Aims: To assess correlation between the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score and the
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and which patient factors can influence patient-reported …

Background: For surgical management of degenerative cervical spine disease with
myeloradiculopathy, stand-alone cages are frequently used in 1- and 2-level anterior cervical …

Aim: In April 2020 routine elective surgery in England was suspended in response to
coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Low COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the South …

Background Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is the commonest cause of fatal sporadic
encephalitis, with HSV-1causing most of the cases and HSV-2 usually presenting in …

Purpose: The use of prophylactic antibiotics in the mesh repair of inguinal hernias remains
controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the perception of surgeons about …

Background Functional capacity is an important component of risk assessment for major
surgery. Doctors' clinical subjective assessment of patients' functional capacity has uncertain …

… Heterogeneity was assessed using the I 2 statistic and the χ 2 test for heterogeneity was
performed, with P < 0.1 considered as statistically significant heterogeneity. I 2 values below 25…

Background Whilst the early to mid-term efficacy of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is
well established, there is comparatively less detailing of long-term efficacy. The objectives of …

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a commonly performed bariatric procedure. Weight regain
following SG is a significant issue. Yet the defining, reporting and understanding of this …

Background Diverticulitis is a common condition with a broad spectrum of disease severity.
A scoring system has been proposed for diagnosing diverticulitis, and a number of scoring …