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{"title":"Management and Outcomes of Low-Grade Gliomas in Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol.","authors":"Setthasorn Zhi Yang Ooi,&nbsp;Rosaline de Koning,&nbsp;Abdullah Egiz,&nbsp;David Ulrich Dalle,&nbsp;Moussa Denou,&nbsp;Marvin Richie Dongmo Tsopmene,&nbsp;Mehdi Khan,&nbsp;Régis Takoukam,&nbsp;Jay Kotecha,&nbsp;Dawin Sichimba,&nbsp;Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou,&nbsp;Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye,&nbsp;Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole","doi":"10.29337/ijsp.171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29337/ijsp.171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Over the last decade, many advancements have been made in the management of low-grade gliomas (LGGs). Overall survival outcomes are correlated with factors such as postoperative residual volumes and specific tumor biomolecular profiles such as IDH mutation status. It is unclear whether these advancements have benefited LGG patients in Africa. This scoping review protocol outlines how the authors will evaluate the epidemiology, presentations, management and outcomes of LGGs in Africa.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>MEDLINE, Embase and African Journals Online will be searched from database inception to date in order to identify the relevant studies. Patients of all ages with histologically and/or radiologically confirmed LGGs that were managed in an African country will be included. Surgical and chemoradiation management of LGG tumours will be considered. Original research, reviews, commentaries, editorials and case reports will be included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Primary outcomes of the review will include LGG management, morbidity and mortality. Secondary outcomes include epidemiology and recurrence of LGGs.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This scoping review will be the first to evaluate the current landscape of LGG management and outcomes in Africa, highlighting pertinent themes that may be used to guide further research as well as health system strengthening efforts by policymakers and stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Scoping review registration: </strong>The protocol has been registered on the Open Science Framework (OSF; registration link: <i>https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/E732G</i>).</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>LGGs account for 17% to 22% of total brain tumours and have a median survival time between 5.6 and 13.3 years.Despite many recent advancements in the management of LGGs, there is a paucity in the data within the African landscape.This scoping review will be the first to evaluate the current landscape of LGG management and outcomes in Africa, highlighting pertinent themes that may be used to guide further research and policymaking efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"26 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8815446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39642251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reporting Modifications in Surgical Innovation: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol.","authors":"Christin Hoffmann, Sina Hossaini, Sian Cousins, Natalie Blencowe, Angus G K McNair, Jane M Blazeby, Kerry N L Avery, Shelley Potter, Rhiannon Macefield","doi":"10.29337/ijsp.167","DOIUrl":"10.29337/ijsp.167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Innovation in surgery drives improvements to patient care. New surgical procedures and devices typically undergo a series of modifications as they are developed and refined during their introduction into clinical practice. These changes should ideally be reported and shared between surgeon-innovators to promote efficient, safe and transparent innovation. Currently, agreement on how modifications should be defined, conceptualised and classified, so they can be reported and shared efficiently and transparently, is lacking. The aim of this review is to examine and summarise existing literature on definitions, perceptions and classifications of modifications to surgical procedures/devices, including views on how to measure and report them. The findings will inform future work to standardise reporting and sharing of modifications in surgical innovation.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A systematic scoping review will be conducted adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Included articles will focus on review articles and opinion pieces relevant to modifications to new surgical procedures or devices introduced to clinical practice. Methods to identify relevant literature will include systematic searches in MEDLINE (Ovid version), targeted internet searches (Google Scholar) and snowball searches. A two-stage screening process (titles/abstracts/keywords and full-texts) will use specified exclusion/inclusion criteria to identify eligible articles. Data on how modifications are i) defined, ii) perceived, and iii) classified, and iv) views on how modifications should be measured and reported, will be extracted verbatim. Inductive thematic analysis will be applied to extracted data where appropriate. Results will be presented as a narrative summary including descriptive characteristics of included articles. Findings will inform a preliminary conceptual framework to facilitate the systematic reporting and sharing of modifications to novel procedures and devices.