Canadian Journal of Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Surgery is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Leveraging financial incentives and behavioural economics to engage physicians in achieving quality-improvement process measures71
Are we producing general surgeons who are ready for community or rural practice?42
Excellence des soins infirmiers en temps de crise sanitaire31
Desmond Beall — a Canadian’s contribution to understanding rhabdomyolysis22
COVID-19 and the duration of operating room procedures in Ontario: a population-based retrospective study21
Gender-based differences in letters of recommendation in applications for general surgery residency programs in Canada19
Competency-based education in general surgery: Are Canadian residents ready?18
Assessing the acceptability of script concordance testing: a nationwide study in otolaryngology17
The Perioperative Surgical Home, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and how integration of these models may improve care for medically complex patients16
Outcomes and experiences of Indigenous patients in Newfoundland and Labrador’s bariatric surgery program: a pilot study15
Technical considerations in the management of penetrating cardiac injury15
Risk factors for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
The role of routine groin ultrasonography in the management of inguinal hernia14
Thoracic duct embolization via chest tube for a patient with postoperative traumatic chylothorax14
Correction to: Decolonizing global surgery — Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery, abstract on creating concise reference videos for a low-resource Essential Surgical Skills Training14
Use of multidisciplinary positive deviance seminars to improve efficiency in a high-volume arthroplasty practice: a pilot study13
Implementation, results and face validity of the Consultation and Relational Empathy measure in a Canadian department of surgery13
Orthopedic surgeons’ transition into full-time practice over the last 20 years: an analysis using Ministry of Health billing data13
Correction: Improving value and access to specialty medical care for families: a pediatric surgery telehealth program13
Modes of failure of hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture12
Preventing hip fractures with multidisciplinary teams: a Canadian perspective11
Health care costs after total knee arthroplasty for satisfied and dissatisfied patients11
Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-related acute appendicitis11
Position statement: management of proximal humerus fractures11
Outcomes and motives for not proceeding with the second stage bilateral knee replacement: a comparison of cancelled and completed bilateral total knee arthroplasty10
Correction to: “Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty”10
A mixed-method study evaluating an innovative care model for rural patients undergoing outpatient breast surgery10
Position statement: nonoperative management of lateral epicondylitis in adults10
Augmented-reality–guided insertion of sliding hip screw guidewire: a preclinical investigation10
Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women9
IA et chirurgie : Terminator ou occasion en or?9
Strategies to reduce out-of-pocket medication costs for Canadians with peripheral arterial disease9
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Variations in the use of cemented implants for hip fracture repair in Nova Scotia, Canada9
Le balado Cold Steel : bilan des 125 premiers épisodes9
The impact of robotic rectal cancer surgery at a Canadian regional cancer centre: a retrospective cohort study9
Does the type of biomesh influence recurrence in abdominal wall reconstruction? A long-term follow-up to a randomized controlled trial9
The Yukon data are incorrect9
Surgical practice patterns and outcomes in T2 and T3 gallbladder cancer: a population-based study9
Association between immigration status and total knee arthroplasty outcomes in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study9
Role of prolonged packing in postoperative anorectal abscess management: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Comparing 1-year and 10-year whole blood metal ion results following Birmingham hip resurfacing for osteoarthritis9
Safety of expedited-surgery protocols in anticoagulant-treated patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Defining the Canadian rural general surgeon8
Preoperative diagnosis and management of inherited bleeding disorders in female adolescents and adults8
Episode-of-care costs of total hip arthroplasty: day surgery versus same-day admission8
Time for health care to be political8
Correction: Clinical practice guideline: evidence, recommendations and algorithm for the preoperative optimization of anemia, hyperglycemic and smoking8
Should we be on the cusp of a major change in continued medical education?8
Impact of the acute care surgery model on resident operative experience in emergency general surgery7
Appropriate scenarios for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula7
Canadian Spine Society7
How do we encourage and promote a culture of surgical innovation?7
Serrated polyps and polyposis of the colon: a brief review for surgeon endoscopists7
