All Outputs (53)

Meta-analysis of operative experiences of general surgery trainees during training (2016)
Journal Article
Elsey, E., Griffiths, G., Humes, D., & West, J. (in press). Meta-analysis of operative experiences of general surgery trainees during training. British Journal of Surgery, 104(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10396

BACKGROUND: General surgical training curricula around the world set defined operative numbers to be achieved before completion of training. However, there are few studies reporting total operative experience in training. This systematic review aimed... Read More about Meta-analysis of operative experiences of general surgery trainees during training.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study from England (2016)
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Abdul Sultan, A., West, J., Ban, L., Humes, D., Tata, L. J., Fleming, K. M., …Card, T. R. (2016). Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study from England. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 22(7), 1621-1630. https://doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000802

Background: There is limited contemporary population based evidence on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy related complications for women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study provides such estimates of these risks and assesses variatio... Read More about Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study from England.

Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis (2016)
Journal Article
Boermeester, M. A., Humes, D., Velmahos, G. C., & Søreide, K. (in press). Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis. World Journal of Surgery, 40(10), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3560-8

BACKGROUND: Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention. Recent clinical trials have... Read More about Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis.

Anticipation of thermal pain in diverticular disease (2016)
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Smith, J. K., Marciani, L., Humes, D. J., Francis, S. T., Gowland, P. A., & Spiller, R. C. (2016). Anticipation of thermal pain in diverticular disease. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 28(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12790

Background The relative importance of peripheral nerve injury or differences in central pain processing in painful diverticular disease (DD) is unclear. Functional MRI has demonstrated changes in the anticipation of pain in irritable bowel syndrom... Read More about Anticipation of thermal pain in diverticular disease.

Smoking and the risk of hospitalization for symptomatic diverticular disease: a population-based cohort study from Sweden (2016)
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Humes, D., Ludvigsson, J. F., & Jarvholm, B. (2016). Smoking and the risk of hospitalization for symptomatic diverticular disease: a population-based cohort study from Sweden. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 59(2), https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000000515

BACKGROUND: Current studies reporting on the risk of smoking and development of symptomatic diverticular disease have reported conflicting results. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between smoking and symptomati... Read More about Smoking and the risk of hospitalization for symptomatic diverticular disease: a population-based cohort study from Sweden.

Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults (2016)
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Humes, D., Walker, A. J., Hunt, B., Sultan, A. A., Ludvigsson, J. F., & West, J. (2016). Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults. British Journal of Surgery, 103(4), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10091

BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy is the commonest intra-abdominal emergency surgical procedure, and little is known regarding the magnitude and timing of the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery. This study aimed to determine absolute and rel... Read More about Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults.

Defining venous thromboembolism and measuring its incidence using Swedish health registries: a nationwide pregnancy cohort study (2015)
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Abdul Sultan, A., West, J., Stephansson, O., Grainge, M. J., Tata, L. J., Fleming, K. M., …Ludvigsson, J. F. (2015). Defining venous thromboembolism and measuring its incidence using Swedish health registries: a nationwide pregnancy cohort study. BMJ Open, 5(11), Article e008864. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008864

Objective: To accurately define venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the routinely collected Swedish health registers and quantify its incidence in and around pregnancy. Study design: Cohort study using data from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry (MBR)... Read More about Defining venous thromboembolism and measuring its incidence using Swedish health registries: a nationwide pregnancy cohort study.

Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism following colectomy (2015)
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Humes, D., Walker, A., Blackwell, J., Hunt, B., & West, J. (2015). Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism following colectomy. British Journal of Surgery, 102(13), https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9923

Background: Guidelines recommend extended thromboprophylaxis following colectomy for malignant disease, but not for non-malignant disease. The aim of this study was to determine absolute and relative rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following co... Read More about Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism following colectomy.

Decreased fertility rates in 9639 women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study (2015)
Journal Article
Ban, L., Tata, L. J., Humes, D., Fiaschi, L., & Card, T. R. (2015). Decreased fertility rates in 9639 women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 42(7), https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13354

Background: Clinical studies have reported reduced fertility in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aim: To compare fertility rates in women with IBD to those in women without IBD and assess whether the relative fertility differed followi... Read More about Decreased fertility rates in 9639 women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study.

Risk of venous thromboembolism in children after general surgery (2015)
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Humes, D. J., Nordenskjöld, A., Walker, A. J., West, J., & Ludvigsson, J. F. (in press). Risk of venous thromboembolism in children after general surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 50(11), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.010

Background/purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine absolute and relative rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following general surgical procedures in children compared to the general population. Methods: We analyzed data from all pat... Read More about Risk of venous thromboembolism in children after general surgery.

Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England (2015)
Journal Article
Zingone, F., Sultan, A. A., Humes, D., & West, J. (2015). Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England. Annals of Surgery, 261(2), https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000000780

Objective: To determine the absolute and relative risk of acute appendicitis during the antepartum and postpartum periods compared with the time outside pregnancy among women of childbearing age. Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common... Read More about Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England.

Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism in people with colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study from England (2014)
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Walker, A., West, J., Card, T. R., Humes, D., & Grainge, M. J. (2014). Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism in people with colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study from England. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.12533

BACKGROUND: Patients with colorectal cancer are at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), and recent international guidelines have advised extended prophylaxis for some of these patients following surgery or during chemotherapy. Howeve... Read More about Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism in people with colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study from England.

Intestinal ischemia following laparoscopic surgery: a case series (2013)
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Al-Khyatt, W., Thomas, J. D., Humes, D. J., & Lobo, D. N. (2013). Intestinal ischemia following laparoscopic surgery: a case series. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7(25), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-25

Introduction: Intestinal ischemia is a rare complication of laparoscopic surgery. Its prognosis depends on a high index of suspicion and effective early treatment. Case presentation: In the present report, we describe three cases where intestinal i... Read More about Intestinal ischemia following laparoscopic surgery: a case series.