Articles in peer-reviewed journals

(*Denotes Dr. Fiore’s role as supervisor or co-supervisor of the first author)

1. Olleik G*, Lapointe-Gagner M, Jain S, Shirzadi S, Nguyen-Powanda P, Al Ben Ali S, Najafi T, Elhaj H, Alali N, Fermi F, Pook M, Mousoulis C, Almusaileem A, Balvardi S, Farag N, Dmowski K, Cutler D, Kaneva P, Feldman LS, Boutros M, Lee L, Fiore JF Jr. Opioid prescription and consumption after hospital discharge following elective colorectal surgery: a prospective cohort study. Surg Endosc 2024 (Submitted).

2. Al Ben Ali S*, Fermi F, Olleik G, Lapointe-Gagner M, Jain S, Nguyen-Powanda P, Najafi T, Elhaj H, Alali N, Pook M, Mousoulis C, Almusaileem A, Dmowski K, Cutler D, Kaneva P, Feldman LS, Boutros M, Lee L, Fiore JF Jr. Association between patient activation and adherence to a colorectal enhanced recovery pathway. Surg Endosc 2024 (Submitted).

3. Dmowski D*, Do U, Cutler D, Ghezeljeh TN, Khorasani E, Kaneva P, Agnihotram R, Zakhari A, Feldman L, Fiore JF Jr. Predictors of in-hospital opioid consumption and discharge prescribing following caesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol 2024 (Submitted).

4. Fleurent-Grégoire C, Burgess N, McIsaac DI, Chevalier S, Fiore JF Jr, Carli F, Levett D, Moore J, Grocott MP, Copeland R, Edbrooke L, Engel D, Testa GD, Denehy L, Gillis C. Towards a common definition of surgical prehabilitation: a scoping review of randomised trials. Br J Anaesth. 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.02.035. Epub ahead of print.

5. Fleurent-Grégoire C, Burgess N, Denehy L, Edbrooke L, Engel D, Dario Testa G, Fiore JF Jr, McIsaac DI, Chevalier S, Moore J, Grocott MP, Copeland R, Levett D, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Gillis C. Outcomes reported in randomised trials of surgical prehabilitation: a scoping review. Br J Anaesth. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.046. Epub ahead of print.

6. Maalouf MF, Robitaille S, Penta R, Wang A, Liberman S, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. How well do we measure the impact of bowel dysfunction on health-related quality of life after rectal cancer surgery? Surgery. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2024.04.038. Epub ahead of print.

7. Di Lena É, Barone N, Hopkins B, Do U, Kaneva P, Fiore JF Jr, Meterissian S. Opioid prescribing practices in breast oncologic surgery-A retrospective cohort study. World J Surg. 2024; 48(3):642-649. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12079.

8. Balvardi S, Kaneva P, Semsar-Kazerooni K, Vassiliou M, Al Mahroos M, Mueller C, Fiore JF Jr, Schwartzman K, Feldman LS. Effect of video-based self-reflection on intraoperative skills: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Surgery. 2024; 175(4):1021-1028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2023.11.028.

9. Paradis T, Robitaille S, Wang AY, Gervais C, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein BL, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. Predictive Factors for Successful Same-Day Discharge Following Minimally Invasive Colectomy and Stoma Reversal. Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Apr 1;67(4):558-565. https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000003149.

10. Paradis T, Robitaille S, Dumitra T, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein BL, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. The impact of patient activation on the effectiveness of digital health remote post-discharge follow-up and same-day-discharge after elective colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc. 2024;38(3):1548-1555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10597-7.

11. Kurteva S, Pook M, Fiore JF Jr, Tamblyn R. Rates and risk factors for persistent opioid use after cardiothoracic surgery: A cohort study. Surgery. 2024; 175(2):271-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2023.10.018.

