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An international assessment of the adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) principles across colorectal units in 2019–2020

ESCP Enhanced Recovery Collaborating Group, Thomas Pinkney, H Taylor, C Tong, more

Colorectal Disease > 23 > 11 > 2980 - 2987

Aim The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society guidelines aim to standardize perioperative care in colorectal surgery via 25 principles. We aimed to assess the variation in uptake of these principles across an international network of colorectal units. Method An online survey was circulated amongst European Society of Coloproctology members in 2019–2020. For each ERAS principle, respondents...

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Timing of nasogastric tube insertion and the risk of postoperative pneumonia: an international, prospective cohort study

EuroSurg Collaborative, JC Glasbey, S Bibi, F Pata, more

Colorectal Disease > 22 > 12 > 2288 - 2297

Aim Aspiration is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with postoperative ileus. Insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) is often performed, but this can be distressing. The aim of this study was to determine whether the timing of NGT insertion after surgery (before versus after vomiting) was associated with reduced rates of pneumonia in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. Method...

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Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery

EuroSurg Collaborative, SJ Chapman, R Blanco‐Colino, S Pérez‐Ajates, more

British Journal of Surgery > 107 > 5 > 552 - 559

Background Ileus is common after colorectal surgery and is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications. Identifying features of normal bowel recovery and the appropriateness for hospital discharge is challenging. This study explored the safety of hospital discharge before the return of bowel function. Methods A prospective, multicentre cohort study was undertaken across an international...

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Safety and efficacy of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs to reduce ileus after colorectal surgery

EuroSurg Collaborative, SJ Chapman, D Clerc, R Blanco‐Colino, more

British Journal of Surgery > 107 > 2 > e161 - e169

Background Ileus is common after elective colorectal surgery, and is associated with increased adverse events and prolonged hospital stay. The aim was to assess the role of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for reducing ileus after surgery. Methods A prospective multicentre cohort study was delivered by an international, student‐ and trainee‐led collaborative group. Adult patients undergoing...

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Evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults with suspected appendicitis

A. Bhangu, RIFT Study Group on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative, D Nepogodiev, JH Matthews, more

British Journal of Surgery > 107 > 1 > 73 - 86

Background Appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency worldwide, but its diagnosis remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine whether existing risk prediction models can reliably identify patients presenting to hospital in the UK with acute right iliac fossa (RIF) pain who are at low risk of appendicitis. Methods A systematic search was completed to identify all...

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Azimuthal asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in high-energy muon scattering off longitudinally polarised deuterons

C. Adolph, M. Aghasyan, R. Akhunzyanov, M. G. Alexeev, more

The European Physical Journal C > 2018 > 78 > 11 > 1-13

Single hadron azimuthal asymmetries of positive and negative hadrons produced in muon semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering off longitudinally polarised deuterons are determined using the 2006 COMPASS data and also combined all deuteron COMPASS data. For each hadron charge, the dependence of the azimuthal asymmetry on the hadron azimuthal angle $$\phi $$ ϕ is obtained by means of a five-parameter...

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An international multicentre prospective audit of elective rectal cancer surgery; operative approach versus outcome, including transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME)

The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group, Aneel Bhangu, Ana María Minaya‐Bravo, Gaetano Gallo, more

Colorectal Disease > 20 > S6 > 33 - 46

Introduction Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) has rapidly emerged as a novel approach for rectal cancer surgery. Safety profiles are still emerging and more comparative data is urgently needed. This study aimed to compare indications and short‐term outcomes of TaTME, open, laparoscopic, and robotic TME internationally. Methods A pre‐planned analysis of the European Society of Coloproctology...

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The impact of conversion on the risk of major complication following laparoscopic colonic surgery: an international, multicentre prospective audit

The 2017 and 2015 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating groups, James Glasbey, Anne Pool, Alexandra Rawlings, more

Colorectal Disease > 20 > S6 > 69 - 89

Background Laparoscopy has now been implemented as a standard of care for elective colonic resection around the world. During the adoption period, studies showed that conversion may be detrimental to patients, with poorer outcomes than both laparoscopic completed or planned open surgery. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether laparoscopic conversion was associated with a higher major...

