Issue 3/2020
Content (52 Articles)
Participatory development of a patient–clinician communication tool to enhance healthcare transitions for young people with 22q11.2
Lorna Kerin, Diarmuid Lynch, Fiona McNicholas
The role of primary care in management of rare diseases in Ireland
Niall Byrne, Jacqueline Turner, Rita Marron, Deborah M. Lambert, Daniel N. Murphy, Grace O’Sullivan, Maureen Mason, Frank Broderick, Mary C. Burke, Sheila Casey, Marguerite Doyle, David Gibney, Fergus Mason, David Molony, Deirdre Ormond, Colm O’ Sé, Conor O’Shea, Eileen P. Treacy
Does clinical validation and the implementation of new models of outpatient service delivery have the potential to reduce waiting lists? A pilot study in Letterkenny University Hospital
Peter E. Lonergan, Jamie Logan, Sean Diver, Colette Nugent, Ita Hegarty, Oliver Plunkett, Kenneth Mealy, John M. Hyland, Deborah A. McNamara, Eamonn Rogers
Survey of NCHDs in Ireland to assess their views and opinions in relation to participation in health research and the impact of new Irish data protection regulations
Rachel Wallace, Elaine Greene
Efficacy of early combination of local radiotherapy and GM-CSF for advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with icotinib
Ye Qiu, Xinyun He, Zepei Li, Yulan Jiang, Yuming Jia
Impact of the 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System: an Irish experience
Conor Fearon, Teresa Loftus, Amber Lynn Byrne, Josephine Heffernan, Maeve Cooney, Ciara Heeney, Andrea Walsh, Jennifer Lorigan, Alan Beausang, Jane Cryan, Michael Farrell, Francesca Brett
Long-term outcomes of prolonged bisphosphonates more than 2 years in bone metastatic breast cancer: risk vs benefit
Oznur Bal, Berna Oksuzoglu, Mutlu Dogan, Ayse Durnali, Ummugul Uyeturk, Ayse Demirci, Ulku Yalcıntas Arslan, Ahmet Siyar Ekinci, Nuriye Yildirim, Necati Alkis, Selim Kilic
Is Movember synonymous with moustaches or men's health? An examination of internet search activity for prostate and testicular cancer during the campaign
Jody SA. Khan, Nathan P. Papa, Niall F. Davis, Paula F. Wrafter, John C. Kelly, Catherine M. Dowling, Frank T. D’Arcy
Implications of faecal ESBL carriers undergoing TRUS-guided prostate biopsy (TRUSPB): role of screening prior to TRUSPB
Nikita R. Bhatt, Catherine Ann Murphy, Niall Wall, Elizabeth McEvoy, Robert J. Flynn, Arun Z. Thomas, Rustom P. Manecksha, Phillip G. Murphy, Lisa G. Smyth
Knockdown of long non-coding RNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 inhibits cell proliferation while promotes cell apoptosis via regulating miR-486-mediated CDK4 and BCAS2 in multiple myeloma
Man Zhang, Xuliang Zhao, Xinan Cai, Pengcheng Wang, Min Yu, Zhuojun Wei
Coexistence of uterine adenomyosis is not associated with a better prognosis in endometrioid-type endometrial cancer
Koray Aslan, Mustafa Erkan Sarı, Hakan Raşit Yalçın, İbrahim Yalçın, Zeliha FIrat Cüylan, Bülent Özdal
Antegrade pyelography, a survey among urologists
Rosa S Djajadiningrat, Jochen Walz, Lukas C van Dijk, Hossain Roshani
Diagnostic yield of a custom-designed multi-gene cancer panel in Irish patients with breast cancer
Úna M. McVeigh, Terri P. McVeigh, Catherine Curran, Nicola Miller, Derek W. Morris, Micheal J. Kerin
USP9X promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating beta-catenin
Mei-yuan Chen, Zi-ping Li, Zhao-na Sun, Ming Ma
Gender differences in the revascularization rates and in-hospital outcomes in hospitalizations with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
Priyank Shah, Krunalkumar Patel, Rahul Vasudev, Hiten Patel, Samarthkumar Thakkar, Devina Adalja, Rajkumar Doshi
AGT rs699 and AGTR1 rs5186 gene variants are associated with cardiovascular-related phenotypes in atherosclerotic peripheral arterial obstructive disease
Yerik Junusbekov, Burcu Bayoglu, Mujgan Cengiz, Ahmet Dirican, Caner Arslan
