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Tony Lin retweeted
It was a pleasure working with an epic international team on the OPERAS study 🌎
🔑Some key findings to guide opioid stewardship below:
💊Opioids at discharge after surgery:
🚫No difference in satisfaction BUT
⏫Risk of representations for side effects 🤢
1st paper from the #OPERAS study has been published @BJSurgery!
This global study adds to growing evidence for opioid-free analgesia on discharge
Read more👇
Our latest publication on rectal prolapse in men @ColorectalDis
Abdo vs perineal approaches have similar recurrence rates but little data on the functional outcomes
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
#colorectalresearch #colorectalsurgery @poesinthehood @OtagoWellington
Tony Lin retweeted
Exciting to see the #APOLLO protocol published in @ColorectalDis!
📰 doi.org/10.1111/codi.16464
🌎 Join our global audit of emergency colorectal cancer presentations - starting this month! redcap.link/apollo_registrat…
Tony Lin retweeted
Open Access in August's BJS: Effect of prucalopride to improve time to gut function recovery following elective colorectal surgery: RCT academic.oup.com/bjs/article… @AmyLightnerMD @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs
Tony Lin retweeted
Functional Outcome of Lap vs. Open #RectalCancer Surgery: Secondary Analysis of the # ALaCaRT Trial by @PrasadVPoola: bit.ly/3mzUbKv
@JISBMD @ConorDelaneyMD @justinmaykel @KarimAlavi @KyleCologne @dubaicolorectal @SamAtallahMD @debby_keller @SeanLangenfeld
Check out our latest publication from @ogrady_greg @ian_bissett @chrisvarghese98 @SeanHBSeo @BioengDu and Nira P
Faecal incontinence is associated with an impaired rectosigmoid brake and improved by sacral neuromodulation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Tony Lin retweeted
📢 Only 9 days until data collection😱
We've compiled a list of important tasks to complete before 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 ⏳📋
Don't forget to attend our OPERAS launch webinar on 2nd April 2022 from 10am - 2pm AEDT!
👉Register now on Eventbrite: eventbrite.com.au/.../operas…...
Tony Lin retweeted
In the BJS November issue: Mobile health technology for remote home monitoring after surgery: a meta-analysis academic.oup.com/bjs/article… @AmyLightnerMD @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs
Tony Lin retweeted
Exciting @wellingtonicu news. We will be advertising for a trauma fellowship, an echo fellowship, a research fellowship, a simulation/echo fellowship, and a dedicated "ICU exam preparation" position very soon...
Tony Lin retweeted
Great survey for clinicians interested in taking part in #OPERAS in 2022 --> @ACoRe_Survey
#OPERAS now open to international sites also!
#colorectal, #general, #urology, #orthopaedics, #gynaecology
Join us: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… 🎶💊
@TASMANCollab
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Tony Lin retweeted
Excited to see our article as e-pub and on the featured section of @BJSurgery website!
#mHealth for remote home monitoring after surgery associated with tangible benefits to both patients and hospitals systems @AnthonyYLin @chrisvarghese98
academic.oup.com/bjs/advance…
Tony Lin retweeted
NEW—Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of #COVID19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 172 observational studies hubs.ly/H0q_BJL0
Tony Lin retweeted
The first high-resolution colonic manometry study of patients with diverticulosis published in @DDS_Journal.
Is it time we start re-thinking the commonly taught hypothesis that elevated pressures are pivotal for the formation of diverticula?
doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-0…
Almost everyone in HK and many Asian countries wears masks when they go out. The WHO does not recommend masks for the general public in COVID 19 but conditionally recommend for severe influenza pandemic. Why is that? @drayeshaverrall @SiouxsieW
apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/…
NEW—Study suggests testing & contact tracing & population behavioural changes—measures that have less disruptive social & economic impact than total lockdown—can meaningfully control #COVID19: observational study of COVID19 & influenza in Hong Kong hubs.ly/H0pCMkr0 @hkumed
Tony Lin retweeted
Updated summary of all current #COVID19 clinical trials. Incredibly, 102 trials were posted last week! #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 /1
How are we defining “recovered from #Covid19 in NZ”. Are we proving it with oropharyngeal swabs or stool pcr? Or just simply being asymptomatic?
Is there anyone studying those that’s “recovered” @SiouxsieW @FMHS_UoA @minhealthnz @jacindaardern #AshleyBloomfield
Tony Lin retweeted
“One recent report showed a mortality rate of 61.5% in patients who were admitted to the ICU.3 The other report showed a mortality rate of 49% among critically ill patients.8 We used a mortality rate of 50% in our estimate.” anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.or…
Tony Lin retweeted
#coronavirusnz #COVID2019NZ
"We need to trust our health authorities and politicians... But understand, they have taken a worst-case scenario approach."
While we must prepare for the worst, Robert Bartholomew believes there are reasons for optimism.
psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…