Overview

A major focus of my research is the short and long term functional outcomes following neonatal treatment of structural birth defects. Study of these rare and complex birth defects has been facilitated by the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNET) and Data Registry. Founded in 2006 with CIHR operating grant support, and maintained continuously since with CIHR funding, CAPSNet has enabed the publication of >40 peer reviewed manuscripts. Recent knowledge translation efforts of the Network have focused on practice standardization for gastroschisis and congenital diaphragmatic hernia using available best practice evidence. CAPSNet’s Annual Report provides benchmarked, risk-adjusted outcomes data for each of its 17 participant centres, which are used to guide site-based targeted practice improvement.

The recently completed Secondary Analysis of Databases project combined CAPSNet data with vital statistics data (Stats Canada) to make first time observations of the epidemiology of gastroschisis in Canada, including maternal, environmental and sociodemographic risk factors. Using spatial mapping techniques, we have made observations of significant geographic variation in the incidence of gastroschisis, which points to other possible mechanisms of environmental causation requiring further study.

Surgical Quality and Safety: One of our greatest opportunities for surgical outcome improvement lies in the use of high quality patient level data to recognize and enable surgical outcome variation as a driver of continuous quality improvement. BC Children’s Hospital is currently the only Canadian Children’s Hospital participant in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). By collecting case data on selected surgical procedures, and through analysis of our risk-adjusted “performance” against the other 50 odd US children’s hospitals, we gain an awareness of where we have the greatest opportunities for outcome improvement. Using published evidence, and by analyzing our own risk predictors for occurrences, we can use the tools of implementation science to modify our processes and continually improve our surgical outcomes.

Publications

Association of Exclusive Breast Milk Intake and Outcomes in Infants With Uncomplicated Gastroschisis: A National Cohort Study
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Emily Hodgson and Daniel Briatico and Sarah Klapman and Erik Skarsgard and Marc Beltempo and Prakesh S. Shah and Esther Huisman and J. Mark Walton and Michael H. Livingston
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.045
02/2024

Decreased ß-catenin Protein in Lungs From Human Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Archival Pathology Specimens: A Case-control Study
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Martin A. Prusinkiewicz and Chanhyeok Park and Claire Cheung and Ying Jie Li and Bethany Poon and Erik D. Skarsgard and Pascal M. Lavoie and Anna F. Lee and Martina Mudri
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.034
02/2024

Invited Commentary on Skinner S, et al.: Canadian Pediatric Surgeon Workforce: Characterization of Training, Trends Over Time, and 10-year Model for Pediatric Surgery Need
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.02.045
07/2023

High frequency jet ventilation for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Al Anoud Al Kharusi and Alghalya Al Maawali and Michael Traynor and Najah Adreak and Joseph Ting and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.026
05/2023

Disparities in surgical health service delivery and outcomes for indigenous children
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.005
2023

Fluid overload in newborns undergoing abdominal surgery: a retrospective study
Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2206940
2023

Neonatal and Early Childhood Outcomes of Twin and Singleton Infants Born Preterm
Journal of Pediatrics
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.021
2023

The impact of a care bundle with an emphasis on hemodynamic assessment on the short-term outcomes in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Journal of Perinatology
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01807-0
2023

Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A 2023 update from the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325865
2023

Validation of case definition algorithms for the ascertainment of congenital anomalies
Birth Defects Research
Nava de Escalante, Y. and Abayomi, A. and Langlois, S. and Ye, X. and Erickson, A. and Ngo, H. and Armour, R. and Okamoto, R. and Arbour, L. and Bedard, T. and Der, K. and Van Allen, M. and Skarsgard, E. and Lavoie, M. and Henry, B.
DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2112
2023

Optimizing skin antisepsis for neonatal surgery: A quality improvement initiative
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Carr, S. and Gogal, C. and Afshar, K. and Ting, J. and Skarsgard, E.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.02.027
2022

International Core Outcome Set for Acute Simple Appendicitis in Children: Results of a Systematic Review, Delphi Study, and Focus Croups with Young People
Annals of Surgery
Knaapen, M. and Hall, N.J. and Moulin, D. and Van Der Lee, J.H. and Butcher, N.J. and Minneci, P.C. and Svensson, J.F. and St. Peter, S.D. and Adams, S. and Nah, S.A. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Zani, A. and Emil, S. and Suominen, J.S. and Aziz, D.A. and Rai, R. and Offringa, M. and Van Heurn, E.W. and Bakx, R. and Gorter, R.R.
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004707
2022

Practice Summary of Antimicrobial Therapy for Commonly Encountered Conditions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Canadian Perspective
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Ting, J.Y. and Autmizguine, J. and Dunn, M.S. and Choudhury, J. and Blackburn, J. and Gupta-Bhatnagar, S. and Assen, K. and Emberley, J. and Khan, S. and Leung, J. and Lin, G.J. and Lu-Cleary, D. and Morin, F. and Richter, L.L. and Viel-Th{\'e}riault, I. and Roberts, A. and Lee, K.-S. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Robinson, J. and Shah, P.S.
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.894005
2022

Preoperative Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics
Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1007/s40746-022-00246-x
2022

Dynamic Capacity Allocation for Elective Surgeries: Reducing Urgency-Weighted Wait Times
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
Carew, S. and Nagarajan, M. and Shechter, S. and Arneja, J. and Skarsgard, E.
DOI: 10.1287/msom.2019.0846
2021

Association of timing of birth with mortality among preterm infants born in Canada
Journal of Perinatology
Rizzolo, A. and Shah, P.S. and Bertelle, V. and Makary, H. and Ye, X.Y. and Abenhaim, H.A. and Piedboeuf, B. and Beltempo, M. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O?Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, P.S. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01092-9
2021

