Rowe-Jones, D C, Peel, A L, Kingston, R D, Shaw, J F, Teasdale, C, Cole, D S
OBJECTIVE--To establish whether a single preoperative dose of cefotaxime plus metronidazole was as effective as a standard three dose regimen of cefuroxime plus metronidazole in preventing wound...
Rowe-Jones, D C, Peel, A L, Kingston, R D, Shaw, J F, Teasdale, C, Cole, D S
OBJECTIVE--To establish whether a single preoperative dose of cefotaxime plus metronidazole was as effective as a standard three dose regimen of cefuroxime plus metronidazole in preventing wound...
How should the common bile duct be explored?
Peel, A. L., Bourke, J. B., Hermon-Taylor, J., MacLean, A. D., Mann, C. V., Ritchie, H. D.
An attempt has been made to find which of 3 operations currently in use for exploring the bile ducts gave the best clinical results. For this purpose 3 series of consecutive patients treated at The...
Sphincter patency and hepatic BSP uptake after biliary sphincterotomy.
Peel, A. L., Delvin, H. B., Ritchie, H. D.
An attempt has been made to assess the patency and function of the choledochoduodenal junction after biliary sphincterotomy by estimating the first arrival time of injected bromsulphalein (BSP) in...
A critical assessment of fluoroscopy in peroperative cholangiography.
In a prospective study of 248 patients undergoing peroperative cholangiography fluoroscopy improved the quality of radiographs by ensuring the use of a volume of contrast medium appropriate to each...
High fibre diet in symptomatic diverticular disease of the colon.
Leahy, A. L., Ellis, R. M., Quill, D. S., Peel, A. L.
Over the past decade fibre supplementation has achieved widespread acceptance in the management of symptomatic diverticular disease, although the efficacy of this treatment has been debated. We have...
A prospective randomised controlled trial of mezlocillin versus netilmicin in biliary surgery.
Gillen, P., Ryan, W., Peel, A. L.
A prospective randomised controlled trial of mezlocillin versus netilmicin in 133 patients undergoing biliary surgery at a district hospital is reported. Sixty-four patients received mezlocillin and...
Choledochoscopy? Post-exploratory fluorocholangiography? Or both?
Per-operative, post-exploratory fluorocholangiography and choledochoscopy were evaluated prospectively in 59 consecutive patients undergoing bile duct exploration for calculus disease....
Duodenal ulcer perforation: the effect of H2 antagonists?
Gillen, P., Ryan, W., Peel, A. L., Devlin, H. B.
One hundred and two patients with perforated duodenal ulcers over a 13 year period (1970 to 1982) have been prospectively followed-up at a special gastric clinic. Of the 37 patients with perforation...
Infection is an important arbiter of success or failure of surgical practice and the incidence of infection is incorporated into all surgical audit systems. If audit is to be of value the outcome end...
The value of HIDA scanning in intestinal fistulae.
Gillen, P., Peel, A. L., Rosenberg, I. L., Reeder, A., Gill, P.
Intestinal fistulae have been outlined using the delayed phase of Tc-99m labelled HIDA. The technique involved is simple, safe and easily reproducible. This method has advantages over conventional...