Ten-year retrospective study on medico-legal risk of family physicians providing anaesthesia care in Canada, 2013-2022.

Introduction: Anaesthesiologist medico-legal risk is well reported in the literature, however, there is little data regarding the medico-legal risk of family practice anaesthetists (FPAs) in Canada. We aimed to describe the expert criticisms from medico-legal cases involving family physicians providing care within the scope of anaesthesia.

Methods: Medico-legal cases involving FPAs providing anaesthesia-related care were identified from a national repository at the Canadian Medical Protective Association.

Largest pheochromocytoma reported in Canada: A case study and literature review.

Most giant pheochromocytomas do not present with classic symptoms, as documented by published case reports. Given this, clinicians have to consider a wide differential diagnosis for any retroperitoneal mass and perform screening tests to rule out a pheochromocytoma. We describe the largest pheochromocytoma reported in Canada, where the patient presented with a palpable abdominal mass and dyspnea.

Stricture length and etiology as preoperative independent predictors of recurrence after urethroplasty: A multivariate analysis of 604 urethroplasties.

Introduction: We determine the preoperative identifiable risk factors during staging that predict stricture recurrence after urethroplasty.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all urethroplasties performed at a Canadian tertiary referral centre from 2003 to 2012. Failure was defined as a recurrent stricture <16 Fr on cystoscopic assessment.