Costs of Neonatal Intensive Care for Canadian Infants with Preterm Birth
Journal of Pediatrics
Rios, J.D. and Shah, P.S. and Beltempo, M. and Louis, D. and Mukerji, A. and Premji, S. and Shah, V. and Lee, S.K. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and Salhab el Helou and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J. and Jaideep Kanungo and Mehrem, A.A. and Sankaran, K. and Adie, M. and Khurshid, F. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Claveau, M. and Emberley, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.045
2021

Rates and Determinants of Mother's Own Milk Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm
Journal of Pediatrics
Dharel, D. and Singhal, N. and Wood, C. and Cieslak, Z. and Bacchini, F. and Shah, P.S. and Ye, X.Y. and Alshaikh, B. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.037
2021

Abdominal Tuberculosis in an Infant Presenting with a Small Bowel Obstruction
Pediatric Emergency Care
Matettore, A. and Rajaprakash, M. and Bennett, M. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Goldman, R.D.
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001872
2021

The medical and surgical management of gastroschisis
Early Human Development
Al Maawali, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105459
2021

Management of Gastroschisis: Results from the NETS2GStudy, a Joint British, Irish, and Canadian Prospective Cohort Study of 1268 Infants
Annals of Surgery
Allin, B.S.R. and Opondo, C. and Kurinczuk, J.J. and Baird, R. and Puligandla, P. and Skarsgard, E. and Knight, M.
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004217
2021

Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in extremely preterm Vertex/nonVertex twins
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hiersch, L. and Shah, P.S. and Khurshid, F. and Masse, E. and Murphy, K. and McDonald, S.D. and Carson, G. and Barrett, J. and Melamed, N. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Abou Mehrem, A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.002
2021

Case Reports: Management Challenges in Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Carr, S. and Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.659083
2021

Benefit of antenatal corticosteroids by year of birth among preterm infants in Canada during 2003–2017: a population-based cohort study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Melamed, N. and Murphy, K. and Barrett, J. and Asztalos, E. and McDonald, S.D. and Yoon, E.W. and Shah, P.S. and Kanungo, J. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Khurshid, F. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16511
2021

Détermination des priorités en chirurgie pédiatrique spécialisée au Canada durant la pandémie de COVID-19.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Skarsgard ED and pour les Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201577-f
PubMed: 33318101
12/2020

Management of Gastroschisis: Results From the NETS2G Study, a Joint British, Irish, and Canadian Prospective Cohort Study of 1268 Infants.
Annals of surgery
Allin BSR and Opondo C and Kurinczuk JJ and Baird R and Puligandla P and Skarsgard E and Knight M and BAPS-CASS/NETS2G/CAPSNet/CNN gastroschisis collaborations
DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004217
PubMed: 33201118
11/2020

Prioritizing specialized children's surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Skarsgard ED and Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201577
PubMed: 32873542
09/2020

Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Neonatal Intestinal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations.
World journal of surgery
Brindle ME and McDiarmid C and Short K and Miller K and MacRobie A and Lam JYK and Brockel M and Raval MV and Howlett A and Lee KS and Offringa M and Wong K and de Beer D and Wester T and Nelson G
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05530-1
PubMed: 32385680
08/2020

Initial experience of the use of ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer (EVOH) as an alternative technique for lung nodule localization prior to VATS.
Journal of pediatric surgery
Heran MKS and Cardarelli-Leite L and d'Ortenzio R and Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.07.006
PubMed: 32768314
07/2020

Improving the paediatric surgery patient experience: an 8-year analysis of narrative quality data.
BMJ open quality
Robillard JM and Bourne SC and Tam MT and Page PM and Lamb EA and Gogal C and Skarsgard ED and Afshar K
DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000924
PubMed: 32381597
05/2020

Improving the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis using a multidisciplinary pathway.
Journal of pediatric surgery
Dhatt S and Sabhaney V and Bray H and Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.040
PubMed: 32067806
01/2020

Standardizing congenital diaphragmatic hernia care in Canada: Implementing national clinical practice guidelines.
Journal of pediatric surgery
LaRusso K and Baird R and Keijzer R and Skarsgard E and Puligandla P
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.021
PubMed: 32085916
01/2020

Prioritizing specialized children's surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic,Détermination des priorités en chirurgie pédiatrique spécialisée au Canada durant la pandémie de COVID-19
CMAJ
Skarsgard, E.D. and Bass, J. and Beaudry, P. and Corsten, G. and Drake, J. and Evans, M. and Farmer, J.-P. and Flageole, H. and Keijzer, R. and Mau, E. and Mayer, S. and Prasil, P. and Price, D. and Scott, L. and Venne, D.
DOI: 10.1503/CMAJ.201577-F
2020

Improving value and access to specialty medical care for families: a pediatric surgery telehealth program
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
Dean P and O’Donnell M and Zhou L and Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.005919
PubMed: 31782575
12/2019

Abdominal Tuberculosis in an Infant Presenting With a Small Bowel Obstruction.
Pediatric emergency care
Matettore A and Rajaprakash M and Bennett M and Skarsgard ED and Goldman RD
DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001872
PubMed: 31283724
07/2019

Immediate versus staged repair of omphaloceles.
Seminars in pediatric surgery
Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2019.04.010
PubMed: 31072464
04/2019

CAPS at 50: Now comfortably seated with the grownups.
Journal of pediatric surgery
Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.01.070
PubMed: 30971336
03/2019

Treatment of recurrent or persistent spontaneous pneumothorax in children with synthetic glue pleurodesis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Vivian Ma and Ravjot Dhatt and Candace Haddock and Erik D. Skarsgard and Manraj K.S. Heran
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.11.001
02/2019

Improving value and access to specialty medical care for families: A pediatric surgery telehealth program
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Dean, P. and O?Donnell, M. and Zhou, L. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.017318
2019