12. Jain S*, Lapointe-Gagner M, Alali N, Elhaj H, Poirier AS, Kaneva P, Alhashemi M, Lee L, Agnihotram RV, Feldman LS, Gagner M, Andalib A, Fiore JF Jr. Prescription and consumption of opioids after bariatric surgery: a multicenter prospective cohort study. Surg Endosc. 2023; 37(10):8006-8018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10265-w.

13. El-Kefraoui C*, Do U, Miller A, Kouyoumdjian A, Cui D, Khorasani E, Landry T, Amar-Zifkin A, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Impact of enhanced recovery pathways on patient-reported outcomes after abdominal surgery: a systematic review. Surg Endosc. 2023; 37(10):8043-8056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10289-2.

14. Chen YI, Sahai A, Donatelli G, Lam E, Forbes N, Mosko J, Paquin SC, Donnellan F, Chatterjee A, Telford J, Miller C, Desilets E, Sandha G, Kenshil S, Mohamed R, May G, Gan I, Barkun J, Calo N, Nawawi A, Friedman G, Cohen A, Maniere T, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Zogopoulos G, Bessissow A, Khalil JA, Baffis V, Waschke K, Parent J, Soulellis C, Khashab M, Kunda R, Geraci O, Martel M, Schwartzman K, Fiore JF Jr, Rahme E, Barkun A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage of first intent with a lumen-apposing metal stent vs. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in malignant distal biliary obstruction: a multicenter randomized controlled study (ELEMENT trial). Gastroenterology. 2023; 165(5):1249-1261.e5 https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2023.07.024.

15. Lapointe-Gagner M*, Jain S, Alali N, Elhaj H, Poirier AS, Kaneva P, Alhashemi M, Lee L, Agnihotram RV, Feldman LS, Gagner M, Andalib A, Fiore JF Jr. Predictors of post-discharge pain and satisfaction with pain management after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a prospective cohort study. Surg Endosc. 2023 37(11):8611-8622. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10307-3.

16. Uchino H, Nguyen-Powanda P, Tokuno J, Kouyoumdjian A, Fiore JF Jr, Grushka J. Enhanced recovery protocols in trauma and emergency abdominal surgery: a scoping review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2023; 49(6):2401-2412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-023-02337-2.

17. Robitaille S, Maalouf MF, Penta R, Joshua TG, Liberman AS, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. The impact of restorative proctectomy versus permanent colostomy on health-related quality of life after rectal cancer surgery using the patient-generated index. Surgery. 2023; 174(4):813-818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2023.06.033.

18. Engel D, Testa GD, McIsaac DI, Carli F, Santa Mina D, Baldini G, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Chevalier S, Edgar L, Beilstein CM, Huber M, Fiore JF Jr, Gillis C. Reporting quality of randomized controlled trials in prehabilitation: a scoping review. Perioper Med (Lond). 2023;12(1):48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00338-8

19. Pook M*, Najafi T, Lapointe-Gagner M, Nguyen-Powanda P, Elhaj H, Rajabiyazdi F, Kaneva P, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Patients' experiences undergoing cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2023; 19;31(7):400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07861-w

20. Domenghino A, Walbert C, Birrer DL, Puhan MA, Clavien PA; Outcome4Medicine consensus group (inc. Fiore JF Jr.). Consensus recommendations on how to assess the quality of surgical interventions. Nat Med. 2023;29(4):811-822. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02237-3

21. Maalouf MF, Robitaille S, Penta R, Pook M, Liberman AS, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. Understanding the Impact of Bowel Dysfunction on Quality of Life after Rectal Cancer Surgery from the Patient's Perspective. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023;66(8):1067-1075. https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000002621.

22. Do U*, Pook M, Najafi T, Rajabiyazdi F, El-Kefraoui C, Balvardi S, Barone N, Elhaj H, Nguyen-Powanda P, Lee L, Baldini G, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Opioid-free analgesia after outpatient general surgery: a qualitative study focused on the perspectives of patients and clinicians involved in a pilot trial. Surg Endosc. 2023. 37(3):2269-2280. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09472-8.