CRT Survey II: a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) survey of cardiac resynchronization therapy—an Irish subset analysis
Deepti Ranganathan, Zain Sharif, Theodore Murphy, Nial Mahon, Conor R. Sheahan, Camilla Normand, Cecilia Linde, Kenneth Dickstein, Ricky Sheahan
Occurrence and predictive factors of restenosis in coronary heart disease patients underwent sirolimus-eluting stent implantation
Jiayu Zhao, Xun Wang, Haiyan Wang, Ying Zhao, Xianghua Fu
Impact of atrial fibrillation on frailty and functionality in older adults
Meltem Koca, Burcu Balam Yavuz, Rana Tuna Doğrul, Hatice Çalışkan, Gözde Şengül Ayçiçek, Cemile Özsürekçi, Cafer Balcı, Mert Eşme, Pelin Ünsal, Meltem Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran
Evaluation of lipid services in the Republic of Ireland
Ruth Agar, Meabh Prendergast, Vincent Maher
High level of circulating microRNA-142 is associated with acute myocardial infarction and reduced survival
Xian Guo, Yu Chen, Yang Lu, Pan Li, Hui Yu, Fan-Rong Diao, Wen-Dong Tang, Pan Hou, Xian-Xian Zhao, Cheng-Yong Shi
Correction to: The role of speckle tracking echocardiography in monitoring cardiac function in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis
Ludmila Danilowicz-Szymanowicz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Grzegorz Raczak
Correction to: CRT Survey II: a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) survey of cardiac resynchronization therapy—an Irish subset analysis
Deepti Ranganathan, Zain Sharif, Theodore Murphy, Nial Mahon, Conor R. Sheahan, Camilla Normand, Cecilia Linde, Kenneth Dickstein, Ricky Sheahan
Risk factors of systematic biliary complications in patients with gallbladder stones
Zhe Cao, Jinghua Wei, Ning Zhang, Wei Liu, Tao Hong, Xiaodong He, Qiang Qu
Scaphoid fractures: has magnetic resonance imaging become a cost-effective alternative to definitive diagnosis?
Martin Davey, Ian Feeley, Joshua Hayes, Marc Grant-Freemantle, Muhammad Gaafar, Leo Pauzenberger, Ann Maria Byrne, Hannan Mullett
Risk of drug interactions and prescription appropriateness in elderly patients
Elisa Petrini, Gian Paolo Caviglia, Rinaldo Pellicano, Giorgio Maria Saracco, Mario Morino, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
Monitoring of atrial fibrillation in primary care patients prescribed direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention
Aileen Murphy, Ann Kirby, Colin Bradley
Does membrane sweep work? Assessing obstetric outcomes and patient perception of cervical membrane sweeping at term in an Irish obstetric population: a prospective multi-centre cohort study
Chukwudi H. Ugezu, Paul Corcoran, Elizabeth A. Dunn, Cathy Burke
A retrospective study of myeloid leukaemia in children with Down syndrome in Ireland
Gavin P. Dowling, Andrea Piccin, Katherine T. Gavin, David R Betts, Andrea Malone, Melanie Cotter, Aoife Sills, Pamela Evans, Aengus O’ Marcaigh, Owen P. Smith
Effects of montelukast sodium plus budesonide on lung function, inflammatory factors, and immune levels in elderly patients with asthma
Yan Zhang, Baohong Li
Psychological morbidity among forcibly displaced children—a literature review
Christian Rey Cayabyab, Peter O’Reilly, Anne-Marie Murphy, Clodagh O’Gorman
Admission of patients with acute urinary retention leads to a definitive management decision
Paul Christopher Ryan, Éanna J. Ryan, Robert A. Keenan, Usman M. Haroon, Mark P. Broe, James C. Forde, David Galvin, Gerry M. Lennon, Michael Murphy, David M. Quinlan, David W. Mulvin
Analysing the Society for Vascular Surgery and American Association for Vascular Surgery scoring systems for outcomes post-endovascular aortic repair
Patrick Canning, Grace Doherty, Wael Tawfick, Cosmin-Nicodim Cîndea, Niamh Hynes, Sherif Sultan
Should all paediatric appendicectomies be performed in a specialist or high-volume setting?
