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Erik D Skarsgard

MD, MSc

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Surgeon in Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital

A major focus of my research is the short and long term functional outcomes following neonatal treatment of structural birth defects. Study of these rare and complex birth defects has been facilitated by the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNET) and Data Registry. Founded in 2006 with CIHR operating grant support, and maintained continuously since with CIHR funding, CAPSNet has enabed the publication of >40 peer reviewed manuscripts. Recent knowledge translation efforts of the Network have focused on practice standardization for gastroschisis and congenital diaphragmatic hernia using available best practice evidence. CAPSNet’s Annual Report provides benchmarked, risk-adjusted outcomes data for each of its 17 participant centres, which are used to guide site-based targeted practice improvement.

The recently completed Secondary Analysis of Databases project combined CAPSNet data with vital statistics data (Stats Canada) to make first time observations of the epidemiology of gastroschisis in Canada, including maternal, environmental and sociodemographic risk factors. Using spatial mapping techniques, we have made observations of significant geographic variation in the incidence of gastroschisis, which points to other possible mechanisms of environmental causation requiring further study.

Surgical Quality and Safety: One of our greatest opportunities for surgical outcome improvement lies in the use of high quality patient level data to recognize and enable surgical outcome variation as a driver of continuous quality improvement. BC Children’s Hospital is currently the only Canadian Children’s Hospital participant in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). By collecting case data on selected surgical procedures, and through analysis of our risk-adjusted “performance” against the other 50 odd US children’s hospitals, we gain an awareness of where we have the greatest opportunities for outcome improvement. Using published evidence, and by analyzing our own risk predictors for occurrences, we can use the tools of implementation science to modify our processes and continually improve our surgical outcomes.

Academic Affiliations

Professor, Division of Pediatric General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

(604) 875-3744

eskarsgard@cw.bc.ca

Assessment of hospital, surgeon, and geography-related factors associated with timely surgical care for undescended testes in a universal health care system

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open

Hyunwoong Harry Chae and Elaine J Redmond and Alex Zheng and Andrew MacNeily and Kourosh Afshar and Erik Skarsgard and Jason M. Sutherland and Soojin Kim

DOI: 10.1016/j.yjpso.2025.100258

04 / 2026

Liver herniation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated with delayed resolution of pulmonary hypertension

Pediatrics & Neonatology

Uthaya Kumaran Kanagaraj and Mimi T.Y. Kuan and Michael Castaldo and Erik Skarsgard and Joseph Y. Ting

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2025.11.011

01 / 2026

Enteral Feeding Practices Among Infants With Gastroschisis in Canada: A National Cohort Study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Khyathi Rao and Daniel Briatico and Hareshan Suntharalingam and Marc Beltempo and Seungwoo Lee and Prakesh S. Shah and Esther Huisman and Erik Skarsgard and Michael H. Livingston

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162964

01 / 2026

Feeding practices for infants with gastroschisis: A survey of neonatal intensive care units in Canada

Journal of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Suntharalingam, H. and Briatico, D. and Carey, N. and McBryde, A. and Skarsgard, E. and Huisman, E. and Livingston, M.H.

DOI: 10.1177/19345798251327370

Hybrid interventional radiological and surgical approach to treat biliary obstruction post Kasai portoenterostomy: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

Dhatt, A. and Dhatt, R. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Heran, M.K.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2025.103116

Pediatric Surgical Outreach: An Underutilized Resource for Increasing Children's Surgical Capacity in Canada

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Brar, A. and Gow, K.W. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162174

Appendicectomy versus antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: an open-label, international, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial

Lancet

St Peter, S.D. and Noel-MacDonnell, J.R. and Hall, N.J. and Eaton, S. and Suominen, J.S. and Wester, T. and Svensson, J.F. and Almstr{\"o}m, M. and Muenks, E.P. and Beaudin, M. and Pich{\'e}, N. and Brindle, M. and MacRobie, A. and Keijzer, R. and Engstrand Lilja, H. and Kassa, A.-M. and Jancelewicz, T. and Butter, A. and Davidson, J. and Skarsgard, E. and Te-Lu, Y. and Nah, S. and Willan, A.R. and Pierro, A.

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02420-6

Incidence of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Canada: Time Trends and Analysis by Location, Maternal Age, and Sex

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Dekirmendjian, A. and Benchimol, E.I. and Skarsgard, E. and Shah, P.S. and Zani, A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162194

Improved patient safety with a simplified operating room to pediatric intensive care unit handover tool (PATHQS)

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Subramonian, D. and Krahn, G. and Wlodarczak, J. and Lamb, L. and Malherbe, S. and Skarsgard, E. and Patel, M.

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1327381

The promise and pitfalls of care standardization in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Dimmer, A. and Stark, R. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Puligandla, P.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2024.151445

The impact of a care bundle with an emphasis on hemodynamic assessment on the short-term outcomes in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Perinatology

Kuan, M.T.Y. and Yadav, K. and Castaldo, M. and Tan, J. and Chan, N.H. and Traynor, M. and Hosking, M. and Skarsgard, E. and Ting, J.Y.

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01807-0

Appendectomy Versus Antibiotics for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: An International, Multicenter, Non-Inferiority, Randomized Trial

SSRN

Peter, S.D.St. and Noel-MacDonnell, J.R. and Hall, N.J. and Eaton, S. and Suominen, J.S. and Wester, T. and Svensson, J.F. and Almstrm, M. and Muenks, E.P. and Beaudin, M. and Pich, N. and Brindle, M. and MacRobie, A. and Keijzer, R. and Lilja, H.E. and Kassa, A.-M. and Jancelewicz, T. and Butter, A. and Davidson, J. and Skarsgard, E. and Lu, Y.T. and Nah, S. and Willan, A.R. and Pierro, A.

