Significance of Anemia in Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
(2017)
Journal Article
McGrane, J. M., Humes, D. J., Acheson, A., Acheson, A. G., Minear, F., Wheeler, J. M., & Walter, C. J. (2017). Significance of Anemia in Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Clinical Colorectal Cancer, 16(4), 381-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcc.2017.03.016
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Meta-analysis of operative experiences of general surgery trainees during training (2016)
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Elsey, E., Griffiths, G., Humes, D., & West, J. (in press). Meta-analysis of operative experiences of general surgery trainees during training. British Journal of Surgery, 104(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10396BACKGROUND: General surgical training curricula around the world set defined operative numbers to be achieved before completion of training. However, there are few studies reporting total operative experience in training. This systematic review aimed... Read More about Meta-analysis of operative experiences of general surgery trainees during training.
Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis (2016)
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Boermeester, M. A., Humes, D., Velmahos, G. C., & Søreide, K. (in press). Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis. World Journal of Surgery, 40(10), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3560-8BACKGROUND: Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention. Recent clinical trials have... Read More about Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis.
Anticipation of thermal pain in diverticular disease (2016)
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Smith, J. K., Marciani, L., Humes, D. J., Francis, S. T., Gowland, P. A., & Spiller, R. C. (2016). Anticipation of thermal pain in diverticular disease. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 28(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12790Background
The relative importance of peripheral nerve injury or differences in central pain processing in painful diverticular disease (DD) is unclear. Functional MRI has demonstrated changes in the anticipation of pain in irritable bowel syndrom... Read More about Anticipation of thermal pain in diverticular disease.
Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults (2016)
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Humes, D., Walker, A. J., Hunt, B., Sultan, A. A., Ludvigsson, J. F., & West, J. (2016). Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults. British Journal of Surgery, 103(4), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10091BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy is the commonest intra-abdominal emergency surgical procedure, and little is known regarding the magnitude and timing of the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery. This study aimed to determine absolute and rel... Read More about Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults.
Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism following colectomy (2015)
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Humes, D., Walker, A., Blackwell, J., Hunt, B., & West, J. (2015). Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism following colectomy. British Journal of Surgery, 102(13), https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9923Background: Guidelines recommend extended thromboprophylaxis following colectomy for malignant disease, but not for non-malignant disease. The aim of this study was to determine absolute and relative rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following co... Read More about Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism following colectomy.