Prospective randomized trial of continuous femoral nerve block with posterior capsular injection versus periarticular injection for analgesia in primary total knee arthroplasty7
Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty7
Cost comparison of orthopedic sports medicine procedures in an ambulatory surgical centre and a hospital outpatient department7
What does professionalism really mean in the contemporary surgical landscape?7
A qualitative assessment of perceptions and attitudes toward postoperative pain and opioid use in patients undergoing elective knee arthroscopy7
Analyzing the temporal trends of kidney transplantation surgeries and their impact on warm and cold ischemia time in a Canadian setting7
Critical fail concepts in surgery: highlighting the “must-know” concepts7
The impact of COVID-19 on surgical education: perspectives from Canadian general surgery residents6
Saskatchewan: Canada’s first provincial department of surgery6
Relation between surgical oncologic quality indicators for papillary thyroid cancer6
Ambulatory surgery centres: a potential solution to a chronic problem6
Failure to rescue in emergency general surgery in Canada6
Reasons for 90-day emergency department visits after primary knee arthroplasty6
Evidence-based treatment of Achilles tendon rupture6
Continuity of primary care and emergency department visits following knee and hip replacement surgery: a retrospective cohort study6
Tying measurement to action in equity, diversity, and inclusion work in academic surgical departments6
Complications of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic procedures6
Pouvons-nous enfin apprendre à récupérer? La chirurgie, un milieu périlleux6
Coronary endarterectomy in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease: assessment of graft patency with computed tomography angiography5
Cost and safety of inpatient versus outpatient open reduction internal fixation of isolated ankle fractures5
Survival after surgery for spinal metastases: a population-based study5
Screening Criteria Evaluation for Expansion in Pulmonary Neoplasias (SCREEN) II5
Surgical site complications in kidney transplant recipients: incidence, risk factors and outcomes in the modern era5
Should advanced donor age be a deterrent in the utilization of grafts from donation after cardiac death in deceased donor liver transplantation? The Toronto experience5
Five-year outcomes after surgery for class 1 obesity: a retrospective analysis of a Canadian bariatric centre’s experience5
Validation of the Subgroups for Targeted Treatment for Back (STarT Back) screening tool at a tertiary care centre5
Will this COVID-19 wave be a tsunami for surgery?5
Water-soluble contrast in the management of adhesive small-bowel obstruction: a Canadian centre’s experience with guideline development and implementation5
Evaluation of a tiered operating room strategy at an academic centre: comparing high-efficiency and conventional operating rooms5
Evaluating the efficacy of self-study videos for the surgery clerkship rotation: an innovative project in undergraduate surgical education5
A regional effort: the current landscape of inguinal hernia repair and postoperative opioid prescription practices in Eastern Ontario5
Degenerative spinal conditions requiring emergency surgery: an evolving crisis in a publicly funded health care system5
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non–small-cell lung cancer pathologic stage and presentation5
A systematic review of global surgery partnerships and a proposed framework for sustainability5
Trunnionosis and metal wear causing metal hypersensitivity: 2 sides of the same coin?5
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing for osteoarthritis — a Canadian retrospective cohort study with a minimum 10-year follow-up4
Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in oncoplastic breast conservation surgery from a single surgeon’s practice in a busy community hospital in Canada4
Predictors of clinical deterioration and intensive care unit admission in trauma patients transferred from northern Quebec to a level 1 trauma centre: a retrospective cohort study4
Premortem anticoagulation timing and dose in donation after circulatory death: multicentre study of associations with graft function4
Improving the quality of care of Canadians waiting for elective surgery: an important health care priority4
Intraoperative parathormone monitoring to predict operative success in patients with normohormonal hyperparathyroidism4
Intersection entre COVID-19 et système de santé public au Canada : Que réserve l’avenir aux patients en attente d’une chirurgie et aux professionnels de la santé laissés pour compte?4
Downhill skiing following total knee arthroplasty: a survey of Alberta orthopedic surgeons4
2021 Canadian Surgery Forum4
Increasing the capacity of general surgeons practising outside of major centres4
It all doesn’t always have to go: abdominal wall reconstruction involving selective synthetic mesh explantation with biologic mesh salvage4
Cholecystectomy following endoscopic clearance of common bile duct during the same admission4
Patient and disease characteristics, treatment practices and oncologic outcomes among patients with colorectal cancer: a population-based analysis4
