The enigma of journal impact factors: determinants of impact factors for journals in General and Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Anaesthesiology
(2025)
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Lobo, D. N., & Neal, K. R. (2025). The enigma of journal impact factors: determinants of impact factors for journals in General and Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Anaesthesiology. British Journal of Anaesthesia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.12.035
Professor DILEEP LOBO's Outputs (173)
Determinants of journal impact factors in ‘Nutrition and Dietetics’ (2025)
Journal Article
Lobo, D. N., & Neal, K. R. (2025). Determinants of journal impact factors in ‘Nutrition and Dietetics’. Clinical Nutrition, 46, 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2025.01.021Background and aim
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyse determinants of the 2023 impact factors (IFs) of journals within the field of ‘Nutrition and Dietetics’.
Methods
The Clarivate™ Journal Citation Reports™ website (https://jcr.... Read More about Determinants of journal impact factors in ‘Nutrition and Dietetics’.
Elective peri-operative management of adults taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists andsodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: a multidisciplinary consensus statement: A consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists, Association of BritishClinical Diabetologists, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society, Centrefor Perioperative Care, Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, RoyalCollege of Anaesthetists, Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (2025)
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El-Boghdadly, K., Dhesi, J., Fabb, P., Levy, N., Lobo, D. N., McKechnie, A., Mustafa, O., Newland-Jones, P., Patel, A., Pournaras, D. J., Clare, K., & Dhatariya, K. (2025). Elective peri-operative management of adults taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists andsodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: a multidisciplinary consensus statement: A consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists, Association of BritishClinical Diabetologists, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society, Centrefor Perioperative Care, Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, RoyalCollege of Anaesthetists, Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association. Anaesthesia, https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16541Introduction: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors are used increasingly in patients receiving peri-operative care. These drugs may be... Read More about Elective peri-operative management of adults taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists andsodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: a multidisciplinary consensus statement: A consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists, Association of BritishClinical Diabetologists, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society, Centrefor Perioperative Care, Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, RoyalCollege of Anaesthetists, Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association.
Investigating the fluid and electrolyte prescribing knowledge of foundation year doctors (2025)
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Johnson, D., Houdmont, J., Levy, N., & Lobo, D. N. (in press). Investigating the fluid and electrolyte prescribing knowledge of foundation year doctors. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England,
Effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on hormones regulating appetite in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025)
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Alogaiel, D. M., Alsuwaylihi, A., Alotaibi, M. S., Macdonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2025). Effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on hormones regulating appetite in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition, 45, 250-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2025.01.005Background and aims
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on appetite-regulating hormones including leptin, ghrelin, insulin, gastrin, glucagon-like peptide-1, peptide YY, and cholecysto... Read More about Effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on hormones regulating appetite in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The effect of implementing a clinical decision support tool for acute pain within an electronic health record to improve analgesic prescribing practice and patient safety (2024)
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O'hagan, M., Johnson, D., Lobo, D. N., & Levy, N. (in press). The effect of implementing a clinical decision support tool for acute pain within an electronic health record to improve analgesic prescribing practice and patient safety. British Journal of Anaesthesia,
Correlation between Altmetric Attention Scores and Citation Scores across the four highest impact factor journals each in Medicine, Surgery and Anaesthesia (2024)
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Koh, A., Lewis-Lloyd, C. A., Wong, T., & Lobo, D. N. (2025). Correlation between Altmetric Attention Scores and Citation Scores across the four highest impact factor journals each in Medicine, Surgery and Anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 134(3), 703-712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.034Background
Citation scores (CS) are traditionally used to measure the impact of scientific publications. Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS), in contrast, consider the digital dissemination of articles across social media platforms to track their audie... Read More about Correlation between Altmetric Attention Scores and Citation Scores across the four highest impact factor journals each in Medicine, Surgery and Anaesthesia.
A critical approach to research on perioperative pain management (2024)
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Joshi, G. P., Beloeil, H., Lobo, D. N., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. M., Sauter, A. R., Van De Velde, M., Wu, C. L., & Kehlet, H. (2025). A critical approach to research on perioperative pain management. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 134(3), 621-626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.11.004Optimal postoperative pain management is a prerequisite for enhancing functional recovery after surgery. However, many studies assessing analgesic interventions have limitations. Consequently, further improvements in study design are urgently needed.... Read More about A critical approach to research on perioperative pain management.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the perioperative period: current controversies and concerns (2024)
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Joshi, G. P., Kehlet, H., & Lobo, D. N. (2025). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the perioperative period: current controversies and concerns. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 134(2), 294-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.10.018Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 specific inhibitors provide significant analgesic and opioid-sparing benefits. However, these analgesics are commonly avoided due to concerns of potential adverse effects. The... Read More about Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the perioperative period: current controversies and concerns.
