Issue 3/2019
Content (55 Articles)
Burning mouth syndrome—a diagnostic dilemma
Richeal Ni Riordain, Sinead O’Dwyer, Christine McCreary
General practitioner attitudes and experiences of orthopaedic services in the Irish midlands
Marc F. O’Reilly, Khalid M. Mohamed, Eoin C. Sheehan
The role of a companion attending consultations with the patient. A systematic review
Emma Troy, Deepak Doltani, Dominic Harmon
Acute ischaemic stroke: a systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of emergency endovascular therapy using mechanical thrombectomy
Conor Teljeur, Patricia Harrington, Ronan W. Glynn, Máirín Ryan
Is prophylactic cranial irradiation necessary in individuals suffering from surgically resected pT1-2N0M0 small cell lung cancer?
Hongyang Lu, Zhiming Jiang, Chenghui Li
Implementation of day of surgery admission for rectal cancer surgery in Ireland following a national centralisation programme
Ian Stephens, Claudine Murphy, Ian S. Reynolds, Shaheel Sahebally, Joseph Deasy, John P. Burke, Deborah A. McNamara
Limax Nd:YAG laser–assisted thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary metastases; a single centre’s initial experience
Joseph B. Mc Loughlin, Katie E. O’Sullivan, Rachel H. Brown, Donna A. Eaton
Obesity and cardiovascular risk in an oncology day ward population
David O’Reilly, Lisa Prior, Lucy Dooley, Paula Calvert, Miriam O’Connor, Anne Horgan, Emmet Jordan
Obesity cardiomyopathy: the role of obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome
William Newmarch, Madina Weiler, Brian Casserly
Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of hospitalisations with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Rajkumar Doshi, Krunalkumar Patel, Neelesh Gupta, Rajeev Gupta, Perwaiz Meraj
Cardiac manifestations of Han Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective study
Ertao Jia, Hongling Geng, Qingping Liu, Yuya Xiao, Yanying Zhang, Jingjing Xie, Luhe Zhang, Xia Qiu, Li Zhong, Min Xiao, Jianyong Zhang
Appropriate use of elective coronary angiography in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease
Michael T. Hanrahan, Anne Marie O’Flynn, Sheena M. McHugh, Peter Kearney, Patricia M. Kearney
Food-dependent exercise-induced reactions: lessons from a 15-year retrospective study
Aisling Farrell, Ciaran Judge, Vyanka Redenbaugh, Hanna Awad, Niall Conlon
The non-drug costs associated with the administration of an intravenous biologic treatment in the hospital setting
Jodi Cronin, Stephen Moore, Niamh Lenihan, Marion O’Shea, Noel Woods
Management of type 1 diabetes in primary schools in Ireland: a cross-sectional survey
Danielle C. McCollum, Olivia Mason, Mary B. Codd, Michael J. O’Grady
Gender impact on the correlations between Graves’ hyperthyroidism and hyperuricemia in Chinese
Xuehui Liu, Jianping Zhang, Zhaowei Meng, Qiang Jia, Jian Tan, Guizhi Zhang, Xue Li, Na Liu, Tianpeng Hu, Pingping Zhou, Qing Zhang, Kun Song, Qiyu Jia
An assessment of the quality of clinical records in elective orthopaedics using the STAR score
Lava Chalikonda, Nigel Phelan, John O’Byrne
A growing problem: cycling referrals to the National Centre for Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Management in Ireland
Christopher Fenelon, Evelyn P. Murphy, Colum Downey, Brendan J. O’Daly, Michael Leonard
Consent documentation for elective orthopaedic surgery
Robert M. Kenyon, Eoghan Pomeroy, Robert Yeo, James P. Cashman
Primary total hip arthroplasty: registry data for fixation methods and bearing options at a minimum of 10 years
Gerard A. Sheridan, Raymond M. Kelly, Suzanne M. McDonnell, Fionnuala Walsh, John M. O’Byrne, Patrick J. Kenny
Total hip replacement—the cause of failure in patients under 50 years old?
