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View article: Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in laparotomy wounds (PROPEL-2): protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in laparotomy wounds (PROPEL-2): protocol for a randomized clinical trial Open
Background A proportion of patients undergoing midline laparotomy will develop surgical site infections after surgery. These complications place considerable financial burden on healthcare economies and have negative implications for patie…
View article: Hand and finger, ultrasound‐guided, percutaneous core needle biopsies: A safe procedure with high diagnostic accuracy
Hand and finger, ultrasound‐guided, percutaneous core needle biopsies: A safe procedure with high diagnostic accuracy Open
Introduction/Purpose To determine the diagnostic accuracy and complication rates of ultrasound‐guided, percutaneous core needle biopsies of soft tissue masses in the hand and fingers. Methods Reports from all ultrasound‐guided procedures b…
View article: 35 Congenital bicuspid aortic valve: a 20 year series within a tertiary hospital in Ireland
35 Congenital bicuspid aortic valve: a 20 year series within a tertiary hospital in Ireland Open
Congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect. This series aims to identify and review all cases of congenital BAV, and the relationship between valve subtype, aortopathy, coronary anatomy and surveilla…
View article: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Comparison of Conduits Versus Decellularized Nerve Allograft for Digital Nerve Repairs
A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Comparison of Conduits Versus Decellularized Nerve Allograft for Digital Nerve Repairs Open
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View article: Individual Participant Data Network Meta-Analysis of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma
Individual Participant Data Network Meta-Analysis of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma Open
PURPOSE The optimal neoadjuvant treatment for resectable carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus (TE) or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) remains a matter of debate. We performed an individual participant data (IPD) network meta-analysis (NMA) …
View article: Telemedicine in orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic
Telemedicine in orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Aims This study assesses patient barriers to successful telemedicine care in orthopaedic practices in a large academic practice in the COVID-19 era. Methods In all, 381 patients scheduled for telemedicine visits with three orthopaedic surg…
View article: FOXE1 polymorphism rs965513 predisposes to thyroid cancer in a European cohort
FOXE1 polymorphism rs965513 predisposes to thyroid cancer in a European cohort Open
Objective FOXE1 is an intronless gene on chromosome 9 which plays a significant role in thyroid morphogenesis. Mutations in FOXE1 are associated with thyroid phenotypes including congenital hypothyroidism, thyroid dysgenesis and thyroid ca…
View article: Impact on percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes during the COVID-19 outbreak in a non-overwhelmed European healthcare system: COVID-19 ACS-PCI experience in Ireland
Impact on percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes during the COVID-19 outbreak in a non-overwhelmed European healthcare system: COVID-19 ACS-PCI experience in Ireland Open
Aims To evaluate temporal trends of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) treated via percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) throughout the COVID-19 outbreak in a European healthcare system affected but not overwhelmed by COVID-19-related patho…
View article: Transient bilateral chorea secondary to digoxin toxicity in a female with acute kidney injury: a case report
Transient bilateral chorea secondary to digoxin toxicity in a female with acute kidney injury: a case report Open
Background Chorea secondary to digoxin toxicity is rare, with only three published cases describing the phenomenon. We report the case of a 78-year-old female presenting with intermittent vomiting and diarrhoea for 4 weeks. She had a histo…
View article: Integrating intravenous frusemide treatment into the community for heart failure patients
Integrating intravenous frusemide treatment into the community for heart failure patients Open
Background A structured pathway was developed to allow patients to safely receive intravenous (i/v) frusemide at home. This pathway was implemented by an integrated team consisting of primary and tertiary care. This allowed the traditional…
View article: AB158. 217. A comparison of clinical-radiological and pathological colorectal cancer staging: a 6-year model 3 Irish hospital experience
AB158. 217. A comparison of clinical-radiological and pathological colorectal cancer staging: a 6-year model 3 Irish hospital experience Open
: The tumour-node-metastases staging system developed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and the International Union for Cancer Control (UICC) is the most widely used classification system for colorectal cancer staging. Accur…
View article: Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: How Do Current Practice Guidelines Affect Management?
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: How Do Current Practice Guidelines Affect Management? Open
Management of DTC at our institution closely adheres to contemporary clinical practice guidelines. The finding of more aggressive management in those requiring a personalised decision-making approach highlights the requirement for improved…
View article: Investigating the association of rs2910164 with cancer predisposition in an Irish cohort
Investigating the association of rs2910164 with cancer predisposition in an Irish cohort Open
Introduction MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that exert post-transcriptional effects on gene expression by binding with cis-regulatory regions in target messenger RNA (mRNA). Polymorphisms in genes encoding miRNAs or i…