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Saturday night burns: an increasing problem?
(Euro-Mediterranean Council for Burns & Fire Disasters, 2015-03-31)In Italy the economic crisis has caused changes in behavior in daily as well as leisure activities. For instance, night clubs have changed both their scenography and what they can offer. From simply providing a place to ... -
Lessons from surgery and anaesthesia: evaluation of non-technical skills in interventional radiology.
(Sage, 2015-11)In the medical profession, surgery and anaesthesia are leading the way in identifying human errors that negatively affect patient safety. Evidence suggests that the implementation of non-technical skills assessments reduces ... -
UK guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients
(BMJ, 2015-11-01)These updated guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) under the auspices of the ... -
Apparent Skin Discoloration about the Knee Joint: A Rare Sequela of Metallosis after Total Knee Replacement
(Hindawi, 2015-03-05)Introduction. Metallosis is a phenomenon most commonly associated with hip replacement. However it can occur in any metallic implant subject to wear. Wear creates metal debris, which is deposited in the surrounding soft ... -
Actuator pin fracture in magnetically controlled growing rods: two cases.
(Elsevier, 2015-12-17)Magnetically-controlled growing rods (MCGR) are used in the management of early-onset scoliosis (EOS). Each MCGR contains a telescopic actuator that serves as the distraction element when stimulated by an external remote ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of high-definition CT coronary angiography in high-risk patients.
(Elsevier, 2016-02)To assess the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) using a combination of high-definition CT (HD-CTCA) and high level of reader experience, with invasive coronary angiography (ICA) as the ... -
The woman with unexplained anaemia.
(BMJ, 2015-12-15)A 77-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for 3 weeks to treat cellulitis and investigate unexplained anaemia. Earlier, when her neck had been examined on outpatient review of her lymphoedema, a large fungating tumour ... -
Molecular Basis of Developmental Anomalies of the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
(Morgan & Claypool, 2015-12-11)Current knowledge of the etiology of congenital malformations of the human gastrointestinal tract is covered in this book, prefaced by some introductory notes on embryological development. Malformations involving the ... -
A technique to visualise the urethral meatus in difficult male catheterisations.
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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Rehabilitation Enablement in Chronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention in heart failure patients and caregivers: rationale and protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
(BMJ, 2015-12-23)The Rehabilitation EnAblement in CHronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) trial is part of a research programme designed to develop and evaluate a health professional facilitated, home-based, self-help rehabilitation intervention ...