ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_8 AUTHOR Lu Wang MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction The currently available frailty scores only assess one or selected few of its components. This pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of comprehensively measuring frailty of elective cardiac surgery patients. Methods From December 2018 to September 2020, all…
Evaluating Role Radiotherapy in Management of Acinic cell cancers(ACC)–a systematic review of literature
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_7 AUTHOR Lubna Sayyed Akber Uzzaman MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction ACC are low grade cancers with 86.3% arising in parotid and constituting 10% of salivary gland tumors. . Despite having low-grade behaviour, ACCs have a tendency to recur with estimated recurrence rate of around 35%. Surgery is…
A Review of Online Patient Literature Related to Oesophageal Surgery – The Need for Greater Readability, Accreditation and Higher Quality
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_6 AUTHOR Aya Musbahi MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction No studies have attempted to synthesise all the available surgery related research on robotic surgery in the last twenty years using bibliometrics in a detailed way. The aim of this study is to do a bibliometric analysis of the…
Human middle ear epithelium is permissive to infection with SARS-CoV-2
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_5 AUTHOR Michael Mather MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Otitis media (OM) is a leading cause of consultations and surgery in children (Schilder et al., 2016) but translational advances have been hampered by the lack of a physiological model of middle ear epithelium (MEE). Immortalised cell lines (Chun…
Esophageal cancer in Barret’s Esophagus: Can Artificial-intelligence (AI) based models help in early detection?
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_4 AUTHOR Khalid Munir Bhatti MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Barret’s oesophagus (BE) is a precursor of adenocarcinoma of oesophagus. Detection of high-grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma at an early stage can improve survival but is very challenging. Artificial intelligence (AI) based models have been claimed to improve diagnostic…
The Impact of COVID-19 on the presentation, stage and management of head and neck cancer patients: A real time assessment
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_3 AUTHOR Lubna Sayyed Akber Uzzaman MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was postulated that there might be a delay in cancer patients` presentation, stage migration, changes in management leading to excess mortality in head neck cancer patients (HNC) . However, there is a…
Management of acute ureteric colic in a large tertiary centre during the initial COVID-19 pandemic – how did our practice change?
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_2 AUTHOR Ishtiakul Gani Rizvi MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Treatment of acute ureteric colic according to current BAUS guidelines can be challenging, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to audit our practice during the initial COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A retrospective analysis of 94 patients admitted with…
Pain control following major lower limb amputation; a cohort study
ABSTRACT NUMBER: FEGGETTER MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRAINEES (ST3+)_1 AUTHOR Lauren Shelmerdine MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Over 3000 Major lower-limb amputation (MLLA) are performed in the UK every year, post-operative pain can limit recovery. Anecdotally, peri-neural catheters (PNC) have lower pain scores than morphine-based patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). This cohort study aimed to identify if PNC…
Catheter Directed Thrombolysis; are poor quality referrals impacting patient selection for treatment?
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_9 AUTHOR Beatrice Likupe MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction NICE guidelines relating to catheter directed thrombolysis for iliofemoral DVT were renewed in March 2020. These state that patients should be considered if they have: symptoms lasting <14 days, good functional status, a life expectancy of 1 year…
Does cardiopulmonary testing help predict long-term survival after oesophagectomy?
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_8 AUTHOR Jakub Chmelo MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Oesophagectomy is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Preoperative cardiopulmonary fitness has been correlated with outcomes within major surgery. Variables derived from CPET have been associated with postoperative outcomes. It is unclear whether preoperative cardiorespiratory…