The Case of Dr George Gale V. the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: A Legal Analysis by Matthew Wilton

“…On March 15, 2002, anaesthetist and pain practitioner, Dr George Gale, had his license to practice medicine in Ontario revoked by a decision of the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) (1,2). To that point, Dr Gale had practiced medicine as an anaesthetist in Ontario without incident. …”
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YOLOX-SwinT algorithm improves the accuracy of AO/OTA classification of intertrochanteric fractures by orthopedic trauma surgeons by Xue-Si Liu, Rui Nie, Ao-Wen Duan, Li Yang, Xiang Li, Le-Tian Zhang, Guang-Kuo Guo, Qing-Shan Guo, Dong-Chu Zhao, Yang Li, He-Hua Zhang

“…However, orthopedic trauma surgeons have shown lower accuracy in ITF classification than expected. …”
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Justification of Body Mass Index cutoffs for hip and knee joint arthroplasty among California orthopedic surgeons by Sophie V. Orr, Gavin C. Pereira, Blaine A. Christiansen

“…Methods Orthopaedic surgeons were surveyed to identify surgeon-specific BMI cutoffs for hip and knee arthroplasty. …”
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Patients’ and plastic surgeons’ experiences with an online patient decision aid for breast reconstruction: considerations for nationwide implementation by Jacqueline A. ter Stege, Ellen G. Engelhardt, Leonie A.E. Woerdeman, Hester S.A. Oldenburg, Jacobien M. Kieffer, Daniela E.E. Hahn, Frederieke H. van Duijnhoven, Martine A. van Huizum, Regina The, Klemens Karssen, Marianne Kuenen, Miranda A. Gerritsma, Quinten (PQ) Ruhe, Irene S. Krabbe-Timmerman, Martijne van’t Riet, Nikola (AN) Kimmings, Eveline M.L. Corten, Kerry A. Sherman, Arjen J. Witkamp, Eveline M.A. Bleiker

“…Patients’ preferences regarding how much, what kind and how to present information varied. Plastic surgeons (N = 22; 71% response) were satisfied with the pDA. …”
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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Practicing Plastic Surgeons in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Aditya B. Marathe, Piyush V. Bamnodkar, Ankur S. Karanjkar, Parag B. Sahasrabudhe, Nikhil S. Panse

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A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of UK Breast Surgeons’ Views on the Management of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by Gurdeep S. Mannu, Joao H. Bettencourt-Silva, Farid Ahmed, Giles Cunnick

“…We aimed to investigate whether the attitudes of surgeons towards different aspects of DCIS treatment varied by seniority of surgeon or by geographical region within the UK. …”
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Antibiotic Prescribing Habits of Dental Surgeons in Hyderabad City, India, for Pulpal and Periapical Pathologies: A Survey by K. Pavan Kumar, Mamta Kaushik, P. Udaya Kumar, M. Shilpa Reddy, Neha Prashar

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Analysis of the Learning Curve of Surgeons without Previous Experience in Laparoscopy to Perform Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Felipe Monnerat Lott, Deborah Siqueira, Hermano Argolo, Bernardo Lindberg Nóbrega, Franz Santos Campos, Luciano Alves Favorito

“…To assess the learning curve in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) performed by surgeons without previous experience in laparoscopic prostatectomy. …”
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Validation of a Novel Landmark-guided Intra-articular Postero-medial Surgeon-administered Injection Technique by Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Andrew I. Spitzer, MD, Jason Mussell, PhD, Ignacio Pasqualini, MD, Stan Dysart, MD, Jeffrey Gonzales, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD, Jess H. Lonner, MD, William Mihalko, MD, PhD

“…Background: This study aimed to define an intra-articular surgeon-administered technique that may be comparable to ultrasound (US)-guided adductor canal block (ACB). …”
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Numerical Values for the Environmental Factors’ Influence on Surgeons’ Technical Performance Decrement: Spherical Fuzzy-SWARA Approach by Khalil Taherzadeh Chenani, Somayeh Bolghanabadi, Zahra Zamanian, Mohammad Hashemi

