Sharps injury reporting amongst surgeons.

abstract：:As general surgeons, we are regularly referred patients with epigastric pain. There are a huge number of common pathologies which cause this complaint, most of which are gastrointestinal in origin. Although the old adage goes 'common things are common', we must always keep our minds open to the possibility of the unco...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sharkey A,Cooper G

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer (2004) and the Cancer Reform Strategy (2007) support the premise that assessment and discussion of patients' needs for physical, social, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing sho...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Rogers SN,Thomson F,Lowe D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Trauma and orthopaedics is a popular surgical specialty in the UK. Recent changes to the National Health Service have suggested an imbalance with fewer jobs yet more trainees. Furthermore, subspecialisation is emerging within all surgical disciplines. The aim of this study was to examine whether there wer...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Wilson S,Jain N,Johnson DS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The retrojugular approach for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been reported to have the advantages of shorter operative time and ease of dissection, especially in high carotid lesions. Controversial opinion exists with regard to its safety and benefits over the conventional antejugular approach. METHODS:...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Antoniou GA,Murray D,Antoniou SA,Kuhan G,Serracino-Inglott F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the widespread use of the EEA stapling device, little is known about the eventual fate of the stapled anastomosis. In a study of 38 stapled colonic anastomoses the staples were found to have passed out rectally in 11 patients (29%) within 6 months of surgery. Staple loss occurred only when the small or medium ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kissin MW,Cox AG,Wilkins RA,Kark AE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the operating microscope was introduced more than 50 years ago, its use was at first confined to otolaryngology and, later, to ophthalmology. More recently its use in the development of microvascular techniques has led to spectacular advances in the field of replantation and reconstructive surgery. The organi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： O'Brien BM

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction While surgery is the cornerstone of bowel cancer treatment, it comes with significant risks. Among patients aged over 80 years, 30-day mortality is 13%-15%, and additionally 12% will not return home and go on to live in supportive care. The question for patients and clinicians is whether operative surgery...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bethune R,Sbaih M,Brosnan C,Arulampalam T

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerised audit system was used to monitor clinical and administrative management of surgical patients in a District General Hospital. In one year (1985) there were 1,060 discharges from 27 beds (39.3 patients/bed/year). Operative treatment was required in 652 patients but 408 patients did not undergo surgery. Of...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Glass RE,Thomas PA

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromas of the common bile duct are extremely rare. The lack of specific clinical or radiological features makes preoperative diagnosis in the absence of histology difficult. We report the case of a female patient who presented with obstructive jaundice and evidence of a common bile duct stricture on imaging. Sh...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： De Rosa A,Gomez D,Zaitoun AM,Cameron IC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 56 women who presented to the breast clinic with nipple discharge have been reviewed. Patients were selected for surgery by a triple assessment of clinical examination, discharge cytology and breast imaging. Surgical intervention was required in 17 women. Significant pathology was found in 11 cases incl...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Carty NJ,Mudan SS,Ravichandran D,Royle GT,Taylor I

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intact parathyroid hormone (PTHi) has a relatively short half-life and levels fall significantly within 15 min of the successful excision of all the abnormal parathyroid glands during surgery for hyperparathyroidism. Monitoring this fall has been suggested as useful in decreasing the failure rate of neck explorations ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Madira W,Robertson GS,London NJ,Iqbal SJ,Bell PR,Veitch PS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 6-month prospective study of management of surgical emergencies in a district general hospital, we have tried firstly to determine the degree to which non-life-threatening emergencies could be managed within 'social hours' (0800-1800), and secondly to identify examples of and reasons for potentially hazardous del...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Flook DJ,Crumplin MK

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubular ectasia of the rete testis is a pathologically benign process with complex and varied aetiology. It must be differentiated from neoplastic disease of the testis clinically with patient age, mode of presentation, tumour marker status and the characteristic ultrasound and Doppler study findings. Awareness and di...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Nair R,Abbaraju J,Rajbabu K,Anjum F,Sriprasad S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of nasogastric tube decompression after elective abdominal operations was assessed in a randomised trial in which 97 patients were and 100 were not allocated postoperative nasogastric decompression. Only two patients in the latter group subsequently required decompression. There was no statistically signific...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Nathan BN,Pain JA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyromatosis is a rare entity and usually appears as a consequence of the seeding on previous parathyroid surgery which was applied for the secondary hyperparathyroidism. A 63-year-old woman presented with a history of subtotal thyroidectomy 20 years ago and parathyroidectomy due to primary hyperparathyroidism (PH...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Haciyanli M,Karaisli S,Gucek Haciyanli S,Atasever A,Arikan Etit D,Gur EO,Acar T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 27-year-old man who underwent percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) repair using the Amplatzer(®) (St Jude Medical, St Paul, MN, US) septal occluder (ASO). Six weeks later, he presented with heart failure and was found to have an aorto-right atrial fistulation. He required urgent surgical de...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bashir M,Abudhaise H,Mustafa H,Fok M,Bashir A,Hammoud I,Mascaro J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide guidance about the risks which should be disclosed to patients and documented during the consent process. METHODS:The Delphi Consensus Technique was used to decide what constitutes mandatory risk disclosure for three index procedures. Documentation of risk on consent forms was audited and compare...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Edwards TJ,Finlay I,Wilkins DC,Lambert AW

