Perforated Diverticulitis: To Anastomose or Not to Anastomose? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
No consensus has been reached in the management of perforated diverticulitis. Many surgeons opt for a Hartmann's procedure to avoid the risk of an anastomotic leak. We hypothesize that resection with primary anastomosis is a safe alternative in selected patients. We aim to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the available literature. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 27, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: F. Shaban, K. Carney, K. McGarry, S. Holtham Tags: Review Source Type: research
Comments on the article “The prognostic significance of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
We read with great interest the systematic review and meta-analysis entitled “The prognostic significance of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis” [1] by Wang et al. They found the preoperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was significantly associated with the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients after surgery. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 24, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Bo Zhang, Qiong Wu, Xinyu Guo Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Time to rethink surgeon-specific outcome data for colorectal surgeons in England: Cross-sectional data of 73,842 resections for colorectal cancer
Since 2013, individual surgeon and NHS Trusts outcomes following elective colorectal cancer surgery have been in the public domain in England. The 90-day operative mortality rates following colorectal resections are available for the public to view online. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Khalid Hureibi, Charles Evans, Ling Wong, Quratul Ain Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
The Role of Metallic Clips in Transcatheter Intravascular Embolization for Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Cases Receiving Unmanageable Endoscopic Therapy: a retrospective cohort study
This study aims to explore whether metallic clips could be a kind of localizer and guider in transcatheter arterial embolization for patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, who received an unmanageable endoscopic therapy. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Yang Wang, Peng Jia Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Time to rethink surgeon-specific outcome data for Colorectal Surgeons in England: A Short Report of cross-sectional data
Since 2013, individual surgeon and NHS Trusts outcomes following elective colorectal cancer surgery have been in the public domain in England. The 90-day operative mortality rates following colorectal resections are available for the public to view online. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Khalid Hureibi, Charles Evans, Ling Wong, Quratul Ain Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Long non-coding RNA activated by TGF- β Expression in Cancer Prognosis: A Meta-analysis
Recently, long noncoding RNA activated by transforming growth factor beta (TGF- β) (lncRNA ATB) was shown be useful in cancer prognosis, however, its prognostic value in human cancer has been inconsistent. Our study aimed to explore the prognostic role of lncRNA ATB expression in cancer prognosis. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 16, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Xionghu Shen, Longzhen Piao, Songnan Zhang, Yan Cui, Yuzhen Cui, Xianglan Quan, Honghua Sun Tags: Review Source Type: research
The efficacy and safety of methylprednisolone for pain control after total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Pain management after arthroplasties has become a serious problem. We perform a meta-analysis from randomized controlled trial (RCTs) to examine the efficacy and safety of methylprednisolone in the setting of postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 15, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Sheng Shen, Zongyan Gao, Junyi Liu Tags: Review Source Type: research
Improving emergency surgical care for patients with right iliac fossa pain at a regional scale: a Quality Improvement study using the Supported Champions implementation strategy
Methods to improve clinical systems safety suffer from significant difficulties in implementation and scaling up. We used an upscaling implementation strategy entitled Supported Champions in a quality and safety improvement programme for emergency surgery at regional level, focusing on patients with right iliac fossa pain. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 13, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Feinberg Joshua, Flynn Lorna, Woodward Matthew, Pennell Christopher, Higham Helen, Morgan Lauren, Holman Lance, Tully Patrick, McCulloch Peter Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Integrated analysis of the prognostic role of the lymph node ratio in node-positive gastric cancer: A meta-analysis
The lymph node ratio (LNR) as a prognostic parameter for gastric cancer has yet to be fully validated in the current tumor node metastasis staging system. We assessed the prognostic role of LNR in lymph node-positive gastric cancer through a meta-analysis. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 10, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Jiang Zhu, Zhao Xue, Shumei Zhang, Xinxin Guo, Laihui Zhai, Shipeng Shang, Yan Zhang, Haibo Lu Tags: Review Source Type: research
Appraising the Uptake and Use of the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations: A Review of the Literature
Evaluation of new surgical innovations is complex and variably regulated, and historically the quality of surgical studies has been criticized. The IDEAL (Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-term monitoring) Framework was established to provide a pathway for evaluating surgical innovations at each stage of their development in order to produce high quality surgical research. Since the inception of IDEAL in 2009, there has been no assessment of its use. In this review, we look at the uptake and usage of IDEAL by examining the published literature. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 8, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Asha Khachane, Yiannis Philippou, Allison Hirst, Peter McCulloch Tags: Review Source Type: research
Three-Dimensional Printing assisted ORIF versus conventional ORIF for tibial plateau fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the influence of three dimensional printing technology on the open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of tibial plateau fractures from current randomized controlled trials and prospective comparative studies. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 3, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Linzhen Xie, Chunhui Chen, Yingying Zhang, Wenhao Zheng, Hua Chen, Leyi Cai Source Type: research
The association between thyroid cancer and insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and its components: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Thyroid cancer is rapidly increasing in incidence worldwide in the past several decades, same as the incidence of metabolic syndrome. We performed a system review and meta-analysis of the association between metabolic syndrome, its components and insulin resistance and thyroid cancer incidence. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 3, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: De-tao Yin, Huanan He, Kun Yu, Jing Xie, Mengyuan Lei, Runsheng Ma, Hongqiang Li, Yongfei Wang, Zhen Liu Source Type: research
Editor ’s Perspectives – August 2018
In this August 2018 issue of the Editor ’s Perspectives, I have to stop talking about endoscopic polypectomy and its recent developments in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts, which I promised to do in this issue of the Editor’s Perspectives. In the recent International Journal of Surgery Editorial Board Meeting held at the E lsevier Office in London on 29th June 2018, we heard the good news that the Impact Factor of IJS is 2.692. The Publisher also predicted that the impact factor for the coming year may reach to 3. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Joseph W.Y. Lau, Choh-Ming Li Source Type: research
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Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
A new laboratory-based algorithm to predict microvascular invasion and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
This study aimed to evaluate the association of inflammatory markers with MVI, and develop a simple and inexpensive preoperative prediction model for MVI. (Source: International Journal of Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Surgery - August 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Ying Zhu, Da Xu, Ze Zhang, Jian Dong, Yu Zhou, Wei-Wei Zhang, Liang Hong, Wen-Wei Zhu Source Type: research
