffis V, Waschke K, Parent J, Soulellis C, Khashab M, Kunda R, Geraci O, Martel M, Schwartzman K, Fiore JF, Rahme E, Barkun A. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage of First Intent With a Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent vs Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study (ELEMENT Trial). Gastroenterology 2023; 165:1249-1261.e5. [PMID: 37549753 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy with a lumen-apposing metal stent (EUS-CDS) is a promising modality for management of malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) with potential for better stent patency. We compared its outcomes with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with metal stenting (ERCP-M). METHODS In this multicenter randomized controlled trial, we recruited patients with MDBO secondary to borderline resectable, locally advanced, or unresectable peri-ampullary cancers across 10 Canadian institutions and 1 French institution. This was a superiority trial with a noninferiority assessment of technical success. Patients were randomized to EUS-CDS or ERCP-M. The primary end point was the rate of stent dysfunction at 1 year, considering competing risks of death, clinical failure, and surgical resection. Analyses were performed according to intention-to-treat principles. RESULTS From February 2019 to February 2022, 144 patients were recruited; 73 were randomized to EUS-CDS and 71 were randomized to ERCP-M. The mean (SD) procedure time was 14.0 (11.4) minutes for EUS-CDS and 23.1 (15.6) minutes for ERCP-M (P < .01); 40% of the former was performed without fluoroscopy. Technical success was achieved in 90.4% (95% CI, 81.5% to 95.3%) of EUS-CDS and 83.1% (95% CI, 72.7% to 90.1%) of ERCP-M with a risk difference of 7.3% (95% CI, -4.0% to 18.8%) indicating noninferiority. Stent dysfunction occurred in 9.6% vs 9.9% of EUS-CDS and ERCP-M cases, respectively (P = .96). No differences in adverse events, pancreaticoduodenectomy and oncologic outcomes, or quality of life were noted. CONCLUSIONS Although not superior in stent function, EUS-CDS is an efficient and safe alternative to ERCP-M in patients with MDBO. These findings provide evidence for greater adoption of EUS-CDS in clinical practice as a complementary and exchangeable first-line modality to ERCP in patients with MDBO. CLINICALTRIALS gov, Number: NCT03870386.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yen-I Chen
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Unité d'Endoscopie Interventionnelle, Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Paris, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St-Paul Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St-Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St-Paul Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, Longeuil, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St-Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, Longeuil, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Advanced Interventional Endoscopy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Institute McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Institute McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Respiratory Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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D’Aragon F, Rousseau W, Breau R, Aminaei D, Ichai C, Boyd GJ, Burns KEA, Cardinal H, Carrier FM, Chassé M, Chaudhury P, Dhanani S, English SW, Frenette AJ, Hanna S, Knoll G, Lauzier F, Oczkowski S, Rochwerg B, Shamseddin K, Slessarev M, Treleaven D, Turgeon AF, Weiss MJ, Selzner M, Meade MO. Calcineurin Inhibition in Deceased Organ Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Preclinical Studies. Transplant Direct 2023; 9:e1519. [PMID: 37649790 PMCID: PMC10465100 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001519] [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: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Background Preconditioning deceased organ donors with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) may reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury to improve transplant outcomes. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and conference proceedings for animal models of organ donation and transplantation, comparing donor treatment with CNIs with either placebo or no intervention, and evaluating outcomes for organ transplantation. Reviewers independently screened and selected studies, abstracted data, and assessed the risk of bias and clinical relevance of included studies. Where possible, we pooled results using meta-analysis; otherwise, we summarized findings descriptively. Results Eighteen studies used various animals and a range of CNI agents and doses and evaluated their effects on a variety of transplant outcomes. The risk of bias and clinical applicability were poorly reported. Pooled analyses suggested benefit of CNI treatment on early graft function in renal transplants (3 studies; serum creatinine: ratio of means [RoM] 0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.34-0.86) but not for liver transplants (2 studies; serum alanine transaminase: RoM 0.61; 95% CI, 0.30-1.26; and serum aspartate aminotransferase: RoM 0.58; 95% CI, 0.26-1.31). We found no reduction in graft loss at 7 d (2 studies; risk ratio 0.54; 95% CI, 0.08-3.42). CNI treatment was associated with reduced transplant recipient levels of interleukin-6 (4 studies; RoM 0.36; 95% CI, 0.19-0.70), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (5 studies; RoM 0.36; 95% CI, 0.12-1.03), and cellular apoptosis (4 studies; RoM 0.30; 95% CI, 0.19-0.47). Conclusions Although this compendium of animal experiments suggests that donor preconditioning with CNIs may improve early kidney graft function, the limited ability to reproduce a true clinical environment in animal experiments and to assess for risk of bias in these experiments is a serious weakness that precludes current clinical application.
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- Frédérick D’Aragon
- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, University Health Toronto—St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Population Health and Optimal Health Practice Research Unit, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health and Optimal Health Practice Research Unit, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Population Health and Optimal Health Practice Research Unit, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Transplant Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Ramjeesingh R, Chaudhury P, Tam VC, Roberge D, Lim HJ, Knox JJ, Asselah J, Doucette S, Chhiber N, Goodwin R. A Practical Guide for the Systemic Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer in Canada. Curr Oncol 2023; 30:7132-7150. [PMID: 37622998 PMCID: PMC10453186 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30080517] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are rare and aggressive tumors with poor prognosis. Radical surgery offers the best chance for cure; however, most patients present with unresectable disease, and among those receiving curative-intent surgery, recurrence rates remain high. While other locoregional therapies for unresectable disease may be considered, only select patients may be eligible. Consequently, systemic therapy plays a significant role in the treatment of BTC. In the adjuvant setting, capecitabine is recommended following curative-intent resection. In the neoadjuvant setting, systemic therapy has mostly been explored for downstaging in borderline resectable tumours, although evidence for its routine use is lacking. For advanced unresectable or metastatic disease, gemcitabine-cisplatin plus durvalumab has become the standard of care, while the addition of pembrolizumab to gemcitabine-cisplatin has also recently demonstrated improved survival compared to chemotherapy alone. Following progression on gemcitabine-cisplatin, several chemotherapy combinations and biomarker-driven targeted agents have been explored. However, the optimum regimen remains unclear, and access to targeted agents remains challenging in Canada. Overall, this article serves as a practical guide for the systemic treatment of BTC in Canada, providing valuable insights into the current and future treatment landscape for this challenging disease.
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- Ravi Ramjeesingh
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Nova Scotia Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- IMPACT Medicom Inc., Toronto, ON M6S 3K2, Canada; (S.D.)
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- IMPACT Medicom Inc., Toronto, ON M6S 3K2, Canada; (S.D.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada
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Carrier FM, Vincelette C, Trottier H, Amzallag É, Carr A, Chaudhury P, Dajani K, Fugère R, Giard JM, Gonzalez-Valencia N, Joosten A, Kandelman S, Karvellas C, McCluskey SA, Özelsel T, Park J, Simoneau È, Chassé M. Perioperative clinical practice in liver transplantation: a cross-sectional survey. Can J Anaesth 2023; 70:1155-1166. [PMID: 37266852 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02499-y] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to describe some components of the perioperative practice in liver transplantation as reported by clinicians. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional clinical practice survey using an online instrument containing questions on selected themes related to the perioperative care of liver transplant recipients. We sent email invitations to Canadian anesthesiologists, Canadian surgeons, and French anesthesiologists specialized in liver transplantation. We used five-point Likert-type scales (from "never" to "always") and numerical or categorical answers. Results are presented as medians or proportions. RESULTS We obtained answers from 130 participants (estimated response rate of 71% in Canada and 26% in France). Respondents reported rarely using transesophageal echocardiography routinely but often using it for hemodynamic instability, often using an intraoperative goal-directed hemodynamic management strategy, and never using a phlebotomy (medians from ordinal scales). Fifty-nine percent of respondents reported using a restrictive fluid management strategy to manage hemodynamic instability during the dissection phase. Forty-two percent and 15% of respondents reported using viscoelastic tests to guide intraoperative and postoperative transfusions, respectively. Fifty-four percent of respondents reported not pre-emptively treating preoperative coagulations disturbances, and 91% reported treating them intraoperatively only when bleeding was significant. Most respondents (48-64%) did not have an opinion on the maximal graft ischemic times. Forty-seven percent of respondents reported that a piggyback technique was the preferred vena cava anastomosis approach. CONCLUSION Different interventions were reported to be used regarding most components of perioperative care in liver transplantation. Our results suggest that significant equipoise exists on the optimal perioperative management of this population.
