Hepatoancreaticobiliary esection Arginine mmunoodulation (PRIMe) trial: protocol for a randomised phase II trial of the impact of perioperative immunomodulation on immune function following resection for hepatopancreaticobiliary malignancyRamy Behman, Rebecca C Auer, Lev Bubis, Grace Xu, Natalie G Coburn, Guillaume Martel, Julie Hallet, Fady Balaa, Calvin Law, Kimberly A Bertens, Jad Abou Khalil, Paul Jack Karanicolas
5 April 2024
Preoperative pancreatic stent placement before the enucleation of insulinoma located in the head and neck of the pancreas in proximity to the main pancreatic duct: study protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical trial in Chinese tertiary medical centresRuichen Gao, Bohui Yin, Jiabin Jin, Xiaodong Tian, Yuhua Zhang, Jishu Wei, Feng Cao, Zheng Wang, Zhijun Ma, Min Wang, Shanmiao Gou, Lin Cong, Qiang Xu, Wenming Wu, Yupei Zhao
2 April 2024
Comparative efficacy and safety of different surgical approaches for the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a Bayesian network meta-analysis protocolYuchen He, Yishu Fan, Longxiang Zhai, Weihong Zhu
29 March 2024
Development and content validation of a financial and functional outcomes tool for diabetes-related foot disease in patients undergoing major lower limb amputation: a prospective observational study from PakistanNadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Anees Khaliq, Muhammad Ammar Pirzada, Ziaur Rehman, Fareed Shaikh, Amna Riaz, Sadaf Khan
29 March 2024
Intercostal nerve cryoablation versus thoracic epidural analgesia for minimal invasive Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: a protocol for a randomised clinical trial (ICE trial)Nicky Janssen, Jean H T Daemen, Aimée J P M Franssen, Elise J van Polen, Lori M van Roozendaal, Karel W E Hulsewé, Yvonne Vissers, Erik R de Loos
25 March 2024
Skeletal muscle relaxants as adjunctive pain control following cardiothoracic surgery: a systematic review protocolShadman Kabir, Quinn Whaley, Melissa Fernandez, Travis W Murphy
25 March 2024
Investigation of divergent thinking among surgeons and surgeon trainees in Canada (IDEAS): a mixed-methods studyAlex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W Busse, Ranil Sonnadara, Mohit Bhandari
21 March 2024
Approaches for the treatment of perforated peptic ulcers: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – study protocolElisabeth Wadewitz, Juliane Friedrichs, Maurizio Grilli, Johannes Vey, Samuel Zimmermann, Joerg Kleeff, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Johannes Klose, Artur Rebelo
18 March 2024
Application of generative language models to orthopaedic practiceJessica Caterson, Olivia Ambler, Nicholas Cereceda-Monteoliva, Matthew Horner, Andrew Jones, Arwel Tomos Poacher
14 March 2024
Management of long bone fractures and traumatic hip dislocations in paediatric patients: study protocol for a prospective global multicentre observational cohort registryBryn O Zomar, Maio Chen, Emily K Schaeffer, Kishore Mulpuri, Alexander Joeris, , PedORTHO Study Group, ADB Buunaaim, S Imran Buckari, M Ajith Kumar, L Johnson, D Little, P Schmittenbecher, A Bosak Versic, A KonstantopoulouSee the full list of authors
8 March 2024