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Items authored by medical students while they are on placement with the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
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Testing of a novel Valsalva Assist Device with supine and modified positions in healthy volunteers.
(BMJ, 2018-12-01)The Valsalva manoeuvre (VM) is used to treat supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) by inducing a vagal response (drop in HR). There is debate as to the best position in which to carry out the VM and how the strain should be ... -
A Simple Device to Control Valsalva Manoeuvre Strain Pressure; a Letter to Editor.
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Pelvic Floor Reconstruction with Bilateral Gracilis Flaps Following Extralevator Abdominoperineal Excision: A video Vignette.
(WIley, 2017-10-20)The patient in this video was diagnosed with a locally invasive rectal carcinoma and had received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery. The defect seen on the right results from the abdominoperineal excision, ... -
Incomplete cauda equina syndrome secondary to haemorrhage within a Tarlov cyst.
(BMJ, 2017-08-07)Sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts are benign, cerebrospinal fluid containing lesions of the spinal nerve root sheath. They are usually asymptomatic; however, a small proportion have the potential to cause compression of ... -
Incisional hernia repair with retrorectus synthetic mesh and abdominoplasty- a video vignette.
(Wiley, 2017-01-21)Incisional hernia is a common complication following both stoma trephine [1] and laparotomy for colorectal resection [2]. Resultant pain, obstruction or impaired mobility are all indications for surgical repair, which is ... -
Retroperitoneal haematoma in a postoperative ALIF patient taking rivaroxaban for atrial fibrillation.
(Springer, 2019-04)Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are being increasingly used in the secondary prevention of thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Patients taking NOACs are difficult to manage perioperatively, and ... -
Undergraduate Suture and Local Anesthetic Training in the United Kingdom.
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Presentation of cauda equina syndrome during labour
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Getting undergraduate medical students involved in research.
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Erratum to: The Case for Oxygen in Global Surgical Care.
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The Case for Oxygen in Global Surgical Care.
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This house believes the NHS should be privatised - 1st southwest medical debate.
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-22)The inaugural southwest medical debate, between Exeter and Plymouth medical schools and respective health services, was held on the 3rd December 2014. Plymouth proposed the motion "This house believes the NHS should be ... -
Is the role of instinct important in medicine?
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Is dissection the only way to learn anatomy? Thoughts from students at a non-dissecting based medical school.
(Springer, 2015-10)Anatomical teaching has been centred around dissection for centuries. Generations of doctors have been initiated into the medical profession by cutting into their first cadavers. With the number of donor cadavers available ... -
Letter from the future surgeons of 2030.
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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 ... -
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 ... -
The difficulty in diagnosing X linked adrenoleucodystrophy and the importance of identifying cerebral involvement
(BMJ, 2015-05-12)Two patients are described, a mother and son, who were initially clinically diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraparesis. This was rectified after very long chain fatty acid testing confirmed adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN). ...
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