Atter, MarekStoddart, AndrewCotton, SeonaidhVadiveloo, ThenmalarInnes, KarenBalfour, AngieArnott, RobertAucott, LornaBatham, ZoeFoo, IrwinMacLennan, GraemeNimmo, SusanSpeake, DougNorrie, JohnPaterson, Hugh2025-02-272025-02-272025-02-25Atter, M, Stoddart, A, Cotton, S, Vadiveloo, T, Innes, K, Balfour, A, Arnott, R, Aucott, L, Batham, Z, Foo, I, MacLennan, G, Nimmo, S, Speake, D, Norrie, J & Paterson, H 2025, 'Intravenous Lidocaine for Gut Function Recovery in Colonic Surgery : A Health Economic Evaluation of the ALLEGRO Randomised Clinical Trial', BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 2, e088298. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-0882982044-6055ORCID: /0000-0002-1039-5646/work/179300357https://hdl.handle.net/2164/25104The completion of the ALLEGRO health economic evaluation would not have been possible without the dedication of staff at each of the 27 centres which supported the trial. We are also grateful to the patients who participated in this trial and generously agreed to share time and trust. We would also like to thank the study sponsors for the funding and support needed to conduct this research. This work has collaboratively advanced medical research, and we would like to thank everyone involved in its support.111602992engeconomicsLidocainecolorectal neoplasmsendoscopyGastrointestinalclinical trialR MedicineRJournal article10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088298152