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Defining Surgical Role Models and Their Influence on Career Choice by Ravindra, P., Fitzgerald, J. E. F.

“…Background Positive encounters with surgeons have previously been shown to influence perceptions of surgical careers. Despite this, negative perceptions…”
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Surgical resection for non-familial adenomatous polyposis-related intra-abdominal fibromatosis by Wilkinson, M. J., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Thomas, J. M., Hayes, A. J., Strauss, D. C.

“…Background: Intra‐abdominal fibromatosis (IAF) in the context of familial adenomatosis polyposis (FAP) is associated with significant morbidity and high…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of trainee- versus expert surgeon-performed colorectal resection by Kelly, M., Bhangu, A., Singh, P., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Tekkis, P. P.

“…Background The aim of this meta‐analysis was to compare short‐term and oncological outcomes following colorectal resection performed by surgical trainees and…”
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Tandem Mass Spectrometric Analysis for Amino, Organic, and Fatty Acid Disorders in Newborn Dried Blood Spots: A Two-Year Summary from the New England Newborn Screening Program by Zytkovicz, Thomas H, Fitzgerald, Eileen F, Marsden, Deborah, Larson, Cecilia A, Shih, Vivian E, Johnson, Donna M, Strauss, Arnold W, Comeau, Anne Marie, Eaton, Roger B, Grady, George F

“…Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) is rapidly being adopted by newborn screening programs to screen dried blood spots for >20 markers of disease in a single…”
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Mentorship in Surgical Training: Current Status and A Needs Assessment for Future Mentoring Programs in Surgery by Sinclair, P., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Hornby, S. T., Shalhoub, J.

“…Aims Mentoring has been used extensively in the business world to enhance performance and maximise potential. Despite this, there is currently a paucity of…”
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Childhood asthma and indoor allergen exposure and sensitization in Buffalo, New York by Lin, S., Jones, R., Munsie, J.P., Nayak, S.G., Fitzgerald, E.F., Hwang, S.A.

“…This nested case-control study examined the association between prevalent asthma and indoor allergen sensitization and/or exposure among children (aged 5–17…”
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Outcome predictors in acute surgical admissions for lower gastrointestinal bleeding by Newman, J., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Gupta, S., von Roon, A. C., Sigurdsson, H. H., Allen-Mersh, T. G.

“…Aim  The BLEED criterion is a triaging model for lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB), which was developed and validated in the USA. We assessed the BLEED…”
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Fish Consumption and Breast Milk PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Women at Akwesasne by Fitzgerald, Edward F., Hwang, Syni-An, Bush, Brian, Cook, Katsi, Worswick, Priscilla

“…A study was conducted to determine the relation between the consumption of contaminated local fish and concentrations of total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)…”
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Clinical Fellowships in Surgical Training: Analysis of a National Pan-specialty Workforce Survey by Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Milburn, J. A., Khera, G., Davies, R. S. M., Hornby, S. T., Giddings, C. E. B.

“…Background Fellowship posts are increasingly common and offer targeted opportunities for training and personal development. Despite international demand, there…”
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Learning lessons for the future: assessments of demand and benefit are required in addition to training in single incision laparoscopic surgery: Response letter to: Pucher PH, Sodergren MH, Singh P, Darzi A, Parakseva P. Have we learned from lessons of the past? A systematic review of training for single incision laparoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc (2013) 27:1478–1484 by Rehman, H., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Ahmed, I.

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Intraoperative bleeding and haemostasis during pelvic surgery for locally advanced or recurrent rectal cancer: a prospective evaluation by Bonello, V. A., Bhangu, A., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Rasheed, S., Tekkis, P.

“…Background This study aimed to prospectively quantify the frequency of serious bleeding during pelvic surgery for locally advanced or recurrent rectal cancer…”
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Laparostomy management using the ABThera™ open abdomen negative pressure therapy system in a grade IV open abdomen secondary to acute pancreatitis by Fitzgerald, James EF, Gupta, Shradha, Masterson, Sarah, Sigurdsson, Helgi H

“…Wound control in laparostomy for the treatment of intra‐abdominal hypertension remains challenging and numerous techniques have been described. We report the…”
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Systematic review with meta-analysis of the impact of surgical fellowship training on patient outcomes by Johnston, M. J., Singh, P., Pucher, P. H., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Aggarwal, R., Arora, S., Darzi, A.

“…Background The number of surgeons entering fellowship training before independent practice is increasing. This may have a negative impact on surgeons in…”
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Growth and development and other risk factors for osteosarcoma in children and young adults by GELBERG, K. H, FITZGERALD, E. F, HWANG, S.-A, DUBROW, R

“…Risk factors for osteosarcoma in young people were investigated in a population-based case-control study among residents of New York State, excluding New York…”
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Surgical treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the rectum in the era of imatinib by Wilkinson, M. J., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Strauss, D. C., Hayes, A. J., Thomas, J. M., Messiou, C., Fisher, C., Benson, C., Tekkis, P. P., Judson, I.

“…Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) of the rectum often require radical surgery to achieve complete resection. This study investigated the…”
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Small bowel evisceration: a rare complication of laparoscopic ileostomy by Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Tang, S. W., Lake, E. J., Richards, T., Acheson, A. G.

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Fluoride exposure and childhood osteosarcoma: a case-control study by Gelberg, K H, Fitzgerald, E F, Hwang, S A, Dubrow, R

“…This study tests the hypothesis that fluoride exposure in a nonoccupational setting is a risk factor for childhood osteosarcoma. A population-based…”
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A prospective comparison of laparoscopy and imaging in the staging of esophagogastric cancer before surgery by O'Brien, M G, Fitzgerald, E F, Lee, G, Crowley, M, Shanahan, F, O'Sullivan, G C

“…To carry out a prospective comparison of laparoscopy and combined imaging (CT and ultrasound) in the preoperative staging of distal esophageal and gastric…”
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International medical student electives: opportunity to support health worker education by Bath, Michael F, Norris, Eleanor J, Fitzgerald, J E F

“…Correspondence to Mr J E F Fitzgerald, King’s Centre for Global Health, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK; jeffitzgerald@gmail.com Strengthening the…”
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Local Fish Consumption and Serum PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Men at Akwesasne by Fitzgerald, Edward F., Deres, Debra A., Hwang, Syni-An, Bush, Brian, Yang, Bao-zhu, Tarbell, Alice, Jacobs, Agnes

“…A study was conducted to assess local fish consumption patterns and their relationship to concentrations of total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the serum…”
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