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🚨 Editor Assistant recruitment announcement! 🚨 ✍️ Applications are welcome for our next intake of Editor Assistants. 🧐 To apply, please submit an abridged CV (2 pages maximum), which includes a publication list of only your top 10 publications (plus the number of total original full-length publications). Your covering letter (1 page maximum) should explain your interest in the position. Your application should be submitted in a single PDF by 30th April 2026. 🙌 Good luck! @BjsOpen @BJSAcademy

🆕 Comment on: Prophylactic antibiotics in hand trauma surgery: a network meta-analysis ➡️ buff.ly/vwajENn What are your thoughts? Comment below🗨️ @bjsurgery #surgery

Survival After Pathological Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy vs Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… 📊 Individual patient data from 7 phase III RCTs (n=1,044 ESCC patients, 6 countries) 💊 NAC vs 🔥 NACRT → pCR rates: 6.9% vs 34.2% 🔎 Among patients achieving pCR (n=192):  • 5-year OS: 97.5% (NAC) vs 70.4% (NACRT)  • 5-year RFS: 80.8% (NAC) vs 63.7% (NACRT) 📈 Multivariable analysis confirmed a significant survival advantage for NAC in the pCR subgroup 🎯 Take-home: pCR is not biologically equivalent across modalities. ESCC patients achieving pCR after NAC have an exceptionally favourable prognosis—raising the question of whether this group could be considered for future surgery-avoidance or watch-and-wait strategies. Work by Jun Okui , Satoru Matsuda , Kengo Nagashima , Yasunori Sato , Hirofumi Kawakubo , Thomas Ruhstaller , Peter Thuss-Patience , Magnus Nilsson , Fredrik Klevebro , Lijie Tan , Shaoyuan Zhang , Thomas Aparicio , Guillaume Piessen , Charlène van der Zijden , Bianca Mostert , Bas P L Wijnhoven , Takahiro Tsushima , Hiroya Takeuchi , Ken Kato , Yuko Kitagawa #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #some4UGI #uppergi #esophagealcancer #gastriccancer #reflux @ISDE_net @Augishealth @roux_group @T4UGIS @SARONG_Trial @YoungIFSO #bariatricsurgery

💫 Nominations open in 2️⃣ weeks Get inspired by our 2023 BJS Award winner, Professor Henrik Kehlet ➡️ buff.ly/N3ZrgIh Enjoy the special webinar featuring Professor Henrik Kehlet, recipient of the 2023 BJS Award. 🏆 Discover his ground-breaking surgical achievements in hernia surgery, pain relief, and fast-track surgery, alongside esteemed colleagues. Has the 2023 Award winner inspired you to nominate for the 2027 BJS Award? The nomination window opens 2 April. #surgery #surgeon #medical #medicine #2027BJSAward #ShapingSurgicalScience #LeadingSurgicalEducation #SoMe4Surgery @BJSurgery @BjsOpen @asgbi @IfsoSecretariat @ACPGBI @BAETS_UK @Augishealth @OPSORE @amcgmx @spcir @CerrahiTurk @VSGBI @ALRSGBIAcademy @BritishHernia @STARSurgUK @ASiTofficial @roux_group @spigc2018 @_WACS_Surgeons @cosecsa @NIHR_GSU @websurg @me4_so

🚨 REGISTER | BJS Academy Virtual Journal Club ➡️buff.ly/emTafnN This interactive event will feature two trainee presentations and expert-led discussion exploring surgeon wellbeing and resilience, based on research published in BJS and BJS Open. 💬 Attendees can submit questions live through the Q&A chat. 🗓 Thursday, 2 April ⏰ 18:00 GMT 🌍 Open to our international surgical community. #Surgery #MedEd #JournalClub #surgeon #trainee @BJSurgery @BjsOpen @JJEarnshaw