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- François M Carrier
- Department of Anesthesiology, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
- Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), 900, rue St-Denis, porte S03-434, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, QC, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), 900, rue St-Denis, porte S03-434, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University Health Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Liver Disease Division, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Paris Saclay University, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology (Liver Unit), Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, The University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Surgery, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), 900, rue St-Denis, porte S03-434, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Qatomah A, Bessissow A, Rostamianmoghaddam Y, Miller C, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Chaudhury P, Zogopoulos G, Albishi A, Adam C, Forbes N, Chen YI. EUS-GUIDED GASTROENTEROSTOMY IS SUPERIOR TO ENTERAL STENTING IN MALIGNANT GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION: THE FIRST CANADIAN COMPARATIVE STUDY. Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 97:AB873. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.04.1410] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Qatomah A, Bessissow A, Rostamianmoghaddam Y, Miller C, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Chaudhury P, Zogopoulos G, Albishi A, Adam C, Forbes N, Chen YI. EUS-GUIDED GASTROENTEROSTOMY IS SUPERIOR TO ENTERAL STENTING IN MALIGNANT GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION: THE FIRST CANADIAN COMPARATIVE STUDY. Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 97:AB788. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.04.1287] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Escoto M, Issa F, Cayouette F, Consolo H, Chaudhury P, Dhanani S, Jiang W, Oniscu GC, Murphy N, Rockell K, Weiss MJ, Dieudé M. Research and Innovation in Organ Donation: Recommendations From an International Consensus Forum. Transplant Direct 2023; 9:e1446. [PMID: 37138559 PMCID: PMC10150888 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
Abstract
This report provides recommendations from the Research and Innovation domain as part of the International Donation and Transplantation Legislative and Policy Forum (hereafter the Forum) to provide expert guidance on the structure of an ideal organ and tissue donation and transplantation system. The recommendations focus on deceased donation research and are intended for clinicians, investigators, decision-makers, and patient, family, and donor (PFD) partners involved in the field. Methods We identified topics impacting donation research through consensus using nominal group technique. Members performed narrative reviews and synthesized current knowledge on each topic, which included academic articles, policy documents, and gray literature. Using the nominal group technique, committee members discussed significant findings, which provided evidence for our recommendations. The Forum's scientific committee then vetted recommendations. Results We developed 16 recommendations in 3 key areas to provide stakeholders guidance in developing a robust deceased donor research framework. These include PFD and public involvement in research; donor, surrogate, and recipient consent within a research ethics framework; and data management. We highlight the importance of PFD and public partner involvement in research, we define the minimum ethical requirements for the protection of donors and recipients of both target and nontarget organ recipients, and we recommend the creation of a centrally administered donor research oversight committee, a single specialist institutional review board, and a research oversight body to facilitate coordination and ethical oversight of organ donor intervention research. Conclusions Our recommendations provide a roadmap for developing and implementing an ethical deceased donation research framework that continually builds public trust. Although these recommendations can be applied to jurisdictions developing or reforming their organ and tissue donation and transplantation system, stakeholders are encouraged to collaborate and respond to their specific jurisdictional needs related to organ and tissue shortages.
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- Manuel Escoto
- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Canada
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- Shanxi Provincial Organ Procurement and Allocation Center, People’s Republic of China
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- Edinburgh Transplant Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Medicine and Philosophy, Western University, Canada
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- Liver Transplant Recipient/Co-Director and PPIE Lead, United Kingdom Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, QC, Canada
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Hema-Quebec, Québec, QC, Canada
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Weiss MJ, Cantarovich M, Chaudhury P, Dieudé M, Hartell DP, Martel AC, Patriquin C, Shemie SD, Simard MJ, Woolfsmith J, Delmonico F, Domínguez-Gil B. International Donation and Transplantation Legislative and Policy Forum: Methods and Purpose. Transplant Direct 2023; 9:e1351. [PMID: 37138554 PMCID: PMC10150894 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) legislation and policies vary around the world, and this variability contributes to discrepancies in system performance. This article describes the purpose and methodology of an international forum that was organized to create consensus recommendations related to key legal and policy attributes of an ideal OTDT system. The intent is to create guidance for legislators, regulators, and other system stakeholders who aim to create or reform OTDT legislation and policy. Methods This Forum was initiated by Transplant Québec and cohosted by the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Program partnered with multiple national and international donation and transplantation organizations. Seven domains were identified by the scientific committee' and domain working groups identified specific topics for recommendations: Baseline Ethical Principles, Legal Foundations, Consent Model and Emerging Legal Issues, Donation System Architecture, Living Donation, Tissue Donation, and Research and Innovation Systems and Emerging Issues. Patient, family, and donor partners were integrated into every stage of the planning and execution of the Forum. Sixty-one participants from 13 countries contributed to recommendation generation. Topic identification and recommendation consensus was completed over a series of virtual meetings from March to September 2021. Consensus was achieved by applying the nominal group technique informed by literature reviews performed by participants. Recommendations were presented at a hybrid in-person and virtual forum in Montreal, Canada, in October 2021. Output Ninety-four recommendations (9-33 per domain) and an ethical framework for evaluating new policies were developed during the Forum proceedings. The accompanying articles include the recommendations from each domain and justifications that link the consensus to existing literature and ethical or legal concepts. Conclusions Although the recommendations could not account for the vast global diversity of populations, healthcare infrastructure, and resources available to OTDT systems, they were written to be as widely applicable as possible.
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- Matthew J. Weiss
- Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- McGill University Health Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
- The Transplantation Society, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
- McGill University Health Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Microbiology Infectiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Institute, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Héma-Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services—Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- The Transplantation Society, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Canadian Blood Services—Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Horton A, Loban K, Nugus P, Fortin MC, Gunaratnam L, Knoll G, Mucsi I, Chaudhury P, Landsberg D, Paquet M, Cantarovich M, Sandal S. Health System-Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Protocol for a Comparative Case Study Analysis. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e44172. [PMID: 36881454 PMCID: PMC10031444 DOI: 10.2196/44172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best treatment option for patients with kidney failure and offers significant medical and economic advantages for both patients and health systems. Despite this, rates of LDKT in Canada have stagnated and vary significantly across Canadian provinces, the reasons for which are not well understood. Our prior work has suggested that system-level factors may be contributing to these differences. Identifying these factors can help inform system-level interventions to increase LDKT. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to generate a systemic interpretation of LDKT delivery across provincial health systems with variable performance. We aim to identify the attributes and processes that facilitate the delivery of LDKT to patients, and those that create barriers and compare these across systems with variable performance. These objectives are contextualized within our broader goal of increasing rates of LDKT in Canada, particularly in lower-performing provinces. METHODS This research takes the form of a qualitative comparative case study analysis of 3 provincial health systems in Canada that have high, moderate, and low rates of LDKT performance (the percentage of LDKT to all kidney transplantations performed). Our approach is underpinned by an understanding of health systems as complex adaptive systems that are multilevel and interconnected, and involve nonlinear interactions between people and organizations, operating within a loosely bounded network. Data collection will comprise semistructured interviews, document reviews, and focus groups. Individual case studies will be conducted and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Following this, our comparative analysis will operationalize resource-based theory to compare case study data and generate explanations for our research question. RESULTS This project was funded from 2020 to 2023. Individual case studies were carried out between November 2020 and August 2022. The comparative case analysis will begin in December 2022 and is expected to conclude in April 2023. Submission of the publication is projected for June 2023. CONCLUSIONS By investigating health systems as complex adaptive systems and making comparisons across provinces, this study will identify how health systems can improve the delivery of LDKT to patients with kidney failure. Our resource-based theory framework will provide a granular analysis of the attributes and processes that facilitate or create barriers to LDKT delivery across multiple organizations and levels of practice. Our findings will have practice and policy implications and help inform transferrable competencies and system-level interventions conducive to increasing LDKT. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/44172.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Horton
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and the Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ajmera Transplant Center and Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Wong JK, Lim HJ, Tam VC, Burak KW, Dawson LA, Chaudhury P, Abraham RJ, Meyers BM, Sapisochin G, Valenti D, Samimi S, Ramjeesingh R, Mujoomdar A, Martins I, Dixon E, Segedi M, Liu DM. Clinical consensus statement: Establishing the roles of locoregional and systemic therapies for the treatment of intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma in Canada. Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 115:102526. [PMID: 36924644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and approximately one-third of patients present with intermediate-stage disease. The treatment landscape of intermediate-stage HCC is rapidly evolving due to developments in local, locoregional and systemic therapies. Treatment recommendations focused on this heterogenous disease stage and that take into account the Canadian reality are lacking. To address this gap, a pan-Canadian group of experts in hepatology, transplant, surgery, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, and medical oncology came together to develop consensus recommendations on management of intermediate-stage HCC relevant to the Canadian context. METHODS A modified Delphi framework was used to develop consensus statements with strengths of recommendation and supporting levels of evidence graded using the AHA/ACC classification system. Tentative consensus statements were drafted based on a systematic search and expert input in a series of iterative feedback cycles and were then circulated via online survey to assess the level of agreement. RESULTS & CONCLUSION The pre-defined ratification threshold of 80 % agreement was reached for all statements in the areas of multidisciplinary treatment (n = 4), intra-arterial therapy (n = 14), biologics (n = 5), radiation therapy (n = 3), surgical resection and transplantation (n = 7), and percutaneous ablative therapy (n = 4). These generally reflected an expansion in treatment options due to developments in previously established or emergent techniques, introduction of new and more active therapies and increased therapeutic flexibility. These developments have allowed for greater treatment tailoring and personalization as well as a paradigm shift toward strategies with curative intent in a wider range of disease settings.
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- Jason K Wong
- University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- BC Cancer Agency, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada.
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, 1331 29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, 610 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University, 6299 South St, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
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- Juravinski Cancer Centre, 699 Concession St, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada.
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- McGill University, 845 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3A 0G4, Canada.
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- Hopital Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, University of Montreal, 5400 Boul Gouin O, Montréal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, 6299 South St, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
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- Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Kaleidoscope Strategic, Inc. 1 King Street W, Suite 4800 - 117, Toronto, ON M5H 1A1, Canada.