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4835829

Association of Exclusive Breast Milk Intake and Outcomes in Infants With Uncomplicated Gastroschisis: A National Cohort Study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Hodgson, E. and Briatico, D. and Klapman, S. and Skarsgard, E. and Beltempo, M. and Shah, P.S. and Huisman, E. and Walton, J.M. and Livingston, M.H.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.045

Preface: Current status of diagnosis and treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

World Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000966

Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a 2023 update from the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Puligandla, P. and Skarsgard, E. and Baird, R. and Guadagno, E. and Dimmer, A. and Ganescu, O. and Abbasi, N. and Altit, G. and Brindle, M. and Fernandes, S. and Dakshinamurti, S. and Flageole, H. and Hebert, A. and Keijzer, R. and Offringa, M. and Patel, D. and Ryan, G. and Traynor, M. and Zani, A. and Chiu, P.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325865

Decreased -catenin Protein in Lungs From Human Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Archival Pathology Specimens: A Case-control Study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Prusinkiewicz, M.A. and Park, C. and Cheung, C. and Li, Y.J. and Poon, B. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Lavoie, P.M. and Lee, A.F. and Mudri, M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.034

Fluid overload in newborns undergoing abdominal surgery: a retrospective study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Niknafs, N. and Kuan, M.T.Y. and Mammen, C. and Skarsgard, E. and Ting, J.Y.

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2206940

Validation of case definition algorithms for the ascertainment of congenital anomalies

Birth Defects Research

Nava de Escalante, Y. and Abayomi, A. and Langlois, S. and Ye, X. and Erickson, A. and Ngo, H. and Armour, R. and Okamoto, R. and Arbour, L. and Bedard, T. and Der, K. and Van Allen, M. and Skarsgard, E. and Lavoie, M. and Henry, B.

DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2112

High frequency jet ventilation for congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Al Kharusi, A.A. and Al Maawali, A. and Traynor, M. and Adreak, N. and Ting, J. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.026

Neonatal and Early Childhood Outcomes of Twin and Singleton Infants Born Preterm

Journal of Pediatrics

Melamed, N. and Weitzner, O. and Church, P. and Banihani, R. and Barrett, J. and Yang, J. and Wong, J. and Piedboeuf, B. and Shah, P.S. and Beltempo, M. and Kanungo, J. and Stavel, M. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Ting, J. and Fajardo, C. and Bodani, J. and Strueby, L. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Augustine, S. and Lee, K.-S. and Ng, E. and Lemyre, B. and Daboval, T. and Khurshid, F. and Bizgu, V. and Barrington, K. and Lapointe, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Claveau, M. and St-Hilaire, M. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Mehdizadeh-Hakak, H. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Hudson, J.-A. and Afifi, J. and Aslam, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Cieslak, Z. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Dunn, M. and Helou, S.E. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thriault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J. and Pillay, T. and Synnes, A. and Colby, L. and Anson, S. and Moodley, A. and Hendson, L. and Ricci, M.F. and McKnight, S. and Kelly, E. and Raghuram, K. and Thomas, K. and Nguyen, K.-A. and Mandel, R. and Morin, A. and Blanger, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.021

Disparities in surgical health service delivery and outcomes for indigenous children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Ingram, M.-C. and Becker, S. and Olson, S.L. and Tsai, S. and Sarkar, A. and Rothstein, D.H. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Raval, M.V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.005

Invited Commentary on Skinner S, et al.: Canadian Pediatric Surgeon Workforce: Characterization of Training, Trends Over Time, and 10-year Model for Pediatric Surgery Need

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.02.045

International Core Outcome Set for Acute Simple Appendicitis in Children: Results of a Systematic Review, Delphi Study, and Focus Croups with Young People

Annals of Surgery

Knaapen, M. and Hall, N.J. and Moulin, D. and Van Der Lee, J.H. and Butcher, N.J. and Minneci, P.C. and Svensson, J.F. and St. Peter, S.D. and Adams, S. and Nah, S.A. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Zani, A. and Emil, S. and Suominen, J.S. and Aziz, D.A. and Rai, R. and Offringa, M. and Van Heurn, E.W. and Bakx, R. and Gorter, R.R.

DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004707

Optimizing skin antisepsis for neonatal surgery: A quality improvement initiative

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Carr, S. and Gogal, C. and Afshar, K. and Ting, J. and Skarsgard, E.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.02.027

Practice Summary of Antimicrobial Therapy for Commonly Encountered Conditions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Canadian Perspective

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Ting, J.Y. and Autmizguine, J. and Dunn, M.S. and Choudhury, J. and Blackburn, J. and Gupta-Bhatnagar, S. and Assen, K. and Emberley, J. and Khan, S. and Leung, J. and Lin, G.J. and Lu-Cleary, D. and Morin, F. and Richter, L.L. and Viel-Th{\'e}riault, I. and Roberts, A. and Lee, K.-S. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Robinson, J. and Shah, P.S.

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.894005

Preoperative Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1007/s40746-022-00246-x

Association of timing of birth with mortality among preterm infants born in Canada

Journal of Perinatology

Rizzolo, A. and Shah, P.S. and Bertelle, V. and Makary, H. and Ye, X.Y. and Abenhaim, H.A. and Piedboeuf, B. and Beltempo, M. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O?Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, P.S. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thriault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01092-9

The medical and surgical management of gastroschisis

Early Human Development

Al Maawali, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105459

Rates and Determinants of Mother's Own Milk Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm

Journal of Pediatrics

Dharel, D. and Singhal, N. and Wood, C. and Cieslak, Z. and Bacchini, F. and Shah, P.S. and Ye, X.Y. and Alshaikh, B. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thriault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.037

Case Reports: Management Challenges in Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Carr, S. and Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.659083

Dtermination des priorits en chirurgie pdiatrique spcialise au Canada durant la pandmie de COVID-19.

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne

Skarsgard ED and pour les Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201577-f PubMed: 33318101

12 / 2020

Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in extremely preterm Vertex/nonVertex twins.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Hiersch L and Shah PS and Khurshid F and Masse E and Murphy K and McDonald SD and Carson G and Barrett J and Melamed N and Canadian Neonatal Network Investigators and the Canadian Preterm Birth Network Investigators

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.002 PubMed: 33306970

12 / 2020

Management of Gastroschisis: Results From the NETS2G Study, a Joint British, Irish, and Canadian Prospective Cohort Study of 1268 Infants.

Annals of surgery

Allin BSR and Opondo C and Kurinczuk JJ and Baird R and Puligandla P and Skarsgard E and Knight M and BAPS-CASS/NETS2G/CAPSNet/CNN gastroschisis collaborations

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004217 PubMed: 33201118

11 / 2020

Benefit of antenatal corticosteroids by year of birth among preterm infants in Canada during 2003-2017: a population-based cohort study.

