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Dimitrios Damaskos

Researcher at NHS Lothian

Publications -  41
Citations -  949

Dimitrios Damaskos is an academic researcher from NHS Lothian. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 17 publications receiving 433 citations. Previous affiliations of Dimitrios Damaskos include John Radcliffe Hospital & Democritus University of Thrace.

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Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines

Salomone Di Saverio, +60 more
TL;DR: The 2020 WSES guidelines on AA aim to provide updated evidence-based statements and recommendations on each of the following topics: diagnosis, non-operative management for uncomplicated AA, timing of appendectomy and in-hospital delay, surgical treatment, and intra-operative grading of AA.
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Probiotics and prebiotics in inflammatory bowel disease: microflora 'on the scope'.

TL;DR: The implication of gut flora in the intestinal inflammation that justifies the role of probiotics and prebiotics in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is discussed and the evidence for therapeutic benefits from their use in experimental models of colitis and clinical trials is addressed.
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Open abdomen and entero-atmospheric fistulae: An interim analysis from the International Register of Open Abdomen (IROA)

Federico Coccolini, +67 more
TL;DR: Entero-atmospheric fistulas are influenced by the duration of open abdomen treatment and by the nutritional status of the patient, as well as by the risk factors for peritonitis and traumatic-injury during OA treatment.