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Postoperative arginine-enriched immune modulating nutrition: Long-term survival results from a randomised clinical trial in patients with oesophagogastric and pancreaticobiliary cancer (2021)
Journal Article
Adiamah, A., Rollins, K. E., Kapeleris, A., Welch, N. T., Iftikhar, S. Y., Allison, S. P., & Lobo, D. N. (2021). Postoperative arginine-enriched immune modulating nutrition: Long-term survival results from a randomised clinical trial in patients with oesophagogastric and pancreaticobiliary cancer. Clinical Nutrition, 40(11), 5482-5485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.09.040

Background & aims: Immune modulating nutrition (IMN) has been shown to reduce postoperative infectious complications and length of stay in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Two studies of IMN in patients undergoing surgery for head and neck canc... Read More about Postoperative arginine-enriched immune modulating nutrition: Long-term survival results from a randomised clinical trial in patients with oesophagogastric and pancreaticobiliary cancer.

Perioperative nutrition: Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group (2020)
Journal Article
Lobo, D. N., Gianotti, L., Adiamah, A., Barazzoni, R., Deutz, N., Dhatariya, K., …Weimann, A. (2020). Perioperative nutrition: Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group. Clinical Nutrition, 39(11), 3211-3227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.03.038

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background & aims: Malnutrition has been recognized as a major risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes. The ESPEN Symposium on perioperative nutrition was held in N... Read More about Perioperative nutrition: Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group.

The impact of peri-operative intravenous lidocaine on postoperative outcome after elective colorectal surgery: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2020)
Journal Article
Rollins, K. E., Javanmard-Emamghissi, H., Scott, M. J., & Lobo, D. N. (2020). The impact of peri-operative intravenous lidocaine on postoperative outcome after elective colorectal surgery: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 37(8), 659-670. https://doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000001165

BACKGROUND
There has recently been increasing interest in the use of peri-operative intravenous lidocaine (IVL) due to its analgesic, anti-inflammatory and opioid-sparing effects. However, these potential benefits are not well established in electi... Read More about The impact of peri-operative intravenous lidocaine on postoperative outcome after elective colorectal surgery: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Computer Tomography-Based Psoas Skeletal Muscle Area and Radiodensity are Poor Sentinels for Whole L3 Skeletal Muscle Values (2019)
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Rollins, K. E., Gopinath, A., Awwad, A., Macdonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2020). Computer Tomography-Based Psoas Skeletal Muscle Area and Radiodensity are Poor Sentinels for Whole L3 Skeletal Muscle Values. Clinical Nutrition, 39(7), 2227-2232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.10.003

Background and aims
Computed tomography (CT)-based measurement of skeletal muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and Hounsfield unit (HU) radiodensity are used to assess the presence of sarcopenia and myosteatosis, respectively. The validated CT-based t... Read More about Computer Tomography-Based Psoas Skeletal Muscle Area and Radiodensity are Poor Sentinels for Whole L3 Skeletal Muscle Values.

Meta-analysis of goal directed fluid therapy using transoesophageal doppler in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery (2019)
Journal Article
Rollins, K., Mathias, N., & Lobo, D. (2019). Meta-analysis of goal directed fluid therapy using transoesophageal doppler in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. BJS Open, 3(5), 606-616. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50188

Background: Intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) is recommended for intraoperative fluid management for elective colorectal surgery in most perioperative guidelines. However, the evidence in elective colorectal surgery alone is not welle... Read More about Meta-analysis of goal directed fluid therapy using transoesophageal doppler in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.

The role of oral antibiotic preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Rollins, K. E., Javanmard-Emamghissi, H., Acheson, A. G., & Lobo, D. N. (2019). The role of oral antibiotic preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis. Annals of Surgery, 270(1), 43-58. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003145

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Objectives:To compare the impact of the use of oral antibiotics (OAB) with or without mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) on outcome in elective colorectal surgery.Summary Background Data:... Read More about The role of oral antibiotic preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis.

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018 (2018)
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Gustafsson, U. O., Scott, M. J., Hubner, M., Nygren, J., Demartines, N., Francis, N., …Ljungqvist, O. (2019). Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018. World Journal of Surgery, 43(3), 659-695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4844-y

Background: This is the fourth updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society guideline presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in colorectal surgery and providing graded recommendations for each ERAS item within the ERAS® prot... Read More about Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018.

Intestinal failure in adults: recommendations from the ESPEN Expert Groups (2018)
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Pironi, L., Corcos, O., Forbes, A., Holst, M., Joly, F., Jonkers, C., …ESPEN Acute and Chronic Intestinal Failure Special Interest Groups. (2018). Intestinal failure in adults: recommendations from the ESPEN Expert Groups. Clinical Nutrition, 36(6A), 1798-1809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.07.036

Background and aims: Intestinal failure (IF) is defined as “the reduction of gut function below the minimum necessary for the absorption of macronutrients and/or water and electrolytes, such that intravenous supplementation is required to maintain h... Read More about Intestinal failure in adults: recommendations from the ESPEN Expert Groups.

A comparison of two different software packages for the analysis of body composition using computed tomography images (2018)
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Rollins, K. E., Awwad, A., MacDonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2019). A comparison of two different software packages for the analysis of body composition using computed tomography images. Nutrition, 57, 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2018.06.003

Objectives: Body composition analysis from computed tomography (CT) imaging has become widespread. However, the methodology used is far from established. Two main software packages are in common usage for body composition analysis, with results used... Read More about A comparison of two different software packages for the analysis of body composition using computed tomography images.

Impact of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Rollins, K. E., Javanmard-Emamghissi, H., & Lobo, D. N. (in press). Impact of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 24(4), https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i4.519

AIM: To analyse the effect of mechanical bowel preparation vs no mechanical bowel preparation on outcome in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.
METHODS: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies comparing a... Read More about Impact of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis.

The Impact of Sarcopenia and Myosteatosis on Outcomes of Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer or Distal 1 Cholangiocarcinoma (2016)
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Rollins, K. E., Tewari, N., Ackner, A., Awwad, A., Madhusudan, S., Macdonald, I. A., …Lobo, D. N. (2016). The Impact of Sarcopenia and Myosteatosis on Outcomes of Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer or Distal 1 Cholangiocarcinoma. Clinical Nutrition, 35(5), 1103-1109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2015.08.005

Abstract
Background and aims: Patients with pancreatic cancer have a poor prognosis, are often cachectic, and frequently demonstrate features of systemic inflammation, which may contribute to the phenomenon of myosteatosis. Analysis of body compos... Read More about The Impact of Sarcopenia and Myosteatosis on Outcomes of Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer or Distal 1 Cholangiocarcinoma.

Major abdominal surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses (2016)
Journal Article
Rollins, K. E., Contractor, U., Inumerable, R., & Lobo, D. N. (2016). Major abdominal surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 98(8), https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2016.0210

Introduction

Patients who are Jehovah’s Witnesses pose difficult ethical and moral dilemmas for surgeons because of their refusal to receive blood and blood products. This article outlines the personal experiences of six Jehovah’s Witnesses who un... Read More about Major abdominal surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses.