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Histogram illustrating the management of serum cholesterol according to year of operation as determined by the 1998 audit. The proportion of patients with a recorded cholesterol concentration less than the target of 5.2 mmol/l rose from 12% for patients operated on in 1988 to 50% of patients operated on in 1997. Spearman rank correlation 0.77, p < 0.001.
