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Nepogodiev, D, Picciochi, M, Ademuyiwa, A, Adisa, A, Agbeko, AE, Aguilera, ML, Agyei, F, Alexander, P, Henry, J, Anyomih, TTK, Aregawi, AB, Atun, R, Biccard, B, Chalwe, M, Chu, K, Coomarasamy, A, Crawford, R, Darzi, A, Davies, J, Gathuya, Z, George, C, Ghaffar, A, Ghosh, D, Glasbey, JC, Haque, PD, Harrison, EM, Hesse, A, Allen Ingabire, JC, Kamarajah, SK, Karekezi, C, Kruger, D, Lapitan, MC, Latif, A, Lawani, I, Ledda, V, Li, E, Linder, C, Makasa, E, Martin, J, Maswime, S, Mathai, S, Meara, JG, Mudede-Moffat, F, Ntirenganya, F, Park, KB, Phelan, LN, Pramesh, CS, Ramos-De la Medina, A, Raykar, N, Rivello, R, Roslani, AC, Roy, N, Samad, L, Shrime, M, Sobhy, S, Sullivan, R, Tabiri, S, Tangi, V, Tissingh, E, Weiser, TG, Williams, O & Bhangu, A 2025, 'Surgical health policy 2025–35: strengthening essential services for tomorrow's needs', The Lancet, vol. 406, no. 10505, pp. 860-880. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00985-7
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Microbiology testing capacity and antimicrobial drug resistance in surgical-site infections: a post-hoc, prospective, secondary analysis of the FALCON randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries', The Lancet Global Health, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. e1816-e1825. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00330-9
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NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery & COVIDSurg Collaborative 2026, '30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies', The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, vol. 62, 101566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101566
European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) WOLVERINE Collaborating Group 2026, 'An international cohort study of wound closure and surgical site infection prevention strategies in abdominal surgery (WOLVERINE): Protocol for a multicenter international study', Colorectal Disease, vol. 28, no. 2, e70364. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70364
Bellato, V, Blackwell, S, Elhadi, M, Grove, T, Massey, L, Vieira, B, Denys, A, Pata, F, van Ramshorst, GH & 2024 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Collaborating Group 2025, 'Colorectal and emergency surgical patients in the literature supporting EHS and AHS guidelines on abdominal wound closure: a granular analysis', Hernia, vol. 29, no. 1, 307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-025-03493-7
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries 2025, 'Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study', Anaesthesia, vol. 80, no. 11, pp. 1343-1351. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16686
Uzoma, CC, Shepherd, AI, Saynor, ZL, Khan, JS, Piozzi, GN, Duhoky, R, Askew, C, Ozmen, MM, Middleton, TRF, Masum, S, Perissiou, M & HDTL-WLCS Global Survey Collaborating Group 2025, 'Head-down tilt lithotomy position and well-leg compartment syndrome: An international survey of current practice', Colorectal Disease, vol. 27, no. 6, e70134. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70134
Ledda, V, Ademuyiwa, A, Adisa, A, Bhangu, A, Ghosh, D, Haque, PD, Ingabire, JCA, Ntirenganya, F, Picciochi, M, Suroy, A, Lillywhite, R, Nepogodiev, D & National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2025, 'Modeled Carbon Footprint of Change of Sterile Gloves and Instruments for Abdominal Wound Closure', JAMA network open, vol. 8, no. 8, e2525355. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25355
ESCP EAGLE Safe Anastomosis Collaborative & Li, E 2025, 'Safety of robotic right hemicolectomy: A pooled analysis of individual patient data from two international prospective datasets (EAGLE-1 and EAGLE-2)', Impact Surgery, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 292-299. https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.291
Ledda, V, Bhangu, A, Glasbey, J, Li, E, Lindenmeyer, A, Kamarajah, S, Morton, D, Picciochi, M, Nepogodiev, D, Kudrna, L & On behalf of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2025, 'The implementation of reusable drapes and gowns in operating theatres: A mixed-methods analysis of data from 5230 peri-operative professionals in 134 countries', Implementation Science Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-025-00732-x
2022 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) CORREA Collaborating Group & Negoi, I 2025, 'Towards safer colorectal surgery worldwide: Outcomes and benchmarks from the ESCP CORREA 2022 audit', Colorectal Disease, vol. 27, no. 11, e70281. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70281
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries', Lancet Global Health, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. e1094-e1103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00142-6
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Accuracy of the Wound Healing Questionnaire in the diagnosis of surgical-site infection after abdominal surgery in low- and middle-income countries', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 2, znad446. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad446
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery & STARSurg Collaborative 2024, 'A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts', The Lancet Digital Health, vol. 6, no. 7, pp. e507-e519. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00065-7
Odogwu, SO, Magsi, AM, Spurring, E, Malik, M, Kadir, B, Cutler, K, Abdelrahman, S, Prescornita, C & Li, YE 2024, 'Component separation repair of incisional hernia: evolution of practice and review of long-term outcomes in a single center.', Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-023-02932-7
Comment/debate
Li, E & Morton, D 2024, 'Author response: Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 3, znae065. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae065
Review article
Aimar, K, Baker, DM, Li, E & Lee, MJ 2025, 'Lived experience of pilonidal sinus disease: Systematic review and meta-ethnography', Colorectal Disease, vol. 27, no. 1, e17295. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.17295
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