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Association of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics and anastomotic leak following left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi‐centre, prospective audit

The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group, James C. Glasbey, Ruth Blanco‐Colino, Michael Kelly, more

Colorectal Disease > 20 > S6 > 15 - 32

Introduction The optimal bowel preparation strategy to minimise the risk of anastomotic leak is yet to be determined. This study aimed to determine whether oral antibiotics combined with mechanical bowel preparation (MBP+Abx) was associated with a reduced risk of anastomotic leak when compared to mechanical bowel preparation alone (MBP) or no bowel preparation (NBP). Methods A pre‐planned analysis...

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Evaluating the incidence of pathological complete response in current international rectal cancer practice: the barriers to widespread safe deferral of surgery

The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group, Nick Battersby, James C. Glasbey, Peter Neary, more

Colorectal Disease > 20 > S6 > 58 - 68

Introduction The mainstay of management for locally advanced rectal cancer is chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection. Following chemoradiotherapy, a complete response may be detected clinically and radiologically (cCR) prior to surgery or pathologically after surgery (pCR). We aim to report the overall complete pathological response (pCR) rate and the reliability of detecting a cCR by conventional...

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Safety of primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi‐centre prospective audit

The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group, Luis Sánchez‐Guillén, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Emre Sivrikoz, more

Colorectal Disease > 20 > S6 > 47 - 57

Introduction Some evidence suggests that primary anastomosis following left sided colorectal resection in the emergency setting may be safe in selected patients, and confer favourable outcomes to permanent enterostomy. The aim of this study was to compare the major postoperative complication rate in patients undergoing end stoma vs primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection...

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The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) international snapshot audit of left colon, sigmoid and rectal resections ‐ Executive Summary

The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Collaborating Group, James Glasbey, Anne Pool, Alexandra Rawlings, more

Colorectal Disease > 20 > S6 > 13 - 14

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Search for muoproduction of X(3872) at COMPASS and indication of a new state X˜(3872)

M. Aghasyan, R. Akhunzyanov, M.G. Alexeev, G.D. Alexeev, more

Physics Letters B > 2018 > 783 > C > 334-340

We have searched for exclusive production of exotic charmonia in the reaction μ+N→μ+(J/ψπ+π−)π±N′ using COMPASS data collected with incoming muons of 160 GeV/c and 200 GeV/c momentum. In the J/ψπ+π− mass distribution we observe a signal with a statistical significance of 4.1 σ. Its mass and width are consistent with those of the X(3872). The shape of the π+π− mass distribution from the observed decay...

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Influence of chitosan on thermal, microstructural and rheological properties of rice and wheat flours-based batters

M. Sansano, A. Heredia, V. Glicerina, F. Balestra, more

LWT - Food Science and Technology > 2018 > 87 > C > 529-536

Wheat flour replacement by rice flour is a key strategy in gluten-free batter production. Rice flour needs hydrocolloids to offset the development of the network of the mix. In this context, the aim of this work was to analyze the influence of chitosan (0–1 g/100 g of batter) addition on the microstructural, rheological and thermal properties of wheat:rice flours batters (100:0; 70:30, 30:70 and 0:100...

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Design of biobased PLLA triblock copolymers for sustainable food packaging: Thermo-mechanical properties, gas barrier ability and compostability

L. Genovese, M. Soccio, N. Lotti, M. Gazzano, more

European Polymer Journal > 2017 > 95 > C > 289-303

Novel poly(lactic acid)-based chain extended triblock copolymers have been successfully synthesized in melt. The new polymers are characterized by a triblock ABA architecture, where A, is poly(lactic acid) and B is an ad hoc synthesized random biobased aliphatic copolyester poly(propylene/neopentyl glycol succinate). PLLA homopolymer has been also prepared for the sake of comparison. The samples under...

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First measurement of the Sivers asymmetry for gluons using SIDIS data

C. Adolph, M. Aghasyan, R. Akhunzyanov, M.G. Alexeev, more

Physics Letters B > 2017 > 772 > C > 854-864

The Sivers function describes the correlation between the transverse spin of a nucleon and the transverse motion of its partons. For quarks, it was studied in previous measurements of the azimuthal asymmetry of hadrons produced in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering of leptons off transversely polarised nucleon targets, and it was found to be non-zero. In this letter the evaluation of the Sivers...

