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…
Feasibility and impact of a home-based prehabilitation programme on patients receiving neoadjuvant treatment for oesophagogastric cancer (the ChemoFit study)
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_7 AUTHOR Jakub Chmelo MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Treatment for locally advanced oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma (OGA) involves neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) which has a negative impact on patient fitness. Using ‘prehabilitation’ to increase activity levels and fitness may affect physiology, postoperative outcomes and improve patient wellbeing and quality…
Pregnane X Receptor Activation in Liver Perfusion
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_6 AUTHOR Samuel Moulding MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Liver normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is being adopted as a method of optimising and assessing livers prior to transplantation. However, there is further potential to utilise the NMP model as a platform for drug delivery. Pregnane X Receptor…
The effect of immediate versus early instillation of mitomycin C after transurethral resection of bladder cancer: Is timing everything?
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_5 AUTHOR Ricardo Fernandes MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Almost three quarters of patients diagnosed with bladder cancer have non-muscle invasive disease. The European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines recommend the use of intravesical instillation of Mitomycin C (MMC) to reduce the rate of recurrence. Methods A…
The influence of sarcopenia on lower limb bypass and major lower limb amputation outcomes
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_4 AUTHOR Ashwin Sivaharan MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Background This study examined the impact of sarcopenia on clinical outcome in patients who underwent infrainguinal bypass surgery or major lower limb amputation (MLLA). Methods Patients undergoing infra-inguinal bypass and MLLA in 2016-2018 were included in this retrospective analysis.…
Ischaemic bowel in the North of England: trends in management approach and patient outcomes
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_3 AUTHOR Bertie Marks MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Bowel ischaemia is the third most common indication for emergency laparotomy in the UK and is associated with high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. This study describes changes in incidence, patient characteristics, management approach and outcomes for…
Survival Outcomes in Patients with Stage II (T2N0M0) Glottic Cancer Treated with Primary Radiotherapy
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_2 AUTHOR Amarkumar Rajgor MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction Radiotherapy is a well-established treatment for early glottic cancer. However, the majority of published literature combines both stage I (T1N0M0) and stage II (T2N0M0) glottic tumours, thus little is known exclusively regarding the outcomes of stage II (T2N0M0)…
SARS-CoV-2 infection in acute pancreatitis increases disease severity and 30 day mortality: Results of the COVID PAN collaborative study
ABSTRACT NUMBER: NESS PRIZE FOR JUNIOR TRAINEES (BELOW ST3)_1 AUTHOR Ghazaleh Mohammadi-Zaniani MAIN ABSTRACT TEXT Introduction There is emerging evidence that the pancreas may be a target organ of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. This aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and co…