Ville Sallinen
@villesallinen.bsky.social
A/Professor, HPB/Transplant surgeon, Helsinki University Hospital. Editor-in-Chief @bjsopen
Assessment of D-FRS on external cohort in San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
AUC 0.49, discrimination and calibration poor.
👉 Shows nicely why external validation is so important!
Would love to see DISPAIR-FRS further validated externally!
link.springer.com/article/10.1... @stefanopartelli.bsky.social
AUC 0.49, discrimination and calibration poor.
👉 Shows nicely why external validation is so important!
Would love to see DISPAIR-FRS further validated externally!
link.springer.com/article/10.1... @stefanopartelli.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Assessment of D-FRS on external cohort in San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
AUC 0.49, discrimination and calibration poor.
👉 Shows nicely why external validation is so important!
Would love to see DISPAIR-FRS further validated externally!
link.springer.com/article/10.1... @stefanopartelli.bsky.social
AUC 0.49, discrimination and calibration poor.
👉 Shows nicely why external validation is so important!
Would love to see DISPAIR-FRS further validated externally!
link.springer.com/article/10.1... @stefanopartelli.bsky.social
New: Failure to rescue (FTR) in early versus later severe anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery - Annals of Surgery
8562 resections -> 3.3% severe leak rate
FTR higher after leak after emergency resection versus elective (29% vs 11%)
#OpenAccess 👇🧵1/2
8562 resections -> 3.3% severe leak rate
FTR higher after leak after emergency resection versus elective (29% vs 11%)
#OpenAccess 👇🧵1/2
August 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New: Failure to rescue (FTR) in early versus later severe anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery - Annals of Surgery
8562 resections -> 3.3% severe leak rate
FTR higher after leak after emergency resection versus elective (29% vs 11%)
#OpenAccess 👇🧵1/2
8562 resections -> 3.3% severe leak rate
FTR higher after leak after emergency resection versus elective (29% vs 11%)
#OpenAccess 👇🧵1/2
Time flies and @bjsurgery.bsky.social / @bjsopen.bsky.social editorial assistants rotate. Huge gratitude goes to our out-going editorial assistants Yung Lee, @hansl16.bsky.social and Laura Maggino - I’ve learned a great deal from you! 🙏 Terms end, but you will be part of BJS Family forever!
June 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Time flies and @bjsurgery.bsky.social / @bjsopen.bsky.social editorial assistants rotate. Huge gratitude goes to our out-going editorial assistants Yung Lee, @hansl16.bsky.social and Laura Maggino - I’ve learned a great deal from you! 🙏 Terms end, but you will be part of BJS Family forever!
New Impact Factors are out!
JAMA Surgery 14.9
BJS 8.8
Annals of Surgery 6.4
BJS Open 4.5
Dis Col Rectum 3.7
J Trauma 3.7
Ann Surg Oncol 3.5
JACS 3.4
EJSO 2.9
Surgery 2.7
Surg Endosc 2.7
Colorectal Dis 2.7
WJS 2.5
Hernia 2.4
HPB 2.4
JGIS 2.4
Langenbeck’s 1.8
Scand J Surg 1.8
JAMA Surgery 14.9
BJS 8.8
Annals of Surgery 6.4
BJS Open 4.5
Dis Col Rectum 3.7
J Trauma 3.7
Ann Surg Oncol 3.5
JACS 3.4
EJSO 2.9
Surgery 2.7
Surg Endosc 2.7
Colorectal Dis 2.7
WJS 2.5
Hernia 2.4
HPB 2.4
JGIS 2.4
Langenbeck’s 1.8
Scand J Surg 1.8
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New Impact Factors are out!
JAMA Surgery 14.9
BJS 8.8
Annals of Surgery 6.4
BJS Open 4.5
Dis Col Rectum 3.7
J Trauma 3.7
Ann Surg Oncol 3.5
JACS 3.4
EJSO 2.9
Surgery 2.7
Surg Endosc 2.7
Colorectal Dis 2.7
WJS 2.5
Hernia 2.4
HPB 2.4
JGIS 2.4
Langenbeck’s 1.8
Scand J Surg 1.8
JAMA Surgery 14.9
BJS 8.8
Annals of Surgery 6.4
BJS Open 4.5
Dis Col Rectum 3.7
J Trauma 3.7
Ann Surg Oncol 3.5
JACS 3.4
EJSO 2.9
Surgery 2.7
Surg Endosc 2.7
Colorectal Dis 2.7
WJS 2.5
Hernia 2.4
HPB 2.4
JGIS 2.4
Langenbeck’s 1.8
Scand J Surg 1.8
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
🔥🆕PERFECT RCT
Preoperatively started antibiotic treatment did not decrease the risk of appendiceal perforation when appendectomy was performed within 24h in adult patients with presumed uncomplicated acute appendicitis. #IDsky
A new standard of care?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Preoperatively started antibiotic treatment did not decrease the risk of appendiceal perforation when appendectomy was performed within 24h in adult patients with presumed uncomplicated acute appendicitis. #IDsky
A new standard of care?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Role of Preoperative Antibiotic Treatment While Awaiting Appendectomy
This noninferiority randomized clinical trial investigates the effect of preoperatively started antibiotic treatment on the risk of appendiceal perforation.