🚨NEW RULE🚨 2027 BJS Award 💫 Nominations CAN be made by an organisation, including societies, associations, colleges and bodies Does your organisation have someone in mind? Read up on all the guidelines before the nomination window opens on 2 April: buff.ly/rUKgQG5 #surgery #surgeon #medical #medicine #2027BJSAward #ShapingSurgicalScience #LeadingSurgicalEducation #SoMe4Surgery @BJSurgery @BjsOpen @asgbi @IfsoSecretariat @ACPGBI @BAETS_UK @Augishealth @OPSORE @amcgmx @spcir @CerrahiTurk @VSGBI @ALRSGBIAcademy @BritishHernia @STARSurgUK @ASiTofficial @roux_group @spigc2018 @_WACS_Surgeons @cosecsa @NIHR_GSU @websurg @me4_so

Surgery for interplanetary space missions ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… This review summarizes previous work on surgery in microgravity and proposes robotic surgery as the best solution for positive astronaut-care outcomes, with a complete technical workflow that covers the crew, robot, and environment Work by Raghav Khanna , Yang Li , Matthew Cook , Preeti Sawant , Raymond Hounon , Danielle Carroll , Lakita Lowe , Lukas Lindenroth , Toktam Mahmoodi , Nicholas Raison , Alejandro Granados , Anu Ojha , Christos Bergeles , Alberto Breda , Sebastien Ourselin , Prokar Dasgupta #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #SoMe4Trauma #emgensurg @WSESurgery @NELANews #EmLap @ASGBI_MA #some4peds #colorectalsurgery #StepUp4CRC @FightCRC @ACPGBI #ERAS @dice_europe #Crohn #proctology @Dukes_Club @ACPGBI_EduTrain @AECP_FAECP @PelvExGroup @escp_tweets @YouESCP #TeachMeColoproctology #Some4COLoprocto #some4hpb #some4tpl @DPCG_official @pancreatitis_nl @PancreasClub #PancreasClub2023 #PancreaticCancer #Pancreatitis #HCC @PanCAN #PanCANawareness @EurPancClub @P_C_E_ @dice_europe #PancreaticCancer #cholangiocarcinoma

The Cambridge twist and the pull - push techniques 🔪⤵️💥! Only in our @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery surgical education series! In English and Spanish versions @TomVargheseJr @AmCollSurgeons @pferrada1 @SWexner : bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/yo…

Muscle damage in oblique lumbar interbody fusion and unilateral biportal endoscopic-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level lumbar degeneration diseases: retrospective cohort study ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… Iatrogenic injury to the paraspinal muscles, disruption of the posterior tension band, and approach-related complications in lumbar fusion surgery have become significant concerns. The rapid advancement of endoscopic techniques over the past few decades has facilitated the application of spinal endoscopic methods to lumbar intervertebral fusion surgery. Oblique lumbar interbody fusion is becoming increasingly popular among spinal surgeons because of its minimally invasive nature. 👏👏👏Tangyiheng Chen , Xin Wang , Renjie Li , Sen Yang , Xuefeng Li , Yi Zhu , Hong Zhou , Ying Zhuang , Han Sun , Weimin Jiang , Yijie Liu #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery

📢 Looking for funding to support educational activities within your organisation? 🎓 Apply now for funding opportunities! 🌍 Opportunities include: 👉Support a #BJSLecture 👉Award the #BJSPrize for best paper 👉Support additional educational initiatives Deadline: 1 June ⏳ Don’t miss out on the chance to make a global impact! 💡 ➡️ buff.ly/AhFZktD #FundingOpportunity #EducationSupport #LeadingSurgicalEducation @BJSurgery @BjsOpen @Young_BJS

Perioperative management of respiratory conditions and complications ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… 🌬️ Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) occur in 1–23% of major surgical patients and remain a leading cause of morbidity, ICU use, and prolonged stay. 🚩 Risk rises with age, smoking, COPD/asthma, recent respiratory infection (<1 month), obesity, OSA, and high-risk surgery (thoracic/upper abdominal/emergency). 🩺 Tools like ARISCAT, baseline SpO₂, and functional testing (6MWT/CPET) help identify high-risk patients early. 🛠️ Optimisation works: stabilise lung disease, stop smoking (>4 weeks ↓ risk), treat infection, use lung-protective ventilation, opioid-sparing analgesia, and early mobilisation. 🎯 PPC is often preventable with structured perioperative care. Work by Khadija Ranjha , Michael Gilbert #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #some4hpb #some4tpl @DPCG_official @pancreatitis_nl @PancreasClub #PancreasClub2023 #PancreaticCancer #Pancreatitis #HCC @PanCAN #PanCANawareness @EurPancClub @P_C_E_ @dice_europe #PancreaticCancer #cholangiocarcinoma #colorectalsurgery #StepUp4CRC @FightCRC @ACPGBI #ERAS @dice_europe #Crohn #proctology @Dukes_Club @ACPGBI_EduTrain @AECP_FAECP @PelvExGroup @escp_tweets @YouESCP #TeachMeColoproctology #Some4COLoprocto #some4UGI #uppergi #esophagealcancer #gastriccancer #reflux @ISDE_net @Augishealth @roux_group @T4UGIS @SARONG_Trial @YoungIFSO #bariatricsurgery

