Aslan, Lercan Subasi, Omer Mizikoglu, Duygu Birsel, Olgar Kirisci, Seval Tanrikulu Bas, Ada Arshad, Munam Lazoglu, Ismail Seyahi, Aksel
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Hand scrubbing is an absolute precaution to avoid surgical site infections. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 4-min overall scrubbing (4MS) for surgical hand hygiene. However, we hypothesize that the more methodical 10-stroke counting technique (10SS) via locational partitioning of the arm is superior to WHO's superficial guideline dictati...
Keenlyside, Andrew Rae, Beatrice Brennan, Paul M Hughes, Mark A
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Exposure to stress prior to or during surgery can negatively impact performance. Management of stress is an essential non-technical skill required for safe practice. The effects of exposure to emotional visual stressors on surgical performance are poorly understood. This study aims to develop a model to investigate effects of emotive visual stimuli...
Ofri, Adam Bhimani, Nazim Warrier, Sanjay
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Regional nodal status is one of the most powerful prognosticators in breast cancer. The sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) evaluates the first node in the axillary lymphatic basin theorised to drain the anatomical region of breast cancer. Recent literature has appropriately raised the query of the need for SLNB for breast cancer in older patients (B...
Clarke, Cameron Filson, Simon
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of remote patient and professional communication. This has been especially important for highly specialised and regionally-based specialties such as plastic surgery. The aim of this study was to review how UK plastic surgery units represent themselves online and their phone accessibility. UK plas...
Baldwin, Alexander J
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
To compare the distribution of Higher Surgical Training (HST) applications received through the Certificate of Readiness for Higher Surgical (CREHST) route with the traditional Core Surgical Training (CST) route and to evaluate the likelihood of success in obtaining an HST post for each route across all surgical specialities. A national, retrospect...
Sharma, Nikhil Heer, Amrita Su, Lei
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
High quality surgical lighting is central to successful performance in the operating room and therefore to both patient care and treatment. This article discusses the origins of surgical lighting from the 1800s to today, with a focus on the four main forms. Their uses, advantages, and disadvantages are evaluated in an effort to identify the improve...
Solou, Mary Ydreos, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Evangelos K Demetriades, Andreas K Boviatsis, Efstathios J
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is of the most serious emergencies in neurosurgical practice and continues to be associated with high morbidity and mortality. Beyond securing the ruptured aneurysm to prevent a rebleed, physicians continue to be concerned about potential complications such as cerebral vasospasm-delayed cerebral ischemia (D...
Pullinger, Michael Liew, Ignatius Spacey, Kate Kang, Niel Johnston, Phillip Sanghrajka, Anish
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
The Curriculum for Trauma and Orthopaedics focuses on producing competent Day-One Consultants. However, the expected development trajectory is not clear. It is important, yet difficult to objectively identify trainees who are "falling behind". This project proposes practical, consensus-based thresholds of Operative Trauma Competence at each Waypoin...
Curtin, Glenn Scanlon, Lorraine O'Kelly, John Sweeney, Paul Hennessey, Derek B
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Lower urinary tract symptoms due to an enlarged prostate is a common condition. Transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP) has been the gold standard treatment. The objective of this study was to assess the trends in the prevalence of TURP procedures in Irish public hospitals within the period of 2005-2021. In addition, we explore the att...
Blumenau Pedersen, Malene Saxton, John Birch, Sara Rasmussen Villumsen, Brigitta Bjerggaard Jensen, Jørgen
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The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Prehabilitation is a multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach, to prepare patients for surgery, with the aim of improving postoperative outcomes. Worldwide, healthcare systems are facing challenges with a gap between demand and supply of healthcare services. Telehealth is seen as a solution for delivering sustainable and efficient treatments...
