Recent Research Publications

Recent Surgical Publications related to Donegal Clinical Research Academy

DCRA would like to thank Professor William Campbell for providing support from his Nobel Prise to allow Donegal Based medical students undertake summer research scholarships since 2019. Their scholarship based publications are highlighted in red.

Bass, G.A., Kaplan, L.J., Gaarder, C. et al. European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg50, 367–382 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-023-02441-3

Cimino MM, Biloslavo A, Kurihara H, Bellio G, Porta M, Fattori S, Bass GA; ESTES SnapAppy Group. Practice patterns and clinical outcomes in acute appendicitis differ in the elderly patient. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024 Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s00068-024-02620-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39126520.

Bass GA, Kaplan LJ, Gaarder C, Coimbra R, Klingensmith NJ, Kurihara H, Zago M, Cioffi SPB, Mohseni S, Sugrue M, Tolonen M, Valcarcel CR, Tilsed J, Hildebrand F, Marzi I. European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024 Apr;50(2):367-382. doi: 10.1007/s00068-023-02441-3. Epub 2024 Feb 27. Erratum in: Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024 Aug 22. doi: 10.1007/s00068-024-02600-0. PMID: 38411700; PMCID: PMC11035411.

Andrew W. Kirkpatrick; Federico Coccolini; Matti Tolonen; Samual Minor; Fausto Catena; Andrea Celotti; Emanuel Gois; Gennaro Perrone; Giuseppe Novelli; Gianluca Garulli; Orestis Ioannidis; Michael Sugrue; etal . Are Surgeons Going to Be Left Holding the Bag? Incisional Hernia Repair and Intra-Peritoneal Non-Absorbable Mesh Implant Complications. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13, 1005 .

Elamin A, Walker E, Sugrue M, Khalid SY, Stephens I, Lloyd A. Enhancing operative documentation of emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and development of a synoptic reporting template. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Nov 30;18(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00523-6. PMID: 38037125; PMCID: PMC10688081.

Roberts DJ, Leppäniemi A, Tolonen M, Mentula P, Björck M, Kirkpatrick AW Michael Sugrue M, Pereira BM , Petersson U, Coccolini F Latifi R 

The open abdomen in trauma, acute care, and vascular and endovascular surgery: comprehensive, expert, narrative review BJS Open, 2023, zrad084 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrad084

Sermonesi, G., Tian, B.W.C.A., Vallicelli, C. et al. Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma. World J Emerg Surg18, 57 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-023-00520-9 

Stephens, I., et al., Prophylactic onlay mesh placement techniques for optimal abdominal wall closure: randomized controlled trial in an ex vivo biomechanical model. Br J Surg, 2023. 110(5): p. 568-575.

Sibilla, M.G., et al., Patients with an Open Abdomen in Asian, American and European Continents: A Comparative Analysis from the International Register of Open Abdomen (IROA). World J Surg, 2023. 47(1): p. 142-151.

Kirkpatrick, A.W., et al., The unrestricted global effort to complete the COOL trial. World J Emerg Surg, 2023. 18(1): p. 33.

Giuffrida, M., et al., Management of complicated diaphragmatic hernia in the acute setting: a WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg, 2023. 18(1): p. 43.

Maha, R., Alison, J., Michael, S. et al. Triple assessment breast clinics: The value of clinical core biopsies. Ir J Med Sci (2023). 

Frassini, S., et al., ECLAPTE: Effective Closure of LAParoTomy in Emergency-2023 World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines for the closure of laparotomy in emergency settings. World J Emerg Surg, 2023. 18(1): p. 42

Forssten, M.P., et al., Surgical management of acute appendicitis during the European COVID-19 second wave: safe and effective. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2023. 49(1): p. 57-67

de’Angelis, N., et al., Training curriculum in minimally invasive emergency digestive surgery: 2022 WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg, 2023. 18(1): p. 11.

De Simone, B., et al., The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study. World J Emerg Surg, 2023. 18(1): p. 32.

Bass, G.A., et al., Clinical practice selectively follows acute appendicitis guidelines. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2023. 49(1): p. 45-56.

Bass, G.A., et al., Techniques for mesoappendix transection and appendix resection: insights from the ESTES SnapAppy study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2023. 49(1): p. 17-32.

