Annie Fecteau, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

The ethical dilemmas in the face of resource limitations for children needing surgery.
Journal of pediatric surgery · 2026
Implementation of a "Same Night" Appendectomy (SNAppy) Discharge Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Journal of pediatric surgery · 2025 · senior author
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations for Neonatal Perioperative Care.
JAMA surgery · 2024

All 46 publications

Latest funding

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$646,423

All 1 grants and awards

46 publications.

01

The ethical dilemmas in the face of resource limitations for children needing surgery.

Gow KW, Bagwell C, Fecteau A, Martin K, Mueller C, Ryckman J, Price D, Zigman A, Mills J

Journal of pediatric surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163074 PMID: 41825500

02

Implementation of a "Same Night" Appendectomy (SNAppy) Discharge Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Ramjist JK, Carr B, Menezes KA, McDonnell C, Zani A, Fecteau A

Journal of pediatric surgery2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162218 PMID: 39919336

03

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations for Neonatal Perioperative Care.

Pilkington M, Nelson G, Pentz B, Marchand T, Lloyd E, Chiu PPL, de Beer D, de Silva N, Else S, Fecteau A, Giuliani S, Hannam S, Howlett A, Lee KS, Levin D, O'Rourke L, Stephen L, Wilson L, Brindle ME

JAMA surgery2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2044 PMID: 39083294

04

Surgical waitlist management: Perspectives from surgeons on surgical prioritization at a paediatric hospital.

Wiebe K, Kelley S, Fecteau A, Levine M, Blajchman I, Shaul RZ, Kirsch R

Paediatrics & child health2024

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxad067 PMID: 38586493

05

Introduction of a Warming Bundle to Reduce Hypothermia in Neonatal Surgical Patients.

Ramjist JK, Sutthatarn P, Elliott C, Lee KS, Fecteau A

Journal of pediatric surgery2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.037 PMID: 38388284

06

The intersection of pediatric surgery, climate change, and equity.

Cockrell HC, Hansen EE, Gow K, Fecteau A, Greenberg SLM

Journal of pediatric surgery2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.017 PMID: 36792419

07

Development of a five point enhanced recovery protocol for pectus excavatum surgery.

Downing L, Ramjist JK, Tyrrell A, Tsang M, Isaac L, Fecteau A

Journal of pediatric surgery2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.028 PMID: 36788057

08

Secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary children's hospital in Canada: a mixed-methods study.

Diskin C, Orkin J, Dharmaraj B, Agarwal T, Parmar A, McNaughton K, Cohen E, Sunderji A, Faraoni D, Fecteau A, Fischer J, Maynes J, Mahant S, Friedman J

BMJ open2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059849 PMID: 37055199

09

Findings in percutaneous trans-hepatic cholecysto-cholangiography in neonates and infants presenting with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia: emphasis on differential diagnosis and cholangiographic patterns.

Parra DA, Peters SE, Kohli R, Chamlati R, Connolly BL, Wolinska JM, Ng VL, Temple MJ, John PR, Kamath BM, Ling SC, Fecteau A, Amirabadi A, Amaral JG

BMC pediatrics2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03816-y PMID: 36639762

10

I-PASS enhances effectiveness and accuracy of hand-off for pediatric general surgery patients.

Wolinska JM, Lapidus-Krol E, Fallon EM, Kolivoshka Y, Fecteau A

Journal of pediatric surgery2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.11.015 PMID: 34911653

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pilkington, Mercedes

Keywords: Effectiveness; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; Eras; Implementation; Neonatal Surgery; Neonatology; Outcomes

$646,423

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Surgery
Pediatrics
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Department of Paediatrics
Medicine
Department of Surgery
Pediatrics and Physiology
Other

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Sheila Weitzman

Department of Paediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2016

Nicola Jones

Pediatrics and Physiology

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Anne Dipchand

Department of Paediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2009

Lisa Isaac

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Conor McDonnell

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Maisie Tsang

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Pingzhao Hu

Biostatistics Division

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Joseph Beyene

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Julia Orkin

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Fecteau, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The ethical dilemmas in the face of resource limitations for children needing surgery." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The ethical dilemmas in the face of resource limitations for children needing surgery.

Implementation of a "Same Night" Appendectomy (SNAppy) Discharge Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations for Neonatal Perioperative Care.

Surgical waitlist management: Perspectives from surgeons on surgical prioritization at a paediatric hospital.

Introduction of a Warming Bundle to Reduce Hypothermia in Neonatal Surgical Patients.

The intersection of pediatric surgery, climate change, and equity.

Development of a five point enhanced recovery protocol for pectus excavatum surgery.

Secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary children's hospital in Canada: a mixed-methods study.

Findings in percutaneous trans-hepatic cholecysto-cholangiography in neonates and infants presenting with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia: emphasis on differential diagnosis and cholangiographic patterns.

I-PASS enhances effectiveness and accuracy of hand-off for pediatric general surgery patients.

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Frequent collaborators

Sheila Weitzman

Kyong-Soon Lee

Nicola Jones

Augusto Zani

Upton Allen

Gregg Nelson

Anand Ghanekar

Anne Dipchand

Mark Cattral

Binita Kamath

Lisa Isaac

Conor McDonnell

Maisie Tsang

Pingzhao Hu

Mercedes Pilkington

Tyara Marchand

Gregg Nelson

Angelo Mikrogianakis

Kunal Bhanot

Eyal Cohen

Martin Offringa

Stanley Read

Sanjay Mahant

Joseph Beyene

Julia Orkin