McMaster Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative (MPSRC)

Dr. ​Karen B​ailey

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Bailey K, Easterbrook B, Blinder H, Hoogenes J, Morrison K. Understanding paediatric patient’s attitudes toward weight management: A qualitative study. Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Feb;24(1):e26-e32.
2. GlobalSurg Collaborative. (Cameron, Bailey). Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(2):e103-e112. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051.
3. Thomas H, Yole J, Livingston MH, Bailey K, Cameron BH, VanHouwelingen L. Replacing gastrostomy tubes with collapsible bumpers in pediatric patients: Is it safe to “cut” the tube and allow the bumper to pass enterally? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 May;53(5):942-945.
4. Frankfurter C, Cunningham C, Morrison KM, Rimas H, Bailey K. Understanding academic clinicians’ intent to treat pediatric obesity. World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics. 2017: 6(1):60-68.
5. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Determinants of morbidity and mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in children in low- income and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health. 2016;1:e000091. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2016-000091.

Peer Reviewed Journal Abstracts

1. Dekirmendjian A, Easterbrook B, Blinder H, Bailey K. A retrospective examination of current clinical treatment of paediatric blunt spleen and liver injuries at a single tertiary care center. Can J Surg. 2016; 59(3 Suppl 1): S2.
2. Bailey K, Wang A, Coates A, Pelletier H, Calligan D. Assessing how pediatric trauma patients are supported nutritionally at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Can J Surg. 2015; 58(2 Suppl 1): S16.
3. Bailey K, Morrison K, Pemberton J, Hoogenes J, Blinder H, Easterbrook B. Understanding pediatric patients’ attitudes toward obesity treatment: a qualitative study. Can J Diabetes. 2015; 39(Suppl 1): S33-S34.
4. Parker MJ, Bongers A, Choong K, Pernica J, Bailey K, Rosenbloom E, Aujla S, Watson J. Recognizing World Sepsis Day: developing and implementing a multimodal knowledge dissemination strategy. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014; 15(4): suppl 1:154.
5. Parker MJ, Choong K, Pernica J, Bailey K, Rosenbloom E, Aujla S, Watson J. Fostering collaboration between researchers and knowledge users through knowledge exchange: the McMaster World Sepsis Day Symposium. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014; 15(4): suppl 1:154.

Dr. Luis Braga

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. McGrath M, Jegatheeswaran K, Braga LH. Medusa's Curls: Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Secondary to Multiple Long Intraluminal Polyps. Urology. 2019 Aug;130:138-141
2. Gnech M, Lovatt CA, McGrath M, Rickard M, Sanger S, Lorenzo AJ, Braga LH. Quality of reporting and fragility index for randomized controlled trials in the vesicoureteral reflux literature: where do we stand? J Pediatr Urol. 2019 May;15(3):204-212.
3. Dekirmendjian A, Braga LH.  Primary Non-refluxing Megaureter: Analysis of Risk Factors for Spontaneous Resolution and Surgical Intervention. Front Pediatr. 2019 Apr 9;7:126. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00126. eCollection 2019.
4. Braga LH, Farrokhyar F, McGrath M, Lorenzo AJ. Gubernaculum Testis and Cremasteric Vessels Preservation During Laparoscopic Orchidopexy for Intra-Abdominal Testis: Effect on Testicular Atrophy Rates. J Urol. 2019 Feb;201(2):378-385.
5. Wong NC, Braga LH. Open ureteroureterostomy for repair of upper-pole ectopic ureters in children with duplex systems: is stenting really necessary? J Pediatr Urol. 2019 Feb;15(1):72.e1-72.e7

Peer Reviewed Journal Abstracts

1. McGrath M, Farrokhyar F, Ramesh S, Lorenzo AJ, Braga LH Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of UTI in infants with prenatal hydronephrosis J Urol. 2018 April: 199(Suppl4) Se930
2. Gnech M, Rickard M, Lorenzo AJ, Sanger S, Braga LH Quality of reporting for randomized controlled trials in the vesicoureteral reflex literature - where do we stand? Can Urol Assoc. 2017 Jun; 11(6Suppl4): S285
3. Rickard M, Dekirmendijian A, Lorenzo AJ, Brownrigg N, DeMaria JE, Braga LH Voiding cystourethrogram for all infants with isolated high-grade prenatal hydronephrosis is it really necessary? Can Urol Assoc J. 2017 Jun; 11(6Suppl4): S284-S285
4. Dekirmendijian A, Rickard M, Easterbrook B, McGrath M, Kam V, Brownrigg N, DeMaria JE, Lorenzo AJ, Braga LH Primary non-refluxing megaureter: analysis of risk factors for spontaneous resolution and surgical intervention. Can Urol Assoc J. 2017 Jun; 11(6Suppl4): S280-S281
5. Rickard M, Braga LH, Brownrigg N, Dekirmendijian A, DeMaria JE, Lorenzo AJ Segmental vs. diffuse cortical thinning in SFU Grade IV hydronephrosis patients: do they have similar clinical outcomes? Can Urol Assoc J. 2017 Jun; 11(6Suppl4): S279-S280

