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Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. (SIGN Guideline No 104)

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10.2.2 ACK<strong>No</strong>WlEDGEMENTS<br />

<strong>SIGN</strong> would like to offer special acknowledgement to Ms Jennifer Blair, lay representative, who<br />

sadly died dur<strong>in</strong>g the development of this guidel<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

<strong>SIGN</strong> is grateful to the follow<strong>in</strong>g former members of the guidel<strong>in</strong>e development group and<br />

others who have contributed to the development of the guidel<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

Mr Eric Taylor<br />

(former Chair)<br />

Consultant Surgeon, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock<br />

Dr Neil Grubb Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Infirmary of Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh<br />

Mrs Joanna Kelly Information Officer, <strong>SIGN</strong><br />

Mr William Manson Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Royal Hospital for Sick<br />

Children, Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh<br />

Dr Manchula Navaratnam Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Hospital for Sick<br />

Children, Glasgow<br />

Mr Atul Sabharwal Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Royal Hospital for<br />

Sick Children, Glasgow<br />

Dr Gav<strong>in</strong> Stark General Practitioner, Victoria Street Medical<br />

Group, Aberdeen<br />

Dr olivia Wu Research Fellow, University of Glasgow<br />

10.3 consultAtion AnD peer reVieW<br />

10.3.1 NATIoNAl oPEN MEETING<br />

A national open meet<strong>in</strong>g is the ma<strong>in</strong> consultative phase of <strong>SIGN</strong> guidel<strong>in</strong>e development, at<br />

which the guidel<strong>in</strong>e development group presents its draft recommendations for the first time.<br />

The national open meet<strong>in</strong>g for this guidel<strong>in</strong>e was held on 26 th March 2007 and was attended<br />

by 56 representatives of all the key specialties relevant to the guidel<strong>in</strong>e. The draft guidel<strong>in</strong>e<br />

was also available on the <strong>SIGN</strong> website for a limited period at this stage to allow those unable<br />

to attend the meet<strong>in</strong>g to contribute to the development of the guidel<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

10.3.2 SPECIAlIST REvIEW<br />

10 DeVelopment of the guiDel<strong>in</strong>e<br />

This guidel<strong>in</strong>e was also reviewed <strong>in</strong> draft form by the follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dependent expert referees,<br />

who were asked to comment primarily on the comprehensiveness and accuracy of <strong>in</strong>terpretation<br />

of the evidence base support<strong>in</strong>g the recommendations <strong>in</strong> the guidel<strong>in</strong>e. The guidel<strong>in</strong>e group<br />

addresses every comment made by an external reviewer, and must justify any disagreement<br />

with the reviewers’ comments.<br />

<strong>SIGN</strong> is very grateful to all of these experts for their contribution to the guidel<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

Mr Kim Ah-See Consultant Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon,<br />

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary<br />

Mr Eric Ballantyne Consultant Neurosurgeon, N<strong>in</strong>ewells Hospital and Medical<br />

School, Dundee<br />

Dr Alan Begg General Practitioner, Townhead Practice, Montrose<br />

Ms Helen Booth On behalf of members of the Royal College of Paediatrics<br />

and Child Health, 5-11 Theobalds Road, London<br />

Dr Erw<strong>in</strong> M Brown Consultant <strong>in</strong> Microbiology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol<br />

Dr Rodney Burnham Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians, London<br />

Dr Derek Byrne Consultant Surgeon and Urologist, N<strong>in</strong>ewells Hospital and<br />

Medical School, Dundee<br />

Dr Patrick Chien Consultant <strong>in</strong> Obstetrics and Gynaecology, N<strong>in</strong>ewells<br />

Hospital and Medical School, Dundee<br />

Mr I Graeme Conn Consultant Urological Surgeon, Southern General<br />

Hospital, Glasgow<br />

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