In memoriam: Professor Sir Roy Yorke Calne, MB, FRCS, FRS, FRCSC, Dec. 30, 1930, to Jan. 6, 20244
Re-excision rates after breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer: an Albertan perspective4
Longitudinal survival trends of patients with cancer with surgically managed appendicular metastatic bone disease: systematic review4
Curriculum matrix development for a hepato-pancreato-biliary robotic surgery fellowship4
Position statement: management of rotator cuff tears in adults4
Comment encourager et promouvoir l’innovation en chirurgie?4
Where to start? Injury prevention priority scores for traumatic injuries in Canada4
Yield of routine staging laparoscopy in patients with gastric cancer in Alberta, Canada4
Intensity of hospital resource use following traumatic brain injury: a multicentre cohort study, 2013–20164
Comparing resident operative volumes for routine general surgery cases at academic, urban community, and rural training sites4
The epidemiology of early deep vein thrombosis in kidney transplant recipients4
Impact of outpatient total hip or knee replacement on informal caregivers at home: a scoping review4
Colorectal surgery surgical site infection prevention practices in British Columbia4
Lymph node mapping in gastric cancer: a pilot study in Western patients4
Pourquoi ignore-t-on encore l’équité entre les genres en chirurgie?4
Evaluating the scope of rural general surgery in British Columbia4
Is ethnicity an appropriate measure of health care marginalization? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcomes of diabetic foot ulceration in Aboriginal populations4
Urinary catheter use in patients with hip fracture: Are current guidelines appropriate? A retrospective review3
Feasibility of patchless proximal profundoplasty and common femoral endarterectomy3
Efficacy of surgical skin preparation solutions in hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized trial3
The impact of targeted fee increases on the pay disparity between female and male general surgeons in British Columbia3
Pregnant patients requiring emergency general surgery: a scoping review of diagnostic and management strategies3
Assessment of surgical competence for neck dissection: a pilot study3
Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education (C-CASE) 2021: Post-Pandemic and Beyond Virtual Conference AbstractsBlended learning using augmented reality glasses during the COVID-19 p3
Time to surgical management of distal radius fractures: effects on health care utilization and functional outcomes3
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones in patients with chronic pancreatitis: Are we underutilizing a new technology?3
A comparison of perineal stapled prolapse resection and the Altemeier procedure at 2 Canadian academic hospitals3
Revues prédatrices : Sommes-nous face à un « univers alternatif »?3
Growing academic global surgery: opportunities for Canadian trainees3
Safety and outcomes of performing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy at an ambulatory site of a tertiary care hospital in Ontario3
Quality of life during the wait for ruptured anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial3
Watchful waiting for large primary nonparasitic splenic cysts3
2022 Canadian Surgery Forum Sept. 15–17, 202201. Operative classification of ventral abdominal hernias: new and practical classification02. Watchful waiting for large primary splenic cysts03. Transver3
Effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal photodynamic disinfection therapy and chlorhexidine gluconate body wipes for surgical site infection prophylaxis in adult spine surgery3
Subway-related trauma at a level 1 trauma centre in Toronto, Ontario3
Are outdoor playgrounds the real culprit for elbow fractures in children? A lesson learned from COVID-19 sanitary measures3
Correction to: “Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women”3
David V. Feliciano: Contributions to acute care surgery3
Epidemiology of peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries in a trauma population3
Cancer surgery cancellation: incidence, outcomes and recovery in a universal health care system3
Trauma surgical educational opportunities in Canada: a week in the life of a trauma service3
Gender trends in orthopedic surgical residency programs in Canada over 20 years2
A formalized shared decision-making process with individualized decision aids for older patients referred for cardiac surgery2
Donation and transplantation coverage in the Canadian media: a content analysis of story focus over 2 decades2
Précédent jurisprudentiel difficile pour les chirurgiennes et chirurgiens en milieu rural2
C-CASE 2023: Promoting Excellence in Surgical Education01. Near-peer tutoring: an effective adjunct for virtual anatomy learning02. Surgical Exploration and Discovery: perspectives on student-led debr2
Trauma resident exposure in Canada and operative numbers (TraumaRECON): a national multicentre retrospective review of operative and nonoperative trauma teaching2
Injury and violence in the context of sustainable development01. Optimizing of uptake of 3 WHO injury surveillance guidelines through digitization02. Prospective study of pediatric neurotrauma surgery2
