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Preparing surgeons for the modern operating theatre: insights from a national survey on technology use and readiness [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
IntroductionRapid advances in surgical technology require formal training in the use of devices and equipment, yet curricula rarely address technology, equipment, and consumables (TEC) proficiency in a systematic way.
Adam F. Roche, Eoghan Burke, Dara O. Kavanagh, Darach Crimmins, Christina A. Fleming, Niall J. McInerney, Dara O’Keeffe, Pablo Javier Villanueva, Gulam Zilani, Vincent Healy, Donncha O’Brien, Clare McCloskey, Daragh Moneley, Claire M. Condron   +13 more
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Screen to Intervene; establishing a dedicated metabolic clinic for patients with chronic mental illness in an Irish Metal Health Service

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction People with serious mental illness exhibit higher morbidity and mortality rates of chronic diseases than the general population. Objectives The aim of this study was to establish a dedicated clinic for patients with chronic mental illness ...
M. Usman, F. Saleem, B. Mccafferty, J.H.P. Tan, M. Zubir, D. Adamis   +5 more
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Case report: Diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler Weber Rendu Syndrome) in a 23-year-old male presented with anemia and thrombocytopenia and its response to bevacizumab

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Osler Weber Rendu Syndrome (OWS) is characterized by the development of abnormally dilated blood vessels, which manifest as arteriovenous shunts (pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and cerebral) and mucocutaneous telangiectasias (lips, tongue, and ...
Hamza Yunus, Said Amin, Furqan Ul Haq, Waqar Ali, Tanveer Hamid, Wajid Ali, Basharat Ullah, Payal Bai   +7 more
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Harnessing digital health to optimise the delivery of guideline-based cardiac rehabilitation during COVID-19: an observational study

Open Heart, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the uptake of digital health interventions for the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). However, there is a need to evaluate these interventions.Methods We examined the impact of an evidence-based, digital
Molly Byrne, John William McEvoy, Ella Murphy, Irene Gibson, Lisa Hynes, Zoe McCrudden, Denise Dunne, Aisling Harris, Andrew William Murphy   +8 more
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How do delirium motor subtypes differ in phenomenology and contributory aetiology? a cross-sectional, multisite study of liaison psychiatry and palliative care patients

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To investigate whether delirium motor subtypes differ in terms of phenomenology and contributory aetiology.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting International study incorporating data from Ireland and India across palliative care, old age ...
Ajit Avasthi, Walter Cullen, Akhilesh Sharma, C Dunne, John McFarland, Kevin Glynn, Frank McKenna, Kevin Lally, Muireann O’Donnell, Subho Chakrabarti, Surendra K Mattoo, Ruchita Shah, David Hickey, James Fitzgerald, Brid Davis, Niamh O'Regan, Dimitrious Adamis, Olugbenja Williams, Fahad Awan, Shane McInerney, Faiza Jabbar, Henry O'Connell, Paula T Trzepacz, Maeve Leonard, David Meagher, Abhishek Ghosh   +25 more
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Economic analysis of early intervention for autistic children: findings from four case studies in England, Ireland, Italy, and Spain

European Psychiatry, 2023
Background Many autistic children experience difficulties in their communication and language skills development, with consequences for social development into adulthood, often resulting in challenges over the life-course and high economic impacts for ...
Michela Tinelli, Aine Roddy, Martin Knapp, Celso Arango, Maria Andreina Mendez, James Cusack, Declan Murphy, Roberto Canitano, Bethany Oakley, Vinciane Quoidbach   +9 more
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Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Improving hand hygiene (HH) compliance is one of the most important, but elusive, goals of infection control. The purpose of this study was to use the capability (C), opportunity (O), motivation (M), and behaviour (B; COM-B) model and the ...
Kathryn Lambe, Sinéad Lydon, Caoimhe Madden, Jenny McSharry, Rebecca Marshall, Ruth Boylan, Aoife Hehir, Molly Byrne, Omar Tujjar, Paul O’Connor   +9 more
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Comparison of the Plusoptix S04 binocular autorefractor with cycloplegic refraction performed by an ophthalmologist

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2010
Aim:  To determine the accuracy of undilated binocular autorefraction using the PlusOptix S04 autorefractor, as compared with cycloplegic refraction performed by an ophthalmologist.
Laura M. Gilmartin
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Laparoscopic Incidental Finding of Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Acute Appendicitis

Case Reports in Surgery, 2014
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare condition where the gas trapped inside the bowel wall. It is commonly found as an incidental finding on routine abdominal imaging or scans.
N. Mayooran, A. Olu Shola, N. Iqbal
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Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007
Globally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be a significant health problem where it is recognized as an important cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people.
William J. Snelling, Lihua Xiao, Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres, Colm J. Lowery, John E. Moore, Juluri R. Rao, Stephen Smyth, B. Cherie Millar, Paul J. Rooney, Motoo Matsuda, Fiona Kenny, Jiru Xu, James S.G. Dooley   +12 more
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