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>This work will generate an in-depth understanding of how modifications are currently defined, perceived and classified, and views on how they may be reported, in the context of surgical innovation.Rigorous and comprehensive search methods will be applied to identify a wide range of diverse data sources for inclusion in the review.A summary of existing relevant literature on modifications is a necessary step to inform development of a framework for transparent, real-time reporting and sharing of modifications in future studies of innovative invasive procedures/devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"25 1","pages":"250-256"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8588892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9156630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protocol for a Systematic Review Assessing Surgery versus Primary Endocrine Therapy in Operable Breast Cancer. Prep for Pandemic","authors":"Sacha Roberts,&nbsp;Aram Rojas,&nbsp;Mahir Gachabayov,&nbsp;Maria Castaldi","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>In COVID-19 pandemic epicenters cancer care was severely impacted. All elective and semi-elective procedures, as well as select urgent cases, were postponed in order to preserve resources and protect patients and staff from SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Structured decision making for breast cancer treatment resulted in deferment of surgery with initiation of endocrine therapy. Moreover, the waitlist for elective breast cancer procedures after mitigation is a challenge for prioritization.</p></div><div><h3>Objective and significance</h3><p>We aim to summarize the current body of evidence, comparatively evaluate oncological outcomes of surgery versus primary endocrine therapy (PET), and determine whether PET is a viable long<strong>-</strong>term alternative to surgery in the context of crisis management strategy for early, operable hormone receptor positive (HRP) breast cancer. PET could potentially be an acceptable bridging or maintenance therapy in select patients during pandemic crisis or for those choosing to forgo surgery in the treatment of breast cancer.</p></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><p>The database search includes PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE (via Ovid). This systematic review includes women 18 years or older undergoing one of two interventions for HRP breast cancer: surgery (with or without endocrine therapy post-surgery) or solely PET. Studies comparing one of the two interventions of interest to a non-relevant intervention and studies reporting only descriptive data will not be included in the quantitative synthesis of data. After selection of eligible studies based on title and abstract, these studies will be further screened through full text articles by two independent reviewers, with a third as an arbitrator. Eligible studies will be critically appraised at the study level for methodological quality. Cochrane methodology will be utilized for meta-analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Ethics and dissemination</h3><p>This study does not require an institutional review board approval given its summary design nature. Findings of this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"24 ","pages":"Pages 36-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38689866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adult cardiac surgical cost variation around the world: Protocol for a systematic review","authors":"Dominique Vervoort ,&nbsp;Camila R. Guetter ,&nbsp;Lena Trager ,&nbsp;Priyansh Shah ,&nbsp;Carlos Eduardo Diaz-Castrillon ,&nbsp;Eric W. Etchill ,&nbsp;Rawn Salenger","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Globally, over one million cardiac operations occur each year, whereas cardiac surgery is expensive and largely inaccessible without insurance or philanthropic support. Substantial cost variation has been reported within cardiac surgery in the United States and among non-cardiac surgical procedures globally, but little is known on the global procedural cost variation for common adult cardiac surgical procedures.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives and significance</h3><p>This review seeks to assess variation in procedural costs of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), mitral valve repair, mitral valve replacement, aortic valve repair, aortic valve replacement, and combined CABG-mitral or CABG-aortic valve procedures between and within countries. Results may give insights in the scope and drivers of cost variation around the world, posing cost reduction lessons. Results may further inform the potential of economies of scale in reducing procedural costs, benefiting patients, hospitals, governments, and insurers.