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Giancarlo Sticca

Université de Sherbrooke(CA)Ontario Tech University(CA)McGill-Queen's University Press(CA)Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal(CA)University of Manitoba(CA)McGill University(CA)Université de Montréal(CA)

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Surgical Simulation and Training, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Innovations in Medical Education, Nutrition and Health in Aging

Most-Cited Works

(2023)

1 cited

→ C-CASE 2024: Surgical Education Through Innovation01. A 25-year retrospective of Canadian plastic surgery research and its influence: a thorough bibliometric study02. Evaluating knowledge translation applications of a Canadian surgical education app among Saudi Arabian medical trainees03. An educational podcast for trainees to learn about plastic surgery training in Canada — “Doctority Canada: Plastic Surgery.”04. Educational landscape and perspectives on interventional neuroradiology training in residency: a scoping review05. Moving toward collaboration: introducing a pan-Canadian virtual patient initiative06. From classroom to the operating room: equipping medical students for surgical clerkship success through a skills-based workshop07. Participants’ initial reactions and appreciation of ExploreMD, a medical career exploration event in the region of Outaouais, Quebec08. Shoulder dislocation: Health care professionals produce higher-quality content on TikTok09. Weaving our narrative: perspectives from hijab-wearing learners in the operating room10. The impact of extended reality simulators on ophthalmic surgical training and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 623 eyes11. Impact of a new bilingual online career orientation tool on medical students12. Examining the utility of LearnENT in undergraduate medical education13. Evaluating the current teaching practices for robotic-assisted surgery training during residency in different surgical programs across Canada14. Early exposure to neurosurgery: assessment of perceptions, expectations, mentorship, representation, and competence on medical student interest in neurosurgery15. Digital scribes in medical education: balancing innovation with skill development across educational levels16. A blueprint for near-peer medical student anatomy tutoring17. Enhancing productivity in medical education research groups: a scoping review18. Generative artificial intelligence in plastic surgery medical education: a quality improvement scoping review19. An in-depth exploration of the entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment–related emotions of residents and faculty across specialties20. Outcomes of a competency-based microlearning mobile application for surgical residents21. Enhancing clinical clerk surgical preparedness using microlearning modules22. From model to mastery: a randomized study on the effect of anatomic model building on medical students’ surgical skills23. From textbooks to headsets: the role of virtual reality in improving medical students’ understanding of liver anatomy24. The Symposium of Medical Student Leadership Development: an initiative to develop future surgical and health care leaders25. Effectiveness of near-peer teaching and experiential learning of casting and splinting: a medical student’s perspective26. Development of a novel simulation-based mastery learning course for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation27. Barriers to Black medical students and residents pursuing and completing surgical residency in Canada: a qualitative analysis28. Introduction of an academic half-day teaching for clinical clerks in surgery: a pilot study29. Efficiency of verbal intelligent tutor instruction in neurosurgical simulation: a randomized controlled trial30. Creation of a novel mindfulness-based cognitive therapy curriculum for surgical trainees: Mindfulness Integration in Surgical Training (MIST) 231. Comparison of ChatGPT and Gemini in responding to pediatric surgery clinical scenarios32. Examining the quality and quantity of verbal feedback in the operating room: a multispecialty study33. Influence of pig eye suturing on medical students’ perception of ophthalmic surgery in community medicine34. The use of different peer feedback frequencies in the acquisition of surgical skills using a decentralized model of simulation(2025)1 cited

→ 2025 Canadian Surgery Forum01. Survey of Canadian surgeons’ attitudes toward medical assistance in dying (MAiD)02. Cholecystectomy-related complaints: a 20-year review of the Canadian medicolegal experience03. Endoscope-assisted in situ lower limb arterial reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study04. Comparing postoperative healthcare utilization between immigrants and non-immigrants undergoing emergency general surgery in British Columbia05. Benefits, barriers, and feasibility of semi-urgent surgical programs: a scoping review06. Transversus abdominus plane block versus port site anesthetic in laparoscopic appendectomy: a systematic review and meta analysis07. Use of artificial intelligence versus traditional statistical modelling in predicting anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a scoping review08. Randomized controlled trial comparing water infusion to air insufflation during colonoscope insertion by surgical trainees09. Can appendectomy be safely delayed? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies comparing emergent versus delayed appendectomy in adult patients10. Developing and implementing a novel planetary health menu for a tertiary care hospital11. International consensus on global surgery learning objectives and competencies12. General surgeons’ perspectives on post-discharge opioid prescribing: a qualitative study13. Predictors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with unilateral breast cancer and association with survival outcomes14. The public–private trade-off: evaluating Alberta’s use of private surgical facilities15. Association of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and ethnic diversity with failure to rescue in curative-intent colorectal cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study16. Benchmarking colorectal cancer surgical outcomes in Nova Scotia against an international cohort17. Implementation of Competence by Design in Canadian general surgery training: program director perspectives18. Evaluation of quality-of-life outcomes in bariatric surgery: a systematic review01. Machine learning–based analysis of key factors influencing operating room efficiency in thoracic surgery02. Is segmentectomy or wedge resection appropriate for stage IB non–small cell lung cancer ≤ 2 cm with visceral pleural invasion?03. Predicting local recurrence after segmentectomy for early-stage non–small cell lung cancer04. Long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant chemoradiation versus perioperative chemotherapy for esophageal and esophagogastric adenocarcinoma — a single-centre experience05. Contralateral pulmonary resection after lobectomy in non–small cell lung cancer: a retrospective review of results and predictors of complications06. Assessing the impact of multicentre positive deviance seminar on length of stay following lobectomy: an interrupted time series analysis07. Perioperative outcomes of lung cancer surgery in women: a Canadian nationwide retrospective cohort study01. Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for blood-based detection of colorectal cancer02. Overall survival of metastatic appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma: a contemporary population-based study03. Patient perspective: decisional factors for ileoanal pouch versus permanent ileostomy after emergency colectomy for ulcerative colitis04. Experiences and results of a Canadian colorectal robotic surgery program: the first 5 years05. Turning the tide: a sustainable future for endoscopic water use06. The impact of preoperative colonoscopy for appendiceal mucinous neoplasms07. Evaluating patient selection for surgery in older patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer in Ontario: a population-based cohort study08. Impact of a patient-centred program for low anterior resection syndrome: a multicentre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial09. Outcomes after total neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer with resectable distant metastasis10. Preferences and priorities of care of patients with colorectal cancer across the age spectrum11. ChatGPT: a useful adjunct but not a substitute for clinician expertise in educating patients on low anterior resection syndrome12. Patient, provider, and institutional factors associated with wait time benchmarks for colorectal cancer surgery: a population-based cross-sectional study13. Analysis of complication rate in patients with rectal cancer with discrepant magnetic resonance imaging and pathologic staging14. Nonoperative management of rectal cancer in Canada15. Comparison of BioLIFT versus LIFT for the treatment of trans-sphincteric anal fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis01. Outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and liver-directed therapy for synchronous peritoneal and liver metastatic colorectal cancer — a systematic review with meta-analysis02. Validation of the PACS score for predicting postoperative hypotension after adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma: analysis of 2192 cases across(2025)

