Meera Ramcharn

Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial

Michael P. Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl E. Dunlop, Damien Coleburt et autres

INTRODUCTION: A journal club (JC) is a commonly used medical educational tool. Videoconferencing technology can facilitate the delivery of JCs, however, there remains no evidence on the role of web-based virtual JCs in promoting the acquisition and retention of medical knowledge. The …

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P139 Women's Health Care during COVID-19

Michael P. Rimmer, Bassel A Al Wattar, Catriona Barlow, Naomi Black et autres

Abstract Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting health services worldwide. Women's health care is often acute and in continual demand, with poor health outcomes seen in women's health in particular in the recent Ebola and Swine flu epidemics. Regrettably, …

Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left‐sided colorectal resection

Adewale Adisa, Ainhoa Costas‐Chavarri, Ahmad Uzair Qureshi, Jean C Allen‐Ingabire et autres

Background: End colostomy rates following colorectal resection vary across institutions in high-income settings, being influenced by patient, disease, surgeon and system factors.This study aimed to assess global variation in end colostomy rates after left-sided colorectal resection.Methods: This study comprised an analysis of …

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Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy

Hannah S. Thomas, Thomas G. Weiser, Thomas M Drake, Stephen R Knight et autres

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been assessed on a global scale. The aim of this study was to evaluate reported checklist use in …

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Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

Thomas M Drake, Julian Camilleri‐Brennan, Stephen Tabiri, Stuart J Fergusson et autres

BACKGROUND: Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency worldwide. Differences between high- and low-income settings in the availability of laparoscopic appendectomy, alternative management choices, and outcomes are poorly described. The aim was to identify variation in surgical management and outcomes of …

Every ward is a ‘Nut Island’? Preventing good health-care teams ‘going bad’

Judy McKimm, Bryony Coupe, Luke Edwards, Russell Gibson et autres

This article explores how Levy's 'Nut Island effect' can be used to help identify health-care teams at risk of becoming isolated, disenchanted and separated physically and psychologically from senior management. Such isolation can lead to disastrous effects.

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Defunctioning loop ileostomy in rectal cancer surgery – Help or hindrance?

Olga Rutka, Meera Ramcharn, G. L. Williams, Keshav Swarnkar

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