23. Robitaille S, Wang A, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. A retrospective analysis of early discharge following minimally invasive colectomy in an enhanced recovery pathway. Surg Endosc. 2023 Apr;37(4):2756-2764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09777-8.

24. Mayo NE, Aubertin-Leheudre M, Mate K, Figueiredo S, Fiore JF Jr, Auais M, Scott SC, Morais JA. Development of a Frailty Ladder Using Rasch Analysis: If the Shoe Fits. Can Geriatr J. 2023;26(1):133-143. https://doi.org/10.5770%2Fcgj.26.601.

25. Robitaille S, Wang A, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. Predictors of pre- and post-treatment bowel dysfunction severity in patients with rectal cancer. Surgery. Surgery. 2023;173(3):681-686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2022.07.045.

26. Wang A, Robitaille S, Liberman S, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L. Does the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score accurately represent the impact of bowel dysfunction on health-related quality of life? J Gastrointest Surg. 2023;27(1):114-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-022-05481-z.

27. Fiore JF Jr, El-Kefraoui C*, Chay M-A, Nguyen-Powanda P, Do U, Olleik G, Rajabiyazdi F, Kouyoumdjian A, Derksen A, Landry T, Amar-Zifkin A, Bergeron A, Ramanakumar AV, Martel M, Lee L, Baldini G, Feldman LS. Opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after surgical discharge: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Lancet. 2022;399(10343):2280-2293. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00582-7

28. Do U*, El-Kefraoui C, Pook M, El-Kefraoui C, Balvardi S, Barone N, Nguyen-Powanda P, Lee L, Baldini G, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Feasibility of prospectively comparing opioid analgesia with opioid-free analgesia after outpatient general surgery: a pilot randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(7):e2221430. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.21430

29. McIsaac DI, Hutton B, Veroniki A, Gill M, Boland L, Branje K, Grudzinski AL, Hladkowicz E, Shaw J, Gillis C; Prehabilitation Knowledge Network Authorship Group (inc. Fiore JF Jr). Identifying relative efficacy of components of prehabilitation in adult surgical patients: protocol for a systematic review and component network meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2022;12(11):e068797. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068797.

30. Pook M*, Elhaj H, El-Kefraoui C, Balvardi S, Pecorelli N, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Construct validity and responsiveness of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) as a measure of recovery after colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022. 36(11):8490-8497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09145-6.

31. Balvardi S, Semsar-Kazerooni K, Kaneva P, Mueller C, Vassiliou M, Al Mahroos M, Fiore JF Jr, Schwartzman K, Feldman LS. Validity of video-based general and procedure-specific self-assessment tools for surgical trainees in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 2023;37(3):2281-2289. . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09466-6.

32. Balvardi S, Kammili A, Hanson M, Mueller C, Vassiliou M, Lee L, Schwartzman K, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS. The association between video-based assessment of intraoperative technical performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review. Surg Endosc. 2022;36(11):7938-7948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09296-6.

33. Hopkins B, Eustache J, Ganescu O, Ciopolla J, Kaneva P, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. At least ninety days of follow-up are required to adequately detect wound outcomes after open incisional hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2022;36(11):8463-8471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09143-8.

34. Leung VWY, Baldini G, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L. Tolerating clear fluids diet on postoperative day 0 predicts early recovery of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic colectomy. Surg Endosc. 2022;36(12):9262-9272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09151-8.

35. Al Rashid F, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein B, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L. The impact of bowel dysfunction on health-related quality of life after rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review. Tech Coloproctol. 2022;26(7):515-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-022-02594-0.

36. Sandal S, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Robert JT, Katergi K, Alam A, Cantarovich M, Fiore JF Jr, Suri RS, Landsberg D, Weber C, Fortin MC. Identifying modifiable system-level barriers to living donor kidney transplantation. Kidney International Reports. 2022; 7 (11): 2410-2420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2022.08.028.

