Published Reviews

Since the inception of Evidence Based Reviews, summaries of each review have been published. The reviews which are part of the General Surgery Modules have been published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons while those which are part of the Colorectal Surgery Module are published in Diseases of the Colon and Rectum.

Each article includes a summary of the clinical article and a condensed version of the clinical and methodological reviews.

The titles of all of the published articles are listed in this section with a link to the full text of the article. To access articles published in each of the journals, simply double click on the Journal title. The review articles are listed in chronological order.

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 1

McLeod RS, Smith L; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews In Surgery Group.

CJS 2002; 45(1): 18-20

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 2

Barkun JST, Keith RG; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews In Surgery Group.

CJS 2002; 45(3): 207-209

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 3. Helical Computed Tomography versus Pulmonary Arteriography in Pulmonary Embolism.

Henteleff HJA, Drover JW; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews In Surgery Group.

CJS 2002; 45(5): 373-375

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 4. Decision Analysis of Total thyroidectomy versus Thyroid Lobectomy in Low-Risl, Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

Richard CS, Nason R, McLeod RS; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2002; 45(6): 450-52

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 5. Need for Preoperative Radiation in Rectal Cancer.

Richard CS, Phang T, McLeod RS; for Member of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2003; 46 (1): 54-56

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 6. “GERD” as a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer.

Henteleff HJA, Darling G; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2003; 46 (3): 208-10

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 7. Quality of Life after Bile Duct Injury During Laparoscopic Choleystectomy.

Taylor MC, Hart R; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2003; 46 (5): 380-82

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 8. Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C for Severe Sepsis.

Barkun J, Christou NV, for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2003; 46 (6): 468-70

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 9. Risk Factors for Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery.

McLeod RS, Bohnen JMA; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2004; 47 (1): 57-59

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 10. Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomized trial.

McLeod RS, Stern H; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2004; 47 (3): 209-11

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 11. Evidence-based guidelines for children with isolated spleen or liver injury.

McLeod RS, Webber E; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2004; 47 (6): 458-60

Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 12. Primary repair for penetrating colon injuries.

Taylor MC, Logsetty S; for Members of the CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2005; 48(1): 63-65

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 13. Wait-and-see policy or laparoscopoic cholecystectomy after endoscopic sphincterotomy for bile-duct stones.

Barkun JST, Dixon E, Strasberg S; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2005; 48(3): 244-46

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 14. Preoperative fasting for adults to prevent perioperative complications.

McLeod RS, Fitzgerald GWN, Sarr M; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2005; 48(5): 409-11

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 15. Biphasic computed tomography with mesenteric evaluation of acute mesenteric ischemia.

McLeod RS, Lindsay T, O’Malley M; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2005; 48(6): 491-93

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 16. Randomized trial of parathyroidectomy in mild asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism.

Barkun JST, Duh QY, Wiseman S; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2006; 49(1): 59-61

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 17 The timing of elective colectomy in diverticulitis: a decision analysis.

McLeod RS, Phang T, Wexner S; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2006;49(3):212-14

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 18 Treatment of occult pneumothraces from blunt trauma.

Kirkpatrick AW, VanWijngaarden S, Fabian T; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2006;49(5):358-61

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 19 The effect of a decision aid on knowledge and treatment decision making for breast cancer.

Henteleff H, McCready D, Giuliano A; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2006;49(6):431-33

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 20 Small gallstones may increase the risk of pancreatitis; is there a benefit for a prophylactic choleystectomy?

Barkun J, Woo D, Marcaccio M, Soper N, McLeod RS; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2007;50(1):62-5

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 21. The risk of surgical site infection is reduced with peioperative oxygen.

Brasel K, McRitchie D, Dellinger P, for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2007; 50(3):214-216

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 22. The use of PET/CT scanning on the management of respectable pancreatic cancer.

Taylor M, Warnock G, Powell J, Lillemoe K, for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2007; 50(5):400-402

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 23. ASCO recommended guidelines for the sentinel lymph node biopsy for early-stage breast cancer.

Neumayer L, Meterissian S, McMasters K, for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2007; 50(6):482-484

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 24. Fast track programmes in colonic surgery.

Mastracci TM, Cohen Z, Senagaore A; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2008;51(1):70-72

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 25. Perioperative chemotherapy and surgery vs. surgery alone for respectable gastric cancer.

