Mercedes Pilkington

ORCID: 0000-0002-2867-9217
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Research Areas
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Abdominal Surgery and Complications
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nausea and vomiting management
  • Landslides and related hazards

Hospital for Sick Children
2023-2025

Brigham and Women's Hospital
2023-2025

University of Toronto
2023-2024

SickKids Foundation
2023-2024

Ariadne Diagnostics (United States)
2023-2024

Harvard University
2023

University of Calgary
2021-2023

C. S. Mott Children's Hospital
2022

University of Michigan
2019-2021

Queen's University
2018-2021

Importance Neonates requiring surgery are often cared for in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Despite a breadth of surgical pathology, neonates share many perioperative priorities that allow the development unit-wide evidence-based Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) recommendations. Observations The guideline committee included pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and neonatologists addition to ERAS content methodology experts. patient population was defined as (first 28...

10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2044 article EN JAMA Surgery 2024-07-31

Importance Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines and the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) are 2 well-established tools for optimizing patient outcomes perioperatively. Objective To integrate to facilitate key perioperative decision-making. Evidence Review Snowball sampling recruited international ERAS users from multiple clinical specialties. A 3-round modified Delphi consensus model was used evaluate 27 colorectal or gynecologic oncology recommendations...

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.48460 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAMA Network Open 2023-02-08

Objective: To describe work-related factors, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes in female surgeons is the objective of this study. Background: Some data suggest surgeon workload may deter adversely affect surgeons. Methods: A cross-sectional, web-based survey was distributed via e-mail to members Society Obstetrics Gynaecologists Canada surgical departments 6 Canadian universities from October 2019 January 2020. Results: total 223 with 451 pregnancies participated. Work hours were reduced...

10.1097/as9.0000000000000069 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Annals of Surgery Open 2021-05-19

Mesenchymal hamartomas of the chest wall (MHCW) are extremely rare extrapleural benign tumors. There is increasing utilization nonoperative management given increased understanding its biological behavior. A review cases utilizing was completed. We present a case complete spontaneous resolution MHCW managed nonoperatively with radiologic surveillance for five years. Most reported were single reports, total 12 including our patient. From on nonsurgical eight unilateral (67%), and four...

10.1016/j.epsc.2018.09.006 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2018-09-17

Free intestinal perforation in children with Crohn's disease (CD) is a rare, but serious complication that requires urgent surgical management. The incidence, contributing risk factors, diagnostic workup, and management strategies for these complex pediatric patients are not well established. We present recent case of free patient CD. In addition, systematic review the literature was conducted by searching PubMed, Embase, Ovid, Scopus Cochrane databases. Two authors independently extracted...

10.1016/j.epsc.2018.01.002 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2018-01-02

Historically, choledochal cyst excision has been performed as an open procedure. Controversy remains regarding managing this technically challenging entity in a minimally invasive fashion. A novel mechanically-designed intuitive, articulating instrument is used to facilitate intracorporeal suturing when there limited working space. The mechanical design of the three-axis Gimbal cuff facilitates by providing intuitive wristed function surgeon translating surgeon's wrist movement end effector....

10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101888 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2021-04-27

Introduction: Historically, choledochal cyst excision has been performed as an open procedure. Controversy remains regarding managing this technically challenging entity in a minimally invasive manner. Materials and Methods: A novel mechanically designed intuitive articulating instrument is used to facilitate intracorporeal suturing when there limited working space. The mechanical design of the three-axis Gimbal cuff facilitates by providing wristed function surgeon translating surgeon's...

10.1089/vor.2019.0600 article EN Videoscopy 2019-07-23

Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in children aged 3 months to 6 years age. We sought describe patterns incident childhood intussusception.A retrospective longitudinal cohort study utilizing population-based health administrative data and a validated case definition was used identify patients <18 age treated for intussusception between January 1, 1997 December 31, 2016 Ontario, Canada. Descriptive statistics, graphical analyses, Poisson regression model were...

10.1177/00031348211011139 article EN The American Surgeon 2021-04-20
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