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Guidelines 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. (in press). Guidelines Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. Anaesthesia,

This 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 Guidelines Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society.

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.2024.06.056

A 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/10.22551/2024.43.1102.10289

Common 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.

A comparison of the top 500 papers in Clinical Nutrition ranked by citation and Altmetric Attention Scores (2024)
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Lewis-Lloyd, C. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). A comparison of the top 500 papers in Clinical Nutrition ranked by citation and Altmetric Attention Scores. Clinical Nutrition, 43(8), 1790-1797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.06.021

Background and aims Citation scores (CS) have been traditionally used to measure the impact of scientific publications. Sourced from the Internet, Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS) are complementary metrics that assess how often publications are disc... Read More about A comparison of the top 500 papers in Clinical Nutrition ranked by citation and Altmetric Attention Scores.

Immunohistochemical inflammation in histologically normal gallbladders containing gallstones (2024)
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Psaltis, E., Zaitoun, A. M., Neal, K. R., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). Immunohistochemical inflammation in histologically normal gallbladders containing gallstones. World Journal of Surgery, 48(7), 1662-1673. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12219

Background: The aim of this study was to establish features of inflammation in histologically normal gallbladders with gallstones and compare the expression of inflammatory markers in acutely and chronically inflamed gallbladders. Methods: Immunohist... Read More about Immunohistochemical inflammation in histologically normal gallbladders containing gallstones.

The effect of diabetes mellitus on perioperative outcomes following colorectal resections: a national cohort study (2024)
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Gysling, S., Lewis-Lloyd, C. A., Lobo, D. N., Crooks, C. J., & Humes, D. J. (2024). The effect of diabetes mellitus on perioperative outcomes following colorectal resections: a national cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 133(1), 67-76

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a significant modulator of postoperative outcomes and is an important risk factor in the patient selection process. We aimed to investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus and use of insulin on outcomes following colo... Read More about The effect of diabetes mellitus on perioperative outcomes following colorectal resections: a national cohort study.

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a comparison of cytological classification systems. (2024)
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Ackroyd, L., Hanks, M., Bancu, A., Khan, M., Sajid, S., Lobo, D. N., & Zaitoun, A. M. (2024). Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a comparison of cytological classification systems. Journal of Clinical Pathology, Article jcp-2024-209507. https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp-2024-209507

Aims: Cytological classification systems provide a standardised interpretation framework for reporting cytological specimens. Three well-known classification systems can be applied when reporting pancreatic cytology. This study aimed to compare the a... Read More about Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a comparison of cytological classification systems..

Promoter methylation leads to Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4A loss and pancreatic cancer aggressiveness (2024)
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Hatziapostolou, M., Koutsioumpa, M., Zaitoun, A. M., Polytarchou, C., Edderkaoui, M., Mahurkar-Joshi, S., …Iliopoulos, D. (2024). Promoter methylation leads to Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4A loss and pancreatic cancer aggressiveness. Gastro Hep Advances, 3(5), 687-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2024.04.005

Background and Aims: Decoding pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma heterogeneity and the consequent therapeutic selection remains a challenge. We aimed to characterize epigenetically regulated pathways involved in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progres... Read More about Promoter methylation leads to Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4A loss and pancreatic cancer aggressiveness.

Exploring the need for reconsideration of trial design in perioperative outcomes research: a narrative review (2024)
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Kehlet, H., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). Exploring the need for reconsideration of trial design in perioperative outcomes research: a narrative review. eClinicalMedicine, 70, Article 102510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102510

“Enhanced recovery after surgery” is a multimodal effort to control perioperative pathophysiology and improve outcome. However, despite advances in perioperative care, postoperative complications and the need for hospitalisation and prolonged recover... Read More about Exploring the need for reconsideration of trial design in perioperative outcomes research: a narrative review.

The clinical significance of hypoalbuminaemia (2024)
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Allison, S. P., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). The clinical significance of hypoalbuminaemia. Clinical Nutrition, 43(4), 909-914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.018

Albumin is a relatively small molecule with a radius of 7.5 nm and a molecular weight of 65 kDa. It is the most abundant protein in plasma, accounting for 60–75% of its oncotic pressure. Its concentration in plasma is merely one static measurement re... Read More about The clinical significance of hypoalbuminaemia.

The impact of prehabilitation on outcomes in frail and high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
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Skořepa, P., Ford, K. L., Alsuwaylihi, A., O’Connor, D., Prado, C. M., Gomez, D., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). The impact of prehabilitation on outcomes in frail and high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition, 43(3), 629-648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.01.020

Background & aims: Prehabilitation comprises multidisciplinary preoperative interventions including exercise, nutritional optimisation and psychological preparation aimed at improving surgical outcomes. The aim of this systematic review and meta-anal... Read More about The impact of prehabilitation on outcomes in frail and high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Perioperative pain management for appendicectomy: A systematic review and Procedure-specific Postoperative Pain Management recommendations (2024)
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Freys, J. C., Bigalke, S. M., Mertes, M., Lobo, D. N., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. M., Freys, S. M., & The PROSPECT Working Group of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA). (2024). Perioperative pain management for appendicectomy: A systematic review and Procedure-specific Postoperative Pain Management recommendations. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 41(3), 174-187. https://doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000001953

BACKGROUND Despite being a commonly performed surgical procedure, pain management for appendicectomy is often neglected because of insufficient evidence on the most effective treatment options. OBJECTIVE To provide evidence-based recommendatio... Read More about Perioperative pain management for appendicectomy: A systematic review and Procedure-specific Postoperative Pain Management recommendations.

A recurrent retrohepatic abscess secondary to a dropped appendicolith (2024)
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Sheikh, S., Kaur, M., Zaitoun, A. M., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). A recurrent retrohepatic abscess secondary to a dropped appendicolith. Radiology Case Reports, 19(3), 1176-1180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.12.040

Appendicoliths can drop into the peritoneal cavity during the course of an appendicectomy, or more commonly as a result of perforated appendicitis. We report the case of a patient with a history of recurrent retrohepatic abscesses over 7-year period... Read More about A recurrent retrohepatic abscess secondary to a dropped appendicolith.