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Pavilion, 899 W 12th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Kalil J, Krzywon L, Zlotnik O, Chaudhury P, Lazaris A, Metrakos P. Extended criteria liver resection: Can noncurative intent resection of colorectal liver metastasis improve survival? J Clin Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.4_suppl.164] [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] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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164 Background: From initially believed to be a palliative diagnosis, CRLM management has ranged from nonoperative, resection of only solitary lesions, resection only if 1 cm margin could be obtained, to major hepatectomies with liver regenerative procedures. With a greater understanding of the disease and advances in systemic therapy, clinicians have been able to continuously push the envelope in both resection and local therapies to improve overall survival in patients with CRLM. The constant evolution of management for CRLM raises the question – would patients benefit from a non-curative intent resection by decreasing overall tumor burden? Is there a role for debulking of disease as an extended criterion to improve median survival? Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by identifying patients who consented to participate in the liver disease biobank research program. Consented patients with CRLM evaluated for a two-stage hepatectomy (TSH) between 2012-2020 were identified. Patients were divided into three groups: those that successfully completed TSH, those that underwent the first stage only of the TSH (surgical debulking + best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy), and those that were not resected (best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy). Patients that underwent successful completion of TSH were excluded from analysis. Kaplan Meier survival curves and log-rank test were performed to assess the median survival between the surgical debulking + best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy and best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy groups. Results: Of the 114 patients identified, 47 patients underwent successful completion of TSH, 35 patients underwent the first stage only of the TSH, and 32 patients were eventually deemed unresectable. Reasons for unresectability included intraoperative findings (n = 14), progression of disease on best chemotherapy (n = 8), unresectable extrahepatic disease, local recurrence of primary, or unfit for surgery. Patients who underwent first stage of the TSH and those that were not resected both received best chemotherapy with/without local ablative therapies. 32 of the 35 patients in the surgical debulking + best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy group and 27 of 32 patients in the best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy group presented with synchronous disease. Tumor volume resected ranged from 5% - 95%. Median survial of the surgical debulking + best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy group was 31 months vs 20 months in the best chemotherapy +/- local ablative therapy group (p = 0.029). Conclusions: Patients undergoing incomplete resection of CRLM demonstrated a survival benefit compared to patients who did not undergo any surgical resection. This suggests there may be a potential systemic benefit to reducing overall tumor burden. This preliminary study provides the framework to further explore the systemic effects of surgical debulking of CRLM to improve median survival as an extended criterion for non-curative intent liver resection.
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- Experimental Surgery Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Horton A, Loban K, Fortin MC, Charbonneau S, Nugus P, Pâquet MR, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Sandal S. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Quebec: A Qualitative Case Study of Health System Barriers and Facilitators. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2023; 10:20543581221150675. [PMID: 36704234 PMCID: PMC9871975 DOI: 10.1177/20543581221150675] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Patients with kidney failure represent a major public health burden, and living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best treatment option for these patients. Current work to optimize LDKT delivery to patients has focused on microlevel interventions and has not addressed interdependencies with meso and macro levels of practice. Objective We aimed to learn from a health system with historically low LDKT performance to identify facilitators and barriers to LDKT. Our specific aims were to understand how LDKT delivery is organized through interacting macro, meso, and micro levels of practice and identify what attributes and processes of this health system facilitate the delivery of LDKT to patients with kidney failure and what creates barriers. Design We conducted a qualitative case study, applying a complex adaptive systems approach to LDKT delivery, that recognizes health systems as being made up of dynamic, nested, and interconnected levels, with the patient at its core. Setting The setting for this case study was the province of Quebec, Canada. Participants Thirty-two key stakeholders from all levels of the health system. This included health care professionals, leaders in LDKT governance, living kidney donors, and kidney recipients. Methods Semi-structured interviews with 32 key stakeholders and a document review were undertaken between February 2021 and December 2021. Inductive thematic analysis was used to generate themes. Results Overall, we identified strong links between system attributes and processes and LDKT delivery, and more barriers than facilitators were discerned. Barriers that undermined access to LDKT included fragmented LDKT governance and expertise, disconnected care practices, limited resources, and regional inequities. Some were mitigated to an extent by the intervention of a program launched in 2018 to increase LDKT. Facilitators driven by the program included advocacy for LDKT from individual member(s) of the care team, dedicated resources, increased collaboration, and training opportunities that targeted LDKT delivery at multiple levels of practice. Limitations Delineating the borders of a "case" is a challenge in case study research, and it is possible that some perspectives may have been missed. Participants may have produced socially desirable answers. Conclusions Our study systematically investigated real-world practices as they operate throughout a health system. This novel approach has cross-disciplinary methodological relevance, and our findings have policy implications that can help inform multilevel interventions to improve LDKT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Horton
- Research Institute of the McGill
University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill
University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada,Division of Nephrology, Department of
Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre
hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, QC, Canada,Division of Nephrology, Department of
Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and
Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC,
Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre
hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, QC, Canada,Division of Nephrology, Department of
Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill
University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada,Department of Surgery, McGill
University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill
University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada,Division of Nephrology, Department of
Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill
University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada,Division of Nephrology, Department of
Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada,Shaifali Sandal, Research Institute of the
McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital Glen Site, D05-7176,
1001 boul Decarie, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
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Kalil J, Krzywon L, Zlotnik O, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P. Tumor volume reduction surgery improves survival for colorectal liver metastases. HPB (Oxford) 2023; 25:S72-S73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.05.142] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Horton A, Loban K, Nugus P, Fortin M, Gunaratnam L, Knoll G, Mucsi I, Chaudhury P, Landsberg D, Paquet M, Cantarovich M, Sandal S. Health System–Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Protocol for a Comparative Case Study Analysis (Preprint).. [DOI: 10.2196/preprints.44172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best treatment option for patients with kidney failure and offers significant medical and economic advantages for both patients and health systems. Despite this, rates of LDKT in Canada have stagnated and vary significantly across Canadian provinces, the reasons for which are not well understood. Our prior work has suggested that system-level factors may be contributing to these differences. Identifying these factors can help inform system-level interventions to increase LDKT.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective is to generate a systemic interpretation of LDKT delivery across provincial health systems with variable performance. We aim to identify the attributes and processes that facilitate the delivery of LDKT to patients, and those that create barriers and compare these across systems with variable performance. These objectives are contextualized within our broader goal of increasing rates of LDKT in Canada, particularly in lower-performing provinces.
METHODS
This research takes the form of a qualitative comparative case study analysis of 3 provincial health systems in Canada that have high, moderate, and low rates of LDKT performance (the percentage of LDKT to all kidney transplantations performed). Our approach is underpinned by an understanding of health systems as complex adaptive systems that are multilevel and interconnected, and involve nonlinear interactions between people and organizations, operating within a loosely bounded network. Data collection will comprise semistructured interviews, document reviews, and focus groups. Individual case studies will be conducted and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Following this, our comparative analysis will operationalize resource-based theory to compare case study data and generate explanations for our research question.
RESULTS
This project was funded from 2020 to 2023. Individual case studies were carried out between November 2020 and August 2022. The comparative case analysis will begin in December 2022 and is expected to conclude in April 2023. Submission of the publication is projected for June 2023.
CONCLUSIONS
By investigating health systems as complex adaptive systems and making comparisons across provinces, this study will identify how health systems can improve the delivery of LDKT to patients with kidney failure. Our resource-based theory framework will provide a granular analysis of the attributes and processes that facilitate or create barriers to LDKT delivery across multiple organizations and levels of practice. Our findings will have practice and policy implications and help inform transferrable competencies and system-level interventions conducive to increasing LDKT.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT
DERR1-10.2196/44172
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Wang Y, Golesworthy B, Cuggia A, Domecq C, Chaudhury P, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Asselah J, Bouganim N, Gao ZH, Chong G, Foulkes WD, Zogopoulos G. Oncology clinic-based germline genetic testing for exocrine pancreatic cancer enables timely return of results and unveils low uptake of cascade testing. J Med Genet 2022; 59:793-800. [PMID: 34556502 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Traditional medical genetics models are unable to meet the growing demand for germline genetic testing (GT) in patients with exocrine pancreatic cancer (PC). This study investigates the impact of an ambulatory oncology clinic-based GT model. METHODS From 2012 to 2021, patients with PC were prospectively enrolled and considered for GT. Two chronological cohorts were compared: (1) the preuniversal genetic testing (pre-UGT) cohort, which received GT based on clinical criteria or family history; and (2) the post-UGT cohort, where an 86-gene panel was offered to all patients with PC. RESULTS Of 847 eligible patients, 735 (86.8%) were enrolled (pre-UGT, n=579; post-UGT, n=156). A higher proportion of the post-UGT cohort received prospective GT (97.4% vs 58.5%, p<0.001). The rate of pathogenic germline alterations (PGA) across both cohorts was 9.9%, with 8.0% of PGAs in PC susceptibility genes. The post-UGT cohort had a higher prevalence of overall PGAs (17.2% vs 6.6%, p<0.001) and PGAs in PC susceptibility genes (11.9% vs 6.3%, p<0.001). The median turnaround time from enrolment to GT report was shorter in the post-UGT cohort (13 days vs 42 days, p<0.001). Probands with a PGA disclosed their GT results to 84% of their first-degree relatives (FDRs). However, only 31% of informed FDRs underwent GT, and the number of new cases per index case was 0.52. CONCLUSION A point-of-care GT model is feasible and expedites access to GT for patients with PC. Strategies to increase the uptake of cascade testing are needed to maximise the clinical impact of an oncology clinic-based GT model.
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- Yifan Wang
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada .,Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Alghamdi A, Palmieri V, Alotaibi N, Barkun A, Zogopoulos G, Chaudhury P, Barkun J, Miller C, Benmassaoud A, Parent J, Martel M, Chen YI. Preoperative Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration Versus Upfront Surgery in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes Including Survival and Risk of Tumor Recurrence. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2022; 5:121-128. [PMID: 35669844 PMCID: PMC9157295 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab037] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background and Aim Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the standard of care in advanced pancreatic cancer. Its role in resectable disease, however, is controversial. This meta-analysis aims to ascertain the clinical outcomes of patients with resectable pancreatic cancer undergoing preoperative EUS-FNA compared to those going directly to surgery. Methods A literature search was performed from 1996 to April 2019 using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Knowledge for studies comparing preoperative EUS-FNA to EUS without FNA in resectable pancreatic cancer for clinical outcomes. The primary outcome is overall survival (OS). Secondary outcomes include cancer-free survival, tumor recurrence and peritoneal carcinomatosis, and post-FNA-pancreatitis rate. Results Six retrospective studies were included. Preoperative EUS-FNA had better OS than the non-FNA group (WMD, 4.40 months [0.02 to 8.78]). Cancer-free survival did not differ significantly between the two groups (WMD, 2.08 months [-2.22 to 6.38]). EUS with FNA was not associated with increased rates of tumor recurrence or peritoneal carcinomatosis. Conclusion Preoperative EUS-FNA in resectable pancreatic cancer may be associated with significantly greater OS when compared to the non-FNA group, with no significant difference in the rates of tumor recurrence or peritoneal seeding. Important limitations of our meta-analysis include the lack of prospective controlled data, which are unlikely to emerge given feasible constraints.