Dr. Brian Cameron

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Kisa P, Grabski DF, Ozgediz D, Ajiko M, Aspide R, Baird R, Barker G, Birabwa-Male D, Blair G, Cameron B, Cheung M, Cigliano B, Cunningham D, D'Agostino S, Duffy D, Evans F, Fitzgerald TN, Galiwango G, Gerolmini D, Gerolmini M, Kakembo N, Kambugu JB, Lakhoo K, Langer M, Muhumuza MF, Muzira A, Nabukenya MT, Naik-Mathuria B, Nakku D, Nankunda J, Ogwang M, Okello I, Penny N, Reimer E, Sabatini C, Sekabira J, Situma M, Ssenyonga P, Tumukunde J, Villalona G. Unifying Children's Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Uganda. World J Surg. 2019 Jun;43(6):1435-1449
2. GlobalSurg Collaborative. (Cameron, Bailey) Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(2):e103-e112. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051.
3. Thomas H, Yole J, Livingston MH, Bailey K, Cameron BH, VanHouwelingen L. Replacing gastrostomy tubes with collapsible bumpers in pediatric patients: Is it safe to "cut" the tube and allow the bumper to pass enterally? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 May;53(5):942-945
4. Stagg H, Cameron BH, Ahmed N, Butler A, Jimenez-Rivera C, Yanchar NL, Martin SR, Emil S, Anthopoulos G, Schreiber RA, Laberge JM; Canadian Biliary Atresia Registry. Variability of diagnostic approach, surgical technique, and medical management for children with biliary atresia in Canada - Is it time for standardization? J Pediatr Surg. 2017 May; 52(5): 802-806.
5. Prashad A, Cameron B, McConnell M, Rambaran M, Grierson M. An examination of Eyal & Hurst's (2008) framework for promoting retention in resource-poor settings through locally-relevant training: A case study for the University of Guyana Surgical Training Program. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2017 Apr 20;8(2):e25-e36. Special Issue.

Peer Reviewed Journal Abstracts

1. Harrop T, O'Flynn E, Howard A, Jani P, Bekele A, Cameron BH. Surgery in Africa Journal Club: a north-south e-learning collaboration for surgical residents in the COSECSA Region. Can J Surg. 2016; 59(3 Suppl 3): S66
2. Pemberton J, Poenaru D, Derbew MD, Neufeld V, Cameron BH. Ready, set, go! Follow-up from the 2014 Bethune Round Table Global Surgery Research Working Group. Can J Surg. 2016; 59(3 Suppl 3): S72.
3. Galloro L, Pemberton J, Cameron BH. Surgical education partnerships: a socially responsible approach to augment surgical capacity. Can J Surg. 2015; 58(4 Suppl 1): S168.
4. Pemberton J, Frankfurter C, Cameron BH, Poenaru D Quantification of global burden of pediatric surgical disease using disability weights: implications for priority setting. Can J Surg. 2014; 57 (3 Suppl 1): S7. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/23d190ec#/23d190ec/6.
5. Pemberton J, Frankfurter C, Cameron BH, Poenaru D Understandingthe burden of surgical congenital anomalies in Kenya: a mixed-methods approach Can J Surg. 2014; 57(3 Suppl 1):S7.

Dr. Helene Flageole

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Kay J, Memon M, Shah A, Yen YM, Samuelsson K, Peterson D, Simunovic N, Flageole H, Ayeni OR. Earlier anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is associated with a decreased risk of medial meniscal and articular cartilage damage in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Dec;26(12):3738-3753.
2. Akhtar-Danesh GG, Doumouras AG, Bos C, Flageole H, Hong D. Factors associated with outcomes and costs after pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy. JAMA Surg. 2018 Jun 1;153(6):551-557. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5461
3. Lagoo J, Lopushinsky SR, Haynes AB, Bain P, Flageole H, Skarsgard ED, Brindle ME.   . Effectiveness and meaningful use of paediatric surgical safety checklists and their implementation strategies: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. BMJ Open. 2017 Oct 16;7(10):e016298
4. Flageole H, Pemberton J. Post-Operative Impact of Nasogastric Tubes on length of stay in infants with pyloric Stenosis (POINTS): a prospective randomized controlled pilot trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct;50(10):1681-5
5. Flageole H, Kanters DM, Tan CN, Pemberton J. The level of evidence keeps improving: an updated analysis of the scientific program at the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons annual meeting. J Pediatr Surg. 2015;50(5):815-8.

