Orchidopexy for Testicular Torsion: A Systematic Review of Surgical Technique.

Context: Acute testicular torsion is a common urological emergency. Accepted practice is surgical exploration, detorsion, and orchidopexy for a salvageable testis.

Objective: To critically evaluate the methods of orchidopexy and their outcomes with a view to determining the optimal surgical technique.

A systematic review of the incidence of and risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation following general surgery.

Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia and can occur de novo following a surgical procedure. It is associated with increased inpatient and long-term mortality. There is limited evidence concerning new-onset atrial fibrillation following abdominal surgery.

Infection and failure rates following total hip arthroplasty for septic arthritis: a case-controlled study.

Introduction: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is performed as a 2-stage or single stage procedure in patients with a history of septic arthritis of the native hip joint. The decision is based on whether the infection is active or quiescent in the joint. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of total hip arthroplasty for septic arthritis of the native hip to a control series of patients treated for primary osteoarthritis of the hip with standard THA.

Does the addition of active body warming to in-line intravenous fluid warming prevent maternal hypothermia during elective caesarean section? A randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia occurs frequently during elective caesarean section but perioperative active body warming is not widely used. There is a paucity of evidence of its use in the obstetric population, and no applicable guidelines. We set out to identify a superior active warming method for preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia.

Has the Bachelor of Surgery Left Medical School?-A National Undergraduate Assessment.

Introduction: Nearly all trainee doctors would undertake a surgical placement in their clinical training; however, there is anecdotal evidence of variability in undergraduate surgical teaching across the UK. We set out to describe the provision of undergraduate surgery and report graduating students' opinions of aspects of this.

Methods: We undertook a cross-sectional questionnaire of medical students graduating in 2014 from UK medical schools.