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Papers
(The TQCC of BJS Open is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
P27 Bedside teaching from a distance; surgical education in the COVID era, a randomised control trial68
Role of frailty assessment in selection for cancer surgery49
P66 In what way does skin of colour representation in undergraduate dermatology education influence medical students’ clinical experiences?: A national, collaborative, mixed-methods study48
P134 Under the weather: The Meteorological correlation in Orthopaedic Trauma and within Hertfordshire45
P14 Acute management of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations during COVID-19: are we meeting published national standards for treatment during the pandemic?44
P111 SMILE: Sustaining Medical Education In a Lockdown Environment. Student perceptions of a free online access medical education platform as an adjunct to the traditional undergraduate curriculum dur39
Erratum to: Risk factors for multimodal conservative approach failure before bariatric surgery38
P12 A systematic review of the reporting of surgical quality assurance and learning curve in robotic oesophagectomy37
P78 MedEd Collaborative: a new research collaborative to promote medical education research36
P126 The FLIP study – Fluid resuscitation In Pancreatitis33
P90 PERCEIVE: PrEdiction of Risk and Communication of outcome following major lower limb amputation - a collaboratIVE study32
O3 Forming a novel trainee-led research collaborative during times of crisis: Lessons learned from the COVID:HAREM collaborative31
O9 The Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on operative and work-based assessment (WBA) activity on surgical training30
Gastric partitioning versus gastrojejunostomy for gastric outlet obstruction due to unresectable gastric cancer: randomized clinical trial29
Inter-rater variability for the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification in patients undergoing hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery (MILESTONE-2): international survey among surgeons and anae29
Evolution of quality of life, anxiety, and depression over time in patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm approaching the surgical threshold28
Transformational journey in ileo-pouch anal anastomosis surgery for ulcerative colitis26
Circulating large extracellular vesicles as diagnostic biomarkers of indeterminate thyroid nodules: multi-platform omics analysis26
Implications of the new MRI-based rectum definition according to the sigmoid take-off: multicentre cohort study25
P48 Exploration of variation in Management of Acutely Symptomatic Hernia – results from the MASH practice survey25
Primary ventral and incisional hernias: comprehensive review25
P128 The implications of SARS-CoV-2 on a Cardiothoracic unit25
P91 Phyllodes Tumours: Looking for Predictive Features from Multidisciplinary Assessments24
O7 SMILE: Sustaining Medical education In a Lockdown Environment Can free online access medical education be effective for the retention of long term knowledge acquisition?23
Liver resection versus radiofrequency ablation or trans-arterial chemoembolization for early-stage (BCLC A) oligo-nodular hepatocellular carcinoma: meta-analysis23
Erratum to: P89 Patient reported comorbidity is not a reliable data source: a systematic review of the literature23
P70 Investigating the current state of practice for reporting on surgeon's learning and the learning curve in IDEAL studies of surgical innovation: A systematic review23
P22 Are Elderly Patients at Increased Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality from Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal Cancer? A Systematic Mapping Review and Meta-Analysis22
P120 The burden of the management of cerebral aneurysms in Africa: a scoping review22
P65 Improving the experiance of teaching for foundation doctors in a busy general surgery department22
P32 Changes in medical education due to COVID-1922
P58 Head Injury CT scan: measuring up to NICE guidelines22
P15 Admission avoidance in acute epistaxis: a prospective national audit during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic21
V5 Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic21
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in colorectal cancer21
P73 LEARN: uroLogical tEAching in bRitish medical schools Nationally - a national retrospective multi-centre audit of urology teaching across British medical schools20
Comment on: Population preference for treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis20
Machine learning models to predict surgical case duration compared to current industry standards: scoping review20
P81 Mental Health Presentations to a UK Tertiary Children’s Emergency Department during the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020 compared to 201920
P10 A systematic review of current literature on interventions among first-year university students and how this may influence current policy on child obesity strategies within the UK18
P79 Medical students’ mood adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic: An interim analysis from the SPICE-19 prospective cohort study of 2075 medical students and interim foundation doctors18
