The British journal of surgery
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Observational Study
Non-technical skills of surgeons and anaesthetists in simulated operating theatre crises.
Deficiencies in non-technical skills (NTS) have been increasingly implicated in avoidable operating theatre errors. Accordingly, this study sought to characterize the impact of surgeon and anaesthetist non-technical skills on time to crisis resolution in a simulated operating theatre. ⋯ A higher level of NTS of surgeons and anaesthetists led to quicker crisis resolution in a simulated operating theatre environment.
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Mast cells play important roles in the progression of various malignancies, but their prognostic value in gastric cancer is unknown. Tryptase expression, as an indicator of mast cell activity, was therefore evaluated to see whether this could be incorporated usefully into a prognostic nomogram after surgery in patients with gastric cancer. ⋯ Tryptase expression is an independent prognostic factor for overall and recurrence-free survival in patients with gastric cancer after surgical resection.
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New Zealand has among the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world and is an unscreened population. The aim of this study was to determine the trends in incidence and tumour location in the New Zealand population before the introduction of national colorectal cancer screening. ⋯ The increasing incidence of rectal cancer among younger patients needs to be considered when implementing screening strategies.