Welcome to the @BJSAcademy social media review for June 2023, where we highlight some of the most interesting and relevant posts from BJS community accounts. In fact, we have chosen some tweets with 15 or more likes.
Whether you are a trainee, a consultant, or a researcher, we hope you will find something useful and inspiring in this digest. Please feel free to share your feedback and suggestions with us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Thank you for your support and engagement!
On June 3rd, @BJSurgery tweeted a retrospective study comparing endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy with antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis:
In the June issue of BJS: Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy or antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis https://t.co/h3eVITJcbF@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/r9PaVM6Tby' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 3, 2023
The manuscript can be accessed here
Mechanical bowel preparation and antibiotics is a never-ending story. On June 5th, @BJSOpen shared the link to a metanalysis on this topic. It is worth reading:
Recent network🥅 #metaanalysis indicates that bowel prep w iv + oral antibiotics w/wo mech bowel prep results in ⤵️SSI🦠 and anast insuff☔️ compared to other combinations in colorect🔪! https://t.co/pALtvscZCh#colorectalsurgery#StepUp4CRC#SoMe4Surgery@Mcfark@LauraLorenzonMDpic.twitter.com/KQSBk0NwEB' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) June 5, 2023
The manuscript can be accessed here.
Breaking news! On June 6th @BJSAcademy announced the recipient of inaugural BJS Award: Prof. Henrik Kehlet:
We are delighted to announce that following a rigorous judging process, Professor Henrik Kehlet has been named the recipient of our inaugural BJS Society Award.Professor Kehlet has been recognised for his ground-breaking ERAS protocols. Read more: https://t.co/tURzxfl0PA' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) June 6, 2023
@BJSurgery shared an open access paper reporting the results of the international Watch and Wait registry on June 9th. A must-read paper for colorectal surgeons:
Open Access in June's BJS: Watch and wait after neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer: International Watch & Wait Database (IWWD) https://t.co/e1WpWg0c0j@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/Gxr2eL3iOA' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 9, 2023
The paper can be accessed here.
No doubt fluorescence-guided surgery is a hot topic. You can read an outstanding review by @BJSurgery editor Paul Sutton that was tweeted by @BJSOpen on June 10th:
#ICYMI the latest state of the art review be @BJSurgery editor @paulo_sutt et al. on fluorescence-guided surgery🟢🔬🔪and how it can be used for issue perfusion, lymph node assessment, anatomy of vital structures & 🦀tissue 🔬: https://t.co/Tgrj4UvOzV@BJSAcademy#SoMe4Surgeryhttps://t.co/gNoYzhYOxU' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) June 10, 2023
The paper can be accessed here.
On June 11th, @BJSurgery shared an open access paper on diagnosis and treatment for gastro-oesophageal cancer in England and Wales. What’s the most important finding? Little improvements in early diagnosis:
Open Access in June's BJS: Diagnosis and treatment for gastro-oesophageal cancer in England and Wales https://t.co/3ymHLT2cUl@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/R0doQk2qvK' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 11, 2023
The paper can be accessed here.
The #openaccess leading article titled “Bi-directional chemotherapy for peritoneal metastases” was tweeted by @BjSurgery on June 14th:
Free to access in June's BJS: Bi-directional chemotherapy for peritoneal metastases https://t.co/e44n6tBK87@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/YnJEnKgueY' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 14, 2023
The paper can be accessed here.
The BJS Award Ceremony was held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne on June 16th. On that same date, @BJSAcademy tweeted “A surgical life by Henrik Kehlet”. We highly recommend you read it if you want to know more about Prof. Kehlet and how surgeons can translate knowledge into impact:
🆕A surgical life by Henrik Kehlet:On the day of the Award Ceremony please take a few moments to read "A surgical life by Henrik Kehlet" the BJS Society Award Recipient.Read the full interview here ⬇️https://t.co/NoB3PcCMdv#ShapingSurgicalScience#LeadingSurgicalEducation' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) June 16, 2023
The article can be accessed here:
Simultaneously, @BJSOpen shared a tweet congratulating Prof. Kehlet, the BJS Award winner:
Congratulations to Henrik Kehlet, who was awarded the inaugural @BJSurgery Society Award today at the BJS council meeting in Lausanne 🇨🇭! Great ceremony with the whole @BJSurgery@BjsOpen and @BJSAcademy team. #SoMe4Surgery@juliomayol#surgeryhttps://t.co/kf0irrWFmPpic.twitter.com/9Va8GQ4x1L' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) June 16, 2023
@BJSAcademy also tweeted pictures of the ceremony on June 17th. In fact, it was truly a fantastic event:
What a night! Congratulations Professor Henrik Kehlet, the 2023 BJS Society Award recipient 👏@BJSurgery@BjsOpen@young_bjspic.twitter.com/v4sicDRjWL' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) June 17, 2023
Little is known about the impact of cognitive biases on surgical outcomes. On June 20th, @BJSurgery shared a metanalysis of studies that investigated cognitive bias in surgery:
In June's BJS: Cognitive biases in surgery: systematic review https://t.co/fMzHZHQJ0N@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/nLuHNnUUlK' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 20, 2023
The paper can be accessed here.
On June 23rd, @BJSurgery announced the three successful applicants for @BJSurgery and @BJSOpen editor assistant positions. Congratulations @mikeboland86, @PhilipMueller_1 and @TejedorPat:
📢 After a very competitive selection process, we are delighted to announce the successful applicants for this year's Editor Assistant positions!Many congratulations to @mikeboland86, @PhilipMueller_1 and @TejedorPat 👏We are all looking forward to working with you! pic.twitter.com/eAHm1GnqJh' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 23, 2023
A very much liked @BJSurgery tweet shared an article by @swexner’s group reporting a propensity score-matched outcomes study for robotic and laparoscopic colectomy from a national cancer database on June 27th:
In the June issue of BJS: Robotic and laparoscopic colectomy: propensity score-matched outcomes from a national cancer database https://t.co/xnyZbDZ42W@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/RdaPGtjZxd' BJS (@BJSurgery) June 27, 2023
The article can be accessed here.
Last but not least, @BJSOpen took advantage of its blue tick and tweeted the abstract of the paper titled “Global cost of postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery: meta-analysis” on June 28th. It has received 33 likes by July 2nd:
Global cost of postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery: meta-analysishttps://t.co/a2wqmvuPRBBackgroundFollowing abdominal surgery, postoperative ileus is a common complication significantly increasing patient morbidity and cost of hospital admission. This is the… pic.twitter.com/z0to6CTlmX' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) June 28, 2023
The article can be accessed here.
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