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• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

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Your search returns 13 documents

• 1.   A clinical audit of the Hakim programmable valve in patients with complex hydrocephalus

  The aim of this study was to audit the pattern of use of the Hakim (Medos) programmable valve implanted in patients with complex hydrocephalus and their clinical outcome

  

  Abstract:

  The objective of the investigation was to determine the pattern of use of the Hakim (Medos) programmable valve implanted in patients with complex hydrocephalus and their clinical outcome. A prospective audit of patients with complex hydrocephalus undergoing Hakim programmable valve implantation between 1989 and 1994 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, was followed-up for a minimum of 5 more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - Hakim valve implants

  Categories:

  Hakim valve implants

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Br J Neurosurg, Vol: 14 Page: 535-42 December 2000
  A. D. Kay; A. J. Fisher; C. O'Kane; H. K. Richards; J. D. Pickard

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• 2.   Ahmed valve drainage implant surgery in the management of paediatric aphakic glaucoma

  This study measured paediatric aphakic glaucoma, a major long term complication, after cataract surgery in children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Paediatric aphakic glaucoma presents months or years after cataract surgery in children and is a major long term complication. The results of surgical treatment are poor and many children require multiple and repeat procedures with poor visual outcomes. METHODS: 13 children (19 eyes) had Ahmed valve implantation surgery, nine of the children had previous procedures such as more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the eye and adnexa - Disorders of lens - paediatric aphakic glaucoma

  Categories:

  paediatric aphakic glaucoma

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Br J Ophthalmol, Vol: 89 Page: 855-8 July 2005
  C. Kirwan; M. O'Keefe; B. Lanigan; U. Mahmood

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• 3.   Assessment of secondary alveolar bone grafting using a modification of the Bergland grading system

  This study examined results of a series of 71 secondary alveolar bone grafts performed between 1990 and 2001 on 58 patients with complete cleft lip and palate 13 of which were bilateral are presented

  

  Abstract:

  Although the management of the alveolar cleft remains controversial secondary alveolar bone grafting is the most widely accepted approach. The results of a series of 71 secondary alveolar bone grafts performed between 1990 and 2001 on 58 patients with complete cleft lip and palate 13 of which were bilateral are presented. Bone grafts were assessed when the canine tooth had fully erupted more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - alveolar bone grafts

  Categories:

  alveolar bone grafts

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Br J Plast Surg, Vol: 56 Page: 630-6 October 2003
  P. J. Hynes; M. J. Earley

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• 4.   Fate of the retained ureteral stump after upper pole heminephrectomy in duplex kidneys

  This study examined the long-term outcome of retained ureteral stumps in children undergoing heminephrectomy for nonfunctioning upper pole moieties in duplex kidneys

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: We review the long-term outcome of retained ureteral stumps in children undergoing heminephrectomy for nonfunctioning upper pole moieties in duplex kidneys. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medical records of 50 patients who underwent 50 upper pole heminephrectomies for a nonfunctioning upper pole moiety of a duplex kidney between January 1990 and December 2000 were reviewed more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - heminephrectomy

  Categories:

  heminephrectomy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Urol, Vol: 168 Page: 679-80 August 2002
  D. De Caluwe; B. Chertin; P. Puri

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• 5.   Hydroxyapatite orbital implant exposure in children

  This study examined problems encountered using hydroxyapatite orbital implants during a 14-year period in a pediatric population

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: Hydroxyapatite orbital implants are buried implants that may be integrated into the overlying prosthesis after enucleation. We report problems encountered using these implants during a 14-year period in a pediatric population. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of a pediatric population from 1987 through 2001. RESULTS: Indications for enucleation (N = 19) included retinoblastoma more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - hydroxyapatite orbital implants

  Categories:

  hydroxyapatite orbital implants

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Aapos, Vol: 7 Page: 345-8 October 2003
  L. M. Nolan; M. O'Keefe; B. Lanigan

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• 6.   Intraoperative findings in revision canal wall down mastoidectomy

  This study reviewed all cases of canal wall down mastoid requiring revision surgery at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital over a 6 year period 1999-2004

  

  Abstract:

  Effective canal wall down mastoid surgery requires attention to certain key principles. We reviewed all cases requiring revision surgery at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital over a 6 year period 1999-2004. Intraoperative findings which contributed to the need for revision surgery were identified. During this 6 year period 291 canal wall down mastoidectomies were performed. more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - surgery for canal wall down mastoid

  Categories:

  canal wall down mastoid

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 101 Page: 14 January 2008
  E. Phelan; M. Harney; H. Burns

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• 7.   Long-term outcome of the retained ureteral stump after lower pole heminephrectomy in duplex kidneys

  This study examined the long-term outcome of retained ureteral stumps in children undergoing heminephrectomy for non-functioning lower pole moieties in duplex kidneys

