A Social Media Blueprint - Understanding What Makes the Optimal Social Media Account for Paediatric Surgical Families.

Background: Social media is one of the most common sources of information for parents seeking information on their child's health. The purpose of this study was to better understand the social media habits of parents of paediatric surgery patients through surveys and focus groups.

Methods: An online survey was distributed to parents visiting paediatric surgery clinics at a tertiary care hospital.

The Intersection of Family Planning and Perception of Career Advancement in General Surgery.

Introduction: Women in surgery face unique challenges, particularly as it relates to family planning, parental leave, infant feeding, and career advancement. This study highlights disparities in present day general surgery training to tackle longstanding gender inequities.

Methods: An open, anonymous online survey was distributed to Canadian residents, fellows, and practicing general surgeons through the Canadian Association of General Surgeons e-mail list from November 2021-March 2022.

Bringing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery to the NICU: An Implementation Trial.

Introduction: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines are bundled evidence-informed recommendations implemented to improve quality and safety of perioperative care. This study aims to determine feasibility of NICU implementation of an ERAS Guideline for Intestinal Resection, describing clinical outcomes and adherence to recommendations following light-touch implementation.

Methods: Infants <28 days undergoing laparotomy for intestinal resection in a closed-NICU were prospectively enrolled.

Parental perceptions and experiences of care in the surgical neonatal intensive care unit.

Background: Parents endure significant stress when their newborns require surgery while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our study aims to explore the surgical NICU experience from the parents' perspective and identify areas that may improve this experience. A secondary objective was to integrate their feedback to refine the implementation strategy of the neonatal enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guideline.

Impact of implementing a fast-track protocol and standardized guideline for the management of pediatric appendicitis.

Background: In 2017, a provincial guideline was created to fast track and standardize care for pediatric appendicitis in Alberta. We conducted a study to determine the impact of implementation of the guideline at our institution on length of stay (LOS), antibiotic stewardship efforts and costs.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the charts of all patients younger than 18 years of age who underwent appendectomy at our institution in 2 periods: before guideline implementation (Dec.

Developing implementation strategies to adopt Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) guidelines.

Background: Strong implementation strategies are critical to the success of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS®) guidelines, though little documentation exists on effective strategies, especially in complex clinical situations and unfamiliar contexts. This study outlines the process taken to adopt a novel neonatal ERAS® guideline.

Methods: The implementation strategy was approached in a multi-pronged, concurrent but asynchronous fashion.

Unusual case of coronal complete bladder duplication associated with rectoprostatic fistula to duplicated prostatic urethra.

Anorectal malformations are a common congenital anomaly, while bladder duplication is rare. Bladder duplications are classified as complete or incomplete and sagittal or coronal. We present a rare case of coronal complete bladder duplication with rectoprostatic fistula to the blind ending prostatic urethra of the duplicated bladder.

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy + early postoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy alone: assessment of survival outcomes for colorectal and high-grade appendiceal peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Background: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have improved survival for colorectal and high-grade appendiceal carcinomatosis. We compared the overall and recurrence-free survival (OS and RFS) of patients treated with HIPEC with mitomycin c and early postoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (EPIC) with fluorouracil versus HIPEC alone using oxaliplatin and simultaneous IV infusion of fluorouracil.

Methods: Ninety-three patients with colorectal or high-grade appendiceal carcinomatosis were treated with CRS and HIPEC + EPIC or HIPEC alone.

Treatment Options for Pediatric Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the nonpremature pediatric patient is currently treated by surgical ligation or catheter occlusion. There is no clear superiority of one technique over the other. This meta-analysis compares the clinical outcomes of the two treatment options for PDA.

Improved health-related quality of life after surgical management of severe refractory constipation-dominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). Despite its prevalence and health-care costs, there are few effective therapies for patients with severe symptoms. Our objective was to determine whether surgical management would improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in severe refractory constipation-dominant FGIDs.

Patients' blood pressure knowledge, perceptions and monitoring practices in community pharmacies.

Unlabelled: Hypertension is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, patients often cannot or inaccurately estimate their risk factors.

Objectives: IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PHARMACIST INTERVENTIONS, WE SOUGHT TO: 1) find out patients' knowledge about blood pressure (BP) and their self-monitoring behaviors and 2) identify the relationships between these two elements.