Management of narrow stalked giant omphalocele using tissue expansion, staged closure, and amnion preservation technique
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Zhang, Z.Z. and Haddock, C. and Verchere, C. and Arneja, J.S. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101311
2019

New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: a retrospective observational cohort study
BMJ Paediatrics Open
Anne Stey and Joni Ricks-Oddie and Sheila Innis and Shawn J Rangel and R Lawrence Moss and Bruce L Hall and Albert Dibbins and Erik D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000303
10/2018

Conservative therapy for appendicitis in children.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
Yamanaka S and Skarsgard ED and Goldman RD
PubMed: 30108072
08/2018

The value of patient registries in advancing pediatric surgical care
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.003
02/2018

The relationship between preoperative nutritional state and adverse outcome following abdominal and thoracic surgery in children: Results from the NSQIP database
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Abdullah Alshehri and Kourosh Afshar and Julie Bedford and Graeme Hintz and Erik D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.008
02/2018

Understanding gastroschisis and its clinical management: where are we?
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Candace Haddock and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2018.1438890
02/2018

Impact of Multidisciplinary Standardization of Care for Gastroschisis: Treatment, Outcomes, and Cost
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Candace Haddock and Al Ghalgya Al Maawali and Joseph Ting and Julie Bedford and Kourosh Afshar and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.013
02/2018

Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a clinical practice guideline
Canadian Medical Association Journal
The Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative and Pramod S. Puligandla and Erik D. Skarsgard and Martin Offringa and Ian Adatia and Robert Baird and J.A. Michelle Bailey and Mary Brindle and Priscilla Chiu and Arthur Cogswell and Shyamala Dakshinamurti and Hélène Flageole and Richard Keijzer and Douglas McMillan and Titilayo Oluyomi-Obi and Thomas Pennaforte and Thérèse Perreault and Bruno Piedboeuf and S. Patricia Riley and Greg Ryan and Anne Synnes and Michael Traynor
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170206
01/2018

Creation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guideline for neonatal intestinal surgery patients: a knowledge synthesis and consensus generation approach and protocol study
BMJ Open
Ashleigh C N Gibb and Megan A Crosby and Caraline McDiarmid and Denisa Urban and Jennifer Y K Lam and Paul W Wales and Megan Brockel and Mehul Raval and Martin Offringa and Erik D Skarsgard and Tomas Wester and Kenneth Wong and David de Beer and Gregg Nelson and Mary E Brindle
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023651
2018

Aggressive Surgical Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Worth the Effort?
Annals of Surgery
Harting, M.T. and Hollinger, L. and Tsao, K. and Putnam, L.R. and Wilson, J.M. and Hirschl, R.B. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Tibboel, D. and Brindle, M.E. and Lally, P.A. and Miller, C.C. and Lally, K.P.
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002144
2018

Conservative therapy for appendicitis in children
Canadian Family Physician
Yamanaka, S. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Goldman, R.D.
2018

Effectiveness and meaningful use of paediatric surgical safety checklists and their implementation strategies: a systematic review with narrative synthesis
BMJ Open
Janaka Lagoo and Steven R Lopushinsky and Alex B Haynes and Paul Bain and Helene Flageole and Erik D Skarsgard and Mary E Brindle
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016298
10/2017

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: The role of multi-institutional collaboration and patient registries in supporting best practice
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Pamela A. Lally and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2017.04.004
06/2017

Outcome prediction in gastroschisis – The gastroschisis prognostic score (GPS) revisited
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Pramod S. Puligandla and Robert Baird and Eric D. Skarsgard and Sherif Emil and Jean-Martin Laberge
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.01.017
05/2017

Appendectomy versus non-operative treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial.
BMJ paediatrics open
Hall NJ and Eaton S and Abbo O and Arnaud AP and Beaudin M and Brindle M and Bütter A and Davies D and Jancelewicz T and Johnson K and Keijzer R and Lapidus-Krol E and Offringa M and Pierro A
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000028
PubMed: 29637088
05/2017

Staged closure of a giant omphalocele with amnion preservation, modified technique
Saudi Medical Journal
Akram Aljahdali and Hussah Al-Buainain and Erik Skarsgard
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.4.16240
04/2017

Aggressive Surgical Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Annals of Surgery
Matthew T. Harting and Laura Hollinger and Kuojen Tsao and Luke R. Putnam and Jay M. Wilson and Ronald B. Hirschl and Erik D. Skarsgard and Dick Tibboel and Mary E. Brindle and Pamela A. Lally and Charles C. Miller and Kevin P. Lally
DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002144
01/2017

Responsible Innovation in Children's Surgical Care.
Pediatrics
SECTION ON SURGERY and COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS and AMERICAN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3437
PubMed: 28025237
01/2017

Splenic Disorders, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Splenectomy
Pediatric Surgery: Not a Textbook, Unbound Medicine
2017

Recommendations for surgical safety checklist use in Canadian children’s hospitals
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.016715
06/2016

Spatial variability of gastroschisis in Canada, 2006-2011: An exploratory analysis
Can J Public Health
Kate L. Bassil and Junmin Yang and Laura Arbour and Rahim Moineddin and Mary E. Brindle and Emily Hazell and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.17269/cjph.107.5084
06/2016

Management of gastroschisis
Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000336
06/2016

The Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Evidence Review Project: Developing national guidelines for care
Paediatrics & Child Health
Pramod S Puligandla and Erik D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1093/pch/21.4.183
05/2016

Trauma center variation in the management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injury: a national trauma data bank analysis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Arash Safavi and Erik D. Skarsgard and Peter Rhee and Bardiya Zangbar and Narong Kulvatunyou and Andrew Tang and Terence O’Keeffe and Randall S. Friese and Bellal Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.08.012
03/2016

Gastrointestinal Surgery in Children
Surgery: Core Principles and International Practices
2016

