• Centralizing a national pancreatoduodenectomy service: striking the right balance 

      Nymo, Linn Såve; Kleive, Dyre; Waardal, Kim; Bringeland, Erling Audun; Søreide, Jon Arne; Labori, Knut Jørgen; Mortensen, Kim Erlend; Søreide, Kjetil; Lassen, Kristoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Centralization of pancreatic surgery is currently called for owing to superior outcomes in higher‐volume centres. Conversely, organizational and patient concerns speak for a moderation in centralization. Consensus ...
    • Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme 

      Liu, Ben; Hunt, Lesley; Lonsdale, Robert J; Narula, Harjeet; Manasrey, Alieu; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Task‐sharing in surgery is well established, with associate clinicians performing successful surgery in many countries. Little is known about the process of surgical skill acquisition by associate clinicians, ...
    • Cytotoxicity and effect on wound re-epithelialization after topical administration of tranexamic acid 

      Eikebrokk, Tuva; Vassmyr, Brita; Ausen, Kjersti; Gravastrand, Caroline S.; Spigset, Olav; Pukstad, Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Topical administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces bleeding from surgical wounds similarly to intravenous use, but with negligible risk of adverse systemic events. Topical use is expanding, but is ...
    • Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection 

      Glasbey, James C.; Adisa, Adewale O.; Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa; Qureshi, Ahmad U.; Allen-Ingabire, Jean C.; Salem, Hosni Khairy; Lossius, William J; Havemann, Ingemar; Thorsen, Kenneth; Narvestad, Jon; Søreide, Kjetil; Wold, Trude Beate; Nymo, Linn Såve; Veen, Torhild; Kanani, Arezo; Styles, Kristian; Herikstad, Ragnar; Larsen, Johannes Wiik; Søreide, Jon Arne; Jensen, Elisabeth; Gran, Mads; Aahlin, Eirik Kjus; Gaarder, Christine; Monrad-Hansen, Peter Wiel; Næss, Pål Aksel; Lauzikas, Giedrius; Wiborg, Joachim; Holte, Silje Stensholt; Augestad, Knut Magne; Singh, Banipal Gurpreet; Monteleone, Michela Maria Angela; Moe, Thomas Tetens; Schultz, Johannes Kurt; Bliksøen, Marte; Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy; Tabiri, Stephen; Nepogodiev, Dmitri; Lilford, Richard J.; Harrison, Ewen M.; Pinkney, Thomas; Smart, Neil; Bhangu, Aneel; Ademuyiwa, Adesoji; Aguilera, Maria Lorena; Altamini, Afnan; Alexander, Philip; Al-Saqqa, Sara W.; Borda-Luque, Giuliano; Cornick, Jen; Drake, Thomas M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: End colostomy rates following colorectal resection vary across institutions in high-income settings, being influenced by patient, disease, surgeon and system factors. This study aimed to assess global variation ...