BJS podcasts and videos

BJS podcast on recovery after surgery

M. L. Peters, M. Sommer, M. van Kleef and M. A. E. Marcus. Predictors of physical and emotional recovery 6 and 12 months after surgery. Br J Surg doi: 10.1002/bjs.7152/pdf

One in seven patients experience more pain, and more physical and emotional problems 1 year after surgery than before their operation and one-quarter have less vitality. Dr Madelon Peters, first author, and Mr John Beynon, editor on the BJS, discuss these surprising findings in this podcast, available to download free here.

The original article is available for free download here.

BJS videos

ASGBI 2010 International Surgical Congress
BJS Symposium: BJS Papers That Changed My Practice, 1999-2009

At this year’s meeting in Liverpool, six speakers discussed how papers published in the BJS over the past 10 years have affected practice within their specialty. These sessions were video-recorded and are now available to view online. 

1. 1. Vascular: Jonothan Earnshaw, co-Editor-in-Chief of BJS, Gloucester. Click here to view.

2. 2. Colorectal / Lower GI: Des Winter, Editor of BJS, Dublin. Click here to view.

3. 3. Endocrine: Barney Harrison, Consultant Surgeon, Sheffield. Click here to view.

4. 4. Oesophagogastric: James Manson, Consultant Surgeon, Swansea. Click here to view.

5. 5. Breast: Stewart Nicholson, Consultant Surgeon, York. Click here to view. 

6. 6. Transplantation: Michael Nicholson, Consultant Surgeon, Leicester.  Click here to view.

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 BJS podcast from The Rouleaux Club

This is a podcast with a difference. Three members of The Rouleaux Club are interviewed about six vascular articles previously published in the BJS. The Rouleaux Club was founded in 1989 and it represents the views of trainees in vascular surgery. They are the only representative voice for vascular surgical training in Great Britain and Ireland. Membership of the Rouleaux Club is free and open to Specialist Registrars and Research Fellows in Vascular Surgery and Vascular Interventional Radiology, training in Great Britain and Ireland. Their website can be accessed by members here

All articles are available for free download and the podcast can be listened to by clicking on the arrow below.

The podcast is also available on iTunes here

Article 1 is discussed by Simon Hobbs. Koscielny A., Pütz U., Willinek W., Hirner A., Mommertz G. Case-control comparison of profundaplasty and femoropopliteal supragenicular bypass for peripheral arterial disease. Br J Surg 2010; 97: 344-348. Click to download here

Article 2 is also discussed by Simon Hobbs. Griffiths G. D., Nagy J., Black D., and Stonebridge P. A. on behalf of the Joint Vascular Research Group. Randomized clinical trial of distal anastomotic interposition vein cuff in infrainguinal polytetrafluoroethylene bypass grafting. Br J Surg 2004; 91: 560-562. Click to download here

Article 3 is discussed by Femi Oshin. Subramonia S., Lees T. Randomized clinical trial of radiofrequency ablation or conventional high ligation and stripping for great saphenous varicose veins. Br J Surg 2010; 97: 328-336. Click to download here

Article 4 is also discussed by Femi Oshin. Mekako A. I., Coughlin P. A., Hatfield J. and McCollum P. T. on behalf of the Hull Antiobiotic pRophylaxis in varicose Vein Surgery Trialists (HARVEST). Randomized clinical trial of co-amoxiclav versus no antibiotic prophylaxis in varicose vein surgery. Br J Surg 2010; 97: 29-36. Click to download here

Article 5 is discussed by Robert Hinchliffe. Thompson A. R., Cooper J. A., Ashton H. A., Hafez H. Growth rates of small abdominal aortic aneurysm correlate with clinical events. Br J Surg 2010; 97: 37-44. Click to download here

Article 6 is also discussed by Robert Hinchliffe. Black S. A., Carrell T. W. G., Bell R. E., Waltham M., Reidy J., Taylor P. R. Long-term surveillance with computed tomography after endovascular aneurysm repair may not be justified. Br J Surg 2009; 96: 1280-1283. Click to download here

BJS podcast on adjuvant therapy for breast cancer

J. G. H. van Nes, C. Seynaeve, S. Jones, C. Markopoulos, H. Putter and C. J. H. van de Velde on behalf of the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational (TEAM) trialists. Variations in locoregional therapy in postmenopausal patients with early breast cancer treated in different countries. Br J Surg 2010; 97(5): 671-679.

The BJS paper here is an analysis of data from the TEAM trial of adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. It concerns the different methods of treating breast cancer used in the various countries that enrolled patients into the study. In this podcast, first author, Dr Janine van Nes, is interviewed by Wendy Barnaby about the main results in this article. In response, Mr Malcolm Kell, consultant surgeon from Dublin, who acted as a reviewer for the BJS, discusses some of the issues raised by the research.

Click here to download the free podcast (file size: 15.3mb; length: 21:20 min).

The podcast is also available on iTunes here.

The original article by van Nes et al. is available to download free, click here

BJS podcast on laparoscopic peritoneal lavage: a change to current practice?

Generalized peritonitis due to perforated diverticulitis is usually treated by Hartmann’s procedure, an operation that was originally described in 1921.  The procedure results in significant morbidity, mainly due to the creation of a temporary stoma that becomes permanent for a significant proportion of patients.

A study published recently in BJS describes an alternative treatment for peritonitis caused by perforated diverticulitis  – washing the abdominal cavity with a warm saline solution.  This is a laparoscopic rather than an open procedure, with no resulting stoma.  The study observed the outcomes of the technique in 100 patients, the largest number studied to date, with surprising results.

Will the treatment of perforated diverticulitis change on the basis of this research?  Journalist Wendy Barnaby interviews Des Winter, one of the Authors of the study, and John Beynon, Editor of BJS, to find out.

Click here to download the free podcast (File size: 6.7mb; length: 9:33).

The original article by Myers et al. is available free to download  here

Myers E, Hurley M, O’Sullivan GC, Kavanagh D, Wilson I, Winter DC: Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for generalized peritonitis due to perforated diverticulitis. Br J Surg 2008, 95(1): 97-101.

BJS podcasts will appeal to regular BJS readers and beyond, bringing specialist research to a wider audience.  All articles featured in BJS podcasts are published free to view, so that listeners can access and read the studies in BJS for themselves.  Please email any feedback to bjs@wiley.co.uk, stating ‘Podcast’ in the subject line.

BJS videos on how to write a clinical paper

Designed and presented by the Editors of BJS, this workshop is designed to help you get your work into print.  It is not an attempt to cover every aspect of writing, nor is it possible to go into detail of the pros and cons of different types of study design or data interpretation.  Instead, this course focuses on those basic skills common to all published work that can make the difference between acceptance and rejection.

The course is divided into interactive sessions, each consisting of one or more brief tutorials, a series of related tasks, group discussion and a review.  The following three streamed videos are free to view, and provide a taste of what you can expect from attending one of these workshops.  If you would like to register your interest in attending a future workshop, please click here.

Part 1 - The first video covers why, what and where to publish, and writing in scientific English (27'35''). 
               Watch part 1.

Part 2 - The second video covers writing in sections: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion                (27'52''). 
               Watch part 2. 

Part 3 - The third video covers writing in sections: the abstract (14'13''). 
               Watch part 3.