PPAC1: Multi-centre observational study of outcomes after drainage of acute perianal abscess.
PPAC1 is complete and the updated output is listed below.
PPAC2, the multicentre, phase III RCT assessing the impact of postoperative Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC2) is now open to recruitment! See PPAC2 page for more details.
Awards:
ACPGBI British Journal of Surgery Trainee Presentation/Research Prize at Association of Coloproctology Annual Meeting July 2016. Multi-centre observational study of outcomes after drainage of acute perianal abscess (Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC) Study).
ASGBI/ASiT Short Paper Prize March 2015. Packing of perianal abscess cavities (PPAC) Study: A multi-centre observational feasibility study. Interim analysis. S. Smith, L. Pearce, K. Newton, P. Barrow, J. Smith, L. Hancock and J Hill, on behalf of the North West Research Collaborative.
New Project British Journal of Surgery Prize at the 4th Annual National Research Collaborative meeting: Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC) Trial (North West Research Collaborative trial Proposal). 30th Nov 2013.
Grants:
Bowel Disease Research Foundation Observational Research Grant. 2014. £10,000.
Presentations:
Multi-centre observational study of outcomes after drainage of acute perianal abscess (Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC) Study). L. Pearce , K. Newton, S. Smith, P. Barrow, J. Smith, L. Hancock and J Hill, on behalf of the North West Research Collaborative
Association of Coloproctology Congress. July 2016. Edinburgh. ACPGBI British Journal of Surgery Trainee Presentation/Research Prize.
Packing of perianal abscess cavitities (PPAC) Study: A multi-centre observational feasibility study. Interim analysis. S. Smith, L. Pearce , K. Newton, P. Barrow, J. Smith, L. Hancock and J Hill, on behalf of the North West Research Collaborative.
Digestive Disease Federation (ACPGBI, AIGIS, BAPEN, BASL, BSG) Annual Conference. London, 22-25 June 2015.
ASiT Annual Conference, Glasgow 27 Feb -1 March 2015.
Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC) Trial (North West Research Collaborative trial Proposal). North West Research Collaborative. Presented by Pearce L, On behalf of the steering committee (Barrow P, Hancock L, Newton K, Pearce L, Smith J, Smith S, Hill J).
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Annual Meeting July 1-3rd 2013
4th Annual National Research Collaborative meeting: 30th Nov 2012. Awarded BJS New project Prize
Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC) Trial (North West Research Collaborative trial Proposal). North West Research Collaborative. Presented by Pearce L, On behalf of the steering committee (Barrow P, Hancock L, Newton K, Pearce L, Smith J, Smith S, Hill J).
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Annual Meeting July 1-3rd 2013
4th Annual National Research Collaborative meeting: 30th Nov 2012. Awarded BJS New project Prize
Publications:
Multi-centre observational study of outcomes after drainage of acute perianal abscess (Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC) Study). Pearce L, Newton K, Smith S, Barrow P, Smith S, Hancock L, Kirwan C, Hill J. British Journal of Surgery. 2016 Jul;103(8):1063-8
Internal dressings for healing perianal abscess cavities. Smith SR, Newton K, Smith J, Dumville J, Iheozor-Ejiofor, Pearce L, Barrow P, Hancock L, Hill J. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 26 Aug 2016
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