The implications of variations in nasal irrigation recipes in the United Kingdom.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the variations in publicly available nasal irrigation recipes published in the United Kingdom (UK).

Design: Internet searches used to identify eligible nasal irrigation recipes. These were then examined for their physical and biochemical properties, through theoretical calculations and experimental measurement.

A Lack of Communication and Awareness in Nontechnical Skills Training? A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceptions of Trainers and Trainees in Surgical Training.

Objective: To examine the perceptions of surgical trainees and trainers towards nontechnical skills (NTS) as a concept, its role in training, and the challenges of developing these skills.

Design: A case series of semistructured interviews using an interpretivist grounded theory approach for qualitative analysis.

Setting: East Midlands (North) core surgical training programme in the United Kingdom.

Short-term Mortality, Morbidity and Recovery Milestones after Major Lower Limb Amputation: a Prospective Evaluation of Outcomes in a Tertiary Center.

Background: Major lower limb amputation (MLLA) is well recognized to carry a high rate of mortality; however, little evidence explores the reasons for this. Even fewer studies look at other outcomes after MLLA such as major morbidity and functional and social recovery. This study aims to provide a contemporary analysis of these outcomes to contextualize the current state of care for MLLA in the United Kingdom.

Influence of Perioperative Serum Magnesium for Cardiac and Noncardiac Morbidity and Mortality Following Emergency Peripheral Vascular Surgery.

Objectives: To examine the influence of serum magnesium on 30-day mortality and cardiac and noncardiac morbidity.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional observational study of routinely collected prospective data.

Setting: Single-center tertiary vascular center in the United Kingdom.

Outcome after Turndown for Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery.

Objectives: The aim was to assess the survival of patients who had been turned down for repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and to examine the factors influencing this.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of a prospectively maintained database of all patients turned down for AAA intervention by the Black Country Vascular Network multidisciplinary team (MDT) from January 2013 to December 2015. Data on AAA size, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and cause of death were recorded.