Chad G. Ball

An intraluminal lesion in the mid-common bile duct and right hepatic duct causing right portal vein obstruction.

Blunt cardiac rupture: isolated and asymptomatic.

Sessile serrated polyp mimicry in patients with solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: is there evidence of preneoplastic change?

Endovascular treatment for aortic disease: is a surgical environment necessary?

Noncompliance with seat-belt use in patients involved in motor vehicle collisions.

The secondary abdominal compartment syndrome: iatrogenic or unavoidable?

'Progression towards the minimum': the importance of standardizing the priming volume during the indirect measurement of intra-abdominal pressures.

Tertiary abdominal compartment syndrome in the burn injured patient.

Portal vein thrombi after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: its incidence and association with pouchitis.

Surgeons and astronauts: so close, yet so far apart.

The secondary abdominal compartment syndrome: not just another post-traumatic complication.

Rupture and intra-peritoneal bleeding of a hepatocellular carcinoma after a transarterial chemoembolization procedure: a case report.

Ten years of major equestrian injury: are we addressing functional outcomes?

Alpine ski and snowboarding traumatic injuries: incidence, injury patterns, and risk factors for 10 years.

Intraabdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome in burn patients.

A multicenter review of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis practice patterns for blunt hepatic trauma.

Long-term mortality outcome of victims of major trauma.

Intraperitoneal gas insufflation will be required for laparoscopic visualization in space: a comparison of laparoscopic techniques in weightlessness.

Hospital mortality among major trauma victims admitted on weekends and evenings: a cohort study.

A simple and rapid vascular anastomosis for emergency surgery: a technical case report.

Microscopic colitis: a review for the surgical endoscopist.

Complications related to deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in trauma: a systematic review of the literature.

A decade of experience with injuries to the gallbladder.

Thoracic needle decompression for tension pneumothorax: clinical correlation with catheter length.

Occult pneumothoraces in patients with penetrating trauma: Does mechanism matter?

Dramatic innovations in modern surgical subspecialties.

Occult pneumothoraces truly occult or simply missed: redux.

The consensus statement on mixed martial arts: emotion, not evidence-based.

Canadian practice guidelines for surgical intra-abdominal infections.

The RAPTOR: Resuscitation with angiography, percutaneous techniques and operative repair. Transforming the discipline of trauma surgery.

Can cervical spine computed tomography assist in detecting occult pneumothoraces?

Predicting in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing complex gastrointestinal surgery: determining the optimal risk adjustment method.

Image of the month. Tension occult pneumothorax.

Aeromobile modular critical care, resuscitation, and surgical suites for operational medicine.

The sonographic diagnosis of pneumothorax.

Computed tomography target sign: a case of mistaken intussusception.

Bioprosthetic mesh use for the problematic thoracoabdominal wall: outcomes in relation to contamination and infection.

Prophylactic surgery prior to extended-duration space flight: is the benefit worth the risk?

Wound protectors reduce surgical site infection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Effect of comorbid illness on the long-term outcome of adults suffering major traumatic injury: a population-based cohort study.

Admission base deficit and lactate levels in Canadian patients with blunt trauma: are they useful markers of mortality?

Negative-pressure wound therapy for critically ill adults with open abdominal wounds: a systematic review.

The development and testing of a survey to measure patient and family experiences with injury care.

Correct the Coagulopathy and Scoop It Out: Complete Reversal of Anuric Renal Failure through the Operative Decompression of Extraperitoneal Hematoma-Induced Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.

Occult pneumothoraces in critical care: a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial of pleural drainage for mechanically ventilated trauma patients with occult pneumothoraces.

Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomographic angiography for blunt cerebrovascular injury detection in trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sternotomy or drainage for a hemopericardium after penetrating trauma: a randomized controlled trial.

Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome: updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.

Efficacy and safety of active negative pressure peritoneal therapy for reducing the systemic inflammatory response after damage control laparotomy (the Intra-peritoneal Vacuum Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Severe street and mountain bicycling injuries in adults: a comparison of the incidence, risk factors and injury patterns over 14 years.