Harry Henteleff MD; Richard Malthaner MD; Carlton Barnett MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2008;51(4):302-304

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 26. Watchful waiting versus repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men

Jeffrey Barkun MD; Amy Neville MD; G.William Fitzgerald MD; Demetrius Litwin MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2008;51(5):406-409

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 27. Quality-of-life outcomes with sentinel node biopsy versus standard axillary treatment in patients with operable breast cancer.

Steve Latosinsky MD; Kelly Dabbs MD; Frederick Moffat MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2008;51(6):483-485

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 28. Comparison of on-demand and planned relaparotomy for secondary peritonitis.

Karen Brasel MD; Morad Hameed MD; Michael Sarr MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2009;52(1):56-58

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 30. Prophylactic antibiotic.s for mesh inguinal hernioplasty

Leigh Neumayer MD; Jon Thompson MD; Brock Vair MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2009;52(5):441-442

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 29. Computed tomographic angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cervical injury.

Andrew Kirkpatrick MD; David Evans MD; Wayne Meredith MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2009;52(3):243-45

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons. Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 31. The use of intensive insulin therapy and pentastarch resuscitation in severe sepsis.

Prosanto Chaudhury MD; John Marshall MD; Lena Napolitano MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2009;52(6):512-514

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 32. Use of surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality.

Steve Latosinsky MD; Richard Thirlby MD; David Urbach MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2010;53(1):64-66

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 33. The association between colonoscopy and deaths from colorectal cancer

Elijah Dixon MD; James Church MD; Robin Boushey MD; Guillaume Martel MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

CJS 2010;53(3):202-04

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 34. Effects of β-blockers in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.

Tara M. Mastracci MD; Mary-Anne Aarts MD; Stephen D. Cassivi MD; Santiago A. Garcia MD, Richard F. McLean MD; Edward O. McFalls MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2010;53(5):342-4

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 35. Efficacy and safety of low-dose hydrocortisone therapy in the treatment of septic shock.

Prosanto Chaudhury MD; John C. Marshall MD: Joseph S. Solomkin; the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2010;53(6):415-17

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 36. Effect of high periopeative oxygen fraction on surgical site infection.

Andrew W. Kirkpatrick MD; Giuseppe Papia MD; Stuart A. McCloskey MD; Ozan Akca MD; Motaz Qadan MD, PhD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2011;54(1):67-69

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 37. Is there a role for prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of urinary tract infections post foley catheter removal in patients having abdominal surgery?

C. Suzanne Cutter MD; Steven R. Kelly MD; Peter W. Marcello MD; John E. Mahoney MD; Lindsay E. Nicolle MD; Robin S. McLeod MD for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2011;54(3):206-208

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 38. Guidelines for the Management of Barrett’s Esophagus with High-Grade Dysplasia?

Harry J. Henteleff MD; James C. Ellsmere MD; Nabil Rizk MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2011;54(5):352-354

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 39. Access to Emergency Operative Care. A Comparative Study between the Canadian and American Health Care Systems.

Carl J. Brown MD; Samuel R. Finlayson MD; Mark C. Taylor MD for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2011;54(6):403-06

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 40. Axillary dissection vs. no axillary dissection in women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis.

Steve Latosinsky MD; Ralph George MD; Ivo Olivotto MD; Thomas B. Julian MD; Allen Hayashi MD; Christopher Baliski MD; Randall L. Croshaw MD; Kathleen M. Erb MD; Jennifer Chen MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2012;55(1):66-9

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 41.Cost-utility and value-of-information analysis of early versus delayed laparoscopic choleystectomy for acute cholecystitis.

Elijah Dixon MD; Dennis L. Fowler MD; Gabriela Ghitulescu MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2012:55(3):204-06

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 42. Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures.

Prosanto K. Chaudhury MD; Garth Warnock L. MD; Thomas V. Whalen MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Surg 2012;55(5):337-39

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 43;

Tara M. Mastracci MD; Mohit Bhandari MD; Raman Mundi MD; Sandro B. Rizoli MD; Bartolomeu A. Nascimento MD; Martin Schreiber MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2012;55(6):426-2

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 44. Is there an association between implementation of a medical team training program and surgical mortality?

Timothy M. Pawlik MD, David R. Urbach MD, Amy L. Halverson MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg 2013;56(1):65-68

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 45. Impact of the 80-hour resident work week on the mortality and morbidity in trauma patients.

Karen J. Brasel MD, Paola Fata MD, Timothy C. Flynn MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg. 2013;56(3):204-6

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 46. Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery for severely obese adult diabetics.