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Melamed N and Murphy K and Barrett J and Asztalos E and McDonald SD and Yoon EW and Shah PS and Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) and Canadian Preterm Birth Network (CPTBN) Investigators

DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16511 PubMed: 32936996

10 / 2020

Costs of Neonatal Intensive Care for Canadian Infants with Preterm Birth.

The Journal of pediatrics

Rios JD and Shah PS and Beltempo M and Louis D and Mukerji A and Premji S and Shah V and Lee SK and Pechlivanoglou P and Canadian Preterm Birth Network Investigators and Canadian Neonatal Network Investigators

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.045 PubMed: 32979384

09 / 2020

Prioritizing specialized children's surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne

Skarsgard ED and Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201577 PubMed: 32873542

09 / 2020

Dynamic Capacity Allocation for Elective Surgeries: Reducing Urgency-Weighted Wait Times

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Stephanie Carew and Mahesh Nagarajan and Steven Shechter and Jugpal Arneja and Erik Skarsgard

DOI: 10.1287/msom.2019.0846

04 / 2020

Standardizing congenital diaphragmatic hernia care in Canada: Implementing national clinical practice guidelines

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

LaRusso, K. and Baird, R. and Keijzer, R. and Skarsgard, E. and Puligandla, P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.021

Initial experience of the use of ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer (EVOH) as an alternative technique for lung nodule localization prior to VATS

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Heran, M.K.S. and Cardarelli-Leite, L. and d'Ortenzio, R. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.07.006

Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Neonatal Intestinal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations

World Journal of Surgery

Brindle, M.E. and McDiarmid, C. and Short, K. and Miller, K. and MacRobie, A. and Lam, J.Y.K. and Brockel, M. and Raval, M.V. and Howlett, A. and Lee, K.-S. and Offringa, M. and Wong, K. and de Beer, D. and Wester, T. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Wales, P.W. and Fecteau, A. and Haliburton, B. and Goobie, S.M. and Nelson, G.

DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05530-1

Improving the paediatric surgery patient experience: An 8-year analysis of narrative quality data

BMJ Open Quality

Robillard, J.M. and Bourne, S.C. and Tam, M.T. and Page, P.M. and Lamb, E.A. and Gogal, C. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Afshar, K.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000924

Improving the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis using a multidisciplinary pathway

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Dhatt, S. and Sabhaney, V. and Bray, H. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.040

Abdominal Tuberculosis in an Infant Presenting With a Small Bowel Obstruction.

Pediatric emergency care

Matettore A and Rajaprakash M and Bennett M and Skarsgard ED and Goldman RD

DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001872 PubMed: 31283724

07 / 2019

Treatment of recurrent or persistent spontaneous pneumothorax in children with synthetic glue pleurodesis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

Ma, V. and Dhatt, R. and Haddock, C. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Heran, M.K.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.11.001

Immediate versus staged repair of omphaloceles

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2019.04.010

CAPS at 50: Now comfortably seated with the grownups

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.01.070

Management of narrow stalked giant omphalocele using tissue expansion, staged closure, and amnion preservation technique

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

Zhang, Z.Z. and Haddock, C. and Verchere, C. and Arneja, J.S. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101311

Improving value and access to specialty medical care for families: A pediatric surgery telehealth program

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Dean, P. and O?Donnell, M. and Zhou, L. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.017318

Conservative therapy for appendicitis in children.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

Yamanaka S and Skarsgard ED and Goldman RD

PubMed: 30108072

08 / 2018

Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a clinical practice guideline

CMAJ

Puligandla, P.S. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Offringa, M. and Adatia, I. and Baird, R. and Bailey, J.A.M. and Brindle, M. and Chiu, P. and Cogswell, A. and Dakshinamurti, S. and Flageole, H. and Keijzer, R. and McMillan, D. and Oluyomi-Obi, T. and Pennaforte, T. and Perreault, T. and Piedboeuf, B. and Riley, S.P. and Ryan, G. and Synnes, A. and Traynor, M.

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170206

The relationship between preoperative nutritional state and adverse outcome following abdominal and thoracic surgery in children: Results from the NSQIP database

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Alshehri, A. and Afshar, K. and Bedford, J. and Hintz, G. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.008

Conservative therapy for appendicitis in children

Canadian Family Physician

Yamanaka, S. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Goldman, R.D.

The value of patient registries in advancing pediatric surgical care

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.003

New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: A retrospective observational cohort study

BMJ Paediatrics Open

Stey, A. and Ricks-Oddie, J. and Innis, S. and Rangel, S.J. and Moss, R.L. and Hall, B.L. and Dibbins, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000303

Creation of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Guideline for neonatal intestinal surgery patients: A knowledge synthesis and consensus generation approach and protocol study

BMJ Open

Gibb, A.C.N. and Crosby, M.A. and McDiarmid, C. and Urban, D. and Lam, J.Y.K. and Wales, P.W. and Brockel, M. and Raval, M. and Offringa, M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Wester, T. and Wong, K. and De Beer, D. and Nelson, G. and Brindle, M.E.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023651

Understanding gastroschisis and its clinical management: where are we?

Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Haddock, C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2018.1438890

Aggressive Surgical Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Worth the Effort?

Annals of Surgery

Harting, M.T. and Hollinger, L. and Tsao, K. and Putnam, L.R. and Wilson, J.M. and Hirschl, R.B. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Tibboel, D. and Brindle, M.E. and Lally, P.A. and Miller, C.C. and Lally, K.P.

DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002144

Impact of Multidisciplinary Standardization of Care for Gastroschisis: Treatment, Outcomes, and Cost

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Haddock, C. and Al Maawali, A.G. and Ting, J. and Bedford, J. and Afshar, K. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.013

Appendectomy versus non-operative treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial

BMJ Paediatrics Open

Hall, N.J. and Eaton, S. and Abbo, O. and Arnaud, A.P. and Beaudin, M. and Brindle, M. and Btter, A. and Davies, D. and Jancelewicz, T. and Johnson, K. and Keijzer, R. and Lapidus-Krol, E. and Offringa, M. and Pich, N. and Rintala, R. and Skarsgard, E. and Svensson, J.F. and Ungar, W.J. and Wester, T. and Willan, A.R. and Zani, A. and St Peter, S.D. and Pierro, A.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000028

Outcome prediction in gastroschisis " The gastroschisis prognostic score (GPS) revisited

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Puligandla, P.S. and Baird, R. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Emil, S. and Laberge, J.-M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.01.017

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: The role of multi-institutional collaboration and patient registries in supporting best practice

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Lally, P.A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2017.04.004

Staged closure of a giant omphalocele with amnion preservation, modified technique

Saudi Medical Journal

Aljahdali, A.H. and Al-Buainain, H.M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.4.16240

Effectiveness and meaningful use of paediatric surgical safety checklists and their implementation strategies: A systematic review with narrative synthesis

BMJ Open

Lagoo, J. and Lopushinsky, S.R. and Haynes, A.B. and Bain, P. and Flageole, H. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Brindle, M.E.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016298

Splenic Disorders, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Splenectomy

Pediatric Surgery: Not a Textbook, Unbound Medicine

Skarsgard ED. Splenic Disorders, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Splenectomy, in Pediatric Surgery: Not a Textbook, Unbound Medicine, 2017

Responsible innovation in children's surgical care

Pediatrics

Skarsgard, E.D. and Katz, A.L. and Fallat, M.E.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3437

Gastrointestinal Surgery in Children

Surgery: Core Principles and International Practices

Skarsgard ED. Gastrointestinal Surgery in Children. In: Rusko J, Corson J, Williamson R, Sandler A (eds): Surgery: Core Principles and International Practices, Mosby, NY, NY, 2016

The Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network congenital diaphragmatic hernia evidence review project: Developing national guidelines for care

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Puligandla, P.S. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/21.4.183

Management of gastroschisis

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000336

Trauma center variation in the management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injury: A national trauma data bank analysis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Rhee, P. and Zangbar, B. and Kulvatunyou, N. and Tang, A. and O'Keeffe, T. and Friese, R.S. and Joseph, B.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.08.012

Spatial variability of gastroschisis in Canada, 2006"2011: An exploratory analysis

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Bassil, K.L. and Yang, J. and Arbour, L. and Moineddin, R. and Brindle, M.E. and Hazell, E. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5084

Recommendations for surgical safety checklist use in Canadian children's hospitals

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.016715

Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Gastroschisis.

Surgical technology international

Safavi A and Skarsgard ED

PubMed: 26054989

05 / 2015

Innovating for quality and value: Utilizing national quality improvement programs to identify opportunities for responsible surgical innovation

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Woo, R.K. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.02.013

The Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet): Lessons Learned from a National Registry Devoted to the Study of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Gastroschisis

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Butler, A.E. and Puligandla, P.S. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569477

Maternal and community predictors of gastroschisis and congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Canada

Pediatric Surgery International

Shariff, F. and Peters, P.A. and Arbour, L. and Greenwood, M. and Skarsgard, E. and Brindle, M.

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-015-3797-6

Delivery planning for pregnancies with gastroschisis: Findings from a prospective national registry

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Al-Kaff, A. and Macdonald, S.C. and Kent, N. and Burrows, J. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Hutcheon, J.A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.048

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with right congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A population-based study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Beaumier, C.K. and Beres, A.L. and Puligandla, P.S. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.02.027

Maternal risk factors for gastroschisis in Canada

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Skarsgard, E.D. and Meaney, C. and Bassil, K. and Brindle, M. and Arbour, L. and Moineddin, R.

DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23349

Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Gastroschisis

Surgical technology international

Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

A risk-stratified comparison of fascial versus flap closure techniques on the early outcomes of infants with gastroschisis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Emami, C.N. and Youssef, F. and Baird, R.J. and Laberge, J.-M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Puligandla, P.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.009

Abstract 1: What's the Best Way to Allocate or Block Time? A Data Driven Approach to Departmental "Operations".

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Arneja J and Goto J and Blair G and Gold L and Fitzsimmons B and Masterson J and Skarsgard E

DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000444914.31544.c4 PubMed: 25942112

03 / 2014

Practice variation in gastroschisis: Factors influencing closure technique

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Stanger, J. and Mohajerani, N. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.02.066

Cystic Lung Lesions

): Essential Neonatology: A Practical Guide to Emergent Problems of the Newborn and Atlas of Management Approaches and Procedures

Skarsgard ED. Cystic Lung Lesions. In: Stevenson DK, Sunshine P, Cohen RS, van Meurs K (eds): Essential Neonatology: A Practical Guide to Emergent Problems of the Newborn and Atlas of Management Approaches and Procedures. McGraw-Hill, 2014

Surgical site infections in infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Segal, I. and Kang, C. and Albersheim, S.G. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Lavoie, P.M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.08.001

ACS national surgical quality improvement program: Targeting quality improvement in Canadian pediatric surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Bedford, J. and Chan, T. and Whyte, S. and Afshar, K.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.02.047

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) mortality without surgical repair? A plea to clarify surgical ineligibility

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Wilson, M.G. and Beres, A. and Baird, R. and Laberge, J.-M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Puligandla, P.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.009

Management of the base of the appendix in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy: clip, ligate, or staple?

Surgical technology international

Langer, M. and Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

Outcomes of early versus late intestinal operations in patients with gastroschisis and intestinal atresia: Results from a prospective national database

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Alshehri, A. and Emil, S. and Laberge, J.-M. and Skarsgard, E.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.04.003

Use of safety scalpels and other safety practices to reduce sharps injury in the operating room: What is the evidence?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

DeGirolamo, K.M. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Hill, W.D. and Kennedy, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.003812

Effect of timing of enteral feeding on outcome in gastroschisis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Aljahdali, A. and Mohajerani, N. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.014

Can we select fetuses with intra-abdominal calcification for delivery in neonatal surgical centres?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Zerhouni, S. and Mayer, C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.006

Chylothorax after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: A population-based study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Mills, J. and Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.031

Transscapular microcoil lung nodule localization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Sangha, B.S. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Heran, M.K.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.12.012

Does operative experience during residency correlate with reported competency of recent general surgery graduates?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Safavi, A. and Lai, S. and Butterworth, S. and Hameed, M. and Schiller, D. and Skarsgard, E.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.020811

Bowel-defect disproportion in gastroschisis: Does the need to extend the fascial defect predict outcome?

Pediatric Surgery International

Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E. and Butterworth, S.

