A prospective study of 444 consecutive patients diagnosed as having acute appendicitis
was carried out in a district general hospital. The appendix was acutely inflamed …

The effect of faecal loading of the colon on the healing of rat colonic anastomoses has been
investigated in a prospective randomized and controlled study. Anastomotic dehiscence …

In the first round of the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme, 35533 women
attended for screening at the two breast screening units served by St Bartholomew's …

The effect of surgical drainage materials on rat colonic healing has been investigated in a
prospective randomized and controlled study. Latex, silicone rubber (Silastic) …

A randomized trial of high vacuum Redivac drains and low vacuum Portovac drains has
been conducted in 46 female patients undergoing simple mastectomy through a transverse …

This study sought to determine in a district general hospital (a) the frequency and nature of
bacterial contamination at operation,(b) the incidence of consequent infection and (c) the …

A study at the Reading District Hospitals on 451 consecutive patients undergoing
appendicectomy through grid-iron incisions sought to determine factors influencing wound …

All 253 appendicectomies done at a district general hospital over a five-month period were
included in a controlled trial of wound spraying (povidone iodine or polyantibiotic aerosols) …

A retrospective review of 201 patients with stab wounds admitted to an East London Hospital
over a period of six years was performed. There was no striking increase in the annual …

Peritoneal adhesions were induced in 250 female Wistar rats by the excision and closure of
a right lower quadrant parietal peritoneal defect. After closure of the defect each rat was …