title: Check the stapler before use.
authors.affiliation: Monash University Department of Surgery, St Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia. adrian.polglase@med.monash.edu.au
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Polglase
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Winnett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers / Q000592:standards; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*