Issue 6/2022
Content (61 Articles)
Assessing the impact of a mixed intervention model on the reduction of medication administration errors in an Australian hospital
Viviane Khalil, Antoinette Bates
Duplication of referral, a tsunami of paper: how much does it cost the Irish health services?
Nicola Walsh, Lisa Malone, Sally Ann Lynch
Hospital doctors’ attire during COVID-19 and beyond: time for a permanent change
Ola Løkken Nordrum, Peter Aylward, Michael Callaghan
Health-related attitudes, behaviors and burnout in intern medical officers and their effects on self-reported patient care in a developing country
Iddagoda Hewage Don Sandun Prabath, Vishva Samindi Mohottala, Withanage Dona Dasun Prasanni, Ranathunge Thilina Ruchiranga Ranathunga, Yasith Mathangasinghe
Patients’ perspectives on telephone outpatients during a pandemic
Sophie Whitehead, Paul Gravestock, Chris Harding, Rajan Veeratterapillay
Surgical aspects and controversies in the management of medullary thyroid cancer
Katerina Green, Justin Hintze, James Paul O’Neill
The implication of BRAF mutation in advanced colorectal cancer
Emma O’Riordan, Michael William Bennett, Louise Daly, Derek G Power
The symptomatic breast services in a university hospital: pandemic peak compared to the pre-pandemic year and future implications
Gaurav Jyoti Bansal, Zara Saleem
Metastatic melanoma in the Mid-West of Ireland: a retrospective review
Emma Porter, Irene Timoney, Berbie Byrne, Vivien Marasigan, Caitriona Hackett, Bart Ramsay, Grzegorz Korpanty, Kashif Ahmad
The cost of cancer care: how far would you go for a trial?
Orla M. Fitzpatrick, Catherine Murphy, Erica Duignan, Keith Egan, Bryan T. Hennessy, Liam Grogan, Adrian Murphy, Oscar S. Breathnach, Jarushka Naidoo, Patrick G. Morris
Efficacy, safety, and prognostic factors of drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization using CalliSpheres in treating huge hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Zi Wang, Ketao Mu, Yinzhang Lv, Lingyun Zhao, Basen Li, Yonghong Hao, Nan Wang
Breast cancer recurrence: factors impacting occurrence and survival
Donald Courtney, Matthew G. Davey, Brian M. Moloney, Michael K. Barry, Karl Sweeney, Ray P. McLaughlin, Carmel M. Malone, Aoife J. Lowery, Michael J. Kerin
The efficacy of a comprehensive bone health program in maintaining bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy: real-world data
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, Ula Al-Rasheed, Noor Mashhadani, Akram Al-Ibraheem, Rashid Abdel-Razeq, Shereen Abu Jaradeh, Razan Mansour, Rayan Bater, Shrouq Tbayshat
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on safety and effectiveness of oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in older people
Guliz Erdem, Mert Esme, Burcu Balam Doğu
Use your head: overcoming epicardial complications during a single-catheter chronic total occlusion—a case-based review
Anthony J. Buckley, Sean Fitzgerald, Brendan J. Doyle
Maternal mortality due to valvular heart disease: a population-based study in Turkey
Aykan Yucel, Zuhal Koksal, Tugba Ensari, Atakan Tanacan, Orhan Altinboga, Meltem Buz Baydilli, Meral Esen, Yurdum Karabacak, Veli Dundar Ongun, Tuba Esra Sahlar, Bekir Keskinkilic, Fatih Kara
Effect of home-based high-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training in patients with myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial
Hazal Yakut, Hüseyin Dursun, Elvan Felekoğlu, Ahmet Anıl Başkurt, Aylin Özgen Alpaydın, Sevgi Özalevli
Clinical characteristics of two groups commonly referred to an Irish hypertension service—patients with resistant hypertension and young adults with hypertension
Cormac Kennedy, Osama Ali, Richard Farnan, John Stinson, Ahmed Gabr, Mary Hall, Patricia O’Connor, Martina Hennessy, Michael Barry
The effect of 8 weeks of combined interval (resistance-interval training) and combined endurance (endurance-resistance training) on plasma levels of adropin and nitric oxide in males with high blood pressure
Maryam Salmanpour, Rahman Soori, Cyrine H’mida, Jamel Halouani, Cain T. Clarck, Parisa Pournemati, Sajjad Mohammad Yari, Khaled Trabelsi, Achraf Ammar, Hamdi Chtourou, Morteza Taheri
