Issue 1/2017
Content (37 Articles)
Towards a building typology and terminology for Irish hospitals
T. Grey, S. Kennelly, P. de Freine, S. Mahon, V. Mannion, D. O’Neill
Trial of a novel plasma gas disinfection system (Radica) to reduce mattress residual bacterial contamination in the acute hospital setting: a preliminary study
F. Shiely, D. Fallon, C. Casey, D. M. Kerins, J. A. Eustace
Re: Re: Cross-sectional audit on the relevance of Elevated National Early Warning Score in medical patients at a Model 2 hospital in Ireland
R. Lobo, K. Lynch, L. F. Casserly
Push and stay factors affecting Irish medical student migration intentions
Pishoy Gouda, Kevin Kitt, David S. Evans, Deirdre Goggin, Deirdre McGrath, Jason Last, Martina Hennessy, Richard Arnett, Siun O’Flynn, Fidelma Dunne, Diarmuid O’Donovan
Emergency aeromedical services in Ireland: a retrospective study for “MEDEVAC112”
J. P. Gibbons, O. Breathnach, J. F. Quinlan
Late effects of chemotherapeutic agents on renal function in childhood cancer survivors: a review of the literature
D. O’Sullivan
From inflammation to cancer
A. Korniluk, O. Koper, H. Kemona, V. Dymicka-Piekarska
The use of ultrasonography and digital mammography in women under 40 years with symptomatic breast cancer: a 7-year Irish experience
C. E. Redmond, G. M. Healy, C. F. Murphy, A. O’Doherty, A. Foster
The impact of mode of presentation on distress in patients with early stage breast cancer
L. Jane McSweeney, D. O’Mahony, J. E. Battley, E. Lee, L. Nagle, S. O’Reilly
Public awareness of skin cancer: results of a large national survey in Ireland
S. Menzies, H. Forristal, C. Hennessy, L. Yeates, P. Ormond
Endoscopic tattooing to aid tumour localisation in colon cancer: the need for standardisation
I. S. Reynolds, M. H. Majeed, I. Soric, M. Whelan, J. Deasy, D. A. McNamara
The impact of outpatient systemic anti-cancer treatment on patient costs and work practices
D. C. Collins, M. Coghlan, B. T. Hennessy, L. Grogan, P. G. Morris, O. S. Breathnach
Aggressive medullary thyroid cancer, an analysis of the Irish National Cancer Registry
P. Lennon, S. Deady, N. White, D. Lambert, M. L. Healy, A. Green, J. Kinsella, C. Timon, J. P. O’ Neill
The influence of breast cancer subtype on bone metastases development and survival in women with metastatic breast cancer
R. P. Piggott, P. S. Waters, M. J. Kerin
The association between MMP2 −1306 C > T (rs243865) polymorphism and risk of prostate cancer
L. Shajarehpoor Salavati, F. Tafvizi, H. K. Manjili
Colorectal cancer incidence and survival by sub-site and stage of diagnosis: a population-based study at the advent of national screening
J. McDevitt, H. Comber, P. M. Walsh
Targeted temperature management in cardiovascular disease complicated by cardiac arrest
M. Gorecka, A. Hanley, F. Burke, P. Nolan, J. Crowley
Cardiac arrest secondary to acute coronary syndrome: a 4-year observational study of patient characteristics and outcomes
M. Gorecka, A. Hanley, F. Burke, P. Nolan, J. Crowley
Relationship between leptin concentration and body fat with peripheral blood mononuclear cells cytokines among obese and overweight adults
M. Zarrati, E. Salehi, E. Razmpoosh, R. S. Shoormasti, M. J. Hosseinzadeh-attar, F. Shidfar
The role of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a treatment for morbid obesity; review of outcomes
B. M. Moloney, D. A. Hynes, M. E. Kelly, A. Iqbal, E. O’Connor, D. Lowe, O. J. McAnena
Diabetic charcot neuroarthropathy: prevalence, demographics and outcome in a regional referral centre
A. O’Loughlin, E. Kellegher, C. McCusker, R. Canavan
The lady with the dragon tattoo
S. L. O’Beirne, D. N. O’Dwyer, S. M. Walsh, J. D. Dodd, T. B. Crotty, S. C. Donnelly
Dedicated orthogeriatric service reduces hip fracture mortality
C. Y. Henderson, E. Shanahan, A. Butler, B. Lenehan, M. O’Connor, D. Lyons, J. P. Ryan
Psychopathic teamwork: lessons learned from recent terrorist attacks
P. Habibzadeh
Development and implementation of a ‘Mental Health Finder’ software tool within an electronic medical record system
D. Swan, A. Hannigan, S. Higgins, R. McDonnell, D. Meagher, W. Cullen
“Suicide shall cease to be a crime”: suicide and undetermined death trends 1970–2000 before and after the decriminalization of suicide in Ireland 1993
Mugtaba Osman, Andrew C. Parnell, Clifford Haley
Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in early diagnosis of sepsis caused by either Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria
H. H. Liu, M. W. Zhang, J. B. Guo, J. Li, L. Su
Appropriate pathology ordering? Troponin testing within an Australian Emergency Department
F. W. Gardiner, S. Zhai
Magnitude of non-operative surgical emergency admissions; service implications for surgical and radiological practice
R. M. Heaney, I. Reynolds, R. S. Ryan, I. Khan, W. Khan, R. Waldron, K. Barry
What is the future for General Surgery in Model 3 Hospitals?
K. Mealy, F. Keane, P. Kelly, G. Kelliher
Who accompanies patients to the chronic pain clinic?
D. Doltani, A. Imran, J. Saunders, D. Harmon
A retrospective review of the type of anaesthesia used for LLETZ: proposal for a categorisation audit tool
S. Babu, A. Redmond, M. Lacey, F. Gardeil
Odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla: surgical management and case report
C. Murphy, R. Hayes, M. McDermott, G. J. Kearns
Prospective audit of a dedicated ear, nose and throat emergency department and 24-year comparison
R. S. R. Woods, E. Keane, C. V. Timon, S. Hone