Examining the safety of colon anastomosis on a rat model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Celebrity traumatic deaths: are gangster rappers really "gangsta"?

Surgery in Space: Where are we at now?

The impact of a massive transfusion protocol (1:1:1) on major hepatic injuries: does it increase abdominal wall closure rates?

External laryngotracheal trauma: Incidence, airway control, and outcomes in a large Canadian center.

Help is in your pocket: the potential accuracy of smartphone- and laptop-based remotely guided resuscitative telesonography.

Risk factors for intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome among adult intensive care unit patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

S.T.A.R.T.T.: development of a national, multidisciplinary trauma crisis resource management curriculum-results from the pilot course.

Utility of simultaneous interventional radiology and operative surgery in a dedicated suite for seriously injured patients.

Does trauma team activation associate with the time to CT scan for those suspected of serious head injuries?

Timeliness in obtaining emergent percutaneous procedures in severely injured patients: how long is too long and should we create quality assurance guidelines?

The impact of shorter prehospital transport times on outcomes in patients with abdominal vascular injuries.

Tourniquet use for peripheral vascular injuries in the civilian setting.

The contributions of a South African colleague to the evolution and innovation of trauma surgery.

Clinical manifestations of tension pneumothorax: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Retrospective review of injury severity, interventions and outcomes among helicopter and nonhelicopter transport patients at a Level 1 urban trauma centre.

Damage control resuscitation: history, theory and technique.

The evolution of a purpose designed hybrid trauma operating room from the trauma service perspective: the RAPTOR (Resuscitation with Angiography Percutaneous Treatments and Operative Resuscitations).

A booming economy means a bursting trauma system: association between hospital admission for major injury and indicators of economic activity in a large Canadian health region.

Prevention of delirium in trauma patients: are we giving thiamine prophylaxis a fair chance?

Current management of penetrating torso trauma: nontherapeutic is not good enough anymore.

A novel approach for the accurate prediction of thoracic surgery workforce requirements in Canada.

Identifying areas of weakness in thoracic surgery residency training: a comparison of the perceptions of residents and program directors.

The impact of an acute care surgery clinical care pathway for suspected appendicitis on the use of CT in the emergency department.

The "weekend warrior": fact or fiction for major trauma?

Does regional variation impact decision-making in the management and palliation of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma? Results from an international survey.

The abdomen in "thoracoabdominal" cannot be ignored: abdominal compartment syndrome complicating extracorporeal life support.

The right treatment at the right time in the right place: a population-based, before-and-after study of outcomes associated with implementation of an all-inclusive trauma system in a large Canadian province.

Trauma surgery associations and societies: which organizations match your goals?

The impact of computed tomographic screening for lung cancer on the thoracic surgery workforce.

Thoracic ultrasonography versus chest radiography for detection of pneumothoraces: challenges in deriving and interpreting summary diagnostic accuracy estimates.

Where does our journal fit? Trends in trauma surgery: analysis of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma program 1939 to 2012.

A protocol for a scoping and qualitative study to identify and evaluate indications for damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients.

The role of peri-hepatic drain placement in liver surgery: a prospective analysis.

Use of a novel energy technology for arresting ongoing liver surface and laceration hemorrhage.

A necessary evil? Intra-abdominal hypertension complicating burn patient resuscitation.

Efficacy of a dual-ring wound protector for prevention of incisional surgical site infection after Whipple's procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) with preoperatively-placed intrabiliary stents: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Selective nonoperative management in 1106 patients with abdominal gunshot wounds: conclusions on safety, efficacy, and the role of selective CT imaging in a prospective single-center study.

The evolution of trauma surgery at a high-volume Canadian centre: implications for public health, prevention, clinical care, education and recruitment.

Upper-gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to peptic ulcer disease: incidence and outcomes.

Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy: The Intraperitoneal Vacuum Randomized Controlled Trial.

Clinical Presentation of Patients With Tension Pneumothorax: A Systematic Review.

Hepato-pancreato-biliary emergencies for the acute care surgeon: etiology, diagnosis and treatment.