→ 2024 Canadian Surgery Forum01 The green thumb of endoscopy: switching from sterile water to tap water02 Comparing wait times for common elective general surgery procedures between immigrants and non-immigrants in British Columbia03 Dr. GPT will see you now: the ability of large language models to provide colorectal cancer screening recommendations04 Surgeon- and hospital-level variation in wait times for scheduled non-urgent surgery in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional population-based study05 Multicentre pan-Canadian experience of per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia: a retrospective study06 Safety and efficacy of tranexamic acid use in general surgery patients: a sub-study of the POISE-3 randomized controlled trial07 Emergency department presentation following ERCP in Nova Scotia: high rebound rates related to progressive pancreaticobiliary pathologies demonstrates the need for alternative acute care strategies08 Maintaining rural and remote surgical skills: a needs assessment survey for a surgical virtual education platform09 Opioid prescribing following same-day general surgery procedures: a province-wide analysis10 Canadian survey of surgeons’ knowledge and attitudes toward opportunistic salpingectomy during nongynecologic surgery11 Postoperative outcomes following revision or conversion metabolic and bariatric surgery after primary sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort analysis12 Survival outcomes in the Canadian Merkel cell carcinoma population and descriptive comparison with the AJCC 8th edition staging system13 Postoperative pain is a preventable cause of early emergency department visits following appendectomy14 Testing the HoloHands model: a comprehensive holographic tutor for surgical hand ties15 Point-of-care hemoglobin accuracy in noncardiac surgery (PREMISE): a prospective diagnostic cohort study16 Enhancing access to semi-urgent cholecystectomy procedures: a retrospective observational study17 Cost savings associated with on-site surgical care in a remote Indigenous community in Northern Quebec18 Advancing health equity: unravelling disparities in preoperative health care utilization among immigrants undergoing elective surgery19 Surgical wait times in British Columbia: more of the same is not enough20 Clinical artificial intelligence: customizing a large language model to generate SAGES guideline recommendations for the surgical management of GERD01 The impact of preoperative nutritional intervention on postoperative morbidity among sarcopenic patients undergoing esophagectomy: a prospective cohort study02 ctDNA Lung DETECT: assessing ctDNA prospectively in resected early-stage non-small-cell lung cancers03 Same-day discharge after pulmonary wedge resection: a cost–utility analysis04 Understanding global perspectives in diaphragmatic reconstruction during hiatal hernia repair by geography, specialty training, and experience05 An evaluation of 986 consecutive endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration procedures for reflex biomarker testing for lung cancer: a single-centre retrospective review06 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided core needle biopsies (EUS-CNB): safe and effective approach for diagnosing lymphoma in patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy07 Three-dimensional lung modelling improves the completion rate of segmental resection01 Propofol for sedation during colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis02 Development of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Impact and Consequences Assessment Tool (LARS ICAT)03 Postoperative recovery of colorectal patients enhanced with dexmedetomidine (PReCEDex): a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials04 Failure to rescue in colorectal surgery: a systematic review05 Robotic versus laparoscopic colorectal surgery for patients with obesity: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis06 Laparoscopically assisted colonoscopic polypectomy: a 7-year retrospective analysis07 Preoperative very-low-energy diets for patients with obesity undergoing intra-abdominal colorectal surgery: a single-centre retrospective cohort study (RetroPREPARE)08 Fragility of statistically significant outcomes in randomized controlled trials focused on surgical management of anal fissures: a systematic review09 The impact of preoperative stoma education on postoperative outcomes for patients with new stomas after colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis10 The impact of obesity on postoperative outcomes following surgery for colorectal cancer: analysis of the national inpatient sample 2015–201911 The association between preoperative anemia and health care resource use and outcomes after colorectal surgery: a population-based cohort study12 Effect of Kono-S anastomosis on reducing postoperative recurrence rates in Crohn disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis13 Assessing radiologic pathologic concordance in direct to surgery rectal cancer patients14 A comparison of hi(2024)

→ The impact of intraoperative digital specimen mammography on surgical resections in total mastectomies: a single center retrospective analysis(2024)