Balamurali Bharathan

Balamurali Bharathan
University of Nottingham | Notts · Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre Biomedical Research Unit

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Introduction Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is the preferred approach for colorectal resections. It often requires extreme positioning for many hours, including extreme head-down tilts. The incidence of perioperative visual loss after colorectal surgery is quoted as 1.24 per 10,000 in USA1and is thought to be due to raised IOP leading to reduced o...
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Aim: In patients with suspected anastomotic leak, CT scanning is com- monly used to assist diagnosis, but its value in the first 72 hours after sur- gery is questionable. In our unit we discourage early scanning to minimise unnecessary radiation and cost. The aim of this study was to explore the usefulness of CT in the early post-operative period in...
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Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the variations in elective surgical techniques when managing ulcerative colitis and its impact on short term outcomes Method: All patients who had elective surgery [sub-total (ST)/total colectomy (TC) and proctocolectomy (PC)] for ulcerative colitis between 2008 and 2012 in a UK teaching hospital were included...
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Introduction: As a urologist, it is common to review a patient above the age of 70 being referred to a prostate assessments clinic with an elevated PSA. We evaluate the prognosis of these patients clinically as there is no international consensus on the exact PSA cutoff level or a single international guideline as to when these patients should be...
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The aim of the study was to determine the association between short- and long-term outcomes and deprivation for patients undergoing operative treatment for colorectal cancer in the Northern Region of England. This was a retrospective analytical study based on the Northern Region Colorectal Cancer Audit Group database for the period 1998-2002. The I...
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Significant associations between caseload and surgical outcomes highlight the conflict between local cancer care and the need for centralization. This study examined the effect of hospital volume on short-term outcomes and survival, adjusting for the effect of surgeon caseload. Between 1998 and 2002, 8219 patients with colorectal cancer were identi...
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Surgical training in the UK is undergoing substantial changes. This study assessed: 1) the training opportunities available to trainees in operations for colorectal cancer, 2) the effect of colorectal specialization on training, and 3) the effect of consultant supervision on anastomotic complications, postoperative stay, operative mortality and 5-y...

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