Publications & Presentations of EQuIS Team Members

Daodu OO, Sunba S, Pentz B, MacRobie A, Brindle ME "Adolescent experiences of the safe surgical checklist and surgical care processes" Pediatric Surgery International, February 2023

Daodu OO, Joharifard S, Saint-Vil D, Puligandla P, Brindle ME, Morris MI “How can Pediatric Surgeons Address Racism and Become Actively Anti-Racist” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, January 2023

Etheridge JC, Moyal-Smith R, Lim SR, Young TT, Tan HK, Lim C , Rothbard S, Murray EJ, Sonnay Y, Brindle ME, Havens JM “Implementation of a Device Briefing Tool reduces interruptions in surgery: A nonrandomized controlled pilot trial” Surgery, January 2023

Lowry BR, Bedard T, Grevers X, Crawford S, Greenway S, Brindle ME, Sarnat HB, Harrop AR, Kiefer GN, Thomas MA “The Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System: a 40-year review with prevalence and trends for selected congenital anomalies, 1997-2019” Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada: research, policy and practice, 43(1): 40-48, January 2023

Barie PS, Brindle ME, Khadaroo RG, Klassen TL, Huston JM “Omicron, Long-COVID, and the Safey of Elective Surgery for Adults and Children: Join Guidance from the Therapeutics and Guidelines Committee of the Surgical Infection Society and the Surgery Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services” Surgical Infections, December 2022

Ruzycki SM, Kuzma T, Harrison TGA, McKeen J, Helmle K, Beesoon S, Brindle M, Cameron A “Implementation of a perioperative gylcemic management quality improvement pathway in gynecologic oncology patients: a single-cohort interrupted time series analysis” Canadian Journal of Diabetes, November 2022

Elam ME, Louis CJ, Brindle ME, Woodson J, Greece JA “Using i-PARIHS to assess implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist: an international qualitative study” BMC health services research 22 (1), 1-16, November 2022

Etheridge JC, Moyal-Smith R, Lim SR, Young TT, Tan HK, Sonnay Y, Brindle ME, Lim C, Rothbard S, Murray EJ, Havens JM “Utility of a Device Briefing Tool to Improve Surgical Safety” Journal of Surgical Research 280: 218-225, December 2022

Beesoon S, Bakal JA, Youngson E, Williams KP, Berzins SA, Brindle ME, Joffe MA “Excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada” IJID Regions 5:62-67, December 2022

Kaelberer Z, Ruan M, Lam MB, Brindle M, Molina G “Medicaid expansion and surgery for HPB/GI cancers: NCDB difference-in-difference analysis” The American Journal of Surgery, Sept 2022

Horkoff MJ, Kendal JK, Blackmore C, Truong TH, Guilcher GMT, Brindle ME “A population-based analysis of the presentation and outcomes of pediatric patients with osteosarcoma in Canada: a report from CYP-C” Canadian Journal of Surgery (65)4:E527-E533, July 2022

Cauley CE, Moyal-Smith R, Sinyard RD Wexner SD, Kaafarani H, Shapiro J, Turner PL, Ko C, Brindle ME “A Guide for Implementing Surgeon Resilience Initiatives: An Example of Surgical Peer Support” Annals of Surgery, July 2022

Brindle ME, Chung PHY “Report of 54^th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 57(7): 1187-1188, July 2022

Etheridge JC, Moyal-Smith R, Lim C, Yong TT, Tan HK, Brindle ME, Havens JH “Frequency of Device-Related Interruptions Using a Scalable Assessment Tool” The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, June 2022

Brock R, Chu A, Lu S, Brindle ME, Somayaji R “Postoperative complications after gastrointestinal pediatric surgical procedures: outcomes and socio-demographic risk factors” BMC Pediatrics: 22(1):1-10, 2022

Daodu O, Joharifard S, Morris MI, Saint-Vil D, Puligandla PS, Brindle ME “Antiracist practice for pediatric surgeons in Canada” CMAJ 194(23):E813-E814, June 2022

Cauley CE, Change DC, Lipsitz SR, Brindle M, Cooper Z, Ritchie CS “Multi-institutional Cohort Study of Elective Diverticulitis Surgery: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis to Identify Predictors of Non-home Discharge Among Older Adults” J Gastrointest Surg, May 2022

