Planned oesophagectomy after chemoradiotherapy versus salvage oesophagectomy following definitive chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Oesophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer and sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Salvage oesophagectomies are associated with an increased risk of mortality, although recent data suggests that long-term survival rates following salvage oesophagectomy are similar to planned oesophagectomy. The aim was therefore to meta-analyse outcomes for patients undergoing salvage versus planned oesophagectomies to assess the differences in short-term mortality and long-term survival.

The influence of socioeconomic status on access to cancer care and survival in resectable pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important factor affecting access to cancer care and survival. Its role in pancreatic cancer warrants scrutiny.

Methods: A systematic review of major reference databases was undertaken.

Improving preoperative breast reconstruction consultations: a qualitative study on the impact of personalised audio-recordings.

Background: To investigate the value of audio-recordings in aiding patient understanding and recall of preoperative breast reconstruction information.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study. Participants were randomly allocated into either a recording group who were offered the opportunity to record their breast reconstruction explanation of surgery, or a standard information package group who received standard care.

Sutured Versus Mesh-augmented Hiatus Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objective: This meta-analysis systematically reviewed published randomized control trials comparing sutured versus mesh-augmented hiatus hernia (HH) repair. Our primary endpoint was HH recurrence at short- and long-term follow-up. Secondary endpoints were: surgical complications, operative times, dysphagia and quality of life.

The benefits of an unsupervised exercise program in persons with well-healed burn injuries within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Vast improvements in the survival rates following burn injuries has led to a greater number of patients living with a wide range of long-term impairments, activity limitations, and participation constraints. Therefore, long-term care is critical in this clinical population and necessitates appropriate rehabilitation strategies to maximize an individual's overall health. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that the extent to which outcomes within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework are improved following 6 months of unsupervised exercise training is influenced by the severity of a burn injury (i.