Identification and treatment of anaemia in patients awaiting hip replacement.

abstract：:Introduction Large, complicated ventral hernias are an increasingly common problem. The transversus abdominis muscle release (TAMR) is a recently described modification of posterior components separation for repair of such hernias. We describe our initial experience with TAMR and sublay mesh to facilitate abdominal wa...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Appleton ND,Anderson KD,Hancock K,Scott MH,Walsh CJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a patient who sustained a significant haemothorax while playing with a Nintendo Wii console. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Peek AC,Ibrahim T,Abunasra H,Waller D,Natarajan R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraoperative neural monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve has been widely used to avoid nerve injury during thyroidectomy. We discuss the results of the change in surgical strategy after unilateral signal loss surgeries using intermittent intraoperative neural monitoring in a high-volume referral c...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gür EO,Haciyanli M,Karaisli S,Haciyanli S,Kamer E,Acar T,Kumkumoglu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis has become a major issue for surgeons both in the UK and worldwide. Several different sources of guidance on VTE prophylaxis are available but these differ in design and detail. METHODS:Two similar audits were performed, one year apart, on the VTE prophylaxis presc...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Veeramootoo D,Harrower L,Saunders R,Robinson D,Campbell WB

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hand injuries constitute the largest number of acute referrals to this plastic surgery unit, the admission of these patients often displacing routine admissions due to bed shortages, thus increasing waiting list time. This study showed that a high percentage of these injuries were alcohol-related and were there...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Marston RA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma (EES) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm of primitive mesenchymal cells. There is a scarcity of data on EES involving the head and neck, with studies being over years or even decades. We are the first to report a case of EES involving the carotid artery and its subsequent surgical excision and ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kallala R,Nikkhah D,Nix P,Woodhead C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a waiting list initiative, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were arranged for 69 patients waiting for knee arthroscopy. All patients had a clinical diagnosis of a meniscal tear. With 11 non-attenders, 58 scans were performed. Of the patients scanned, 35 had demonstrable meniscal tears, and five patien...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Williams RL,Williams LA,Watura R,Fairclough JA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nephroureterectomy with excision of a cuff of bladder remains the standard for managing upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Increasing use of diagnostic upper tract endoscopy has underlined the importance of obtaining a pre-operative histological diagnosis in order to avoid under-treating high-g...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Chitale S,Mbakada R,Irving S,Burgess N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial screening by senior surgical staff of surgical patients referred for emergency hospital admission should result in improved patient management. The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of this policy. The primary outcome measure was hospital admission rates. The number of operations, diagn...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gaskell DJ,Lewis PA,Crosby DL,Roberts CJ,Fenn N,Roberts SM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We report our ten-year experience of thyroglossal cyst excision at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, comparing outcomes, practice and technique. METHODS:Retrospective case note analysis was conducted alongside surgical histopathology review for all thyroglossal cyst excisions performed between 2000 and ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ubayasiri KM,Brocklehurst J,Judd O,Beasley N

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the current scale of provision of patient information materials by consultant surgeons in UK NHS and private sector hospitals. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of the responses of 12,555 surgical patients to surveys evaluating surgical services provided by specific consultants. SETTING:7 NHS Trusts and ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Meredith P,Emberton M

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:The anaesthetic requirements for microsurgery of the larynx are described and techniques in frequent use reviewed. A method involving the Coplans nasotracheal cuffed tube and using controlled ventilation is described and its advantages detailed. The illustrations and blood gas measurements support the authors' view th...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Keen RI,Kotak PK,Ramsden RT

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All tumours have certain broad characteristics in common, though they vary widely in their origin, distribution, shape, and mode of spread. The part played by anatomical factors in determining these variations is discussed and the need for the surgeon to bear these factors in mind in diagnosis and treatment is emphasi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Levene AL

