Professor Robert Hinchliffe
MB ChB(Bristol), MD(Nott.), FRCS(RCS)
Current positions
Clinical Professor of Vascular Surgery
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
PeRiOperative Tobacco-cEssation in patients undergoing vascular or CardioThOracic suRgery PROTECTOR Study
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Tobacco-smoking is the single biggest cause of predictable death worldwide. Patients undergoing vascular and cardiothoracic surgery have a high prevalence of tobacco smoking.
This project aims to investigate current best evidence…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/01/2023 to 31/12/2024
Continuous rectus sheath Analgesia in eMErgency LaparOTomy (CAMELOT)
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Trial in progress
Recruitment started January 2022Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/01/2022 to 30/09/2026
Frameworks for the reporting of Anaesthesia interventions in randomised controlled trials. Project lead
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The Anaesthesia Research Society and the RCoA Perioperative Medicine Clinical Trials Network (POMCTN) are stakeholders in this NIAA-funded project to create Frameworks for the design and reporting of anaesthetic interventions…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/01/2021 to 30/06/2024
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
06/04/2026Development of a standard definition of 'no-option' and 'poor-option' for revascularization in chronic limb-threatening ischemia
The British journal of surgery
Do Arterial Allografts Outperform Venous in Cryopreserved Bypass for Limb Salvage? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Infrainguinal Revascularisation Outcomes
Annals of Vascular Surgery
Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Effectiveness of interventions delivered within inpatient perioperative care in adults undergoing surgery
BJS Open
A systematic review of clinical outcome reporting for curative surgical treatment of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
HPB