</p></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><p>A systematic review will be performed using the EconLit, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and WHO Global Index Medicus databases to identify articles published between January 1, 2000 and June 1, 2020. Studies describing procedural costs for CABG, mitral valve repair, mitral valve replacement, aortic valve repair, aortic valve replacement, and combined CABG-mitral or CABG-aortic valve procedures will be identified. Articles describing other types of cardiac surgery, concomitant aortic surgery, only describing costs related to non-surgical care, or with incomplete cost data will be excluded from the analysis. No exclusion will be based solely on article type or language. Identified costs will be converted to 2019 USD to account for local currency unit inflation and exchange fluctuations.</p></div><div><h3>Ethics and dissemination</h3><p>This study protocol has been prospectively registered on the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols. This review requires no institutional review board approval. Results of this study will be summarized and disseminated in a peer-review journal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"23 ","pages":"Pages 11-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38269949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CRC COVID: Colorectal cancer services during COVID-19 pandemic. Study protocol for service evaluation","authors":"Alona Courtney ,&nbsp;Ann-Marie Howell ,&nbsp;Najib Daulatzai ,&nbsp;Nicos Savva ,&nbsp;Oliver Warren ,&nbsp;Sarah Mills ,&nbsp;Shahnawaz Rasheed ,&nbsp;Goel Milind ,&nbsp;Nicholas Tekkis ,&nbsp;Matthew Gardiner ,&nbsp;Tinglong Dai ,&nbsp;Bashar Safar ,&nbsp;Jonathan E Efron ,&nbsp;Ara Darzi ,&nbsp;Paris Tekkis ,&nbsp;Christos Kontovounisios","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>COVID-19 has had an impact on the provision of colorectal cancer care. The aim of the CRC COVID study is to describe the changes in colorectal cancer services in the UK and USA in response to the pandemic and to understand the long-term impact.</p></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><p>This study comprises 4 phases. Phase 1 is a survey of colorectal units that aims to evaluate adherences and deviations from the best practice guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 2 is a monthly prospective data collection of service provision that aims to determine the impact of the service modifications on the long-term cancer specific outcomes compared to the national standards. Phase 3 aims to predict costs attributable to the modifications of the CRC services and additional resources required to treat patients whose treatment has been affected by the pandemic. Phase 4 aims to compare the impact of COVID-19 on the NHS and USA model of healthcare in terms of service provision and cost, and to propose a standardised model of delivering colorectal cancer services for future outbreaks.</p></div><div><h3>Ethics and dissemination</h3><p>This study is a service evaluation and does not require HRA Approval or Ethical Approval in the UK. Local service evaluation registration is required for each participating centre. In the USA, Ethical Approval was granted by the Research and Development Committee. The results of this study will be disseminated to stakeholders, submitted for peer review publications, conference presentations and circulated via social media.</p></div><div><h3>Registration details</h3><p>Nil.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"23 ","pages":"Pages 15-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38295734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The B-MaP-C study: Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study protocol","authors":"Alona Courtney ,&nbsp;Rachel O'Connell ,&nbsp;Tim Rattay ,&nbsp;Baek Kim ,&nbsp;Ramsey I. Cutress ,&nbsp;Cliona C. Kirwan ,&nbsp;Ashu Gandhi ,&nbsp;Patricia Fairbrother ,&nbsp;Nisha Sharma ,&nbsp;Christopher W.J. Cartlidge ,&nbsp;Kieran Horgan ,&nbsp;Stuart A. McIntosh ,&nbsp;Daniel R. Leff ,&nbsp;Raghavan Vidya ,&nbsp;Shelley Potter ,&nbsp;Chris Holcombe ,&nbsp;Ellen Copson ,&nbsp;Charlotte E. Coles ,&nbsp;Rajiv V. Dave","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Approximately 55,000 women in the United Kingdom are diagnosed with new breast cancer annually. Since emerging in December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) has become a global pandemic, affecting healthcare delivery worldwide. In response to the pandemic, multiple guidelines were issued to assist with rationalising breast cancer care. The primary aim of the B-MaP-C study is to audit and describe breast cancer management of patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic against pre-COVID-19 management practice in the UK. The implications of changes to management will be determined and the impact of a COVID-19 diagnosis on the patient’s breast cancer management will be determined.</p></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><p>This is a multi-centre collaborative audit of consecutive breast cancer patients undergoing treatment decisions during the acute and recovery phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. All patients with newly diagnosed primary breast cancer, whose treatment was decided in a multidisciplinary meeting from the 16th<!--> <!-->March 2020, are eligible for inclusion.