"Happy to close?" The relationship between surgical experience and incisional hernia rates following abdominal wall closure in colorectal surgery.

Aim: Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication of colorectal surgery, affecting up to 30% of patients at 2 years. Given the associated morbidity and high recurrence rates after attempted repair of IH, emphasis should be placed on prevention. There is an association between surgeon volume and outcomes in hernia surgery, yet there is little evidence regarding impact of the seniority of the surgeon performing abdominal wall closure on IH rate.

Warmed and humidified insufflation to prevent perioperative hypothermia and improve the quality of recovery in elective laparoscopic colorectal resection patients: a feasibility study for a triple-blind randomized controlled trial.

Aim: The use of standard CO for insufflation during laparoscopic colorectal surgery may be associated with cooling and drying of the peritoneal cavity, contributing to perioperative hypothermia. The aim of this work was the assess the feasibility of a study to compare insufflation of warmed, humidified CO (WHCO2) (using HumiGard, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare) with standard measures and its impact on the quality of recovery of surgical patients.

Method: A single-centre, triple-blind, feasibility, randomized controlled trial (RCT) of adults scheduled for planned laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

COVID-19 and the emergency presentation of colorectal cancer.

Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread disruption of colorectal cancer services during 2020. Established cancer referral pathways were modified in response to reduced diagnostic availability. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer referral, presentation and stage.