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View article: BI08 A prospective observational study exploring the incidence and impact of cutaneous toxicities in patients undergoing oncological treatment
BI08 A prospective observational study exploring the incidence and impact of cutaneous toxicities in patients undergoing oncological treatment Open
Patients with cancer develop a wide range of skin toxicities, which often limit treatments and impact quality of life (QoL). Ireland has yet to develop a national database of cutaneous toxicities resulting from oncological treatments. A pi…
View article: The use of negative pressure wound therapy following stoma reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
The use of negative pressure wound therapy following stoma reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Open
Introduction Stoma reversal is a contaminated surgery with many patients experiencing significant wound complications that contribute to patient morbidity. It is believed that the use of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) …
View article: A randomized single‐blinded prospective study comparing simulated daylight photodynamic therapy with natural daylight photodynamic therapy for multiple actinic keratoses
A randomized single‐blinded prospective study comparing simulated daylight photodynamic therapy with natural daylight photodynamic therapy for multiple actinic keratoses Open
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
View article: BG06 Patient perspectives on living with multiple actinic keratoses: a qualitative study
BG06 Patient perspectives on living with multiple actinic keratoses: a qualitative study Open
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are chronic recurrent erythematous scaly lesions that appear most commonly on sun-damaged skin. Although many AKs will regress, up to 16% will progress to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Therefore, field treatmen…
View article: Reducing the environmental impact of skin cancer surgery
Reducing the environmental impact of skin cancer surgery Open
'The health of people around the world is at the mercy of a persistent fossil fuel addiction', these are the damning words of the 2022 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown.1 Over the past 50 years alone there has been a fivefold increase …
View article: P62 The environmental impact of skin cancer surgery
P62 The environmental impact of skin cancer surgery Open
The climate crisis has been described as the greatest global health threat by the World Health Organization. In 2019, healthcare-related emissions accounted for 25 mega-tonnes CO2 equivalent (CO2e), 10% of which was related to staff and pa…
View article: Reducing the treatment burden of keratinocyte cancers requiring referral to plastic surgery: Lessons from lockdown
Reducing the treatment burden of keratinocyte cancers requiring referral to plastic surgery: Lessons from lockdown Open
Background Keratinocyte cancers are increasing in incidence in Ireland and are more common in older age, necessitating multidisciplinary specialist input and treatment often is a greater burden for patients. The coronavirus disease 2019 (C…
View article: P06: A nontender, well‐circumscribed nodule on the left forehead
P06: A nontender, well‐circumscribed nodule on the left forehead Open
Reports have been documented of symptom resolution following renal transplant.Bullous disease of dialysis is a blistering disorder that must be differentiated from porphyria cutanea tarda and other bullous dermatoses seen in ESRF.We descri…