Antiplatelets Trialists’ Collaboration,
273
Antithrombin (AT) deficiency,
270
,
272b
Antithrombotic Therapy Consensus Conference,
14
APACHE (Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation) O score,
145
APACHE (Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation) II score,
101
,
138
,
324
Appendicectomy
Appendicitis
Appendix
Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales,
25
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI),
44
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) database,
289
Malignant Bowel Obstruction (MBO) Study,
289
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI),
81
,
82
,
82b
Asymptomatic inguinal hernias,
71
Atlanta consensus conference, acute pancreatitis,
142
,
142b
B
Balthazar scoring system,
145
Baltimore Cochrane Centre,
8
‘Basket’ of procedures, day case surgery,
42–43
,
43b
,
46
Behavioural Pain Score (BPS),
27
Bell classification, necrotising enterocolitis,
221
,
223t
‘Beyond reasonable doubt’, defined,
15
acute gallstone disease,
139
Biliary tree injury scale, extrahepatic,
259t
Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD),
347
Bioelectrical impedance,
312
Biomarkers, surgical risk,
294
Bladder injury scale,
263t
Bleeding
Body mass index (BMI), day surgery,
45
,
45f
Botox (botulinum toxin),
210
Bowel damage, colonoscopy,
197
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP),
294
Branched-chain amino acids,
322
British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN),
313–314
British Consensus Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Adult Surgical Patients (GIFTASUP),
301–302
British Medical Journal
(BMJ) Publishing Group,
4
BMJ Evidence Centre (internet),
4
British National Formulary
,
318
British Psychological Society,
4
British Society of Gastroenterology,
151b
Burns, nutritional support,
322
C
Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination,
14
Carbohydrate metabolism,
309
Cardiac function
abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS),
239
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPEX),
293
,
294b
Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient
(CCrISP) system,
330–331
,
331f
Catheters
Central venous access,
317
Centre for Evidence-based Medicine,
5
,
14
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD),
5
Cervical vascular organ injury scale,
255t
Chest, abdominal injuries, combined head,
234
Chest pain, gastric band,
353
Chest wall injury scale,
255t
Children
Cholecystectomy, laparoscopic,
50
Cholecystitis
Chronic abdominal sepsis,
341
Clinical guidelines,
11–13
Clostridium difficile
,
92–93
Coagulation disturbances,
329
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,
4–5
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,
4
Cochrane Review Methodology Register,
5
Cochrane Reviewers’ Handbook,
5
,
9
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE),
5
Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA),
5
NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED),
5
,
7
Coffee-ground vomiting,
118
Colitis
Collagen-related disorders,
57–58
preoperative preparation,
179
Colonic injury
Colonoscopy
perforation, management,
197f
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) database (ACPGBI),
289
Combined oral contraceptive pill (cOCP),
271–272
Commercially available nutrients,
319
Communicating surgical risk,
294–296
Compression stockings, graduated elastic,
273
,
273b
Computed tomography (CT)
deep vein thrombosis (DVT),
276
pulmonary angiography (CTPA),
277
Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD),
85–86
Condition-specific outcome measures,
25–26
Confidence interval (CI),
9–10
Congenital umbilical hernias,
61
Connective tissue disorders,
164
Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials,
6
,
6t
CONSORT 2010 statement,
6
,
6t
Construct validity, defined,
24
Content validity, defined,
24
Continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP),
300–301
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT),
231–232
Corrosive perforations,
110
C-reactive protein (CRP),
294
Criteria-based recovery,
51
Criterion validity, defined,
24
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP),
7
Curtis–Fitz-Hugh syndrome,
85
Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2)-specific inhibitor,
103