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of perioperative blood transfusion on cancer progression remains controversial because retrospective clinical studies have produced conflicting results. We have collected data prospectively on 379 patients undergoing curative surgery for colorectal adenocarcinoma and assessed the effect of variables, includ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sene A,Jeacock J,Robinson C,Walsh S,Kingston RD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:John Hunter's observations on dental caries are described and various early speculative theories of its nature and causation are mentioned. With the demonstration in the late 19th century of the chemicoparasitic nature of the late 19th century of the chemicoparasitic nature of the disease attention focused on dietary ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Cohen B

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastric neuromodulation (GNM) has been advocated for the treatment of drug refractory gastroparesis or persistent nausea and vomiting in the absence of a mechanical bowel obstruction. There is, however, little in the way of objective data to support its use, particularly with regards to its effects on gas...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ullah S,Arsalani-Zadeh R,Sedman P,Avery G,Duthie GS,MacFie J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of an 89-year old Caucasian woman admitted with confusion and severe clinical manifestations of acute hypercalcaemia. There was no history suggestive of any malignancy and initial management included correction of the hypercalcaemia with intravenous fluid therapy. Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraph...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： D'cruz RT,Seet JE,Parameswaran R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seatbelt associated blunt trauma to the rectum is a rare but well recognised injury. The exact mechanism of hollow visceral injury in blunt trauma is unclear. Stress and shear waves generated by abdominal compression may in part account for injury to gas containing structures. A 'seatbelt sign' (linear ecchymosis acro...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： El Kafsi J,Kraus R,Guy R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous cervical lymphocoeles are extremely rare. Their surgical management can pose many challenges with the lack of clear surgical planes potentiating risks. We present the case of a patient with an extensive right-sided cervical lymphocoele. Surgical excision would have involved extensive surgery with risk to ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Qureishi A,Silva P,Lamyman A,Cox G

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finger discoloration may result from recognized conditions affecting upper limb vasculature. We describe 11 patients who presented with acute pain, swelling and blue/purple discoloration in a finger. This benign condition mimicked digital ischaemia. There were 9 women and 2 men. The episode usually started with an ach...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Khaira HS,Rittoo D,Vohra RK,Smith SR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Complications of epidural catheterisation can cause significant morbidity. Epidural abscess following epidural catheterisation is rare and the reported incidence is variable. The purpose of this study was to review the incidence of epidural abscess in patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Wallace D,Bright E,London NJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma care has evolved rapidly over the past decade. The benefits of operative fracture management in major trauma patients are well recognised. Concerns over early total care arose when applied broadly. The burden of additional surgical trauma could constitute a second hit, fuelling the inflammatory response and pre...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bates P,Parker P,McFadyen I,Pallister I

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Annual General Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists for 1983 was held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 14th January 1983. The following are abstracts of the papers presented. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors：

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In future, outcomes following shoulder surgery may be subject to public survey. Many outcome measures exist but we do not know whether there is a consensus between shoulder surgeons in the UK. The aim of this study was to survey the preferred outcome measures used by National Health Service (NHS) shoulder ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Varghese M,Lamb J,Rambani R,Venkateswaran B

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few years, minimally invasive oesophagectomy has become an increasingly popular approach for oesophagectomy showing advantages in terms of fewer postoperative complications, shorter hospital stay and faster recovery. We present the case of a 60-year-old man with a lesion of the distal third of the oesophag...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Annicchiarico A,Dalmonte G,Morini A,Marchesi F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding from the edge of an ileostomy site is a common problem. In those who have undergone a proctocolectomy with ileostomy formation in conjunction with a risk of chronic liver disease (even with normal liver function tests), this may be due to peristomal varices. If this is the case, significant, difficult-to-cont...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Farquharson AL,Bannister JJ,Yates SP

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00