Clinical Lead for the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)
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1 Saunders DI, Murray D, Pichel AC, Varley S, Peden CJ, on behalf of the members of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network. Variations in mortality after emergency laparotomy: the first report of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network. Br J Anaesth 2012; 109: 368–75 2 Surgical risk for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store (cited 9 October 2012). Available from http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ surgical-risk/id502404932?mt=8 3 P-POSSUM scoring (cited 9 October 2012). Available from: http:// www.riskprediction.org.uk/pp-index.php 4 The higher risk general surgical patient: towards improved care for a forgotten group (cited 11 October 2012). Available from http:// www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/docs/higher-risk-surgical-patient/ 5 Emergency surgery: standards for unscheduled care (cited 11 October 2012). Available from http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/ docs/emergency-surgery-standards-for.unscheduled-care 6 National clinical audits for inclusion in quality accounts (cited 11 October 2012). Available from http://www.hqip.org.uk/national. clinical-audits-for-inclusion-in-quality-accounts/
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