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: Duplication of the ureter and renal pelvis is the most common upper urinary tract anomaly in childhood. The anatomical and functional divisions between upper and lower moieties of duplex kidney are extremely variable. The underlying pathological condition associated with a lower moiety is usually massive vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) to the lower collecting system and only more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - heminephrectomy

  Categories:

  heminephrectomy; duplex kidneys

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur Urol, Vol: 42 Page: 63-6 July 2002
  D. De Caluwe; B. Chertin; P. Puri

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• 8.   Mitral valve reconstruction in a pediatric population: late clinical results and predictors of long-term outcome

  This study reviewed 18 years of experience to establish the long-term outcomes of pediatric mitral repair

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: Pediatric mitral valve anomalies present complex management challenges to the surgeon, who may have to choose between valve replacement or repair. We review our 18 years of experience to establish the long-term outcomes of pediatric mitral repair. METHODS: Forty-five children (22 boys) with mitral valve anomalies were studied. Mitral reconstruction was performed in all cases more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - pediatric mitral repair

  Categories:

  pediatric mitral repair

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, Vol: 130 Page: 66-73 July 2005
  A. E. Wood; D. G. Healy; L. Nolke; D. Duff; P. Oslizlok; K. Walsh

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• 9.   Parvovirus B19 in kidney transplant patients

  This aim of this study was to screen renal transplant patients for the presence of parvovirus B19 before and after transplantation

  

  Abstract:

  Renal transplant patients were screened for the presence of parvovirus B19, before transplantation and monthly for 4 months after transplantation, by means of a sensitive nested PCR assay. Upon screening plasma from 110 patients, we found that two asymptomatic patients were B19 DNA positive. One of these patients was PCR positive in the plasma sample taken 2 months after more...

  International Classification:

  Organ transplants - renal

  Categories:

  renal transplant; parvovirus B19;

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Transplantation, Vol: 69 Page: 2198-202 May 2000
  Z. R. Zolnourian; M. D. Curran; B. K. Rima; P. V. Coyle; H. J. O'Neill; D. Middleton

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• 10.   Penetrating keratoplasty in infants

  This study examined graft survival and visual outcome after penetrating keratoplasty in infants with congenital corneal opacity

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: To analyze graft survival and visual outcome after penetrating keratoplasty in infants with congenital corneal opacity. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 11 patients with congenital corneal opacity who underwent penetrating keratoplasty as infants. Six patients had a diagnosis of Peter's anomaly, 1 of congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy, 1 of posterior more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - penetrating keratoplasty

  Categories:

  penetrating keratoplasty

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Aapos, Vol: 5 Page: 285-90 October 2001
  R. M. Comer; S. M. Daya; M. O'Keefe

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• 11.   Peritoneography in the assessment of peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid absorption potential for distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter placement: technical case report

  This case report discusses a case of multiple ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement procedures and a diagnostic dilemma with respect to distal shunt placement

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure has been associated with absorption failure secondary to previous peritonitis. This assumption has caused surgeons to seek alternate sites for distal catheter placement. We propose that the absorptive potential of the peritoneal cavity should be assessed before that site is discounted for catheter placement. CLINICAL more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the circulatory system - Report

  Categories:

  ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Neurosurgery, Vol: 49 Page: 1267-9 November 2001
  D. McAuley; A. C. Dick; A. Paterson

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• 12.   Transpericardial extra-anatomic intrathoracic aortic bypass conduits in the management of coarctation of the aorta

  These case reports discuss coarctation of the aorta. The second case was a fifth time reoperation in a 12-year-old girl with recurrent coarctating

  

  Abstract:

  Two varied cases of coarctation of the aorta are described, in which transpericardial ascending to descending thoracic aortic conduits were routed around the right atrium, utilizing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. The approach was through a median sternotomy in two patients. The first case is a 52-year-old female who underwent combined aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the circulatory system - Report

  Categories:

  coarctation of the aorta

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Card Surg, Vol: 17 Page: 400-2 2002 Sep-Oct
  B. Badmanaban; A. Sachithanandan; M. A. Sarsam

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• 13.   Visual outcomes and complications of posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in the first year of life

  This study examined the visual outcome and postoperative complications in infants who had congenital cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in the first year of life

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: To document the visual outcome and postoperative complications in infants who had congenital cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) implantation in the first year of life. SETTING: The Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. METHODS: Twenty-seven eyes of 20 infants were reviewed. Seven infants (14 eyes) had bilateral congenital cataract and 13 (13 more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities -? - congenital cataract surgery

  Categories:

  congenital cataract surgery

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Cataract Refract Surg, Vol: 27 Page: 2006-11 December 2001
  M. O'Keefe; S. Fenton; B. Lanigan

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