Research, Publications & Clinical Trials

2025:

 

Teaching Surgical Leaders, S Salindera verbal presentation RACS ASC 2025

 

GECKO- Global Evaluation of Cholecystectomy Knowledge and Outcomes, Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, project underway, Hospital lead and data contributor.

 

 

2024:

 

Enhanced recovery after oncological breast surgery reduces length of stay in resource limited setting, J Mui, E Cheng, S Salindera ANZ J Surg 2024 Jun;94(6):1096-1101. doi: 10.1111/ans.18901.

 

Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, Lancet Global Health 2024; 12: e1094–103, May 2024, Hospital lead and data contributor.

 

Global access to technologies to support safe and effective inguinal hernia surgery: prospective, international cohort study, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, BJS, 2024, Vol. 111, No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae164 , Hospital lead and data contributor.

 

BreastSurgANZ Targeted Axillary Dissection Registry Trial- multicentre trial reviewing outcomes of targeted axillary dissection after neoadjuvant chemotherapy- current

 

Genetic Mainstreaming in a Rural Setting, S Salindera panel presentation BreastSurgANZ June 2024

 

Younger Fellow & the Future of Surgery, S Salindera verbal presentation RACS ASC 2024

 

Consent & Communication, S Salindera verbal presentation RACS ASC 2024

 

A Magnetic Future in Regional NSW. A retrospective study on transition to Magseed® localisation for non-palpable breast cancer, P BEH, J Mui, S Salindera, E Cheng, D Ho, H Maung, RACS ASC 2024 Poster presentation

 

 

2023:

 

Robotic Surgery – training and preparing for the Future, S Salindera, invited international guest speaker Hong Kong College of Surgeons ASM Nov 2023

 

Tyranny of Distance- Challenges in Retrieval Services, S Salindera, verbal presentation RACS ASC 2023

 

Close up & Finish Up- medicolegal communication issues, panel presentation RACS ASC 2023

 

Younger Fellows Impact on The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, S Salindera verbal presentation RACS ASC 2023

 

 

2022:

 

Evaluation of apical clips placed during axillary dissection demonstrates potential under‐coverage of axillary radiation therapy target volumes during breast cancer regional nodal irradiation, Hsieh M, Ahern N, Ross W, Salindera S, Westhuyzen J, Winkley L, Shakespear T, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology Nov 2022.

 

The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study, CovidSurg Collaborative, Colorectal Disease 24: 708-726, March 2022 Hospital lead and data contribution only

 

Is Perioperative COVID-19 Really Associated with Worse Surgical Outcomes? A Nationwide COVIDSurg Propensity-Matched Analysis COVIDSurg Collaborative The Lancet 2022 October Hospital Lead and data contribution only

 

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery The Lancet Global Health 2022 May Hospital Lead and data contribution only

 

 

2021:

 

Survival outcomes are poorer amongst breast cancer patients who decline recommended treatment: a propensity score-matched analysis, Shingde, R, Salindera S, Aherne N, Millard-Newton L, Sanderson E, Ross W, European Journal of Surgical Oncology 47 (2021) abstract 49, ANZ Journal of Surgery April 2021.

 

Assessment of genetic referrals and outcomes for women with triple negative breast cancer in regional cancer centres in Australia, Hallenstein L, Sorensen C, Hodgson  L, Wen S, Westhuyzen J, Hansen

C, Last A, Amalaseelan J, Salindera S, Ross W, Spigelman A, Shakespeare T and Aherne  N, Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice (2021) 19:19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13053-021-00176-z.

 

The extent and nature of the rural surgical workforce shortage in Australia: Systematic review of the literature, Salindera S, Verbal Presentation RACS ASC 2021.

 

Breaking Barriers- How to address the rural surgical workforce shortage, Salindera S, Verbal Presentation RACS ASC 2021.

 

Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study COVIDSurg Collaborative Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021 Oct  Hospital Lead and data contribution only

Resilience of elective cancer surgery systems during COVID-19 lockdowns: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative The Lancet 2021 November Hospital Lead and data contribution only

2020:

 

Development of the ‘People-Processes-Paradigm’ critical analysis tool for Mortality & Morbidity Reviews- improving understanding of systems factors, Salindera S, Brennan M E. Accepted for publication April 2nd, 2020 ANZ Journal of surgery. DOI:10.1111/ans.15919

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Measuring the Quality of Breast Surgery in Australia & New Zealand: how do we rate? Salindera S, Economides K, Spillane A, published online 30th January 2020, The Breast.

Verbal presentation RACS ASC 2019; poster presentation London Breast Meeting 2019 and ASBD 2019.

