Epidemiology, Treatment Patterns and Survival in Canadian Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) globally. We described and evaluated the outcomes of patients with CHB-HCC in Canada. In this retrospective cross-sectional cohort study, data were analysed from CHB mono-infected subjects seen between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2022, and entered the Canadian Hepatitis B Network Registry.

Reducing length of stay in patients following liver transplantation using the model for continuous improvement.

Length of stay (LOS) is a significant contributor to overall patient outcomes for patients undergoing liver transplantation. This study documents a quality improvement project aiming to reduce the median post-transplant LOS for liver transplant patients. We instituted five Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles with the goal of reducing LOS by 3 days from a baseline median of 18.

Liver transplantation with donation after medical assistance in dying: Case series and systematic review of the literature.

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been a legally approved practice in Canada since 2016. Only recently have patients undergoing MAiD also been considered as donors for liver transplantation (LT). This study aimed to evaluate a case series of LT outcomes for recipients with MAiD donors and was paired with a systematic literature review of studies assessing the efficacy of MAiD-associated liver donation.

Impact of inflammatory bowel disease on student experience in postsecondary education.

This literature review seeks to identify based on the current literature how the burden of disease for IBD patients manifests itself as this cohort transitions simultaneously from pediatric to adult care and from secondary to post-secondary education. This paper reviews the current literature regarding postsecondary students with IBD and provides a summary of research regarding key factors in their quality of experience. The research was conducted through databases including Taylor & Francis, PubMed, as well as searches via Google Scholar.

Effect of eye movement reactivation on visual memory among individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Previous research has shown that when individuals are asked questions referring to previously seen visual stimuli, their eye movements spontaneously return to the visual area where the stimuli were first seen. This recurring eye movement phenomenon has been shown to assist the memory retrieval of visual images. Individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) typically suffer from visual memory deficits as well as difficulty in spontaneously initiating mnemonic strategies.