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- Adel Alghamdi
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Karanicolas PJ, Lin Y, McCluskey S, Roke R, Tarshis J, Thorpe KE, Ball CG, Chaudhury P, Cleary SP, Dixon E, Eeson G, Moulton CA, Nanji S, Porter G, Ruo L, Skaro AI, Tsang M, Wei AC, Guyatt G. Tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing liver resection: protocol for the haemorrhage during liver resection tranexamic acid (HeLiX) randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e058850. [PMID: 35210348 PMCID: PMC8883280 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058850] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Despite use of operative and non-operative interventions to reduce blood loss during liver resection, 20%-40% of patients receive a perioperative blood transfusion. Extensive intraoperative blood loss is a major risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality and receipt of blood transfusion is associated with serious risks including an association with long-term cancer recurrence and overall survival. In addition, blood products are scarce and associated with appreciable expense; decreasing blood transfusion requirements would therefore have health system benefits. Tranexamic acid (TXA), an antifibrinolytic, has been shown to reduce the probability of receiving a blood transfusion by one-third for patients undergoing cardiac or orthopaedic surgery. However, its applicability in liver resection has not been widely researched. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This protocol describes a prospective, blinded, randomised controlled trial being conducted at 10 sites in Canada and 1 in the USA. 1230 eligible and consenting participants will be randomised to one of two parallel groups: experimental (2 g of intravenous TXA) or placebo (saline) administered intraoperatively. The primary endpoint is receipt of blood transfusion within 7 days of surgery. Secondary outcomes include blood loss, postoperative complications, quality of life and 5-year disease-free and overall survival. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This trial has been approved by the research ethics boards at participating centres and Health Canada (parent control number 177992) and is currently enrolling participants. All participants will provide written informed consent. Results will be distributed widely through local and international meetings, presentation, publication and ClinicalTrials.gov. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02261415.
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- Paul Jack Karanicolas
- Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Deparment of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre - Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Marino A, Bessissow A, Miller C, Valenti D, Boucher L, Chaudhury P, Barkun J, Forbes N, Khashab MA, Martel M, Chen YI. Modified endoscopic ultrasound-guided double-balloon-occluded gastroenterostomy bypass (M-EPASS): a pilot study. Endoscopy 2022; 54:170-172. [PMID: 33592629 DOI: 10.1055/a-1392-4546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We recently developed a double-balloon device, using widely available existing technology, to facilitate endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE). Our aim is to assess the feasibility of this modified approach to EUS-guided double-balloon-occluded gastroenterostomy bypass (M-EPASS). METHODS This was a single-center retrospective study of consecutive patients undergoing M-EPASS from January 2019 to August 2020. The double-balloon device consists of two vascular balloons that optimize the distension of a targeted small-bowel segment for EUS-guided stent insertion. The primary end point was the rate of technical success. RESULTS 11 patients (45 % women; mean [standard deviation (SD)] age 64.9 [8.6]) with malignant gastric outlet obstruction were included. Technical and clinical success (ability to tolerate an oral diet) were achieved in 91 % (10/11) and 80 % (8/10) of patients, respectively. There was one adverse event (9 %) due to stent migration. Two patients (18 %) required re-intervention for stent obstruction secondary to food impaction. The mean (SD) time to a low residue diet was 3.5 (2.4) days. CONCLUSION M-EPASS appears to facilitate the technique of EUS-GE, potentially enhancing its safety and clinical adoption. Larger studies are needed to validate this innovative approach to gastric outlet obstruction.
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- Amanda Marino
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Chen YI, Chatterjee A, Berger R, Kanber Y, Wyse J, Lam E, Gan I, Auger M, Kenshil S, Telford J, Donnellan F, Quinlan J, Lutzak G, Alshamsi F, Parent J, Waschke K, Alghamdi A, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Chaudhury P, Martel M, Dorreen A, Candido K, Miller C, Adam V, Barkun A, Zogopoulos G, Wong C. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle biopsy alone vs. EUS-guided fine needle aspiration with rapid onsite evaluation in pancreatic lesions: a multicenter randomized trial. Endoscopy 2022; 54:4-12. [PMID: 33506455 DOI: 10.1055/a-1375-9775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the standard in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions, in particular when combined with rapid onsite evaluation of cytopathology (ROSE). More recently, a fork-tip needle for core biopsy (FNB) has been shown to be associated with excellent diagnostic yield. EUS-FNB alone has however not been compared with EUS-FNA + ROSE in a large clinical trial. Our aim was to compare EUS-FNB alone to EUS-FNA + ROSE in solid pancreatic lesions. METHODS A multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial involving seven centers was performed. Solid pancreatic lesions referred for EUS were considered for inclusion. The primary end point was diagnostic accuracy. Secondary end points included sensitivity/specificity, mean number of needle passes, and cost. RESULTS 235 patients were randomized: 115 EUS-FNB alone and 120 EUS-FNA + ROSE. Overall, 217 patients had malignant histology. The diagnostic accuracy for malignancy of EUS-FNB alone was non-inferior to EUS-FNA + ROSE at 92.2 % (95 %CI 86.6 %-96.9 %) and 93.3 % (95 %CI 88.8 %-97.9 %), respectively (P = 0.72). Diagnostic sensitivity for malignancy was 92.5 % (95 %CI 85.7 %-96.7 %) for EUS-FNB alone vs. 96.5 % (93.0 %-98.6 %) for EUS-FNA + ROSE (P = 0.46), while specificity was 100 % in both. Adequate histological yield was obtained in 87.5 % of the EUS-FNB samples. The mean (SD) number of needle passes and procedure time favored EUS-FNB alone (2.3 [0.6] passes vs. 3.0 [1.1] passes [P < 0.001]; and 19.3 [8.0] vs. 22.7 [10.8] minutes [P = 0.008]). EUS-FNB alone cost on average 45 US dollars more than EUS-FNA + ROSE. CONCLUSION EUS-FNB alone is non-inferior to EUS-FNA + ROSE and is associated with fewer needle passes, shorter procedure time, and excellent histological yield at comparable cost.
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- Yen-I Chen
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Moncton Hospital, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St-Paul Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St-Paul Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Mirdha RH, Naskar P, Chaudhury P. Structural transformation in $$(\hbox {MgO})_{{{n}}}$$ clusters using a gradient-only strategy and its comparison with a full Hessian-based calculation. Indian J Phys 2021; 95:561-570. [DOI: 10.1007/s12648-020-01724-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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MacIsaac S, Ramanakumar AV, Saw C, Naessens V, Saberi N, Cantarovich M, Baran D, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Sandal S. Relative decrease in hemoglobin and outcomes in patients undergoing kidney transplantation surgery: A retrospective cohort study. Am J Surg 2021; 222:825-831. [PMID: 33707078 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent surgical literature suggests that a relative decrease in hemoglobin (ΔHb) is predictive of adverse outcomes regardless of the absolute level. We aimed to examine the association between perioperative ΔHb and kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of transplant recipients, where ΔHb = [Hb0- Hb1Hb0]x 100 (Hb0 = hemoglobin pre-KT and Hb1 = lowest hemoglobin 24-h post-KT). The main outcome of interest was immediate graft function (IGF). RESULTS Of the 899 eligible patients, 38% experienced IGF, and ΔHb was associated with 36% lower odds of IGF. Also, ΔHb was associated with higher all-cause graft failure and longer length of stay but not death-censored graft failure or mortality. ΔHb ≥30% was the threshold beyond which the odds of IGF were significantly lower even if Hb1 was ≥7 g/dL. CONCLUSION ΔHb is associated with inferior outcomes independent of Hb1; whether it can be used to guide transfusion practices should be explored.
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- Sarah MacIsaac
- Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Marino A, Bessissow A, Valenti D, Boucher L, Miller C, Forbes N, Chaudhury P, Martel M, Chen Y. A132 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED GASTROENTEROSTOMY USING A NOVEL DOUBLE BALLOON DEVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab002.130] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
EUS-gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is a novel modality in the management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction (MGOO). It is, however, technically challenging limiting its widespread application. To facilitate EUS-GE, a double balloon catheter has been developed in Japan. While this tool is not available outside of Asia, we have conceived a similar device using a widely available vascular balloon catheter. We aim to determine the clinical efficacy and safety of EUS-GE using this double balloon device (DBD).
Aims
We aim to determine the clinical efficacy and safety of EUS-GE using this double balloon device (DBD).
Methods
This is a single-centre, retrospective study of consecutive patients who underwent DBD assisted EUS-GE for MGOO from January 2019-June 2020 (IRB approved). The DBD consists of two 60 mm vascular balloons (Coda, Cook Medical, USA) fashioned together with the balloons 10 cm apart (Figure 1). It is inserted across the obstruction over a wire to the ligaments of Treitz. Both balloons are then inflated followed by saline and contrast infusion into the occluded small bowel segment to facilitate EUS-guided insertion of a 15 mm cautery assisted lumen apposing metal stent (AxiosTM, Boston Scientific Inc, USA). The primary endpoint is the rate of technical success defined as adequate deployment of the stent. Secondary endpoints include rate of clinical success and adverse events.
