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View article: 662 A Sustainable Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Tray
662 A Sustainable Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Tray Open
Aim The aim was to develop and trial a systematic methodology in order to streamline laparoscopic cholecystectomy trays across all sub-specialties in Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT), and to inform rationalisation principles nationall…
View article: HARMONY (HARM reduction for Opiates, Nicotine and You) Trial: Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Vaporised Nicotine Products for Tobacco Smoking Cessation amongst NSW Opiate Agonist Treatment Clients
HARMONY (HARM reduction for Opiates, Nicotine and You) Trial: Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Vaporised Nicotine Products for Tobacco Smoking Cessation amongst NSW Opiate Agonist Treatment Clients Open
Introduction Tobacco smoking is a major cause of preventable disease in Australia. Individuals receiving opiate agonist treatment (OAT) are a group who experience high tobacco-related morbidity and mortality rates. Despite reporting a desi…
View article: HARMONY (HARM reduction for Opiates, Nicotine and You): Statistical Analysis Plan for a Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Vaporised Nicotine Products for Tobacco Smoking Cessation amongst NSW Opiate Agonist Treatment Clients
HARMONY (HARM reduction for Opiates, Nicotine and You): Statistical Analysis Plan for a Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Vaporised Nicotine Products for Tobacco Smoking Cessation amongst NSW Opiate Agonist Treatment Clients Open
Background The HARMONY study is a multicentre, randomised, single-blinded parallel group trial. It will compare the effectiveness of a 12-week course of liquid nicotine delivered via vapourised nicotine products (VNPs) to best practice nic…
View article: WE6.1 A Sustainable Appendicectomy
WE6.1 A Sustainable Appendicectomy Open
Background and Aim Equipment consumption is the third largest contributor to the carbon footprint of surgery. Laparoscopic surgery is particularly resource intensive. The aim of this quality improvement project is to reduce the carbon foot…
View article: Introducing green innovation into clinical practice
Introducing green innovation into clinical practice Open
How can surgeons help reduce medical waste in the workplace and work towards ‘net zero’?
View article: The drive for sustainable healthcare must be led by students and junior doctors
The drive for sustainable healthcare must be led by students and junior doctors Open
The drive for sustainable healthcare must be led by students and junior doctors Tim Ho medical studentSeven years, 108 days. 1 At the time of publication, this is the time left on the Global Climate Clock before we will exceed our global w…
View article: P039 Standard-volume plasma exchange in acute liver failure: assessment of laboratory parameters and clinical outcomes
P039 Standard-volume plasma exchange in acute liver failure: assessment of laboratory parameters and clinical outcomes Open
Background Acute liver failure (ALF) is a life threatening syndrome defined by hepatic encephalopathy and an International Normalised Ratio greater than 1.5 in a patient with no underlying chronic liver disease. Plasma Exchange (PEX) is an…
View article: Anaesthetic management of cardiac phaeochromocytoma
Anaesthetic management of cardiac phaeochromocytoma Open
Introduction: Primary cardiac phaeochromocytoma is uncommon, with few anaesthetists encountering this rare pathology in clinical practice. Further, there is little information available on the detailed intraoperative and postoperative haem…
View article: The Effect of a Surgery-Specific Cardiac Output–Guided Haemodynamic Algorithm on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a High-Volume Centre: A Retrospective Comparative Study
The Effect of a Surgery-Specific Cardiac Output–Guided Haemodynamic Algorithm on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a High-Volume Centre: A Retrospective Comparative Study Open
In this retrospective observational study performed in a high-volume hepatobiliary–pancreatic unit, we evaluated the effect of a surgery-specific goal-directed therapy (GDT) physiologic algorithm on complications and length of hospital sta…