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The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is the official journal of the College and is published eight times a year in January, March, April, May, July, September, October and November. The main aim of the journal is to publish high quality, peer-reviewed papers that relate to all branches of surgery.

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Volume 85, Number 2, March 2003

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Medical audit

Free Content 28-Day emergency surgical re-admission rates as a clinical indicator of performance
pp. 75-78(4)
Authors: Courtney E.D.J.; Ankrett S.; McCollum P.T.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219803

Free Content Consent and complications: risk disclosure varies widely between individual surgeons
pp. 79-82(4)
Authors: McManus P.L.; Wheatley K.E.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219812

Free Content Variation in general practitioner referral of patients with arterial disease
pp. 83-87(5)
Authors: Grimble S.A.J.; Button C.; Magee T.R.; Lewis M.H.; Galland R.B.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219821

Free Content Femoro-femoral arterial bypass is an effective and durable treatment for symptomatic unilateral iliac artery occlusion
pp. 88-90(3)
Authors: Pai M.; Handa A.; Hands L.; Collin J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219830

Free Content Management of gallstone disease in the elderly
pp. 91-96(6)
Authors: Arthur J.D.R.; Edwards P.R.; Chagla L.S.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219849

Free Content Current practice in the use of antiplatelet agents in the peri-operative period by UK vascular surgeons
pp. 97-101(5)
Authors: Smout J.; Stansby G.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219858

Free Content The fate of gallstones: traditional practice questioned
pp. 102-104(3)
Authors: Tamhankar A.P.; Nigam K.; Houghton P.W.J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219867

Case report

Free Content Acute adrenal insufficiency presenting as high output ileostomy
pp. 105-106(2)
Authors: Rai S.; Hemingway D.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219876

Medical audit

Free Content Referral guidelines for colorectal cancer – do they work?
pp. 107-110(4)
Authors: Eccersley A.J.; Wilson E.M.; Makris A.; Novell J.R.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219885

Original article

Free Content Postoperative stay following colorectal surgery: a study of factors associated with prolonged hospital stay
pp. 111-114(4)
Authors: Reddy K.M.; Meyer C.E.R.; Palazzo F.F.; Conaghan P.; Blunt M.C.; Stebbings W.S.L.; Leicester R.J.; Cullen P.T.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219894

Medical audit

Free Content Improving the quality of patient care: patient satisfaction with a nurse-led fracture clinic service
pp. 115-116(2)
Authors: Williams S.C.; Hollins D.; Barden-Marshall S.; Harper W.M.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219902

Free Content Factors delaying surgical treatment of hip fractures in elderly patients
pp. 117-119(3)
Authors: Charalambous C.P.; Yarwood S.; Paschalides C.; Siddique I.; Hirst P.; Paul A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219911

Free Content The use of skull X-rays in the accident and emergency department
pp. 120-122(3)
Authors: Simon S.D.; Dodds R.D.A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219920

Free Content Patient perceptions of MRSA
pp. 123-125(3)
Authors: Hamour S.M.A.; O'Bichere A.; Peters J.L.; McDonald P.J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219939

Review

Free Content What to do if it gets 'bigger'
pp. 126-128(3)
Authors: Kouriefs C.; Watkin N.A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219948

Technical Section

Free Content Controlling cement chips in revision arthroplasty
pp. 129-129(1)
Authors: Blake S.M.; Howell J.; Eyres K.S.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219957

Free Content A novel use of a 'DHS-type' plastic vertical isolation drape in spinal surgery
pp. 130-130(1)
Authors: Singh S.K.; Nagesh H.V.; Lock M.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219966

Free Content Cable ties for pelvic stabilisation
pp. 130-130(1)
Authors: Duxbury M.S.; Rossiter N.D.; Lambert A.W.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219975

Free Content Tear-drop incision for mastectomy to avoid dog-ear deformity
pp. 131-131(1)
Authors: Mirza M.; Sinha K.S.; Fortes-Mayer K.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219984

Free Content A simple technique to avoid inadvertent deep anchorage of surgical drains
pp. 131-131(1)
Authors: Maury A.; Southgate C.; John A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219993

Free Content A new way of monitoring and nursing patients with melaena
pp. 131-132(2)
Authors: McGregor R.; Keir J.A.; Wilson G.; Dawson C.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220009

Free Content A do-it-yourself vascular anastomosis simulator
pp. 132-132(1)
Authors: Weale A.R.; Mitchell D.C.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220018

Free Content Improving the view at flexible cystoscopy
pp. 132-132(1)
Authors: Payne D.A.; Kockelbergh R.C.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220027

Trainees' Presentations Recognised by the College

Free Content Publication of abstracts from the best regional presentations
pp. 133-136(4)
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220036

Selected internet viewings

Free Content Selected internet viewings
pp. 137-140(4)
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220045

Letters and comments

Free Content Surgical treatment of para-oesophageal hiatal hernia
pp. 141-141(1)
Authors: Palazzo F.F.; Hashemi M.; Cochrane J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220054

Free Content Surgical site identification – think before you print!
pp. 141-142(2)
Authors: Goyal R.W.; Lovell M.E.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220063

Free Content The Internet – friend or foe? A questionnaire study of orthopaedic out-patients
pp. 142-144(3)
Authors: Gough M.D.; Stoddard C.J.; Ackroyd R.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220072

Free Content Arthroscopy of the knee joint
pp. 144-144(1)
Author: Fairbank A.C.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220081

Free Content Issues of consent in renal transplantation
pp. 144-145(2)
Authors: Sunil S.; Austin R.; Sinha S.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220090

Free Content Breast augmentation should be on the NHS: a discussion of the ethics of rationing
pp. 145-146(2)
Authors: Pleat J.M.; Dunkin C.S.J.; Davies C.; Adams T.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220108

Free Content Acute cholecystitis – room for improvement?
pp. 146-146(1)
Author: Orr K.B.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220117

Free Content Should ICU be part of surgical training?
pp. 147-148(2)
Authors: Bhasin N.; Dean S.G.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220126

Free Content Through the letter box – a traumatic hand injury
pp. 148-148(1)
Author: Seymour A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220135

Free Content Six-fold suture: wound length ratio for abdominal closure
pp. 148-148(1)
Authors: Rampaul R.S.; Naraynsingh V.; Maharaj D.
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321220144

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