WSS 11-12 May Abstracts Presented

Delivering Patient Safety Teaching to Trainees Across Wales – K Bateman

Introduction of Cytoreductive Surgery and a dedicated Peritoneal MDT in Wales – M Shinkwin

Pancreas Preserving Total Duodenectomy (PPTD), a single centre experience – M Hammoda

The Shortest Distance Between 2 Points is a Straight Line: An Audit of Freehand Wire Localisation in Impalpable Breast Cancers – K Oo

Improving confidence in Damage Control Surgery amongst surgical trainees in Wales – G McKnight

Use of Self-expanding Metal Stents (SEMS) in Emergency Colonic Obstruction – A Makhort

Incidence, healthcare resource use and costs associated with incisional hernia repair across surgical specialties – L Smith

Proximie Live Plus: Tele-mentoring for trainee endoscopists – a feasibility study – L Smith

The Role of Carbon Nanoparticles in Lymph node Dissection and Parathyroid Gland Preservation during Surgery for Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis – I Karniadakis

30 day return to theatre for emergency laparotomy – R Murtaza

STEP UP MODEL TO RESCUE ELECTIVE INPATIENTS AT A SEPARATE SITE – R Murtaza

ChatGPT and Surgery; How do we use this novel technology for good? – A Walsh

Defining older patients that require, but do not undergo, emergency laparotomy (the NoLap population). ELF 2 Study – N Reeves

Psycho-social outcomes following emergency laparotomy (The POLO Study): Preliminary results & Gut Feelings – L Silva

Junior Prize Abstracts 

A snapshot audit of incisional hernia rates following colorectal cancer resection. – A Hughes

Can ERCP Be Considered as the ‘Gold Standard’ Treatment for Common Bile Duct Stones in the Elderly? – D Manson

Improving management of post operative hypocalcaemia in Total Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy surgery – R James

Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography in the perioperative assessment for vocal cord palsy following thyroidectomy: From the patient’s perspective. – A Patel

The role of routine follow-up imaging and cholecystectomy in patients with gallbladder polyps: A retrospective study – J Howard

Improving discharge summary completion rate and quality in a general surgery department -S Jonah

Irreversible electroporation as back-up therapy during trial pancreatoduodenectomy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer: A feasibility study – A Patel

Drain lipase as a predictor of clinically relevant post-operative pancreatic fistula: A retrospective study – A Patel

Review of Carotid Endarterectomy Integrated Care Pathway proforma – A Higgi

Gallbladder polyps and pancreatitis buried in a sea of biliary colic: An audit assessing prioritisation of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy waiting list. – H O’Callaghan

Is drain lipase accurately tested in patients undergoing pancreatic resection surgery?: a clinical audit of current practices – E Paoletti (presented by A Patel)