Harry J. Henteleff MD; Daniel W. Birch MD; Peter T. Hallowell MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg. 2013;56(5):353-5

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 48. What is the effect of screening mammography on breast cancer incidence?

Steve Latosinsky MD; Jean-Francois Boileau MD; Heather Bryant MD; Lisa Newman MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg. 2014;57(1):67-69

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 49. Is a diverting loop ileostomy and colonic lavage an alternative to colectomy for the treatment of severe Clostiridium difficle associated disease?

Carl J. Brown MD; Marylise Boutros MD; Andrew Morris MD; Celia Divino MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg. 2014;57(3):214-216

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 50. Is early trnasfusion of plasma and platelets in higher ratios associated with a decrease in-hospital mortality in bleeding patients?

Andrew J. Kirkpatrick MD; Chad G. Ball MD; Juan Duchesne MD; Katerina Pavenski MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Can J Surg. 2014;57(5):358-360

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 51. What is the diagnostic value of C-Reactive Protein for prediction and the exclusion of postoperative infectious complication after colorectal surgery

Prosanto K. Chaudhury MD; Marc G. Jeschke MD; John R. Monson; for the memers of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group

Can J Surg 2014;57(6):417-419

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 1. MERCURY Study Group. Diagnostic Accuracy of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Predicting Curative Resection of Rectal Cancer: Prospective Observational Study.

Carl Brown MD; Julio Aguilar-Garcia MD; Terry Phang MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2009;52(1):1-3

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 2. Crohn’s Disease Patients Carrying Nod2/CARD 15 Gene Variants Have an Increased and Early Need for First Surgery due to Stricturing Disease and Higher Rate of Surgical Recurrence.

Arden Morris MD; Thomas Walters MD; Susan Glandiuk MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2009;52(5):1003-05

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 3. Colorectal Cancer Surveillance: 2005 Update of an American Society of Clinical Oncology Practice Guideline.

Larissa Temple MD; Marko Simunovic MD; Neil Hyman MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2009;52(10):1784-86

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery 4. Efficacy of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence. Results of a Multicenter Double-Blind Crossover Study

Nancy Baxter MD; Marcus Burnstein MD; Anne Lowry MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2009;52(12):2041-2044

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 5.Mortality rates in patients with or without colectomy for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

Carl Brown MD; Lisa Poritz MD; Wes Stephen MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2010;53(4):483-85

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 6. Is Starion hemorrhoidectomy with submucosal dissection as effective and safe as Ligasure hemorrhoidectomy?

Arden Morris MD; Randolph Bailey MD; Ken Woolfson MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2010;53(6):953-55

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Lymph Node Examination Rates and Survival after Colectomy for Colon Cancer.

Larissa Temple MD; Paul Belliveau MD; David Rothenberger MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2010;53(9):1337-9

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery. Prognosis in diverticular disease.

Nancy N. Baxter MD; Anthony R. MacLean MD; Michael J. Stamos MD; Robin S. McLeod MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2010;53(12):1708-11

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Larissa K. Temple MD; Erin D. Kennedy MD; Clifford Y. Ko MD. for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2011;54(4):501-3

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Nancy N. Baxter MD PhD; Julio E. Garcia-Aguilar MD PhD; Carol J. Swallow MD PhD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2011;54(7):913-16

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Larissa K. Temple MD. W. Donald Buie MD; C Neal Ellis MD; Christopher M. Schlachta MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2011;54(9):1202-04

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Arden A. Morris MD; Robert Gryfe MD; Alan G. Thorson MD; Elena M. Stoffel MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2011;54(12):1598-1600

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Larissa K. Temple MD; Shawn S. Forbes MD; Patricia L. Roberts MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2012;55(4):494-96

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Robin S. McLeod MD; Helen M. MacRae MD; Walter A. Koltun MD; Charles N. Bernstein MD; Nancy N. Baxter MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2012;55(6):727-31

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Arden A. Morris MD; Connor P. Delaney MD: Lars A. Pahlman MD; P. Terry Phang MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2012;55(10):1096-98

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

S. Morad Hameed MD; Marcus J. Burnstein MD; Tracy L. Hull MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2012;55(12):1311-14

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Andrew W. Kirkpatrick MD; Robert J. Hilsden MD; Elin R. Sigurdson MD; Christopher M. Vinden MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2013;56(3):392-395

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Arden M. Morris MD; Erin D. Kennedy MD; Blair Macdonald MD; Heidi Nelson MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2013;56(6):798–802

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Elijah Dixon MD; Manoj J. Raval MD; Irving E. Salit MD; Mark L. Welton MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2013;56(9):1105-1107

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Carl J. Brown MD; Paul Achkar MD; Brain L. Bressler MD: Anthony R. MacLean MD; Feza H. Remzi MD; for the Member of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2014;57(2):278-281

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Nancy N. Baxter MD; Husein Moloo MD; Joshua I. Bleier MD; Bradley J. Champagne MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2014;57(4):553-555

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Arden M. Morris MD; David W. Deitz MD; Darlene S. Fenech MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2014;57(6):806-809

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Karen J. Brasel MD; Indraneel Datta MD; Elisa H. Birnbaum MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2014;57(9):1149-1151

Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery – Colorectal Surgery.

