Publications by authors named "B W East"
Article Synopsis
- Clinical guidelines are evidence-based recommendations created by experts to help healthcare providers and patients make informed decisions about health conditions, ultimately improving healthcare quality and tailored care.
- The European Hernia Society (EHS) guidelines specifically assist surgeons in managing abdominal wall defects with reliable answers to their clinical questions, traditionally developed through consensus among key opinion leaders.
- The GRADE method enhances the quality of these guidelines by providing a structured approach to evaluating evidence and making recommendations, addressing challenges in guideline production and advocating for dedicated research groups to improve adherence to this methodology.
Abdominal wall surgery (AWS) is characterised by the increasing caseload and the complexity of the surgical procedures. The introduction of a tailored approach to AWS utilising laparoendoscopic, robotic and/or open techniques requires the surgeon to master several surgical techniques. All of which have an associated learning curve, and the necessary knowledge/experience to know which operation is the right one for the individual patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHernia Basecamp is an online learning platform hosted within the WebSurg website. One of the drivers of its development was to cover the syllabus of the UEMS AWS examination, but it is a learning resource in its own right. There are currently 205 video lectures, with a number of them selected to create 10 modules of 3 h each with UEMS CME accreditation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Chronic pain is a distressing complication that can occur after inguinal hernia repair, affecting between 5% and 20% of patients as reported in literature. There are several reasons for chronic pain, including peripheral nerve irritation caused by surgical mesh or stitches. Preoperative pain is a risk factor for chronic pain.
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