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-012-3055-0

Endoloop versus endostapler closure of the appendiceal stump in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Safavi, A. and Langer, M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.023810

Multi-institutional follow-up of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia reveals severe disability and variations in practice

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Safavi, A. and Synnes, A.R. and O'Brien, K. and Chiang, M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Chiu, P.P.L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.032

Prediction of pediatric outcome after prenatal diagnosis and expectant antenatal management of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Yong, P.J. and Von Dadelszen, P. and Carpara, D. and Lim, K. and Kent, N. and Tessier, F. and Delisle, M.-F. and Wong, T. and Blair, G. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1159/000331936

Preclosure fluid resuscitation influences outcome in gastroschisis

American Journal of Perinatology

Jansen, L.A. and Safavi, A. and Lin, Y. and MacNab, Y.C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1295639

Associated malformations and the "hidden mortality" of gastroschisis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Akhtar, J. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.044

The gastroschisis prognostic score: Reliable outcome prediction in gastroschisis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Cowan, K.N. and Puligandla, P.S. and Laberge, J.-M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Bouchard, S. and Yanchar, N. and Kim, P. and Lee, S. and McMillan, D. and Von Dadelszen, P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.010

Infectious complications in the management of gastroschisis

Pediatric Surgery International

Baird, R. and Puligandla, P. and Skarsgard, E. and Laberge, J.-M.

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-3038-6

Lung nodules in children: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical resection after computed tomography-guided localization using a microcoil

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Heran, M.K.S. and Sangha, B.S. and Mayo, J.R. and Blair, G. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.043

Institutional practice and outcome variation in the management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and gastroschisis in Canada: A report from the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Baird, R. and Eeson, G. and Safavi, A. and Puligandla, P. and Laberge, J.-M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.008

Novel use of F-DOPA PET/CT imaging in a child with paraganglioma/ pheochromocytoma syndrome

Pediatric Radiology

Levine, D.S. and Metzger, D.L. and Nadel, H.R. and Oviedo, A. and Adam, M.J. and Skarsgard, E.

DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2109-0

In utero gene delivery using chitosan-DNA nanoparticles in mice

Journal of Surgical Research

Yang, P.T. and Hoang, L. and Jia, W.W. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.05.039

Patch repair is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Pediatric Surgery International

Brindle, M.E. and Brar, M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-2925-1

Perinatal management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: When and how should babies be delivered? Results from the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Safavi, A. and Lin, Y. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.026

Does pre-biopsy contrast enema delay the diagnosis of long segment Hirschsprung's disease?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Chen, J.Z. and Jamieson, D.H. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262842

Does overnight birth influence treatment or outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

American Journal of Perinatology

Mills, J.L.A. and Lin, Y. and MacNab, Y.C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241741

Impact of target blood gases on outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Brindle, M.E. and Ma, I.W.Y. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253405

Telephone and web-based pediatric day surgery questionnaires

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Amari, E. and Vandebeek, C. and Montgomery, C.J. and Skarsgard, E. and Ansermino, J.M.

DOI: 10.1108/09526861011029398

Perinatal predictors of outcome in gastroschisis

Journal of Perinatology

Mills, J.A. and Lin, Y. and MacNab, Y.C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.43

Evolutionary concepts in biobanking - the BC BioLibrary

Journal of Translational Medicine

Watson, P.H. and Wilson-McManus, J.E. and Barnes, R.O. and Giesz, S.C. and Png, A. and Hegele, R.G. and Brinkman, J.N. and Mackenzie, I.R. and Huntsman, D.G. and Junker, A. and Gilks, B. and Skarsgard, E. and Burgess, M. and Aparicio, S. and McManus, B.M.

DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-95

Does general surgery residency training provide competence in community-based pediatric surgery?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

Is timing everything? The influence of gestational age, birth weight, route, and intent of delivery on outcome in gastroschisis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Boutros, J. and Regier, M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.026

Effect of hospital case volume on outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the experience of the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Grushka, J.R. and Laberge, J.-M. and Puligandla, P. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.023

Managing the adverse event occurring during elective, ambulatory pediatric surgery

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2009.02.013

Abdominal compartment syndrome complicating paediatric extracorporeal life support: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Anaesthesia and intensive care

Lam MC and Yang PT and Skippen PW and Kissoon N and Skarsgard ED

PubMed: 18853595

09 / 2008

Topical mitomycin-C for recalcitrant esophageal strictures: a novel endoscopic/fluoroscopic technique for safe endoluminal delivery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Heran, M.K.S. and Baird, R. and Blair, G.K. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.017

Gastroschisis closure-does method really matter?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Weinsheimer, R.L. and Yanchar, N.L. and Bouchard, S.B. and Kim, P.K. and Laberge, J.-M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Lee, S.K. and McMillan, D. and von Dadelszen, P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.030

Quality-of-life outcomes after surgical correction of pectus excavatum: a comparison of the Ravitch and Nuss procedures

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Lam, M.W.C. and Klassen, A.F. and Montgomery, C.J. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.020

Congenital short bowel syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Hasosah, M. and Lemberg, D.A. and Skarsgard, E. and Schreiber, R.

DOI: 10.1155/2008/590143

Case selection in minimally invasive surgical treatment of neuroblastoma

Pediatric Surgery International

Boutros, J. and Bond, M. and Beaudry, P. and Blair, G.K. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2240-7

Canadian Pediatric Surgical Network: a population-based pediatric surgery network and database for analyzing surgical birth defects. The first 100 cases of gastroschisis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Claydon, J. and Bouchard, S. and Kim, P.C.W. and Lee, S.K. and Laberge, J.-M. and McMillan, D. and von Dadelszen, P. and Yanchar, N.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.011

Mortality prediction in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Baird, R. and MacNab, Y.C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.012

Clinical Research in Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Systematic Review of Quality-of-Life Questionnaires

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Klassen, A.F. and Stotland, M.A. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Pusic, A.L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.10.004

Abdominal compartment syndrome complicating paediatric extracorporeal life support: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Lam, M.C.W. and Yang, P.T. and Skipen, P.W. and Kison, N. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600517

Measuring the Quality of Pediatric Day Surgery Care

Journal For Healthcare Quality

Erica Amari and Diana M. Murray and Christine Vandebeek and Caroline J. Montgomery and Erik Skarsgard and Fay Warnock and Mark J. Ansermino

DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2007.tb00223.x

11 / 2007

An open and shut case for early VATS treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Butterworth SA and Blair GK and LeBlanc JG and Skarsgard ED

PubMed: 17568487

06 / 2007

An open and shut case for early VATS treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Butterworth, S.A. and Blair, G.K. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Skarsgard, E.D.

