OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical quality metrics for patients undergoing benign, non-urgent hysterectomy. STUDY DESIGN: A multicentre, retrospective review at 7 hospitals in Ontario, Canada (4 academic…
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the proportion of justified bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) at hysterectomy, based on pathologic diagnosis, and determine prevalence of avoidable BSO based on pre- and intraoperative considerations and pathologic …
Literature on living nondirected liver donation is sparse. The purpose of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in anonymous nondirected living liver donors (ND-LLDs). ND-LLDs at 3 centers: University of Alberta (…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate differences in quality metrics between hysterectomies performed by fellowship-trained surgeons and those performed by generalists. METHODS: Retrospective review of 2845 consecutive hysterectomies by 75 surgeons (23 f…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate predictors of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at hysterectomy and determine rate of unnecessary bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. METHODS: Retrospective review of hysterectomies at six Ontario, Canada hospitals from Ju…