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Spring 2018
Background- Crohn's disease (CD) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that can cause inflammation throughout the alimentary tract. Many individuals diagnosed with CD ultimately require intestinal resection. Unfortunately, disease often recurs following surgery. The pathophysiology of the...
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Fall 2016
Objective assessment of technical skill remains a challenging task. Paper based evaluations completed by expert assessors have been criticized for not accurately or consistently describing a surgeons’ technical proficiency due to inter-observer variability and subjective bias. In the laparoscopic...
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Long-term catheterization of the intestinal lymph trunk and collection of lymph in neonatal pigs
Download2016-01-01
Uwiera, Richard R., Mangat, Rabban., Kelly, Sandra, Uwiera, Trina C., Proctor, Spencer D.
Catheterization of the intestinal lymph trunk in neonatal pigs is a technique allowing for the long-term collection of large quantities of intestinal (central) efferent lymph. Importantly, the collection of central lymph from the intestine enables researchers to study both the mechanisms and...
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Fall 2010
It is essential for surgeons to have their skill evaluated prior to entering the oper- ating room. Most evaluation methods currently in use are subjective, relying on human judgment to assess trainees. Recently, sensors have been used to track the positions of instruments and the forces applied...
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2019-12-10
McMullen, Todd, Burrell, Robert
NFRF Exploration awarded in 2020: Personalized therapy for patients with cancer remains one of the most important challenges facing clinicians and researchers. In this proposal we describe a point-of-care device that can diagnose disease, or provide prognostic information, by quantifying protein...
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Spring 2016
Introduction: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition affecting 8-11% of the United States general population. LSS is the most common reason requiring lumbar spine surgery in adults older than 65 years, with an adjusted rate of 135.5 low back surgeries per 100,000...
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2009-03-01
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist in your organization is both exciting and challenging. This quick How-To guide provides an overview of the steps you should consider in preparing to use the Checklist in your OR. Other tools that you might find useful are the Detailed Explanation of the...
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2016-04-01
Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Canadian Medical Protective Association, Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada
More than one million surgical procedures were performed annually in Canada between 2004 and 2013. The Canadian healthcare system strives to provide safe care, but patient safety incidents still occur, with over half attributed to surgical care. Safe surgical care requires that physicians and...
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Spring 2020
In recent years and with the advancement of technologies, the applications of Virtual Reality (VR) have been used in many fields. Technologies such as high-resolution digital displays, GPUs and CPUs, are now able to render complex virtual worlds in real-time. Modern VR systems can create...
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Systematic Reviews of Surgical Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Assessment of Drivers of Cost in Elderly Emergency Surgery Patients
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Aging populations are increasing the demand for surgical intervention in those over 65 years of age. Older patients experience higher morbidity and mortality. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multi-faceted approach to in-patient care that addresses medical, functional and...