The impact of operative approach for obese colorectal cancer patients: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2015-2019.

Aim: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer. As such, patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer have increasingly higher body mass indices (BMIs). The advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques in recent years have helped surgeons circumvent some of the challenges associated with operating in the setting of obesity.

Perioperative intravenous dexamethasone for patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid that is often administered intraoperatively as prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined its use in colorectal surgery. This systematic review aims to assess the postoperative impacts of dexamethasone use in colorectal surgery.

Regional Variation in Laparoscopy Use for Elective Colon Cancer Treatment in Canada: The Importance of Fellowship Training Sites.

Background: Over the last decade, use of laparoscopy for the treatment of colon cancer has been variable despite evidence of benefit, possibly reflecting surgeon expertise rather than other factors.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the spatial variation in the use of laparoscopy for colon cancer surgery and to determine what factors may influence use.

Design: This was a population-based retrospective analysis from April 2008 to March 2015.

Uptake of minimally invasive surgery for early stage colorectal cancer and its effect on survival: A population-based study.

Purpose: The uptake of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for colorectal cancer (CRC) varies between jurisdictions. We aimed to identify the factors associated with the uptake of MIS for early-stage CRC and its oncologic outcomes in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Methods: This study includes all patients with CRC in Ontario from 2007 to 2017.

Management of the normal-appearing appendix during laparoscopy for clinically suspected acute appendicitis in the pediatric population.

Purpose: The widespread use of laparoscopy has brought forth the question of how to manage a macroscopically normal-appearing appendix in cases of clinically suspected appendicitis. This study aimed to determine the current practices of pediatric general surgeons in Canada regarding this matter.

Methods: An online survey was created following the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) guidelines and distributed via email to the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) staff surgeons.