Erratum to: Complications and adverse events in lymphadenectomy of the inguinal area: worldwide expert consensus18
P93 Pre-operative assessment and management of open tibia fractures at a Major Trauma Centre (MTC): a review of cases over a one-year period17
Colorectal surgery in 2023: BJS Open highlights and editors’ choices17
P41 Development of a Montgomery compliant consent discussion aide memoire leading to the establishment of a 'remote consent clinic'17
Erratum to: Risk-stratified faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for urgent colonoscopy in Lynch syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic16
Organ preservation following short-course radiotherapy for rectal cancer16
Corrigendum to: Update of the international HerniaSurge guidelines for groin hernia management16
Objective improvement with coronary anastomosis simulation training: meta-analysis16
Impact of COVID-19 on the oncological outcomes of colorectal cancer surgery in northern Italy in 2019 and 2020: multicentre comparative cohort study16
Hepatocellular uptake index obtained with gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment future liver remnant function after major hepatectomy for biliary malignancy16
Openly accessed and openly published: a celebration of international high-impact surgical research15
Pelvic sentinel lymph nodes have minimal impact on survival in melanoma patients15
Comment on: Routine versus selective intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy: systematic review, meta-analysis, and health economic model analysis of iatrogenic bile duct injury15
Surgeons’ choice for rectal cancer treatment if they were a patient14
Comment on: Comparison of four surgical approaches for rectal prolapse: multicentre randomized clinical trial14
Intraoperative quantification of fluorescence angiography for assessment of intestinal perfusion: in vivo exploration of clinical value14
Prophylactic retrorectus mesh versus no mesh in midline emergency laparotomy closure for prevention of incisional hernia (PREEMER): study protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, randomized 14
Global surgery education in Europe: a landscape analysis14
Provision of a local anaesthetic minor procedures service by surgical advanced clinical practitioners: 5-year study14
Population preference for treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis14
The PERCEIVE quantitative study: PrEdiction of Risk and Communication of outcome following major lower-limb amputation: protocol for a collaboratiVE study14
Polyethylene glycol-coated haemostatic patch for prevention of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: randomized clinical trial13
Margin clearance greater than 1 mm in nodal-positive pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients: multicentre retrospective analysis13
Preferences of patients and surgeons regarding counselling before pancreatectomy: 4PC trial13
Prospective nationwide analysis of long-term recurrence rates after elective ventral, incisional and parastomal hernia repairs13
Total versus partial posterior fundoplication in the surgical repair of para-oesophageal hernias: randomized clinical trial13
Comment on: Surgical treatment of anorectal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Local recurrence in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours: multicentre cohort study13
Therapeutic value of lymph node dissection for Siewert type II and III adenocarcinoma: meta-analysis13
Guidance for delivering surgical procedures outside operating theatres: scoping review13
Ultra-early initiation of postoperative rehabilitation in the post-anaesthesia care unit after major thoracic surgery: case–control study13
Effect of introduction of indocyanine green angiography of parathyroid glands on postoperative hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy13
Effect of peritoneal and wound lavage with super-oxidized solution on surgical-site infection after open appendicectomy in perforated appendicitis (PLaSSo): randomized clinical trial13
Author response to: Excision and suture in the midline versus Karydakis flap surgery for pilonidal sinus: randomized clinical trial13
Referral rate of patients with incidental gallbladder cancer and survival: outcomes of a multicentre retrospective study12
Comparison of two bundles for reducing surgical site infection in colorectal surgery: multicentre cohort study12
Resection rates and intention-to-treat outcomes in borderline and locally advanced pancreatic cancer: real-world data from a population-based, prospective cohort study (NORPACT-2)12
Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for trans-sphincteric cryptoglandular anal fistula: long-term impact on faecal continence12
Topical nifedipine for post-haemorrhoidectomy pain relief: randomized, prospective, double-blind trial protocol12
Evolution and improved outcomes in the era of multimodality treatment for extended pancreatectomy12
Applicability of the surgical risk calculator by the American College of Surgeons in the setting of German patients undergoing complete pancreatectomy: multicentre study using data from the StuDoQ|Pan12
