Dr Deborah Wright

2026

Journal - Research Article

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, and the GlobalSurg Collaborative, including Wright, D., Lee, M. S., Lin, A., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2026). Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: A prospective cohort study. Lancet Global Health, 14(2), e199-e212. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00476-0

2025

Journal - Research Article

Varghese, C., Peters, L., Garborit, L., Xu, W., Kalyanasundram, K., Basam, A., … Wright, D., … TASMAN Collaborative, including Jeffery, F., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Ju, W., Glyn, T., Thompson, N., Chou, J., Lin, A., & Richter, K. (2025). Predicting opioid consumption after surgical discharge: A multinational derivation and validation study using a foundation model. npj Digital Medicine, 8(1), 547. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01798-6

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Shafaei Pishabad, Z., Sarkar, D., Jeffs, A., Samaratunga, H., Rhodes, J., Costello, R., Highton, A., Wright, D., Pattison, S., Kemp, R., Delahunt, B., Braithwaite, A., Slatter, T., & Mehta, S. (2025). Development of a prognostic tool for identifying high-risk prostate cancer patients. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go

2024

Journal - Research Article

Fleischl, W., Clifford, K., & Wright, D. (2024). Prevalence and outcomes of Hartmann's reversal following Hartmann's procedure in a regional center, a retrospective cohort study. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 409, 369. doi: 10.1007/s00423-024-03558-8

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D., Jeffery, F., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Divinagracia, J., Liu, Y., Glyn, T., Divekar, T., Gernhoefer, E., Chou, J., Lin, A., Richter, K., & Soliman, N. B. (2024). Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: A multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. Anaesthesia, 79(9), 924-936. doi: 10.1111/anae.16297

STRATA Collaborative, and CholeS Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., & Haddow, J. (2024). External validation of CholeS conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy (CLOC) risk score in Aotearoa New Zealand: A validation study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94(6), 1108-1113. doi: 10.1111/ans.18921

STRATA Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., Haddow, J., and CHOLECOVID Collaborative, including Jeffery, F. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A national cohort study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94(4), 674-683. doi: 10.1111/ans.18830

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Divinagracia, J., Glyn, T., Choi, H., Divekar, T., Chou, J., Lin, A., Richter, K., & Soliman, N. B. (2024). Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: Multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. British Journal of Surgery, 111(1), znad421. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad421

Journal - Research Other

Xu, W., McGuinness, M. J., Wells, C., Varghese, C., Elliott, B., Paterson, L., … Wright, D., … on behalf of the STRATA Collaborative. (2024). Protocol for a national, multicentre study of post-endoscopy colorectal and upper gastrointestinal cancers: The POET study. Colorectal Disease, 26, 1720-1731. doi: 10.1111/codi.17057

Ray Das, S., Delahunt, B., Lasham, A., Li, K., Wright, D., Print, C., Slatter, T., Braithwaite, A., & Mehta, S. (2024). Combining TP53 mutation and isoform has the potential to improve clinical practice. Pathology, 56(4), 473-483. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2024.02.003

2023

Journal - Research Article

STRATA Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Bathgate, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Fearnley-Fitzgerald, C., Suresh, K., & Zeng, E. (2023). Variation in the practice of cholecystectomy for benign biliary disease in Aotearoa New Zealand: A population-based cohort study. HPB, 25(8), 941-953. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.04.011

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D. (2023). Study management strategies to optimize student- and trainee-led collaborative research. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, 28-34. doi: 10.1111/ans.18187

Journal - Research Other

Butson, R., Barnes, T., & Wright, D. (2023). Fostering authenticity in surgical education: Creating a safe space for medical students to practice as doctors. Journal of Surgical Education, 80(2), 159-165. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.08.014

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Barnes, T., Lesche, S., Butson, R., & Wright, D. (2023). Fostering authenticity in undergraduate surgical education: An innovative approach to teaching in the operating theatre. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(Suppl. 1), (pp. 179). doi: 10.1111/ans.18394

Fleischl, W., Clifford, K., & Wright, D. (2023). Hartmann's reversal following Hartmann's procedure: A retrospective cohort study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(Suppl. 1), (pp. 69). doi: 10.1111/ans.18394

