Reviews

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for hernia repair. (Cochrane Review)
• Antibiotics versus placebo for prevention of postoperative infection after appendicectomy. (Cochrane Review)
• Curative Surgery for Obstruction from Primary Left Colorectal Carcinoma: Primary or Staged Resection? (Cochrane Review)
• Dietary fibre for the prevention of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas (Cochrane Review)
• Epidural local anaesthetics versus opioid-based analgesic regimens for postoperative gastrointestinal paralysis, PONV and pain after abdominal surgery (Cochrane Review)
• Follow-up strategies for patients treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer (Cochrane Review)
• Heparins and mechanical methods for thromboprophylaxis in colorectal surgery (Cochrane Review)
• Laparoscopic techniques versus open techniques for inguinal hernia repair (Cochrane Review)
• Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (Cochrane Review)
• Mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery (Cochrane Review)
• Open Mesh versus Non-Mesh for Groin Hernia repair (Cochrane Review)
• Operative procedures for fissure in ano (Cochrane Review)
• Palliative chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (Cochrane Review)
• Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult (Cochrane Review)
• Stapled versus handsewn methods for colorectal anastomosis surgery (Cochrane Review)

Protocols

• Adjuvant chemotherapy for patients having resection or ablation of colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver. (Cochrane Protocol)
• Antibiotic regimes and dosages for appendectomy (Cochrane Protocol)
• Chemotherapy with platinum compounds for metastatic colorectal cancer (Cochrane Protocol)
• Closed versus open approach for laparoscopic surgery (Cochrane Protocol)
• Colorectal adenoma surveillance for the incidence of and death from colorectal carcinoma. (Cochrane Protocol)
• Dietary calcium supplementation for preventing colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps (Cochrane Protocol)
• Early enteral nutrition within 24h of colorectal surgery versus later commencement of feeding for postoperative complications (Cochrane Protocol)
• Intravenous 5-Fluorouracil based regimes as adjuvant to curative surgery for carcinoma of the colon with local lymphnode spread (Dukes' stage C) (Cochrane Protocol)
• Leucocyte-depleted versus buffy-coat-depleted red cell suspensions for the incidence of infectious complications after colorectal surgery (Cochrane Protocol)
• Local surgical treatment in early rectal cancer with or without adjuvant therapy (Cochrane Protocol)
• Long-term results for laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection (Cochrane Protocol)
• Non-operative treatment for haemorrhoidal disease (Cochrane Protocol)
• Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and Aspirin for preventing colorectal adenomas and carcinomas (Cochrane Protocol)
• Non surgical therapy for anal fissure (Cochrane Protocol)
• Oral versus intravenous fluoropyrimidines for metastatic colorectal cancer. (Cochrane Protocol)
• Phlebotonics for haemorrhoids (Cochrane Protocol)
• Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for radically operated Dukes´C rectal cancer (Cochrane Protocol)
• Pre-operative radiotherapy and curative surgery for the management of localized rectal carcinoma (Cochrane Protocol)
• Primary fistulotomy or drainage alone for primary acute perianal abscess (Cochrane Protocol)
• Prolonged thromboprophylaxis for abdominal surgery (Cochrane Protocol)
• Prophylactic anastomotic drainage for colorectal surgery (Cochrane Protocol)
• Quality of life after rectal resection for cancer, with or without colostomy (Cochrane Protocol)
• Short term benefits for laparoscopic colorectal resection (Cochrane Protocol)
• Stapled versus handsewn methods for ileocolic anastomoses (Cochrane Protocol)
• Vitamins and minerals for the prevention of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas (Cochrane Protocol)