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This study described the effect of early administration of analgesia for acute abdominal pain in the accident and emergency setting
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Recent trials suggest that the early administration of analgesia in patients with acute abdominal pain facilitates examination and does not delay diagnosis. We investigated current practice regarding analgesia for these patients. METHODS: All patients admitted via the accident and emergency department with abdominal pain were included. The main outcome measures evaluated more...
International Classification:
Drugs - analgesia
Categories:
abdominal pain
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Eur J Emerg Med,
Vol: 11 Page: 309-12 December 2004
J. Shabbir; P. F. Ridgway; K. Lynch; C. E. Law; D. Evoy; J. B. O'Mahony; K. Mealy
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The aim of the study was to study appendix specimens for the expression of inflammatory markers as an indicator of presence of an inflammatory response in this subgroup of patients
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Appendices removed from patients with suspected appendicitis often appear normal on histologic examination. OBJECTIVE: To study appendix specimens for the expression of inflammatory markers as an indicator of presence of an inflammatory response in this subgroup of patients. METHODS: Cyclooxygenase 1 and 2, prostaglandin E(2), inducible nitric oxide synthase, and major more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Diseases of appendix - appendix
Categories:
appendix
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Pathol Lab Med,
Vol: 125 Page: 759-64 June 2001
L. Nemeth; D. J. Reen; D. S. O'Briain; M. McDermott; P. Puri
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This study aimed to explore the expertise and training of teachers and coaches in the current management of sport injury in school was examined
Abstract:
School sport is a major cause of injury in the post-primary age group. The importance of primary prevention in sport has been identified; however secondary prevention of school related sport injury has not been described in Ireland. A random sample of 450 schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was studied using a postal questionnaire. Current management of sport injury, more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes-injury
Categories:
sport injury
Geography:
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Inj Prev,
Vol: 9 Page: 270-3 September 2003
L. Abernethy; D. MacAuley; O. McNally; S. McCann
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The aim of this study was to describe methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in an Irish orthopaedic centre
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This prospective five-year study analyses the impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on an Irish orthopaedic unit. We identified 318 cases of MRSA, representing 0.76% of all admissions (41,971). A total of 240 (76%) cases were colonised with MRSA, while 120 (37.7%) were infected. Patients were admitted from home (218; 68.6%), nursing homes (72; 22.6%) and other more...
International Classification:
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Categories:
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Bone Joint Surg Br,
Vol: 88 Page: 807-11 June 2006
S. J. Roche; D. Fitzgerald; A. O'Rourke; J. P. McCabe
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This study examined acute airway admissions to the paediatric intensive care unit at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children from 1990 to 2003
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The management of paediatric airway emergencies is part of ENT practice. The most common conditions are acute viral laryngotracheobronchitis (croup), acute epiglottitis and bacterial tracheitis. Management of these conditions is significantly different and accurate diagnosis is crucial. We performed a retrospective analysis of all acute airway admissions to the paediatric intensive care more...
International Classification:
Other - acute airway admissions
Categories:
acute airway admissions
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Laryngol Otol,
Vol: 121 Page: 659-63 July 2007
B. Devlin; K. Golchin; R. Adair
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The aim of the study was to evaluated the use of multi-media messaging as a supplement to the telephone referral of musculoskeletal limb injures
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OBJECTIVES: New developments in telecommunications will have a profound effect on the delivery of medical care throughout the world. In Northern Ireland three trauma centres provide fracture care for their own and surrounding Emergency Departments. All trauma referrals are currently taken by telephone. It is our experience that the verbal description of the radiographs of a more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury
Categories:
musculoskeletal limb injures
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Injury,
Vol: 36 Page: 560-6 April 2005
H. A. Archbold; A. R. Guha; S. Shyamsundar; S. J. McBride; P. Charlwood; R. Wray
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These case reports discuss two cases of traumatic posterior dislocation of hip in children aged 3 and 14 years
Abstract:
Traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip joint in children is an uncommon injury. It constitutes a true orthopedic emergency. It makes up over 80% of pediatric hip dislocations. In children, it can occur as a result of minimal trauma, which is attributed to a soft pliable acetabulum and ligamentous laxity. In skeletally mature adolescents, a greater force is required to dislocate the more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Report
Categories:
traumatic posterior dislocation of the hips
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Emerg Care,
Vol: 17 Page: 32-5 February 2001
S. Kutty; B. Thornes; W. A. Curtin; M. F. Gilmore
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