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Matt Lee

@wannabehawkeye.bsky.social
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Pleased to see our #GI #recovery #PROM in press in @bjsurgery.bsky.social Open access: doi.org/10.1093/bjs/... #some4surgery #surgicalresearch
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Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for gastrointestinal recovery after surgery (PRO-diGI)
This study describes a four-stage development of a patient-reported outcome measure for gastrointestinal recovery. This results in a tool addressing four k
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Kasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Post scriptum: its also a great honour to have this invited commentary with @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social 's thoughts published alongside our work 🙏 academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
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The gap between trials and reality
Of 6300 people who apply to be NASA astronauts, eight will be selected for training, giving a 0.1% success rate1. One cannot use the achievements of astron
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Kasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
This work started as an idea i had many years ago, and was delivered by a great team who also believed we can make this happen👏 big thanks to: @joecuk96.bsky.social and Joe Barsby @samuelhume.bsky.social Hamish Lemmey and Regent Lee Great to see it in print! #externalvalidity #EBM #medsky 5/5
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Kasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
How do patients in clinical trials compare to those we see in our clinical practice. We asked just that: Hot off the press in @bjsopen.bsky.social #vascular #medksy #bettertrials #evidencebasedmedicine Read here 👇 academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti... 1/5
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External validity of randomized clinical trials in vascular surgery: systematic review of demographic factors of patients recruited to randomized clinical trials with comparison to the National Vascul...
Practicing evidence-based medicine requires that the patients we encounter in daily practice are represented in the populations recruited to randomized cli
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
New record for author queries on proof of accepted paper: 72... Whats your highest? #surgicalresearch #academia
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Just what is a #pepticulcer repair? -Not just approach -Surgical aspects important -Lots of co-interventions! -Not a lot of standardisation... @asgbi.bsky.social @abppc.bsky.social #some4surgery #emgensurg #surgicalresearch Open access in @bjsopen.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/bjso...
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Who was spent 3 hours this morning trying to do one chart in R, only to realise the error is coming because the variable which is intuitively a factor needs to be formatted as a number #rstats
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Hot off the press: Paper synthesising the lived experience of people with #pilonidal disease. Prevalence of anxiety a surprising finding. Impact on work, ADLs and body image less surprising, but still important. Useful for consultations? doi.org/10.1111/codi... #some4surgery #surgicalresearch
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
1040 on a Sunday and I've edited a grant application and made an ethics submission... Now for a tip run #worklifebalance #dadjobs
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ASGBI @asgbi.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
There are less than 2 weeks until the deadline for our BJS Prize! One of our the most prestigious prizes at the ASGBI Congress, make sure to submit before the deadline if you would like to be considered. More information and submission here - buff.ly/4f7IqUm
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Great #qualitative paper from my #PhD student Dan Ashmore. How well do surgeons recognise #malnutrition in the emergency setting? Variation and inconsistency +++ Open access: doi.org/10.1111/codi... #some4surgery #surgicalresearch
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Associations of outcomes of WSCA challenges & management (SBO Action) Some red dots (operated) in the contrast in colon group Green dots (palliated) also in both groups. Suggests varied use of WSCA in #SBO #some4surgery #surgicalresearch @abppc.bsky.social @josiewalshaw.bsky.social
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Journal submissions Uploads - 2 mins Checking emails - 3-4 mins Cover letter ?mins Multiple check boxes that vary across journals... timeless. #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This week as an academic surgeon: All day #IBDsurgery list Teaching lap skills course Uni day (meetings +++, no writing) Covering #oncall #EGS and CST teaching about #research And tomorrow, a short #IBD clinic. All over the place this week! #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Today I'm supporting the West Mids simulation course. This will cover bowel anastomosis and principles of lap colonic resection for our ST3 resident doctors. #some4surgery
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BJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
🎗️ This #PancreaticCancerAwareness Month, we're spotlighting key research: Adjuvant chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN): Findings from the multicentre ADENO-IPMN study 📖 Read the full study here: buff.ly/4eC2I8l
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BJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🎗️ In focus this #PancreaticCancerAwareness Month: Chemotherapy switch for localised pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis 🔬 These findings shed light on the potential of tailored treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes. 📖 Read the study: buff.ly/40UYKUT
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Somehow (completely by accident) ended up at PMT in Birmingham today and came home with a new practice amp and usb audio interface. Maybe a cheap bass at Christmas? Now to brush off 5+ years of limited practice.... #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Was in #patientengagement meeting about #pilonidalsinus disease yesterday. Interesting to hear stories - lots to learn about service and trial design. Was struck by the 'anxiety' aspect for healed patients. Something we should think about more? #surgicalresearch #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today in life of a #surgicalacademic: - Consultant meeting - Ward reviews & quick admin check-in - Governance application for ASTEROID ( #hernia study) - #SSL catch up & planning - Trying to finish the #WSCA paper! #some4surgery #surgicalresearch
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I see @josiewalshaw.bsky.social has joined Bluesky. Part of team #SBO/#EGS research Definitely not my research fellow (despite 4 papers and two prize session presentations in the last 12 months...) #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
AFAR is slowly making progress towards the magic 500 figure and finishing the study... 110 recruits to go, and then we will have prospective data on the rate of new onset post-op #AF after #colorectalsurgery #justkeepswimming #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
First SSL meeting at #RCSEng as #EGS SSL today. Great room to be in, lots of great ideas in progress by other SSL and trials units, massive impact of the trials initiative over last decade. Have left with a long to do list & ideas +++ #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
17th November and I've just been Whamgeddoned. Too early.
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Excited to be appointed as one of two new specialty leads for Emergency #surgery #research in the UK, supported by ASGBI. Lots of opportunities to support development of high quality & patient focused research in UK! #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This afternoon is brought to you by run throughs of the #surgery #OSCEs (having spent time checking through materials over the last two weeks). Hadn't fully appreciated the amount of work that goes into making sure these exams work as they are meant to! #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Great work from Josie Walshaw at ASGBI #EGS symposium yesterday, winning the prize for best presentation. This was the highlights of our recent #SBO ACTION cohort. - Variation of use in gastrografin in adhesive SBO - Contrast use associated with delayed and increased op rate #some4surgery
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
We are at *that* point in a project where people are asking for (repeated) tweaks to tables in the #R markdown... #surgicalresearch
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Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Great week in #surgicalresearch - needed too! 2*grant peer review back for response on #egs projects More work on #sbo action analysis Supervision/mentorship of residents & student projects PhD student passed with minor amendments Love my job.
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