Short-term outcomes depending on type of oesophagojejunostomy in laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: retrospective study based on a Korean Nationwide Survey for Gastric Cancer in 201912
Mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation for all patients undergoing colorectal surgery?12
Nomograms integrating the collagen signature and systemic immune-inflammation index for predicting prognosis in rectal cancer patients12
Approach to risk stratification for papillary thyroid carcinoma based on molecular profiling: institutional analysis12
Systematic review of classification systems for locally recurrent rectal cancer11
Comment on: Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection11
Defining stage in mucinous tumours of the appendix with peritoneal dissemination: the importance of grading terminology: systematic review11
Short-term outcomes of Early versus conventional adjuvant chemotherapy in stage III colon cancer: randomized clinical trial11
Efficacy of indocyanine green fluorescence for the identification of non-palpable breast tumours: systematic review11
Operative versus conservative management for inguinal hernia: a methodology scoping review of randomized controlled trials11
Non-pharmacological interventions to improve sleep quality and quantity for hospitalized adult patients—co-produced study with surgical patient partners: systematic review11
Risk of neurodevelopmental impairment in Swedish preterm children treated for necrotizing enterocolitis: retrospective cohort study11
PANC Study (Pancreatitis: A National Cohort Study): national cohort study examining the first 30 days from presentation of acute pancreatitis in the UK11
Evaluation of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) data with the Mainz IONM Quality Assurance and Analysis tool11
Minimally invasive versus open synchronous colorectal and hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQ11
Surgical outcomes of neoadjuvant endocrine treatment in early breast cancer: meta-analysis11
Postoperative complications after breast cancer surgery and effect on recurrence and survival: population-based cohort study11
Best papers of 2022—Editor-in-Chief’s picks11
The TOR concept (training, operation, and rehabilitation) applied to a cohort of postpartum women with training-resistant symptomatic rectus diastasis: evaluation 1 year after surgery11
Effects of tumour budding on adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer11
Immediate CT after hospital arrival and decreased in-hospital mortality in severely injured trauma patients10
Severe pleural effusion after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: multicentre retrospective study10
Healthcare metaverse in surgery: scoping review10
Impact of routine nasogastric decompression versus no nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy on perioperative outcomes: meta-analysis10
Changing patterns of multidisciplinary team treatment, early mortality, and survival in colorectal cancer10
Patient-reported outcome measures and surgery for Crohn’s disease: systematic review10
Tumour origin, diagnostic accuracy and histopathological evaluation in patients with periampullary cancer: nationwide cohort study10
Video-based coaching for surgeons in the UK: consensus on essential elements10
Resectability of bilobar liver tumours after simultaneous portal and hepatic vein embolization versus portal vein embolization alone: meta-analysis10
Digital technology in informed consent for surgery: systematic review10
Quality of reporting of robot-assisted cholecystectomy in relation to the IDEAL recommendations: systematic review10
Colonic resection and stoma formation due to chronic diverticular disease: nationwide population-based cohort study10
Association of perioperative allogeneic blood transfusions and long-term outcomes following radical surgery for gastric and colorectal cancers: systematic review and meta-analysis of propensity-adjust10
Abdominal versus perineal approach for external rectal prolapse: systematic review with meta-analysis9
Establishment and external validation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in excluding postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy9
Emergency umbilical hernia management: scoping review9
Standard versus distal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with BMI 50–60 kg/m2: 5-year outcomes of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial9
Best of upper GI and general surgery in 20249
Impact of post-hepatectomy liver failure on morbidity and short- and long-term survival after major hepatectomy9
Delay to surgery in acute perforated and ischaemic gastrointestinal pathology: a systematic review9
Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy alone as neoadjuvant treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer: study protocol of a multicentre, open-label, pa9
Surgeon age in relation to patients’ long-term survival after gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma: nationwide population-based cohort study9
O8 The COMPOSE Study: Characteristics, Outcomes and Management of PeriprOsthetic fractures: a Service Evaluation9
Quality of life after severe acute pancreatitis: systematic review9