In search of the best reconstructive technique after pancreaticoduodenectomy: pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy.

The diagnostic pathway for solid pancreatic neoplasms: are we applying too many tests?

Hospital volume and other risk factors for in-hospital mortality among diverticulitis patients: A nationwide analysis.

To drain or not to drain? Predictors of tube thoracostomy insertion and outcomes associated with drainage of traumatic hemothoraces.

The economic and logistical burden of care for severe work-related injuries in a level 1 tertiary care trauma referral center.

Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery workforce in Canada.

Penetrating nontorso trauma: the extremities.

Penetrating nontorso trauma: the head and the neck.

The need for a robust 24/7 subspecialty "clearing house" response for telementored trauma care.

Technical innovations that may facilitate real-time telementoring of damage control surgery in austere environments: a proof of concept comparative evaluation of the importance of surgical experience, telepresence, gravity and mentoring in the conduct of damage control laparotomies.

The adequacy of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary training: how closely do perceptions of fellows and programme directors align?

Indications for use of damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients: A scoping review.

False negative pericardial Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma examination following cardiac rupture from blunt thoracic trauma: a case report.

The Characterization and Prediction of ISGPF Grade C Fistulas Following Pancreatoduodenectomy.

Bowel obstructions and incisional hernias following trauma laparotomy and the nonoperative therapy of solid organ injuries: A retrospective population-based analysis.

Indications for use of thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, and vascular damage control interventions in trauma patients: A content analysis and expert appropriateness rating study.

Trends in the Canadian Surgery Forum (CSF): analysis of the CSF program over the past decade.

Indications for Use of Damage Control Surgery in Civilian Trauma Patients: A Content Analysis and Expert Appropriateness Rating Study.

Preoperative single-dose methylprednisolone versus placebo after major liver resection in adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Inflammatory mediators in intra-abdominal sepsis or injury - a scoping review.

Has the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in thoracic surgery improved?

"Oh the weather outside is frightful": Severe injury secondary to falls while installing residential Christmas lights.

Damage control surgery.

A comparison of outcomes between laparoscopic and open appendectomy in Canada.

The view from 10,000 procedures: technical tips and wisdom from master pancreatic surgeons to avoid hemorrhage during pancreaticoduodenectomy.

A global agenda for electronic injury surveillance: Consensus statement from the Trauma Association of Canada, the Trauma Society of South Africa, and the Panamerican Trauma Society.

The potential benefit of a hybrid operating environment among severely injured patients with persistent hemorrhage: How often could we get it right?

Risk-adjusted Outcomes of Clinically Relevant Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Model for Performance Evaluation.

Use of the iTClamp versus standard suturing techniques for securing chest tubes: A randomized controlled cadaver study.

Forecasting the impact of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for early-stage lung cancer on the thoracic surgery workforce.

Increased pressure within the abdominal compartment: intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome.

Severe acute pancreatitis for the acute care surgeon.

Use of a novel saline/bipolar radiofrequency energy instrument as an adjunct for arresting ongoing solid organ surface and laceration bleeding in critically injured patients.

Remote just-in-time telementored trauma ultrasound: a double-factorial randomized controlled trial examining fluid detection and remote knobology control through an ultrasound graphic user interface display.

Mesenteric ischemia, intra-abdominal hypertension, and the abdominal compartment syndrome.

Re: Severe acute pancreatitis and antibiotics.

Clinical utility of a screening protocol for blunt cerebrovascular injury using computed tomography angiography.

History of the Innovation of Damage Control for Management of Trauma Patients: 1902-2016.

Incorporation of Procedure-specific Risk Into the ACS-NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator Improves the Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality After Pancreatoduodenectomy.

Temporal trends in the use of diagnostic imaging for inpatients with pancreatic conditions: How much ionizing radiation are we using?

Ultrasonography for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: A practical leap forward using microbubble contrast agent.

Effect of N-acetylcysteine on liver recovery after resection: A randomized clinical trial.

Opinions of Practicing Surgeons on the Appropriateness of Published Indications for Use of Damage Control Surgery in Trauma Patients: An International Cross-Sectional Survey.