Management of gastroschisis
Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000336
2016

Spatial variability of gastroschisis in Canada, 2006–2011: An exploratory analysis
Canadian Journal of Public Health
Bassil, K.L. and Yang, J. and Arbour, L. and Moineddin, R. and Brindle, M.E. and Hazell, E. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5084
2016

Delivery planning for pregnancies with gastroschisis: findings from a prospective national registry
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alya Al-Kaff and Sarah C. MacDonald and Nancy Kent and Jason Burrows and Erik D. Skarsgard and Jennifer A. Hutcheon
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.048
10/2015

Maternal and community predictors of gastroschisis and congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Canada
Pediatric Surgery International
Farhana Shariff and Paul A. Peters and Laura Arbour and Margo Greenwood and Erik Skarsgard and Mary Brindle
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-015-3797-6
09/2015

Innovating for quality and value: Utilizing national quality improvement programs to identify opportunities for responsible surgical innovation
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Russell K. Woo and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.02.013
06/2015

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with right congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A population-based study
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Catherine K. Beaumier and Alana L. Beres and Pramod S. Puligandla and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.02.027
05/2015

Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Gastroschisis.
Surgical technology international
Safavi A and Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 26054989
05/2015

Maternal risk factors for gastroschisis in Canada
Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology
Erik D. Skarsgard and Christopher Meaney and Kate Bassil and Mary Brindle and Laura Arbour and Rahim Moineddin and the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet)
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23349
02/2015

A risk-stratified comparison of fascial versus flap closure techniques on the early outcomes of infants with gastroschisis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Claudia N. Emami and Fouad Youssef and Robert J. Baird and Jean-Martin Laberge and Erik D. Skarsgard and Pramod S. Puligandla
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.009
01/2015

The Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet): Lessons Learned from a National Registry Devoted to the Study of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Gastroschisis
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Alison Butler and Pramod Puligandla and Erik Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569477
2015

Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Gastroschisis
Surgical technology international
Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.
2015

ACS national surgical quality improvement program: Targeting quality improvement in Canadian pediatric surgery
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Julie Bedford and Tamara Chan and Simon Whyte and Kourosh Afshar
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.02.047
05/2014

Practice variation in gastroschisis: Factors influencing closure technique
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Jennifer Stanger and Noosheen Mohajerani and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.02.066
05/2014

Surgical site infections in infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Ilan Segal and Christine Kang and Susan G. Albersheim and Erik D. Skarsgard and Pascal M. Lavoie
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.08.001
03/2014

Abstract 1: What's the Best Way to Allocate or Block Time? A Data Driven Approach to Departmental "Operations".
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Arneja J and Goto J and Blair G and Gold L and Fitzsimmons B and Masterson J and Skarsgard E
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000444914.31544.c4
PubMed: 25942112
03/2014

Cystic Lung Lesions
): Essential Neonatology: A Practical Guide to Emergent Problems of the Newborn and Atlas of Management Approaches and Procedures
2014

Outcomes of early versus late intestinal operations in patients with gastroschisis and intestinal atresia: Results from a prospective national database
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Abdullah Alshehri and Sherif Emil and Jean-Martin Laberge and Erik Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.04.003
10/2013

Management of the base of the appendix in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy: clip, ligate, or staple?
Surgical technology international
Langer M and Safavi A and Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 23975448
09/2013

Use of safety scalpels and other safety practices to reduce sharps injury in the operating room: What is the evidence?
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Kristin DeGirolamo and Douglas Courtemanche and Warren Hill and Angie Kennedy and Erik Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.003812
08/2013

Can we select fetuses with intra-abdominal calcification for delivery in neonatal surgical centres?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Siham Zerhouni and Chantal Mayer and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.006
05/2013

Effect of timing of enteral feeding on outcome in gastroschisis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Akram Aljahdali and Noosheen Mohajerani and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.014
05/2013

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) mortality without surgical repair? A plea to clarify surgical ineligibility
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Marnie Goodwin Wilson and Alana Beres and Robert Baird and Jean-Martin Laberge and Erik D. Skarsgard and Pramod S. Puligandla
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.009
05/2013

Management of the base of the appendix in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy: clip, ligate, or staple?
Surgical technology international
Langer, M. and Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.
PubMed: 23975448
2013

Management of the base of the appendix in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy: clip, ligate, or staple?
Surgical technology international
Langer, M. and Safavi, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.
2013

Does operative experience during residency correlate with reported competency of recent general surgery graduates?
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
Safavi A and Lai S and Butterworth S and Hameed M and Schiller D and Skarsgard E
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.020811
PubMed: 22854144
08/2012

The gastroschisis prognostic score: reliable outcome prediction in gastroschisis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Kyle N. Cowan and Pramod S. Puligandla and Jean-Martin Laberge and Erik D. Skarsgard and Sarah Bouchard and Natalie Yanchar and Peter Kim and Shoo Lee and Douglas McMillan and Peter von Dadelszen
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.010
06/2012

Associated malformations and the “hidden mortality” of gastroschisis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Javed Akhtar and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.044
05/2012

Multi-institutional follow-up of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia reveals severe disability and variations in practice
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Arash Safavi and Anne R. Synnes and Karel O'Brien and Monping Chiang and Erik D. Skarsgard and Priscilla P.L. Chiu
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.032
05/2012

Chylothorax after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: a population-based study
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Jessica Mills and Arash Safavi and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.031
05/2012

Transscapular Microcoil Lung Nodule Localization
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Bippan S. Sangha and Erik D. Skarsgard and Manraj K.S. Heran
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.12.012
05/2012

Bowel-defect disproportion in gastroschisis: does the need to extend the fascial defect predict outcome?
Pediatric Surgery International
Arash Safavi and Erik Skarsgard and Sonia Butterworth
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-012-3055-0
02/2012

