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Bristol BRC to host new translational research collaboration in surgery and perioperative care
The NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is bringing together 12 other BRCs to host a translational research collaboration focusing on surgery and perioperative care. The new NIHR Translational Research Collaboration in Surgery and Perioperative Care (known as the NIHR SPOC TRC) will support collaborations between innovators, researchers, industry…
Landmark research recommends gastric bypass for people with severe obesity undergoing surgery
Gastric bypass is the most clinically and cost effective form of interventional surgery for people living with severe obesity, reveals landmark research funded and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The results of the By-Band-Sleeve trial, led by the University of Bristol, have been published…
How can sleep in hospital be improved?
Factors that could be changed to help patients sleep better in hospital are revealed in a newly published paper in BMC Psychology. The Asleep study examined how sleep could be improved for people in NHS hospitals recovering from surgery. The research team, based at the NIHR Bristol Biomedical…
Study identifies hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revision
Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. The research could help hospitals, surgeons and…
Recommendations framework for developing accessible patient information leaflets
Researchers at the NIHR Bristol BRC have worked in partnership with National Voices, marginalised community groups and patients to develop a framework of 74 recommendations aimed at designing accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials. The recommendations are divided into five topics: formatting, information presentation, writing style,…
Addressing frailty in patients undergoing total hip and knee replacements
Researchers from Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter have demonstrated that it would be possible to use a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a prehabilitation programme for frail adults undergoing total hip or knee replacement. Patients taking part in the Joint PREP (Joint Prehabilitation with Exercise and Protein) study found the programme…
Improving shared decision making in surgery
Shared decision making is when patients and healthcare professionals work together to agree on a treatment plan. It is a collaborative process that aims to make sure patients’ treatment decisions align with their preferences, values and lifestyle. This is particularly important when making decisions to have surgery because the consequences…
Around 160,000 joint replacement surgeries lost by COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Nearly nine months of joint replacement surgery has been lost – around 160,000 fewer operations – since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. The research suggests returning to pre-pandemic levels will not tackle the backlog, and…
Contributing to the BRC Surgical Innovation Group as a public and patient representative
In this blog post, Val Snelgrove talks about her experience of working as a public and patient representative with a team based at the Bristol BRC’s surgical and orthopaedic innovation theme, training opportunities in public involvement and a Learning for Patient and Public Voice (PPV) course she recently attended. My…