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Robert S McLeod

University Professor, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Verified email at tugraz.at
Cited by 1200

[HTML][HTML] Clinical practice guideline: management of acute pancreatitis

…, GR May, E Pearsall, RS McLeod - Canadian journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been an increase in the incidence of acute pancreatitis reported worldwide.
Despite improvements in access to care, imaging and interventional techniques, acute …

Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing open and laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair with mesh

SS Forbes, C Eskicioglu, RS McLeod… - Journal of British …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair has been reported in a
number of small trials to have equivalent or superior outcomes to open repair. Methods …

Costs of major parasites to the Australian livestock industries

RS McLeod - International journal for parasitology, 1995 - Elsevier
A cost-benefit model is developed to estimate the costs of major parasites to Australian livestock
industries and to evaluate the benefits from improving parasite management. The model …

Genetic variation in the 5q31 cytokine gene cluster confers susceptibility to Crohn disease

…, D Gaudet, J Faith, N Branco, SB Bull, RS McLeod… - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
Linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping provides a powerful method for fine-structure localization
of rare disease genes, but has not yet been widely applied to common disease 1. We …

Comparison of hemorrhoidal treatment modalities: a meta-analysis

HM MacRae, RS McLeod - Diseases of the colon & rectum, 1995 - journals.lww.com
… Trials were appraised using a 5-point score, modified from a scoring system reported by
Solomon and McLeod. 5 Points were assigned if patients were randomized, exclusions were …

Prevalence of male and female sexual dysfunction is high following surgery for rectal cancer

…, CJ Swallow, HM MacRae, R Gryfe, RS McLeod - Annals of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To measure sexual function and quality of life (QOL) after rectal cancer treatment.
Summary Background Data: Previous studies on sexual function after rectal cancer …

[PDF][PDF] Genomewide search in Canadian families with inflammatory bowel disease reveals two novel susceptibility loci

…, MJ Daly, AH Steinhart, RS McLeod… - The American Journal of …, 2000 - cell.com
The chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs)—Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis
(UC)—are idiopathic, inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. These conditions …

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs for patients having colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

…, SS Forbes, MA Aarts, A Okrainec, RS McLeod - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Enhanced recovery after surgery programs have been introduced with aims of
improving patient care, reducing complication rates, and shortening hospital stay following …

Should we be performing more randomized controlled trials evaluating surgical operations?

MJ Solomon, RS McLeod - Surgery, 1995 - Elsevier
Background The objective of this study was, first, to determine what proportion of clinical
treatmentevaluation questions involving surgical operations could be answered by a …

An investigation into future performance and overheating risks in Passivhaus dwellings

RS McLeod, CJ Hopfe, A Kwan - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
In response to UK government policy mandating the construction of ‘zero carbon’ homes by
2016 there have been significant changes in the way dwellings are being designed and built…