Endoloop versus endostapler closure of the appendiceal stump in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Arash Safavi and Monica Langer and Erik Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.023810
02/2012

Prediction of Pediatric Outcome after Prenatal Diagnosis and Expectant Antenatal Management of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Paul J. Yong and Peter Von Dadelszen and Daniela Carpara and Ken Lim and Nancy Kent and Francine Tessier and Marie-France Delisle and Titus Wong and Geoffrey Blair and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1159/000331936
2012

Preclosure fluid resuscitation influences outcome in gastroschisis
American Journal of Perinatology
Jansen, L.A. and Safavi, A. and Lin, Y. and MacNab, Y.C. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1295639
2012

Infectious complications in the management of gastroschisis
Pediatric Surgery International
Baird, R. and Puligandla, P. and Skarsgard, E. and Laberge, J.-M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-3038-6
2012

Lung nodules in children: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical resection after computed tomography–guided localization using a microcoil
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Manraj K.S. Heran and Bippan S. Sangha and John R. Mayo and Geoffrey Blair and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.043
06/2011

Novel use of F-DOPA PET/CT imaging in a child with paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma syndrome
Pediatric Radiology
Daniel S. Levine and Daniel L. Metzger and Helen R. Nadel and Angelica Oviedo and Michael J. Adam and Erik Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2109-0
05/2011

Patch repair is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Pediatric Surgery International
M. E. Brindle and and the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet) and M. Brar and E. D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-2925-1
05/2011

Institutional practice and outcome variation in the management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and gastroschisis in Canada: a report from the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Robert Baird and Gareth Eeson and Arash Safavi and Pramod Puligandla and Jean-Martin Laberge and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.008
05/2011

In Utero Gene Delivery Using Chitosan-DNA Nanoparticles in Mice
Journal of Surgical Research
Patrick T. Yang and Lien Hoang and William W. Jia and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.05.039
2011

Does pre-biopsy contrast enema delay the diagnosis of long segment Hirschsprung's disease?
European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie
Chen JZ and Jamieson DH and Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262842
PubMed: 20954107
11/2010

Impact of target blood gases on outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie
Brindle ME and Ma IW and Skarsgard ED
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253405
PubMed: 20509108
09/2010

Perinatal predictors of outcome in gastroschisis
Journal of Perinatology
J A Mills and the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network and Y Lin and Y C MacNab and E D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.43
04/2010

Telephone and web-based pediatric day surgery questionnaires
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
Erica Amari and Christine Vandebeek and Carolyne J. Montgomery and Erik Skarsgard and J. Mark Ansermino
DOI: 10.1108/09526861011029398
03/2010

Perinatal management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: when and how should babies be delivered? Results from the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Arash Safavi and Yi Lin and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.026
2010

Does overnight birth influence treatment or outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia?
American Journal of Perinatology
Mills, J.L.A. and Lin, Y. and MacNab, Y.C. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241741
2010

Does general surgery residency training provide competence in community-based pediatric surgery?
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 19865569
10/2009

Managing the adverse event occurring during elective, ambulatory pediatric surgery
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2009.02.013
05/2009

Effect of hospital case volume on outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the experience of the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Jeremy R. Grushka and Jean-Martin Laberge and Pramod Puligandla and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.023
05/2009

Is timing everything? The influence of gestational age, birth weight, route, and intent of delivery on outcome in gastroschisis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
John Boutros and Michael Regier and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.026
05/2009

Does general surgery residency training provide competence in community-based pediatric surgery?
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D.
PubMed: 19865569
2009

Evolutionary concepts in biobanking - the BC BioLibrary
Journal of Translational Medicine
Watson, P.H. and Wilson-McManus, J.E. and Barnes, R.O. and Giesz, S.C. and Png, A. and Hegele, R.G. and Brinkman, J.N. and Mackenzie, I.R. and Huntsman, D.G. and Junker, A. and Gilks, B. and Skarsgard, E. and Burgess, M. and Aparicio, S. and McManus, B.M.
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-95
2009

Does general surgery residency training provide competence in community-based pediatric surgery?
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D.
2009

Abdominal compartment syndrome complicating paediatric extracorporeal life support: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Anaesthesia and intensive care
Lam MC and Yang PT and Skippen PW and Kissoon N and Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 18853595
09/2008

Case selection in minimally invasive surgical treatment of neuroblastoma
Pediatric Surgery International
John Boutros and Mason Bond and Paul Beaudry and Geoffrey K. Blair and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2240-7
08/2008

Mortality prediction in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Robert Baird and Ying C. MacNab and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.012
05/2008

Quality-of-life outcomes after surgical correction of pectus excavatum: a comparison of the Ravitch and Nuss procedures
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Mindy W.C. Lam and Anne F. Klassen and Carolyne J. Montgomery and Jacques G. LeBlanc and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.020
05/2008

Topical mitomycin-C for recalcitrant esophageal strictures: a novel endoscopic/fluoroscopic technique for safe endoluminal delivery
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Manraj K.S. Heran and Robert Baird and Geoffrey K. Blair and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.017
05/2008

Gastroschisis closure—does method really matter?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Robert L. Weinsheimer and Natalie L. Yanchar and Sarah B. Bouchard and Peter K. Kim and Jean-Martin Laberge and Erik D. Skarsgard and S.K. Lee and Douglas McMillan and Peter von Dadelszen
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.030
05/2008

Clinical Research in Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Systematic Review of Quality-of-Life Questionnaires
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
Anne F. Klassen and Mitchell A. Stotland and Erik D. Skarsgard and Andrea L. Pusic
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.10.004
04/2008