Pain management after abdominal surgery: requiem for epidural analgesia? (2024)
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Lobo, D. N., & Joshi, G. P. (2024). Pain management after abdominal surgery: requiem for epidural analgesia?. British Journal of Surgery, 111(12), Article znae299. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae299
Improving standards of letters to the editor (2024)
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Prado, C. M., Lobo, D. N., & Deutz, N. E. (2025). Improving standards of letters to the editor. Clinical Nutrition, 44, 102-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.11.024
Recurrent ascending cholangitis secondary to food reflux following transduodenal resection of an ampullary adenoma (2024)
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Fouad, M., James, M. W., Zaitoun, A. M., Hanks, M., & Lobo, D. N. (in press). Recurrent ascending cholangitis secondary to food reflux following transduodenal resection of an ampullary adenoma. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England,Ampullary lesions, including adenomas and early-stage carcinomas, pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to their location and proximity to the pancreatic and bile ducts. Transduodenal ampullectomy offers a targeted approach for the resectio... Read More about Recurrent ascending cholangitis secondary to food reflux following transduodenal resection of an ampullary adenoma.
Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society (2024)
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El-Boghdadly, K., Levy, N. A., Fawcett, W. J., Knaggs, R. D., Laycock, H., Baird, E., Cox, F. J., Eardley, W., Kemp, H., Malpus, Z., Partridge, A., Partridge, J., Patel, A., Price, C., Robinson, J., Russon, K., Walumbe, J., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. Anaesthesia, 79(11), 1220-1236. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16391This is a consensus document produced by expert members of a Working Party established by the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. It has been seen and approved by their Committee and Board respectively. It is supported by the E... Read More about Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society.
Thioredoxin System Protein Expression in Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Distal Bile Duct, and Ampulla in the United Kingdom (2024)
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Al-Hadyan, K. S., Storr, S. J., Zaitoun, A. M., Lobo, D. N., & Martin, S. G. (2024). Thioredoxin System Protein Expression in Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Distal Bile Duct, and Ampulla in the United Kingdom. Diseases, 12(10), Article 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases12100227Background: Poor survival outcomes in periampullary cancer highlight the need for improvement in biomarkers and the development of novel therapies. Redox proteins, including the thioredoxin system, play vital roles in cellular antioxidant systems. Me... Read More about Thioredoxin System Protein Expression in Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Distal Bile Duct, and Ampulla in the United Kingdom.
Intra- and interindividual variability in fasted gastric content volume (2024)
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Roelofs, J. J., Camps, G., Leenders, L. M., Marciani, L., Spiller, R. C., van Eijnatten, E. J., Alyami, J., Denga, R., Freitas, D., Grimm, M., Karhunen, L. J., Krishnasamy, S., Le Feunteung, S., Lobo, D. N., Mackiei, A. R., Mayar, M., Weitschies, W., & Smeets, P. A. (2024). Intra- and interindividual variability in fasted gastric content volume. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 36(11), Article e14904. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14904Background: Gastric fluid plays a key role in food digestion and drug dissolution, therefore, the amount of gastric fluid present in a fasted state may influence subsequent digestion and drug delivery. We aimed to describe intra- and interindividual... Read More about Intra- and interindividual variability in fasted gastric content volume.
Exploring the acceptability of and adherence to prehabilitation and rehabilitation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
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Alsuwaylihi, A., Skořepa, P., Prado, C. M., Gomez, D., Lobo, D. N., & O'Connor, D. (2024). Exploring the acceptability of and adherence to prehabilitation and rehabilitation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 63, 709-726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.1060Background and aims: Prehabilitation combines exercise, nutritional, and psychological interventions administered before surgery to improve patient outcomes. This comprehensive review and meta-analysis examined the feasibility, adherence, and effecti... Read More about Exploring the acceptability of and adherence to prehabilitation and rehabilitation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Challenges in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) research (2024)
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Lobo, D. N., Joshi, G. P., & Kehlet, H. (2024). Challenges in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) research. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 133(4), 717-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.06.031Despite the general agreement that implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways decrease hospital length of stay, a continuous challenge that has often been neglected is a procedure- and patient-specific approach. For example, as... Read More about Challenges in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) research.
High dose glucocorticoids: Improving outcomes of emergency laparotomy by reducing inflammation (2024)
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Lobo, D. N. (2024). High dose glucocorticoids: Improving outcomes of emergency laparotomy by reducing inflammation. British Journal of Surgery, 111(7), Article znae153
Presentation and Publication Skills: How to prepare a scientific poster (2024)
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Davies, N. A., Deutz, N. E., Delzenne, N., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). Presentation and Publication Skills: How to prepare a scientific poster. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 63, 457-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.06.056A good scientific poster should capture the interest and imagination of the viewer and the overall aim should be to make the target audience want to know more about the topic. A well prepared poster will speak for itself and significantly aid the pre... Read More about Presentation and Publication Skills: How to prepare a scientific poster.
An unusual variant of Type I common bile duct duplication associated with ampullary carcinoma (2024)
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Bancu, A., Poundall, T., Santos, C., Higashi, Y., Zaitoun, A. M., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). An unusual variant of Type I common bile duct duplication associated with ampullary carcinoma. Archive of Clinical Cases, 11(2), 56-60. https://doi.org/10.22551/2024.43.1102.10289Common bile duct duplications represent exceptionally rare congenital anomalies of the biliary tract. In this case report we document an unusual variant of common bile duct duplication in a 79-year-old man who underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy for... Read More about An unusual variant of Type I common bile duct duplication associated with ampullary carcinoma.