The impact of progesterone receptor negativity on oncological outcomes in oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer9
Prophylactic mesh augmentation after laparotomy for elective and emergency surgery: meta-analysis9
The quantum physics of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas9
P119 The association of hand and wrist injuries with other skeletal injuries in multiple trauma patients in a UK Major Trauma Centre8
Minimally invasiveversusopen pancreatic surgery: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials8
Pathological complete response as a surrogate to improved survival in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis8
Tumour biology and survival outcomes in young women with breast cancer: single-centre retrospective analysis8
P121 The development of Core Outcome Sets and Common Data Elements in clinical neurosciences: a scoping review8
P86 PANC Study - Pancreatitis: A National Cohort Study8
P123 The effect of having volunteers and face masks present at hospital entrances on the wearing of face masks and hand washing8
Impact of perioperative α1-antagonists on postoperative urinary retention in orthopaedic surgery: meta-analysis8
P137 Virtual support for the newly formed stoma8
Systematic review on groove pancreatitis: management of a rare disease8
Postoperative complications after pancreatoduodenectomy for malignancy: results from the Recurrence After Whipple’s (RAW) study8
P2 3-year observation study of Plerixafor use in New Zealand8
Evaluation of functional and aesthetic outcomes of free dermal fat graft versus superficial musculoaponeurotic system flap after superficial parotidectomy: randomized clinical trial8
Minimally invasive versus open lateral pancreaticojejunostomy in patients with painful chronic pancreatitis: systematic review8
P138 What are medical students’ perceptions of human factors in simulated learning events: a thematic analysis8
P49 Exploring medical student confidence in social media health advocacy through the lens of a pandemic8
Update of the international HerniaSurge guidelines for groin hernia management8
Fluorescence-guided surgery: comprehensive review8
P108 Service Evaluation - the impact and lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic on a UK burns centre8
P19 An audit to improve ENT SHO confidence in using Floseal in the management of epistaxis8
V12 VIRTUAL: Virtual InteRacTive sUrgicAl skiLls classroom – A Randomized Controlled Trial Proposal8
Extent of surgical repair and outcomes after surgery for type A aortic dissection8
P33 Changes to acute vascular care management during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Vascular and Endovascular Research Network (VERN) COvid-19 Vascular sERvice (COVER) Tier 3 study8
Robotic-assisted contra open resection for suspected or confirmed gallbladder cancer (ROBOCOP)7
Artificial intelligence model for perigastric blood vessel recognition during laparoscopic radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy in locally advanced gastric cancer7
P5 A Cut Throat approach to post thyroidectomy care7
Association of hypothyroidism with survival in pancreatic cancer: retrospective cohort study7
Association of preoperative frailty with short- and long-term outcomes after hepatic resection for elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: multicentre analysis7
P26 Barriers and Facilitators to Help-Seeking for Common Mental Disorders among University Students: A Systematic Review7
P89 Patient reported comorbidity is not a reliable data source: a systematic review of the literature7
P45 Effect of One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass on Liver Function Tests: A comparison between 150 cm and 200 cm Bilio-Pancreatic Limb7
P53 First Reported Case of Successful Non-Surgical Management for Acute Small Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Enterolith as A Rare Complication of Jejunal Diverticulosis7
Organ-specific malperfusion in acute type A aortic dissection: epidemiological meta-analysis of incidence rates7
Erratum to: Quality of reporting of robot-assisted cholecystectomy in relation to the IDEAL recommendations: systematic review7
P100 Recruitment barriers in multicentre collaborative studies as demonstrated by a single unit experience of the Management of Acutely Symptomatic Hernias (MASH) study7
P130 Timing of nasogastric tube insertion and risk of postoperative pneumonia: international, prospective cohort study6
Quality of life in restorative versus non-restorative resections for rectal cancer: systematic review6
P109 Sherlock Holmes in Clinical Practice: The Deduction of the Pattern and Mechanism of Injury in Ankle Fractures Using Lauge-Hansen System6
Impact of timing of primary ileocecal resection on prognosis in patients with Crohn’s disease6
P51 External Ventricular Drainage Insertion Audit6
Defunctioning loop ileostomy in anterior resection for rectal cancer and subsequent renal failure: nationwide population-based study6
Modified artery-first approach for distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection6
Colon capsule endoscopy investigation based on faecal haemoglobin concentration in symptomatic patients to detect bowel disease6
Recruiting to surgical trials in the emergency setting: using a mixed methods study to understand clinician and patient perspectives6