Results
A total of 11 patients were included in this study. 45% were female with a mean age of 64.9 ± 8.6 years old. The etiology of MGOO was 73% pancreatic cancer, 9% gastric cancer, 9% duodenal cancer, and 9% metastatic cervical cancer. Procedures were performed under general anesthesia and conscious sedation in 82% and 18%, of patients respectively. The mean procedure time was 64.8 ± 25.8 minutes. Technical and clinical success (intention to treat) was 91%. The only technical failure was due to poor patient tolerance of the procedure under conscious sedation. There was one adverse event (9%) due to stent migration rated as severe. Two patients (18%) required re-intervention for stent obstruction secondary to food impaction associated with non-compliance to a low-residue diet. Following re-enforced instructions, no further obstruction occurred.
All patients started a clear liquid diet within 1 day of the procedure with a mean time to a low residue diet of 3.25 days ± 2.5. The median length of hospital stay following the procedure was 5 days ± 13. The median follow-up time was 84 days (IQR 152).
Conclusions
DBD assisted EUS-GE is clinically effective and safe. This balloon device may greatly facilitate the technical aspect of EUS-GE while potential enhancing its safety and clinical use. Larger studies are needed to validate this approach to EUS-GE.
Funding Agencies
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- A Marino
- McGill University, Hampstead, QC, Canada
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- Divison of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Outremont, QC, Canada
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- Divison of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Outremont, QC, Canada
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- Divison of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Outremont, QC, Canada
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- Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Divison of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Outremont, QC, Canada
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- Divison of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Outremont, QC, Canada
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- Divison of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Outremont, QC, Canada
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Dumitra T, Ganescu O, Hu R, Fiore JF, Kaneva P, Mayo N, Lee L, Liberman AS, Chaudhury P, Ferri L, Feldman LS. Association Between Patient Activation and Health Care Utilization After Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery. JAMA Surg 2021; 156:e205002. [PMID: 33146682 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Importance Increased patient activation (PA) (ie, knowledge, skills, motivation, confidence to participate in care) may result in improved outcomes, especially in surgical settings. Objective To estimate the extent to which PA is associated with 30-day postdischarge unplanned health care utilization after major thoracic or abdominal surgery. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study was performed at 2 centers of a tertiary care hospital network between October 2017 and January 2019. Adult patients undergoing thoracic or abdominal surgery were included. Of 880 patients assessed for eligibility, 692 were deemed eligible, of whom 34 declined to participate, 1 withdrew consent, and 4 were excluded after consent. Exposures Patient activation was measured immediately after surgery during the initial admission using the Patient Activation Measure (score range, 0-100). Patients were dichotomized into low and high PA groups using previously described thresholds (Patient Activation Measure score, ≤55.1). Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was unplanned 30-day postdischarge health care utilization (composite including emergency department and outpatient clinic visits and/or hospital readmission). Secondary outcomes were length of stay, 30-day emergency department visits, 30-day readmissions, and postoperative complications. Results A total of 653 patients admitted for thoracic, general, colorectal, and gynecologic surgery were included in the study (mean [SD] age, 58 [15] years; 369 women [56%]; 366 [56%] had minimally invasive surgery; 52 [8%] had emergency surgery), of which 152 (23%) had a low level of PA. Baseline characteristics were similar between patients with low- and high-level PA. Low PA was associated with unplanned health care utilization (odds ratio [OR], 3.15; 95% CI, 2.05-4.86; P < .001), emergency department visits (OR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.02-2.64; P = .04), complications (OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.11-2.41; P = .01), and length of stay (adjusted mean difference, 1.19 days; 95% CI, 0.06-2.33; P = .04). Low PA was not associated with a higher risk of readmission (adjusted OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.56-1.93; P = .90). Conclusions and Relevance In this study, low level of PA was associated with postdischarge unplanned health care use, hospital stay, and complications after major surgery. Identification of patients with low activation may allow the implementation of interventions to improve health care knowledge and support self-management postdischarge.
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- Teodora Dumitra
- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ball IM, Hornby L, Rochwerg B, Weiss MJ, Gillrie C, Chassé M, D'Aragon F, Meade MO, Soliman K, Ali A, Arora S, Basmaji J, Boyd JG, Cantin B, Chaudhury P, Cypel M, Freed D, Frenette AJ, Hruska P, Karvellas CJ, Keenan S, Kramer A, Kutsogiannis DJ, Lien D, Luke P, Mahoney M, Singh JM, Wilson LC, Wright A, Zaltzman J, Shemie SD. Management of the neurologically deceased organ donor: A Canadian clinical practice guideline. CMAJ 2020; 192:E361-E369. [PMID: 32392524 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Ian M Ball
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
| | - Laura Hornby
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Bram Rochwerg
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Matthew J Weiss
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Clay Gillrie
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Michaël Chassé
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Frederick D'Aragon
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Maureen O Meade
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Karim Soliman
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Aadil Ali
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Samantha Arora
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - John Basmaji
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Gordon Boyd
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Bernard Cantin
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Prosanto Chaudhury
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Marcelo Cypel
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Darren Freed
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Anne Julie Frenette
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Pam Hruska
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Constantine J Karvellas
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Sean Keenan
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Andreas Kramer
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Demetrios James Kutsogiannis
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Dale Lien
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Patrick Luke
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Meagan Mahoney
- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Departments of Medicine (Ball), Internal Medicine (Basmaji) and Surgery (Luke), Western University, London, Ont.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Hornby); Deceased Donation (Hornby, Shemie, Wilson), Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Division of Critical Care) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Rochwerg, Meade), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculté de médecine (Weiss), Université Laval; Transplant Quebec (Weiss), Québec, Que.; Canadian Blood Services (Gillrie), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Public Health (Chassé), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (D'Aragon), University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Critical Care (Soliman), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Institute of Medical Sciences (Ali), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Arora), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Critical Care, Centre for Neuroscience Studies (Boyd), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Cantin), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (Cantin), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Departments of Surgery (Cypel) and Medicine (Singh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiac Surgery (Freed), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Faculty of Pharmacy (Frenette), University of Montreal, Montréal, Que.; Alberta Health Services (Hruska), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Karvellas), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; BC Transplant (Keenan), Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care (Keenan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Kramer), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Kutsogiannis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Lien), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; London Health Sciences Centre (Luke), London, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Mahoney), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Wright), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Nephrology (Zaltzman), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Shemie), McGill University, Montréal, Que
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Manara A, Shemie SD, Large S, Healey A, Baker A, Badiwala M, Berman M, Butler AJ, Chaudhury P, Dark J, Forsythe J, Freed DH, Gardiner D, Harvey D, Hornby L, MacLean J, Messer S, Oniscu GC, Simpson C, Teitelbaum J, Torrance S, Wilson LC, Watson CJE. Maintaining the permanence principle for death during in situ normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death organ recovery: A United Kingdom and Canadian proposal. Am J Transplant 2020; 20:2017-2025. [PMID: 31922653 PMCID: PMC7540256 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
There is international variability in the determination of death. Death in donation after circulatory death (DCD) can be defined by the permanent cessation of brain circulation. Post-mortem interventions that restore brain perfusion should be prohibited as they invalidate the diagnosis of death. Retrieval teams should develop protocols that ensure the continued absence of brain perfusion during DCD organ recovery. In situ normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) or restarting the heart in the donor's body may interrupt the permanent cessation of brain perfusion because, theoretically, collateral circulations may restore it. We propose refinements to current protocols to monitor and exclude brain reperfusion during in situ NRP. In abdominal NRP, complete occlusion of the descending aorta prevents brain perfusion in most cases. Inserting a cannula in the ascending aorta identifies inadequate occlusion of the descending aorta or any collateral flow and diverts flow away from the brain. In thoracoabdominal NRP opening the aortic arch vessels to atmosphere allows collateral flow to be diverted away from the brain, maintaining the permanence standard for death and respecting the dead donor rule. We propose that these hypotheses are correct when using techniques that simultaneously occlude the descending aorta and open the aortic arch vessels to atmosphere.
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- McGill University Health Centre & Research InstituteMontrealQCCanada,Canadian Blood ServicesOttawaONCanada
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- Trillium Gift of Life NetworkTorontoONCanada,Department of MedicineDivision of Emergency MedicineMcMaster UniversityHamiltonONCanada
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- Department of Critical CareTrauma & Neurosurgery ProgramSt. Michael’s HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac CentreToronto General HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada,University of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK,Addenbrooke’s HospitalCambridgeUK
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- McGill University Health Centre & Research InstituteMontrealQCCanada,Royal Victoria HospitalMontrealQCCanada
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- Institute of Cellular MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donation and Transplantation DirectorateBristolUK
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- Physiology and Biomedical EngineeringDivision of Cardiac SurgeryUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonABCanada
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- NHS Blood and TransplantWatfordUK,Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottinghamUK
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- NHS Blood and TransplantWatfordUK,Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottinghamUK
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- Canadian Blood ServicesOttawaONCanada,Pediatric Critical CareChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research InstituteOttawaONCanada
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- Edinburgh Transplant CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghEdinburghUK,University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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Alghamdi A, Palmieri V, Alotaibi N, Martel M, Barkun AN, Zogopoulos G, Chaudhury P, Chen YI. Sa1468 PREOPERATIVE EUS-GUIDED FNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER OVERALL SURVIVAL IN RESECTABLE PANCREATIC CANCER WHEN COMPARED TO UPFRONT SURGERY WITHOUT PREOPERATIVE TISSUE ACQUISITION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Gastrointest Endosc 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.03.1264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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Alghamdi A, Palmieri V, Alotaibi N, Martel M, Barkun AN, Zogopoulos G, Chaudhury P, Chen Y. A268 PREOPERATIVE EUS-GUIDED FNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER OVERALL SURVIVAL IN RESECTABLE PANCREATIC CANCER WHEN COMPARED TO UPFRONT SURGERY WITHOUT PREOPERATIVE TISSUE ACQUISITION: A SYSTEMIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz047.267] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the standard of care in advanced pancreatic cancer. In resectable disease, preoperative EUS-FNA can help to identify benign etiology and other cancers while preventing unnecessary surgery. However, concerns regarding tumor seeding and pancreatitis have led some experts to advocate for upfront surgery without tissue sampling.
