OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Surgery is 4. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Leveraging financial incentives and behavioural economics to engage physicians in achieving quality-improvement process measures	73
Are we producing general surgeons who are ready for community or rural practice?	42
Excellence des soins infirmiers en temps de crise sanitaire	33
Desmond Beall — a Canadian’s contribution to understanding rhabdomyolysis	22
Technical considerations in the management of penetrating cardiac injury	21
COVID-19 and the duration of operating room procedures in Ontario: a population-based retrospective study	19
Competency-based education in general surgery: Are Canadian residents ready?	17
Gender-based differences in letters of recommendation in applications for general surgery residency programs in Canada	17
Outcomes and experiences of Indigenous patients in Newfoundland and Labrador’s bariatric surgery program: a pilot study	16
The Perioperative Surgical Home, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and how integration of these models may improve care for medically complex patients	15
Orthopedic surgeons’ transition into full-time practice over the last 20 years: an analysis using Ministry of Health billing data	14
Thoracic duct embolization via chest tube for a patient with postoperative traumatic chylothorax	14
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 Training	14
Risk factors for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
The role of routine groin ultrasonography in the management of inguinal hernia	14
Use of multidisciplinary positive deviance seminars to improve efficiency in a high-volume arthroplasty practice: a pilot study	13
Correction: Improving value and access to specialty medical care for families: a pediatric surgery telehealth program	12
Modes of failure of hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture	11
Implementation, results and face validity of the Consultation and Relational Empathy measure in a Canadian department of surgery	11
Health care costs after total knee arthroplasty for satisfied and dissatisfied patients	11
Gender representation in professorship and research productivity across all surgical specialties in Canadian academic institutions	11
Silicon scalpels or artificial surgeons: What is coming for our jobs?	11
Position statement: management of proximal humerus fractures	10
Outcomes and motives for not proceeding with the second stage bilateral knee replacement: a comparison of cancelled and completed bilateral total knee arthroplasty	10
Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-related acute appendicitis	10

Surgical practice patterns and outcomes in T2 and T3 gallbladder cancer: a population-based study	9
Le balado Cold Steel : bilan des 125 premiers épisodes	9
Variations in the use of cemented implants for hip fracture repair in Nova Scotia, Canada	9
Strategies to reduce out-of-pocket medication costs for Canadians with peripheral arterial disease	9
IA et chirurgie : Terminator ou occasion en or?	9
A mixed-method study evaluating an innovative care model for rural patients undergoing outpatient breast surgery	9
Augmented-reality–guided insertion of sliding hip screw guidewire: a preclinical investigation	9
Association between immigration status and total knee arthroplasty outcomes in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study	9
The impact of robotic rectal cancer surgery at a Canadian regional cancer centre: a retrospective cohort study	9
Does the type of biomesh influence recurrence in abdominal wall reconstruction? A long-term follow-up to a randomized controlled trial	9
Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women	9
Position statement: nonoperative management of lateral epicondylitis in adults	9
Correction to: “Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty”	9
The Yukon data are incorrect	9
Comparing 1-year and 10-year whole blood metal ion results following Birmingham hip resurfacing for osteoarthritis	9
Role of prolonged packing in postoperative anorectal abscess management: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Safety of expedited-surgery protocols in anticoagulant-treated patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Time for health care to be political	8
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Episode-of-care costs of total hip arthroplasty: day surgery versus same-day admission	8
Defining the Canadian rural general surgeon	8
Correction: Clinical practice guideline: evidence, recommendations and algorithm for the preoperative optimization of anemia, hyperglycemic and smoking	8
Preoperative diagnosis and management of inherited bleeding disorders in female adolescents and adults	7
Tying measurement to action in equity, diversity, and inclusion work in academic surgical departments	7
Incidence and timing of postoperative complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty	7
What does professionalism really mean in the contemporary surgical landscape?	7
Serrated polyps and polyposis of the colon: a brief review for surgeon endoscopists	7
Appropriate scenarios for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula	7
Saskatchewan: Canada’s first provincial department of surgery	7
Cost comparison of orthopedic sports medicine procedures in an ambulatory surgical centre and a hospital outpatient department	7
Should we be on the cusp of a major change in continued medical education?	7
How do we encourage and promote a culture of surgical innovation?	7
Failure to rescue in emergency general surgery in Canada	7
A qualitative assessment of perceptions and attitudes toward postoperative pain and opioid use in patients undergoing elective knee arthroscopy	7