Renal failure as a complication of defunctioning ileostomy: more complexity to a complex decision-making process6
Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors in diverticular disease: systematic review6
Validated prediction model for positive resection margins in breast-conserving surgery based exclusively on preoperative data6
Post-pancreatectomy acute pancreatitis and pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: two distinct but potentially correlated clinical entities6
P104 Orion xTask: Improving neurosurgical workflow using an electronic tasks system6
Aggregated 1-year complication rates and health-related quality of life after reconstructive surgery for rectal cancer with or without diverting stoma (Norwegian Stoma Trial): a protocol for national 6
Association of periodontitis and complications after pancreatic surgery6
Impact of a national guideline for the management of peripheral arterial disease on revascularization rates in England: interrupted time series analysis6
Economic cost-utility analysis of stage-directed oesophageal cancer treatment6
Effect of different quilting techniques on seroma formation after breast surgery: retrospective study6
Incidence and prognosis of contralateral vocal fold paralysis after hemithyroidectomy in previously unoperated patients6
P47 Evaluating the Relationship of Pre-Assessment Host Systemic Inflammatory Response Biomarkers (Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio) to Post-Operative Infective Complication Risk in Colorectal Cancer Resect6
Effect of local anaesthetic infiltration on postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: randomized clinical trial6
Correction: Surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: retrospective analysis6
P139 Women's Health Care during COVID-196
P9 A study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric cancer patients: an international, multicentre, observational cohort study (COVIDPaedsCancer)6
The impact of hospital volume on survival in patients with locally advanced colonic cancer6
Human gene and microbial analyses in rectal cancer complete responses to radiotherapy6
International Lower Limb Collaborative Paediatric subpopulation analysis (INTELLECT-P) study: multicentre, international, retrospective audit of paediatric open fractures6
Optimal antiseptic skin preparation agents for minimizing surgical site infection following surgery: cost and cost-effectiveness analysis6
Comment on: Excision and suture in the midline versus Karydakis flap surgery for pilonidal sinus: randomized clinical trial6
Comment on Prophylactic mesh augmentation after laparotomy for elective and emergency surgery: meta-analysis5
Operative management of primary hyperparathyroidism in Europe5
Risk of malignancy in radiologically and cytologically discordant thyroid nodules, based on Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) and Bethesda classifications5
Noise in the operating room coincides with surgical difficulty5
Risk factors and development of machine learning diagnostic models for lateral lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer: multicentre study5
Automated conversational agents for post-intervention follow-up: a systematic review5
Improving the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist sign-out5
Effects of the superior mesenteric artery approach versus the no-touch approach during pancreatoduodenectomy on the mobilization of circulating tumour cells and clusters in pancreatic cancer (C5
Definitive chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by radical surgery for locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: meta-analysis5
Fournier’s gangrene: 15-year retrospective study at a tertiary hospital5
Prognostic value of microRNA-21 in intra- and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after radical resection: cohort study5
Population-based nationwide incidence of complications after gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma in Finland5
Impact of wearable wireless continuous vital sign monitoring in abdominal surgical patients: before–after study5
Association of transport time with adverse outcome in paediatric trauma5
Carbon footprint of non-melanoma skin cancer surgery5
Risk-stratified faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for urgent colonoscopy in Lynch syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic5
The international PIACO study: pattern of surgical approaches for acute surgical pathologies in SpainversusUK. Was conservative treatment and open surgery during COVID-19 the way to go?5
Effect of radiotherapy on long-term quality of life in recurrence-free rectal cancer survivors (LaTE study): nationwide inverse probability of treatment-weighted registry-based cohort study and survey5
Piperacillin/tazobactam for surgical prophylaxis during pancreatoduodenectomy: meta-analysis5
Liver resection and ablation for squamous cell carcinoma liver metastases5
The quantitative impact of COVID-19 on surgical training in the United Kingdom5
Risk of tumour seeding in patients with liver lesions undergoing biopsy with or without concurrent ablation: meta-analysis5
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