del Nido versus St. Thomas’ blood cardioplegia in the young (DESTINY) trial: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial in children undergoing cardiac surgeryNigel E Drury, Kelly Handley, Hugh Jarrett, Tina Griffin, Yongzhong Sun, Indie Bilkhoo, Alex Robertson, Carly Tooke, Barnaby R Scholefield, Warwick B Dunn, Martin Kostolny, Serban Stoica, Carin van Doorn, John V Pappachan, Timothy J JonesSee the full list of authors
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SMALL: open surgery versus minimally invasive vacuum-assisted excision for small screen-detected breast cancer—protocol for a phase III randomised multicentre trialKenneth Elder, Charlotte Coles, David Dodwell, Beatrix Elsberger, Jessica Foster, Claire Gaunt, Julia R Henderson, Iain Lyburn, Claire Mabena, Jenna Morgan, Zohal Nabi, Sangeetha Paramasivan, Sarah Pinder, Sarah Pirrie, Shelley PotterSee the full list of authors
8 April 2025
Perioperative metformin use in patients undergoing total joint replacement surgery: protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled pilot studyAidan Morrell, Steven Shelofsky, Hannah Hoffman, Cole McCallister, Thomas W Huff, Kathryn L Schabel, Avital Y O’Glasser, Ryland P Kagan
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Incidence, risk factors and airway management of postoperative haematoma following anterior cervical spine surgery: a retrospective nested case-control studyYang Tian, Jiao Li, Guangjin Zhou, Mingya Wang, Yinyin Qu, Min Li, Jun Wang, Mao Xu, Shenglin Wang, Xiangyang Guo, Yongzheng Han
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Comparing Analgesic Regimen Effectiveness and Safety after Surgery (CARES): protocol for a pragmatic, international multicentre randomised trialMark C Bicket, Karim Shiraz Ladha, Simon Haroutounian, Kellie McFarlin, Mary Neff, Rachel L McDuffie, Jennifer F Waljee, Duminda Nalaka Wijeysundera, Chad Brummet, Yi Li,
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Omission of axillary lymph node dissection in patients with breast cancer with axillary pathological complete response confirmed by stained region lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (SrLNB study): study protocol for a single-arm, single-centre, phase-II trialLingjun Ma, Rui Chen, Mingyu Wang, Xuan Li, Ran Zheng, Lexin Wang, Jingjing Ding, Hao Yao, Yichun Gong, Yuanyuan Wang, Xingye Sheng, Jue Wang, Xiaoming Zha
31 March 2025
Prevalence of socioeconomic deprivation and risk factors in patients on the elective surgery waiting list in the North East and North Cumbria region of England: a cross-sectional studyClaire D Madigan, James Prentis, Edward Kunonga, Chris Snowden, Mackenzie Fong, Sophia Margarita Brady, Bob Gaffney, Eileen F S Kaner
18 March 2025
Cost-effectiveness of total shoulder arthroplasty compared with hemiarthroplasty: a study using data from the National Joint RegistryAndrew Davies, Bernarda Zamora-Talaya, Sanjeeve Sabharwal, Alexander D Liddle, Martinique Vella-Baldacchino, Amar Rangan, Peter Reilly
18 March 2025
Approaches for thoracoabdominal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer: a network meta-analysis – study protocolArtur Rebelo, Juliane Friedrichs, Maurizio Grilli, Johannes Vey, Johannes Klose, Marie Merling, Joerg Kleeff, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch
13 March 2025
Obsidian ASG autologous platelet-rich fibrin matrix for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreatic resection: study protocol for a feasibility trial at the Medical University of ViennaCharlotte Gustorff, Christopher Dawoud, Carl-Stephan Leonhardt, Stefan Riss, Klaus Sahora, Martin Schindl, Oliver Strobel, Ulla Klaiber
13 March 2025