Analyzing the temporal trends of kidney transplantation surgeries and their impact on warm and cold ischemia time in a Canadian setting	7
Canadian Spine Society	7
Relation between surgical oncologic quality indicators for papillary thyroid cancer	6
Continuity of primary care and emergency department visits following knee and hip replacement surgery: a retrospective cohort study	6
Ambulatory surgery centres: a potential solution to a chronic problem	6
Reasons for 90-day emergency department visits after primary knee arthroplasty	6
Intraoperative radiation exposure in a level 1 trauma centre orthopedic operating room	6
Evidence-based treatment of Achilles tendon rupture	6
Complications of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic procedures	6
The impact of COVID-19 on surgical education: perspectives from Canadian general surgery residents	6
Pouvons-nous enfin apprendre à récupérer? La chirurgie, un milieu périlleux	6
Evaluating the efficacy of self-study videos for the surgery clerkship rotation: an innovative project in undergraduate surgical education	5
A regional effort: the current landscape of inguinal hernia repair and postoperative opioid prescription practices in Eastern Ontario	5
Survival after surgery for spinal metastases: a population-based study	5
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non–small-cell lung cancer pathologic stage and presentation	5
Coronary endarterectomy in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease: assessment of graft patency with computed tomography angiography	5

Degenerative spinal conditions requiring emergency surgery: an evolving crisis in a publicly funded health care system	5
Trunnionosis and metal wear causing metal hypersensitivity: 2 sides of the same coin?	5
Screening Criteria Evaluation for Expansion in Pulmonary Neoplasias (SCREEN) II	5
Validation of the Subgroups for Targeted Treatment for Back (STarT Back) screening tool at a tertiary care centre	5
Five-year outcomes after surgery for class 1 obesity: a retrospective analysis of a Canadian bariatric centre’s experience	5
Should advanced donor age be a deterrent in the utilization of grafts from donation after cardiac death in deceased donor liver transplantation? The Toronto experience	5
Will this COVID-19 wave be a tsunami for surgery?	5
Cost and safety of inpatient versus outpatient open reduction internal fixation of isolated ankle fractures	5
Cholecystectomy following endoscopic clearance of common bile duct during the same admission	4
Evaluation of a tiered operating room strategy at an academic centre: comparing high-efficiency and conventional operating rooms	4
Is ethnicity an appropriate measure of health care marginalization? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcomes of diabetic foot ulceration in Aboriginal populations	4
Intensity of hospital resource use following traumatic brain injury: a multicentre cohort study, 2013–2016	4
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing for osteoarthritis — a Canadian retrospective cohort study with a minimum 10-year follow-up	4
Colorectal surgery surgical site infection prevention practices in British Columbia	4
Evaluating the scope of rural general surgery in British Columbia	4
Lymph node mapping in gastric cancer: a pilot study in Western patients	4
Comment encourager et promouvoir l’innovation en chirurgie?	4
Intraoperative parathormone monitoring to predict operative success in patients with normohormonal hyperparathyroidism	4
2021 Canadian Surgery Forum	4
Improving the quality of care of Canadians waiting for elective surgery: an important health care priority	4
Surgical site complications in kidney transplant recipients: incidence, risk factors and outcomes in the modern era	4
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
Yield of routine staging laparoscopy in patients with gastric cancer in Alberta, Canada	4
Comparing resident operative volumes for routine general surgery cases at academic, urban community, and rural training sites	4
Premortem anticoagulation timing and dose in donation after circulatory death: multicentre study of associations with graft function	4
Downhill skiing following total knee arthroplasty: a survey of Alberta orthopedic surgeons	4
It all doesn’t always have to go: abdominal wall reconstruction involving selective synthetic mesh explantation with biologic mesh salvage	4
Pourquoi ignore-t-on encore l’équité entre les genres en chirurgie?	4
Longitudinal survival trends of patients with cancer with surgically managed appendicular metastatic bone disease: systematic review	4
Where to start? Injury prevention priority scores for traumatic injuries in Canada	4
Curriculum matrix development for a hepato-pancreato-biliary robotic surgery fellowship	4
Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in oncoplastic breast conservation surgery from a single surgeon’s practice in a busy community hospital in Canada	4
The epidemiology of early deep vein thrombosis in kidney transplant recipients	4
In memoriam: Professor Sir Roy Yorke Calne, MB, FRCS, FRS, FRCSC, Dec. 30, 1930, to Jan. 6, 2024	4
Re-excision rates after breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer: an Albertan perspective	4
Position statement: management of rotator cuff tears in adults	4
Water-soluble contrast in the management of adhesive small-bowel obstruction: a Canadian centre’s experience with guideline development and implementation	4
Impact of outpatient total hip or knee replacement on informal caregivers at home: a scoping review	4
Increasing the capacity of general surgeons practising outside of major centres	4