Canadian Pediatric Surgical Network: a population-based pediatric surgery network and database for analyzing surgical birth defects. The first 100 cases of gastroschisis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Jennifer Claydon and Sarah Bouchard and Peter C.W. Kim and Shoo K. Lee and Jean-Martin Laberge and Douglas McMillan and Peter von Dadelszen and Natalie Yanchar
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.011
01/2008

Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Mohammed Hasosah and Daniel A Lemberg and Eric Skarsgard and Richard Schreiber
DOI: 10.1155/2008/590143
2008

Abdominal compartment syndrome complicating paediatric extracorporeal life support: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Lam, M.C.W. and Yang, P.T. and Skipen, P.W. and Kison, N. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600517
2008

Measuring the Quality of Pediatric Day Surgery Care
Journal For Healthcare Quality
Erica Amari and Diana M. Murray and Christine Vandebeek and Caroline J. Montgomery and Erik Skarsgard and Fay Warnock and Mark J. Ansermino
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2007.tb00223.x
11/2007

An open and shut case for early VATS treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
Butterworth SA and Blair GK and LeBlanc JG and Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 17568487
06/2007

Measuring the quality of pediatric day surgery care.
Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
Amari, E. and Murray, D.M. and Vandebeek, C. and Montgomery, C.J. and Skarsgard, E. and Warnock, F. and Ansermino, J.M.
2007

An open and shut case for early VATS treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Butterworth, S.A. and Blair, G.K. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Skarsgard, E.D.
2007

Correlation of near-infrared spectroscopy with perfusion parameters at the hepatic and systemic levels in an endotoxemic shock model.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
Nahum E and Skippen PW and Gagnon RE and Macnab AJ and Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 17006393
10/2006

A risk-adjusted study of outcome and resource utilization for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Jasmine C. Lam and Jennifer Claydon and Craig R. Mitton and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.025
05/2006

An audit of cancer diagnosis in a Canadian children's hospital: Quality, timing and efficiency
Paediatrics & Child Health
Stacy C Reebye and Geoffrey K Blair and Paul C Rogers and Douglas Jamieson and Erik D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.3.143
03/2006

Networks in Canadian paediatric surgery: Time to get connected.
Paediatrics & child health
Skarsgard ED
PubMed: 19030236
01/2006

Outcomes of pyloroplasty and pyloric dilatation in children diagnosed with nonobstructive delayed gastric emptying
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Wajid Jawaid and Ahmed Abdalwahab and Geoffrey Blair and Erik Skarsgard and Eric Webber
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.005
2006

Simultaneous in-situ NIRS of liver and bowel during septic shock
Spectroscopy
Gagnon, R.E. and Hahum, E. and Skarsgard, E. and Macnab, A.J.
DOI: 10.1155/2006/285157
2006

Correlation of transcutaneous hepatic near-infrared spectroscopy readings with liver surface readings and perfusion parameters in a piglet endotoxemic shock model
Liver International
Nahum, E. and Skippen, P.W. and Gagnon, R.E. and Macnab, A.J. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01383.x
2006

Lentiviral-mediated fetal gene therapy for monogenic disorders: Development of an in vitro rabbit model
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Huang, L. and Reebye, S.C. and Yeung, A.Y. and Jia, W.W. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1159/000091348
2006

Networks in Canadian paediatric surgery: Time to get connected
Paediatrics and Child Health
Skarsgard, E.D.
2006

Correlation of near-infrared spectroscopy with perfusion parameters at the hepatic and systemic levels in an endotoxemic shock model
Medical Science Monitor
Nahum, E. and Skippen, P.W. and Gagnon, R.E. and Macnab, A.J. and Skarsgard, E.D.
2006

The Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Children
Archives of Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.140.9.905
09/2005

Can we predict the failure of thoracostomy tube drainage in the treatment of pediatric parapneumonic collections?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Muhammad Jamal and Stacy C. Reebye and Mohammed Zamakhshary and Erik D. Skarsgard and Geoffrey K. Blair
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.053
05/2005

Laparoscopic vs percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion: A new pediatric gold standard?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Mohammed Zamakhshary and Mohammad Jamal and Geoffrey K. Blair and James J. Murphy and Eric M. Webber and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.02.001
05/2005

SNAP-II Predicts Mortality among Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Journal of Perinatology
Erik D Skarsgard and The Canadian Neonatal Network and Ying C MacNab and Zhenguo Qiu and Ruth Little and Shoo K Lee
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211257
02/2005

Lentiviral vector–mediated, in vivo gene transfer to the tracheobronchial tree in fetal rabbits
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Louis Huang and Stacy C. Reebye and Adam Y. Yeung and William W. Jia
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.047
2005

Dynamic esophageal lengthening for long gap esophageal atresia: Experience with two cases
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.07.031
11/2004

Survival rate in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the experience of the canadian neonatal network
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Patrick J Javid and Tom Jaksic and Erik D Skarsgard and Shoo Lee
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.01.022
05/2004

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonatal respiratory failure: does routine, cephalad jugular drainage improve outcome?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Douglas R. Salt and Shoo K. Lee
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.01.033
05/2004

Left-sided gastroschisis associated with situs inversus
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Kasper S. Wang and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.08.044
2004

Serum Cytosolic ß-Glucosidase Activity in a Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Pediatric Research
Reed A Dimmitt and Robert Glew and Christopher Colby and Mary Brindle and Erik Skarsgard and R Lawrence Moss
DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000081310.47579.49
10/2003

Primary reversed gastric tube reconstruction in long gap esophageal atresia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
M.O McCollum and S.J Rangel and G.K Blair and R.L Moss and B.M Smith and E.D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00133-7
06/2003

Toward evidence-based best practices in neonatal surgical care-I: The Canadian NICU Network
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Geoffrey K. Blair and Shoo K. Lee
DOI: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50180
05/2003

