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Open AccessCurrent axillary management of patients with early breast cancer and low-volume nodal disease undergoing primary surgery: results of a United Kingdom national practice survey
UK NICE guidelines recommend axillary node clearance (ANC) should be performed in all patients with biopsy-proven node-positive breast cancer having primary surgery. There is, however, increasing evidence such...
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Open AccessRecommendations for optimising pilot and feasibility work in surgery
Surgical trials are recognised as inherently challenging. Pilot and feasibility studies (PAFS) are increasingly acknowledged as a key method to optimise the design and conduct of randomised trials but remain l...
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Open AccessCurrent use of drains and management of seroma following mastectomy and axillary surgery: results of a United Kingdom national practice survey
Up to 40% of the 56,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK undergo mastectomy. Seroma formation following surgery is common, may delay wound healing, and be uncomfortable or delay the start...
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Patient perception of laparoscopic versus open mesh repair of inguinal hernia, the hard sell
Inguinal hernia repairs are one of the most commonly performed procedures in the UK. This study examined the adequacy of the consent process for inguinal hernia repair focusing on the patients’ understanding o...
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A study of vapour phase epitaxy of indium phosphide
The results of a study of the preparation of epitaxial layers of indium phosphide on indium phosphide substrates by means of the PCl3-In-InP process are presented. The limitations of the process as discovered in ...
