Commentary

Challenges and opportunities in providing high-quality surgical care in Canada
David Pace, Steven Quigley and Lesley Johnston
Can J Surg December 06, 2023 66 (6) E602-E604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.009723
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Research

The impact of targeted fee increases on the pay disparity between female and male general surgeons in British Columbia
Hamish Hwang, Anise Barton, Daniel Jenkin and Tracy M. Scott
Can J Surg November 01, 2023 66 (6) E522-E531; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.000922
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Comparison of outcomes after appendectomy in First Nations and non–First Nations patients in Northern Alberta
Ralph Hsiao, Erik Youngson, Alika Lafontaine, Kamran Fathimani and David C. Williams
Can J Surg November 15, 2023 66 (6) E540-E549; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.011222
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Effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal photodynamic disinfection therapy and chlorhexidine gluconate body wipes for surgical site infection prophylaxis in adult spine surgery
Eryck Moskven, Daniel Banaszek, Eric C. Sayre, Aleksandra Gara, Elizabeth Bryce, Titus Wong, Tamir Ailon, Raphaële Charest-Morin, Nicolas Dea, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, Brian K. Kwon, Scott Paquette and John T. Street
Can J Surg November 15, 2023 66 (6) E550-E560; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.016922
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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
Samrat Ray, Chaya Shwaartz, Blayne Amir Sayed, Gonzalo Sapisochin, Anand Ghanekar, Ian McGilvray, Mark Cattral, Leslie Lilly, Nazia Selzner, Cynthia Tsien, Mamatha Bhat, Elmar Jaeckel, Markus Selzner and Trevor W. Reichman
Can J Surg November 30, 2023 66 (6) E561-E571; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.001123
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Surgical, trauma and telehealth capacity in Indigenous communities in Northern Quebec: a cross-sectional survey
Allyson Kis, Tarek Razek, Jeremy Grushka, Nathalie Boulanger, Larry Watt, Dan Deckelbaum, Kosar Khwaja, Paola Fata and Evan G. Wong
Can J Surg November 30, 2023 66 (6) E572-E579; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.013822
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The impact of Canadian-produced research on the global orthopedic literature: a bibliometric analysis
Julien Dartus, Patrick Devos, Bogdan A. Matache, Luc Bédard, Stéphane Pelet and Etienne L. Belzile
Can J Surg December 06, 2023 66 (6) E583-E595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.007022
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Major complications after total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach at a high-volume Ontario tertiary care centre
Kristen I. Barton, Nicholas J. Steiner, Kevin R. Boldt, Olawale A. Sogbein, Stephen M. Tsioros, Lyndsay Somerville, James L. Howard and Brent A. Lanting
Can J Surg December 06, 2023 66 (6) E596-E601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.005223
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Discussions in Surgery

Considering human cognitive architecture in stressful medical prehospital interventions might benefit care providers
Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Jessica L. McKee, Robert Barrett, Kyle Couperus and Juan Wachs
Can J Surg November 01, 2023 66 (6) E532-E534; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.015422
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RAG time: rapid access general surgery — a shared-care protocol to convert after-hours inpatient to daytime outpatient surgery
Hamish Hwang and Chad Rideout
Can J Surg November 01, 2023 66 (6) E535-E538; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.004022
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Letters

The Yukon data are incorrect
Alexander J. Poole
Can J Surg November 30, 2023 66 (6) E580; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.98868
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Author response to "The Yukon data are incorrect"
Michael H. Chaikof
Can J Surg November 30, 2023 66 (6) E581; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.98973
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Correction

Correction to: "Indication for total knee arthroplasty based on preoperative functional score: Are we operating earlier?"
Can J Surg November 15, 2023 66 (6) E539; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.014123
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Correction to: "Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of surgical care for women"
Can J Surg November 30, 2023 66 (6) E582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.015423
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Supplements

2023 Canadian Surgery Forum Sept. 20–23, 2023
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C-CASE 2023: Promoting Excellence in Surgical Education, Oct. 12–13, 2023
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