AAV-mediated factor IX gene transfer to skeletal muscle in patients with severe hemophilia B.
Blood
Manno CS and Chew AJ and Hutchison S and Larson PJ and Herzog RW and Arruda VR and Tai SJ and Ragni MV and Thompson A and Ozelo M and Couto LB and Leonard DG and Johnson FA and Glader B
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-10-3296
PubMed: 12515715
04/2003

Serum cytosolic ß-glucosidase activity in a rat model of necrotizing enterocolitis
Pediatric Research
Dimmitt, R.A. and Glew, R. and Colby, C. and Brindle, M. and Skarsgard, E. and Moss, R.L.
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000081310.47579.49
2003

Primary reversed gastric tube reconstruction in long gap esophageal atresia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
McCollum, M.O. and Rangel, S.J. and Blair, G.K. and Moss, R.L. and Smith, B.M. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00133-7
2003

Effects of partial liquid ventilation on cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolism in neonatal lambs
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Reed A. Dimmitt and Sarah A. Beckman and Louis P. Halamek and R.Lawrence Moss and Nick A. Mickas and Daniel A. Falco and Christopher Chubb and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.32884
06/2002

The role of prospective randomized clinical trials in pediatric surgery: State of the art?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
R.Lawrence Moss and Marion C.W. Henry and Reed A. Dimmitt and Shawn Rangel and Nora Geraghty and Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.25749
08/2001

Fetal Therapy with rhIGF-1 in a Rabbit Model of Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Journal of Surgical Research
Erik D. Skarsgard and Lisa A. Amii and Reed A. Dimmitt and Gordon Sakamoto and Mary E. Brindle and R.Lawrence Moss
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6120
07/2001

Omphalocele, colonic atresia, and Hirschsprung's disease: an unusual cluster of malformations in a single patient
Pediatric Surgery International
K. S. Wang and J. L. Cahill and E. D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1007/s003830000459
03/2001

New tocolytic strategies for fetal surgery: efficacy and fetomaternal safety of nitroglycerin
The Unborn Patient: The Art and Science of Fetal Therapy, 3rd ed.
2001

Predictability of Gaseous Impact Ignition Sensitivity from Autoignition Temperature Data
ASTM Special Technical Publication
Hirsch, D. and Skarsgard, E. and Beeson, H. and Bryan, C.
2001

Rational Treatment of Empyema in Children
Archives of Surgery
Andreas H. Meier
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.8.907
08/2000

Salvage laparotomy for failure of peritoneal drainage in necrotizing enterocolitis in infants with extremely low birth weight
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Reed A. Dimmitt and Andreas H. Meier and Erik D. Skarsgard and Louis P. Halamek and Baird M. Smith and R.Lawrence Moss
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.6865
06/2000

Evidence for gene transfer and expression of factor IX in haemophilia B patients treated with an AAV vector
Nature Genetics
Mark A. Kay and Catherine S. Manno and Margaret V. Ragni and Peter J. Larson and Linda B. Couto and Alan McClelland and Bertil Glader and Amy J. Chew and Shing J Tai and Roland W. Herzog and Valder Arruda and Fred Johnson and Ciaran Scallan and Erik Skarsgard and Alan W. Flake and Katherine A. High
DOI: 10.1038/73464
03/2000

Case Studies in Pediatric Surgery
McGraw Hill Companies
2000

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: The Surgeon's Perspective
Pediatrics in Review
E. D. Skarsgard and M. R. Harrison
DOI: 10.1542/pir.20-10-e71
10/1999

Effects of nitroglycerin and indomethacin on fetal-maternal circulation and on fetal cerebral blood flow and metabolism in sheep
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Erik D. Skarsgard and Karen J. VanderWall and Jonathan A. Morris and Christine Roman and Michael A. Heymann and Michael R. Harrison
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70576-4
08/1999

Effects of nitroglycerin and indomethacin on fetal-maternal circulation and on fetal cerebral blood flow and metabolism in sheep
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Skarsgard, E.D. and VanderWall, K.J. and Morris, J.A. and Roman, C. and Heymann, M.A. and Harrison, M.R.
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70576-4
1999

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with aortic coarctation
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Pirooz Eghtesady and Erik D Skarsgard and Baird M Smith and Robert C Robbins and Lewis Wexler and William D Rhine
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90681-9
06/1998

Papillary cystic neoplasm of the pancreas: A report of three pediatric cases and literature review
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Kasper S Wang and Craig Albanese and Festus Dada and Erik D Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90655-8
06/1998

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with aortic coarctation
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Eghtesady, P. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Smith, B.M. and Robbins, R.C. and Wexler, L. and Rhine, W.D.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90681-9
1998

Papillary cystic neoplasm of the pancreas: A report of three pediatric cases-and literature review
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Wang, K.S. and Albanese, C. and Dada, F. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90655-8
1998

Fetendo-clip: A fetal endoscopic tracheal clip procedure in a human fetus
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Karen J VanderWall and Eric D Skarsgard and Roy A Filly and Jeff Eckert and Michael R Harrison
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(97)90379-1
07/1997

Use of Doppler ultrasonography in the evaluation of liver blood flow during silo reduction of a giant omphalocele
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Richard A. Barth
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(97)90019-1
05/1997

Fetendo-clip: A fetal endoscopic tracheal clip procedure in a human fetus
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
VanderWall, K.J. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Filly, R.A. and Eckert, J. and Harrison, M.R.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90379-1
1997

Use of Doppler ultrasonography in the evaluation of liver blood flow during silo reduction of a giant omphalocele
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D. and Barth, R.A.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90019-1
1997

Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (‘Fetendo-PLUG’) for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D Skarsgard and Martin Meuli and Karen J VanderWall and John F Bealer and N.Scott Adzick and Michael R Harrison
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90823-4
10/1996

Initial experience with one-stage endorectal pull-through procedures for Hirschsprung's disease
Pediatric Surgery International
E. D. Skarsgard and R. A. Superina and B. Shandling and D. E. Wesson
DOI: 10.1007/bf00180088
08/1996