Measuring the quality of pediatric day surgery care.

Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality

Amari, E. and Murray, D.M. and Vandebeek, C. and Montgomery, C.J. and Skarsgard, E. and Warnock, F. and Ansermino, J.M.

Correlation of near-infrared spectroscopy with perfusion parameters at the hepatic and systemic levels in an endotoxemic shock model.

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

Nahum E and Skippen PW and Gagnon RE and Macnab AJ and Skarsgard ED

PubMed: 17006393

10 / 2006

Networks in Canadian paediatric surgery: Time to get connected.

Paediatrics & child health

Skarsgard ED

PubMed: 19030236

01 / 2006

Networks in Canadian paediatric surgery: Time to get connected

Paediatrics and Child Health

Skarsgard, E.D.

Correlation of transcutaneous hepatic near-infrared spectroscopy readings with liver surface readings and perfusion parameters in a piglet endotoxemic shock model

Liver International

Nahum, E. and Skippen, P.W. and Gagnon, R.E. and Macnab, A.J. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01383.x

Simultaneous in-situ NIRS of liver and bowel during septic shock

Spectroscopy

Gagnon, R.E. and Hahum, E. and Skarsgard, E. and Macnab, A.J.

DOI: 10.1155/2006/285157

Correlation of near-infrared spectroscopy with perfusion parameters at the hepatic and systemic levels in an endotoxemic shock model

Medical Science Monitor

Nahum, E. and Skippen, P.W. and Gagnon, R.E. and Macnab, A.J. and Skarsgard, E.D.

Outcomes of pyloroplasty and pyloric dilatation in children diagnosed with nonobstructive delayed gastric emptying

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Jawaid, W. and Abdalwahab, A. and Blair, G. and Skarsgard, E. and Webber, E.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.005

Lentiviral-mediated fetal gene therapy for monogenic disorders: Development of an in vitro rabbit model

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Huang, L. and Reebye, S.C. and Yeung, A.Y. and Jia, W.W. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1159/000091348

A risk-adjusted study of outcome and resource utilization for congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Lam, J.C. and Claydon, J. and Mitton, C.R. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.025

An audit of cancer diagnosis in a Canadian children's hospital: Quality, timing and efficiency

Paediatrics and Child Health

Reebye, S.C. and Blair, G.K. and Rogers, P.C. and Jamieson, D. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.3.143

Snap-II predicts mortality among infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Journal of Perinatology

Skarsgard, E.D. and MacNab, Y.C. and Qui, Z. and Little, R. and Lee, S.K.

DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211257

Laparoscopic vs percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion: A new pediatric gold standard?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Zamakhshary, M. and Jamal, M. and Blair, G.K. and Murphy, J.J. and Webber, E.M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.02.001

The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in children

Archives of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Albanese, C.T.

DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.140.9.905

Can we predict the failure of thoracostomy tube drainage in the treatment of pediatric parapneumonic collections?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Jamal, M. and Reebye, S.C. and Zamakhshary, M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Blair, G.K.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.053

Lentiviral vector-mediated, in vivo gene transfer to the tracheobronchial tree in fetal rabbits

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Huang, L. and Reebye, S.C. and Yeung, A.Y. and Jia, W.W.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.047

Left-sided gastroschisis associated with situs inversus

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Wang, K.S. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.08.044

Dynamic esophageal lengthening for long gap esophageal atresia: Experience with two cases

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.07.031

Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonatal Respiratory Failure: Does Routine, Cephalad Jugular Drainage Improve Outcome?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Salt, D.R. and Lee, S.K.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.01.033

Survival Rate in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: The Experience of the Canadian Neonatal Network

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Javid, P.J. and Jaksic, T. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Lee, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.01.022

AAV-mediated factor IX gene transfer to skeletal muscle in patients with severe hemophilia B

Blood

Manno, C.S. and Chew, A.J. and Hutchison, S. and Larson, P.J. and Herzog, R.W. and Arruda, V.R. and Tai, S.J. and Ragni, M.V. and Thompson, A. and Ozelo, M. and Couto, L.B. and Leonard, D.G.B. and Johnson, F.A. and McClelland, A. and Scallan, C. and Skarsgard, E. and Flake, A.W. and Kay, M.A. and High, K.A. and Glader, B.

DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-10-3296

Primary reversed gastric tube reconstruction in long gap esophageal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

McCollum, M.O. and Rangel, S.J. and Blair, G.K. and Moss, R.L. and Smith, B.M. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00133-7

Toward evidence-based best practices in Neonatal surgical care-I: The Canadian NICU Network

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Blair, G.K. and Lee, S.K.

DOI: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50180

Serum cytosolic -glucosidase activity in a rat model of necrotizing enterocolitis

Pediatric Research

Dimmitt, R.A. and Glew, R. and Colby, C. and Brindle, M. and Skarsgard, E. and Moss, R.L.

DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000081310.47579.49

Effects of partial liquid ventilation on cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolism in neonatal lambs

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Dimmitt, R.A. and Beckman, S.A. and Halamek, L.P. and Moss, R.L. and Mickas, N.A. and Falco, D.A. and Chubb, C. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.32884

New tocolytic strategies for fetal surgery: efficacy and fetomaternal safety of nitroglycerin

The Unborn Patient: The Art and Science of Fetal Therapy, 3rd ed.

Skarsgard ED, El-Sayed Y: New tocolytic strategies for fetal surgery: efficacy and fetomaternal safety of nitroglycerin. In Harrison MR, Evans MI, Adzick NS and Holzgreve W (eds): The Unborn Patient: The Art and Science of Fetal Therapy, 3rd ed. Philadelphia PA, WB Saunders Company, 2001, pp 183-190.

Omphalocele, colonic atresia, and Hirschsprung's disease: An unusual cluster of malformations in a single patient

Pediatric Surgery International

Wang, K.S. and Cahill, J.L. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1007/s003830000459

Fetal therapy with rhIGF-1 in a rabbit model of intrauterine growth retardation

Journal of Surgical Research

Skarsgard, E.D. and Amii, L.A. and Dimmitt, R.A. and Sakamoto, G. and Brindle, M.E. and Moss, R.Lawrence

DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6120

Predictability of Gaseous Impact Ignition Sensitivity from Autoignition Temperature Data

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Hirsch, D. and Skarsgard, E. and Beeson, H. and Bryan, C.