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in Canada: a context-specific position paper from the Canadian Collaborative for Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS)2
A simple perfused cadaver model for damage control vascular surgery training2
A lay of the land: a description of academic acute care surgery models in Canada2
The effect of daily probiotics on the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis in infants with very low birth weight2
Correction to: C-CASE 2022: Competence to Excellence, abstract on subpial resection in a novel epilepsy simulation model2
Wait times, resource use and health-related quality of life across the continuum of care for patients referred for total knee replacement surgery2
Penn State equation versus indirect calorimetry for nutritional assessment in patients with traumatic brain injury2
Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada2
Bridging the gap: assessing the integration of robotic-assisted surgery into Canadian surgical training programs2
Que signifie réellement le professionnalisme dans le paysage chirurgical contemporain?2
Outcomes of liver transplant recipients with high MELD scores: an experience from a Canadian centre2
Virtual trauma patient simulation design using the McGill Simulation Complexity Score (MSCS): a breakthrough in trauma education2
Valve positions upon which cardiac surgeons operate should be taken into consideration2
Rectus sheath catheters reduce opiate use in pancreaticoduodenectomy: a pre- and postintervention cohort study2
Access to orthopedic specialist service in Ontario via eConsult2
A framework for role allocation in education, research and leadership services in Canadian academic divisions of general surgery: a modified Delphi consensus2
Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty2
RAG time: rapid access general surgery — a shared-care protocol to convert after-hours inpatient to daytime outpatient surgery2
Correction: Augmented-reality–guided insertion of sliding hip screw guidewire: a preclinical investigation2
Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for heart graft dysfunction in adults: incidence, risk factors and outcomes in a multicentric study2
Adaptations to general surgery resident education in response to COVID-192
Major morbidity and mortality associated with delays to emergent surgery in children: a risk-adjusted analysis2
Quality indicators for operative reporting in transanal endoscopic surgery2
Why are doctors so hard to educate?2
Learning objectives for thoracic surgery: developing a national standard for undergraduate medical education2
Comparison of a validated decision-support tool to a standard of care triage system for knee osteoarthritis assessment: a proof-of-concept study2
Surgical trainees achieving the CanMEDS roles in the COVID-19 era: What have we learned and where do we go?2
Nipple margin assessment at the time of nipple-sparing mastectomy2
Editorial-Impact de la lourdeur des lourdes tâches administratives sur les soins aux patients et la satisfaction des chirurgiens2
Predictors of axillary node response in node-positive patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer2
Femoral stem migration after direct lateral and direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study2
Population-based assessment of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of cutaneous melanoma2
A cadaveric perfused model with antegrade arteriovenous pulsatile circulation: a new tool for teaching endovascular skills2
Local tissue concentrations of cefazolin during total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review2
Delayed mobilization following admission for hip fracture is associated with increased morbidity and length of hospital stay2
Effect of socioeconomic status on patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a publicly funded health care system2
Collecting gender and visible minority demographic data: caution with oversimplification of complex variables2
Impact of implementing a fast-track protocol and standardized guideline for the management of pediatric appendicitis1
The Cold Steel surgical podcast: lessons learned from the first 125 episodes1
Optimizing the surgical instrument tray to immediately increase efficiency and lower costs in the operating room1
Correction to: “Comparison of a validated decision-support tool to a standard of care triage system for knee osteoarthritis assessment: a proof-of-concept study”1
Military contributions to our Canadian surgical landscape1
A novel computerized approach to scoping reviews using Synthesis software: the first 15 years of The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program1
Anchoring the sign-out phase of the Surgical Safety Checklist to emergence from anesthesia: a proof-of-concept quality-improvement study1
A Canadian consensus-based list of urgent and specialized in-hospital trauma care interventions to assess the accuracy of prehospital trauma triage protocols: a modified Delphi study1
Il est temps que le milieu de la santé se mêle de politique1
Sex and racial diversity in Canadian academic surgery1
2023 Canadian Surgery Forum01. Evaluation of physicians’ practices and knowledge regarding the treatment of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis03. What is the effect of rurality on outcomes for parathy1