Peer Reviewed Journal Abstracts

1. Shawyer AC, Hatchell AC, Pemberton J, Flageole H. Compliance with published guidelines for antibiotic use in the post-operative management of children with appendicitis. Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec. September 18, 2014.
2. VanHouwelingen LT, Zequiera J, Bos C, Flageole H, Cameron BH. Unusual microtrauma causing chylothorax managed with VATS. Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec. September 18, 2014.
3. Flageole H, Kanters D, Collin T, Pemberton J. The level of evidence keeps improving: An updated analysis of the scientific program at the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons annual meeting. Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec. September 18, 2014.
4. Bratu I, Flageole H, Laberge JM, Chen MF, Piedboeuf B. Pulmonary artery remodeling after reversible tracheal occlusion and prenatal steroids in diaphragmatic hernia. Resp Crit Care Med. 2000;161(3):A567.
5. Piedboeuf B, Bratu I, Kay S, Flageole H, Laberge J-M In utero correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) associated lung hypoplasia: effectiveness of a less invasive approach. Pediatr Res. 1999; 45: 314A.

Dr. ​Lisa VanHouwelingen

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Fernandez-Pineda I, Seims AD, VanHouwelingen L, Abdelhafeez H, Wu H, Wu J, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM. Modified Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Versus Three-Port Approach for Lung Nodule Biopsy in Pediatric Cancer Patients. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Mar;29(3):409-414. doi: 10.1089/lap.2018.0120. Epub 2018 Nov 10.
2. VanHouwelingen LT, Veras LV, Lu M, Wynn L, Wu J, Prajapati HJ, Gold RE, Murphy AJ, Fernandez-Pineda I, Gosain A, Pui CH. Neutropenia at the time of subcutaneous port insertion may not be a risk factor for early infectious complication in pediatric oncology patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan;54(1):145-149. Epub 2018 Oct 5.
3. Knight S, VanHouwelingen L, Cervi D, Clay MR, Corkins M, Hines-Dowell S, Hamilton KV, Mostafavi R, Ward J, Furman WL, Murphy AJ. Genitopatellar syndrome and neuroblastoma: The multidisciplinary management of a previously unreported association. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Dec;65(12):e27373
4. Thomas H, Yole J, Livingston MH, Bailey K, Cameron BH, VanHouwelingen L. Replacing gastrostomy tubes with collapsible bumpers in pediatric patients: Is it safe to "cut" the tube and allow the bumper to pass enterally? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 May;53(5):942-945
5. VanHouwelingen LT, Seims AD, Ortega-Laureano L, Coleman JL, McCarville MB, Davidoff AM, Fernandez-Pineda I. Use of ultrasound in diagnosing postoperative small-bowel intussusception in pediatric surgical oncology patients: a single-center retrospective review. Pediatr Radiol. 2018 Feb;48(2):204-209

Peer Reviewed Journal Abstracts

1. Bertens KA, Croome KP, VanHouwelingen L. Initial experience with associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) in a Canadian centre: A new approach to liver resections. Can J Surg. 2013; 56(4 suppl):s117.

Dr. ​​Mark Walton

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Modarresi S, Suh N, Walton DM, MacDermid JC. Depression affects the recovery trajectories of patients with distal radius fractures: A latent growth curve analysis. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2019 Oct;43:96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.07.012.
2. Kassam A, Ruetalo M, Topps M, Mountjoy M, Walton M, Edwards S, Nickell L. Key stakeholder opinions for a national learner education handover. BMC Med Educ. 2019 May 16;19(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1598-7.
3. Elliott T, Walton JM. Safety of mucous fistula refeeding in neonates with functional short bowel syndrome: A retrospective review. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Feb 5. pii: S0022-3468(19)30087-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.01.050.​
4. Busing N, Rosenfield J, Rungta K, Raegele M, Warren A, Wright B, Walton M, Oandasan I, Sanfilippo A, Saxena A. Smoothing the Transition Points in Canadian Medical Education. Acad Med. 2018 May;93(5):715-721.
5. Li C, Shanahan S, Livingston MH, Walton JM. Malone appendicostomy versus cecostomy tube insertion for children with intractable constipation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 May;53(5):885-891.

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