
Bonus Episode from EBRS Webinar: "Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients With Abdominal Pain and Gallstones"
Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery PodcastShow Notes
This Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS) webinar was filmed February 2025. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Kelly Vogt and Dr. Chad Ball, and featured panelists Dr. James Byrne, Dr. Kimberly Bertens and Dr. Sean Gregg. In this EBRS webinar, we discussed Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients with Abdominal Pain and Gallstones: 5-Year Follow-Up of the SECURE Randomized Clinical Trial (Comes et al., 2024). Links: Comes DJ, Wennmacker SZ, Latenstein CSS, et al. Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients With Abdominal Pain and Gallstones: 5-Year Follow-Up of the SECURE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2024;159(11):1235-1243. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.3080
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