Unilateral biportal endoscopic versus microscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis in China: study protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trialZizhao Wu, Ting Luo, Yang Yang, Mao Pang, Ruiqiang Chen, Peigen Xie, Bu Yang, Lei He, Zifang Huang, Shangfu Li, Jianwen Dong, Bin Liu, Limin Rong, Liangming Zhang
25 September 2024
Gaining consensus on a protocol for general surgery physician assistants in the management of non-compressible abdominal haemorrhage in military austere environments: a Delphi studyDonald Adams, Paige L McDonald, Michael Mader, Seth Holland, Timothy Nunez, Philip van der Wees
25 September 2024
Feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy of preoperative stereotactic radiotherapy on the future pancreatic neck transection margin to reduce the risk of pancreatic fistula after high-risk pancreatoduodenectomy (FIBROPANC): protocol for a multicentre, single-arm trialJ. Annelie Suurmeijer, Leonoor V. Wismans, Tessa E. Hendriks, Anna M. Bruynzeel, Joost J. Nuyttens, Martijn P.W. Intven, Lydi M.J.W. van Driel, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Olivier R. Busch, Jaap J. Stoker, Joanne Verheij, Arantza Farina, Michail Doukas, Ignace H.J. de Hingh, Daan J. LipsSee the full list of authors
24 September 2024
Multicentre investigation on the effect of decompressive surgery on Balance and physical ActiviTy Levels amongst patients with lumbar Spinal stenosis (B-ATLAS): protocol for a prospective cohort studyOliver Bremerskov Zielinski, Dennis Winge Hallager, Kasper Yde Jensen, Leah Carreon, Mikkel Østerheden Andersen, Louise Pyndt Diederichsen, Rune Dueholm Bech
23 September 2024
Prehabilitation for frail patients undergoing hip and knee replacement in the UK: Joint PREP feasibility study for a randomised controlled trialTanzeela Khalid, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Wendy Bertram, Lucy Culliford, Emily J Henderson, Marcus Jepson, Emma Johnson, Alex Mitchell, Shea Palmer, Jonathan Thomas Evans, Michael R Whitehouse, Vikki Wylde
17 September 2024
Digital wound monitoring with artificial intelligence to prioritise surgical wounds in cardiac surgery patients for priority or standard review: protocol for a randomised feasibility trial (WISDOM)Judith Tanner, Melissa Rochon, Roy Harris, Jacqueline Beckhelling, James Jurkiewicz, Lara Mason, Janet Bouttell, Sarah Bolton, Jon Dummer, Keith Wilson, Luxmi Dhoonmoon, Karen Cariaga
17 September 2024
Clinical effectiveness of robotic versus laparoscopic and open surgery: an overview of systematic reviewsTzu-Jung Lai, Campbell Roxburgh, Kathleen Anne Boyd, Janet Bouttell
16 September 2024
Resection versus biopsy in patients with glioblastoma (RESBIOP study): study protocol for an international multicentre prospective cohort study (ENCRAM 2202)Jasper Kees Wim Gerritsen, Jacob S Young, Sandro M Krieg, Christine Jungk, Sebastian Ille, Philippe Schucht, Brian V Nahed, Marike Lianne Daphne Broekman, Mitchel Berger, Steven De Vleeschouwer, Arnaud J P E Vincent
10 September 2024
An international consensus panel on the potential value of Digital SurgeryJamie Erskine, Payam Abrishami, Jean-Christophe Bernhard, Richard Charter, Richard Culbertson, Jo Carol Hiatt, Ataru Igarashi, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Matthew Lien, Guy Maddern, Joseph Soon Yau Ng, Anita Patel, Koon Ho Rha, Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Scott TackettSee the full list of authors
5 September 2024
Consequences of delaying non-urgent surgeries during COVID-19: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Alberta, CanadaKhara Sauro, Shabnam Vatanpour, Abigail Thomas, Adam G D'Souza, Danielle A Southern, Cathy Eastwood, Seremi Ibadin, Ayoola Ademola, Mary Brindle
31 August 2024