Adam Gerrard

PhD student @edinburghuni | Mersey surgical registrar

[BJS Open @BjsOpen]

Single and double faecal immunochemical test strategies are effective in risk stratification for patients with symptoms of per rectal bleeding suggestive of colorectal cancer
➡️https://t.co/9BU9qdZKrR

Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is effective in detecting colorectal cancer (CRC), even in patients with per rectal bleeding (PRB), a symptom traditionally excluded from FIT use. Patients with PRB showed higher FIT positivity and greater sensitivity for CRC detection, particularly with a single FIT; no CRCs were missed when two FITs were both negative.The study supports using double FIT strategies in patients with PRB to safely guide investigation urgency and potentially reduce unnecessary invasive procedures.

👏👏👏Fatima Shah, Frances Gunn, Malcolm G Dunlop, Edinburgh Colorectal Group, Farhat V N Din, Adam D Gerrard
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @young_bjs @OUPMedicine #colorectalsurgery #colorectalcancer @FightCRC

[BJS Open @BjsOpen]

Clinical impact of double-faecal immunochemical testing following implementation into standard triage and investigation of primary care referrals in patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms
➡️https://t.co/b24nKMaInR

A double-faecal immunochemical testing pathway was implemented in secondary care for all patients with symptoms suspicious for colorectal cancer. There were very good return rates of tests, and the workload of colorectal investigations fell as a result of reassurance and watch and wait for double-negative tests. The use of a second test identifies colorectal cancers that would be missed with a single test.

👏👏👏Adam D Gerrard, Yasuko Maeda, Colin Noble, Frances Gunn, Lorna Porteous, Rebecca Cheesbrough, Alastair Thomson, Malcolm G Dunlop, Farhat V N Din, Edinburgh Colorectal Group
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery
@BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @young_bjs
@OUPMedicine #colorectalsurgery #colorectalcancer
@FightCRC

[BJS Open @BjsOpen]

Risk factors and clinical consequences of interval cancers arising within faecal immunochemical testing-based colorectal cancer screening programme
➡️https://t.co/iI9e0Wkfzn

Bowel cancer screening uses an initial faecal immunochemical test (FIT) with a positivity threshold set so that the colonoscopy workload generated is manageable. For people with negative bowel screening who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) within 2 years (interval CRC), the median wait was 13 months for diagnosis. Women, older patients, and those from greater socioeconomic backgrounds had a higher interval CRC rate. Almost half of these interval CRCs had a detectable FIT level at screening but below the threshold (10–79 µg haemoglobin per g). All-cause mortality was significantly greater for interval CRCs compared with screen-detected lesions.

👏👏👏Adam D Gerrard, Roberta Garau, Yasuko Maeda, Alastair Thomson, Evropi Theodoratou, Malcolm G Dunlop, Farhat V N Din
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery
@BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @young_bjs
@OUPMedicine #colorectalsurgery #colorectalcancer
@FightCRC

[Raimundas Lunevicius @RayLunevicius]

A message for abdominal wall surgeons: https://t.co/90kwXmKyZE. Thanks to the reviewer for the brilliant suggestion. A new chapter for a new book. @EmergentAcademy @_AdamGerrard_ @nhsUHLG

[Nicola Eardley @nicolaeardley]

Delighted to see @fowler_hayles and @matthewthfok picking up prizes at the @NWSurg annual meeting! @dalevim @johnvtaylor @LivUni

[Bowel Cancer UK @bowelcanceruk]

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Researchers from @EdinburghUni have found that the accuracy of detecting bowel cancer is increased to almost 100 per cent by carrying out a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) twice rather than once.

[BJS @BJSurgery]

Open Access in April's BJS: Double faecal immunochemical testing in patients with symptoms suspicious of colorectal cancer https://t.co/K63uKfguzI @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @paulo_sutt @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

BBC appears to have lost the dressing room on this one #MOTD

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

🏆 W I N N E R S 🏆

[Warrington Wolves @WarringtonRLFC]

🏁 FT with @ResultingIT

Wire off to a flyer!! 🔥

[Adam Gerrard @_AdamGerrard_]

@JaydenGittens @ProfW_edinsurg @RCSEd @ProfDemartines Well done Jayden, much deserved

[Prof Steve Wigmore @ProfW_edinsurg]

Thanks to our guest of honour @ProfDemartines and congratulations to all of the excellent speakers. Winner of the Chiene medal- James O’Kelly, winner of the Macleod medal- @_AdamGerrard_ winner of undergraduate symposium @JaydenGittens trainer of the year Sarah Goodbrand

[LTA @the_LTA]

🏆 @EmmaRaducanu is the #USOpen Champion 🏆

#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧

[Adam Gerrard @_AdamGerrard_]

@ciaran_4 Milk farmers league

[Gary Neville @GNev2]

I will also convene my coaching team from Valencia on Tuesday to see whether we can do anything about the results we got 👍

[SPORF @Sporf]

🔥 HISTORY MAKERS!

#EURO2020 #ENG #DEN

[Blackpool FC @BlackpoolFC]

THAT'S IT. WE ARE GOING UP!!!!!!!!!

🍊 #UTMP

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

A hero. An inspiration. One of our own.

We are so proud of you, @MarcusRashford ❤️

[MR14 @MarcusRashford]

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