Sartelli, M., et al., WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections. World J Emerg Surg, 2022. 17(1): p. 3.

O’Connor, N., et al., It’s time for a minimum synoptic operation template in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review. World J Emerg Surg, 2022. 17(1): p. 15.

Mohseni, S., et al., Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 2022. 93(5): p. e155-e165.

Melly, C., et al., Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: systematic review. BJS Open, 2022. 6(3)

Mc Geehan, G., et al., Prophylactic cholecystectomy offers best outcomes following ERCP clearance of common bile duct stones: a meta-analysis. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2022

Jacobs, R., et al., Fluid Management, Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Narrative Review. Life (Basel), 2022. 12(9)

Fugazzola, P., et al., The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly. World J Emerg Surg, 2022. 17(1): p. 5

de’Angelis, N., et al., Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg, 2022. 17(1): p. 4

Bala, M., et al., Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery. World J Emerg Surg, 2022. 17(1): p. 54

Alsaadi, D., et al., Prophylactic onlay mesh at emergency laparotomy: promising early outcomes with long-acting synthetic resorbable mesh. ANZ J Surg, 2022. 92(9): p. 2218-2223.

Sartelli, M., et al., WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections. World J Emerg Surg, 2021. 16(1): p. 49

Podda, M., et al., Do young patients with high clinical suspicion of appendicitis really need cross-sectional imaging? Proceedings from a highly controversial debate among the experts’ panel of 2020 WSES Jerusalem guidelines. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 2021. 90(5): p. e101-e107

Mc Geehan, G., et al., Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Wound Bundles in Emergency Midline Laparotomy Identifies That It Is Time for Improvement. Life (Basel), 2021. 11(2)

Mannion, J., et al., Umbilical hernia repair and recurrence: need for a clinical trial? BMC Surg, 2021. 21(1): p. 365.

Litvin, A., et al., WSES project on decision support systems based on artificial neural networks in emergency surgery. World J Emerg Surg, 2021. 16(1): p. 50

Donnellan, E., et al., A meta-analysis of the use of intraoperative cholangiography; time to revisit our approach to cholecystectomy? Surg Open Sci, 2021. 3: p. 8-15

De Simone, B., et al., Correction to: Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines. World J Emerg Surg, 2021. 16(1): p. 18.

Coccolini, F., et al., Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation. World J Emerg Surg, 2021. 16(1): p. 6.

Coccolini, F., et al., Acute abdomen in the immunocompromised patient: WSES, SIS-E, WSIS, AAST, and GAIS guidelines. World J Emerg Surg, 2021. 16(1): p. 40.

Amara, Y., et al., Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg, 2021. 16(1): p. 36.

Tarasconi, A., et al., Perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer: WSES guidelines. World J Emerg Surg, 2020. 15: p. 3.

Sugrue, M., et al., A cloth mask for under-resourced healthcare settings in the COVID19 pandemic. Ir J Med Sci, 2020. 189(4): p. 1155-1157

Reichert, M., et al., Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services-a multi-national survey among WSES members. World J Emerg Surg, 2020. 15(1): p. 64

McIntyre, C., et al., Readmission to hospital following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther, 2020. 52(1): p. 47-55.

Lawler, J., et al., Meta-analysis of the impact of postoperative infective complications on oncological outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery. BJS Open, 2020. 4(5): p. 737-747

Kirkpatrick, A.W., et al., Do we have the guts to go? The abdominal compartment, intra-abdominal hypertension, the human microbiome and exploration class space missions. Can J Surg, 2020. 63(6): p. E581-E593

Kabir, S.M.U., et al., Quality Outcomes in Appendicitis Care: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Care. Life (Basel), 2020. 10(12).

Di Saverio, S., et al., Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines. World J Emerg Surg, 2020. 15(1): p. 27

De Simone, B., et al., Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines. World J Emerg Surg, 2020. 15(1): p. 10

Sugrue, M., et al., The role of prophylactic mesh placement to prevent incisional hernia in laparotomy. Is it time to change practice? Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther, 2019. 51(4): p. 323-329

Sugrue, M., et al., Intra-operative gallbladder scoring predicts conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy: a WSES prospective collaborative study. World J Emerg Surg, 2019. 14: p. 12

Parlour, R., et al., Time for metrics in emergency surgical care – the role of an emergency surgery registry. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther, 2019. 51(4): p. 306-315.