Tara M. Mastracci MD;Mary R. Kwann MD; Andrew McFadden MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

Dis Colon & Rectum 2014;57(12):1448-1450

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Fibrin Glue vs. Conventional Treatment for Anal Fistula.

Andrew Kirkpatrick MD; Bernard McIntyre MD; David Schoetz MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group;

J Am Coll Surg 2005; 201(4): 640-42

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. A Comparison of Diet and Exercise Therapy Versus Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity: A Decision Analysis Model.

Marg McKenzie RN, CCRP; Mark C. Taylor MD; David E.Pace MD; Barbara Bass MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group;

J Am Coll Surg 2005; 201(6): 972-75

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Evidence-based Value of Prophylactic Drainage in Gastrointestinal Surgery. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Mark C. Taylor MD; Bill Fitzgerald MD; Michael Sarr MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group:

J Am Coll Surg 2006;202(4):702-5

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Short-term Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy vs. Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer. A Randomized Trial.

Karen Brasel MD; Donald Buie MD; James Fleshman MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2006;203(1):124-6

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Prognostic Factors Analysis of 17,600 Melanoma Patients: Validation of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Melanoma Staging System.

Steven Latosinsky MD, MSc; Ralph George MD; Philip Haigh MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2006;203(4):575-7

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Endovascular Aneurysm Repair versus Open Repair in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (EVAR trial 1): Randomized Controlled Trial.

Robin McLeod MD; Julie Frieschlag MD; Paul Petrasek MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2007;204(3):505-8

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Prerandomization Surgical Training for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-32 Trial. A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial to Compare Sentinel Node Resection to Conventional Axillary Dissection in Clinically Node-Negative Breast Cancer.

Leigh Neumayer MD; Helen MacRae MD; Marilyn Leitch MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2007;204(4):706-9

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy Compared with Conventional Hemorroidectomy: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Andrew Kirkpatrick MD; Marcus Burnstein MD; Robert Madoff MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2007; 204(6):1301-1303

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Efficacy of MRI and Mammorgraphy for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Familial or Genetic Predisiposition.

Steven Latosinsky MD; Geoffrey Porter MD, Todd Tuttle MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2007; 205(3): 498-500

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Cost Effectiveness of Computerized Tomographic Colonoscopy versus Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening.

Harry Heneteleff MD; Nancy Baxter MD; James Church MD; Linda Rabeneck MD; Tanya Chawla MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2008;206(1):183-85

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Recombinant Factor VIIa Adjunctive Therapy for Bleeding Control in Severely Injured Trauma Patients: Two Parallel Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double Blind Clinical Trials.

Karen Brasel MD; John W Drover MD; Brent Eastman MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2008;206(3):585-87

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. The Evaluation of Rectal Bleeding in Adults. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Four Diagnostic Strategies.

Paul Johnson MD; George Chang MD; Mark TaylorMD; Robin McLeod MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2008;206(6):1219-21

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Simple scoring system for the prediction of the prognosis of severe acute pancreatitis.

Leigh Neumayer MD; Elijah Dixon MD; Karen Horvath MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2008;207(3):449-51

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Rural versus urban inpatient case-mix differences in the US.

Andrew Kirkpatrick MD; William Pollett MD; Thomas Cogbill MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2008;207(6):951-53

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Treatment of Appendiceal Abscess or Phlegmon. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Steve Latosinsky MD; Neil Hyman MD; Susan Reid MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2009;208 (3):473-75

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Use of Colonic Stents in Emergent Malignant Left Colonic Obstruction: A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Decision.

Suzanne Cutter MD; Harry Henteleff MD; John Heine MD; Heidi Nelson MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2009;208 (6):1138-40

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Review of Surgical Clerkship and Student Quality of Life.