Oodit R, Biccard BM, Panieri E, Alvarez AO, Sioson MRS, Maswime S, Thomas V, Kyuyts H-L, Peden CJ, de Boer HD, Brindle M, Francis NK, Nelson G, Gustaffson UO, Ljungvist O “Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery at Primary and Secondary Hospital in Low-Middle-Income Countries: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendation” World Journal of Surgery 46: 1826-1843, May 2022

Pavlova M, Lund T, Sun J, Katz J, Brindle M, Noel M “A Memory-Reframing Intervention to Reduce Pain in Youth Undergoing Major Surgery: Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial of Feasibility and Acceptability” Canadian Journal of Pain, April 2022

Blackwood J, Nikitovic D, Spence T, Khaira GK, Brindle ME “Setting up a Rescue Extracorporeal Life Support Program” ASAIO J, April 2022

Blackwood J, Zadunayski A, Spence T, Nikitovic D, Brindle ME “Key considerations in establishing a pediatric rescue extracorporeal life support program: A multi methods review” ASAIO J, April 2022

Lee MJ, Kim JK, Fervaha G, Chua ME, Brindle ME, Terry J, Koyle MA “A Canadian national survey: perspectives on routine pathological examination of hernia sacs after inguinal hernia and hydrocele repair among pediatric urologists, surgeons, and pathologists” Journal of Pediatric Urology, March 2022

Molina G, Haynes AB, Brindle ME “Where do we go now? Evolution of the surgical safety checklist in the era of high-performing programmes” Anaesthesia, Feb, 2022

Jancelewicz T, Langham MR, Brindle ME, Stiles ZE, Lally PA, Dong L, Wan JY, Guner YS, Harting MT “Survival Benefits Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Life Support for Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia” Annals of Surgery, January 2022

Etheridge JC, Moyal-Smith R, Sonnay Y, Brindle ME, Yong TT, Tan HK, Lim C, Havens JM “Non-technical skills in surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study” International Journal of Surgery, January 2022

McIsaac DI, Gill M, Boland L, Hutton B… Brindle M,… Wiheysundera D “Prehabilitation in adult patients undergoing surgery: an umbrella review of systematic reviews” British Journal of Anaesthesia, December 2021

Brindle M, Heiss K “Commentary on early enteral feeding versus traditional feeding in neonatal congenital gastrointestinal malformation undergoing intestinal anastomosis: A randomized multicenter controlled trial of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) component” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, September 2021

Panda N, Sinyard, Margo J, Henrich N, Cauley CE, Ponnela J-P, Haynes AB, Brindle M “Perceptions of Mobile Health Technology in Elective Surgery: A Qualitative Study of North America Surgeons, ”Annals of Surgery, September 2021

Sotto, KT, Burian BK Brindle ME “Impact of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist Relative to Its Design and Intended Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis” Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2021

Oodit R, Biccard B, Nelson G, Ljungqvist O, Brindle ME “ERAS Society Recommendations for Improving Perioperative Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries Through Implementation of Existing Tools and Programs: An Urgent Need for the Surgical Safety Checklist and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery”, World Journal of Surgery, 45: 3246-3248, May 2022

Harrison TG, Ronksley PE, James MT, Brindle ME, Ruzycki SM, Graham MM, McRae AD Zarnke KB, McCaughey D, Ball CG, Dixon E, Hemmelgarn BR “The Perioperative Surgical Home, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and how integration of these models may improve care for medically complex patients” Canadian Journal of Surgery, 64(4), August 2021

Schroeder D, Luig T, Beesoon S, Robert J, Campbell-Scherer D, Brindle M “What work is required to implement and sustain the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)? A qualitative study of NSQIP implementation in Alberta, Canada” BMJ Open11(9) e044720, September 2021

Urban D, Burian BK, Patel K, Turley NW, Elam M, MacRobie AG, Merry AF, Kumar M, Hannenberg A, Haynes AB, Brindle ME “Surgical Teams’ Attitudes About Surgical Safety and the Surgical Safety Checklist at 10 Years: A Multinational Survey” Annals of Surgery Open, July 2021

Harrison TG, Hemmelgarn BR, James MT, Manns BJ, Tonelli M, Brindle ME, McCaughey D, Ruzycki SM, Zarnke KB, Wick J, Ronskley PE “Association of Kidney Function with Major Postoperative Events After Non-Cardiac Ambulatory Surgeries: A Population-Based Cohort Study”. Annals of Surgery, July 2021

