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Systematic review and meta-analysis of hepatic resection versus transarterial chemoembolization for solitary large hepatocellular carcinoma by Stevens, Claire L, Awad, Andrew, Abbas, Saleh M, Watters, David A.K

“…Abstract Background Surgical techniques and pre-operative patient evaluation have improved since the initial development of the Barcelona clinic liver cancer…”
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Monitoring performance in thyroidectomy: cumulative sum analysis of outcomes by Connolly, Timothy M, Watters, David A K

“…Cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis gives visual feedback on performance. It requires agreed benchmarks to compare binary outcomes. This process has not previously…”
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Streptococcus gallolyticus bacteraemia and colorectal neoplasia: an old association with a new name by Banal, Claudine, Lau, Steve, Nagra, Sonalmeet, Watters, David AK

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Measuring Outcomes of Clinical Care: Victorian Emergency Laparotomy Audit Using Quality Investigator by Stevens, Claire L., Brown, Christopher, Watters, David A. K.

“…Background The Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) National Report 2015 found that within the cohort of audited deaths, 85% were…”
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Role of ultrasound in the management of thyroid nodules by Watters, D A, Ahuja, A T, Evans, R M, Chick, W, King, W W, Metreweli, C, Li, A K

“…One hundred twenty patients undergoing thyroid surgery for thyroid nodules or goiter were examined by preoperative ultrasound and fine needle aspiration (FNA)…”
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Short‐term outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy in the state of Victoria: hospital resources are more important than volume by Stevens, Claire L., Watters, David A. K.

“…Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a high‐risk procedure. Australian hospitals perform a relatively low volume of PD. This study sought to gain an…”
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Mapping timely access to emergency and essential surgical services: The Malaysian experience by Hoh, Su Mei, Wahab, Mohamed Y. A., Hisham, Abdullah N., Guest, Glenn D., Watters, David A. K.

“…Background Surgical conditions form a significant proportion of the global burden of disease. Since the 2015 World Health Assembly resolution A68.15, there is…”
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Discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment: where next for medical leadership? by Watters, David AK, Hillis, David J

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Clinical decision making: how surgeons do it by Crebbin, Wendy, Beasley, Spencer W., Watters, David A. K.

“…Clinical decision making is a core competency of surgical practice. It involves two distinct types of mental process best considered as the ends of a…”
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How Does Cholecystectomy Influence Recurrence of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis? by Stevens, Claire L., Abbas, Saleh M., Watters, David A. K.

“…Background Idiopathic acute pancreatitis is diagnosed in approximately 10–30 % of cases of acute pancreatitis. While there is evidence to suggest that the…”
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Colorectal multidisciplinary meetings: how do they affect the timeliness of treatment? by Nikolovski, Zoran, Watters, David A. K., Stupart, Douglas, Guest, Glenn D.

“…Background The aim of this study is to determine whether multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings alter the length of time to treatment (LOTT) for patients with…”
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Measuring the Burden of Surgical Disease Averted by Emergency and Essential Surgical Care in a District Hospital in Papua New Guinea by Stokes, Matthew A. R., Guest, Glenn D., Mamadi, Perista, Seta, Westin, Yaubihi, Noel, Karawiga, Grace, Naidi, Billy, Watters, David A. K.

“…Background Timely access to emergency and essential surgical care (EESC) and anaesthesia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) prevents premature death,…”
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State‐wide outcomes in elective rectal cancer resection: is there a case for centralization in Victoria? by Hong, Michael K.‐Y., Yeung, Justin M. C., Watters, David A. K., Faragher, Ian G.

“…Background The role of service centralization in rectal cancer surgery is controversial. Recent studies suggest centralization to high‐volume centres may…”
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Guy de Chauliac: pre-eminent surgeon of the Middle Ages by Watters, David A. K.

“…Guy de Chauliac (c1300–1368) trained in Toulouse and the University of Montpellier from where he achieved the highest possible degree of Master of medicine. He…”
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Does an Acute Surgical Model increase the rate of negative appendicectomy or perforated appendicitis? by Brockman, Stephen F., Scott, Steel, Guest, Glenn D., Stupart, Douglas A., Ryan, Shannon, Watters, David A. K.

“…Introduction The clinical outcomes from suspected appendicitis depend on balancing the rate of negative appendicectomy (NA) with perforated appendicitis (PA)…”
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Does fatigue impair performance? by Watters, David A. K.

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Evaluation of the medium-term outcomes and impact of the Rowan Nicks Scholarship Programme by Masterton, John P., Moss, Daliah, Korin, Stephanie J., Watters, David A. K.

“…Background Rowan Nicks was a cardiothoracic surgeon in Sydney. He endowed the Rowan Nicks Scholarship Programme of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons,…”
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Three phases of the Pacific Islands Project (1995-2010) by Watters, David A. K., Ewing, Hamish, McCaig, Eddie

“…The Pacific Islands Project (PIP), funded by AusAid and managed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), has progressed through three phases from…”
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Making decisions in emergency surgery by Campbell, Graeme, Watters, David A. K.

“…Background Good decision making is essential in surgery. In an emergency, the time for decision making is often short, and the information available is…”
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Reducing errors in emergency surgery by Watters, David A. K., Truskett, Philip G.

“…Background Errors are to be expected in health care. Adverse events occur in around 10% of surgical patients and may be even more common in emergency surgery…”
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