Publications by authors named "V Grubac"
Background: For patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery, we evaluated whether suboptimal preoperative surgeon evaluation of resection margins is a latent condition factor-a factor that is common, unrecognized, and may increase the risk of certain adverse events, including local tumour recurrence, positive surgical margin, nontherapeutic surgery, and in-hospital mortality.
Methods: In this observational case series of patients who underwent rectal cancer surgery during 2016 in Local Health Integrated Network 4 region of Ontario (population 1.4 million), chart review and a trigger tool were used to identify patients who experienced the adverse events.
Importance: Surgeon-directed knowledge translation (KT) interventions for rectal cancer surgery are designed to improve patient measures, such as rates of permanent colostomy and in-hospital mortality, and to improve survival.
Objective: To evaluate the association of sustained, iterative, integrated KT rectal cancer surgery interventions directed at all surgeons with process and outcome measures among patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery in a geographic region.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This quality improvement study used administrative data from patients who underwent rectal cancer surgery from April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2015, in 14 health regions in Ontario, Canada.
Background: Medtronic is developing an atrial Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota) and associated retrieval system.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate chronic atrial Micra retrieval, reimplantation, and chronic pacing performance.
Methods: Sheep were implanted in 2 groups: group 1 (n = 6) for 6 months, a second device implanted, and first retrieved and studied for an additional 6 months; group 2 (n = 6) for 6 months, devices were retrieved, and a second device implanted and observed acutely.