Shommu NS, Blackwood J, Jenne CN, Joffe AR, Martin D-A, Mickiewicz B, Brindle M, Eccles R, Vogel HJ, Thompson GC, on behalf of the Alberta Sepsis Network “Metabolomics and Inflammatory Mediator Profiling for the Differentiation of Life-Threatening and Non-Severe Appendicitis in Pediatric Population” Metabolites, July 2021

O’Rielly C, Ng-Kamstra J, Kania-Richmond A, Dort J, White J, Robert J, Brindle M, Sauro K “Surgery and COVID-19: a rapid scoping review of the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 on surgical services” BMJ Open, June 2021

Lam JY, Beaudry P, Simms BA, Brindle ME “Impact of implementing a fast-track protocol and standardized guideline for the management of pediatric appendicitis” Canadian Journal of Surgery, 64(4), E-364-E370, August 2021

Pilkington M*, Alshaikh BN, Brindle ME “Human Milk Fortifiation for Preterm Infants: The Right Kind at the Right Time for the Right Baby” JAMA Pediatrics, May 2021

Panda N*, Solsky I*, Neal BJ, Hawrusik B, Lipsitz S, Lubitz CC, Gibbons C, Brindle M, Sinyard RD, Onnella J-K, Cauley CE, Haynes AB “Expected Versus Experienced Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Recovering from Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study” Annals of Surgery Open, January 2021

Panda N*, Siyard RD*, Henrich N, Cauley CE, Hannenberg AA, Sonnay Y, Bitton A, Brindle M, Molina G “Redeployment of Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Health System Leaders’ Strategies” Journal of Patient Safety, May 2021

Brindle M, Heiss K “Commentary on early enteral feeding versus traditional feeding in neonatal congenital gastrointestinal malformation undergoing intestinal anastomosis: A randomized multicenter controlled trial for an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) component” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 56(9): 1485-1486, March 2021

Komanchuk J, Martin D-A, Killam R, Eccles R, Brindle ME… Thompson G “Magnetic Resonance Imaging Provides Useful Diagnostic Information Following Equivocal Ultrasound in Children with Suspected Appendicitis” Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, March 2021

Guner Y, Jancelewicz T, Di Nardo M, Yu P, Brindle M ,Vogel AM, Gowda SH, Grover TR, Johnston L, Mahmood B, Gray B, Chapman R, Keene S, Rintoul N, Cleary J, Ahrafi AH, Harting MT “Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated with Extracorporeal life support: Interim Guidelines Consensus Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization” ASAIO Journal 67(2): 113-120, February 2021

Panda N*, Ethridge JC, Singh T… Brindle ME “We Asked the Experts: The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Content and Implementation Adaptions WJS, February 2021

Lam JY*, Howlett A, McLuckie D, Stephen LM, Else SDN, Jones A, Beaudry, P, Brindle ME “Developing implementation strategies to adopt Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines” BJS Open, April 2021

Cauley C, Smith R, Lillemoe KD, Doherty GM, Levin LS, Wexner SD, Sonnay Y, Brindle ME “Critical Considerations for Reopening Scheduled Surgical Care in the Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework for Implementation” Annals of Surgery (272)6, December 2020

Beesoon S, Sydora BC, Thanh NX, Chkravorty D, Robert J, Wasylak T, White J, Brindle ME “Does the introduction of American College of Surgeons NSQIP improve outcomes? A systematic review of the academic literature” Journal of the American College of Surgeons, October 2020

Hall BJ, Reiter AJ, Englum BR, Rothman JA, Rice HE, et al (Brindle ME co-author) “Long-term hematologic and clinical outcomes of splenectomy in children with hereditary spherocytosis and sickle cell disease” Pediatric Blood & Cancer (67)8, August 2020

Brindle, ME, Doherty G, Lillemoe K, Gawande A “Approaching surgical triage during the COVID-19 pandemic” Annals of Surgery (272)2, May 2020

Brindle ME, McDiarmid C*, Short K*, Miller K, MacRobie A, Lam J*, Brockel M, Raval M, Howlett A, Lee K-S, Offringa M, de Beer D, Wester T, Skarsgard E, Wales PW, Fecteau A, Haliburton B, Goobie S, Nelson G “Consensus guidelines for perioperative care in neonatal intestinal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations” World Journal of Surgery, (44): 2482-2492, May 2020

