The list of the top 10 most-read articles in BMJ Open in August is topped by a protocol that sets out an implementation research study to assess the surgical scale-up process in the rural district of Achham, Nepal. You can see it here. There are three protocols in the top 10.
| Authors | Title | |
| 1 | D Smith-Rohrberg Maru et al. | Implementing surgical services in a rural, resource-limited setting: a study protocol |
| 2 | K Engkilde et al. | Association between cancer and contact allergy: a linkage study |
| 3 | JW Vaupel et al. | Life expectancy and disparity: an international comparison of life table data |
| 4 | I Skeie et al. | Changes in somatic disease incidents during opioid maintenance treatment: results from a Norwegian cohort study |
| 5 | J Brett et al. | A systematic mapping review of effective interventions for communicating with, supporting and providing information to parents of preterm infants |
| 6 | G Tugnoli et al. | The NOTA study: non-operative treatment for acute appendicitis: prospective study on the efficacy and safety of antibiotic treatment (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) in patients with right sided lower abdominal pain |
| 7 | A Kjaergaard Danielsen et al. | Early closure of temporary ileostomy—the EASY trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| 8 | S Voigt-Radloff et al. | A multicentre RCT on community occupational therapy in Alzheimer’s disease: 10 sessions are not better than one consultation |
| 9 | C Heneghan et al. | Medical-device recalls in the UK and the device-regulation process: retrospective review of safety notices and alerts |
| 10 | S Vinther & J Rosenberg | Fate of manuscripts rejected by a non-English-language general medical journal: a retrospective cohort study |
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