The role of prospective randomized clinical trials in pediatric surgery: State of the art?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Moss, R.L. and Henry, M.C.W. and Dimmitt, R.A. and Rangel, S. and Geraghty, N. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.25749

Rational treatment of empyema in children

Archives of Surgery

Meier, A.H. and Smith, B. and Raghavan, A. and Moss, R.L. and Harrison, M. and Skarsgard, E.

DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.8.907

Salvage laparotomy for failure of peritoneal drainage in necrotizing enterocolitis in infants with extremely low birth weight

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Dimmitt, R.A. and Meier, A.H. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Halamek, L.P. and Smith, B.M. and Moss, R.L.

DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.6865

Case Studies in Pediatric Surgery

McGraw Hill Companies

Moss RL, Skarsgard ED, Kosloske AM, Smith BM (eds). Case Studies in Pediatric Surgery. New York, NY, McGraw Hill Companies, 2000.

Evidence for gene transfer and expression of factor IX in haemophilia B patients treated with an AAV vector

Nature Genetics

Kay, M.A. and Manno, C.S. and Ragni, M.V. and Larson, P.J. and Couto, L.B. and McClelland, A. and Glader, B. and Chew, A.J. and Tai, S.J. and Herzog, R.W. and Arruda, V. and Johnson, F. and Scallan, C. and Skarsgard, E. and Flake, A.W. and High, K.A.

DOI: 10.1038/73464

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the surgeon's perspective.

Pediatrics in review / American Academy of Pediatrics

Skarsgard, E.D. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1542/pir.20-10-e71

Effects of nitroglycerin and indomethacin on fetal-maternal circulation and on fetal cerebral blood flow and metabolism in sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Skarsgard, E.D. and VanderWall, K.J. and Morris, J.A. and Roman, C. and Heymann, M.A. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70576-4

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with aortic coarctation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Eghtesady, P. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Smith, B.M. and Robbins, R.C. and Wexler, L. and Rhine, W.D.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90681-9

Papillary cystic neoplasm of the pancreas: A report of three pediatric cases-and literature review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Wang, K.S. and Albanese, C. and Dada, F. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90655-8

Fetendo-clip: A fetal endoscopic tracheal clip procedure in a human fetus

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

VanderWall, K.J. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Filly, R.A. and Eckert, J. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90379-1

Use of Doppler ultrasonography in the evaluation of liver blood flow during silo reduction of a giant omphalocele

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Barth, R.A.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90019-1

Carpet bezoar obstruction of the small intestine

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Wang, P.Y. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Baker, R.J.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90052-4

Single-lung ventilation in pediatric patients

Anesthesiology

Hammer, G.B. and Manos, S.J. and Smith, B.M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Brodsky, J.B.

DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199606000-00028

Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion ('Fetendo-PLUG') for congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Meuli, M. and Vanderwall, K.J. and Bealer, J.F. and Adzick, N.S. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90823-4

The OOPS procedure (operation on placental support): In utero airway management of the fetus with prenatally diagnosed tracheal obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Chitkara, U. and Krane, E.J. and Riley, E.T. and Halamek, L.P. and Dedo, H.H.

DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90144-X

Initial experience with one-stage endorectal pull-through procedures for Hirschsprung's disease

Pediatric Surgery International

Skarsgard, E.D. and Superina, R.A. and Shandling, B. and Wesson, D.E.

DOI: 10.1007/BF00180088

Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein.

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard ED and Ellison E and Quenville N

PubMed: 7553473

10 / 1995

Cervical sonomicrometry predicts preterm labour

Surgical Forum

Bealer JF, Skarsgard ED, Toth TL et al. Cervical sonomicrometry predicts preterm labour. Surgical Forum 46: 557-60, 1995.

The incidence and spectrum of neurological injury after open fetal surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Bealer, J.F. and Raisanen, J. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Long, S.R. and Wong, K. and Filly, R.A. and Adzick, N.S. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90009-8

The 'PLUG' odyssey: Adventures in experimental fetal tracheal occlusion

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Bealer, J.F. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Hedrick, M.H. and Meuli, M. and VanderWall, K.J. and Flake, A.W. and Adzick, N.S. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90590-1

Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Ellison, E. and Quenville, N.

Fetal endoscopic ('Fetendo') surgery: The relationship between insufflating pressure and the fetoplacental circulation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Bealer, J.F. and Meuli, M. and Adzick, N.S. and Harrison, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90013-6

An effective strategy for decontamination, ex vivo expansion, and storage of human fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells.

Transplantation proceedings

Rice HE and Skarsgard ED and Emani VR and Zanjani ED and Harrison MR and Flake AW

PubMed: 7527966

12 / 1994

An effective strategy for decontamination, ex vivo expansion, and storage of human fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells

Transplantation Proceedings

Rice, H.E. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Emani, V.R. and Zanjani, E.D. and Harrison, M.R. and Flake, A.W.

Non-fixation of the colon in colonic atresia: A new finding

Pediatric Radiology

Landes, A. and Shuckett, B. and Skarsgard, E.

DOI: 10.1007/BF02012179

Human fetal liver hematopoietic cell expansion with a novel bioreactor system

Transplantation Proceedings

Rice, H.E. and Emani, V.R. and Skarsgard, E.R. and Knazek, R.A. and Zanjani, E.D. and Flake, A.W. and Harrison, M.R.

Postpericardiotomy syndrome and chylopericardium: Two unusual complications after aortopexy for tracheomalacia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skaragard, E.D. and Filler, R.M. and Superina, R.A.

DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(94)90207-0

Effect of cardiac stabbing on ventricular function: evaluation by radionuclide angiography.

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard ED and Phang PT and Belzberg AS and Russell JA

PubMed: 8221398

10 / 1993

Thrombosis of the portal venous system after splenectomy for pediatric hematologic disease

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Skarsgard, E. and Doski, J. and Jaksic, T. and Wesson, D. and Shandling, B. and Ein, S. and Babyn, P. and Heiss, K. and Hu, X.

DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90141-7

Effect of cardiac stabbing on ventricular function: Evaluation by radionuclide angiography

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Phang, P.T. and Belzberg, A.S. and Russel, J.A.

