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This case report discusses complications in paediatric airway management
Abstract:
Management of the paediatric airway can be difficult. This management in turn can be associated with complications which can be life threatening. We present three cases in which such complications occurred and then go on to discuss the different ways in which these can be prevented. more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
paediatric airway management
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol,
Vol: 68 Page: 1507-12 December 2004
A. Safdar; J. D. Russell
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This case report discusses the initial phase of the introduction of emergency department ultrasound with three illustrative case reports and a discussion on the pitfalls and benefits of Emergency department ultrasound
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Emergency department ultrasound (EDU) is a physician performed ultrasound service aimed at improving patient flow and diagnosis in the emergency department. METHODS: This paper describes the initial phase of the introduction of EDU with three illustrative case reports and a discussion on the pitfalls and benefits of EDU. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In three cases discussed here, more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
emergency department ultrasound use
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Emerg Med J,
Vol: 22 Page: 333-5 May 2005
R. McLaughlin; N. Collum; S. McGovern; C. Martyn; J. Bowra
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This obstetric case shows two false negative Kleihauer tests and two persistently positive Kleihauer tests leading to unnecessary administration of anti-D immunoglobulin
Abstract:
This obstetric case shows two false negative Kleihauer tests and two persistently positive Kleihauer tests leading to unnecessary administration of anti-D immunoglobulin. A diagnosis of hereditary persistence foetal haemoglobin (HPFH) was only confirmed by access to flow cytometry making use of both anti-HbF and anti-D labels. The case highlights the importance of a high index of more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
unnecessary administration of anti-D immunoglobulin
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Clin Lab Haematol,
Vol: 25 Page: 405-8 December 2003
R. Iyer; B. McElhinney; N. Heasley; M. Williams; K. Morris
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This case report discusses the journey of one child in getting hospital treatment and broadens to discuses general paediatric surgery in Ireland
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
the journey to hospital
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 176 Page: 249-51 December 2007
D. N. Coakley; P. A. Grace
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This case report discusses inequalities in health
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
health inequalities
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
International Journal of Nursing Practice,
Vol: 7 Page: 383-391 2001
A. Lazenbatt; J. Orr; E. O'Neill
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This case report discusses which operation to undertake for intractable pulmonary aspiration in children
Abstract:
Intractable aspiration is a life-threatening medical problem. There are many surgical procedures for the treatment of intractable aspiration. Our experience with three children was reported here. After failing initial conservative measures, the first two patients had supraglottic laryngeal closure performed through an endoscopic approach with a small hole left superiorly for phonation. more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
pulmonary aspiration
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol,
Vol: 70 Page: 19-25 January 2006
M. A. Hafidh; O. Young; J. D. Russell
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This case report discusses how the value judgments of the health professionals involved affected the interaction between themselves and a mother with her injured child who presented at an accident and emergency department
Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to explore and examine how the value judgments of the health professionals involved affected the interaction between themselves and a mother with her injured child who presented at an accident and emergency department. The interaction is depicted by means of a classroom role-play in which the "actors" are nurses. Analysis of the interaction more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
value judgments of professionals
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Pediatr Nurs,
Vol: 17 Page: 229-35 June 2002
B. Reid; A. Long
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This case report discusses use of a Fogarty balloon with extraction forceps for the controlled retrieval of an endobronchial foreign body
Abstract:
Foreign body aspiration is a common problem in children necessitating prompt recognition and early treatment to minimize the potentially serious and sometimes even fatal consequences. We report the case of a 7 year old girl with a peanut lodged in her right main bronchus. Bronchoscopy identified the foreign body which was then removed by the combined use of a Fogarty balloon catheter more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
foreign body
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol,
Vol: 60 Page: 163-5 August 2001
T. Mackle; J. Russell
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This case report discusses a case of unrehearsed circuit failure during neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Abstract:
A newborn infant who could not be weaned from bypass after undergoing corrective surgery for atrioventricular septal defect was placed on arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Thirty-six hours later, a sudden violent gush of water was observed from the heater cooler system at the point where the outlet tubing had become detached from the machine. It was quickly more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
unrehearsed circuit failure during ventilation
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Asaio J,
Vol: 52 Page: 601-2 2006 Sep-Oct
B. M. Henrick
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This case report explores the use of the Roper-Logan-Tierney (RLT) nursing model in a neonatal transport setting
Abstract:
In recent years approaches to nursing practice have changed. Nursing theorists have advocated the need for nursing practice to be carried out using a systematic rather than an intuitive approach. A process of nursing has been developed as a method of organizing and delivering nursing care. This change in nursing practice has resulted in the need to establish a knowledge base that more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
neonatal transport setting
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Br J Nurs,
Vol: 12 Page: 792-8 2003 Jul 10-23
P. Healy; F. Timmins
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This case report discusses the author's multi-modal therapeutic practice with a 7-year-old boy referred to the Family Trauma Centre, following paramilitary assaults on his father.
Abstract:
The focus of this paper is on the author's multi-modal therapeutic practice with a 7-year-old boy referred to the Family Trauma Centre, following paramilitary assaults on his father. The work also addresses the boy's experience of domestic violence. The work is contextualised in terms of the "Peace Process" in Northern Ireland, including the establishment of the Family Trauma more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
multi-modal therapeutic practice
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 10 Page: 193-203 2004
Stephen Coulter
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