Measuring the impact of social media engagement is a nuanced task, with an array of metrics in play. Among these metrics, impressions stand out as a valuable surrogate indicator. Impressions quantify the total number of times a post appears on a user’s screen, offering insights into content’s potential reach and visibility.
Spotlight on the Top Twenty Posts
To illuminate the most influential posts from @BJSurgery, @BJSOpen, and @BJSAcademy, we’ve meticulously curated the top twenty posts from their August activity. Our selection criteria zero in on posts that achieved the highest number of impressions* on August 8th, as meticulously monitored and documented by X analytics for each individual post.
Without further ado, let’s embark on the BJS Top Twenty countdown:
Number 20 – 9019 impressions
On Aug 10, @BJSurgery “Leading article” on oesophageal anastomotic leaks:
🧐 This Leading Article discusses oesophageal anastomoses after oesophagectomy, which are prone to leakage owing to mechanical issues.Currently, there is no generally agreed consensus or high-level evidence for handling them.Read this for more info. https://t.co/3ZeApNpMnc' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 10, 2023
Number 19 – 9228 impressions
A @BJSSurgery post sharing a “Gloves off” debate on oesophagectomy on Aug 16:
🥊 This month's Gloves Off Debate is on oesophagectomy.Maximally or minimally invasive? Read both sides of the debate here.https://t.co/PbhGNbzYNK' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 16, 2023
Number 18 – 9497 impressions
@BJSAcademy announced the “How to write a paper” course and that the “How to review a paper” is coming soon on Aug 19:
📢"How to review a paper" course coming soon!Why not take a look back at our How to write a #clinicalpaper:⏩Part 1: https://t.co/epVGBDpO4v⏩Part 2:https://t.co/KTMWi8qw4x⏩Part 3:https://t.co/2rP33ZOsBB⏩Part 4:https://t.co/RU7hxFrby2#ContinuingSurgicalEducation' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) August 19, 2023
Number 17 – 9516 impressions
On Aug 16, @YoungBJS article posted by @BJSurgery about splenic injury from blunt trauma:
This Young BJS article discusses splenic injury from blunt trauma. For patients with isolated blunt splenic injury, a very high rate of successful non-operative, spleen-salvaging management can be expected with use of selective angioembolization. https://t.co/4F2rO0lkBq' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 16, 2023
Number 16 – 9635 impressions
Six days later, Aug 22, @BJSAcademy shared a podcast and article on how to write a plain English abstract:
Authors are often asked to write a plain English abstract with the scientific manuscript, here’s how to do it. 🎧to the podcast or📖the article here ⬇️🔗https://t.co/e1AZAlPoBT#ContinuingSurgicalEducation@JJEarnshaw' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) August 22, 2023
Number 15 – 9777 impressions
Early in the month, Aug 4, @BJSurgery posted a paper on timing for rectal surgery after short-course radiotherapy:
Previous RCTs found that a prolonged interval between short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) & surgery for rectal cancer results in a lower postoperative complication rate & a higher pCR rate than SCRT & surgery within a week. This study sought to confirm this.https://t.co/kZ8KFRriEa' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 4, 2023
Number 14 – 10.2K impressions
A paper reporting the results of a network meta-analysis of RCTs comparing bariatric surgery and glucose-lowering agents for type 2 diabetes and obesity, shared by @BJSOpen on Aug 14:
🥅network meta-analysis of RCTs comparing bariatric surgery🤜🤛novel glucose-lowering agents and insulin for type 2 diabetes and obesity shows: 🔪 significantly ⤴️rates of achieving HbA1c < 7.0 % compared to SGLT2i , DPP4i, insulin or placebo/usual care. However, no… https://t.co/XJuJSX8XXBpic.twitter.com/82Wtb1zLWv' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 14, 2023
Number 13 – 10.6K impressions
On Aug 28, @BJSOpen posted the most recent systematic review on quality of life after severe acute pancreatitis:
Our most recent systematic review on quality of life after severe acute🔥pancreatitis by @CTAbdoPelvis@mrmike7151573@drsiparker@surgeon_young@amsmithleeds shows that QoL tends to be more impaired by exocrine insufficiency compared to endocrine insufficiency or chronic… https://t.co/DtIWMMSf7d' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 28, 2023
Number 12 – 11.1K impressions
A retrospective analysis of the surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma posted by @BJSOpen for days earlier that Number 13:
#ICYMI Surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: retrospective analysisSurgical safety and outcomes are the primary considerations in evaluating the rationale for surgical management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. In order to effectively reduce the risk of surgery for hilar… https://t.co/JsKWBwczsjpic.twitter.com/eNFY5X1rMs' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 24, 2023
Number 11 – 11.2K impressions
@BJSurgery congratulated Aneel Banghu on X on Aug 29 for his Guinness World Record certificate for the article with the most authors, 1525:
Congratulations on a huge achievement, Aneel and all collaborators! 👏👏👏BJS and BJS Open are always homes for collaborative surgical research and we look forward to receiving further work. https://t.co/es2pKCxCSb' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 29, 2023
Number 10 – 12.3K impressions
@BJSurgery presented “The instrumentalist” post on scissors on Aug 11:
✂️ Check out this fascinating 'The Instrumentalist' item on scissors.The word ‘scissors’ derives from 12th- (ciseaux) and thirteenth-century (cisoires) French. Scissors probably originated around 1000 AD. https://t.co/nimG0J0ax0pic.twitter.com/H3byImm816' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 11, 2023
Number 9 – 12.5K impressions
On Aug 15, @BJSOpen shared a paper reporting a comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland:
Comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in🏴 shows that only 60% have emerg CCE on index admission 🏥. 🔪during index admission ⤵️the risk for 90-day🪦!!!https://t.co/vWXK76XING#SoMe4Surgery#MedTwitter#some4hpbpic.twitter.com/kxSfzBiOWL' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 15, 2023
Number 8 – 12.9K impressions
@BJSurgery posted an editorial on AI and scientific writing on Aug 9, which was authored by @DesWinter and @AbeLaparoscopy:
🤖 This editorial was written without the help of AI, by two human beings dedicated to clear, honest, reliable, reproducible medical knowledge. What do you think?https://t.co/V5Bwr1Voel' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 9, 2023
Number 7 – 13.2K impressions
On Aug 13, @BJSOpen conducted a poll about bariatric surgery, drugs, and HbA1c reduction. You invite you to check the results:
#polltime Which of those 4 drug classes💉leads to reduction⤵️ of HbA1c < 7.0 comparable to bariatric surgery in patients with obesity and DM2?#SoMe4Surgery#MedTwitter#SurgEd#surgery#some4UGI#uppergi@IfsoSecretariat@YoungIFSO#bariatricsurgery#endocrine@BJSAcademy…' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 13, 2023
Number 6 – 14.3K impressions
@BJSOpen shared an #openaccess paper on the implementation of a quadruple intraoperative anastomotic assessment (4-Check) during transanal TME for rectal cancer on Aug 8:
Implementation of a quadruple intraoperative anastomotic assessment (4-Check) during transanal TME for rectal cancer consisting of: 1)🟢🔬 indocyanine green-evaluation of colonic stump2) 🟢🔬indocyanine green-evaluation of intraluminal anastomosis perfusion3) 🫧everse air… pic.twitter.com/NUlcnS1XzS' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 8, 2023
Number 5 – 14.3K impressions
On Aug 11, @BJSurgery posted a “short report” on the oncological outcomes of pancreatectomy with arterial resection:
👇 In a previous study, the authors of this Short Report reported the oncological outcomes of pancreatectomy with arterial resection. The aim of this article was to demonstrate the feasibility of pancreatectomy with superior mesenteric artery resection.https://t.co/cfqPeX7BcEpic.twitter.com/IhTn515ciw' BJS (@BJSurgery) August 11, 2023
Number 4 – 14.3K impressions
@BJSOpen posted an #openaccess paper on the outcome of oncologic patients who received perioperative allogeneic blood transfusions on Aug 21, citing the Number 2 post:
Meta-analysis of observational studies using propensity score matching (n=12, 17 607😷) reveals that perioperative allogeneic blood transfusions 🩸🩸🩸are not correlated with with recurrence of gastric cancer and colorectal 🦀after 🔪,however, are significantly associated… https://t.co/BHPDMCJjy6pic.twitter.com/5DS9mb2GQ6' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 21, 2023
Number 3 – 15.4K impressions
On Aug 27, a popular @BJSOpen poll was posted. It was about factors that decrease the quality of life of patients with severe acute pancreatitis:
#polltime ⁉️ Which factor tends to decrease⤵️quality of life after severe acute pancreatitis🔥the most: #SoMe4Surgery#MedTwitter#SurgEd#surgery#some4hpb#some4tpl#Pancreatitis@pancreatitis_nl@PancreasClub#PancreasClub2023@CTAbdoPelvis' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 27, 2023
Number 2 – 17.5K impressions
Another @BJSOpen poll posted on Aug 20 and related to the influence of perioperative allogeneic blood transfusions on long-term outcomes following surgery for gastric and colorectal cancer:
⁉️#polltime ⁉️How do perioperative allogeneic blood transfusions🩸🩸🩸influence long-term outcomes following 🔪 for gastric and colorectal 🦀?@villesallinen@Gio_Marchegiani@katydarvall@Mcfark@LauraLorenzonMD@samira_sadowski@wannabehawkeye@BJSAcademy@BJSurgery…' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 20, 2023
Finally, the Number 1 BJS Top Twenty post on X with 25K impressions is from @BJSOpen on Aug 19: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs that determined the optimal preoperative bowel preparation strategy in elective colorectal surgery:
#ICYMI A systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs was performed to determine the optimal preoperative bowel preparation strategy in elective colorectal surgery. Sixty RCTs involving 16 314 patients were included; network meta-analysis demonstrated a significant… https://t.co/TAlKYncEIcpic.twitter.com/F1bWiqXPyr' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) August 19, 2023
*In cases where two posts shared an identical number of impressions, we prioritized the more recent post as having a higher impression count.
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