Cervical spinal clearance: A prospective Western Trauma Association Multi-institutional Trial.

Trends in the scientific program of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) Annual Meeting over the past decade: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Female plasma donors, plasma, and platelet processing in the PROPPR study.

Abdominal intra-compartment syndrome - a non-hydraulic model of abdominal compartment syndrome due to post-hepatectomy hemorrhage in a man with a localized frozen abdomen due to extensive adhesions: a case report.

Five things they don't teach you in medical school.

The efficacy of a novel saline/bipolar radiofrequency energy instrument for arresting ongoing solid and non-solid organ hemorrhage in a swine model.

Damage control surgery in weightlessness: A comparative study of simulated torso hemorrhage control comparing terrestrial and weightless conditions.

Incidence of Appendicitis over Time: A Comparative Analysis of an Administrative Healthcare Database and a Pathology-Proven Appendicitis Registry.

Timely Surgical Care for Acute Biliary Disease: An Indication of Quality.

Distinguishing Benign from Malignant Pancreatic and Periampullary Lesions Using Combined Use of ¹H-NMR Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.

Validation of Fistula Risk Score calculator in diverse North American HPB practices.

The adequacy of hepatopancreatobiliary training: How does operative exposure and perceived readiness in fellowship translate into subsequent practice?

High Mobility Group Box-1 Protein and Outcomes in Critically Ill Surgical Patients Requiring Open Abdominal Management.

The Global Incidence of Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies.

Accuracy of clinical, laboratory, and computed tomography findings for identifying hollow viscus injury in blunt trauma patients with unexplained intraperitoneal free fluid without solid organ injury.

Abbreviated closure for remote damage control laparotomy in extreme environments: A randomized trial of sutures versus wound clamps comparing terrestrial and weightless conditions.

Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in acute pancreatitis, hepato-pancreato-biliary operations and liver transplantation.

Characterization and Optimal Management of High-risk Pancreatic Anastomoses During Pancreatoduodenectomy.

A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial of Distal Pancreatectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage.

Cervical spine evaluation and clearance in the intoxicated patient: A prospective Western Trauma Association Multi-Institutional Trial and Survey.

Does increased prehospital time lead to a "trial of life" effect for patients with blunt trauma?

Pancreatogastrostomy Vs. Pancreatojejunostomy: a Risk-Stratified Analysis of 5316 Pancreatoduodenectomies.

Completion pancreatectomy in the acute management of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the literature.

Can We Do Even Better? Preoperative Imaging Overestimates the Tumor Size in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1.

Efficacy of a Dual-ring Wound Protector for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Intrabiliary Stents: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Beta blockers in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury: Results from a multicenter, prospective, observational American Association for the Surgery of Trauma study.

Neurocognitive assessment in patients with a minor traumatic brain injury and an abnormal initial CT scan: Can cognitive evaluation assist in identifying patients who require surveillance CT brain imaging?

Management of haemothoraces in blunt thoracic trauma: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Airway management changes associated with rising radiologic incidence of external laryngotracheal injury.

The current state of resident trauma training: Are we losing a generation?

Getting the invite list right: a discussion of sepsis severity scoring systems in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis and randomized trial inclusion criteria.

Sarcopenia and myosteatosis are accompanied by distinct biological profiles in patients with pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinomas.

Assessing resectability of colorectal liver metastases: How do different subspecialties interpret the same data?

Practice and attitudes regarding double gloving among staff surgeons and surgical trainees.

A day in the life of emergency general surgery in Canada: a multicentre observational study.

One thousand consecutive in-hospital deaths following severe injury: Has the etiology of traumatic inpatient death changed in Canada?

The current state of resident trauma training: Are we losing a generation?

TIME TO STROKE: A WESTERN TRAUMA ASSOCIATION MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURIES.

Examples of dramatic failures and their effectiveness in modern surgical disciplines: can we learn from our mistakes?

Evidence-based Reviews in Surgery: Early Cholecystectomy for Cholecystitis.

