Foot complications are a common cause of hospital admission of people with diabetes and a
frequent cause of amputation. Neuropathy and arterial disease make the foot particularly …

Background Older adults undergoing emergency abdominal surgery have significantly
poorer outcomes than younger adults. For those who survive, the level of care required on …

Robot-assisted anti-reflux surgery (RA-ARS) is increasingly being used to treat refractory
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The IDEAL (Idea, Development, Exploration …

Introduction Robotic cholecystectomy (RC) is a recent innovation in minimally invasive
gallbladder surgery. The IDEAL (idea, development, exploration, assessment, long-term …

Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing elective parathyroidectomy were evaluated, and
demographic data and relevant blood parameters collected. A renal risk score was …

Preoperative fasting is necessary to reduce the risk of regurgitation of gastric contents and
pulmonary aspiration in patients undergoing general anaesthetic and procedural sedation …

Postoperative radiographs are conventionally taken after open reduction and internal
fixation (ORIF) of mandibular fractures, but routine radiographic exposure in patients who …

We read the article by Hassan et al. 1 with great interest. The article describes the emerging
electronic cigarette burns trend, and their experience at the Pinderfields General Hospital …

Aim We designed and implemented an audit to investigate compliance with the guideline
Preoperative Tests published by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) …

Aim Surgical site infection (SSI) is common after colorectal surgery. Recent attempts to
measure SSI have focused on inpatient SSI and readmissions. This study examined patient …