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McKechnie T, Kazi T, Shi V, Wang A, Zhang S, Thabane A, et al.
Am J Surg . 2025 Mar; 243:116250. PMID: 40043542
Background: There is often inconsistency between abstract and main text reporting. While extensively demonstrated in randomized controlled trials, this inconsistency has never been explored in the setting of pilot and...
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Thabane A, Saleh S, Pallapothu S, McKechnie T, Staibano P, Busse J, et al.
PLoS One . 2025 Jan; 20(1):e0317209. PMID: 39775257
Background: Creativity fuels societal progress and innovation, particularly in the field of medicine. The scientific study of creativity in medicine is critical to understanding how creativity contributes to medical practice,...
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McKechnie T, Kazi T, Shi V, Wang A, Zhang S, Thabane A, et al.
J Surg Res . 2025 Jan; 306:16-25. PMID: 39742654
Introduction: Spin reporting has been studied across a variety of study types and domains; however, it has yet to be studied in the context of pilot and feasibility trials. We...
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Staibano P, Au M, Zhang H, Yu S, Liu W, Pasternak J, et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2024 Dec; 151(3):190-200. PMID: 39724136
Importance: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) monitoring is recommended by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons for use during parathyroidectomy for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), but there is no clinician...
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Staibano P, McKechnie T, Thabane A, Olteanu D, Nanji K, Zhang H, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Dec; 19(12):e0303315. PMID: 39666716
Background: Randomized-clinical trials (RCTs) are the gold-standard for comparing health care interventions, but can be limited by early termination, feasibility issues, and prolonged time to trial reporting. Adaptive clinical trials...
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Thabane A, McKechnie T, Staibano P, Arora V, Calic G, Busse J, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Dec; 19(12):e0314445. PMID: 39636816
Introduction: Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been...
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Staibano P, Gupta M, Alresaini F, Au M, Nanji K, Oulousian E, et al.
J Surg Res . 2024 Nov; 304():136-146. PMID: 39541671
Introduction: Tall cell subtype papillary thyroid cancer (TCS-PTC) is associated with aggressive disease features and worse patient outcomes. It remains unclear whether adjuvant radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation following thyroidectomy is...
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Thabane A, McKechnie T, Staibano P, Calic G, Kruse C, Busse J, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Oct; 19(10):e0311851. PMID: 39388451
Introduction: The properties of creative products-novelty and usefulness-are generally agreed upon by researchers. Yet, consensus is lacking on which personal and environmental factors contribute to an individual's creative potential, or...
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Staibano P, McKechnie T, Thabane A, Xie M, Zhang H, Gupta M, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Jul; 19(7):e0301153. PMID: 38980868
Hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder that occurs secondary to abnormal parathyroid gland functioning. Depending on the type of hyperparathyroidism, surgical extirpation of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands can be considered for...