Aims
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the risks and benefits of performing pre-operative EUS-FNA in patients with suspected, resectable pancreatic cancer.
Methods
A literature search was performed up to April 2019 using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Knowledge databases with terms specified for pancreatic neoplasm and FNA. All fully published adult studies that compared preoperative EUS-FNA to EUS without FNA in resectable pancreatic cancer for short- and long-term outcomes were included. Results were reported as Odds ratios (OR) or weighted mean differences (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using a random effects model. Heterogeneity, publication bias and quality of studies were evaluated. Sensitivity analyses were performed. The primary outcome is overall survival. Secondary outcomes include cancer free survival, tumor recurrence and seeding, and post FNA adverse events.
Results
An initial search yielded 2814 citations. Six retrospective studies were included with 1155 patients in the EUS-FNA group vs 2067 patients in the comparator group. Overall survival was reported in three studies (n=2701: 796 EUS-FNA, 1905 non-FNA). Patients with preoperative EUS-FNA had better overall survival compared to the non-FNA group (WMD, 4.40 months [0.02 to 8.78]). In adenocarcinoma patients (2 studies, n=2050), there was no significant difference in overall survival (WMD, 2.94 months [-3.87 to 9.74]). Cancer-free survival did not differ significantly between the two groups (WMD, 2.08 months [-2.22 to 6.38]). Moreover, EUS with FNA was not associated with increased rates of tumor recurrence (OR, 0.55 [0.30–1.02]) or peritoneal carcinomatosis (OR, 0.81 [0.56–1.18]). Post-FNA pancreatitis was rare (1.7%), with all patients treated conservatively. Sensitivity analyses yielded similar findings across the different outcomes tested.
Conclusions
In this meta-analysis, preoperative EUS-FNA in resectable pancreatic cancer was associated with significantly greater overall survival when compared to the non-FNA group with no significant difference in rate of tumour recurrence and/or peritoneal seeding. These findings are limited by the retrospective nature of the included studies; randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these results.
Funding Agencies
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- A Alghamdi
- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Ball IM, Healey A, Keenan S, Priestap F, Basmaji J, Honarmand K, Parsons Leigh J, Shemie S, Chaudhury P, Singh JM, Zaltzman J, Beed S, Weiss M. Organ Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying - Canada's First Cases. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:576-577. [PMID: 32023380 DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1915485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Urbach, DR, Karimuddin AA, Wei A, Zabolotny BP, Lefebvre G, Walsh M, Hameed M, Fata P, Chaudhury P, McLeod RS, Cleary SP. A Canadian strategy for surgical quality improvement. Can J Surg 2019; 62:E16-E18. [PMID: 31782651 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.019318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Summary The Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) Board of Directors hosted a symposium to develop a Canadian strategy for surgical quality and safety at its mid-term meeting on Feb. 24, 2018. The following 6 principles outline the consensus of this symposium, which included diverse stakeholders and surgeon leaders across Canada: 1) a Canadian quality-improvement strategy for surgery is needed; 2) quality improvement requires continuous, active and intentional effort; 3) outcome measurement alone will not drive improvement; 4) increased focus on standardization and process improvement is necessary; 5) new, large electronic medical record systems pose challenges as well as benefits in Canadian hospitals; and 6) surgeons in remote and rural hospitals must be engaged using tailored approaches.
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- David R. Urbach,
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary)
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Hashim A, Bessissow A, Valenti D, Chaudhury P, Barkun A, Waschke K, Chen YI. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage in high grade biliary hilar obstruction. Endoscopy 2019; 51:E284-E285. [PMID: 31121617 DOI: 10.1055/a-0836-2514] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Ahmad Hashim
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Chaudhury P, Aung M, Savage HO, Barbagallo R, Southgate C, Pickford L, Hardie A, Hearn L, Meredith A, Adams D, Hindmarsh V, Barden E, Gedela S, Dungu J. P594Real-world clinical CMR: 1-year diagnosis and survival data from a busy tertiary centre serving the Essex region in the UK. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez116.001] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- P Chaudhury
- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Cardiology, Basildon, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Sreevatsava V, De S, Bandyopadhyay S, Chaudhury P, Bera AK, Muthiyan R, De AK, Perumal P, Sunder J, Chakraborty G, Bhattacharya D. Variability of the EG95 antigen-coding gene of Echinococcus granulosus in animal and human origin: implications for vaccine development. J Genet 2019; 98:53. [PMID: 31204707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the present study, the genetic variability of the EG95 protein-coding gene in several animal and human isolates of Echinococcus granulosus was investigated. A total of 24 isolates collected from cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, dog and man were amplified by Eg95-coding gene-specific primers. From the generated sequence information, a conceptual amino acid sequence was deduced. Phylogenetically, the Eg95 coding gene belongs to the Eg95-1/Eg95-2/Eg95-3/Eg95-4 cluster. Further confirmation on the maximum composite likelihood analysis revealed that the overall transition/transversion bias was 2.913. This finding indicated thatthere is bias towards transitional and transversional substitution. Using artificial neural networks, a B-cell epitope was predicted on primary sequence information. Stretches of amino acid residues varied between animal and human isolates when hydrophobicity was considered. Flexibility also varied between larval and adult stages of the organism. This observation is important to develop vaccines. However, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitopes on primary sequence data remained constant in all isolates. In this study, agretope identification started with hydrophobic amino acids. Amino acids with the same physico-chemical properties were present in the middle. The conformational propensity of the Eg95-coding gene of 156 amino acid residues had α-turns and β-turns, and α-amphipathic regions up to 129, 138-156 and 151-155 residues, respectively. The results indicated potential T-cell antigenic sites. The overall Tajima's D value was negative (-2.404165), indicative of negative selection pressure.
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- V Sreevatsava
- Eastern Regional Station, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Kolkata 700 037, India.
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Sreevatsava V, De S, Bandyopadhyay S, Chaudhury P, Bera AK, Muthiyan R, De AK, Perumal P, Sunder J, Chakraborty G, Bhattacharya D. Variability of the EG95 antigen-coding gene of Echinococcus granulosus in animal and human origin: implications for vaccine development. J Genet 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1097-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Alhassan N, Trepanier M, Sabapathy C, Chaudhury P, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein BL, Lee L. Risk factors for post-discharge venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing colorectal resection: a NSQIP analysis. Tech Coloproctol 2018; 22:955-964. [PMID: 30569263 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-018-1909-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extended thromboprophylaxis after abdominal and pelvic cancer surgery to prevent venous thromboembolic events (VTE) is recommended but adherence is sub-optimal. Identifying patients at highest risk for post-discharge events may allow for selective extended thromboprophylaxis. The aim of our study was to identify the different risk factors of venous thromboembolism for in-hospital and post-discharge events. METHODS The American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2012-2016 database was queried for all patients having colorectal resection. Primary outcome was postoperative VTE occurrence within 30 days. A multinomial logistic regression was performed to identify in-hospital and post-discharge predictors of VTE, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS Out of 260,258 patients, 5381 (2.1%) developed VTE. A total of 3442 (1.3%) were diagnosed during the initial hospital stay and 1929 (0.8%) post-discharge. Risk factors for in-hospital and post-discharge VTE were different as patients with an in-hospital event were more likely to be older, male, known for preoperative steroid use, have poor functional status, significant weight loss, preoperative sepsis, prolonged operative time, undergoing an emergency operation. In the post-discharge setting, steroid use, poor functional status, preoperative sepsis, and postoperative complications remained significant. Postoperative complications were the strongest predictor of in-hospital and post-discharge VTE. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a higher risk of VTE than patients with malignancy for both in-patient and post-discharge events. CONCLUSIONS Patients at high-risk for post-discharge events have different characteristics than those who develop VTE in-hospital. Identifying this specific subset of patients at highest risk for post-discharge VTE may allow for the selective use of prolonged thromboprophylaxis.
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- N Alhassan
- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
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Smith AL, Wong C, Cuggia A, Borgida A, Holter S, Hall A, Connor AA, Bascuñana C, Asselah J, Bouganim N, Poulin V, Jolivet J, Vafiadis P, Le P, Martel G, Lemay F, Beaudoin A, Rafatzand K, Chaudhury P, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Marcus V, Omeroglu A, Chong G, Akbari MR, Foulkes WD, Gallinger S, Zogopoulos G. Reflex Testing for Germline BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, and ATM Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer: Mutation Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes From Two Canadian Research Registries. JCO Precis Oncol 2018; 2:1-16. [DOI: 10.1200/po.17.00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose We investigated the translational value of reflex testing for germline mutations in four homology-directed DNA repair predisposition genes ( BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, and ATM) in consecutive patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Methods One hundred fifty patients with French-Canadian (FC) ancestry were evaluated for founder mutations, and 114 patients were subsequently assessed by full gene sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification for nonfounder mutations. Two hundred thirty-six patients unselected for ancestry were also assessed for mutations by full gene sequencing. Results The FC founder mutation prevalence among the 150 patients was 5.3% (95% CI, 2.6% to 10.3%), and the nonfounder mutation prevalence across the four genes among the 114 patients tested was 2.6% (95% CI, 0.6% to 7.8%). In the case series unselected for ancestry, 10.0% (95% CI, 2.7% to 26.4%) of patients reporting Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) ancestry carried an AJ founder mutation, with no nonfounder mutations identified. The mutation prevalence among patients without FC/AJ ancestry was 4.9% (95% CI, 2.6% to 8.8%). Mutations were more frequent in patients diagnosed at ≤ 50 years of age ( P = .03) and in patients with either two or more first- or second-degree relatives with pancreas, breast, ovarian or prostate cancer, or one such relative and a second primary of one of these cancer types ( P < .001). BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 carriers with late-stage (III or IV) disease had an overall survival advantage ( P = .049), particularly if treated with platinum-based chemotherapies ( P = .030). Conclusion Considering these results, we recommend reflex founder mutation testing of patients with FC/AJ ancestry and full gene sequencing of patients who are ≤ 50 years or meet the identified family history criteria. Reflex testing of all incident patients for these four genes may become justified as full gene sequencing costs decline.
