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Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for gastrointestinal recovery after surgery (PRO-diGI) ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… This study describes a four-stage development of a patient-reported outcome measure for gastrointestinal recovery The QQ-10 demonstrated high value

🤜💥🤛Gloves off!! Spend a few minutes during easter days reading up why top experts think the future of liver surgery will by either MIS or open!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Impact of postoperative complications on clinical outcomes after gastrectomy for cancer: multicentre study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… Anastomotic leakage and pulmonary complications had the highest overall impact on adverse outcomes, specifically on escalation of care,

Oesophagectomy in the East versus the West: comparison of two national audit databases ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… The incidence of postoperative complications after oesophagectomy was nearly comparable between the Japanese and Dutch cohorts Some remarkable differences were

🎯Top Reads in Upper GI & General Surgery in 2024 Our UGI editor Marcel André Schneider handpicked a few of the most impactful articles in upper GI and general surgery published in BJS Open, covering everything from novel techniques to practice-changing findings. 🔍 Featured

🏥 Common Surgical Presentations in Pregnancy 🎥 Have you seen our new AI-generated video summarising this important article? Do you like it? 🆕 We're trialling avatar-based videos to bring research to life — created with the authors’ permission to highlight key points. We’d

bit.ly/3Hgu6NV Three-year results of a #RCT comparing retrorectus synthetic mesh and biological mesh for #IncisionalHernia prevention following loop ileostomy closure (Preloop trial). #HerniaPrevention #HerniaSurgery #AWSurgery #ColorectalSurgery #OpenAccess BJS Open

Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention is not cost-effective ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… An economic evaluation was implemented to compare negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with usual care dressings for surgical wounds healing by

Global funding for surgical research between 2016 and 2020: content analysis of public and philanthropic investments ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… Public and philanthropic research investment in surgery between 2016 and 2020 was analysed It was found that surgical research is

Following a rigorous judging process, Professor James Shapiro has been named the recipient of our 2025 BJS Award. Professor Shapiro has been recognised for pioneering the Edmonton Protocol. Listen to the full announcement and download the press release: ➡️

🧾Read our BJS editorial The future of surgical research ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… Surgical standards are often based on strong opinions, entrenched hierarchies, and change has always been difficult It is our responsibility to create surgical education systems that

Watch the 2025 BJS Award interview with Professor James Shapiro, honoured for his ground-breaking work on islet transplantation for diabetes. Interview by Professor Stephen Wigmore, Treasurer of the BJS Foundation. 🎥 bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/cu… #BJSAward #Surgery #Transplantation

📢2024 IF : 4.5!! (up from 3.4 last year)🥳🥳🥳 Thx to all the authors, reviewers and the editorial teams of BJS Open, BJS and BJS Academy for your hard work and contributions, which made this fantastic result possible! #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery

As their term came to an end, we would lik to thank our editorial assistants Yung Lee Hans Lederhuber and Laura Maggino for their incredible dedication, input and hard work for BJS BJS Academy and BJS Open!! We'll keep in touch! Meanwhile, we are happy to announce our new 2025

Effect of transversus abdominis plane blocks in abdominoplasties on postoperative outcomes ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on postoperative outcomes in patients who had an

🥳 We are absolutely delighted to announce our new Editor Assistants! Jeongyoon (Jenny) Moon is a clinical fellow in colon and rectal surgery at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA Jenny Moon Ruth Parks is a senior breast surgery trainee working in the East Midlands, UK Ruth Parks

Enhancing decision-making and patient comprehension in complex rectal cancer surgery through personalized three-dimensional imaging: randomized feasibility study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… This study investigated the use of personalized three-dimensional (3D) models as a

Nutritional deficiencies after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at 10 years: secondary analysis of the SLEEVEPASS #RCT ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… In this secondary analysis of the SLEEVEPASS #RCT, nutritional deficiencies were relatively rare after laparoscopic

The evolving concept of conversion surgery for upfront unresectable upper gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers: comprehensive review ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… Despite the heterogeneity of targets and in the absence of a commonly accepted definition, conversion

Effect of virtual reality on pain and stress in children during Kirschner-wire removal after fracture treatment: a randomized clinical trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… This study tested whether virtual reality (VR) could reduce pain and stress during Kirschner wire removal in