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Members' Questionnaire

13 January 2010

The following questionnaire on the role of peritoneal fluid/pus swab in the cases of appendicectomy has been compiled by Mr Jayesh Sagar. We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire online and contribute to this study.
 

  2. How long you have been in a Consultant Position? *
  3. How do you classify your main surgical interest? *
  5. On an average, how many appendicectomy does your firm/team perform annually? *
  6. Do you routinely take peritoneal fluid/pus for microscopy, culture and sensitivity in all the cases of appendicectomy? *
  7. If no, what are your indications for taking peritoneal or pus culture in the cases of appendicectomy? *
  8. Do you change the antibiotics according to culture results in postoperative period? *
  9. Do you know the hospital laboratory costs for microscopy and culture and sensitivity tests for peritoneal fluid/pus? *
  10. Would any guidelines about peritoneal/pus swab based on clinical evidence be of any value in your practice? *

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  12. Thank you for your co-operation. I would like to distribute the results of this study to all the participating consultants. Please provide your preferred mode of contact below (optional).

 

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