# CORESS Feedback: Cases from the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery **Authors:** H Corbett PMC · DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2024.0074 · Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024-09-01 ## TL;DR CORESS is a reporting system for surgeons to confidentially share cases, supported by various organizations and offering professional development benefits. ## Contribution CORESS introduces a confidential reporting system for surgeons, encouraging contributions to professional development and appraisal processes. ## Key findings - CORESS provides a platform for surgeons to report cases confidentially. - Contributors receive a Certificate of Contribution for professional development purposes. ## Abstract CORESS is an independent charity, supported by AXA Health, the MDU and the Kirby Laing Foundation. We are grateful to those who have provided the material for these reports. The online reporting form is available via the CORESS app and on the website (coress.org.uk), which also includes previous Feedback reports. Published cases are acknowledged by a Certificate of Contribution, which may be included in the contributor’s record of continuing professional development, or which may form part of appraisal or annual review of competence progression portfolio documentation. Contributions from surgeons in training are particularly welcome. ## Full-text entities - **Diseases:** gynaecological emergency (MESH:D004630), abdominal pain (MESH:D015746), neck swelling (MESH:D006258), arrest (MESH:D006323), cardiac complaint (MESH:D006331), hypoxic brain injury (MESH:D002534), tumour (MESH:D009369), rectal cancer (MESH:D012004), weight loss (MESH:D015431), -bowel obstruction (MESH:D012778), respiratory distress (MESH:D012128), tachycardia (MESH:D013610), constipation (MESH:D003248), deaths (MESH:D003643), metastatic disease (MESH:D000092182), anaemia (MESH:D000743), acute limb ischaemia (MESH:D000208), vomiting (MESH:D014839), COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382), small bowel obstruction (MESH:D007409), inflammatory bowel disease (MESH:D015212), bleeding (MESH:D006470), cyanosis (MESH:D003490), hypotensive (MESH:D007022), oedema (MESH:C536897), toxic goitre (MESH:D064420), gastric contents (MESH:D063466), aspiration (MESH:D011015), thrombosis of the right common femoral artery (MESH:D002341), Postoperative haemorrhage (MESH:D019106), neurological insult (MESH:D009461), syncopal episodes (MESH:D013575), ischaemia (MESH:D007511), ovarian cancer (MESH:D010051), ectopic pregnancy (MESH:D011271), ischaemic (MESH:D018917), appendicitis (MESH:D001064), airways compromise (MESH:D000402), stricture (MESH:D003251), arterial injury (MESH:D057772), reperfusion injury (MESH:D015427), Crohn's disease (MESH:D003424) - **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11368157/full.md ## References 1 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11368157/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11368157