37. Al-Rashid F, Robitaille S, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein B, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L. Trajectory of change of low anterior resection syndrome over time after restorative proctectomy for rectal adenocarcinoma. Tech Coloproctol. 2022; 26(3): 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-021-02561-1.

38. Valanci-Aroesty S, Gtz-de-V JM, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L, Fried G, Mueller C. Reciprocal peer coaching for improving surgical practice: a pilot study. Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct;36(10):7187-7203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09056-6.

39. McIsaac DI, Gill M, Boland L, Hutton B, Branje K, Shaw J, Grudzinski AL, Barone N, Gillis C; Prehabilitation Knowledge Network (inc. Fiore JF Jr). Prehabilitation in adult patients undergoing surgery: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Feb;128(2):244-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.11.014.

40. Antoun A, Al Rashid F, Alhassan N, Gomez-Garibello C, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L, Mueller CL. Development of a formative feedback tool for transanal total mesorectal excision. Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep;36(9):6705-6711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08943-8.

41. Balvardi S*, Cipolla J, Touma N, Vallipuram T, Barone N, Sivarajan R, Kaneva P, Demyttenaere S, Boutros M, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rates of emergency department utilization and hospital admission due to general surgery conditions. Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep;36(9):6751-6759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08956-3.

42. Balvardi S, Alhashemi M, Cipolla J, Lee L, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS. The impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the exposure of general surgery trainees to operative procedures. Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep;36(9):6712-6718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08944-7.

43. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative (inc. Fiore JF Jr). SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15563.

44. Leung V, Baldini G, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. Trajectory of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic colorectal surgery within an enhanced recovery pathway. Surgery. 2022;171(3):607-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2021.08.062.

45. Eustache J, Latimer EA, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. A mobile phone App improves patient-physician communication and reduces emergency department visits after colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Jan 1;66(1):130-137. https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000002187.

46. Balvardi S*, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Response to the comment on "Impact of facilitation of early mobilization on postoperative pulmonary outcomes after colorectal surgery": a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e940. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000005055.

47. Valanci-Aroesty S, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L, Fried GM, Mueller CL. Considerations for designing and implementing a surgical peer coaching program: an international survey. Surg Endosc. 2022 Jun;36(6):4593-4601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08760-z.

48. Fiore JF Jr, Gillis C, Touma N, Elhaj H. Comment on: The impact of prehabilitation on patient outcomes in hepatobiliary, colorectal, and upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery: a PRISMA-accordant meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 2021; 274(6): e945-e946. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000005222.

49. El-Kefraoui C*, Rajabiyazdi F, Pecorelli N, Carli F, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Prognostic value of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. World J Surg. 2021; 45(12):3677-3685. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06256-4.

50. Lee L, Fiore JF Jr. NSAIDs and anastomotic leak: What's the evidence? Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2021;32(3):100833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scrs.2021.100833.

51. Rajabiyazdi F*, Alam R, Pal A, Montanez J, Law S, Pecorelli N, Watanabe Y, Chiavegato LD, Falconi M, Hirano S, Mayo NE, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Understanding the meaning of recovery to patients undergoing abdominal surgery. JAMA Surg. 2021; 156(8):758-765. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1557.

52. COVIDSurg Collaborative (inc. Fiore JF Jr); GlobalSurg Collaborative. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021; 76(11):1454-1464. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15560.

53. Lee L, Eustache J, Baldini G, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS. Enhanced Recovery 2.0 - same day discharge with mobile App follow-up after minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Ann Surg. 2022 Dec 1;276(6):e812-e818. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000004962.

54. Eustache J, Hopkins B, Trepanier M, Kaneva P, Fiore JF Jr, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Lee L. High incidence of potentially preventable emergency department visits after major elective colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 Apr;36(4):2653-2660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08514-x.

