• Antibiotic treatment for appendicitis in Norway and Sweden: a nationwide survey on treatment practices 

      Gran, M.V.; Kjønås, Didrik; Gunnarsson, U.; Strigård, K.; Revhaug, Arthur; Aahlin, Eirik Kjus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. Uncomplicated appendicitis is as an infamed appendix without perforation, gangrene or abscess formation. Recent trials show that one can safely ...
    • 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 ...
    • Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Versus Definitive Chemoradiotherapy With Salvage Surgery as Needed: The Study Protocol for the Randomized Controlled NEEDS Trial 

      Nilsson, Magnus; Olafsdottir, Halla; Alexandersson von Döbeln, Gabriella; Villegas, Fernanda; Gagliardi, Giovanna; Hellström, Mats; Wang, Qiao-Li; Johansson, Hemming; Gebski, Val; Hedberg, Jakob; Klevebro, Fredrik; Markar, Sheraz; Smyth, Elizabeth; Lagergren, Pernilla; Al-Haidari, Ghazwan Ahmed Dhia Eldin; Rekstad, Lars Cato; Aahlin, Eirik Kjus; Wallner, Bengt; Edholm, David; Johansson, Jan; Szabo, Eva; Reynolds, John V.; Pramesh, C.S.; Mummudi, Naveen; Joshi, Amit; Ferri, Lorenzo; Wong, Rebecca KS; O’Callaghan, Chris; Lukovic, Jelena; Chan, Kelvin KW; Leong, Trevor; Barbour, Andrew; Smithers, Mark; Li, Yin; Kang, Xiaozheng; Kong, Feng-Ming; Chao, Yin-Kai; Crosby, Tom; Bruns, Christiane; van Laarhoven, Hanneke; van Berge Henegouwen, Mark; van Hillegersberg, Richard; Rosati, Riccardo; Piessen, Guillaume; de Manzoni, Giovanni; Lordick, Florian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: The globally dominant treatment with curative intent for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) with subsequent esophagectomy. This multimodal treatment ...
    • Oncological outcomes of standard versus prolonged time to surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer in the multicentre, randomised, controlled NeoRes II trial 

      Nilsson, K.; Klevebro, F.; Sunde, B.; Rouvelas, I.; Lindblad, M.; Szabo, E.; Halldestam, I.; Smedh, U.; Wallner, B.; Johansson, J.; Johnsen, Gjermund; Aahlin, Eirik Kjus; Johannessen, Hans Olaf; Alexandersson von Döbeln, von; Hjortland, Geir Olav; Wang, N.; Shang, Y.; Borg, D.; Quaas, A.; Bartella, I.; Bruns, C.; Schröder, W.; Nilsson, M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background The optimal time to surgery (TTS) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) for oesophageal cancer is unknown and has traditionally been 4-6 weeks in clinical practice. Observational studies have suggested ...
    • Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy 

      Thomas, Hannah S.; Weiser, Thomas G.; Drake, Thomas M.; Knight, Stephen R.; Fairfield, Cameron; Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O.; 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; Augestad, Knut Magne; Banipal, Gurpreet Singh; Monteleone, Michela; Moe, Thomas Tetens; Schultz, Johannes Kurt; Bliksøen, Marte; Aguilera-Arevalo, Maria-Lorena; Alexander, Philip; Al-Saqqa, Sara W.; Borda-Luque, Giuliano; Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa; Ntirenganya, Faustin; Fitzgerald, J. Edward; Fergusson, Stuart J.; Glasbey, James C.; Ingabire, J.C. Allen; Ismaïl, Lawani; Salem, Hosni Khairy; Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy; Lapitan, Mari Carmela; Lilford, Richard J.; Mihaljevic, Andre L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been assessed on a global scale. The aim of this study was to ...