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Peer review report 1 on “Risk factors for perineal wound infection after abdominoperineal resection of advanced lower rectal cancer”
Annals of Medicine and Surgery 13 Supplement 1 (2017) S83
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Peer Review Report
Peer review report 1 on “Risk factors for perineal wound infection after abdominoperineal resection of advanced lower rectal cancer”
Original submission [H2]Recommendation Minor Revision.
3. Did any patients have rectal perforation during dissection, and if so was rectal perforation a risk factor to perineal wound infection? 4. The study span across 22 years. Was there a difference in wound infection rate throughout these 12 years? 5. What was the extent of the APR, any cases of extralevator APR? 6. Were T4 diseases excluded?
Comments to the author The study was well designed and presented. A few questions: 1. Do all patients had mechanical bowel preparation? What's the rationale behind? 2. What's the postoperative antibiotic regime?
DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.01.024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.02.025 2049-0801
Comments on the tables: Table 1. Can you specify whether some of the figures shown were mean or median? Table 1 and 3. It may be easier for others if the percentage is also shown. Anonymous reviewer
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Annals of Medicine and Surgery journal homepage: www.annalsjournal.com
Peer Review Report
Peer review report 1 on “Risk factors for perineal wound infection after abdominoperineal resection of advanced lower rectal cancer”
Original submission [H2]Recommendation Minor Revision.
3. Did any patients have rectal perforation during dissection, and if so was rectal perforation a risk factor to perineal wound infection? 4. The study span across 22 years. Was there a difference in wound infection rate throughout these 12 years? 5. What was the extent of the APR, any cases of extralevator APR? 6. Were T4 diseases excluded?
Comments to the author The study was well designed and presented. A few questions: 1. Do all patients had mechanical bowel preparation? What's the rationale behind? 2. What's the postoperative antibiotic regime?
DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.01.024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.02.025 2049-0801
Comments on the tables: Table 1. Can you specify whether some of the figures shown were mean or median? Table 1 and 3. It may be easier for others if the percentage is also shown. Anonymous reviewer