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Insulinoma is a rare, but curable, endocrine tumour. The ability to localise the tumour accurately before or during surgery is an important factor in the management of these elusive lesions, which has been extensively debated. We have reviewed our experience of these lesions to establish the role of locali...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ravi K,Britton BJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high incidence of complications related to bleeding was observed after open prosthetic inguinal hernia repair. The site of injection of low-dose heparin into the abdominal wall was thought to be a possible causal factor for these complications. The wound complication rate after repair of primary unilateral inguinal ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Wright DM,O'Dwyer PJ,Paterson CR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Ganz trochanteric flip approach aims to avoid the potential risk of avascular necrosis in hip conserving surgery and may reduce the risk of femoral neck fractures, neck thinning and femoral head implant migration in hip resurfacing. Our initial audit revealed the complications of non-union and trochant...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Guyver PM,Cattell A,Reddy RP,Edwards C,Williams D,Dixon SM,Norton MR,Fern ED

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric spiral organisms were first described in man in 1939 and identified as Helicobacter pylori causing peptic ulcers in the early 1980s. Surgical specimens of gastric resections from 1939 showed H. pylori to be present. Full-thickness sections of gastric mucosa from gastric specimens from the eighteenth-century Hu...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Walker MM,Baron JH

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bochdalek hernias rarely contain an intrathoracic kidney, and there are few reports of their operative repair. A woman presented with progressive dyspnoea limiting her quality of life. Imaging showed a Bochdalek hernia containing omentum, large bowel and the left kidney. The woman was unexpectedly admitted to the inte...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Halle-Smith JM,Pande R,Griffiths EA

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite published criteria predicting poor survival after operation for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA), little is known about the factors which influence surgeons not to operate. Questionnaires were sent to all 404 members of the Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, posing questions about...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hewin DF,Campbell WB

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:Analysis of the primary fellowship results showed that on average candidates were scoring a significantly higher mark in the MCQ than in the essay or viva. The level of MCQ marking has therefore been reset to the standards of the other parts of the examination. The need for continually monitoring the results of all ex...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lumley JS,Browne PD,Elcock NJ

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and four patients with second, third degree or thrombosed prolapsed piles, treated by cryotherapy, were studied pre- and postoperatively. A computer analysis was made of all relevant data such as pile mass, freezing time and results of treatment. The method, which is easy to perform and cost effective, is ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Southam JA

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) is a mandatory examination to enter higher surgical specialty training in the UK. It is designed to help to ensure that successful candidates are competent to practice as higher surgical trainees. The annual review of competence progres...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Scrimgeour D,Brennan PA,Griffiths G,Lee AJ,Smith F,Cleland J

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood achalasia is an uncommon condition characterised by the absence of oesophageal peristalsis together with increased resting pressure and failure of relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter. The currently accepted management is a modified Heller's cardiomyotomy with Nissen fundoplication; however, the lon...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Morris-Stiff G,Khan R,Foster ME,Lari J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An increasing quantity of data is required to guide precision medicine and advance future healthcare practices, but current analytical methods often become overwhelmed. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a promising solution. Plastic surgery is an innovative surgical specialty expected to implement AI i...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Murphy DC,Saleh DB

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isaac Newton, among others, observed that 'we see so far because we are standing upon the shoulders of giants'. In vascular surgery most of the giants have been European, and this is a heritage which we as Europeans can take pride in and build upon if we chose to do so. As in other areas of life, commitment is essenti...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Harris P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital cysts of the biliary tree, although uncommon, are being reported in increasing numbers. The widely accepted classification would seem to warrant modification in the light of recent observations. The clinical spectrum of the condition is reviewed, together with the surgical approach to treatment and its indi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Olbourne NA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brachial plexus is related intimately to the clavicle such that injury can occur primarily and most commonly at the time of trauma through traction or it can occur secondarily, mainly owing to hypertrophic non-union with exuberant callus formation, causing compression of the plexus. The movement-dependent rearrang...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Thavarajah D,Scadden J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00