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
8 April 2025
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
7 April 2025
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,
5 April 2025
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
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
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
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
Efficacy of synovectomy in the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis with vascularised fibular grafting in Shanghai: a protocol for SYNERGY-VGF trialKai Fu, Wei Zheng, Qianying Cai, Hao Peng, Haiyan He, Daoyu Zhu, Chenyi Jiang, Zehao Wang, Peng Ding, Jimin Yin, Dongxu Jin, Changqing Zhang, Youshui Gao
26 February 2025
Scoping review for pain mitigation during intralesional injections of corticosteroid for hypertrophic scar and keloid treatmentJeffrey, Mardhiah, Ahmad Sukari Halim, Sophia Heng, Ainna Qistina Saipolamin
26 February 2025