Preoperative Care Concept

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• A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Preoperative Stress Echocardiography and Nuclear Scintigraphy Imaging  Journal Articles
• A Meta-analysis of Preoperative Localization Techniques for Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism  Journal Articles
• A Prospective Feasibility Study of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Human Airway  Journal Articles
• A challenge‐response endoscopic sinus surgery specific checklist as an add‐on to standard surgical checklist: an evaluation of potential safety and quality improvement issues  Journal Articles
• A meta-analysis exploring the role of PET and PET-CT in the management of potentially resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases  Journal Articles
• A significant response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in BRCA1/2 related breast cancer  Journal Articles
• AGA Institute Rapid Review and Recommendations on the Role of Pre-Procedure SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Endoscopy  Journal Articles
• Accuracy of fine needle aspiration in the pre-operative diagnosis of thyroid neoplasia.  Journal Articles
• Analysis of 43 Intraoperative Cardiac Surgery Case Cancellations.  Journal Articles
• Anti-idiotypic antibodies and suppressor cells in patients receiving pretransplant donor-specific blood transfusions.  Journal Articles
• Appendiceal Disease in Women with Endometriosis and Right Lower Quadrant Pain  Journal Articles
• Application of the 2017 KDIGO Guideline for the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors to Clinical Practice  Journal Articles
• Approach to the new oral anticoagulants in family practice: part 2: addressing frequently asked questions.  Journal Articles
• Aspirin and clonidine in non-cardiac surgery: acute kidney injury substudy protocol of the Perioperative Ischaemic Evaluation (POISE) 2 randomised controlled trial  Journal Articles
• Association Between Parental Anxiety and Compliance With Preoperative Requirements for Pediatric Outpatient Surgery  Journal Articles
• Association between pre-operative statin use and major cardiovascular complications among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: the VISION study  Journal Articles
• Association of Temperament With Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgery  Journal Articles
• Balancing clinician and patient priorities for total shoulder replacement preoperative education programs  Journal Articles
• Biopsia selectiva del ganglio centinela en el melanoma mediante localización con linfogammagrafía preoperatoria y sonda de detección gamma intraoperatoria  Journal Articles
• Bleeding, Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism, and Mortality Risks During Warfarin Interruption for Invasive Procedures  Journal Articles
• Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Evaluation of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  Journal Articles
• Bridging Anticoagulation  Journal Articles
• Bridging anticoagulation with low-molecular-weight heparin after interruption of warfarin therapy is associated with a residual anticoagulant effect prior to surgery  Journal Articles
• Bridging the Gap: Understanding Patient and Clinician Preferences When Designing Preoperative Education Programs.  Journal Articles
• Brief Communication: Preoperative Anticoagulant Activity after Bridging Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Temporary Interruption of Warfarin  Journal Articles
• CSO (Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery) position paper on rhinologic and skull base surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic  Journal Articles
• CTA in preoperative planning for DIEP breast reconstruction: what the reconstructive surgeon wants to know. A modified Delphi study  Journal Articles
• Can CT Replace MRI in Preoperative Assessment of the Circumferential Resection Margin in Rectal Cancer?  Journal Articles
• Cochrane in CORR®: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment For Older People Admitted To A Surgical Service  Journal Articles
• Comparison of direct and indirect methods of estimating health state utilities for resource allocation: review and empirical analysis  Journal Articles
• Comparison of pain and ecchymosis with low-molecular-weight heparin vs. unfractionated heparin in patients requiring bridging anticoagulation after warfarin interruption: a randomized trial  Journal Articles
• Computer assisted surgery of the distal humerus can employ contralateral images for pre-operative planning, registration, and surgical intervention  Journal Articles
• Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation Does Not Improve Functional Recovery After Total Knee Arthroplasty  Journal Articles
• Current Delivery of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Cytoreductive Surgery (CS/HIPEC) and Perioperative Practices: An International Survey of High-Volume Surgeons  Journal Articles
• Decreased concentration of antithrombin after preoperative therapeutic heparin does not cause heparin resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass  Journal Articles
• Detection and evaluation of intracranial aneurysms with 16-row multislice CT angiography  Journal Articles
• Detection of Ear Acupuncture Points by Measuring the Electrical Skin Resistance in Patients Before, During and After Orthopedic Surgery Performed under General Anesthesia  Journal Articles
• Does Ulipristal Acetate Affect Surgical Experience at Laparoscopic Myomectomy?  Journal Articles
• Does preoperative rehabilitation for patients planning to undergo joint replacement surgery improve outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials  Journal Articles
• Early Postoperative Ultrasound After Open Pyeloplasty in Children with Prenatal Hydronephrosis Helps Identify Low Risk of Recurrent Obstruction  Journal Articles
• Early outcomes after elective and emergent endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta  Journal Articles
• Educating Outpatients for Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy Using Conventional Methods vs Virtual Reality Videos Plus Conventional Methods  Journal Articles
• Effect of Osocimab in Preventing Venous Thromboembolism Among Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty  Journal Articles
• Effect of PET Before Liver Resection on Surgical Management for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Metastases  Journal Articles
• Effect of Preoperative Hormonal Stimulation on Postoperative Complication Rates After Proximal Hypospadias Repair: A Systematic Review  Journal Articles
• Effect of a Preoperative Intervention on Preoperative and Postoperative Outcomes in Low-Risk Patients Awaiting Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery  Journal Articles
• Effects of extended-release metoprolol succinate in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (POISE trial): a randomised controlled trial  Journal Articles
• Effects of pretreatment with clopidogrel and aspirin followed by long-term therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the PCI-CURE study  Journal Articles
• Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study  Journal Articles
• Effects of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel on platelet function in fibrinolytic-treated STEMI patients undergoing early PCI  Journal Articles
• Effects of withdrawing vs continuing renin-angiotensin blockers on incidence of acute kidney injury in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing cardiac catheterization: Results from the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker and Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Patients Receiving Cardiac Catheterization (CAPTAIN) trial  Journal Articles
• Efficacy and safety of pre-operative insertion of inferior vena cava filter in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a systematic review  Journal Articles
• Evaluating patient preparedness for cataract surgery and satisfaction with preoperative care  Journal Articles
• External validation of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index and update of its renal variable to predict 30-day risk of major cardiac complications after non-cardiac surgery: rationale and plan for analyses of the VISION study  Journal Articles
• Feasibility and repeatability of optical coherence tomography measurements of pre-stent thrombus burden in patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI  Journal Articles
• Fluid Lavage of Open Wounds (FLOW): design and rationale for a large, multicenter collaborative 2 × 3 factorial trial of irrigating pressures and solutions in patients with open fractures  Journal Articles
• Gastric Ultrasound for the Regional Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist  Journal Articles
• Guidelines as rationing tools: a qualitative analysis of psychosocial patient selection criteria for cardiac procedures.  Journal Articles
• Herbal medications for anxiety, depression, pain, nausea and vomiting related to preoperative surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials  Journal Articles
• High-Intensity vs Low-Intensity Knowledge Translation Interventions for Surgeons and Their Association With Process and Outcome Measures Among Patients Undergoing Rectal Cancer Surgery  Journal Articles
• Hyperalimentation and cancer.  Journal Articles
• Identification and Adjudication of Adverse Events Following Rectal Cancer Surgery: Observational Case Series in a Region of Ontario, Canada  Journal Articles
• Impact of preoperative echocardiography on surgical delays and outcomes among adults with hip fracture  Journal Articles
• Impact of preoperative maintenance or interruption of aspirin on thrombotic and bleeding events after elective non-cardiac surgery: the multicentre, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, STRATAGEM trial  Journal Articles
• Impact of pretransplant recipient body mass index on post heart transplant mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis  Journal Articles
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Cardiovascular Practice: Report of the Policy Conference of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology  Journal Articles
• Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis: Results of a Pre- and Postintervention Study  Journal Articles
• Improving patient flow in a regional anaesthesia block room  Journal Articles
• Interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 as acute kidney injury biomarkers in pediatric cardiac surgery  Journal Articles
• Interventions in the preoperative clinic for long term smoking cessation: A quantitative systematic review  Journal Articles
• Intracoronary nitroprusside for the prevention of the no-reflow phenomenon after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial  Journal Articles
• Investigating the use of preoperative nasogastric tubes and postoperative outcomes for infants with pyloric stenosis: a retrospective cohort study  Conferences
• Is a Pre-Operative Brain Natriuretic Peptide or N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Measurement an Independent Predictor of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes Within 30 Days of Noncardiac Surgery?  Journal Articles
• Is preoperative opioid utilization an important factor in predicting phantom limb pain?  Journal Articles
• Is wound infiltration with anesthetic effective as pre-emptive analgesia? A clinical trial in appendectomy patients  Journal Articles
• Laparoscopic pyeloplasty: Role of preoperative retrograde pyelography  Journal Articles
• Large variations in the practice patterns of surgical antiseptic preparation solutions in patients with open and closed extremity fractures: a cross-sectional survey  Journal Articles
• Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Prophylaxis Using Dalteparin in Close Proximity to Surgery vs Warfarin in Hip Arthroplasty Patients  Journal Articles
• Maintenance therapy in transplant ineligible adults with newly‐diagnosed multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis  Journal Articles
• Management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Provincial Breast Cancer Disease Site Group.  Journal Articles
• Metoprolol prophylaxis against postoperative atrial fibrillation increases length of hospital stay in patients not on pre-operative   blockers: the   blocker length of stay (BLOS) trial  Journal Articles
• Modifying the Organ Matrix Pre-engraftment: A New Transplant Paradigm?  Journal Articles
• Morphologic alterations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after preoperative high dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy  Journal Articles
• No. 360-Induced Abortion: Surgical Abortion and Second Trimester Medical Methods  Journal Articles
• On Enhancing Planning and Navigation of Beating-Heart Mitral Valve Surgery Using Pre-operative Cardiac Models  Journal Articles
• Optimizing Patient-Centered Care in Breast Reconstruction  Conferences
• Optimizing satisfaction in breast reconstruction: the importance of the preoperative information and patient-physician communication  Conferences
• Oromandibular Reconstruction After Cancer Resection  Journal Articles
• Outcomes of antireflux surgery in patients with normal preoperative 24-hour pH test results  Conferences
• PREOP: development of an evidence-based expert system to assist with preoperative assessments.  Journal Articles
• PREscribing preoperative weight loss prior to major non-bariatric abdominal surgery for patients with Elevated weight: Patient and Provider Survey Protocols (PREPARE surveys)  Journal Articles
• PRE‐OPERATIVE FACTOR Xa–TFPI AND POST‐OPERATIVE VENOUS THROMBOSIS  Journal Articles
• Patterns of Morphologic Alteration in Residual Rectal Carcinoma Following Preoperative Chemoradiation and Their Association With Long-term Outcome  Conferences
• Pediatric patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma should have routine preoperative genetic testing for common susceptibility genes in addition to imaging to detect extra-adrenal and metastatic tumors  Conferences
• Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation  Journal Articles
• Perioperative anticoagulation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation who are undergoing elective surgery: results of a physician survey.  Journal Articles
• Periprocedural Management of New Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation  Journal Articles
• Pharmacist Medication Assessments in a Surgical Preadmission Clinic  Conferences
• Pharmacological Emptying of the Stomach with Metoclopramide  Journal Articles
• Physicians' recommendations for patients who undergo noncardiac surgery.  Journal Articles
• Postoperative fondaparinux versus postoperative enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism after elective hip-replacement surgery: a randomised double-blind trial  Journal Articles
• Postoperative fondaparinux versus preoperative enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in elective hip-replacement surgery: a randomised double-blind comparison  Journal Articles
• Practice patterns and perceptions of margin status for breast conserving surgery for breast carcinoma: National Survey of Canadian General Surgeons  Journal Articles
• Pre-Procedure Desmopressin Acetate to Reduce Bleeding in Renal Failure: Does It Really Work?  Journal Articles
• Pre-operative Hand-held Doppler Run-off Score can be used to Stratify Risk Prior to Infra-inguinal Bypass Surgery  Journal Articles
• Pre-operative intra-articular hip injection as a predictor of short-term outcome following arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement  Journal Articles
• Pre-treatment of anaphylaxis, does it really work?  Journal Articles
• Prediction of the excessive perioperative bleeding in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: Role of aspirin and platelet glycoprotein IIIa polymorphism  Journal Articles
• Preliminary study to identify cancer patients at high risk of venous thrombosis following major surgery  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Angiography for Free Fibula Flap Harvest: A Meta-Analysis  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Multidisciplinary Team Huddle Improves Communication and Safety for Unscheduled Cesarean Deliveries: A System Redesign Using Improvement Science.  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Patient Education Programs for Orthopaedic Surgery: What Do the Programs Include? How Are They Delivered? What Are the Knowledge Gaps? A Scoping Review of 46 Studies  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Score to Predict Postoperative Mortality (POSPOM)  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Strength Training for Patients Undergoing High Tibial Osteotomy: A Prospective Cohort Study With Historical Controls  Journal Articles
• Preoperative Weight Loss with Intragastric Balloon Decreases the Risk of Significant Adverse Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Super-Super Obese Patients  Journal Articles
• Preoperative angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blocker use and acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery  Journal Articles
• Preoperative antithrombin supplementation in cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial  Journal Articles
• Preoperative bowel preparation for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery: a clinical practice guideline endorsed by the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.  Journal Articles
• Preoperative carbohydrate loading before colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials  Journal Articles
• Preoperative celecoxib in noncardiac surgery  Journal Articles