Roberts K, Brindle ME, McLuckie D “Enhanced recovery after surgery in paediatrics: a review of the literature” British Journal of Anaesthesia (20)7:235-241, May 2020 (identified as one of the top 20 of papers published in BJA in 2020)

Daodu OO*, Panda N*, Lopushinsky S, Varghese T, Brindle ME “COVID-19- Considerations and Implications for Surgical Learners” Annals of Surgery (272)1:e22-e23, April 2020 (identified as a trusted peer-reviewed document curated by American College of Surgeons leaders specific to the concerns and challenges surgeons face during the COVID-19 pandemic)

Brindle ME, Gawande A “Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems” Annals of Surgery, April 2020 (identified as a trusted peer-reviewed document curated by American College of Surgeons leaders specific to the concerns and challenges surgeosn face during the COVID-19 pandemic)

Cochius-den Otter SCM, Erdem O, van Rosmalen J, Schaible T, Peters NCJ, Cohen-Overbeek, TE, Capolupo I, Falk CJ, van Heigst AFJ, Schaffelder R, Brindle ME, Tibboel D, “Validation and modification of the prediction rule for mortality in congenital diaphragmatic hernia” Pediatrics 145 (4), April 2020

Livingston MH, Mahant S, Connolly B, MacLusky I, Laberge S, Giglia L, Yang C, Robers A, Shawyer A, Brindle M, Parsons S, Stoian C, Walton MJ, Thorpe KE, Chen Y, Zuo F, Mamdani M, Chan C, Loong D, Isaranuwatchai W, Ratjen F, Cohen E “Effectiveness of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator and dornase alfa vs. tissue plasminogen activator alone in children with pleural empyema: A randomized clinical trial” JAMA Pediatrics February 2020

Brindle ME, Nelson G, Lobo DN, Ljunqvist O, Gustafsson UO “Recommendations from the ERAS Society for standards for the development of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery guidelines: Recommendations from the ERAS Society” BJS Open, 4(1) 157 February 2020

Brindle ME “The challenge of achieving continuous quality improvement in Canadian pediatric care” CMAJ 192(4) E79 January 2020

Sener A, Anderson CC, Auger FA, Barralet J, Brindle M, Cayabyab FS, Fehlings MG, Lacombe L, Perrault LP, Sabbagh R, Seely AJE, Wallace C, Ellsmere J, Keijzer “Best practices for enhancing surgical research: a perspective from the Canadian Association of Chairs of Surgical Research” Canadian Journal of Surgery,62(6) December 2019

Raveendran L*, Koyle M, Brindle ME “Developing a value-based approach to outcome reporting in pediatric surgery” HealthcarePapers, Longwoods Series, 18(4) 20 November 2019

Daodu OO*, Zondervan N, Urban D, Bain P, MacRobie A, Brindle ME “Deriving literature-based benchmarks for pediatric appendectomy and cholecystectomy complications from national databases in high-income countries: A systematic review” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, September 2019

Jancelewicz T, Brindle ME “Prediction Tools in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia” Seminars in Perinatology, July 2019

Jancelewicz T, Brindle ME, Guner YS, Lally PA, Lally KP, Harting MT, Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group “Towards Standardized Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: An Analysis of Practice Guidelines” Journal of Surgical Research 243:226-235, 2019

Rove KO, Brockel MA, BrindleME, Scott MJ, Herndon A, Ljungqvist O, Koylye MA “Embracing Change- The Time for Pediatric ERAS is Now” Journal of Pediatric Urology, April 2019

Brindle ME, Heiss K, Scott MJ, Herndon AC, Ljungqvist O, Koyle M “Embracing the Change- The Era for ERAS is Here” Pediatric Surgery International 35(6):631-634, April 2019

Naqvi SA*, Thompson GC, Joffe AR, Blackwood J, Martin DA, Brindle M, Barkema HW, Jenne CN “Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators” Mediators of Inflammation, February 2019

Yang MMH*, Hader W, Bullivant K, Brindle M, Riva-Cambrin J “Calgary Shunt Protocol, an adaption of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network shunt protocol, reduces shunt infections in children” Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, February 2019

Gimon T*, Almosallam O*, Lopushinsky S, Brindle M, Yanchar NL “Optimizing Post-Operative Follow-up in Pediatric Surgery” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, February 2019