2022

Journal - Research Article

NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery, COVIDSurg Collaborative, including Benson, R. A., Lyons, O., Wright, D. M., & Kieser, D. C. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: Development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. Lancet, 400, 1607-1617. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3

The POSTVenTT Study Collaborative, including Wright, D., Brown, A. W., Allen-Brough, C., Kieser, D. C., Roake, J., Lyons, O., Lim, E. T., Glyn, T., Roberts, E., Siggins, L., Gandhi, K., Huang, J., Hart, A., & Amer, M. (2022). The management of peri-operative anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery in Australia and New Zealand: A prospective cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia, 217(9), 487-493. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51725

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lim, E., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Egbuji, J., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., & Lahood, Z. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 77(1), 28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563

Mehta, S., Wright, D., Black, M. A., Merrie, A., Anjomshoaa, A., Munro, F., Reeve, A., McCall, J., & Print, C. (2022). Impact of clinical data veracity on cancer genomic research. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkac070

McGuinness, M. J., Harmston, C., on behalf of STRATA, including Wright, D., Miller, R., & Clifford, Z. (2022). Management and outcomes of rib fractures in patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma: Results of the Aotearoa New Zealand RiBZ study. Injury, 53(9), 2953-2959. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.058

Journal - Research Other

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D. (2022). Opioid PrEscRiptions and usage After Surgery (OPERAS): Protocol for a prospective multicentre observational cohort study of opioid use after surgery. BMJ Open, 12, e063577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063577

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wright, D., Boren, M., Butson, R., Lesche, S., & Barnes, T. (2022). Exploring medical student perspectives on the use of real-life/real-time video to enhance operating theatre learning. Colorectal Disease, 24(Suppl. 1), (pp. 141-142). doi: 10.1111/codi.16048

2021

Journal - Research Article

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Rennie, S., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lim, E., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., Gaston, M., & Haimona, M. (2021). Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76, 1454-1464. doi: 10.1111/anae.15560

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Rennie, S., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., Gaston, M., & Haimona, M. (2021). Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76, 748-758. doi: 10.1111/anae.15458

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Rennie, S., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lim, E., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., Gaston, M., & Haimona, M. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: Data from an international prospective cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 108, 1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101

Journal - Research Other

STRATA Collaborative, including Wright, D. (2021). Barriers and solutions to trainee-led research collaboratives in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1541), 119-122. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2020

Journal - Research Other

Wright, D. M., & Windsor, J. A. (2020). Sex inequity in surgical training. JAMA Surgery, 155(11), 1026-1027. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3022

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wright, D., & Butson, R. (2020). Revolutionising the undergraduate surgical attachment: Using technology to enhance legitimate peripheral participation. In M. Anakin & Q. Liu (Eds.), Proceedings of the Otago Medical School Health Professions Education Research Group Symposium [Online]. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago Medical School, Dunedin Campus, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10591

2013

Journal - Research Article

McDonald, R. E., Jeeves, A. E., Vasey, C. E., Wright, D. M., & O'Grady, G. (2013). Supply and demand mismatch for flexible (part-time) surgical training in Australasia. Medical Journal of Australia, 198(8), 423-425. doi: 10.5694/mja12.11685

Journal - Research Other

Wright, D. M., Evennett, N. J., & Windsor, J. A. (2013). Necessary research knowledge and skills for all surgeons: A futile survey or fuel for debate? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(10), 702-704. doi: 10.1111/ans.12243

2012

Journal - Research Article

Wright, D. M., McNeill, R., Merrie, A. E. H., & Print, C. G. (2012). Great expectations: Use of molecular tests and computerized prognostic tools in New Zealand cancer care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1353), 9-21. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2011

Journal - Research Article

Wright, D. M., Arnold, J. L., Parry, B., Hulme-Moir, M., Winship, I. M., & Parry, S. (2011). Immunohistochemistry to detect hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in young patients: The 7-year Auckland experience. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 54(5), 552-558. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31820e3265

Wright, D. M., Print, C. G., & Merrie, A. E. H. (2011). Clinical decision support systems: Should we rely on unvalidated tools? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 81(5), 314-317. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05703.x

2008

Journal - Research Other

Wright, D. M., & Parry, B. (2008). Campylobacter and acute appendicitis? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78(12), 1142. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04779.x