Publications by authors named "Victoria Pegna"
Objective: To understand views of staff in relation to attitudes, enablers, and barriers to implementation of environmentally sustainable surgery in operating theatres. This will ultimately help in the goal of successfully implementing more sustainable theatres.
Background: Global health care sectors are responsible for 4.
Objectives: To agree on the 'top 10' research priorities for environmentally sustainable perioperative practice.
Design: Surveys and literature review; final consensus workshop using a nominal group technique.
Setting: UK-based setting.
Objectives: To compare gender diversity between UK surgical specialties, assess trends over time, and estimate when gender parity might be achieved.
Design: Observational study.
Setting: National Health Service, UK.
How useful is antireflux surgery in lung transplant patients with gastroesophageal reflux?
Medicina (Kaunas)
September 2016
Article Synopsis
- Respiratory function can decline in lung transplant patients, potentially linked to reflux disease; this study examines whether Nissen fundoplication improves lung function and reduces GERD symptoms.
- In a retrospective case series of 64 lung transplant patients, researchers recorded clinical symptoms, pH data, PPI use, and FEV1 values before and after surgery for up to 18 months.
- Results indicated that while Nissen fundoplication did not significantly improve lung function, it led to symptom relief from GERD, suggesting further research is needed to explore early reflux control's effects on respiratory health.*
Background: There has been a trend towards favouring endovascular repair for much acute aortic pathology. We undertook a review of the literature to determine if an endovascular approach could complement the traditional treatment of aortocaval fistula (ACF), a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Methods: A literature search was undertaken on PubMed using appropriate search terms.