👥 Meet the presenters – BJS Academy Virtual Journal Club Our inaugural BJS Academy Virtual Journal Club, led by the Young BJS Board, will feature trainee presentations from: 🔹 Lukas Widmer 🔹 Gita Lingam They will present and critically discuss two important papers exploring surgeon wellbeing and resilience, published in BJS and BJS Open. The session will be chaired by Patricia Tejedor, with expert discussion from Peter Vaughan-Shaw and Jonothan Earnshaw. 💬 Attendees will be able to ask questions throughout via the live Q&A chat. 🗓 Thursday, 2 April ⏰ 18:00 GMT 🔗 Register: @3b782c72-0db4-4959-b60c-c548650cbf0c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f0867198… #Surgery #MedEd #JournalClub #SurgicalEducation @TejedorPat @JJEarnshaw @BjsOpen @BJSurgery

🏥 Ten steps towards better perioperative intravenous fluid therapy ➡️ bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/yo… 🗨️Avoid prolonged preoperative fasting, use balanced crystalloids, avoid intraoperative fluid load, consider early blood transfusion, aim for zero fluid balance postoperatively, encourage early oral fluid intake. - @GormsenJohanne @bjsurgery #LeadingSurgicalEducation #surgery #EducationForAll #SoMe4Surgery

Stroke risk is highest with proximal (Zone 0) landing Perioperative stroke worsens survival 🚨 Careful patient selection & stroke prevention are critical in proximal EVAR ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #colorectalsurgery #StepUp4CRC @FightCRC @ACPGBI #ERAS @dice_europe #Crohn #proctology @Dukes_Club @ACPGBI_EduTrain @AECP_FAECP @PelvExGroup @escp_tweets @YouESCP #TeachMeColoproctology #Some4COLoprocto

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Diagnosis and treatment of primary soft tissue sarcomas: comprehensive review ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… This review outlines current diagnostic and treatment strategies for localized primary soft tissue sarcomas, with a separate focus on extremity/trunk and retroperitoneal disease. Key points include recent therapeutic advances, multidisciplinary management, and the centralization of care in high-volume centres to optimize outcomes. 👏👏👏Fahima Dossa , Eldad Elnekave , Aisha B Miah , Catherine Mitchell , Sarah Watson , @alegronchi , @FioreDoc #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery

Are you ready to help shape the future of surgical research and education? @BJSurgery is inviting experienced professionals to join its community of global reviewers. Your expertise will help maintain rigorous standards and advance surgical science worldwide. Apply now: oxford.ly/4swdcNH

🚨 New Event | BJS Academy Virtual Journal Club ➡️@3b782c72-0db4-4959-b60c-c548650cbf0c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f0867198… This interactive event will feature two trainee presentations and expert-led discussion exploring surgeon wellbeing and resilience, based on research published in BJS and BJS Open. 💬 Attendees can submit questions live through the Q&A chat. 🗓 Thursday, 2 April ⏰ 18:00 GMT 🌍 Open to our international surgical community. #Surgery #MedEd #JournalClub #surgeon #trainee @BJSurgery @BjsOpen @JJEarnshaw

Drug-coated balloons were not cost-effective compared with plain balloons Drug-eluting stents show potential cost-effectiveness but need further research to explore the economic case ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #vascularsurgery #vascular #Ischemia @vascularsurgery @VascularSVS @FutureVascSurgn