@MikeFBath

Surgical Registrar | PhD Student @Cambridge_Eng | Associated Editor - Annals of RCS | @RCSnews Research Fellow | Founder @TeachMeSurgery | Alumnus @LeMedSchool

www-edc.eng.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-michael-bath
Joined December 2014
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Support conservative management of uncomplicated appendicitis. Caveat is 10 -15 % risk of a recurrent presentation, specifically in presence of an appendicolith & low risk of coincidental NET or LAMN, although the majority routinely diagnosed on imaging @SWexner @AmCollSurgeons
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@SWexnerJul 15
Initial Antibiotic Intervention May Have Long-Term Benefits for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis podbean.com/ew/pb-63cnw-1b07… @AmCollSurgeons
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GOAL-Trauma@GOALTraumaMay 8
🚨New Publication Alert🚨 The latest @GOALTraumastudy has just been published in @LancetChildAdol journal The study reports one of the largest ever datasets in paediatric trauma care Read and download the article here: thelancet.com/journals/lanch… But to learn more, a 🧵...
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GOAL-Trauma@GOALTraumaMar 5
🚨New publication alert🚨 📖 Our latest @GOALTrauma study has just been published in Lancet @eClinicalMed 🩸We explore current blood transfusion strategies globally and highlight some potential determinants of patient outcomes thelancet.com/journals/eclin… A 🧵...
Use of pre-operative blood products in abdominal trauma: a planned secondary analysis of the GOAL-trauma study

ALT Use of pre-operative blood products in abdominal trauma: a planned secondary analysis of the GOAL-trauma study

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GOAL-Trauma@GOALTraumaFeb 25
🎙️🚨🎙️New Podcast Alert 🎙️🚨🎙️ Hear all about the GOAL-Trauma Study and latest publications, in our latest podcast in collaboration with @estesonline Head over to listen and download today: open.spotify.com/episode/7vV… 🎵

GOAL Study

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European Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery
@estesonlineFeb 21
New ESTES podcast episode out! 🎙️ Hosted by Drs Wohlgemut, Bass & Llaquet, we dive into the GOAL-Trauma study with authors Dr Bath & Dr Amoako. Analyzing 1,769 trauma laparotomies across 51 countries, revealing stark global care disparities. 🌍🩺 #GlobalSurgery #TraumaCare open.spotify.com/episode/7vV…
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🚨New study alert🚨 "Defining the bellwether procedures and processes for global trauma care: an international Delphi study" now published in @GlobalHealthBMJ 📖 Download and read the open-access article: gh.bmj.com/content/11/2/e020… A 🧵...
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Just a reminder to my surgeon colleagues…data show patients prefer surgeons in scrubs as compared to other attire in both ambulatory & inpatient settings So save your money on those fancy suits! 😁 #MedTwitter #SoMe4Surgery @SAGES_Updates #surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2984…
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The latest paper from the @GOALTrauma Study has now been published in @GlobalHealthBMJ 📖 This study unpicks how trauma care develops and is run globally, and its stages of development 🌍🌎🌏 Read the full article here gh.bmj.com/content/10/11/e02… Summary 🧵 below:
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🔪Do surgeons know enough about the kit we use in theatre for patients? 💉 Great work by @jama_marwa publishing this fantastic commentary on this important topic in @RCSnews Annals 🔖 📖 Read the full article here: publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/…
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A study published in @TheLancet Global Health has revealed stark global inequalities in survival after emergency abdominal surgery for traumatic injuries. @MikeFBath eng.cam.ac.uk/news/patients-…
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Tim Coats@TJCoats25 Sep 2025
Interesting use of “home” as an outcome in young trauma patients. I’ve advocated for ‘return to own home’ as an outcome in older patients - maybe I should be thinking wider?
Mike Bath@MikeFBath18 Sep 2025
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🚨The impact of trauma is massive and goes beyond mortality🚨 Only around half of patients went home within 30 days following the trauma laparotomy to the same level of care they had before their injury 🩼 @AmoskoJoachim @AbdulahiSaidHa1 @EderCaceres5 @MaxMarsden83 @carlosnunog
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🚨The @GOALTrauma Study has now been published in @LancetGH 🚨 Data from 1769 patients in 187 hospitals across 51 countries 🗝️ The work has revealed important findings with significant implications for global trauma care 📖 Read the full article thelancet.com/journals/langl… A🧵

Global variation in patient factors, interventions, and postoperative outcomes for those undergoing...

Patients undergoing a trauma laparotomy in lower-HDI settings were less severely injured and had a higher risk of postoperative death compared with those in higher-HDI settings. There remains an...

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GOAL-Trauma@GOALTrauma17 Sep 2025
🆕 Our new publication in @LancetGH shows stark global inequalities in trauma care Patients in the world’s least developed countries are 3x more likely to die after abdominal trauma surgery Read here: 🔗 bit.ly/41TMowb @ihsgcam @estesonline @PTCfoundation @RCSnews
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🚨The impact of trauma is massive and goes beyond mortality🚨 Only around half of patients went home within 30 days following the trauma laparotomy to the same level of care they had before their injury 🩼 @AmoskoJoachim @AbdulahiSaidHa1 @EderCaceres5 @MaxMarsden83 @carlosnunog
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🙏 We would like to thank each and every collaborator who contributed to this work 🙏 We are grateful to every patient who participated in this study, in supporting our endeavour to improve trauma care standards globally 🌎🌍🌏 📖 Read the full paper at thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Global variation in patient factors, interventions, and postoperative outcomes for those undergoing...

Patients undergoing a trauma laparotomy in lower-HDI settings were less severely injured and had a higher risk of postoperative death compared with those in higher-HDI settings. There remains an...

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🚨New Publication I’m proud to share that our work has just been published in The Lancet Global Health . This large, prospective study—spanning 187 hospitals across 51 countries—highlights major differences in trauma laparotomy care worldwide. @MikeFBath thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Global variation in patient factors, interventions, and postoperative outcomes for those undergoing...

Patients undergoing a trauma laparotomy in lower-HDI settings were less severely injured and had a higher risk of postoperative death compared with those in higher-HDI settings. There remains an...

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🆕 Our new publication in @LancetGH shows stark global inequalities in trauma care Patients in the world’s least developed countries are 3x more likely to die after abdominal trauma surgery Read here: 🔗 bit.ly/41TMowb @ihsgcam @estesonline @PTCfoundation @RCSnews
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Further supportive evidence +ve FIT = conventional or virtual colonoscopy. Remain wary of the symptomatic pt with a -ve FIT @SeanLangenfeld @NeilSmart @TAMISYoda @Schadi_CRS @Doc_Brown44 @slsteinmd1 @MarkSoliman @rahila_essani @ACPGBI @ASCRS_1
DCRjournal@DCRjournal7 Jul 2025
Nationwide study showing impact of follow-up colonoscopy in immunochemical test-based CRC screening program. Read more in this month's #DCRJournal: bit.ly/3HL21Pa @SeanLangenfeld @Neil_J_Smart @TAMISYoda @Schadi_CRS @Doc_Brown44 @slsteinmd1 @MarkSoliman @rahila_essani
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🔔Our latest publication in @WorldJSurg is now available to read online 🔔 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… 🗝️ The current rate of trauma surgery performed in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is 20 times less than the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery's benchmark A 🧵...
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