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Ali, A., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2022). Letter to the Editor: Pulmonary Recruitment Maneuver Reduces Shoulder Pain and Nausea After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. World Journal of Surgery, 46(5), 1243–1243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06449-5

Alkaissy, R., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2022). Comment on: Evolution of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach according to the IDEAL framework. British Journal of Surgery, 109(11), e117. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac235

Bahri, S., Brown, L., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2024). Comment on: Laparoscopic liver resection versus radiofrequency ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma: randomized clinical trial. The British Journal of Surgery, 111(7), znae171. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae171

Bautista, M., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2023). Comment on: Intraoperative gallbladder perforation and risk of postoperative abscess with or without antibiotics: national cohort study of more than 108 000 cholecystectomies. British Journal of Surgery, 110(4), 523. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad009

Boztepe, O., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2022). Comment on Use of Biologic vs Synthetic Mesh for Single-stage Repair of Contaminated Ventral Hernias. JAMA Surgery, 157(9), 854. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1552

Centea, D., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2023). Letter to the Editor: Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Appendectomy: Trends, Risk Factors and Outcomes. A 15-Year Single-Center Analysis of 2,193 Adult Patients. World Journal of Surgery, 47(5), 1333–1334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-06901-0

Chong, Y., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2023). Comment on: Double faecal immunochemical testing in patients with symptoms suspicious of colorectal cancer. British Journal of Surgery, 110(7), 872. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad122

Corkerry, J., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2021). Comment on: Prophylactic sublay non-absorbable mesh positioning following midline laparotomy in a clean-contaminated field: randomized clinical trial (PROMETHEUS). British Journal of Surgery, 108(10), e355. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab241

Ekakitie, O. T., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2022). Letter to the Editor: Analgesia in the Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. World Journal of Surgery, 46(8), 2012–2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06604-y

Farooq, R., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2024). Inefficient admissions for abdominal pain under an acute general surgical unit. World Journal of Surgery, 48(3), 769–769. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12068

Fifer, H., Lewis, A., Perin, G., Balasubramanian, S. P., & CRAMSURG. (2021). Letter to the Editor: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Treatment of Splenomegaly: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 45(7), 2306–2307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06090-8

Fox, B. J., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2023). Understanding the Purpose and Effects of a Liberal Fasting Policy of Clear Fluids Before Surgery. JAMA Surgery, 158(10), 1115. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2023.1806

Hammett, F., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2022). Comments on the CAIRO4 Trial Secondary Outcomes Report. JAMA Surgery, 157(6), 551. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7584

Jama, M. A., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2021). Letter to the Editor: Trends in Appendicitis Among Pregnant Women, the Risk for Cardiac Arrest, and Maternal–Fetal Mortality. World Journal of Surgery, 45(2), 645–646. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05812-8

Jones, S., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2023). Comment on: Watch and wait after neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer: comparison of outcomes in patients with and without a complete response at first reassessment in the International Watch & Wait Database (IWWD). British Journal of Surgery, 110(10), 1404. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad195

Kabia, A., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2022). Mortality Following Appendicectomy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 46(10), 2547–2548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06605-x

Khan, S. M., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2021). Comment on: Low pressure versus standard pressure laparoscopic colorectal surgery (PAROS trial): a phase III randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Surgery, 108(9), e316. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab206

Khawgali, M., Gurung, P., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2021). Comment on ‘Synthetic Versus Biological Mesh in Laparoscopic and Open Ventral Hernia Repair (LAPSIS) by Miserez et al. Published in January 2021’. Annals of Surgery, 274(6), e908–e909. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004934

Kuligowska, A., O’Connor-Manson, M., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2023). Letter to the Editor: Drain Versus No Drain in Open Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia, Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. World Journal of Surgery, 47(6), 1585–1586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-06982-x

Kwan, J. Y., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2024). Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection. JAMA Surgery, 159(11), 1327. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2989

Martin, A., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2023). Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Adult Patients With Obesity. JAMA Surgery, 158(2), 219. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5327

McCauley, G., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2022). Comment on: Antibiotics as first-line alternative to appendicectomy in adult appendicitis: 90-day follow-up from a prospective, multicentre cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 109(4), e72. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab455

Moran, E. C., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2021). Comment on: “A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Safety, Efficacy, and Cost-effectiveness of the Surgisis Anal Fistula Plug Versus Surgeon’s Preference for Transsphincteric Fistula-in-Ano The FIAT Trial”. Annals of Surgery, 274(6), e930. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005175

Odu, J., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2022). Comment on paper titled “Is It Safe to Manage Acute Cholecystitis Nonoperatively During Pregnancy?: A Nationwide Analysis of Morbidity According to Management Strategy,” by A. J. Rios-Diaz et al. Annals of Surgery, 276(1), e69. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004818

Pitcher, F., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2024). Comments on a Randomized Clinical Trial of Intraoperative Wound Irrigation. JAMA Surgery, 159(8), 959. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2024.1755

Rabinowitz, J., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2022). Operative Autonomy of Surgical Residents and Patient Outcomes. JAMA Surgery, 157(7), 641–642. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.0304

Rees, B., Digby, M., & Balasubramanian, S. (2021). The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Prevention of Kidney Disease Progression in Moderately Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA Surgery, 156(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5186

Ryan, S., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2022). Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA Surgery, 157(12), 1169–1170. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4258

Joshua Lau, Gio Perin, Benjamin Wood, Adam Hague, Sabapathy Balasubramanian. Setting up an e-journal club during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CRAMsurg experience. Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 3 April 2025, from https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/news-and-events/blog/setting-up-an-ejournal-club-during-the-pandemic

Spence, O., Perin, G., Balasubramanian, S. P., & On behalf of CRAMsurg. (2020). Comment on: Laparoscopic versus Open Colorectal Surgery in the Acute Setting (LaCeS Trial): A Multicentre Randomized Feasibility Trial. British Journal of Surgery, 107(13), e658. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.12017

Suresan, S., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2023). Comment on: Validation of the Liver Transplant Risk Score in Europe. British Journal of Surgery, 110(2), 277. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac345

Windle, R., Perin, G., & Balasubramanian, S. P. (2021). Blunt Splenic Injury and Prophylactic Splenic Artery Embolization. JAMA Surgery, 156(7), 692–693. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0628