Publications by authors named "R Kalaiselvan"
Aim: The effect of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the pathogenesis and outcome of enteroatmospheric fistulation (EAF) in the septic open abdomen (OA) is unclear. This study compares the development and outcome of EAF following NPWT with that occurring in the absence of NPWT.
Methods: Consecutive patients admitted with EAF following abdominal sepsis at a National Reference Centre for intestinal failure between 01 January 2005 and 31 December 2015 were included in this study.
Introduction: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented time for the management of colorectal cancer, with uncertainty as to cancer-specific risks and the circumventing of gold standard oncological strategies. Our study aimed to acquire a snapshot of the practice of multidisciplinary team (MDT) management and variability in response to rapidly emerging guidelines.
Methods: The survey was disseminated to 150 colorectal cancer MDTs across England and Wales taken from the National Bowel Cancer Audit data set between 15 April and 30 June 2020 for completion by colorectal surgeons.
Laparoscopic colorectal resections during the COVID-19 pandemic - business as usual?
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
September 2021
Introduction: To analyse the outcomes of major colorectal resections performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, to assess safety and explore all precautionary measures.
Method: All patients who underwent major elective colorectal resections at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospital NHS Trust between 24th March 2020 (the date that the Royal Colleges of Surgery produced their guidelines re operating during the pandemic) and 17th April 2020 were analysed from a prospectively maintained database. The primary outcome was 7-day mortality and secondary outcomes were the development of a positive COVID-19 test consequent to hospital stay and the overall complication rate.