Surgery

What factors shape surgical access in West Africa? A qualitative study exploring patient and provider experiences of managing injuries in Sierra Leone

Amrit Virk, Mohamed Bella Jalloh, Songor Koedoyoma, Isaac O Smalle, William Bolton, J A Scott, Julia Brown, David Jayne, Tim Ensor, Rebecca King

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042402

March 1, 2021

Prospective, randomised, controlled study on the efficacy and safety of different strategies of tranexamic acid with total blood loss, blood transfusion rate and thrombogenic biomarkers in total knee arthroplasty: study protocol

Yong Yang, Zheng Wang, Faxuan Wang, Xin Zhao, Kaijie Yang, Jinlong He, Yun Jin, Haibo Yang, Dong Ding, Qunhua Jin

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038399

February 26, 2021

Understanding parents’ decision-making on participation in clinical trials in children’s heart surgery: a qualitative study

Nigel E Drury, Julie C Menzies, Clare J Taylor, Timothy J Jones, Anna C Lavis

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044896

February 23, 2021

Comparison of outcomes of neurosurgical operations performed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a matched cohort study

Emma Toman, Wai Cheong Soon, Gopiga Thanabalasundaram, Daniel Burns, Vladimir Petrik, Colin Watts, Victoria Wykes, Anwen White

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047063

February 23, 2021

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to compare postoperative complications between minimally invasive and open DIStal PAnCreaTectomy (DISPACT-2 trial)

Pascal Probst, Fabian Schuh, Colette Dörr-Harim, Anja Sander, Thomas Bruckner, Christina Klose, Inga Rossion, Felix Nickel, Beat Peter Müller-Stich, Arianeb Mehrabi, Thilo Hackert, Markus W. Büchler, Markus K. Diener

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047867

February 22, 2021

Evaluation for the safety and effectiveness of the in situ fenestration system in TEVAR for aortic arch pathologies: protocol for a prospective, multicentre and single-arm study

Xiaofan Sun, Yuanqing Kan, Lihong Huang, Zhihui Dong, Daqiao Guo, Yi Si, Weiguo Fu

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043599

February 22, 2021

Prospective, randomised, multicentre, open-label trial, designed to evaluate the best timing of closure of the temporary ileostomy (early versus late) in patients who underwent rectal cancer resection and with indication for adjuvant chemotherapy: the STOMAD (STOMa closure before or after ADjuvant therapy) randomised controlled trial

Paolo Massucco, Andrea Fontana, Michela Mineccia, Serena Perotti, Giovannino Ciccone, Claudia Galassi, Maria Carmela Giuffrida, Donatella Marino, Igor Monsellato, Myriam Katja Paris, Roberto Perinotti, Patrizia Racca, Chiara Monagheddu, Fabio Saccona, Elisa Ponte, Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Mauro Santarelli, Francesco Tomaselli, Rossella Reddavid, Simone Birolo, Marcello Calabrò, Nicoletta Pipitone, Luca Panier Suffat, Monica Carrera, Francesco Potente, Marco Brunetti, Roberto Rimonda, Vincenzo Adamo, Domenico Piscioneri, Francesca Cravero, Alberto Serventi, Eliana Giaminardi, Luca Mazza, Paolo Bellora, Fabio Colli, Clemente De Rosa, Francesco Battafarano, Renza Trapani, Alfredo Mellano, Enrico Gibin, Paola Bellomo

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044692

February 19, 2021

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first lockdown in the Netherlands on the number of trauma-related admissions, trauma severity and treatment: the results of a retrospective cohort study in a level 2 trauma centre

Gijs J.J. van Aert, Lijckle van der Laan, Leandra J.M. Boonman-de Winter, Cornelis A.S. Berende, Hans G.W. de Groot, Pieter Boele van Hensbroek, Philip M.J. Schormans, Michiel B. Winkes, Dagmar I. Vos

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045015

February 19, 2021

Protocol for a multicentre, prospective, cohort study to investigate patient satisfaction and quality of life after immediate breast reconstruction in Japan: the SAQLA study

Miho Saiga, Yuko Hosoya, Hiroki Utsunomiya, Yukiko Kuramoto, Satoko Watanabe, Koichi Tomita, Yukiko Aihara, Mayu Muto, Makoto Hikosaka, Takashi Kawaguchi, Tempei Miyaji, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Sadamoto Zenda, Aya Goto, Minoru Sakuraba, Taro Kusano, Kenta Miyabe, Tomoaki Kuroki, Tomoyuki Yano, Mifue Taminato, Mitsuru Sekido, Yui Tsunoda, Toshihiko Satake, Hiroyoshi Doihara, Yoshihiro Kimata

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042099

February 15, 2021

Sickness absence after carpal tunnel release: a multicentre prospective cohort study

Lisa Newington, Georgia Ntani, David Warwick, Jo Adams, Karen Walker-Bone

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041656

February 10, 2021