55. Balvardi S*, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Emil S, Poenaru D. Emergency department utilization by children with general surgical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2021; 108(3):e105-e106. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaa096

56. COVIDSurg Collaborative (inc. Fiore JF Jr). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021; 108(9):1056-1063. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab101.

57. COVIDSurg Collaborative (inc. Fiore JF Jr); GlobalSurg Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021; 76(6):748-758. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15458.

58. Caminsky NG*, Hamad D, He BH, Zhao K, Mahroos MA, Feldman LS, Lee L, Boutros M, Fiore JF Jr. Optimizing discharge decision-making in colorectal surgery: a prospective cohort study of discharge practices in a recently implemented enhanced recovery pathway. Colorectal Dis. 2021; 23(6):1507-1514. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15525.

59. Alhashemi M*, Hamad R, El-Kefraoui C, Blouin MC, Amar-Zifkin A, Landry T, Lee L, Baldini G, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. The association of alvimopan treatment with postoperative outcomes after abdominal surgery: a systematic review across different surgical procedures and contexts of perioperative care. Surgery. 2021; 169(4):934-944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.025.

60. Moon J, Monton O, Smith A, Garfinkle R, Zhao K, Zelkowitz P, Loiselle CG, Fiore JF Jr, Liberman AS, Morin N, Faria J, Ghitulescu G, Vasilevsky CA, Bhatnagar SR, Boutros M. Interactive online informational and peer support application for patients with low anterior resection syndrome: patient survey and protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Colorectal Dis. 2021; 23(5):1248-1257. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15602.

61. Dumitra T, Ganescu O, Hu R, Fiore JF Jr, Kaneva P, Mayo N, Lee L, Liberman AS, Chaudhury P, Ferri L, Feldman LS. Association between patient activation and health care utilization after thoracic and abdominal surgery. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(1):e205002. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5002.

62. Lee L, Trepanier M, Renaud J, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fried GM, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS. Patients' preferences for sphincter preservation versus abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer. Surgery. 2021;169(3):623-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2020.07.020.

63. Balvardi S*, Pecorelli N, Castelino T, Niculiseanu P, Alhashemi M, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein B, Carli F, Mayo NE, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Impact of facilitation of early mobilization on postoperative pulmonary outcomes after colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2021; 273(5):868-875. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000003919.

64. Gillis C, Fenton TR, Gramlich L, Sajobi TT, Culos-Reed SN, Bousquet-Dion G, Elsherbini N, Fiore JF Jr, Minnella EM, Awasthi R, Liberman AS, Boutros M, Carli F. Older frail prehabilitated patients who cannot attain a 400 m 6-min walking distance before colorectal surgery suffer more postoperative complications. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021; 47(4):874-881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.09.041.

65. Valanci-Aroesty S, Wong K, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr, Lee L, Fried GM, Mueller CL. Identifying optimal program structure, motivations for and barriers to peer coaching participation for surgeons in practice: a qualitative synthesis. Surg Endosc. 2021; 35(8):4738-4749. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07968-9.

66. Carli F, Bousquet-Dion G, Fiore JF Jr. Prehabilitation vs postoperative rehabilitation for frail patients. JAMA Surg. 2020; 155(9):899-900. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1816.

67. El-Kefraoui C*, Olleik G, Chay MA, Kouyoumdjian A, Nguyen-Powanda P, Rajabiyazdi F, Do U, Derksen A, Landry T, Amar-Zifkin A, Agnihotram R, Martel M, Baldini G, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after surgical discharge: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2020; 10: e035443. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035443.

68. Carli F, Bousquet-Dion G, Awasthi R, Elsherbini N, Liberman S, Boutros M, Stein B, Charlebois P, Ghitilescu G, MD, Morin N, Jagoe T, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Minnella EM, Fiore JF Jr. Multimodal prehabilitation for frail patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer. a randomized controlled trial. JAMA Surg. 2020: 155(3):233-42. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5474.

