RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH

Experimental

I have studied the effect of ‘Established peritonitis and the use of a bacteriostatic, bactericidal and locally active antibiotic on the healing of small bowel anastomosis ‘ in rats.
University of Delhi 1976

I conducted a research on ‘Immunological competence and phagocytic activity for live pneumococci by autotransplanted splenic tissue’ in rabbits.
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee 1984

Clinical

I conducted a study comparing the use of strapping/bandage vs. hot and cold baths in the treatment of sprained ankles and wrists, and the financial implications
Watford General Hospital 1978

I was involved in the research ‘ Computer aided diagnosis of acute abdomen’
Leeds 1984

“Give the patients the choice, The Walk In Walk Out hernia clinic”. This is the first such clinic in the NHS and work has been presented both in UK and in Europe. 2004

Effect of Local cooling on pain perception prior to injection of Local Anaesthetic agents, A prospective trail in inguinal herniorraphy under Local anesthesia 2006

“Every Little helps!” The Walk In Walk Out Hernia clinic, a study of its cost effectiveness.  2007

PRESENTATIONS

‘Immunocompetence of autotransplanted splenic tissue’ presented at University Department of Surgery meeting in Glasgow  May 1985

‘Is autotransplanted splenic tissue immunocompetent?’ presented at 62nd SRS meeting of Great Britain and Ireland, Dublin  July 1985

‘Phagocytic activity of splenic autotransplants’ presented at SRS conference of Great Britain and Ireland , Manchester  January 1986

‘CMV enterocollitis’ presented at The Royal Society of Medicine  May 1989

 Give the patients the choice- “ Walk In Walk Out” hernia clinic presented at The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland meet, Glasgow  April 2005 

Give the patients the choice- “ Walk In Walk Out” hernia clinic presented at The 6th International Congress of Ambulatory Surgery  Seville, Spain  April 2005

The effect of Pre-infiltrative local cooling on pain perception due to L.A- a controlled prospective trial :  presented at Association of surgeons, England  May 2006

“Every Little Helps!”- The Walk In Walk Out Hernia clinic, its financial implications
Presented at Association of Surgeons meet Manchester April 2007

PUBLICATIONS

Tampon associated toxic shock syndrome  ‘A case report’
R P Bhutiani, J MacIntyre ; Scottish Medical Journal,1980;27:200

Is autotransplanted splenic tissue immunocompetent?
R P Bhutiani, H McKenzie, A D Irving, D Parratt, A Cushieri
Br J of Surg 1985;72(12):1024

Phagocytic activity of autotransplanted splenic tissue for live labelled Streptococcus pneumoniae
R P Bhutiani, D Parratt, A Cushieri
Br J of Surgery 1986;73(6):498

Irreducible inguinal hernia as a presentation of ruptured aortic aneurysm
A K Banerjee, R P Bhutiani, J D Lewis
J R Coll Surg Edinb 1989;34:21

‘Knot a way to do Oesophageal Bouginage’
Letter to the editor
R.P.Bhutiani  Endoscopy  1990

The Impact of a Day Surgeon
R P Bhutiani
The Journal of Day Surgery 1992;2(Sept/Oct):7-10

‘Taking the ‘Ooch out’
Effect of buffering commercial Lignocaine on infiltration and procedure pain
A prospective, randomised, double blind controlled trial
I Younis, R P Bhutiani 
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 2004; 86: 213-217

Give the patients the choice-“ Walk In Walk Out” Hernia clinic. J Ambulatory surgery 12(2006) 125-129

The effect of Pre-infiltrative local cooling on pain perception due to L.A- a controlled prospective trial  awaiting publication in Journal of Anaesthesia

Ruptured splenic haematoma following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Awaiting  publication in Journal of laparoscopic surgery