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The role of oral antibiotic preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis (2018)
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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.

The reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research (RECOvER) checklist: a joint statement by the ERAS® and ERAS® USA societies (2018)
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Elias, K. M., Stone, A. B., McGinigle, K., Tankou, J. I., Scott, M. J., Fawcett, W. J., …the ERAS® Society and ERAS® USA. (2019). The reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research (RECOvER) checklist: a joint statement by the ERAS® and ERAS® USA societies. World Journal of Surgery, 43(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4753-0

Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs are multimodal care pathways designed to minimize the physiologic and psychological impact of surgery for patients. Increased compliance with ERAS guidelines is associated with improved pati... Read More about The reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research (RECOvER) checklist: a joint statement by the ERAS® and ERAS® USA societies.

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.

Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study (2018)
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Tewari, N., Awad, S., Duška, F., Williams, J. P., Bennett, A., MacDonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2018). Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study. Clinical Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.032

Background and Aims: The aims of this study were to identify whether differences in distribution of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in obese and non-obese individuals contribute to the magnitude of the postoperative inflammatory response and insul... Read More about Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study.

PET-PANC: multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy and health economic analysis study of the impact of combined modality 18fluorine-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer (2018)
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Ghaneh, P., Hanson, R., Titman, A., Lancaster, G., Plumpton, C., Lloyd-Williams, H., …Neoptolemos, J. P. (2018). PET-PANC: multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy and health economic analysis study of the impact of combined modality 18fluorine-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer. Health Technology Assessment, 22(7), 1-114. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22070

Background: Pancreatic cancer diagnosis and staging can be difficult in 10–20% of patients. Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) adds precise anatomical localisation to functional data. The use of PET/CT may add further value t... Read More about PET-PANC: multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy and health economic analysis study of the impact of combined modality 18fluorine-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer.

Impact of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis (2018)
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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.

Consensus on Training and Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Delphi Study (2018)
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Francis, N. K., Walker, T., Carter, F., Hübner, M., Balfour, A., Jakobsen, D. H., …Ljungqvist, O. (2018). Consensus on Training and Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Delphi Study. World Journal of Surgery, 42(7), 1919–1928. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4436-2

Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is widely accepted in current surgical practice due to its positive impact on patient outcomes. The successful implementation of ERAS is chal-lenging and compliance with protocols varies widely. Cont... Read More about Consensus on Training and Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Delphi Study.