Retired CEO CHUV, Switzerland. Professor emeritus @ UNIL , Board member
Lausanne, Switzerland
Joined November 2016
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Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Un nouveau duo de direction pour le Département d'oncologie fondamentale de l'Unil dlvr.it/TSMCfV
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Last Friday, Professor Didier Mutter passed away. Our dear Didier is gone so quickly, so discreetly, so elegantly.
Didier, rest in peace.
Goodbye, my friend. You will never be forgotten.
-Message from Prof. Jacques Merescaux and all the IRCAD Family
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Life expectancy:
🇨🇭84.2
🇯🇵84.1
🇸🇪83.4
🇦🇺83.1
🇫🇷83.1
🇧🇪82.5
🇳🇱82
🇨🇦81.7
🇦🇹81.6
🇬🇧81.1
🇩🇪80.6
🇺🇸78.4
There is no reason why the richest country in the history of the world should have a lower life expectancy than every other major country on earth. Medicare for All now.
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
In 1992 Peter Ratcliffe received this rejection letter from Nature.
His findings were not "a sufficient advance in our understanding".
27 years later he won the Nobel Prize for the same discovery.
Don't lose faith in the things you believe in.
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Endoscopic or surgical #gastroenterostomy for palliation malignant gastric outlet obstruction?
🚀Today @LancetGastroHep: #ENDURO randomised multicenter trial @DPCG_official 🇳🇱
Excellent nationwide collaboration #surgery & #gastroenterology 🙌
⏩️ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Advancing hepatic augmentation for safer hepatic surgery: insights into portal and hepatic vein embolization strategies
➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf115
🏥 Evolution from PVL → combined embolization marks major progress in liver surgery & understanding of regeneration
- Goal of augmentation is preventing liver failure, not just hitting volumetric targets
- KGR is a strong predictor of outcomes, guiding postoperative risk
- Dual embolization (PVE+HVE) shows promise for better hypertrophy & survival, but more RCTs (e.g. DRAGON 2) are needed before replacing PVE.
Work by Belkacem Acidi, Antony Haddad, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Hop S Tran Cao
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #some4hpb #some4tpl @DPCG_official @pancreatitis_nl @PancreasClub #PancreasClub2023 #PancreaticCancer #Pancreatitis #HCC @PanCAN #PanCANawareness @EurPancClub @P_C_E_ @dice_europe #PancreaticCancer #cholangiocarcinoma
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
What happens when you merge two high volume centers for #pancreas #surgery?
Birth of @amsterdamumc ❌❌❌ 😃
500 vs 500 Whipples (pre-vs post merger)
✅ 30-day mortality: 2.0 to 0.4%, P=0.02
✅ failure-to-rescue: 4.9 to 1.1%, P=0.04
✅ major morbidity: 41 to 35%, P=0.037
✅ POPF grade C: 2.4 to 0.8%, P=0.044
✅ PPH grade B/C: 8.0 to 4.6%, P=0.027
Outcomes improved for both centers. Higher volume with quality program pays off
⏩️journals.lww.com/annalsofsur…
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
September 16, 1977, Andreas Gruentzig performed the 1st coronary angioplasty in Zurich. Below is the story, told by the 1st patient himself, Adolph Bachman, and his doctor, Bernhard Meier. This was the birth, not just of interventional cardiology, but a whole new branch of medicine, where the body's circulatory system could serve as a "highway" to deliver therapy without open surgery. #AngioHistory
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
🏆 Learn all about the 2025 BJS Award Winner, Professor James Shapiro—everything in one place:
➡️ buff.ly/aodySWJ
🧢 Put your thinking caps on! Nominations for the 2027 BJS Award open in April 2026.
#BJS #SurgicalExcellence #LeadingSurgicalEducation
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Management of liver metastases from uveal melanoma
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf130
This review discusses the clinical background of uveal melanoma and liver metastasis, the efficacy of systemic and locoregional treatment options, and the development of combining locoregional liver-directed treatment with systemic treatment
Work by Anne Huibers , Andrew Wong , Mark Burgmans , Lars Ny , Gustav Stålhammar , Ellen Kapiteijn , Jonathan S Zager , Roger Olofsson Bagge
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #some4hpb #some4tpl @DPCG_official @pancreatitis_nl @PancreasClub #PancreasClub2023 #PancreaticCancer #Pancreatitis #HCC @PanCAN #PanCANawareness @EurPancClub @P_C_E_ @dice_europe #PancreaticCancer
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Reporting guideline for chatbot health advice studies: the Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) statement
doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf142
@BJSurgery #openaccess #chatbot #AI4Surgery #SoMe4Surgery
@SurgGPT @me4_so @BJSAcademy
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Adrenocortical carcinoma: a practical guide for clinicians thelancet.com/journals/landi…
#adrenocortical #carcinoma #ACC #adrenal
#OpenAccess
ALT (A) Overall survival according to ENSAT tumour stage (N=1713). (B) Disease-free survival after R0 resection (N=852). (C) Disease-free survival after R0 resection according to Ki67 proliferation index (N=680). Data derived from patients treated in our two centres from 2000–24. For Cox regression analyses see appendix p 7. ENSAT=European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours.
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Risk factors and mitigating measures associated with bile duct injury during cholecystectomy: meta-analysis
➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraf…
This meta-analysis examined risk factors and preventive measures for bile duct injury (BDI) following cholecystectomy. The results, based on 31 studies involving over 6.5 million surgeries, identified male sex and acute cholecystitis as significant risk factors. The study suggests that preoperative risk stratification could help improve decision-making and potentially reduce the risk of BDI.
👏👏👏Rowan Burns , Katie L Connor , Rachel V Guest , Chris C Johnston , @ewenharrison , @ProfW_edinsurg , @Asherief
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @young_bjs @juliomayol @JJEarnshaw @OUPMedicine #some4hpb #some4tpl @hpb_so #cholecystectomy
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
Resectability stages of pancreatic cancer: nationwide reference
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf120
This population-based study on the NCCN resectability stages of pancreatic adenocarcinoma indicates that the rate of LAPC was lower than reported in literature, whereas the rate of PRPC is higher
This is the first study based on a nationwide registry that reports the distribution of the anatomical resectability stages among all-comers with pancreatic adenocarcinoma and may serve as a reference for future literature and study desig
Work by Thomas F Stoop , Ingmar F Rompen , Mahsoem Ali , Bas Groot Koerkamp , Bert A Bonsing , Jan Willem B de Groot , Geert A Cirkel , Hjalmar C van Santvoort , Inez M Verpalen , I Quintus Molenaar , Johanna W Wilmink , Judith de Vos-Geelen , Lois A Daamen , Marc R W , Marjolein Y V Homs , Martijn P W Intven , Martijn W J Stommel , Vincent E de Meijer , Lydia G van der Geest , Marc G Besselink , Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #some4hpb #some4tpl @DPCG_official @pancreatitis_nl @PancreasClub #PancreasClub2023 #PancreaticCancer #Pancreatitis #HCC @PanCAN #PanCANawareness @EurPancClub @P_C_E_ @dice_europe #PancreaticCancer #cholangiocarcinoma
Nicolas Demartines retweeted
📣 Call for submissions to #BJSBookshelf
Submit your book review. Your review should include:
⭐ Your summary of the book
😷 Why Surgeons should read it
📸 Photo of the book cover
✏️ Your author details (name, affiliations and headshot if you have it!)
📧Email [email protected] for consideration and get your book review published online!
To read past reviews like Begum's
➡️ buff.ly/ZuaZmOh
#SurgeonsWhoRead @robhinchliffe1 @A160186 #BookReview #BookRecommendation