Robin McLeod MD; Rebecca Evangelistta MD; Stephen Evans MD; Sarkis Meterissian MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2009; 209(3):408-410

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Laproscopic Surgery is associated with a lower incidence of venous thromboembolism compared with open surgery.

Tara Mastracci MD; Daniel Birch MD; Joseph Caprini MD; Lee Swanstrom MD; for the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2009;209(6):785-787

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Management of biliary tract disease during pregnancy.

Leigh Neumayer MD; Michael Marcaccio MD, Brendan Visser MD, for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2010;210(3):367-69

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Use of Computed Tomography for Cervical Spine Cearance in Trauma Patients.

Andy Kirkpatrick MD; LD Britt MD; John Kortbeek JD; John Tallon MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2010;210(6):1008-11

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Meta-analysis comparing healing by primary closure and open healing after surgery for pilonidal sinus.

Karen J. Brasel MD; Lester Gottesman MD; Carol-Ann Vasilevsky MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2010;211(3):431-4

A Moderated Journal Club is More Effective than an Internet Journal Club in Teaching Critical Appraisal Skills: Results of Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Robin S. McLeod, Helen M. MacRae, Margaret McKenzie, J. Charles Victor, Karen J. Brasel, on behalf of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Committee.

J Am Coll Surg 2010;211(6):769-76

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Chlorhexidine-Alcohol versus Povidone-Iodine for Surgical Site Antisepsis.

Elijah Dixon MD; Rachel G. Khadroo MD; William G. Cheadle MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2011;212(3):418-20

Canadian Associaton of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Effect of Preoperative Smoking Cessation on Postoperative Complications.

Tara M. Mastracci MD; Franco Carli MD; Richard J. Finley MD; Salvatore Muccio, MD; David O. Warner MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2011;212(6):1094-96

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Survival Analysis of Cancer Risk Reduction Strategies.

Steve Latosinsky MD; Rona E. Cheifetz MD; Lee G. Wilke MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2011;213(3):447-40

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in surgical patients.

Harry J. Henteleff MD; Philip S. Barie MD; Stewart M. Hamilton MD; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2010;211(6):833-5

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Treatment Options for Graves Disease.

Prosanto K. Chaudhury MD; Peter Angelos MD; Janice L. Pasieka MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2011; 213(6):806-08

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Long-term effect of aspirin on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality

Carl J. Brown MD: Steven Gallinger MD; James Church MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2012;214(6):1023-26

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage.

Andrew W. Kirkpatrick MD; John B. Holcomb MD; Mary H. vanWijngaarden Stephens MD; Russell Gruen MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2012;215(3):438-40

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Electronic Synoptic Operative Reports.

Karen J. Brasel MD; David M. Mahvi MD; Lloyd A. Mack MD; Walley J.Temple MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2012;215(5):737-39

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Comparative Effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Breast Cancer.

Harry J. Henteleff MD; Kelly K. Hunt MD; May Lynn Quan MD;

J Am Coll Surg 2012;215(6):894-96

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Antibiotics vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis.

Lillian S. Kao MD; Darrell Boone MD; Rodney J. Mason MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2013;216(3):501-505

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Does screening for breast cancer with five modalities in average risk women reduce mortality from breast cancer?

Steven Latosinsky MD; Ralph George MD; Hiram Cody III MD: for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2013;216(6):1214-7

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Does the size of the stitch length affect surgical site infection.

Robin S. McLeod MD; Fred D. Brenneman MD; Ori D. Rotstein MD; Parag Bhanot MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg. 2013;217(3):556-599

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. What are the effects of introducing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist on in-hospital mortality?

Tara M. Mastracci MD; John B. Kortbeek MD; Caprice C. Greenberg MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2013;217(6):1151-1153

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. What is the preferred surgery for perforated lt. sided diverticulitis?

Elijah Dixon MD; W. Donald Buie MD; Charles P. Heise MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2014;218(3):495-497

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. What are the effects of introducing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist on in-hospital mortality?

Harry J. Henteleff MD; Neil G. Parry MD; Clay Cothren Burlew MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2014;218(6):1251-1253

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. What are patients’ expectations about the effects of chemotherapy for advanced cancer?

Timothy M. Pawlik MD; Karen M. Devon MD; Clay Anthony Fields MD; Daniel B. Hinshaw MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2014;219(3):588-590

Canadian Association of General Surgeons and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. How does administrative data compare with a clinical registry for identifying 30-day post-operative complications?

Lillian S. Kao MD; Justin B. Dimick MD; Geoff A. Porter MD; for Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group.

J Am Coll Surg 2014;219(6):1187-1191