Real-time monitoring and feedback to improve shared decision-making for surgery (the ALPACA Study): protocol for a mixed-methods study to inform co-development of an inclusive interventionChristin Hoffmann, Kerry N L Avery, Rhiannon C Macefield, Val Snelgrove, Jane M Blazeby, Della Hopkins, Shireen Hickey, Christie Cabral, Jennifer Hall, Ben Gibbison, Leila Rooshenas, Adam Williams, Jonathan Aning, Hilary L Bekker, Angus G K McNairSee the full list of authors
18 January 2024
Role of vitamin D supplementation in modifying outcomes after surgery: a systematic review of randomised controlled trialsAkshay Patel, Edward J Caruana, James Hodson, Rory Morrison, Bo Khor, Savannah Gysling, Jason Trevis, Tobin Mangel, Ruth Benson, Roxanna Zakeri, Jennifer Manders, Ricky Vaja, Luke Rogers, Paul Baker, Dimitri J PournarasSee the full list of authors
17 January 2024
Extended pancreatic neck transection versus conventional pancreatic neck transection during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPDEXCEPT): protocol for a multicentre superiority randomised controlled trialJiaying You, Jing Zhang, He Cai, Xin Wang, Hongjian Wang, Yongbin Li, Chao Yu, Lei Wang, Xu Zhou, Bing Peng, Yunqiang Cai
10 January 2024
Non-operative versus operative treatment of suprasyndesmotic ankle fractures: protocol for a prospective, multicentre, randomised controlled trialOla Saatvedt, Martin Riiser, Frede Frihagen, Wender Figved, Jan Erik Madsen, Marius Molund, Håvard Furunes
8 January 2024
Use of oxygen-ozone therapy to improve the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment on infected arthroplasty: protocol for a superiority, open-label, multicentre, randomised, parallel trialFidelia Cascini, Marianno Franzini, Arnaldo Andreoli, Alfonso Manzotti, Chiara Cadeddu, Gianluigi Quaranta, Andrea Gentili, Walter Ricciardi
4 January 2024
Optimisation of Organ Preservation treatment strategies in patients with rectal cancer with a good clinical response after neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy: Additional contact X-ray brachytherapy versus eXtending the observation period and local excision (OPAXX) — protocol for two multicentre, parallel, single-arm, phase II studiesBarbara M Geubels, Baukelien van Triest, Femke P Peters, Monique Maas, Geerard L Beets, Corrie A M Marijnen, Petra A Custers, Harm J T Rutten, Jaqueline C M Theuws, An-Sofie E Verrijssen, Jeltsje S Cnossen, Jacobus W A Burger, Brechtje A Grotenhuis
30 December 2023
REMAP Periop: a randomised, embedded, multifactorial adaptive platform trial protocol for perioperative medicine to determine the optimal enhanced recovery pathway components in complex abdominal surgery patients within a US healthcare systemJennifer Holder-Murray, Stephen A Esper, Alison R Althans, Joshua Knight, Kathirvel Subramaniam, Joseph Derenzo, Ryan Ball, Shawn Beaman, Charles Luke, Luca La Colla, Nicholas Schott, Brian Williams, Elizabeth Lorenzi, Lindsay R Berry, Kert VieleSee the full list of authors
28 December 2023
Impact of different surgical and non-surgical interventions on health-related quality of life after thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurological deficit: protocol for a comprehensive systematic review with network meta-analysisLea Lanter, Niklas Rutsch, Sebastian Kreuzer, Christoph Emanuel Albers, Peter Obid, Jonathan Henssler, Gabriel Torbahn, Martin Müller, Sebastian Frederick Bigdon
19 December 2023
Influence of perioperative step volume on complication rate and length of hospital stay after colorectal cancer surgery (IPOS trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled single-centre trial at a German university hospitalLena Anthuber, Florian Sommer, Sebastian Wolf, Dmytro Vlasenko, Michael Hoffmann, Tim Tobias Arndt, Stefan Schiele, Matthias Anthuber, Matthias Christian Schrempf
19 December 2023
Cohort study to characterise surgical site infections after open surgery in the UK’s National Health ServiceJulian F Guest, Graham W Fuller, Ben Griffiths
18 December 2023