</p></div><div><h3>Ethics and dissemination</h3><p>As this is an audit ethical approval is not required. Each participating centre is required to register the study locally and obtain local governance approvals prior to commencement of data collection. Local audit data will be available to individual participating units for governance purposes. The results of the data analysis will be submitted for publication, as well as disseminated via the ABS newsletter and a webinar. All data will be presented at national and international conferences, circumstances permitting.</p></div><div><h3>Registration details</h3><p>Each participating centre received local governance audit registration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"24 ","pages":"Pages 1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38302944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy combined with facial expression exercises in patients with moderate-to-severe Bell's palsy: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial","authors":"Praveen Kumar Kandakurti ,&nbsp;Sukumar Shanmugam ,&nbsp;Shaikh Altaf Basha ,&nbsp;Sampath Kumar Amaravadi ,&nbsp;Prathap Suganthirababu ,&nbsp;Kumaraguruparan Gopal ,&nbsp;Geovinson Stephen George","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Even though corticosteroid therapy and facial expression exercises were found to be effective, still 30% of participants with bell’s palsy achieve incomplete recovery from the facial paralysis. The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) combined with progressive facial expression exercises in participants with moderate to severe bell’s palsy.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>A total of 120 participants with idiopathic bell’s palsy to be equally allocated in three groups. LLLT, electrical stimulation and corticosteroid/antiviral therapy will be performed respectively in the group I, group II and Group III and facial expression exercises as a common intervention. First two groups to be treated with respective interventions weekly 3 days for 6 consecutive weeks and third group will receive prescribed doses of medications and facial expression exercise for 6 weeks. The functional recovery will be assessed at baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks using the Facial Disability Index and House-Brackmann Scale. The overall within and between group differences in the clinical outcomes to be reported based on the Friedman Repeated Measures ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test. Whereas Wilcoxon Signed Rank and Mann-Whitney-<em>U</em> tests will be performed to report the within and between groups timeline differences.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Based on the dearth of evidence for the effective treatment of moderate to severe bell’s palsy, we framed a most appropriate LLLT dosage along with facial expression exercises. Our study’s intervention protocol designed with equal duration and number of interventions for all three groups. Even the comparator groups such as electrical muscle stimulation and Corticosteroids therapy will be receiving similar facial expression exercises. We believe that this intervention protocol would benefit by promoting the complete facial function recovery in patients with moderate to severe bell’s palsy.</p></div><div><h3>Dissemination</h3><p>We plan to publish this review in a peer-reviewed journal. We may also present this review at local and/or national conferences.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"24 ","pages":"Pages 39-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.11.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38707496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feasibility study of stem-cell enriched autologous lipotransfer to treat oro-facial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (Sys-Stem): Protocol for open-label randomised controlled trial","authors":"Faith Hyun Kyung Jeon ,&nbsp;Michelle Griffin ,&nbsp;Christopher Paul Denton ,&nbsp;Peter Edward Michael Butler","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Oro-facial fibrosis is a common and disabling manifestation of systemic sclerosis (SSc), causing a plethora of functional, aesthetic and social compromise, yet is without effective treatment. Autologous lipotransfer is an established minimally invasive surgical procedure that is postulated to exert anti-fibrotic effects by adipose-derived stem cells, and presents a novel method in the treatment of fibrotic conditions. This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of autologous lipotransfer for facial involvement in SSc.</p></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><p>This is the first randomised controlled study with an open label design to assess autologous lipotransfer for oro-facial involvement in systemic sclerosis. The goals of this study are to assess the feasibility of using a range of quantitative and qualitative outcome measures to effectively measure disease severity and treatment outcome, and to assess patient acceptability for future multi-centre trials. A total of 50 participants will be randomised to a treatment or control group. The treatment group will receive autologous fat transfer to the peri-oral region by a single surgeon. Dermal fibroblasts and adipose-derived stem cells will be isolated from tissue samples. All outcome measures will be taken at baseline, then at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months from the time of intervention in the treatment arm, or from baseline in the control arm.