jamanetwork.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🔥🆕PERFECT RCT
Preoperatively started antibiotic treatment did not decrease the risk of appendiceal perforation when appendectomy was performed within 24h in adult patients with presumed uncomplicated acute appendicitis. #IDsky
A new standard of care?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Preoperatively started antibiotic treatment did not decrease the risk of appendiceal perforation when appendectomy was performed within 24h in adult patients with presumed uncomplicated acute appendicitis. #IDsky
A new standard of care?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
New 🇫🇮🇳🇴RCT out @jama.com/Surgery🔥 Results from antibiotics layer of the PERFECT trial:
Antibiotics or no while awaiting for appendectomy for presumed uncompl appendicitis
1797 patients
Perforations: 8.3% vs 8.9%
Surg site infections: 1.6% vs 3.2% (p=0.03)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Antibiotics or no while awaiting for appendectomy for presumed uncompl appendicitis
1797 patients
Perforations: 8.3% vs 8.9%
Surg site infections: 1.6% vs 3.2% (p=0.03)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
May 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
New 🇫🇮🇳🇴RCT out @jama.com/Surgery🔥 Results from antibiotics layer of the PERFECT trial:
Antibiotics or no while awaiting for appendectomy for presumed uncompl appendicitis
1797 patients
Perforations: 8.3% vs 8.9%
Surg site infections: 1.6% vs 3.2% (p=0.03)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Antibiotics or no while awaiting for appendectomy for presumed uncompl appendicitis
1797 patients
Perforations: 8.3% vs 8.9%
Surg site infections: 1.6% vs 3.2% (p=0.03)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Join us for NordicHPB/NOLCA conference in Helsinki 18.-19. September 2025. Stellar speakers on HPB surgery, advanced endoscopy (ERCP/EUS), robotic surgery and oncology!
10 days left to secure your place for early bird price (before May 19)!
See nordichpb.com for info!
10 days left to secure your place for early bird price (before May 19)!
See nordichpb.com for info!
May 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Join us for NordicHPB/NOLCA conference in Helsinki 18.-19. September 2025. Stellar speakers on HPB surgery, advanced endoscopy (ERCP/EUS), robotic surgery and oncology!
10 days left to secure your place for early bird price (before May 19)!
See nordichpb.com for info!
10 days left to secure your place for early bird price (before May 19)!
See nordichpb.com for info!
Read also Invited Commentary by Sara Myers & Jennifer Davids in @jama.com/Surgery
-> LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease
-> LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease
April 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Read also Invited Commentary by Sara Myers & Jennifer Davids in @jama.com/Surgery
-> LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease
-> LASER Focus on Long-Term Outcomes for Diverticular Disease
MedPage Today @medpagetoday.bsky.social :
Upfront Surgery for Diverticulitis Reduced Recurrence Without Affecting QOL
— At 4 years, LASER reported similar QOL and complications for surgery and conservative treatment
www.medpagetoday.com/gastroentero...
Upfront Surgery for Diverticulitis Reduced Recurrence Without Affecting QOL
— At 4 years, LASER reported similar QOL and complications for surgery and conservative treatment
www.medpagetoday.com/gastroentero...
Upfront Surgery for Diverticulitis Reduced Recurrence Without Affecting QOL
At 4 years, LASER reported similar QOL and complications for surgery and conservative treatment
www.medpagetoday.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
MedPage Today @medpagetoday.bsky.social :
Upfront Surgery for Diverticulitis Reduced Recurrence Without Affecting QOL
— At 4 years, LASER reported similar QOL and complications for surgery and conservative treatment
www.medpagetoday.com/gastroentero...
Upfront Surgery for Diverticulitis Reduced Recurrence Without Affecting QOL
— At 4 years, LASER reported similar QOL and complications for surgery and conservative treatment
www.medpagetoday.com/gastroentero...
LASER trial 4-year results @jama.com/Surgery
Sigmoid resection vs conservative treatment for recurrent diverticulitis:
No difference in QOL or complications
Recurrences 16% vs 92%
BUT, 32% crossed conservative>surgery (pts w low QOL)
Interpretation🤔: Surgery for pts w low QOL
Open Access Link👇
Sigmoid resection vs conservative treatment for recurrent diverticulitis:
No difference in QOL or complications
Recurrences 16% vs 92%
BUT, 32% crossed conservative>surgery (pts w low QOL)
Interpretation🤔: Surgery for pts w low QOL
Open Access Link👇
April 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
LASER trial 4-year results @jama.com/Surgery
Sigmoid resection vs conservative treatment for recurrent diverticulitis:
No difference in QOL or complications
Recurrences 16% vs 92%
BUT, 32% crossed conservative>surgery (pts w low QOL)
Interpretation🤔: Surgery for pts w low QOL
Open Access Link👇
Sigmoid resection vs conservative treatment for recurrent diverticulitis:
No difference in QOL or complications
Recurrences 16% vs 92%
BUT, 32% crossed conservative>surgery (pts w low QOL)
Interpretation🤔: Surgery for pts w low QOL
Open Access Link👇
And this is how it looks like in full action! #DavosCourse
April 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And this is how it looks like in full action! #DavosCourse
All ready for Gastrointestinal Surgery DavosCourse! Record number of participants! Let’s go! 💪
April 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
All ready for Gastrointestinal Surgery DavosCourse! Record number of participants! Let’s go! 💪
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
From a really interesting thread posted by @scullingmonkey.bsky.social , this open access commentary is a real gem and should be of interest to all surgeons. There are discrepancies between what is being reported from the relevant RCT's versus what the data from a related registry actually reveal
Post scriptum:
its also a great honour to have this invited commentary with @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social 's thoughts published alongside our work
🙏
academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
its also a great honour to have this invited commentary with @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social 's thoughts published alongside our work
🙏
academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
The gap between trials and reality
Of 6300 people who apply to be NASA astronauts, eight will be selected for training, giving a 0.1% success rate1. One cannot use the achievements of astron
academic.oup.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
From a really interesting thread posted by @scullingmonkey.bsky.social , this open access commentary is a real gem and should be of interest to all surgeons. There are discrepancies between what is being reported from the relevant RCT's versus what the data from a related registry actually reveal
Predicting risk for pancreatic fistula after left pancreatectomy:
2 risk scores were assessed in international cohort of 2284 patients from 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇨🇦🇩🇰
DISPAIR and D-FRS performed poorly
👉 We combined and validated new DISPAIR-FRS score with better performance
Links 👇
2 risk scores were assessed in international cohort of 2284 patients from 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇨🇦🇩🇰
DISPAIR and D-FRS performed poorly
👉 We combined and validated new DISPAIR-FRS score with better performance
Links 👇
March 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Predicting risk for pancreatic fistula after left pancreatectomy:
2 risk scores were assessed in international cohort of 2284 patients from 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇨🇦🇩🇰
DISPAIR and D-FRS performed poorly
👉 We combined and validated new DISPAIR-FRS score with better performance
Links 👇
2 risk scores were assessed in international cohort of 2284 patients from 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇨🇦🇩🇰
DISPAIR and D-FRS performed poorly
👉 We combined and validated new DISPAIR-FRS score with better performance
Links 👇
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
How do patients in clinical trials compare to those we see in our clinical practice. We asked just that:
Hot off the press in @bjsopen.bsky.social
#vascular #medksy #bettertrials #evidencebasedmedicine
Read here
👇
academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
1/5
Hot off the press in @bjsopen.bsky.social
#vascular #medksy #bettertrials #evidencebasedmedicine
Read here
👇
academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
1/5
External validity of randomized clinical trials in vascular surgery: systematic review of demographic factors of patients recruited to randomized clinical trials with comparison to the National Vascul...
Practicing evidence-based medicine requires that the patients we encounter in daily practice are represented in the populations recruited to randomized cli
academic.oup.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
How do patients in clinical trials compare to those we see in our clinical practice. We asked just that:
Hot off the press in @bjsopen.bsky.social
#vascular #medksy #bettertrials #evidencebasedmedicine
Read here
👇
academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
1/5
Hot off the press in @bjsopen.bsky.social
#vascular #medksy #bettertrials #evidencebasedmedicine
Read here
👇
academic.oup.com/bjsopen/arti...