Dyslipidaemia management in the cardiac rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary referral centre: analysis of the impact of new ESC guidance on LDL-C target achievement
Conor McCaughey, Deepti Ranganathan, Mary Kerins, Gregory Murphy, Ross Murphy
A novel electrocardiographic parameter for the prediction of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery “P wave peak time”
Ahmet Zengin, Mehmet Baran Karataş, Yiğit Çanga, Levent Pay, Semih Eren, Ali Nazmi Çalık, Özge Güzelburç
Cut-off values of 6-min walk test and sit-to-stand test for determining symptom burden in atrial fibrillation
Melih Zeren, Makbule Karci, Rengin Demir, Hulya Nilgun Gurses, Veysel Oktay, Isil Uzunhasan, Zerrin Yigit
Diagnostic accuracy of CT enterography correlated to histopathology in the diagnosis of small bowel Crohnʼs disease
Husam H. Mansour, Yasser S. Alajerami, Khaled M. Abushab, Ahmed A. Najim, Khetam M. Quffa
The effect of diabetes mellitus on disease prognosis in COVID-19 patients
Zeynep Altin, Hamiyet Yilmaz Yasar
Maternally transmitted diabetes mellitus may be associated with mitochondrial ND5 T12338C and tRNAAla T5587C variants
Zhaochang Jiang, Xiaobo Cai, Jing Kong, Ruyi Zhang, Yu Ding
Effects of night eating and binge eating disorders on general health in university students in Lebanon
Lemir Majed El Ayoubi, Diana Abou Ltaif, Jad El Masri, Pascale Salameh
Metformin in COVID-19: clinical trials are needed to prove its benefits
Chia Siang Kow, Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandram, Syed Shahzad Hasan
Long non-coding RNA RP11-342L8.2, derived from RNA sequencing and validated via RT-qPCR, is upregulated and correlates with disease severity in psoriasis patients
Yuanting Zhi, Jiru Du, Miao Qian, Ningjing Song
Reliability, validity, and minimal detectable change of the Step Test in patients with total knee arthroplasty
Musa Eymir, Ertugrul Yuksel, Bayram Unver, Vasfi Karatosun
Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on the clinical, hormonal, and metabolic profile in non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Zekiye Soykan Sert, Setenay Arzu Yılmaz, Özlem Seçilmiş, Sedat Abuşoğlu, Ali Ünlü, Çetin Çelik
Play, art, music and exercise therapy impact on children with diabetes
Ioana Patricia Bacus, Husnain Mahomed, Anne-Marie Murphy, Muiriosa Connolly, Orla Neylon, Clodagh O’Gorman
Clinical significance and biological effect of ZFAS1 in Hirschsprung’s disease and preliminary exploration of its underlying mechanisms using integrated bioinformatics analysis
Yujiao Wang, Peng Cai, Jian Wang
Duration of antibody responses following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection
Yao Jiang, Xiuqi Wei, Hui Wang, Guiling Li
Mental stress in health care professionals during COVID-19 outbreak
Mohammed Hassan, Fionnuala Jordan, Wael Tawfick
The cost of testicular torsion care in Ireland 2009–2018: a novel cost estimation model using a national database
Diarmuid D. Sugrue, Eabhann O’Connor, Niall F. Davis
Role of peripheral inflammatory biomarkers, transforming growth factor-beta and interleukin 6 in predicting peritoneal adhesions following repeat cesarean delivery
Elif Ciler Eren, Pelin Basım
A contemporary series of surgical outcomes following subtotal colectomy and/or completion proctectomy for management of inflammatory bowel disease
Lucy Burns, Michael E. Kelly, Maria Whelan, James O’Riordan, Paul Neary, Dara O. Kavanagh
The effect of preoperative oral magnesium oxide on the severity of postoperative pain among women undergoing hysterectomy
Morteza Hashemian, Alireza Mirkheshti, Amirhossein Mirafzal, Habibeh Ahmadipour, Mohammad Amirhosseini Nasehabad
Benefits of music on theatre staff in a paediatric theatre setting: a staff survey
Georgios Kounidas, Stavroula Kastora, Sangeeta Kapur Maini
Surgical correction of nasal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea improves CPAP outcomes and compliance
Samy Elwany, Ahmed Yassin Bahgat, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Remon Bazak
Seizure management in a Model Three hospital: what does specialist neurology add?
