Prize Winners 2020

The Introduction and Evolution of Diagnostic Laparoscopies in Tanzania

A retrospective analysis of ultrasound examination of thyroid nodules using the U classification and thyroid imaging, reporting and data system (TIRADS)

Life Expectancy in Emergency Laparotomy: Which patients should we be operating on?

Risk factors for retrieved but not transplanted deceased donor livers in the UK: a national registry analysis

Post-operative outcomes in a forgotten group: the importance of timing of emergency laparotomies on elderly patients

A retrospective study on the impact of waiting times for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on unplanned admissions and interventions across three sites in the West of Scotland.

Closing the audit loop on inadvertent parathyroidectomy during thyroid surgery – How are we doing at a specialist endocrine surgery centre?

Identical Head & Neck Cancer Surgery in Identical Twins with Identical Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma – A Case of Indiscernibility of Identicals?

Developing a Fast Track Paediatric Herniotomy Service at a Yorkshire District General Hospital.

Lymph node involvement and survival in gastro-oesophageal cancer

Incidence and Treatment of positive pelvic side wall (PSW) lymph nodes in patients with advanced rectal cancer; a retrospective study.

A Prognostic Model and Web-App for Predicting Ordinal Outcomes following Burr-Hole Surgery for Chronic Subdural Haematoma

Tackling Obesity in the Arabian Gulf: Public Awareness of Obesity and Their Perceptions towards Bariatric Surgery in Oman and Kuwait

The importance of the proposed Irish Major Trauma Network: an audit of the initial management of patients suffering Major Trauma.

Improvement in orthopaedic services with the introduction of a pilot virtual fracture clinic: a time and cost analysis

Post-operative outcomes using ONSTEP inguinal hernia repair – The First UK Case Series

Organ donation education in schools significantly increases organ donor registration, knowledge, and family discussion.

Delorme’s procedure: outcomes and follow-up for social burden

Barriers to accessing and providing lower limb amputee rehabilitation services in the Western Area, Sierra Leone – the patient and local staff perspective.

Priced out: Is the cost of surgical training acting as a barrier to entry?

Primary Localised Amyloidosis of the Bladder: A Rare Mimic of Urinary Tract Malignancy

Microsurgical Simulation Training

The use of pulse oximetry for the diagnosis of vascular disruption following limb trauma

The impact of radiotherapy on patient-reported outcomes of immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: Results of a prospective multicentre cohort study

Synovial Sarcoma – a Ten Year Review of the North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service

Virtual Reality Simulation – a future cornerstone of undergraduate medical education?

Risk of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Vascular Patients with Pre-Existing Kidney Disease Following Peripheral Arteriogram.

Identification of a novel target for prevention of permanent paraplegia following thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Innovating a novel brain protection device for use in cardiac surgery and cardiac arrest: a cool solution using diffusion-absorption-refrigeration technology

Journal ranking Methods and Their Application in General Surgery - A Systematic Review

A true day-case Bi-polar Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) with same day trial without catheter (TWOC): Is it possible?

Does intervention improve long-term relative renal function for chronic ureteric obstruction? - a case series of 268 patients

Predicting Response To Neoadjuvant Therapy From Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma Pre-Treatment Biopsies

Prophylactic topical tranexamic acid versus placebo in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

‘Dear Sir…’: An example of unconscious bias in the ‘letters to the editor’ section of surgical journals

Consent: The New Legal Landscape

Improving education for the timely set up of cell salvage in the case of emergency surgery via the use of educational video

PIES – Pregnancy testing in Emergency Surgery - A Welsh Multi-centre audit in pregnancy testing in women presenting with acute abdominal pain in collaboration with the Welsh Barbers Research Group.