69. Alam R*, Montanez J, Law S, Lee L, Pecorelli N, Watanabe Y, Chiavegato LD, Falconi M, Hirano S, Mayo NE, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr. Development of a conceptual framework of recovery after abdominal surgery. Surg Endosc. 2020; 34(6):2665-2674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-07044-x.

70. Karimian N, Kaneva P, Donatelli F, Stein B, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Lee L, Fiore JF Jr, Carli F, Feldman LS. Simple versus complex preoperative carbohydrate drink to preserve perioperative insulin sensitivity in laparoscopic colectomy: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2020; 271(5):819-826. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000003488.

71. Alsharqawi N, Alhashemi M, Kaneva P, Baldini G, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS, Lee L. Validity of the I-FEED score for postoperative gastrointestinal function in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc. 2020; 34(5):2219-2226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-07011-6.

72. Sorial RK, Ali M, Kaneva P, Fiore JF Jr, Vassiliou M, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Ferri LE, Lee L, Mueller CL. Modern era surgical outcomes of elective and emergency giant paraesophageal hernia repair at a high-volume referral center. Surg Endosc. 2020; 34 (1), 284-289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06764-4.

73. Garfinkle R, Loiselle CG, Park J, Fiore JF Jr, Bordeianou LG, Liberman AS, Morin N, Faria J, Ghitulescu G, Vasilevsky CA, Bhatnagar SR, Boutros M. Development and evaluation of a patient-centred program for low anterior resection syndrome: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2020;10(5):e035587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035587.

74. Paradis T, Zorigtbaatar A, Trepanier M, Fiore JF Jr, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Lee L. Meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein for infectious complications in laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020; 24(6):1392-1401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-020-04599-2.

75. Valanci-Aroesty S, Alhassan N, Feldman LS, Landry T, Mastropietro V, Fiore J Jr, Lee L, Fried GM, Mueller CL. Implementation and effectiveness of coaching for surgeons in practice - a mixed studies systematic review. J Surg Educ. 2020;77(4):837-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.01.007.

76. Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS. Tracking postoperative recovery-making a case for smartphone technology. JAMA Surg. 2020; 155(2):130. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2019.4703.

77. Mata J*, Pecorelli N, Kaneva P, Moldoveanu D, Gosselin-Tardiff A, Alhashemi M, Robitaille S, Balvardi S, Lee L, Stein BL, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Fiore JF Jr, Feldman LS. A mobile device application (app) to improve adherence to an enhanced recovery program for colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Surg Endosc. 2020; 34 (2), 742-751. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06823-w.

78. Dumitra TC, Alam R, Fiore JF Jr, Mata J, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC, Mueller C, Lee L, Feldman LS. Is there a gender bias in the advancement to SAGES leadership? Surg Endosc. 2020; 34 (1), 458-463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06802-1.

79. Fiore JF Jr, Olleik G*, El-Kefraoui C, Verdolin B, Kouyoumdjian A, Alldrit A, Figueiredo AG, Valanci S, Marquez-GdeV JA, Schulz M, Moldoveanu D, Nguyen-Powanda P, Best G, Banks A, Landry T, Pecorelli N, Baldini G, Feldman LS. Preventing opioid prescription after major surgery: a scoping literature review on opioid-free postoperative analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 2019; 123 (5), 627-636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2019.08.014.

80. Dumitra TC, Trepanier M, Fiore JF Jr, Kaneva P, Carli F, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Lee L. The relationship of two postoperative complication grading schemas with postoperative quality of life after elective colorectal surgery. Surgery. 2019; 166 (4), 663-669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.058.

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82. Sandal S, Charlebois K, Fiore JF Jr, Wright DK, Fortin MC, Feldman LS, Alam A, Weber C. Health professional-identified barriers to living donor kidney transplantation: a qualitative study. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2019; 6:205435811982838. https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358119828389.

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