Background & Aims: The rate of new or missed colorectal cancer (CRC) after colonoscopy
and their risk factors in usual practice are unknown. Our objective was to evaluate the rate …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cause of non-tobacco-related cancer deaths
in Canadian men and women, accounting for 10% of all cancer deaths. An estimated 7800 …

Background: Although the Canadian health care system was designed to ensure equal
access, inequities persist. It is not known if inequities exist for receipt of investigations used to …

Background & Aims : Colonoscopy contains an inherent miss rate for colorectal cancer.
Although miss rates from academic centers or units known for their endoscopic expertise have …

BACKGROUND: Hemorrhoidectomy is associated with significant postoperative pain. Oral
metronidazole has been recommended as an adjunct to improve posthemorrhoidectomy …

OBJECTIVES: Bowel preparations are commonly prescribed drugs. Case reports and our
clinical experience suggest that sodium picosulfate bowel preparations can precipitate severe …

Importance The effect of surgeons’ disrupted sleep on patient outcomes is not clearly defined.
Objective To assess if surgeons operating the night before have more complications of …

Background It is generally accepted that surgical training is associated with increased surgical
duration. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of this increase for …

BACKGROUND: In prior studies, higher mortality was observed among patients who had
elective surgery on a Friday rather than earlier in the week. We investigated whether mortality …

Background Lifetime risk of surgery in patients with Crohn's disease remains high. Aim To
assess population‐level markers of Crohn's disease (CD) in the era of biological therapy. …