Considering human cognitive architecture in stressful medical prehospital interventions might benefit care providers1
Optimizing opioid prescribing practices after minimally invasive lung resection through a quality-improvement intervention1
Nursing excellence in a time of health care crisis1
False-negative sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: a single-surgeon experience1
Perceptions of readiness for independent practice among graduating orthopedic surgery residents in Ontario in the last 30 years1
IA et médecine — un mariage incontournable, mais encore imparfait1
Clinical parameters affecting survival outcomes in patients with low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: an international multicentre analysis1
Geographic variation in breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy for females with breast cancer in Alberta, Canada1
Prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatectomy: results of a Canadian RAND/UCLA appropriateness expert panel1
The use of an analytic hierarchy process to promote equity, diversity and inclusion1
Inviting a friend to evaluate potential grade III pancreatic injuries: Are they truly occult, or simply missed on CT?1
AI and surgery — Skynet or a great opportunity?1
Trends in liver transplantation for autoimmune liver diseases: a Canadian study1
Postoperative protocols for older adults undergoing emergency surgery: a scoping review1
A population-based analysis of the presentation and outcomes of pediatric patients with osteosarcoma in Canada: a report from CYP-C1
Subspecialist abdominal wall reconstruction services in Canada1
Reduction of opioid use after orthopedic surgery: a scoping review1
Unscheduled general surgery has higher costs for older adults1
Lost in translation? How context shapes the implementation of Competence by Design in operative settings1
L’art de la consultation peropératoire d’urgence1
From cellular function to global impact: the vascular perspective on COVID-191
Moving toward better health: exercise practice is associated with improved outcomes after spine surgery in people with degenerative lumbar conditions1
Can patients with rectosigmoid cancer wait for surgery? The association of time to surgery with patient outcomes1
Trauma 2021: Trauma Association of Canada Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia (virtual), April 12–16, 2021Perceptions of a trauma team regarding in situ simulationEpidemiology of su1
Indication for total knee arthroplasty based on preoperative functional score: Are we operating earlier?1
Prospective assessment of the impact of intraoperative diuretics in kidney transplant recipient surgery1
Charcot arthropathy outcomes after early referral to a regional tertiary care foot clinic1
Remoteness from urban centre does not affect gastric cancer outcomes with established care pathway to specialist centre1
Research and surgical residency: moving beyond one-and-done projects and motivating for scholarly excellence1
Correction to: 2023 Canadian Surgery Forum, CATS abstract 161
Robotically applied hemostatic clamping for care-under-fire: harnessing bomb robots for hemorrhage control1
Perioperative outcomes associated with general and spinal anesthesia after total joint arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a large, Canadian, retrospective cohort study1
Call to modernize measurement of gender, race, and ethnicity1
Eliminating rote postoperative radiographs for surgically managed pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures1
Safety and efficacy of a strategy of vitamin K antagonist reversal with prothrombin complex concentrates compared to vitamin K in patients with hip fracture1
Maximizing the educational potential of Morbidity and Mortality Conferences1
Efficacy of cold renal perfusion protection for open complex aortic aneurysm repair: a meta-analysis1
Correction to: “Efficacy of surgical skin preparation solutions in hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized trial”1
Correction to: “Trauma surgical educational opportunities in Canada: a week in the life of a trauma service”1
Management of patients requiring reconstructive breast surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from the BC Regional Breast Reconstruction Network1
Selective centralized booking as a low-cost alternative to centralized referral1
Joint rounds as a method to partner surgical residency programs and enhance global surgical training: the Guyana–UBC joint rounds project1
Management of patients with hip fracture receiving anticoagulation: What are we doing in Canada?1
Correction to: A Canadian centre’s experience with prone peritoneoscopic adrenalectomy1
The next frontier of acute care general surgery: fellowship training1
Preoperative malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer1
Perspectives surrounding robotic total hip arthroplasty: a cross-sectional analysis using natural language processing1
C-CASE 2022: Competence to Excellence01. The Queen Bee phenomenon in Canadian surgical subspecialties: an evaluation of gender biases in the resident training environment02. Barriers to surgical peer 1
A Canadian single-centre experience with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for abdominal malignancies1
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