Maeve Bradley, Meenaski Nursing, Asya Tacheva, Albi Chalissery
Novel phenotype and genotype spectrum of WDR62 in two patients with associated primary autosomal recessive microcephaly
Hajar Aryan, Shaghayegh Zokaei, Dariush Farhud, Mohammad Keykhaei, Mahmoud Reza Ashrafi, Maryam Rasulinezhad, Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Hosseini, Ehsan Razmara, Ali Reza Tavasoli
Genotype–phenotype correlations in alpha-sarcoglycanopathy: a systematic review
Luke Carson, Deborah Merrick
Comparison of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency versus steroid injection in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
Alp Eren Celenlioglu, Hanzade Aybuke Unal-Artık, Gulen Guler
The effects of dimethyl fumarate and fingolimod on T-cell lymphocyte proliferation in patients with multiple sclerosis
Audrey Reynolds, Maria Gaughan, Dean Holden, Vyanka Redenbaugh, Jean Dunne, Janice Redmond, Niall Conlon
A systematic review of magnetic versus conventional ureteric stents for short term ureteric stenting
Louise Lyons, Ned Kinnear, Derek Hennessey
Assessment of the workload and financial burden of Bosniak IIF renal cyst surveillance in a tertiary referral hospital
Orla Cullivan, Ruby Wong, Cristian Albu, Frank D’Arcy, Eoin O’Malley, Peter McCarthy, Catherine M. Dowling
The effects of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockers on serum ischemia-modified albumin levels in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Selime Ermurat, Mustafa Güllülü, Emre Sarandöl
Midodrine improves clinical and economic outcomes in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Dina Hussein El Adly, Naglaa Samir Bazan, Radwa Maher El Borolossy, Islam Fawzy Anan, Mohamed Amin Fakher, Lamia Mohamed El Wakeel
Knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices (KAP) towards hand hygiene in medical students versus the public
Patience Mwesigye, Baljot Sekhon, Amit Punni, Gemma McDonnell, Omar Salman, Sarah Hyde, Patrick E. O’Donnell
Nine-month course of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in individuals with COVID-19 infection
Alpaslan Turkkan, Imran Saglik, Cansu Turan, Ahmet Sahin, Halis Akalin, Beyza Ener, Ates Kara, Solmaz Celebi, Emre Sahin, Mustafa Hacimustafaoglu
Audit of outcomes following attendance at the City West drive-through IOP glaucoma clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sarah Powell, Emer Doolan, Karen Curtin, Aoife Doyle, Colm O’Brien
Development and validation of prognostic scoring system for COVID-19 severity in South India
Vishnu Shankar, Pearlsy Grace Rajan, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Damal Kandadai Sriram, Melvin George, S. Melina I. Sahay, B. Jagan Nathan
Antibody responses after two doses of CoronaVac of the participants with or without the diagnosis of COVID-19
Derya Ozturk, Nesrin Gareayaghi, Ceren Atasoy Tahtasakal, Mustafa Calik, Ertugrul Altinbilek
COVID-19 contamination of high-touch surfaces in the public domain
Niall T. Hennessy, Sinead Toomey, Virginie Gautier, Sophie O’Reilly, Eoghan de Barra, Emer O. Hanrahan, Bryan T. Hennessy
Correction to: Predictors of improvement in resting heart rate after exercise training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
İlknur Naz, Hülya Şahin, Büşra Aktaş
Correction to: Virtual fracture clinic reduces patient X‑ray volume for common wrist and ankle fractures
Conor S. O’Driscoll, Andrew J. Hughes, Fergus J. McCabe, Elaine Hughes, John F. Quinlan, Brendan J. O’Daly
Correction to: Paediatric major trauma: demographics, management and outcomes at Cork University Hospital
Liadan O’Sullivan, Conor Deasy, Íomhar O’Sullivan