162 centres 🏥- 52 countries 🌎 - @SurgEndosc
Age over 50 years, female gender, shock on admission, and acute kidney injury were independent factors associated with 30-day morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgery for PPU.
Full text 👉🏻 link.springer.com/article/10…
Weight reduction can enhance transplant eligibility and outcomes, though the optimal timing for bariatric surgery in relation to kidney transplants remains debated❗️Excited to share my research on this topic from @thisisUIC in @Transpl_Int 💥
doi.org/10.3389/ti.2024.1269…
Our community was established in 2020 (@T4UGIS), and by 2023, we had achieved Charity status under the UK Government.
Today, @AnnalsofSurgery published our first international study, analyzing data from 21,706 surgical patients across 57 countries.
journals.lww.com/annalsofsur…
We began this community with fewer than 10 individuals three years ago, and now we've expanded to include over 4,500 members from all corners of the globe. Thank you.
Today we have received the confirmation that our society - The Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society (TUGSS) is now a registered charity (approved by the Charity Commission for England and Wales).
This has proven to be the most remarkable instance in my life up to this point, showing what #friendship, hard work, and a bunch of people working toward the same goal can achieve. Read below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
It's one of those remarkable occasions when you have the privilege of hearing the history of metabolic surgery from one of its pioneers, Prof. Henry Buchwald.
Join us on 5th June for @bariatricBOMSS training day!
AM: Interactive MDT sessions
PM: Hands-on surgical skills @MedtronicUK @KARLSTORZUK
There will be something for trainees of all grades: anastomosis techniques, revision procedures, stapling and laparoscopic suturing…
Interested in being part of TUGSS Student section? Committee roles now available to apply for: forms.gle/coGJo8CQT2vpcx3z7/. The deadline for applications is 01/12/22. Good luck!