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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 ... -
Problems and solutions in delivering global surgery in the 21st century.
(Wiley, 2016-02)Surgery has had low priority in global health planning, so the delivery of surgical care in low- and middle-income countries is often poorly resourced. A recent Lancet Commission on Global Surgery has highlighted the need ... -
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 ... -
Waterlow score as a surrogate marker for predicting adverse outcome in acute pancreatitis.
(Royal College of Surgeons, 2016-01)Introduction Introduced originally to stratify risk for developing decubitus ulcers, the Waterlow scoring system is recorded routinely for surgical admissions. It is a composite score, reflecting patients' general condition ... -
Complication rates in sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma.
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The regenerative role of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
(Wiley, 2017-02)The potential use of stem cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of various tissues and organs offers a paradigm shift in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The use of either embryonic stem cells (ESC) or ... -
A multicentre 2-cycle retrospective audit of post-operative haemorrhages from 2169 tonsillectomies.
(Wiley, 2016-01-06)Tonsillectomy is a frequently performed procedure which can have potentially life threatening complications. Current postoperative haemorrhage and return to theatre rates are significantly higher than those reported by the ... -
Letter from the future surgeons of 2030.
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Assessing visual control during simulated and live operations: gathering evidence for the content validity of simulation using eye movement metrics.
(Springer, 2014-06)Although virtual reality (VR) simulators serve an important role in the training and assessment of surgeons, they need to be evaluated for evidence of validity. Eye-tracking technology and measures of visual control have ...