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Constructing Health State Descriptions for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: Stakeholder Engagement and Formative Qualitative Research
This paper describes stakeholder involvement and formative qualitative research in the creation of health state descriptions (HSDs) or vignettes for low-risk thyroid cancer. The aim of this project was to enga...
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Charting the future of competency-based surgical education: a systematic review of cumulative sum
There is broad interest in the education community to shift surgical training from volume-based to competency-based benchmarks. Cumulative sum (CUSUM) is a method for tracking performance and identifying train...
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Comparative analysis of suturing technique in pediatric pyeloplasty on surgical outcomes
Pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction is the gold standard for surgical repair. There are currently no reports outlining optimal suturing technique. This paper compares the effect of suturing tech...
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Identification of predictive factors for perioperative blood transfusion in colorectal resection patients
Blood transfusion is associated with higher postoperative complication. With the availability of autologous blood and erythropoietin, it would be advantageous to identify patients who are at higher risk for re...
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Selective treatment of rectal cancer with single-stage coloanal or ultralow colorectal anastomosis does not adversely affect morbidity and mortality
The surgical treatment of low rectal cancer commonly includes low pelvic anastomoses with coloanal or ultralow colorectal anastomoses. Anastomotic leak rates in low pelvic anastomoses range from 4 to 26%. Many...