A Current Analysis of Primary Lymphoma of the Thyroid

Archives of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Connors, J.M. and Robins, R.E.

DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410340037006

Function and quality of life results after ileal pouch surgery for chronic ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis

The American Journal of Surgery

Skarsgard, E.D. and Atkinson, K.G. and Bell, G.A. and Pezim, M.E. and Seal, A.M. and Sharp, F.R.

DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(89)90636-3

Current Project

Surgical Telehealth program: With the support of Child Health BC, we have established surgical telehealth sites in each of the health authorities. We are in the process of studying the scope of surgical ambulatory practice that is amenable to telehealth technology, and assessing the value of telehealth from both the patient/family and provider perspectives.

Honours & Awards

UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence, April 1, 2007-Mar 31, 2008.

Richard J. Finley Senior Research Scholar Award. UBC Dept of Surgery, June 2008

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Assessment of hospital, surgeon, and geography-related factors associated with timely surgical care for undescended testes in a universal health care system

Liver herniation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated with delayed resolution of pulmonary hypertension

Enteral Feeding Practices Among Infants With Gastroschisis in Canada: A National Cohort Study

Feeding practices for infants with gastroschisis: A survey of neonatal intensive care units in Canada

Hybrid interventional radiological and surgical approach to treat biliary obstruction post Kasai portoenterostomy: A case report

Pediatric Surgical Outreach: An Underutilized Resource for Increasing Children's Surgical Capacity in Canada

Appendicectomy versus antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: an open-label, international, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial

Incidence of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Canada: Time Trends and Analysis by Location, Maternal Age, and Sex

Improved patient safety with a simplified operating room to pediatric intensive care unit handover tool (PATHQS)

The promise and pitfalls of care standardization in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

The impact of a care bundle with an emphasis on hemodynamic assessment on the short-term outcomes in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Appendectomy Versus Antibiotics for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: An International, Multicenter, Non-Inferiority, Randomized Trial

Association of Exclusive Breast Milk Intake and Outcomes in Infants With Uncomplicated Gastroschisis: A National Cohort Study

Preface: Current status of diagnosis and treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a 2023 update from the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative

Decreased -catenin Protein in Lungs From Human Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Archival Pathology Specimens: A Case-control Study

Fluid overload in newborns undergoing abdominal surgery: a retrospective study

Validation of case definition algorithms for the ascertainment of congenital anomalies

High frequency jet ventilation for congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Neonatal and Early Childhood Outcomes of Twin and Singleton Infants Born Preterm

Disparities in surgical health service delivery and outcomes for indigenous children

Invited Commentary on Skinner S, et al.: Canadian Pediatric Surgeon Workforce: Characterization of Training, Trends Over Time, and 10-year Model for Pediatric Surgery Need

International Core Outcome Set for Acute Simple Appendicitis in Children: Results of a Systematic Review, Delphi Study, and Focus Croups with Young People

Optimizing skin antisepsis for neonatal surgery: A quality improvement initiative

Practice Summary of Antimicrobial Therapy for Commonly Encountered Conditions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Canadian Perspective

Preoperative Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Association of timing of birth with mortality among preterm infants born in Canada

The medical and surgical management of gastroschisis

Rates and Determinants of Mother's Own Milk Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm

Case Reports: Management Challenges in Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors

Dtermination des priorits en chirurgie pdiatrique spcialise au Canada durant la pandmie de COVID-19.

Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in extremely preterm Vertex/nonVertex twins.

Management of Gastroschisis: Results From the NETS2G Study, a Joint British, Irish, and Canadian Prospective Cohort Study of 1268 Infants.

Benefit of antenatal corticosteroids by year of birth among preterm infants in Canada during 2003-2017: a population-based cohort study.

Costs of Neonatal Intensive Care for Canadian Infants with Preterm Birth.

Prioritizing specialized children's surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dynamic Capacity Allocation for Elective Surgeries: Reducing Urgency-Weighted Wait Times

Standardizing congenital diaphragmatic hernia care in Canada: Implementing national clinical practice guidelines

Initial experience of the use of ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer (EVOH) as an alternative technique for lung nodule localization prior to VATS

Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Neonatal Intestinal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations

Improving the paediatric surgery patient experience: An 8-year analysis of narrative quality data

Improving the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis using a multidisciplinary pathway

Abdominal Tuberculosis in an Infant Presenting With a Small Bowel Obstruction.

Treatment of recurrent or persistent spontaneous pneumothorax in children with synthetic glue pleurodesis

Immediate versus staged repair of omphaloceles

CAPS at 50: Now comfortably seated with the grownups

Management of narrow stalked giant omphalocele using tissue expansion, staged closure, and amnion preservation technique

Improving value and access to specialty medical care for families: A pediatric surgery telehealth program

Conservative therapy for appendicitis in children.

Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a clinical practice guideline

The relationship between preoperative nutritional state and adverse outcome following abdominal and thoracic surgery in children: Results from the NSQIP database

Conservative therapy for appendicitis in children

The value of patient registries in advancing pediatric surgical care

New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: A retrospective observational cohort study

Creation of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Guideline for neonatal intestinal surgery patients: A knowledge synthesis and consensus generation approach and protocol study

Understanding gastroschisis and its clinical management: where are we?

Aggressive Surgical Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Worth the Effort?

Impact of Multidisciplinary Standardization of Care for Gastroschisis: Treatment, Outcomes, and Cost

Appendectomy versus non-operative treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial

Outcome prediction in gastroschisis " The gastroschisis prognostic score (GPS) revisited

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: The role of multi-institutional collaboration and patient registries in supporting best practice

Staged closure of a giant omphalocele with amnion preservation, modified technique

Effectiveness and meaningful use of paediatric surgical safety checklists and their implementation strategies: A systematic review with narrative synthesis

Splenic Disorders, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Splenectomy

Responsible innovation in children's surgical care

Gastrointestinal Surgery in Children

The Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network congenital diaphragmatic hernia evidence review project: Developing national guidelines for care

Management of gastroschisis

Trauma center variation in the management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injury: A national trauma data bank analysis

Spatial variability of gastroschisis in Canada, 2006"2011: An exploratory analysis

Recommendations for surgical safety checklist use in Canadian children's hospitals

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Surgeon in Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital