Editorial

Why are doctors so hard to educate?
Edward J. Harvey and Chad G. Ball
Can J Surg August 29, 2023 66 (4) E448; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.009923
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Pourquoi la formation médicale est-elle si difficile à poursuivre?
Edward J. Harvey et Chad G. Ball
Can J Surg August 29, 2023 66 (4) E449-E450; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.010323
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Research

Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women
Michael Chaikof, Geoffrey W. Cundiff, Fariba Mohtashami, Alexi Millman, Maryse Larouche, Marianne Pierce, Erin A. Brennand and Colleen McDermott
Can J Surg July 04, 2023 66 (4) E341-E347; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.022121
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Association of age with death and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy after severe traumatic brain injury
Alexandre Tran, Victoria Saigle, Neraj Manhas, Lauralyn McIntyre, Alexis F. Turgeon, François Lauzier, Michael Chassé, Colleen Golka, Scott J. Millington, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, Diana Ghinda, Howard Lesiuk, Salmaan Kanji, Jennifer Fairbairn, Tammy Lloyd and Shane W. English
Can J Surg July 04, 2023 66 (4) E348-E355; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.013721
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Long-term outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in patients receiving chronic dialysis
Defen Peng, Jamil Bashir, James Abel and Jian Ye
Can J Surg July 04, 2023 66 (4) E358-E366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.019121
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Rectus sheath catheters reduce opiate use in pancreaticoduodenectomy: a pre- and postintervention cohort study
Patrick L.C. Tapley, Martin Van der Vyver, Natalie G. Coburn, Julie Hallet, Calvin Law, Rachel Roke and Paul J. Karanicolas
Can J Surg July 13, 2023 66 (4) E367-E377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.006922
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Defining major surgical complications using administrative data in Ontario: a validation study
J. Andrew McClure, Eric Walser, Laura Allen, Chris Vinden, Philip M. Jones, Luc Dubois and Kelly Vogt
Can J Surg July 13, 2023 66 (4) E378-E383; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.013922
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Reamed compared with unreamed nailing of tibial shaft fractures: Does the initial method of nail insertion influence outcome in patients requiring reoperations?
Emil H. Schemitsch, Ashesh Kumar, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Sheila Sprague, Mohit Bhandari, Gordon Guyatt, David W. Sanders, Marc Swiontkowski, Paul Tornetta and Stephen Walter; on behalf of the SPRINT Investigators
Can J Surg July 13, 2023 66 (4) E384-E389; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.012222
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Watchful waiting for large primary nonparasitic splenic cysts
Élise Di Lena, Nadia Safa, Sid Rahman, Pepa Kaneva and Liane S. Feldman
Can J Surg July 27, 2023 66 (4) E390-E395; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.010322
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Patient, operative and pain management factors influencing inpatient compared with surgical day care mastectomy procedures at a community hospital
Colin Davey, Leo Chen and Hamish Hwang
Can J Surg July 27, 2023 66 (4) E403-E408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.010422
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Local tissue concentrations of cefazolin during total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review
Matthew Mannarino, Julien Montreuil, Michael Tanzer and Adam Hart
Can J Surg August 08, 2023 66 (4) E415-E421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.019621
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A prospective Canadian gastroesophageal cancer database: What have we learned?
Kieran Purich, Daniel Skubleny, Sunita Ghosh, Eric L.R. Bédard, Kenneth C. Stewart, Scott T. Johnson, Erika Haase, Michael McCall and Dan Schiller
Can J Surg August 08, 2023 66 (4) E422-E431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.005122
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Delayed mobilization following admission for hip fracture is associated with increased morbidity and length of hospital stay
Isabel Horton, Jonathan Bourget-Murray, Olivia Buth, Chantal Backman, Maeghn Green, Steven Papp and George Grammatopoulos
Can J Surg August 29, 2023 66 (4) E432-E438; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.006822
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Characterizing Canadian rural general surgeons: trends over time and 10-year replacement needs
Odelle Ma, Kevin Verhoeff, Kieran Purich, Samuel F. Skinner, Raveena Dhaliwal and Matt Strickland
Can J Surg August 29, 2023 66 (4) E439-E447; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.015122
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Discussions in Surgery

Evidence-based treatment of Achilles tendon rupture
Dan Cohen, Emilie Sandman, Neil Saran, Brad Petrisor, Mohit Bhandari, Andrea Veljkovic, Anna Leucht, Emilie-Ann Downey and Paul Martineau
Can J Surg July 04, 2023 66 (4) E356-E357; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.008321
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones in patients with chronic pancreatitis: Are we underutilizing a new technology?
Salila Hashmi, John Dushinski, Rachid Mohamed, Francis R. Sutherland and Chad G. Ball
Can J Surg July 27, 2023 66 (4) E396-E398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.017121
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UBC Reticulum: a province-wide network promoting surgical excellence and continuous improvement of general surgery in British Columbia
Patricia Balmes, Hamish Hwang and S. Morad Hameed
Can J Surg July 27, 2023 66 (4) E399-E402; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.004123
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Desmond Beall — a Canadian's contribution to understanding rhabdomyolysis
Sarah MacVicar, Alexandra Hetherington and Matt Strickland
Can J Surg July 27, 2023 66 (4) E409-E410; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.013722
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Sex and racial diversity in Canadian academic surgery
Rahim H. Valji, Yasmin Valji and Simon R. Turner
Can J Surg August 08, 2023 66 (4) E411-E414; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.004522
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Supplement

Abstracts

Canadian Spine Society 23rd Annual Scientific Conference, Wednesday, March 1 – Saturday, March 4, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec, Que., Canada
Can J Surg August 11, 2023 66 (4 Suppl 1) S1-S53; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.006523
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