All Outputs (3)

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.

A dangerous loop (2016)
Journal Article
Ahmad, S., Bragg, D., Zaitoun, A., & Lobo, D. N. (in press). A dangerous loop. Clinical Case Reports, 4(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.563

Key Clinical Message: A 76-year-old man developed a hemoperitoneum after ERCP for choledocholithiasis. He underwent a laparotomy and splenectomy for a capsular tear at the splenic hilum, a rare complication of ERCP. “Bowing” of the endoscope with to... Read More about A dangerous loop.

Intraoperative Goal-directed Fluid Therapy in Elective Major Abdominal Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2016)
Journal Article
Rollins, K. E., & Lobo, D. N. (2016). Intraoperative Goal-directed Fluid Therapy in Elective Major Abdominal Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Annals of Surgery, 263(3), 465-476. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000001366

Objectives: To compare the effects of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) with conventional fluid therapy, and determine whether there was a difference in outcome between studies that did and did not use Enhanced Recovery After Surg... Read More about Intraoperative Goal-directed Fluid Therapy in Elective Major Abdominal Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.