Closed Or Open after Source Control Laparotomy for Severe Complicated Intra-Abdominal Sepsis (the COOL trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Acute care and emergency general surgery in patients with chronic liver disease: how can we optimize perioperative care? A review of the literature.

Management of extremity fasciotomy sites prospective randomized evaluation of two techniques.

A day in the life of emergency general surgery in Canada: a multicentre observational study.

Practice and attitudes regarding double gloving among staff surgeons and surgical trainees.

Assessing resectability of colorectal liver metastases: How do different subspecialties interpret the same data?

Our experts highlight the most important research articles across the spectrum of topics relevant to the field of hepatic oncology.

Surgical Transgastric Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis: A Single-stage Procedure for Walled-off Pancreatic Necrosis.

Synchronous colorectal liver metastases: a national survey of surgeon opinions on simultaneous resection and multidisciplinary cooperation.

Transoceanic Telementoring of Tube Thoracostomy Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Telementored Versus Unmentored Insertion of Tube Thoracostomy by Military Medical Technicians.

Acute kidney injury following resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: prognostic value of the acute kidney injury network criteria

Host phenotype is associated with reduced survival independent of tumour biology in patients with colorectal liver metastases.

Outcomes of selective nonoperative management of civilian abdominal gunshot wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A Prospective Evaluation of the Utility of a Hybrid Operating Suite for Severely Injured Patients: Overstated or Underutilized?

The iTClamp in the treatment of prehospital craniomaxillofacial injury: a case series study.

How Can We Practically Implement Screening for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas as the Main Focus for Early Detection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?

Can we improve the efficiency of care in patients with colorectal cancer from the time of their initial referral for colonoscopy to surgical resection?

Performance of biological mesh materials in abdominal wall reconstruction: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Effect of proximity to specialty care on outcomes for biliary cancers: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Adverse Outcomes After Bile Spillage in Incidental Gallbladder Cancers: A Population-based Study.

Early definitive repair of traumatic lumbar hernia using titanium bone-anchored sutures.

Role of Adjuvant Multimodality Therapy After Curative-Intent Resection of Ampullary Carcinoma.

2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis.

Challenges and potential solutions to the evaluation, monitoring, and regulation of surgical innovations.

Additional value of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI to conventional extracellular gadolinium-enhanced MRI for the surgical management of colorectal and neuroendocrine liver metastases.

Mental toughness in surgeons: Is there room for improvement?

The prognostic value of serum procalcitonin measurements in critically injured patients: a systematic review.

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency surgery guidelines for acute pancreatitis: Are we missing significant opportunities for reflection?

Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines.

A Randomized Trial of Mentored vs Nonmentored Military Medics Compared in the Application of a Wound Clamp Without Prior Training: When to Shut Up and Just Watch!

A 30-day prospective audit of all inpatient complications following acute care surgery: How well do we really perform?

Guidance for management of cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morbidity and mortality conferences in general surgery: a narrative systematic review.

Executive summary: WSES Guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis.

The Fistula Risk Score Catalog: Toward Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy.

Complications of Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy in Acute Care Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

A proposal for the ideal algorithm for the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of pancreas masses suspicious for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Results of a working group of the Canadian Society for Endoscopic Ultrasound.

Development and external validation of a prediction model for survival in patients with resected ampullary adenocarcinoma.

The Art and Craft of Reoperative Abdominal Surgery after Prior Trauma or Acute Care Surgery Operation.

Pediatric versus adult paradigms for management of adolescent injuries within a regional trauma system.

Optimal treatments for hepato-pancreato-biliary trauma in severely injured patients: a narrative scoping review.

Patterns of complex emergency general surgery in Canada.

The Influence of Intraoperative Blood Loss on Fistula Development Following Pancreatoduodenectomy.

Invasive fungal infection requiring explantation of a noncrosslinked porcine derived biologic mesh: a rare but catastrophic complication in abdominal wall reconstruction.

Do we have the guts to go? The abdominal compartment, intra-abdominal hypertension, the human microbiome and exploration class space missions.

Do we need to reassess the meaning of "team" in our health care environments?

Effect of wound protectors on surgical site infection in patients undergoing whipple procedure.

Preoperative Single-dose Methylprednisolone Prevents Surgical Site Infections After Major Liver Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Surgeon experience contributes to improved outcomes in pancreatoduodenectomies at high risk for fistula development.

Is an optical illusion the cause of classical bile duct injuries?

Time to operating room matters in modern management of pancreatic injuries: A national review on the management of adult pancreatic injury at Canadian level 1 trauma centers.

OPTICC: A multicentre trial of Occult Pneumothoraces subjected to mechanical ventilation: The final report.

Evaluations for New Healthcare Environment Commissioning and Operational Decision Making Using Simulation and Human Factors: A Case Study of an Interventional Trauma Operating Room.

Evidence for use of damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients: a systematic review.

The Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax trial: A critical appraisal from the surgeon's perspective.

A multicenter trial of current trends in the diagnosis and management of high-grade pancreatic injuries.

Correction to: Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines.

The effect of high intraoperative blood loss on pancreatic fistula development after pancreatoduodenectomy: An international, multi-institutional propensity score matched analysis.

Response to the Comment on "Preoperative single-dose Methylprednisolone Prevents Surgical Infections After Major Liver Resection: A randomized controlled trial".

The art and craft of biliary T-tube Use.

Real-World Outcomes of Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy on R0 Resected Colonic Liver Metastasis.

Don't mess with the pancreas! A multicenter analysis of the management of low-grade pancreatic injuries.

Predatory publishing solicitation: a review of a single surgeon's inbox and implications for information technology resources at an organizational level.

The Perioperative Surgical Home, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and how integration of these models may improve care for medically complex patients.

The impact of documentation burden on patient care and surgeon satisfaction.

Improving Surgical Quality for Patients With Mental Illnesses: A Narrative Review.

A risk-adjusted analysis of drain use in pancreaticoduodenectomy: Some is good, but more may not be better.

Reducing the risks of proximal and distal shunt failure in adult hydrocephalus: a shunt outcomes quality improvement study.

Universal screening for blunt cerebrovascular injury: A critical appraisal. Evidence-based reviews in surgery.

Necrotic abdominal wall: What is the cause?

Does drainage or resection predict subsequent interventions and long-term quality of life in patients with Grade IV pancreatic injuries: A population-based analysis.

Variation in use of damage control laparotomy for trauma by trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia.

Topography of occult pneumothoraces: its importance for efficiency in diagnosis and avoiding sono-paralysis during POCUS.

Acute Hepatic Torsion, Displacement, and Ischemia of the Left Lobe.

Time to update the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma pancreas injury grading lexicon?

Inviting a friend to evaluate potential grade III pancreatic injuries: Are they truly occult, or simply missed on CT?

Empowering the willing: the feasibility of tele-mentored self-performed pleural ultrasound assessment for the surveillance of lung health.

The intersection of COVID-19 and public health care in Canada: What does the future hold for the surgical patients and health care workers left behind?

Tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing liver resection: protocol for the haemorrhage during liver resection tranexamic acid (HeLiX) randomised controlled trial.

David V. Feliciano: Contributions to acute care surgery.

Failure to rescue in emergency general surgery in Canada.

Should we be on the cusp of a major change in continued medical education?

Is the Pringle manoeuvre becoming a lost art? Contemporary use for both severe liver trauma with ongoing hemorrhage and elective partial hepatectomy.

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in Canada: a context-specific position paper from the Canadian Collaborative for Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS).

The surgical podcast: lessons learned from the first 125 episodes.

Penetrating renal injuries: an observational study of non-operative management and the impact of opening Gerota's fascia.

Is the type of biomesh relevant in the prevention of recurrence following abdominal wall reconstruction? A randomized controlled trial.

Diagnosis and Management of Bile Leaks after Severe Liver Injury: A Trauma Association of Canada (TAC) Multicenter Study.

An Observation-First Strategy For Liver Injuries With 'Blush' On CT Is Safe And Effective.

A randomized, controlled, blinded evaluation of augmenting point-of-care ultrasound and remote telementored ultrasound in inexperienced operators.