| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Optimising pain management protocols following cardiac surgery: A protocol for a national quality improvement study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 18 |
| 2 | Use of Wide-Awake Local Anaesthetic No Tourniquet (WALANT) in upper limb and hand surgery: A systematic review protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 16 |
| 3 | The TeaM ( T h e r a peutic M ammaplasty) study: Protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to evaluate the practice and outcomes of therapeutic mammaplasty | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2016 | 15 |
| 4 | A Protocol for the Development of the Intraoperative Complications Assessment and Reporting With Universal Standards Criteria: The ICARUS Project | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 14 |
| 5 | Study protocol for the groin wound infection after vascular exposure (GIVE) audit and multicentre cohort study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 11 |
| 6 | Management and outcomes following emergency surgery for traumatic brain injury - A multi-centre, international, prospective cohort study (the Global Neurotrauma Outcomes Study) | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 11 |
| 7 | Pre-Emptive Endoluminal Negative Pressure Therapy at the Anastomotic Site in Minimally Invasive Transthoracic Esophagectomy (the preSPONGE Trial): Study Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 11 |
| 8 | A protocol for the development of the STROCSS guideline: Strengthening the Reporting of Cohort Studies in Surgery | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 10 |
| 9 | Radiation-induced fibrosis in breast cancer: A protocol for an observational cross-sectional pilot study for personalised risk estimation and objective assessment | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 10 |
| 10 | A protocol for the development of reporting guidelines for IDEAL stage studies | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 9 |
| 11 | The B-MaP-C study: Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 9 |
| 12 | Simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases (RESECT), a pilot study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 8 |
| 13 | Additional Normothermic Machine Perfusion Versus Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Suboptimal Donor Kidney Transplantation: Protocol of a Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 8 |
| 14 | Learning from the surgeon's real perspective - First-person view versus laparoscopic view in e-learning for training of surgical skills? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 7 |
| 15 | Effectiveness of proprioceptive training versus conventional exercises on postural sway in patients with early knee osteoarthritis - A randomized controlled trial protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 7 |
| 16 | The effects of respiratory physiotherapy after lung resection: Protocol for a systematic review | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 6 |
| 17 | Nutritional risk in major abdominal surgery: NURIMAS Liver (DRKS00010923) - protocol of a prospective observational trial to evaluate the prognostic value of different nutritional scores in hepatic surgery | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 6 |
| 18 | Prospective mixed-methods study of patients undergoing relaparotomy (ReLap study; DRKS00013001) | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 6 |
| 19 | Comparative evaluation of Chlorhexidine, Metronidazole and combination gels on gingivitis: A randomized clinical trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 6 |
| 20 | The NeST (neoadjuvant systemic therapy in breast cancer) study - Protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to assess the current utilization and short-term outcomes of neoadjuvant systemic therapies in breast cancer | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 6 |
| 21 | IDENTIFY: The investigation and detection of urological neoplasia in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: A multicentre cohort study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 6 |
| 22 | Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Concomitant Tönnis Grade II Osteoarthritis or Greater: Protocol for a Systematic Review | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 6 |
| 23 | Feasibility and Efficacy of Fusion Imaging Systems for Immediate Post Ablation Assessment of Liver Neoplasms: Protocol for a Rapid Systematic Review | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 6 |
| 24 | An assessment of the compliance of Randomised controlled trials published in craniofacial surgery journals with the CONSORT statement: A systematic review protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 5 |
| 25 | Accuracy of core biopsy in predicting pathologic complete response in the breast in patients with complete/near complete clinical and radiological response (Complete Responders in the Breast - CRBr) - Trial design and conduct | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 5 |
| 26 | Composite grafts for fingertip amputations: A systematic review protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 5 |
| 27 | A Novel Mixed-Methods Platform Study Protocol for Investigating New Surgical Devices, with Embedded Shared Learning: Ibra-net Breast Lesion Localisation Study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 5 |
| 28 | RETention of urine After INguinal hernia Elective Repair (RETAINER study I and II) | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 5 |
| 29 | Public Awareness, Knowledge of Availability, And Willingness to Use Neurosurgical Care Services in Africa: A Cross-Sectional E-Survey Protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 5 |
| 30 | Recommendations for Intraoperative Adverse Events Data Collection in Clinical Studies and Study Protocols. An ICARUS Global Surgical Collaboration Study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2023 | 5 |
| 31 | Impact of obesity on outcomes in breast reconstruction: A systematic review protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2016 | 4 |
| 32 | The BRASS ( BR east A ngiosarcoma S urveillance St udy): Protocol for a retrospective multicentre cohort study to evaluate the management and outcomes of angiosarcoma of the breast and chest wall | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 4 |
| 33 | Impact of Surgihoney Reactive Oxygen on surgical site infection (SSI) after complex abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) of grade 3 and 4 ventral Hernias: A single arm pilot study | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 4 |
| 34 | A protocol for developing a clinical practice guideline for intra-articular injection for treating knee osteoarthritis | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 4 |
| 35 | Significance of oxygen free radicals in the pathophysiology of hemorrhagic shock - A protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 4 |
| 36 | Acceptability and feasibility study of patient-specific ‘tumouroids’ as personalised treatment screening tools: Protocol for prospective tissue and data collection of participants with confirmed or suspected renal cell carcinoma | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 4 |
| 37 | Closure of mesenteric defects during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 4 |
| 38 | Feasibility study of stem-cell enriched autologous lipotransfer to treat oro-facial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (Sys-Stem): Protocol for open-label randomised controlled trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 4 |
| 39 | The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy combined with facial expression exercises in patients with moderate-to-severe Bell's palsy: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 4 |
| 40 | Oral cancer screening using mobile phone-based(mHealth) approach versus conventional oral examination approach, protocol of a cluster randomized study with cost-effectiveness analysis | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 4 |
| 41 | Current state and future perspectives of telemedicine use in surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2020 | 4 |
| 42 | Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation Combined with Therapeutic Exercises in Patients with Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: A Randomised Controlled Trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 4 |
| 43 | The Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections on Stricture Formation, Leakage Rates, Esophageal Elongation, and Anastomotic Healing Following Primary Anastomosis in a Long- and Short-Gap Esophageal Atresia Model – A Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled, Blinded Trial in Pigs | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 4 |
| 44 | Reporting Modifications in Surgical Innovation: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2021 | 4 |
| 45 | Diagnostic Inflammation Biomarkers for Prediction of 30-Day Mortality Rate in Acute Cholangitis | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2022 | 4 |
| 46 | Advancing research by publishing research protocols and negative studies | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2016 | 3 |
| 47 | Short- versus long-term complementary nutritional support via needle catheter jejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2017 | 3 |
| 48 | Assessing the compliance of systematic review articles published in leading dermatology journals with the PRISMA statement guidelines: A systematic review protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 3 |
| 49 | Analysis of instability patterns in acute scaphoid fractures by 4-dimensional computed tomographic imaging - A prospective cohort pilot study protocol | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2018 | 3 |
| 50 | Study protocol - Interventions to reduce musculoskeletal occupational injury in surgeons and interventionalists: A systematic review | International Journal of Surgery Protocols | 2019 | 3 |
