Free Paper Session I
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
Overview
Chairs: Ines Rubio (Spain), Deborah McNamara (Ireland)
The best oral free papers will be presented in this session, the ‘Best Free Paper’ prize and BJS prize will be selected among them.
Speaker
Ms Francine Vos
MD
University Medical Center Groningen
Timing and Clinical Presentation of Peripheral Vascular Graft Infection Inform Diagnostic Recognition
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Dr Shreya Bhatt
Doctor
Hull University Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust
Thermal Clues Beneath the Surface: A pilot, feasibility study evaluating the use of infrared imaging in predicting surgical site infections
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
Mr Rick Hulskes
Amsterdam UMC
High fraction of inspired oxygen for surgical site infection prevention: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Dr Luis Asensio-gomez
Consultant
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Early administration of botulinum toxin for primary fascial closure in open abdomen management: protocol for BOTUCLOSURE multicentre randomised clinical trial.
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Ms Frederike Dieleman
MD
Amsterdam Umc
Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Surgical Site Occurrences after Contaminated Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Mr. Giles Bond-smith
Consultant Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
Redefining Surgical Incision Outcomes: International Consensus and Validation of a Novel Universal Classification System
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
