In his report (Br J Surg 1990; 77: 748) MacGowan suggests that 'all patients who undergo surgery should be regarded as potentially HIV positive' and that surgeons should 'avoid puncturing gloves' and be 'extra careful to avoid self-inflicted injury'. I have yet to meet a surgeon who did not try to
Vacuum drainage of groin wounds after vascular surgery
β Scribed by C. V. Ruckley; M. G. Dunlop; J. N. Fox; A. E. Clason; P. A. Stonebridge
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 274 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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β¦ Synopsis
if required (as stated in the paper). The reason for a 16 per cent 'failure' of conservative management may be due to the late referral of children following onset of symptoms of strangulation (up to 96 h), and to the fact that many children (36 per cent) had had failed conservative management at other hospitals. We were able to reduce many of these but failed in some.
On ii more optimistic note, a look through o u r audit computer shows no emergency operations were performed for irreducible inguinal hernias in the preceding 12 months. It appears the message is getting through.
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