NIFTy: near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging to prevent postsurgical hypoparathyroidism (PoSH) after thyroid surgery—a phase II/III pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial protocol in patients undergoing a total or completion thyroidectomyJulie Croft, Gemma Ainsworth, Neil Corrigan, Katie Gordon, Anna Perry, Maureen Twiddy, Mark Strachan, Jonathan Wadsley, Hisham Mehanna, Neil Sharma, Elizabeth Glenister, Deborah D Stocken, Sabapathy Prakash P Balasubramanian
30 January 2025
Understanding the impact of racism on surgical outcomes in settler nation-states USA and Canada: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysisIfeoluwa Adedipe, Tyara Marchand, Saffa Aziz, Mirna Matta, Mary Brindle, Oluwatomilayo Daodu
29 January 2025
Exploratory study of patients’ and carers’ preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring using survey and interviewsJudith Tanner, Lyn Brierley Jones, Nigel Westwood, Melissa Rochon, Catherine Wloch, Luke J Rogers, Ricky Vaja, Jeremy Dearling, Keith Wilson, Pauline Harrington, Colin S Brown, Gavin Murphy
25 January 2025
Protocol for a multicentre, prospective, open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare PROs and safety outcomes between preoperative and postmastectomy radiotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer patients with immediate reconstruction via a deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (CAPPELLA) in ChinaShuang Hao, Jianjing Hou, Li Zhang, Changming Zhou, Yifeng Hou, Keda Yu, Zhen Hu, Guangyu Liu, Genhong Di, Zhi Min Shao, Xiaoli Yu, Jiong Wu
20 January 2025
Exploring surgeon behavioural factors impacting the quality of care: protocol for a scoping reviewBhavan Dhaliwal, Doris Goubran, Orest Fylyma, Ina Siwach, Nicole Askin, Maziar Fazel Darbandi, Megan Delisle
14 January 2025
Protocol for the development of a global core outcome set for the surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer: a literature review and international Delphi surveyDaniël J van de Berg, Christiaan F Mooij, A S Paul van Trotsenburg, Faridi S Jamaludin, Hanneke M van Santen, Sarah C Clement, Menno R Vriens, Eveline Bruinstroop, Schelto Kruijff, Robin P Peeters, Frederik A Verburg, Romana T Netea-Maier, Angelique Seur, Els J M Nieveen van Dijkum, Anton F EngelsmanSee the full list of authors
11 January 2025
Study protocol for a Prospective Observational study of Safety Threats and Adverse events in Trauma (PrO-STAT): a pilot study at a level-1 trauma centre in CanadaAnisa Nazir, Melissa McGowan, Eliane M Shore, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Teodor Grantcharov, Brodie Nolan
4 January 2025
Demographic and clinical impact on preoperative BREAST-Q ePROM completion and baseline outcomes in women undergoing breast cancer surgery: a quantitative descriptive study at a Danish university hospitalJulie Hougaard Prüsse, Karin Piil, Lone Bak Hansen, Lotte Gebhard Ørsted, Volker Jürgen Schmidt, Anna Mejldal, Stine Thestrup Hansen
2 January 2025
Impact of bone quality on surgical decision-making in total hip arthroplasty: a qualitative analysis in the UKMonil Karia, Alex Abouharb, Sanjeeve Sabharwal, Stella Mavroveli, Justin Cobb
2 January 2025
Financial burden of complications following lung resection: a scoping review protocolAriane Flinkier, Fabien Chu, Jordan Berman, Hugh Slifirski, Stephen Barnett, Rebecca Caragata, Laurence Weinberg
20 December 2024