1/5
Duodecim-lehden 140v juhlasarja:
Kommentoimme Panu Mentulan kanssa vuonna 1893 julkaistua kirjoitusta appendisiitista. Jo tuolloin tunnistettiin spontaanisti paraneva appendisiitti, jota silloin hoidettiin konservatiivisesti. Nyt ympyrä sulkeutuu, kun tähän ollaan palaamassa.
Linkki 👇
Kommentoimme Panu Mentulan kanssa vuonna 1893 julkaistua kirjoitusta appendisiitista. Jo tuolloin tunnistettiin spontaanisti paraneva appendisiitti, jota silloin hoidettiin konservatiivisesti. Nyt ympyrä sulkeutuu, kun tähän ollaan palaamassa.
Linkki 👇
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Duodecim-lehden 140v juhlasarja:
Kommentoimme Panu Mentulan kanssa vuonna 1893 julkaistua kirjoitusta appendisiitista. Jo tuolloin tunnistettiin spontaanisti paraneva appendisiitti, jota silloin hoidettiin konservatiivisesti. Nyt ympyrä sulkeutuu, kun tähän ollaan palaamassa.
Linkki 👇
Kommentoimme Panu Mentulan kanssa vuonna 1893 julkaistua kirjoitusta appendisiitista. Jo tuolloin tunnistettiin spontaanisti paraneva appendisiitti, jota silloin hoidettiin konservatiivisesti. Nyt ympyrä sulkeutuu, kun tähän ollaan palaamassa.
Linkki 👇
Prospective multicenter study to develop and validate two risk scores to improve treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction @bjsurgery.bsky.social
STRISK: strangulation risk
NOFA: non-op treatment failure risk
Calc: www.tinyurl.com/strisk
academic.oup.com/bjs/article/112/3/znaf025/8086860
STRISK: strangulation risk
NOFA: non-op treatment failure risk
Calc: www.tinyurl.com/strisk
academic.oup.com/bjs/article/112/3/znaf025/8086860
March 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Prospective multicenter study to develop and validate two risk scores to improve treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction @bjsurgery.bsky.social
STRISK: strangulation risk
NOFA: non-op treatment failure risk
Calc: www.tinyurl.com/strisk
academic.oup.com/bjs/article/112/3/znaf025/8086860
STRISK: strangulation risk
NOFA: non-op treatment failure risk
Calc: www.tinyurl.com/strisk
academic.oup.com/bjs/article/112/3/znaf025/8086860
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
🔹 Another fantastic #ESSO course on #PancreaticCancer successfully completed! 🔹 This time in a new location: Hamburg ! 🇩🇪✨ A big thank you to #ThiloHackert and #FelixNickel for hosting us, and to the amazing faculty @erangelova.bsky.social, @villesallinen.bsky.social, #AlainSauvanet and #SvenMieog
March 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🔹 Another fantastic #ESSO course on #PancreaticCancer successfully completed! 🔹 This time in a new location: Hamburg ! 🇩🇪✨ A big thank you to #ThiloHackert and #FelixNickel for hosting us, and to the amazing faculty @erangelova.bsky.social, @villesallinen.bsky.social, #AlainSauvanet and #SvenMieog
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
🔊 Editor Assistant Bursaries are now OPEN! 🔊
An exciting opportunity to join the BJS & BJS Open and gain hands-on editorial experience. Apply now or share with someone who’d be great for the role!
➡️ buff.ly/QJIDzFe
@bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social
#SurgSky #MedSky
An exciting opportunity to join the BJS & BJS Open and gain hands-on editorial experience. Apply now or share with someone who’d be great for the role!
➡️ buff.ly/QJIDzFe
@bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social
#SurgSky #MedSky
Editor assistant bursaries 2025
The BJS Foundation editor assistant bursaries aim to encourage young surgeons to take an interest in medical publishing. Recruited annually, editor assistant bursaries are suitable for applicants at…
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March 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🔊 Editor Assistant Bursaries are now OPEN! 🔊
An exciting opportunity to join the BJS & BJS Open and gain hands-on editorial experience. Apply now or share with someone who’d be great for the role!
➡️ buff.ly/QJIDzFe
@bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social
#SurgSky #MedSky
An exciting opportunity to join the BJS & BJS Open and gain hands-on editorial experience. Apply now or share with someone who’d be great for the role!