“…Questionnaires from expert surgeons were employed to quantify the weight and negative impact rate of the EIFs.Results: The taxonomy of nine EIFs was validated through individual interviews with surgeons from three regional hospitals. …”
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Routine evaluation of tonsillectomy specimens: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgeons by Alexi Kuhnow, Ahmed A. Al-Sayed, Benjamin Taylor

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Long-Term Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh Performed by Medical Doctors and Surgeons in Ghana by Jessica H. Beard, MD, Michael Ohene-Yeboah, MBChB, Emmanuel S. Kasu, MBChB, Nelson Affram, MBChB, Stephen Tabiri, MD, Joachim K. A. Amoako, MBChB, Francis A. Abantanga, MD, Jenny Löfgren, MD

“…To assess long-term outcomes following inguinal hernia repair with mesh performed by medical doctors and surgeons in Ghana. Background:. Task sharing of surgical care with nonsurgeons can increase access to essential surgery. …”
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Educational Effectiveness of Telementoring as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Surgeons in Practice: A Systematic Review by Rosephine Del Fernandes, MSc, Arashk Ghasroddashti, Fatimah Sorefan-Mangou, MD, Erin Williams, MD, Ken Choi, MD, Laurie Fasola, MD, Peter Szasz, MD, PhD, Boris Zevin, MD, PhD

“…We performed a systematic review to determine the educational effectiveness of telementoring as a continuing professional development (CPD) intervention for surgeons in practice. Background:. Surgeons can mentor their peers in remote locations using videoconferencing communication, referred to as telementoring. …”
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Adherence of Surgeons to Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines in a Tertiary General Hospital in a Rapidly Developing Country by Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, Ayman El-Menyar, Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmad Zarour, Ashok Parchani, Mohammad Asim, Rasha El-Enany, Haleema Al-Tamimi, Rifat Latifi

“…To assess the standard practice of care of surgeons regarding surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, to identify gaps, and to set recommendations. …”
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Association Between Surgeon Sex and Days Alive at Home Following Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Kiyan Heybati, BHSc, Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS, Khatereh Aminoltejari, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Hannah S. Thomas, MBChB, MS, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH, Frances C. Wright, MD, Med, FRCSC, Lesley Gotlib Conn, PhD, Amy N. Luckenbaugh, MD, Sanjana Ranganathan, MD, Carlos Riveros, MD, Colin McCartney, MBChB, PhD, FRCA, FFARCSI, FRCPC, Kathleen Armstrong, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Barbara Bass, MD, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM, Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD

“…Patients treated by female surgeons appear to have lower rates of mortality, complications, readmissions, and healthcare costs when compared with male surgeons. …”
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Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience by Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Ramprasad Jegadeesan, Prashanthi N. Thota, Udayakumar Navaneethan, Rocio Lopez, Sudish C. Murthy, Siva Raja

“…We initiated peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) utilizing a two-person technique with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon with complementary skills. Our aim was to determine the feasibility and outcomes in initial 20 patients. …”
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A Novel Approach for Conservative Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder Cases: Experience of a Single Surgeon by Ahmet Yalınkaya, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

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Pleural Effusion or Main Left Bronchus Mucus Obstruction: To Drain or Not to Drain? Decision-Making for Young Surgeon on Call by Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza

“…We describe the case of an 80-year-old man that, in postoperative period after a urological intervention, has had a progressive tachypnea and dyspnea during hospitalization for urological problems. Young surgeon on call was called.…”
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Three dimensional printed models of the airway for preoperative planning of open Laryngotracheal surgery in children: Surgeon’s perception of utility by Oshri Wasserzug, Gadi Fishman, Narin Carmel-Neiderman, Yael Oestreicher-Kedem, Maher Saada, Solomon Dadia, Eran Golden, Philip Berman, Ophir Handzel, Ari DeRowe

“…This study examines the surgeon’s perception of the importance of using life size 3D printed models of the pediatric airway on surgical decision making. …”
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Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced MRI for Detection of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective! by Kelly J. Lafaro, Panayota Roumanis, Aram N. Demirjian, Chandana Lall, David K. Imagawa

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