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- Alyssa L. Smith
- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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- Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, and George Zogopoulos, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University; Alyssa L. Smith, Cavin Wong, Adeline Cuggia, Anita Hall, Claire Bascuñana, Peter Metrakos, William D. Foulkes, and George Zogopoulos, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Jamil Asselah, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Rafatzand, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Victoria Marcus, Atilla Omeroglu, William D. Foulkes, and
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Sandal S, Paraskevas S, Cantarovich M, Baran D, Chaudhury P, Tchervenkov JI, Sapir-Pichhadze R. Renal resistance thresholds during hypothermic machine perfusion and transplantation outcomes - a retrospective cohort study. Transpl Int 2018; 31:658-669. [PMID: 29493843 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Renal resistance (RR), of allografts undergoing hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP), is considered a measure of organ quality. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult deceased donor kidney transplant (KT) recipients whose grafts underwent HMP. Our aim was to evaluate whether RR is predictive of death-censored graft failure (DCGF). Of 274 KT eligible for analysis, 59% were from expanded criteria donor. RR was modeled as a categorical variable, using a previously identified terminal threshold of 0.4, and 0.2 mmHg/ml/min (median in our cohort). Hazard ratios (HR) of DCGF were 3.23 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12-9.34, P = 0.03] and 2.67 [95% CI: 1.14-6.31, P = 0.02] in univariable models, and 2.67 [95% CI: 0.91-7.86, P = 0.07] and 2.42 [95% CI: 1.02-5.72, P = 0.04] in multivariable models, when RR threshold was 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. Increasing risk of DCGF was observed when RR over the course of HMP was modeled using mixed linear regression models: HR of 1.31 [95% CI: 1.07-1.59, P < 0.01] and 1.25 [95% CI: 1.00-1.55, P = 0.05], in univariable and multivariable models, respectively. This suggests that RR during HMP is a predictor of long-term KT outcomes. Prospective studies are needed to assess the survival benefit of patients receiving KT with higher RR in comparison with staying wait-listed.
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- Shaifali Sandal
- Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Bhat M, Ghali P, Dupont B, Hilzenrat R, Tazari M, Roy A, Chaudhury P, Alvarez F, Carrier M, Bilodeau M. Proposal of a novel MELD exception point system for hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor characteristics and dynamics. J Hepatol 2017; 66:374-381. [PMID: 27751840 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Patients listed with exception points for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been more likely to be transplanted than those listed for chronic liver failure (LF) based on the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score. The aim of this study was to determine outcomes in the 5-year experience of a scoring system designed to reflect heterogeneity of tumor load of patients listed for HCC. METHODS A novel MELD exception point system based on size and number of HCC was implemented in July 2009. This system allows stratification of patients based on risk of dropping out from the waiting list according to Milan criteria. LF patients were listed according to biological MELD sodium score; HCC patients were reassigned points every three months upon repeat imaging. RESULTS Among 624 patients listed for liver transplant (LT), 505 were eligible. 94 (18.6%) were assigned MELD HCC points. Only 24.7% required changes in allocated points over time. Transplantation rates (HCC 83% vs. LF 73%, p=0.04) and waiting time in days (HCC 258 vs. LF 325; p=0.07) were similar. The method of competing risk analysis revealed that HCC patients were more likely to be transplanted than LF during the 5-year period preceding implementation, whereas transplant rates became equivalent for HCC and non-HCC in 2009-2014. One- and two-year survivals were similar between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that a novel MELD point system for HCC, taking into account dynamics in tumor size and number, allows for equitable liver allocation without compromising graft and patient survival. LAY SUMMARY It has historically been difficult to achieve equitable liver allocation for liver cancer and chronic liver failure with the allocation systems currently in place in many countries worldwide. We designed a new system to help improve access to organs for liver failure patients in Québec, Canada. Our 5-year experience demonstrates that this unique system renders access to transplant similar for both liver cancer and liver failure indications.
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- Mamatha Bhat
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Liver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Liver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada.
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Bossé D, Ng T, Ahmad C, Alfakeeh A, Alruzug I, Biagi J, Brierley J, Chaudhury P, Cleary S, Colwell B, Cripps C, Dawson LA, Dorreen M, Ferland E, Galiatsatos P, Girard S, Gray S, Halwani F, Kopek N, Mahmud A, Martel G, Robillard L, Samson B, Seal M, Siddiqui J, Sideris L, Snow S, Thirwell M, Vickers M, Goodwin R, Goel R, Hsu T, Tsvetkova E, Ward B, Asmis T. Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2016. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 23:e605-e614. [PMID: 28050151 DOI: 10.3747/co.23.3394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The annual Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2016 was held in Montreal, Quebec, 5-7 February. Experts in radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, and infectious diseases involved in the management of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies participated in presentations and discussion sessions for the purpose of developing the recommendations presented here. This consensus statement addresses multiple topics: ■ Follow-up and survivorship of patients with resected colorectal cancer■ Indications for liver metastasectomy■ Treatment of oligometastases by stereotactic body radiation therapy■ Treatment of borderline resectable and unresectable pancreatic cancer■ Transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma■ Infectious complications of antineoplastic agents.
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- D Bossé
- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Newfoundland and Labrador: Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, St. John's (Ahmad, Seal, Siddiqui)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Nova Scotia: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax (Colwell, Dorreen, Snow)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Nova Scotia: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax (Colwell, Dorreen, Snow)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- New Brunswick: Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John (Gray)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Newfoundland and Labrador: Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, St. John's (Ahmad, Seal, Siddiqui)
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- Newfoundland and Labrador: Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, St. John's (Ahmad, Seal, Siddiqui)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Nova Scotia: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax (Colwell, Dorreen, Snow)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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- Quebec: Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne Cancer Centre, Greenfield Park (Samson); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Alfakeeh, Alruzug, Chaudhury, Kopek, Thirlwell, Ward); Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Galiatsatos); Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (Ferland); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (Girard, Sideris)
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- Ontario: The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa (Asmis, Bossé, Cripps, Goel, Goodwin, Halwani, Hsu, Martel, Ng, Robillard, Vickers); Queen's University and Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Biagi); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (Brierley, Cleary, Dawson); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton (Tsvetkova); Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston (Mahmud)
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Salman A, Simoneau E, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Boucher LM, Valenti D, Cabrera T, Nudo C, Metrakos P. Combined sorafenib and yttrium-90 radioembolization for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 23:e472-e480. [PMID: 27803608 DOI: 10.3747/co.23.2827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In this pilot study, we assessed the safety and tolerability of combining sorafenib with 90Y radioembolization for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). METHODS The study, conducted prospectively during 2009-2012, included eligible patients with unresectable hcc and a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. Each patient received sorafenib (400 mg twice daily) for 6-8 weeks before 90Y treatment. Safety and tolerability were assessed. RESULTS Of the 40 patients enrolled, 29 completed treatment (combined therapy). In the initial cohort, the most common cause of hcc was hepatitis C (32.5%), and most patients were staged Child A (82.5%). The 29 patients who completed the study had similar baseline characteristics. Grades 1 and 2 toxicities accounted for 77.8% of all adverse events reported. The most common toxicities reported were fatigue (19.0%), alteration in liver function (7.9%), and diarrhea (6.3%). There were 12 grade 3 and 2 grade 4 toxicity events reported. One patient died of liver failure within 30 days after treatment. During the study, the sorafenib dose was reduced in 6 patients (20.7%), and sorafenib had to be interrupted in 4 patients (13.8%) and discontinued in 4 patients (13.8%). The disease control rate was 72.4% per the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, and tumour necrosis was observed in 82.8% of patients. Overall survival in patients undergoing combined therapy was 12.4 months. CONCLUSIONS Preliminary results demonstrate the safety and tolerability of combining 90Y radioembolization and sorafenib for advanced hcc. A larger prospective study is needed to determine the extent of the survival benefit.
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- A Salman
- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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Vassiliou MC, Feldman LS, Fraser SA, Charlebois P, Chaudhury P, Stanbridge DD, Fried GM. Evaluating Intraoperative Laparoscopic Skill: Direct Observation Versus Blinded Videotaped Performances. Surg Innov 2016; 14:211-6. [DOI: 10.1177/1553350607308466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skill (GOALS) has been shown to meet high standards for direct observation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of GOALS when applied to blinded, videotaped performances. Five novice surgeons and 5 experienced surgeons were each evaluated by 2 observers during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Subsequently, 4 laparoscopists (V1 to V4) evaluated the videotaped procedures using GOALS. Two of the raters (V1 and V3) had prior experience using GOALS. The interrater reliabilities between video raters (VRs) and between VRs and direct raters (DRs) were calculated using the intraclass correlation coefficient. Construct validity was assessed using 2-way analysis of variance. Interrater reliability between the 4 VRs and the 2 DRs was 0.72. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the 4 VRs was 0.68 and for each VR compared with the mean DR was 0.86, 0.39, 0.94, and 0.76, respectively. All raters, except V2, differentiated between novice and experienced groups ( P values ranged from .01 to .05). These data suggest that GOALS can be used to assess laparoscopic skill based on videotaped performances but that rater training may play an important role in ensuring the reliability and validity of the instrument. Experience with the tool in the operating room may improve the reliability of video rating and could be of value in training evaluators.
