Background While persistent opioid use after surgery has been the subject of a large
number of studies, it is unknown how much variability in the definition of persistent use …

Objective To examine the effect of surgeon sex on postoperative outcomes of patients
undergoing common surgical procedures. Design Population based, retrospective, matched …

Importance There is an urgent need for evidence to inform preoperative risk assessment for
the millions of people who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection and are awaiting elective …

Background: Waiting for hip fracture surgery is associated with complications. The objective
of this study was to determine whether waiting for hip fracture surgery is associated with …

Objective: Establish baseline rates of and risk factors for reoperation within 1 or 2 years of
ankle open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). Design: Retrospective, population-based …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea is underdiagnosed in surgical patients. The cost-
effectiveness of obstructive sleep apnea screening is unknown. This study's objective was to …

Background Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at benign hysterectomy is not recommended
in premenopausal women who are in the premenopausal stage because of its potential …

Background Many patients use opioids chronically before surgery; it is unclear if surgery
alters the likelihood of ongoing opioid consumption in these patients. Methods We …

The opioid crisis remains a major public health concern. In ambulatory surgery, persistent
postoperative opioid use is poorly described and temporal trends are unknown. A …

Purpose Many hospital and provincial-level recommendations now advise a tailored
approach to postoperative opioid prescribing; recent trends in postoperative prescribing at …