 

Incidence of Invasive Recurrence in DCIS>5cm treated with skin sparring and nipple sparring mastectomy: the Australian Experience, Salindera S, Snook K, Hoffman J, Spillane A The Breast 50 (2020) 153e161 / Abstracts

 

Use of intra-operative imaging to reduce re-excision rates following hookwire localized excision of breast cancer: A single centre, Regional Experience. Parikh R, Salindera S, Ross W accepted verbal presentation RACS ASC 2020 Abstrat ID 1859

 

Survival outcomes are poorer amongst breast cancer patients who decline recommended treatment: a propensity score-matched analysis, Shingde, R, Salindera S, Aherne N, Millard-Newton L, Sanderson E, Ross W, accepted RACS ASC 2020 verbal presentation Abstract ID 1863

 

NSQIP: Post-implementation evaluation of a surgical site infection prevention bundle in Breast Surgery, Kim TJ, Parikh R, Millard-Newton L, Fowler A, Badhni L, Homan B, Dawadi AS, Salindera S, Ross W, accepted poster presentation RACS ASC 2020.

 

Early experience introducing oncoplastic surgery to a regional centre, Parikh R, Ross W, Salindera S, accepted poster presentation RACS ASC 2020, abstract ID 2595

 

2019:

 

Incidence of Invasive Recurrence in DCIS>5cm treated with skin sparring and nipple sparring mastectomy: the Australian Experience, Salindera S, Snook K, Hoffman J, Spillane A, verbal presentation RACS ASC 2019.

 

Measuring the Quality of Breast Surgery in Australia & New Zealand: how do we rate? Salindera S, Ofri A, Economides K, Spillane A, Verbal presentation RACS ASC 2019.

 

 

Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis with Erythema Nodosum: A Case Report & Review of the Literature, Aitchison L, Salindera S, Snook, K, Poster Presentation RACS ASC 2019.

 

Post-surgery pyoderma gangrenosum of the breast: a diagnostic dilemma? Solis E, Salindera S, Kanesalingam K, Elder E, accepted for publication ANZ Journal of Surgery 2019.

 

Quality in Rural Surgery, Salindera S, Invited presentation RACS ASC 2019

 

Development of critical analysis tool for use in surgical mortality and morbidity reviews: improving understanding of systems based factors contributing to adverse outcomes in patient care, Salidnera S, Verbal presentation RACS ASC 2019

 

How to Recruit & Train Rural Specialists, Salindera S, Verbal presentation RACS ASC 2019

 

Exploring the geder inequity in surgery-Exposing the gender pay gap, Salindera S, Toussel A, Garcia C, Janakiramanan N, Poster presentation RACS ASC 2019

 

 

2018:

The Younger Rural Surgeon-Salindera S, Invited presentation at Provincial Surgeons Association Scientific Meeting 2018

 

Revealing the Hidden Curriculum- Socialization & Surgical Education, Salindera S, Presentation at RACS ASC 2018

 

Unemployment or Underemployment: Perspective from Rural Surgery, Salindera S, Invited paper at RACS ASC 2018

 

Pec I & II blocks: regional anaesthesia for mastectomy in a regional centre, Drs Salindera S, Suen A, Wong K & Ross W,  Poster at RACS ASC 2018

 

Digitilization of Mortality & Morbidity Audit- Introducing Online Medical Record Interface & Key Perforamnce Indicators to Improve Quality in a Regional Centre, Dr S Salindera & Mr J Roche, Poster at RACS ASC 2018  

 

Clinicopathological factors influencing re-excision rates following hook wire localised excision of breast cancer: A single centre, Regional Experience. Drs Sarkar A, Salindera S, & Ross W, Poster at RACS ASC 2018

 

Emergency laparotomy: A regional experience, Drs Lansom J, Mortimer J & Salindera S, Presentation at RACS ASC 2018

 

Evaluating the management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding- a retrospective study, Salindera  S, Gandy R, Myint M, Toh J, Truskett P, Prince of Wales Hospital-Poster at RACS ASC 2016.

 

2016

An unusual cause of bilateral lower limb pitting oedema – Crohn’s septal panniculitis diagnostic of erythema nodosum” Drs S Salindera, J Toh, M Sarofim, H Patapanian, C Turner, ANZ Journal of Surgery, accepted Jan 2016- accessible online.

 

Patient Focused Outcomes Measurement- How Australia can Adopt a Global Approach, Drs S Salindera, T Pelly, N Soderlund, Health Outcomes Australia-Poster at RACS ASC 2016.

 

Perspective of an Advanced Trainee- Outreach Surgery- What are the Boundaries? Salindera, S, Presentation at RACS ASC 2016

 

2015:

Mercy Ships Lessons from the Developing World for Rural Health, Salindera, S,  Presentation at Provincial Surgeons Association ASC 2015

 

Mercy Ships, Salindera S, Surgical News, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Sept 2015

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