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- Melina C. Vassiliou
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, , Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Mamo A, Rho Y, Gao Y, Kavan T, McLean J, Gilabert M, Ivan B, Batist G, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Panasci L, Kavan P. 2149 Impact of dose intensity in CAPOX and mFOLFOX6 in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31070-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Simoneau E, Hassanain M, Shaheen M, Aljiffry M, Molla N, Chaudhury P, Anil S, Khashper A, Valenti D, Metrakos P. Portal vein embolization and its effect on tumour progression for colorectal cancer liver metastases. Br J Surg 2015; 102:1240-9. [PMID: 26109487 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM) exhibiting disease progression after portal vein embolization (PVE). METHODS Patients with CRCLM requiring PVE before hepatectomy between 2003 and 2014 were included. Clinical variables, and liver and tumour volumes determined by three-dimensional CT volumetry were assessed before and after PVE. Overall and disease-free survival data were obtained. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of tumour progression after PVE. RESULTS Of 141 patients who underwent PVE, 93 (66.0 per cent) had tumour progression and 17 (12.1 per cent) developed new contralateral lesions. Significantly fewer patients had resectable disease in the group with disease progression than among those with stable disease: 43 (46 per cent) of 93 versus 36 (75 per cent) of 48 respectively (P = 0.001). Median survival was similar in patients with and without tumour growth after PVE: 22.5 versus 26.0 months for patients with unresectable tumours (P = 0.706) and 46.2 versus 52.2 months for those with resectable disease (P = 0.953). However, disease-free survival for patients with tumour progression after PVE was shorter than that for patients with stable disease (6.0 versus 20.2 months; P = 0.045). Response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was the only significant factor associated with tumour progression in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION Tumour progression after PVE did not affect overall survival, but patients with resected tumours who had tumour growth after embolization experienced earlier recurrence. A borderline response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy seemed to be associated with tumour progression after PVE.
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- E Simoneau
- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Oncology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Smith AL, Bascuñana C, Hall A, Salman A, Andrei AZ, Volenik A, Rothenmund H, Ferland D, Lamoussenery D, Kamath AS, Amre R, Caglar D, Gao ZH, Haegert DG, Kanber Y, Michel RP, Omeroglu-Altinel G, Asselah J, Bouganim N, Kavan P, Arena G, Barkun J, Chaudhury P, Gallinger S, Foulkes WD, Omeroglu A, Metrakos P, Zogopoulos G. Establishing a clinic-based pancreatic cancer and periampullary tumour research registry in Quebec. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 22:113-21. [PMID: 25908910 DOI: 10.3747/co.22.2300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Enrolling patients in studies of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (pdac) is challenging because of the high fatality of the disease. We hypothesized that a prospective clinic-based study with rapid ascertainment would result in high participation rates. Using that strategy, we established the Quebec Pancreas Cancer Study (qpcs) to investigate the genetics and causes of pdac and other periampullary tumours (pats) that are also rare and underrepresented in research studies. METHODS Patients diagnosed with pdac or pat were introduced to the study at their initial clinical encounter, with a strategy to enrol participants within 2 weeks of diagnosis. Patient self-referrals and referrals of unaffected individuals with an increased risk of pdac were also accepted. Family histories, epidemiologic and clinical data, and biospecimens were collected. Additional relatives were enrolled in families at increased genetic risk. RESULTS The first 346 completed referrals led to 306 probands being enrolled, including 190 probands affected with pdac, who represent the population focus of the qpcs. Participation rates were 88.4% for all referrals and 89.2% for pdac referrals. Family history, epidemiologic and clinical data, and biospecimens were ascertained from 91.9%, 54.6%, and 97.5% respectively of patients with pdac. Although demographics and trends in risk factors in our patients were consistent with published statistics for patients with pdac, the qpcs is enriched for families with French-Canadian ancestry (37.4%), a population with recurrent germ-line mutations in hereditary diseases. CONCLUSIONS Using rapid ascertainment, a pdac and pat research registry with high participation rates can be established. The qpcs is a valuable research resource and its enrichment with patients of French-Canadian ancestry provides a unique opportunity for studies of heredity in these diseases.
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- A L Smith
- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC. ; Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC. ; Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; The Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC. ; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. ; Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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Chaudhury P, Baker TB, Skaro AI, Alvord P. Organ Procurement. Surgery 2015. [DOI: 10.2310/surg.2180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Improvements in immunosuppression, organ preservation, surgical technique, and recipient management have led to the widespread adoption of transplantation as a viable therapeutic option for end-stage organ disease. Consequently, more patients than ever are benefiting from organ transplantation. Unfortunately, the rate of organ donation has not kept pace with the increase in the number of recipients awaiting transplantation. The relative shortage of organs has necessitated an increasing reliance on creative strategies aimed at broadening or expanding the limits of the donor pool. For instance, organs now are frequently obtained from so-called extended-criteria donors (i.e., donors who are elderly or who have significant comorbid conditions) or from non-heart-beating donors. A particularly important strategy for alleviating the organ shortage has been the broader application of living donor transplantation. The authors outline the current state of organ procurement from both cadaveric and living donors, including donor evaluation, perioperative management, and the various donor procedures.
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Barkun J, Chaudhury P. Intraoperative Management of Bile Duct Injuries by the Non-biliary Surgeon. Management of Benign Biliary Stenosis and Injury 2015:251-263. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22273-8_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Boily G, Villeneuve JP, Lacoursière L, Chaudhury P, Couture F, Ouellet JF, Lapointe R, Goulet S, Gervais N, Comité de l'évolution des pratiques en oncologie. Transarterial embolization therapies for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: CEPO review and clinical recommendations. HPB (Oxford) 2015; 17:52-65. [PMID: 24961288 PMCID: PMC4266441 DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most deadly cancers in the world and its incidence rate has consistently increased over the past 15 years in Canada. Although transarterial embolization therapies are palliative options commonly used for the treatment of HCC, their efficacy is still controversial. The objective of this guideline is to review the efficacy and safety of transarterial embolization therapies for the treatment of HCC and to develop evidence-based recommendations. METHOD A review of the scientific literature published up to October 2013 was performed. A total of 38 studies were included. RECOMMENDATIONS Considering the evidence available to date, the CEPO recommends the following: (i) transarterial chemoembolization therapy (TACE) be considered a standard of practice for the palliative treatment of HCC in eligible patients; (ii) drug-eluting beads (DEB)-TACE be considered an alternative and equivalent treatment to conventional TACE in terms of oncological efficacy (overall survival) and incidence of severe toxicities; (iii) the decision to treat with TACE or DEB-TACE be discussed in tumour boards; (iv) bland embolization (TAE) not be considered for the treatment of HCC; (v) radioembolization (TARE) not be considered outside of a clinical trial setting; and (vi) sorafenib combined with TACE not be considered outside of a clinical trial setting.
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- Gino Boily
- Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociauxQuébec, QC, Canada
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- Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (CSSS Alphonse-Desjardins)Lévis, QC, Canada
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- Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (CHU de Québec)Québec, QC, Canada
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- Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociauxQuébec, QC, Canada
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- Centre hospitalier régional du Grand-Portage (CSSS de Rivière-du-Loup)Rivière-du-Loup, QC, Canada,Correspondence, Normand Gervais, Centre hospitalier régional du Grand-Portage (CSSS de Rivière-du-Loup), 75 rue St-Henri, Rivière-du-Loup, QC, Canada G5R 2A4. Tel:+1 418 868 1000. Fax: +1 418 868 3336. E-mail:
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Khalil JA, Mayo N, Dumitra S, Jamal M, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Barkun J. Pancreatic fistulae after a pancreatico-duodenectomy: are pancreatico-gastrostomies safer than pancreatico-jejunostomies? An expertise-based trial and propensity-score adjusted analysis. HPB (Oxford) 2014; 16:1062-7. [PMID: 24946170 PMCID: PMC4253328 DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND A pancreatic fistula (PF) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality after a pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). There remains debate as to whether re-establishing pancreaticoenteric continuity by a pancreatico-gastrostomy (PG) can decrease the risk of a PF and complications compared with a pancreatico-jejunostomy (PJ). The outcomes of patients undergoing these reconstructions after a PD were compared. METHOD Patients undergoing a PD between 1999 and 2011 were selected from a prospective database and having undergone either a PG or PJ reconstruction. A propensity-score adjusted multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify the effect of surgical technique on outcomes of PF, delayed gastric emptying (DGE) and total complications. RESULTS Twenty-three out of 103 and 20 out of 103 (P = 0.49) patients had PF and 74 out of 103 and 55 out of 103 patients had all-grades DGE in the PG and PJ groups, respectively (P = 0.02). The groups did not differ with regards to Clavien-Dindo grade of complications (P = 0.29) but did differ with regards to the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) (38.4 versus 31.4 for PG versus PG, respectively, P = 0.02.) Propensity-score adjusted multivariate analysis showed no effect of PG on PF (P = 0.89), DGE grades B/C (P = 0.9) or CCI (P = 0.41). There remained an effect on all-grades of DGE (P = 0.012.) DISCUSSION Patients undergoing PG reconstruction had a similar rate of PF as those undergoing a PJ after a PD.
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- Jad Abou Khalil
- Department of General Surgery, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada,Correspondence Jad Abou Khalil, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada. Tel: +1 (514) 294-6867. Fax: +1 (514) 288-8196. E-mail:
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Kuwait UniversityKuwait City, Kuwait
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- Department of General Surgery, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada
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