A5019930031- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Stoma care and complications
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Sleep and related disorders
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
2016-2024
University of Glasgow
2021-2024
NHS Forth Valley
2012-2023
University of Hull
2023
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2023
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
2023
Mater Dei Hospital
2023
The University of Adelaide
2021
University of Malta
2021
University of Rijeka
2021
Sleep deprivation has a potentially deleterious effect on postoperative recovery. The aim of our prospective study was to identify the factors contributing sleep and disturbance in order recommend improvements care.102 consecutive patients attending for elective general orthopaedic surgery were interviewed preoperatively (baseline) postoperatively their duration sleep, number wakenings during night, loss use analgesia night sedation.Patients woke up median 5 times first compared 3 (p =...
Abstract Background Little is known of how the quality life patients with rectal cancer changes after surgery, and whether or not associated predictive survival. The aims this study were to address these issues. Methods Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36), European Organization for Research Treatment Cancer QLQ-C30 QLQ-CR38 questionnaires administered before surgery cancer, on discharge home at 3-month intervals operation up 1 year. Survival was measured in days from time death....
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an anterior resection for low rectal cancer is associated with less morbidity and a better quality of life than abdominoperineal resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-three patients who had were individually matched 53 other patients, during the same period time, gender, age socioeconomic status. There was no evidence tumour recurrence in these patients. All answered three questionnaires at least one year after surgery: Short Form 36 version 2, EORTC QLQ-C30...
OBJECTIVE: To measure changes in patients' quality of life following reversal a defunctioning ileostomy patients who had curative anterior resection for rectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty consecutive undergoing loop low primary cancer participated. They answered three questionnaires: the European Organization Research and Treatment Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 QLQ-CR38, SF-36. Questionnaires were before reversal, on discharge home, at 3 6 months postoperatively. RESULTS: Reversal resulted...
We report the case of 65-year-old man who developed massive rectal bleeding associated with use a fecal collecting device: Flexi-Seal Fecal Management System. A colonoscopy showed an acute laceration anterior wall mucosa, 6 cm from anal verge, active bleeding. The tear was most likely result event, such as sudden movement device within rectum or trauma sustained during insertion. Massive transfusion required, and surgical endoscopic treatment necessary to ensure hemostasis. This is, our...
Probiotics are increasingly advocated in the management of various gastrointestinal disorders. The aim this study was to investigate current attitudes and prescribing practices surgeons gastroenterologists for probiotics treatment disorders.A questionnaire designed look at frequency probiotic prescribing, types used, indications duration clinicians' experiences with use. A total 220 questionnaires were mailed consultant practicing UK.The overall response rate 80.5%, which 69.5% respondents...
Abstract Background Implantation of Gatekeeper™ prostheses presents an option for the treatment passive faecal incontinence (FI). Whilst preliminary results are encouraging, long-term data regarding its sustained benefit limited. The aim this study was to assess and evaluate clinical function quality life patients with who were treated prostheses. Methods This a single centre, surgeon retrospective prospectively collected in FI between June 2012 May 2019. Patients symptoms refractory...
Abstract Aims To evaluate the acceptability, safety and diagnostic yield of LumenEye XI in assessment anorectal symptoms. Methods Consecutive patients with symptoms, referred to colorectal unit by their general practitioner, had a full clinical followed endoscopic examination using consultant surgeon. Results 59 consecutive patients,16 being male, were examined. The median age was years (range 27-90). main reported presenting complaints rectal bleeding (n = 18, 21.4%), proctalgia 10, 15.5...
Access to community rectoscopy might help ease the burden on hospital services and reduce costs for NHS. To assess this, a prospective multicentre observational phase I feasibility study of novel digital rectoscope telestration software triage lower gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms was undertaken.To determine if is feasible, acceptable, clinically safe.Evaluation clinician case reports patient questionnaires from patients recruited five primary care centres.Adults meeting 2-week wait (2WW)...