Gibb A, Crosby MA*, McDiarmid C*, Urban D, Lam JYK, Wales PW, Brockel M, Raval M, Offringa M, Skarsgard E, Wester T, Wong K, de Beer D, Nelson G, Brindle ME “Creation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guideline for Neonatal Intestinal Surgery Patients: A Knowledge Synthesis and Consensus Generation and Protocol Study” BMJ Open, 8(12), December 2018

Jancelewicz T, Brindle ME, Harting MT, Tolley EA, Langham MR, Lally PA, Gosain A, Storgian SA, Kays DW “Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) risk stratification in newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 2018

Brindle ME, Henrich N, Foster A, Marks S, Rose M, Welsh R, Berry W “Implementation of Surgical Debriefing Programs in Large Health Systems: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis” BMC Health Services Research, On line March 2018

Shommu NS, Jenne CN, Blackwood J, Martin DA, Joffe AR, Eccles R, Brindle M, Khanafer I, Vogel HJ, Thompson GC. The Use of Metabolomics and Inflammatory Mediator Profiling Provides a Novel Approach to Identifying Pediatric Appendicitis in the Emergency Department. Scientific reports. Mar 6;8(1):4083. 2018

Harting MT, Hollinger L, Tsao K, Putnam LR, Wilson JM, Hirschl RB, Skarsgard ED, Tibboel D, Brindle ME, Lally PA, Miller CC, Kally KP “Aggressive surgical management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia - worth the effort? A multi-center, prospective, cohort study” Annals of Surgery, February 2018

Sigalet DL, Lam V, Brindle M, Boctor D, Wallace L, de Heuval E, Hartmann B, Holst JJ “The Glucagon Like Peptide-2 ‘Axis’: Capacity for Production and Response Following Intestinal Resection or Repair of Gastroschisis in Infants” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, On line February 2018

Pentz B, Short K, Pilkington M, Marchand T, Aziz S, Lam JY, Spencer A, Brockel MA, Else S, McLuckie D, Franklin A, De Beer D, Raval MV, Scott M, Brindle ME. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) consensus recommendations for neonatal perioperative pain assessment, education, and management. 9^th Annual ERAS^®World Congress. May-June 2023

Pilkington M, Nelson G, Pentz B, Marchand T, Lloyd E, Chiu P, De Beer D, De Silva, N, Else S, Fecteau A, Guiliani S, Hannam S, Howlett A, Kyong-Soon L, Levin D, O’Rourke L, Stephen L, Wilson L, Brindle ME. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® for Neonates: Development of Neonatal Unit-Based ERAS® Recommendations. 9^th Annual ERAS^®World Congress. May-June 2023

Pentz B, Pilkington M, Daodu O, Lam JYK, Howlett A, Stephen L, Spencer A, Unrau J, Theam M, Brindle ME. Implementation of a neonatal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® (ERAS®) guideline and the effect on communication within the neonatal intensive care unit. 53^rd Annual Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) Meeting. September 2022

Pilkington M, Pentz B, Lam JYK, Howlett A, Stephen L, Spencer A, Brindle ME. Small doses, big changes: Impact of neonatal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® on opioid use. 53^rd Annual Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) Meeting. September 2022

Pilkington M, Pentz B, Lam JYK, Howlett A, Stephen L, Spencer A, Brindle ME. Small doses, big changes: Impact of neonatal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® on opioid use. 8^th Annual World ERAS Congress. June 2022

Abdullah H, Gibb A, Urban D, MacRobie A, Rivera L, Brindle ME “An Audit of Impanted-device Associated Infections at the Alberta Children’s Hospital: A Mixed Chart Review/Electronic Administrative Data Study”, Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. June 2017

MacRobie A, Harrop AR, Lardner D, Brauer C, Brindle ME, Sartisan H “Improving Access for Urgent and Emergent Surgical Cases at the Alberta Children’s Hospital: A Realist Review”, Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. June 2017

Rivera L, Urban D, MacRobie A, Gibb A, Abdullah A, Brindle ME “Tailoring the World Health Organization Surgical Safey Checklist to Pediatrics: An Implementation and Evaluation Study Protocol”, Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. June 2017

Daodu T, Brindle ME, Alvarez-Allende C, Lopushinsky “A solid organ injury protocol to decrease length of stay”, Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgery. September 2016

Lagoo J, Lopushinsky SR, Haynes AB, Skarsgard ED, Flageole H, Brindle ME “Pediatric Surgical Safety Checklists: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis”, Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgery. September 2016