• Preoperative dental assessment for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Journal Articles
• Preoperative heart rate and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery: results of a predefined secondary analysis of the VISION study  Journal Articles
• Preoperative hormonal stimulation effect on hypospadias repair complications: Meta-analysis of observational versus randomized controlled studies  Journal Articles
• Preoperative identification of a suspicious adnexal mass: A systematic review and meta-analysis  Journal Articles
• Preoperative mediastinal and hilar nodal staging with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer: Which is better?  Journal Articles
• Preoperative or Postoperative Therapy for Stage II or III Rectal Cancer: An Updated Practice Guideline  Journal Articles
• Preoperative risk assessment for bleeding and thromboembolism  Journal Articles
• Preoperative symptom evaluation and esophageal acid infusion predict response to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in gastroesophageal reflux patients who present with cough  Journal Articles
• Preoperative very low-energy diets for obese patients undergoing intra-abdominal colorectal surgery: a retrospective cohort study (RetroPREPARE).  Journal Articles
• Presentation Preoperative HIV testing: Is it less expensive than universal precautions?  Journal Articles
• Pretreatment with anti-thymocyte globulin versus no anti-thymocyte globulin in patients with haematological malignancies undergoing haemopoietic cell transplantation from unrelated donors: a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3, multicentre trial  Journal Articles
• Pre‐operative optimisation of high risk surgical patients  Journal Articles
• Prognostic Significance of Supradiaphragmatic Lymphadenopathy Identified on Preoperative Computed Tomography Scan in Patients Undergoing Primary Cytoreduction for Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer  Journal Articles
• Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Studies in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Assessed for Kidney or Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation  Journal Articles
• Prognostic capabilities of coronary computed tomographic angiography before non-cardiac surgery: prospective cohort study  Journal Articles
• Prospective Study of the Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Liver Injury in Patients Without Advanced Disease  Journal Articles
• Prospective assessment of primary rectal cancer response to preoperative radiation and chemotherapy using 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography  Journal Articles
• Prostaglandins before caesarean section for preventing neonatal respiratory distress  Journal Articles
• Präoperative Bewertung des Blutungs- und Thromboseembolierisikos  Journal Articles
• Quality of life of patients with ulcerative colitis preoperatively and postoperatively  Journal Articles
• Quality of preoperative pelvic computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for rectal cancer in a region in Ontario: A retrospective population‐based study  Journal Articles
• RELEVANCE OF PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE BLOOD TESTS TO POSTOPERATIVE LEG-VEIN THROMBOSIS  Journal Articles
• Radiogenomics of lower-grade glioma: algorithmically-assessed tumor shape is associated with tumor genomic subtypes and patient outcomes in a multi-institutional study with The Cancer Genome Atlas data  Journal Articles
• Radiology and endoscopy in the pretreatment diagnostic management of colorectal cancer  Journal Articles
• Radiology and endoscopy in the pretreatment diagnostic management of colorectal cancer.  Journal Articles
• Randomized trial of aspirin and clopidogrel versus aspirin alone for the prevention of coronary artery bypass graft occlusion: the Preoperative Aspirin and Postoperative Antiplatelets in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting study  Journal Articles
• Randomized window of opportunity trial evaluating high-dose vitamin D in breast cancer patients  Journal Articles
• Rationale and design of the Steroids in Cardiac Surgery trial  Journal Articles
• Rectal cancer surgery and regional lymph nodes  Journal Articles
• Reduced-dose warfarin or interrupted warfarin with heparin bridging for pacemaker or defibrillator implantation: A randomized trial  Journal Articles
• Reduction in Hospital Admissions With the Addition of Prophylactic Intramuscular Ceftriaxone Before Transrectal Ultrasonography–guided Prostate Biopsies  Journal Articles
• Response Evidence-based vs emotion-based medical decision-making: Routine preoperative HIV testing vs universal precautions  Journal Articles
• Review article: The anesthesiologist’s role in the prevention of surgical site infections  Journal Articles
• Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Infusion of a Combined Factor VIII – von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Concentrate (Haemate-P™) in Patients with von Willebrand Disease  Journal Articles
• Screening for and decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus carriers before total joint replacement is associated with lower S aureus prosthetic joint infection rates  Journal Articles
• Sequential preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography assessment of response to preoperative chemoradiation: a means for determining longterm outcomes of rectal cancer1  Conferences
• Severe bladder trabeculation obviates the need for bladder outlet procedures during augmentation cystoplasty in incontinent patients with neurogenic bladder  Journal Articles
• Should Aspirin Be Discontinued Before Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?  Journal Articles
• Should breast reduction surgery be rationed? A comparison of the health status of patients before and after treatment: postal questionnaire survey  Journal Articles
• Should physicians initiate β‑blocker therapy in patients undergoing non‑cardiac surgery? Insights from the POISE trial  Journal Articles
• Single-Arm Study of Bridging Therapy With Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Patients at Risk of Arterial Embolism Who Require Temporary Interruption of Warfarin  Journal Articles
• Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fixation of Extremity Fractures  Journal Articles
• Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fracture Fixation  Journal Articles
• Starting prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism postoperatively  Journal Articles
• Strategy of continued vs interrupted novel oral anticoagulant at time of device surgery in patients with moderate to high risk of arterial thromboembolic events: The BRUISE CONTROL-2 trial  Journal Articles
• Strength of evidence for perioperative use of statins to reduce cardiovascular risk: systematic review of controlled studies  Journal Articles
• Surgery for Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Proceedings of the Third International Workshop  Journal Articles
• Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preventative Strategies for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair  Journal Articles
• Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Preoperative Vedolizumab Treatment and Postoperative Complications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease  Journal Articles
• Systematic Review: Audiovisual Interventions for Reducing Preoperative Anxiety in Children Undergoing Elective Surgery  Journal Articles
• The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Bowel Preparation in Elective Colon and Rectal Surgery  Journal Articles
• The Clinical Utility of Doppler Ultrasound Prior to Arteriovenous Fistula Creation  Journal Articles
• The Role of Preoperative Opioid Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Systematic Review  Journal Articles
• The Use of Preoperative Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Patients Who Underwent Knee or Hip Arthroplasty  Journal Articles
• The design of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis trials: Fondaparinux is definitely more effective than enoxaparin in orthopaedic surgery  Journal Articles
• The effect of preoperative statins on postoperative mortality, renal, and neurological complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries: a retrospective cohort study  Journal Articles
• The hidden cost of an extensive preoperative work-up: predictors of attrition after referral for bariatric surgery in a universal healthcare system  Journal Articles
• The impact of health discipline designation on psychological assessments prior to bariatric surgery  Journal Articles
• The implementation of a surgeon-directed quality improvement strategy in breast cancer surgery  Journal Articles
• The low specificity of postoperative perfusion lung scan defects.  Journal Articles
• The management of patients who require temporary reversal of vitamin K antagonists for surgery: a practical guide for clinicians  Journal Articles
• The next step: optimizing preoperative functional fitness and nutritional intervention  Journal Articles
• The prognostic significance of frailty compared to peak oxygen consumption and B‐type natriuretic peptide in patients with advanced heart failure  Journal Articles
• The two-minute walk test as a measure of functional capacity in cardiac surgery patients11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.  Journal Articles
• The unproven utility of the preoperative urinalysis: Economic evaluation  Journal Articles
• The use of imaging in endometrial cancer prior to potential surgery: Are guidelines being followed?  Journal Articles
• The use of oral misoprostol as a cervical ripening agent in operative hysteroscopy: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial  Journal Articles
• The use of preoperative enteral immunonutrition in patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.  Journal Articles
• The use of preoperative radiotherapy in the management of patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer: a practice guideline  Journal Articles
• The utility of routine polyp histopathology after endoscopic sinus surgery  Journal Articles
• Transvaginal Ultrasound Can Accurately Predict the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Stage of Endometriosis Assigned at Laparoscopy  Journal Articles
• Underutilization of Perioperative Screening for Cardiovascular Events After Noncardiac Surgery in Alberta  Journal Articles
• Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study  Journal Articles
• Using the STOP-BANG questionnaire to predict hypoxaemia in patients recovering from noncardiac surgery: a prospective cohort analysis  Journal Articles
• Utility of ultrasonographic venous assessment prior to forearm arteriovenous fistula creation  Journal Articles
• Visceral Obesity and Colorectal Cancer: Are We Missing the Boat with BMI?  Journal Articles
• Vitamin K to reverse the anticoagulant effect of vitamin K antagonists: can you teach an old dog new tricks?  Journal Articles
• Volume Reduction in Enlarged Kidneys in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) Prior to Renal Transplant with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization (TAE): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  Journal Articles
• Waiting room educational media effect on preinjection anxiety for initial intravitreal injections  Journal Articles
• When My Father Died  Journal Articles
• Would scan, but which scan? A cost-utility analysis to optimize preoperative imaging for primary hyperparathyroidism  Journal Articles
• [18F]-DCFPyL Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Localization of Dominant Intraprostatic Foci: First Experience  Journal Articles
• “NEW” Prehabilitation: A 3-Way Approach to Improve Postoperative Survival and Health-Related Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Patients  Journal Articles