Canadian Journal of Surgery articles from April 2006

Canadian Journal of Surgery archives from April 2006

Determination of patient quality of life following severe acute pancreatitis.
April 1, 2006... Background: Severe acute pancreatitis results in significant morbidity and mortality. Clinical experience suggests a significantly reduced quality of life for patients, but few studies exist to confirm this experience. We sought to objectively...

Reinforcement of the suture line with an ePTFE graft attached with histoacryl glue in duodenal trauma.(expanded polytetrafluoroethylene)
April 1, 2006... Background: Most duodenal injuries are managed with primary repair, but the degree of duodenal-wall injury may threaten the integrity of the primary repair. Therefore, we evaluated whether the primary repair site could be reinforced with...

A screening program to identify risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
April 1, 2006... Background: We aimed to explore the feasibility of a nurse-supervised aneurysm screening program to identify any independent risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation in high-risk patients. Methods: We conducted a prospective...

The new cardiac surgery patient: defying previous expectations.
April 1, 2006... Background: Studies conducted before 1999 of patients who had coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) have shown a tendency toward increasing preoperative risk factors. This study examines whether this trend of increasing risk in patients...

Factors predicting the outcome of primary clubfoot surgery.
April 1, 2006... Background: We aimed to determine the rate of further surgery, the functional outcome and the factors associated with outcome after primary clubfoot surgery. Method: We conducted a retrospective study of a cohort of all children who were less...

Radiology for the surgeon: soft-tissue case 58.(Continuing Medical Education/Formation medicale continue)
April 1, 2006... Presentation An 85-year-old woman was admitted to our surgical ward with a 4-day history of left lumbar pain associated with vomiting and constipation. Her past medical history included congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation....

Surgical technique: technical notes on reduction of thoracic spine fracture dislocation.(Continuing Medical Education/Formation medicale continue)
April 1, 2006... Fracture dislocation of the thoracic spine is a rare spinal injury often resulting from high-energy trauma. Associated soft-tissue thoracic injuries are common and are compounded by the often-associated paraplegia. Exceptionally, there are some...

L'atteinte tuberculeuse de la vesicule biliaire.(Case Notes/Notes de cas; tubuclosis and gall bladder disease)
April 1, 2006... Les cholecystites sont des affections frequentes. L'atteinte de la vesicule biliaire represente 1 % des localisations digestives de la tuberculose (1). La localisation vesiculaire peut se voir dans le cadre d'une atteinte pluri-viscerale ou...

Edward Archibald: Surgeon of the Royal Vic.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... EDWARD ARCHIBALD: SURGEON OF THE ROYAL VIC. Fontanus Monograph Series. Martin A. Entin. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press; 2005. 234 pages; $60. ISBN 0773529519 Born and raised in Montreal, Edward Archibald graduated from McGill...

PVT after splenectomy.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2006... I read with interest the article on the incidence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after laparoscopic splenectomy (Can J Surg 2005;48:352-4). (1) I agree with the authors' assumption that the frequency of PVT after laparoscopic splenectomy is...

Preoperative fasting guidelines.(Correspondence/Correspondance)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2006... As a principal investigator in studies of a 2- to 3-hour fast for clear liquids in Calgary in the late 1980s, and a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists' task force that developed evidence-based fasting guidelines, I wish to...

Flattery/De la flatterie.(Editorial)
April 1, 2006... Who doesn't like flattery? To be wanted and appreciated is a universal human trait and one that is frequently exploited when seeking to influence thought or behaviour. The deliberate use of flattery to induce certain behaviour is known to...

Does flattery work? A comparison of 2 different cover letters for an international survey of orthopedic surgeons.
April 1, 2006... Background: Surveys are an important tool for gaining information about physicians' beliefs, practice patterns and knowledge. However, the validity of surveys among physicians is often threatened by low response rates. We investigated whether...

Clinical judgment remains of great value in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
April 1, 2006... Background: Observation and repeated examination may lead to favourable clinical outcomes in the ever-challenging diagnosis of appendicitis. The goal of this study was to evaluate clinical performance in the diagnosis of suspected appendicitis...