Neil G. Burke, John P. Gibbons, Adrian J. Cassar-Gheiti, Fionnuala M. Walsh, James P. Cashman
Comparison of 4 different techniques in first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis
Farshid Maleki, Ashwanth Ramesh, Adrian J. Cassar-Gheiti, Ciara Fox, Paula Kelly, Michael M. Stephens, Johnny V. McKenna
Moving from peripheral blood to local uterine immunophenotype analysis in patients with poor reproductive history: pilot study of a novel technique
Conor Harrity, Mamoun M. Bereir, David J. Walsh, Kevin D. Marron
Risk factors for miscarriage among women attending an early pregnancy assessment unit (EPAU): a prospective cohort study
Indra San Lazaro Campillo, Sarah Meaney, Paul Corcoran, Niamh Spillane, Keelin O’Donoghue
Worldwide scientific production in obstetrics: a bibliometric analysis
Ana M. Palacios-Marqués, Concepción Carratala-Munuera, Juan C. Martínez-Escoriza, Vicente F Gil-Guillen, Adriana Lopez-Pineda, Jose A Quesada, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán
Parental awareness of newborn bloodspot screening in Ireland
Patricia Fitzpatrick, Catherine Fitzgerald, Rebecca Somerville, Barry Linnane
Voter participation among people attending mental health services in Ireland
Brendan D. Kelly, Michael Nash
Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with geriatric depression diagnosis
Hülya Olgun Yazar, Tamer Yazar
Current concepts on bibliometrics: a brief review about impact factor, Eigenfactor score, CiteScore, SCImago Journal Rank, Source-Normalised Impact per Paper, H-index, and alternative metrics
Ernesto Roldan-Valadez, Shirley Yoselin Salazar-Ruiz, Rafael Ibarra-Contreras, Camilo Rios
The Great Irish Famine (1845–52) and the Irish asylum system: remembering, forgetting, and remembering again
Brendan D. Kelly
Critical biochemistry values and patient safety in primary care
William P. Tormey
Validation of a virtual reality laparoscopic appendicectomy simulator: a novel process using cognitive task analysis
Sandeep Krishan Nayar, Liam Musto, Roland Fernandes, Rasiah Bharathan
Facilitators and barriers to green exercise in chronic pain
Sasha Selby, Carolyn Hayes, Nollaig O’Sullivan, Aoife O’Neil, Dominic Harmon
Achieving proficiency in rigid bronchoscopy—a study in manikins
Jonathan Royds, Muiris A Buckley, Mark D Campbell, Grace M. Donnelly, Michael F.M. James, Roisin Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Conan L McCaul
Transmission electron microscopy and histological analysis of the peridural membrane
David G. M. Tiernan, Aiden T. Devitt
Evaluation of the specificity of the central diagnostic criterion for chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Jennifer Lorigan, Hugh Kearney, Bryan Grimes, Josephine Heffernan, Alan Beausang, Jane Cryan, Michael A. Farrell, Francesca M. Brett
Provision of MR imaging for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs): a single-center experience and national survey
Aoife S. Murray, Paddy J. Gilligan, James M. Bisset, Chris Nolan, Joseph M. Galvin, John G. Murray
Dietary patterns were not associated with age-related macular degeneration: a cross-sectional analysis in the Irish Nun Eye Study
Rachel V. McCarter, Charlotte E. Neville, Giuliana Silvestri, Shannon Montgomery, Evelyn Moore, Vittorio Silvestri, Christopher R. Cardwell, Ruth E. Hogg, Jayne V. Woodside, Gareth J. McKay
Profiling frequent attenders at an inner city emergency department
Susan Uí Bhroin, James Kinahan, Adrian Murphy
Migration to aphakia and contact lens treatment is the trend in the management of unilateral congenital cataract in Britain and Ireland
Lisa McAnena, Kathryn McCreery, Donal Brosnahan
Introduction of an academic internship in Ireland: views of undergraduate medical students
Elaine Burke, Mary Teeling, Martina Hennessy
Improving safety for medical students and patients during medical electives—a novel simulation-based course
Robert M. Maweni, Robert W. Foley, Micol Lupi, Amy Woods, Shahram Shirazi, Vaughan Holm, Stella Vig
Fluid and electrolyte balance—establishing the knowledge base of Foundation Year One doctors
Micol M. Lupi, Robert M. Maweni, Shahram Shirazi, Umar J. Wali
Self-confidence and clinical skills: the case of students who study medicine in English in a non-English speaking setting
Tatjana Gazibara, Megan Wiltshire-Fletcher, Gorica Maric, Dusko Kozic, Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic, Tatjana Pekmezovic
The inclusion health awareness month at University College Hospital Galway (UCHG)
James A. O Connell
An investigation into nature and extent of errors within the Irish Vital Statistics mortality database
Frank Houghton, Sharon Houghton
EU anti-smoking graphic warnings on cigarette packets: semiotics and the issue of gender under-representation
Diane O Doherty, Frank Houghton, Derek McInerney, Bruce Duncan, Daisy Houghton
Dialysis independence following single-agent daratumumab in refractory myeloma with renal failure
Elizabeth Smyth, Siobhan Glavey, Dario Melotti, Patrick Thornton, Jeremy Sargent, Peter Conlon, Philip Murphy, John Quinn
Room 101: are gender-specific cigarette packets the way forward?
Frank Houghton, Lisa O’Rourke Scott, Sharon Houghton, Diane O’Doherty, Derek McInerney, Bruce Duncan
Cannabis versus combination chemotherapy; n = 1 trial in Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Louisa Jane Mc Sweeney, Peter Mc Eneaney, Seamus O’Reilly
The dangers of hurling—genital injuries arising in the modern game
Robert Anthony Keenan, Aisling Nic An Riogh, Adrian Fuentes, Padraig Daly, Ivor M. Cullen
A preliminary audit of medical and aid provision in English Rugby union clubs: compliance with Regulation 9
Kirsten Wing, Hollie J. Bailey, Piotr Gronek, Robert Podstawski, Cain C. T. Clark
The clinical characteristics and correlates of lithium toxicity in a tertiary referral centre
Niamh M. Ganter, Kezanne Tong, Colm McDonald, Anne M. Doherty