Single-lung Ventilation in Pediatric Patients
Anesthesiology
Gregory B. Hammer and Steven J. Manos and Baird M. Smith and Erik D. Skarsgard and Jay B. Brodsky
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199606000-00028
06/1996

The OOPS procedure (Operation on Placental Support): In utero airway management of the fetus with prenatally diagnosed tracheal obstruction
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Usha Chitkara and Elliot J. Krane and Edward T. Riley and Louis P. Halamek and Herbert H. Dedo
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90144-x
06/1996

Carpet bezoar obstruction of the small intestine
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Ping Y. Wang and Erik D. Skarsgard and Robin J. Baker
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90052-4
1996

Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion ('Fetendo-PLUG') for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D. and Meuli, M. and Vanderwall, K.J. and Bealer, J.F. and Adzick, N.S. and Harrison, M.R.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90823-4
1996

The OOPS procedure (operation on placental support): In utero airway management of the fetus with prenatally diagnosed tracheal obstruction
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D. and Chitkara, U. and Krane, E.J. and Riley, E.T. and Halamek, L.P. and Dedo, H.H.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90144-X
1996

Initial experience with one-stage endorectal pull-through procedures for Hirschsprung's disease
Pediatric Surgery International
Skarsgard, E.D. and Superina, R.A. and Shandling, B. and Wesson, D.E.
DOI: 10.1007/BF00180088
1996

Carpet bezoar obstruction of the small intestine
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Wang, P.Y. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Baker, R.J.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90052-4
1996

Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein.
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard ED and Ellison E and Quenville N
PubMed: 7553473
10/1995

The incidence and spectrum of neurological injury after open fetal surgery
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
John F. Bealer and Jack Raisanen and Erik D. Skarsgard and Steven R. Long and Kondi Wong and Roy A. Filly and N.Scott Adzick and Michael R. Harrison
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90009-8
08/1995

Fetal endoscopic (‘Fetendo’) surgery: The relationship between insufflating pressure and the fetoplacental circulation
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and John F. Bealer and Martin Meuli and N.Scott Adzick and Michael R. Harrison
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90013-6
08/1995

The ‘PLUG’ odyssey: Adventures in experimental fetal tracheal occlusion
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
John F Bealer and Erik D Skarsgard and Marc H Hedrick and Martin Meuli and Karen J VanderWall and Alan W Flake and N.Scott Adzick and Michael R Harrison
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90590-1
02/1995

Cervical sonomicrometry predicts preterm labour
Surgical Forum
1995

Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D. and Ellison, E. and Quenville, N.
1995

An effective strategy for decontamination, ex vivo expansion, and storage of human fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells.
Transplantation proceedings
Rice HE and Skarsgard ED and Emani VR and Zanjani ED and Harrison MR and Flake AW
PubMed: 7527966
12/1994

Non-fixation of the colon in colonic atresia: A new finding
Pediatric Radiology
A. Landes and B. Shuckett and E. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1007/bf02012179
06/1994

Postpericardiotomy syndrome and chylopericardium: Two unusual complications after aortopexy for tracheomalacia
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik D. Skaragard and Robert M. Filler and Riccardo A. Superina
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(94)90207-0
1994

Non-fixation of the colon in colonic atresia: A new finding
Pediatric Radiology
Landes, A. and Shuckett, B. and Skarsgard, E.
DOI: 10.1007/BF02012179
1994

An effective strategy for decontamination, ex vivo expansion, and storage of human fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells
Transplantation Proceedings
Rice, H.E. and Skarsgard, E.D. and Emani, V.R. and Zanjani, E.D. and Harrison, M.R. and Flake, A.W.
1994

Human fetal liver hematopoietic cell expansion with a novel bioreactor system
Transplantation Proceedings
Rice, H.E. and Emani, V.R. and Skarsgard, E.R. and Knazek, R.A. and Zanjani, E.D. and Flake, A.W. and Harrison, M.R.
1994

Human fetal liver hematopoietic cell expansion with a novel bioreactor system
Transplantation Proceedings
PubMed: 7998163
1994

Effect of cardiac stabbing on ventricular function: evaluation by radionuclide angiography.
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard ED and Phang PT and Belzberg AS and Russell JA
PubMed: 8221398
10/1993

Thrombosis of the portal venous system after splenectomy for pediatric hematologic disease
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Erik Skarsgard and John Doski and Tom Jaksic and David Wesson and Barry Shandling and Sigmund Ein and Paul Babyn and Kurt Heiss and Xiaohan Hu
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90141-7
09/1993

Effect of cardiac stabbing on ventricular function: Evaluation by radionuclide angiography
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Skarsgard, E.D. and Phang, P.T. and Belzberg, A.S. and Russel, J.A.
1993

A Current Analysis of Primary Lymphoma of the Thyroid
Archives of Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410340037006
10/1991

Function and quality of life results after ileal pouch surgery for chronic ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis
The American Journal of Surgery
Erik D. Skarsgard and Kenneth G. Atkinson and George A. Bell and Michael E. Pezim and Andrew M. Seal and F.Rosslyn Sharp
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(89)90636-3
05/1989

Research

Current Project
Surgical Telehealth program: With the support of Child Health BC, we have established surgical telehealth sites in each of the health authorities. We are in the process of studying the scope of surgical ambulatory practice that is amenable to telehealth technology, and assessing the value of telehealth from both the patient/family and provider perspectives.

Honours & Awards

UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence, April 1, 2007-Mar 31, 2008.

Richard J. Finley Senior Research Scholar Award. UBC Dept of Surgery, June 2008

Research Group Members

Najah Adreak, MD, MSc, CAPSNet Study Coordinator