Bailey, K., et al., Meta-analysis of unplanned readmission to hospital post-appendectomy: an opportunity for a new benchmark. ANZ J Surg, 2019. 89(11): p. 1386-1391

Badrin AS, Maguire U, Johnston A, Bucholc M, Sugrue M (2020) Unplanned Reoperation and Interventional Radiology Post Appendicectomy: A Meta-Analysis. J Emerg Med Trauma Surg Care 7: 049

Vincent, S. , Gallagher, M. , Johnston, A. , Djohan, R. , Varzgalis, M. and Sugrue, M. (2019) The Keys to Optimising Breast Wounds: A Meta-Analysis. Advances in Breast Cancer Research, 8, 87-111. 

Sugrue, M., Johnston, A., Degnim, A., Rubio, I.T., Van den Tol, M.P., Djohan, R., Valentine, M. and Gregor, G.M. (2019) Combined Patients and Medical Related Cosmetic Breast Cancer Outcomes—A Preferred Approach to Outcomes Assessment. Advances in Breast Cancer Research, 8, 31-44. 

Foley D, Bucholc M, Parlour R, McIntyre C, Johnston A, et al. (2022) Surgical Site Infection Wound Bundles Should Become Routine in Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-Analysis. J Surg 7: 1465 DOI: 10.29011/2575-9760.001465

Sartelli M, Guirao X, Hardcastle TC, Kluger Y, Boermeester MA, Raşa K, Ansaloni L, Coccolini F, Montravers P, Abu-Zidan FM, Bartoletti M, Sugrue M et al. 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 13(1):58.

Tolonen M, Coccolini F, Ansaloni L, Sartelli M, Roberts DJ, McKee JL, Leppaniemi A, Doig CJ, Catena F, Fabian T, Jenne CN, Sugrue M et al. Getting the invite list right: a discussion of sepsis severity scoring systems in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis and randomized trial inclusion criteria. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 Dec;13(1):17.

Kirkpatrick, A.W., Coccolini, F., Ansaloni, L., Roberts, D.J., Tolonen, M., McKee, J.L., Leppaniemi, A., Faris, P., Doig, C.J., Catena, F. Sugrue, M. and Fabian, T. Closed Or Open after Source Control Laparotomy for Severe Complicated Intra-Abdominal Sepsis (the COOL trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 13(1), p.26.

Sugrue, G. and Sugrue, M., 2018. Computed Tomography Evaluation of Small Bowel Ischemia. In CT Scan in Abdominal Emergency Surgery (pp. 105-121). Springer, Cham.

ten Broek RP, Krielen P, Di Saverio S, Coccolini F, Biffl WL, Ansaloni L, Velmahos GC, Sartelli M, Fraga GP, Kelly MD, Sugrue M, Moore FA et al. Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 13(1):24.

Coccolini F, Kluger Y, Ansaloni L, Moore EE, Coimbra R, Fraga GP, Kirkpatrick A, Peitzman A, Maier R, Baiocchi G, Agnoletti V, Sugrue M et al. WSES worldwide emergency general surgery formation and evaluation project. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 Dec;13(1):13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-018-0174-5 

Sugrue M, Connolly M. Mistakes in the open abdomen. In: Open Abdomen 2018 (pp. 229-236). Springer, Cham.

Matti Tolonen; Federico Coccolini; et al . Getting the invite list right: a discussion of sepsis severity scoring systems in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis and randomized trial inclusion criteria. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 13 (1) 17 DOI 10.1186/s13017-018-0177-2

Coccolini F, Roberts D, Ansaloni L, Ivatury R, Gamberini E, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Coimbra R, Kirkpatrick AW, Pereira BM, Montori G. The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 13(7):1-16 DOI 10.1186/s13017-018-0167-4

Michael Sugrue, Shaheel Sahebally, Luca Ansaloni, Martin Zielinski, Federico Coccolini. In response to the article entitled “The Parkland grading scale for cholecystitis” by Madni et al. In Madni TD, Leshikar DE, Minshall CT, Nakonezny PA, Cornelius CC, Imran JB, Clark AT, Williams BH, Eastman AL, Minei JP, Phelan HA. The Parkland grading scale for cholecystitis. In Am…, The American Journal of Surgery (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.01.029