Robert Michael O’Connell, Sami Abd Elwahab, Kenneth Mealy
Five-year follow-up of patients treated with intra-dermal botulinum toxin for axillary hyperhidrosis
Olwyn E. Lynch, T. Aherne, J. Gibbons, M. R. Boland, É. J. Ryan, E. Boyle, B. Egan, S. Tierney
The DATA protocol: developing an educational tool to optimise note-writing in hospitals
Jessica M. Ryan, Keith Geraghty, Waqar Khan, Iqbal Z. Khan, Ronan Waldron, Kevin Barry
Retraction Note: Obturator nerve block transurethral surgery for bladder cancer: comparison of inguinal and intravesical approaches: prospective randomized trial
F. Hızlı, G. Argun, İ. Güney, O. Güven, A. İ. Arık, S. Başay, H. Günaydın, H. Başar, A. Köşüş
Sponsorship, advertising and alcohol control in Ireland: the importance of both premises and products in regulating intoxigenic environments
Frank Houghton, Derek McInerney
Decision-making in awake fibre optic intubation for patients with severe dentofacial infection: which patients will require fibre optic intubation?
Conor M Bowe, Jessie A Elliott, Tom Schnittger, Gerard J Kearns
“Rapid sequence induction”—an anaesthesiology boot camp
Caoimhe C Duffy, Zeenat Nawoor-Quinn, Crina L Burlacu
Intraoperative cell salvage as part of a blood conservation strategy in an obstetric population with abnormal placentation at a large Irish tertiary referral centre: an observational study
Doireann O’Flaherty, Siobhan Enright, Fionnuala Ní Ainle, Niamh Hayes
Effects of intravenous and mask induction on post-operative emergence delirium in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy
Kevser Peker, Reyhan Polat
Managing opioid consumption after caesarean delivery: a quality improvement initiative
Ruairi Irwin, Glenn Paul Abela, Sabina Stanescu, Peter Duddy, Orla Fahy, Terry Tan
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest quality of life follow-up study of survivors in Munster, Ireland
Kieran Henry, Jeffrey Mulcaire, Alice Kirby, Aine Cotter, Siobhan Masterson, Cathal O’Donnell, Conor Deasy
Hypotension during hip fracture surgery and postoperative morbidity
Gabriel Beecham, Rachael Cusack, Sebastian Vencken, Grace Crilly, Donal J. Buggy
Retrograde ureteric stent exchange in the female oncology patient by interventional radiology: the experience of a single tertiary referral centre
Roger Smyth, Douglas Mulholland, Michael Courtney, Ian Brennan, Niall McEniff, Michael Guiney, J. Mark Ryan
Statistical analysis of fat and muscle mass in osteoporosis in elderly population using total body DXA scans
Najia Siddique, Nessa Fallon, Miriam C. Casey, J. B. Walsh
Characteristics and outcomes of acute colitis diagnosed on cross-sectional imaging presenting via the emergency department in an Irish academic medical centre
J O’Connell, S Keohane, A McGreal-Bellone, P McDonagh, S Naimimohasses, U Kennedy, C Dunne, K Hartery, J Larkin, F MacCarthy, J Meaney, S McKiernan, S Norris, D O’Toole, D Kevans
Risk factors for potential drug-drug interactions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dobrivoje Stojadinovic, Radica Zivkovic Zaric, Slobodan Jankovic, Zorica Lazic, Ivan Cekerevac, Romana Susa
Irish Medical Organisation Doolin Memorial Lecture 2019: rhetoric and reality in mental health—Ireland and the world
Brendan D. Kelly
Childbirth in Ireland’s capital city over sixty years
Gillian A. Corbett, Chris Fitzpatrick, Sean Daly, Michael J. Turner, Sharon R. Sheehan, Nadine Farah