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Sivers asymmetry extracted in SIDIS at the hard scales of the Drell–Yan process at COMPASS

C. Adolph, M. Aghasyan, R. Akhunzyanov, M.G. Alexeev, more

Physics Letters B > 2017 > 770 > C > 138-145

Eight proton transverse-spin-dependent azimuthal asymmetries are extracted in four regions of the photon virtuality Q2 from the COMPASS 2010 semi-inclusive hadron measurements in deep inelastic muon–nucleon scattering. These Q2 regions correspond to the four regions of the di-muon mass Q2 used in the ongoing analyses of the COMPASS Drell–Yan measurements, which allows for a future direct comparison...

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Sensory and instrumental study of Taralli, a typical Italian bakery product

S. Barbieri, A. Bendini, F. Balestra, R. Palagano, more

European Food Research and Technology > 2018 > 244 > 1 > 73-82

Taralli is a bakery snack food, typical of the south of Italy, that has currently become very popular worldwide as a savory snack or bread substitute. However, few studies have focused on its physical and sensory characteristics. The present work aims to select sensory and instrumental information that is able to characterize Taralli with similar formulation and size. For sensory characterization...

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Final COMPASS results on the deuteron spin-dependent structure function g1d and the Bjorken sum rule

C. Adolph, M. Aghasyan, R. Akhunzyanov, M.G. Alexeev, more

Physics Letters B > 2017 > 769 > C > 34-41

Final results are presented from the inclusive measurement of deep-inelastic polarised-muon scattering on longitudinally polarised deuterons using a ⁶LiD target. The data were taken at 160 GeV beam energy and the results are shown for the kinematic range 1(GeV/c)2<Q2<100(GeV/c)2 in photon virtuality, 0.004<x<0.7 in the Bjorken scaling variable and W>4GeV/c2 in the mass of the hadronic...

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Multiplicities of charged kaons from deep-inelastic muon scattering off an isoscalar target

C. Adolph, M. Aghasyan, R. Akhunzyanov, M.G. Alexeev, more

Physics Letters B > 2017 > 767 > C > 133-141

Precise measurements of charged-kaon multiplicities in deep inelastic scattering were performed. The results are presented in three-dimensional bins of the Bjorken scaling variable x, the relative virtual-photon energy y, and the fraction z of the virtual-photon energy carried by the produced hadron. The data were obtained by the COMPASS Collaboration by scattering 160 GeV muons off an isoscalar ⁶...

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An international assessment of the adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) principles across colorectal units in 2019–2020

Timing of nasogastric tube insertion and the risk of postoperative pneumonia: an international, prospective cohort study

Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery

Safety and efficacy of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs to reduce ileus after colorectal surgery

Evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults with suspected appendicitis

Azimuthal asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in high-energy muon scattering off longitudinally polarised deuterons

An international multicentre prospective audit of elective rectal cancer surgery; operative approach versus outcome, including transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME)

The impact of conversion on the risk of major complication following laparoscopic colonic surgery: an international, multicentre prospective audit

Association of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics and anastomotic leak following left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi‐centre, prospective audit

Evaluating the incidence of pathological complete response in current international rectal cancer practice: the barriers to widespread safe deferral of surgery

Safety of primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi‐centre prospective audit

The 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) international snapshot audit of left colon, sigmoid and rectal resections ‐ Executive Summary

Search for muoproduction of X(3872) at COMPASS and indication of a new state X˜(3872)

Influence of chitosan on thermal, microstructural and rheological properties of rice and wheat flours-based batters

Design of biobased PLLA triblock copolymers for sustainable food packaging: Thermo-mechanical properties, gas barrier ability and compostability

First measurement of the Sivers asymmetry for gluons using SIDIS data

Sivers asymmetry extracted in SIDIS at the hard scales of the Drell–Yan process at COMPASS

Sensory and instrumental study of Taralli, a typical Italian bakery product

Final COMPASS results on the deuteron spin-dependent structure function g1d and the Bjorken sum rule

Multiplicities of charged kaons from deep-inelastic muon scattering off an isoscalar target

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