</p></div><div><h3>Ethics and dissemination</h3><p>The study has ethical approval (REC reference 19/LO/0718). Results will be available to patients, patient user groups, clinicians and the public through presentations at national and international rheumatology conferences and published in peer reviewed journals.</p></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><p>Registered on ISRCTN registry (ISRCTN17793055).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"23 ","pages":"Pages 6-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38270012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing an intervention program over the effects of Pilates on pregnancy outcomes among the pregnant women: A protocol study","authors":"Bahareh Mothaghi Dastenaei ,&nbsp;Fereshteh Aein ,&nbsp;Faranak Safdari ,&nbsp;Zohreh Karimiankakolaki","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Pregnancy is a pleasure for most women, it is often considered as a stressful period with physiological, anatomical, biochemical, and psychological changes. Pilates exercise improved quality of life in women<strong>.</strong> Therefore, the present study targeted at designing an intervention program over the effects of Pilates on pregnancy outcomes among the pregnant women.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this protocol, a clinical intervention will be designed in three phases. In the first phase of the study, a researcher-made checklist will be used to evaluate the pregnancy and neonatal outcomes based on the literature review. In the second phase, an intervention program of Pilates exercise will be conducted according to different studies and viewpoints of a panel of reproductive health and physical activity specialists. The exercises will include two sessions of 30 minutes per week for 12 weeks conducted under the supervision of a qualified trainer. The third phase of the intervention will include the pre-test and post-test using a standard questionnaire and a researcher-made checklist for the two intervention groups and one control group.</p></div><div><h3>Discussions</h3><p>The present study provides useful data regarding the design of a Pilates exercise intervention program for pregnant women with the aim of influencing pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, reducing depression, low back pain and improving maternal mental health. It can also reduce their medical and treatment costs. The strategies of this program could be important and cost effective, and therefore we hope that the success of such a program is a step forward in improving reproductive health status.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"24 ","pages":"Pages 27-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38304441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Face, content, construct validity and training effect of touch surgery™ as a surgical decision-making trainer for novices in open appendicectomy","authors":"Chi Lap Nicholas Tsang ,&nbsp;Jerry Cao ,&nbsp;Kapil Sugand ,&nbsp;Jacqui Chiu ,&nbsp;Franz Casper Pretorius","doi":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isjp.2020.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Laparoscopic surgery has become the gold standard for many operations with significant benefits in morbidity and hospital recovery time. One such procedure is appendicectomy, which is overwhelmingly performed using the laparoscopic approach in the modern era. This has also meant that the number of cases involving traditional open appendicectomy has declined despite surgeons being expected to be able to convert to the open technique if required. One method to rehearse for theatre is the use of software applications. This paper investigates the validity of Touch Surgery™ as an education tool for surgical decision-making for novices, as well as its training effect in open appendicectomy.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>70 participants will be recruited, consisting of 60 medical students (novices) and 10 surgical consultants (experts). For face, content, and construct validity, first attempt scores on the Touch Surgery™ Open Appendicectomy Test Module will be compared between novices and experts. For the training effect and knowledge decline elements of the study, novices will be further randomised into either the low intervention (control) group who will complete the simulation once, or to the high intervention group who will complete the simulation six times, with both novice groups asked to repeat the test one week later. All participants will also be requested to complete questionnaires regarding the stimulation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42077,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery Protocols","volume":"22 ","pages":"Pages 19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.05.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38157388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}