H
Haemorrhage
gastrointestinal (GI) tract,
167
,
168f
Head
chest, abdominal injuries, combined,
234
Health Service Statistics Division (Scotland),
142
Health Services Research Unit,
5
Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA),
5
Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) code,
42–43
Health-related quality of life,
29–30
Healthy years equivalent (HYE),
28
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS),
229–230
Helsinki scoring system,
145
-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT),
271
Hernias
Hirschsprung’s disease (HD),
219
Hong Kong scoring system,
145
Hormone level, changes,
309b
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT),
271–272
Hunger hormone (ghrelin),
345
Hyperhomocysteinaemia,
270
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS),
224
,
224f
I
Ileal perforation, isolated,
222–223
Immunological scoring system,
145
Impedance plethysmography (IP),
276
Implantable neuroregulators,
349–350
Incarcerated inguinal hernia,
223
laparoscopic repair,
75–76
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER),
34
,
37
Infancy, surgical emergencies,
224–225
Infantile hernias
Infection
Inferior mesenteric artery (IMA),
179–180
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),
208
Inflammatory conditions, neonatal,
221–223
Information
intraperitoneal prosthetic,
68
laparoscopic repair,
68–69
suture vs mesh vs laparoscopic repair,
69–70
totally extraperitoneal prosthetic (TEP) repair,
68–69
transabdominal pre-peritoneal prosthetic (TAPP) repair,
68
incarcerated neonatal,
223
laparoscopic repair,
70–71
tension-free prosthetic mesh repair,
70
Inherited protein C deficiency,
270
Institute for Innovation and Improvement,
50
Integrated care pathways (ICPs),
13
Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices,
273
Interventional Procedures Programme (IPP) (NICE),
5
Interventional radiology, abdominal trauma,
249–251
Intestinal obstruction, neonatal,
215–221
Intestinal obstruction, postoperative,
164
Intra-abdominal bleeding,
234
Intracranial contents,
239
Intraperitoneal abscesses,
334b
Intraperitoneal prosthetic repair,
68
L
Lactobacillus plantarum
,
150
Laparoscopic appendicectomy,
170–171
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy,
50
Laparoscopic Groin and Hernia Trial Group (MRC),
2–3
Lateral internal sphincterotomy (LIS),
210
Limb/abdominal injuries,
234
Liver injury
Lothiessen approach,
71
,
72
M
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
94
,
276
,
277
Malignancy
venous thromboembolism (VTE),
271
Malignant Bowel Obstruction (MBO) Study (ACPGBI),
289
Malignant large-bowel obstruction,
187–190
Mallory–Weiss syndrome,
121
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST),
313–314
Mayo (‘vest-over-pants’) procedure,
73
Measuring quality: the patient’s view of day surgery
(Audit Commission),
42
Medical Research Council (MRC),
273
Laparoscopic Groin and Hernia Trial Group,
2–3
Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme (MTEP) (NICE),
12
Medicare risk assessment model,
289–290
Mesa-oesophagus, gastric band,
353
Mesh repairs, abdominal hernias,
58–60
,
59f
infection, management,
77–78
vs suture/laparoscopic repair,
69–70
Metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs),
292
,
292t
Metabolic issues
parenteral nutrition (PN),
319b
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA),
76–77
Mild acute pancreatitis, defined,
142b
Mucosal/submucosal tumours, endotherapy,
110
Multi-criteria decision analysis (MDCA),
37
Multidisciplinary teams,
320
Multiple factor scoring systems,
145
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS),
329–330
,
333