➡️ buff.ly/QJIDzFe
@bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social
#SurgSky #MedSky
Happy to say our group got funded. Big thanks to @sigridjuselius.bsky.social for the continuous support for our research!
www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/new-...
www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/new-...
New grants awarded – the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation supports medical research with 28 million euro in 2025 - Sigrid Jusélius Foundation
The 1–3-year grants from the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation have been granted. In addition, the annual meeting of the Foundation approved the disbursement for the rest of the year: a total of 28 million e...
www.sigridjuselius.fi
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy to say our group got funded. Big thanks to @sigridjuselius.bsky.social for the continuous support for our research!
www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/new-...
www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/new-...
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
📢 Calling All Surgical Reviewers & Authors!
Your insights matter! Help us improve the peer review process by taking our short survey.
Together, we can shape the future of surgical research.
👉 Take the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLY69HZ
@drjuliomayol.bsky.social @bjsacademy.bsky.social
Your insights matter! Help us improve the peer review process by taking our short survey.
Together, we can shape the future of surgical research.
👉 Take the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLY69HZ
@drjuliomayol.bsky.social @bjsacademy.bsky.social
Understanding Peer Review Challenges Among Surgeons: A BJS Initiative
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March 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📢 Calling All Surgical Reviewers & Authors!
Your insights matter! Help us improve the peer review process by taking our short survey.
Together, we can shape the future of surgical research.
👉 Take the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLY69HZ
@drjuliomayol.bsky.social @bjsacademy.bsky.social
Your insights matter! Help us improve the peer review process by taking our short survey.
Together, we can shape the future of surgical research.
👉 Take the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLY69HZ
@drjuliomayol.bsky.social @bjsacademy.bsky.social
Reposted by Ville Sallinen
📝 Want to know how to write a clinical paper?
We have a 4️⃣ part series dedicated to just that!
📽️ Watch part 2️⃣, taught by @villesallinen.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, of @bjsopen.bsky.social here
➡️ https://buff.ly/4b3QNzN
#SurgSky #MedSky
We have a 4️⃣ part series dedicated to just that!
📽️ Watch part 2️⃣, taught by @villesallinen.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, of @bjsopen.bsky.social here
➡️ https://buff.ly/4b3QNzN
#SurgSky #MedSky
How to write a clinical paper – Part 2 of 4
Short BJS Course â Part 2 of 4 Ville Sallinen, Editor-in-Chief, BJS Open
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February 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
📝 Want to know how to write a clinical paper?
We have a 4️⃣ part series dedicated to just that!
📽️ Watch part 2️⃣, taught by @villesallinen.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, of @bjsopen.bsky.social here
➡️ https://buff.ly/4b3QNzN
#SurgSky #MedSky
We have a 4️⃣ part series dedicated to just that!
📽️ Watch part 2️⃣, taught by @villesallinen.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, of @bjsopen.bsky.social here
➡️ https://buff.ly/4b3QNzN
#SurgSky #MedSky
Tuoreessa Duodecim-lehden podcastissä juttelemme Kari Hevossaaren kanssa mm anafylaksiasta, haimansiirroista ja rokotuksista!
👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2CEp...
👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2CEp...
Duodecim-lehti 3/2025
Duodecim-lehti · Episode
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February 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tuoreessa Duodecim-lehden podcastissä juttelemme Kari Hevossaaren kanssa mm anafylaksiasta, haimansiirroista ja rokotuksista!
👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2CEp...
👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2CEp...
Today my 6th PhD student Timo Tarvainen defended his thesis - Perioperative pharmacological mitigation of complications of pancreatic surgery + insights into Groove pancreatitis. We had a great honor to have Stefan Stättner from Austria as a fantastic opponent!
Thread on findings 👇
Thread on findings 👇
January 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Today my 6th PhD student Timo Tarvainen defended his thesis - Perioperative pharmacological mitigation of complications of pancreatic surgery + insights into Groove pancreatitis. We had a great honor to have Stefan Stättner from Austria as a fantastic opponent!
Thread on findings 👇
Thread on findings 👇
LOVE YOUR LIVER - See Top 7 liver papers from BJS Journals 👇
🫵 Which one is your favourite?
🫵 Which one is your favourite?
January 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
LOVE YOUR LIVER - See Top 7 liver papers from BJS Journals 👇
🫵 Which one is your favourite?
🫵 Which one is your favourite?