The NINJA2 Research Team invites you to participate in a short survey designed to better understand current management practices for paediatric nail bed injuries. The survey should take no longer than five minutes to complete and will play an important role in informing the structure of a future clinical trial. Your insights and experiences are highly valued and will contribute to shaping best practice.

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This is a survey for surgeons in Australia who perform skin grafts. It is part of a PhD project by Dr Ekta Paw, a surgical registrar and PhD student at James Cook University. No identifiable information will be collected and participation is voluntary.

Survey has closed.

We invite you to participate in a research study aimed at enhancing preoperative risk assessment in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS). This project explores the predictive value of routinely performed preoperative laboratory tests in identifying patients at increased risk of postoperative complications. By sharing your insights, you will help us evaluate how laboratory values are currently used in surgical planning and identify opportunities to strengthen data-driven risk stratification models. Our ultimate goal is to support more accurate clinical decision-making and improve patient safety across PRS settings.

The survey is brief and should only take 5 minutes to complete. We sincerely appreciate your time and expertise in contributing to this important work.

Dr. Michael Alfertshofer and Prof. Dr. Hans-Günther Machens
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Technical
University of Munich

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This research project, led by Professor Dr. Dilip Gahankari, aims to explore microsurgeons’ experiences with current free flap monitoring systems globally, to inform the development of best-practice clinical guidelines and improve patient outcomes. All practising microsurgeons are encouraged to participate in this 10-15 minute survey.

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Dr. Sassan Keshavarzi, Co-Director of the Tulane University Spine Program USA, is conducting a global expert opinion study on best practices for complex wound closures, focusing on infections and dural tears. To contribute, experienced surgeons are invited to participate in two brief surveys aimed at understanding your preferences in managing complex spinal wound closure, particularly in the context of infection or a dural rent/CSF leak. Your insights will help shape a comprehensive report on optimal management strategies.

DURAL TEAR SURVEY   |   INFECTION SURVEY

There is a lack of consensus on optimal management of the patient requesting explant. Surgeons demonstrate a wide array of (often conflicting) opinion and practice with respect to explant procedures.

The number of breast implant removal and capsulectomy procedures continues to increase rapidly. The aim of explant surgery should be to optimise patient outcomes from both an aesthetic and functional perspective.

This investigator-led survey is seeking to understand the current state of practice amongst specialist surgeons performing explant procedures in Australia, as well as the perspectives of those surgeons who choose not to.

Survey now closed. Click here to request further information.

Dr Daniel Lindsay, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. 06/02/24

Evidence-based clinical guidelines recommend excisional biopsy as the most reliable diagnostic method for lesions suspected for melanoma. However, recent trends indicate greater use of shave biopsy for diagnosing thin lesions (<1mm thick) suspicious of melanoma. We want to know your attitudes and opinions about the use of shave biopsy for the initial diagnosis of thin lesions suspicious of melanoma, including the factors you consider important for determining whether a shave biopsy could be used.

This survey has now closed. Contact Dr Daniel Lindsay for more information.

Dr Shiraz Shafi, Project lead, Reconstructive Surgical Trials Network. 25/01/24

The Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network (RSTN) have requested surgeon participation in an Audit of Clinical Practice (HAWAII – ACP). The aim of this audit is to assess how World Health Organisation guidelines for Surgical Site Infection prevention are currently implemented in hand trauma surgery and to explore which antimicrobial interventions are currently in use in this population.

Survey has closed.