Welcome to the July 2023 edition of the @BJSAcademy social media review!
Here, we spotlight captivating and popular posts from the BJS community accounts on X.
Continuing the #AI series on @BJSAcademy, the article “The role of artificial intelligence in diagnostic imaging” authored by Barbara Seeliger, Alexandros Karargyris, and Didier Mutter was shared on July 1st on X. This post garnered 2,204 views by Aug 14th:
🥁June's @BJSAcademy article of the month was:Part 4 of the AI series: Barbara Seeliger, Alexandros Karargyris and Didier Mutter look at the role of AI in diagnostic medical imaging and the next steps…Read in full⏬https://t.co/B3TEUPGy0P@JJEarnshaw@DocSeeliger' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) July 1, 2023
Read the article here.
On July 2nd, @BJSOpen initiated a poll on X, seeking readers’ opinions on recently published impact factors, given the consistent drop in numbers. Results showed that most respondents (39.7% out of 68 votes) found the outcome as expected. Interestingly, 35.3% opined that the impact factor is overrated. By Aug 14th, the post accumulated 5,589 views:
BJS Open's new IF is 3.1! A slight decrease from 3.8 after the COVID19 wave, as for most other journals. And @BJSurgery at 9.6, overtaking Annals! What do our readers think about our new IF? #SoMe4Surgery@BJSAcademy@young_bjs@juliomayol' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) July 2, 2023
In part 6 of the @BJSAcademy series, the article “Opportunities, functions and three wise monkeys” by Ameera AlHasan was shared on July 4th on X:
‼️Part 6 of the Al series now available!"Opportunities, functions and three wise monkeys"Read the article in full by Ameera J M S AlHasan (@A160186) ⏬⏬https://t.co/NMkWjElmTB#ArtificialIntelligence@JJEarnshaw' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) July 4, 2023
Read the article here.
On the same day, @BJSOpen posted an #openaccess article link, reporting results from a retrospective cohort study on the effects of preoperative polypharmacy or hyper-polypharmacy on surgical patient outcomes:
#ICYMI Preoperative polypharmacy (5–9 medications) or hyper-polypharmacy (>10 medications) is common (58 per cent) in surgical patients and has an association with adverse outcomes, highlighting the importance of medication optimization.https://t.co/Vp7eFO8DWC#SoMe4Surgeryhttps://t.co/VOZ7xHGLS7' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) July 4, 2023
Read the article here.
@BJSOpen shared the paper “What’s the influence of #obesity on perioperative outcomes after gastrointestinal #surgery?” on July 11th. Surprisingly, this meta-analysis challenges assumptions about higher postoperative mortality in patients with obesity:
Whats the influence of #obesity on perioperative outcomes after gastrointestinal #surgery ?Have a look at our paper in the August Issue by @CarolynCullina4@JessieAElliott@CFleming49 : https://t.co/inpll1qDcXResults from this meta-analysis of 62 studies suggest a possible… pic.twitter.com/EsWLrrf3B2' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) July 11, 2023
Read the article here.
On July 12th, @BJSurgery posted the Cutting Edge review on gut microbiota, faecal transplantation, and surgical outcomes. The post garnered 3,671 views:
🧐 Read this Cutting Edge Review on gut microbiota analysis and faecal transplantation to improve surgical outcomeshttps://t.co/i8qlljpu7C' BJS (@BJSurgery) July 12, 2023
Read the paper here.
Exploring the theme of efficient resource utilization and environmental sustainability, on July 13th, @BJSOpen shared the #openaccess article titled “Waste not, want not: orthopaedic waste data,” which amassed 1571 views by Aug 14th:
Have a🔎at our short📜examining waste data in orthopedic surg. How many kgs of plastic waste would you estimate is used for elevtive or trauma cases? ➡️ https://t.co/joyUsTyQgTImportant to be aware of this for increasing #Sustainability in #surgery#SoMe4Surgery#SoMe4Traumapic.twitter.com/yo3TDkYGQz' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) July 13, 2023
Read the article here.
On July 14th, @BJSurgery linked to the #openaccess article “Multisocietal European consensus on the terminology, diagnosis, and management of patients with synchronous colorectal cancer and liver metastases.”:
👇Free to read: Multisocietal European consensus on the terminology, diagnosis, and management of patients with synchronous colorectal cancer and liver metastases: an E-AHPBA consensus in partnership with ESSO, ESCP, ESGAR, and CIRSEhttps://t.co/WH0hNGrOGL' BJS (@BJSurgery) July 14, 2023
Read the article here.
The review of recent #RandomizedClinicalTrials for June was shared on X on July 19th:
📢June's review of the recent #RandomizedClinicalTrials is now available!Focus on: #HPB#Vascular#Colorectal#UpperGi#Breast and #GeneralKeep up to date ⬇️ https://t.co/gEhdhh4Nhn#LeadingSurgicalEducation@BJSurgery@BjsOpen@JJEarnshaw' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) July 19, 2023
Read the article here.
On July 22nd, @BJSOpen quoted a previous X post on gene signature analysis and outcome prediction in patients with early pancreatic cancer who underwent R0 resection:
#ICYMI Gene signature developed for predicting early relapse and survival in early-stage pancreatic cancerhttps://t.co/gkfiuNm9TPIn this study, the authors constructed a support vector machine signature, which precisely and powerfully predicted relapse and survival in patients… https://t.co/EUKRQsUeLHpic.twitter.com/jpAYnRnCP5' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) July 22, 2023
Read the article here.
Interventional oncology for liver tumours was spotlighted on July 24th by @BJSAcademy in a surgical digest titled “Image-guided ablation for liver tumours.” The post garnered 3286 views by Aug 14th:
🔬 The latest addition to the armamentarium of oncological and surgical approaches is here! Read the comprehensive digest on Image-guided ablation for liver tumors:https://t.co/CGylagIKJw@JJEarnshaw@DocSeeliger#LeadingSurgicalEducation' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) July 25, 2023
Read the article here.
Finally, on July 30th, @BJOpen posted the most-viewed post of the month on X (22.7K views). The poll questioned when surgeons perform prophylactic mesh augmentation after laparotomy, with 65.3% of 147 votes leaning towards “Never!”:
#polltime There's evidence from several RCTs showing prophylactic mesh augmentation after laparotomy ⤵️ incisional hernia, however many surgeons are still hesitating to do so. When do you perform it?@villesallinen@Gio_Marchegiani@katydarvall@Mcfark@LauraLorenzonMD…' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) July 30, 2023
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