All Outputs (3)

Planned surgery in the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study from Nottingham (2021)
Journal Article
Catton, J., Banerjea, A., Gregory, S., Hall, C., Crooks, C., Lewis-Lloyd, C., …Humes, D. (2021). Planned surgery in the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study from Nottingham. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 406, 2469-2477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-021-02207-8

Purpose
Globally planned surgical procedures have been deferred during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to report the outcomes of planned urgent and cancer cases during the current pandemic using a multi-disciplinary prioritisation gro... Read More about Planned surgery in the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study from Nottingham.

Faecal immunochemical testing and blood tests for prioritization of urgent colorectal cancer referrals in symptomatic patients: a 2-year evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Bailey, J. A., Weller, J., Chapman, C., Ford, A., Hardy, K., Oliver, S., …Banerjea, A. (2021). Faecal immunochemical testing and blood tests for prioritization of urgent colorectal cancer referrals in symptomatic patients: a 2-year evaluation. BJS Open, 5(2), Article zraa056. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa056

Background
A novel pathway incorporating faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for rapid colorectal cancer diagnosis (RCCD) was introduced in 2017. This paper reports on the service evaluation after 2 years of pathway implementation.

Methods
The R... Read More about Faecal immunochemical testing and blood tests for prioritization of urgent colorectal cancer referrals in symptomatic patients: a 2-year evaluation.

Outcomes after non-operative management of perforated diverticular disease: a population-based cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Adiamah, A., Ban, L., Otete, H., Crooks, C. J., West, J., & Humes, D. J. (2021). Outcomes after non-operative management of perforated diverticular disease: a population-based cohort study. BJS Open, 5(2), Article zraa073. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa073

BACKGROUND: The management of perforated diverticular disease has changed in the past 10 years with a move towards less surgical intervention. This population-based cohort study aimed to define the risk of death and readmission following non-operativ... Read More about Outcomes after non-operative management of perforated diverticular disease: a population-based cohort study.