Abstract:
INTRODUCTION:We conducted a study at two main centres for paediatric surgery in the Republic of Ireland, Temple Street Children's University Hospital (TSCUH) and Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin (OLCHC). AIM:The aim of the study was to assess doctors' opinions, frequency and methods of smartphone use in clinical practice. METHODS:Doctors (n = 265) at the two hospitals were invited to complete a 12-item survey. Descriptive statistics were calculated accordingly. RESULTS:Almost 50% (132/256) responded; 98.4% owned a smartphone and 76% owned an iPhone. Seventy-nine percent used medical apps and 59% used the OLCHC formulary. Ninety-seven percent used smartphones for inter-team communication with 73.5% (n = 97) using WhatsApp. Smartphone camera was used by 57% for clinical photos and 41% for photos of radiological imaging. Only 42% reported obtaining consent for smartphone camera use from patients or guardians. Ninety-two percent either 'strongly agreed' or 'agreed' that smartphones positively impact their practice. CONCLUSION:Smartphone usage is universal among healthcare professionals and their influence is growing in patient care.
journal_name
Ir J Med Scijournal_title
Irish journal of medical scienceauthors
El Hadidy TS,Alshafei AE,Mortell AE,Doherty EMdoi
10.1007/s11845-017-1713-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-08-01 00:00:00pages
565-573issue
3eissn
0021-1265issn
1863-4362pii
10.1007/s11845-017-1713-xjournal_volume
187pub_type
杂志文章abstract:INTRODUCTION:The repair of thoracic aortic pathology by open techniques is associated with high morbidity and mortality. METHODS:We describe the first case of hybrid thoracic aortic repair performed in Ireland for a symptomatic thoracic intramural haematoma. CONCLUSION:Hybrid repair with extra-anatomical aortic visce...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-010-0473-7
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Bochdalek's hernia) rarely presents in adulthood. CASE PRESENTATION:We present the case of a 21-year-old woman with thrombocytopenia secondary to hypersplenism due to left-sided (sinistral) portal hypertension. This portal hypertension was caused by strangulation of the sp...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-008-0140-4
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Most femoral neck fractures in younger patients have a different mechanism, treatment, and prognosis from those in elderly patients. AIMS:To evaluate the results of internal fixation of femoral neck fractures in patients aged between 20 and 60 years, and to determine reasons for failure. PATIENTS AND METHO...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03168981
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The first Irish heart transplant was performed on the 10th of September 1985. Over the next 20 years, 229 transplants were performed in 228 recipients. AIMS:To evaluate the success of the first generation of cardiac transplantation in Ireland. METHODS:Analysis of clinical outcomes and survival statistics f...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03168991
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recent developments in the management of severe aortic stenosis have resulted in a paradigm shift in the way we view the condition. Patients previously denied intervention in the form of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are now candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation and the risk and a...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11845-016-1417-7
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Adults ageing with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy have a greater burden of chronic diseases compared with adults without HIV as reported by Althoff et al. (Curr Opin HIV AIDS 11:527-36, 2016). Therefore, it is important in this clinically stable HIV+ population to monitor and evaluate their risk of chroni...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-019-02063-y
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Understanding the impact of a publication by using bibliometric indices becomes an essential activity not only for universities and research institutes but also for individual academicians. This paper aims to provide a brief review of the current bibliometric tools used by authors and editors and proposes an...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11845-018-1936-5
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:To review the clinical impact of vertebroplasty in osteoporotic and myelomatous compression fractures METHODS:Eleven compression fractures in eight patients were treated by percutaneous cement vertebroplasty over a three-year period, May 2000 to May 2003. RESULTS:Successful percutaneous stabilisation and c...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03169001
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an effective and durable treatment option for hip osteoarthritis (OA). As life expectancy continues to increase, so too will the demand for joint arthroplasty in the 10th decade of life, frequently in cases involving osteoarthritis of both hips. Simultaneous bilateral total hip arthropl...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11845-017-1572-5
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::DNA, extracted from tumours arising in 29 paediatric patients [14 neuroblastoma, 9 Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma), 6 miscellaneous] was investigated for evidence of N-myc amplification, using pNb-1, a recombinant plasmid containing a 1.0 Kb fragment homologous to the 5' end of the human N-myc gene. Within the neuroblas...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02937236
更新日期:1990-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a rare case of iatrogenic tracheal tear during a three-stage oesophagectomy in a 76-year-old woman and review current literature. The tear occurred due to trauma from a double lumen endotracheal tube. We used a novel technique of repairing the tear, which extended to the carina, avoiding a second thoracotomy...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-008-0169-4
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND:Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is considered an important parameter to predict the clinical outcome in head injury; however, in some cases such as the use of sedative drugs the estimate of GCS would not be precise. Bispectral index (BIS) is an electrophysiological parameter to determine the clinical...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-011-0768-3
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Anal ulceration is uncommon. Patients are typically referred because of severe anal pain, bleeding, discharge, and ulceration. It is important to exclude anal carcinoma, and to consider more unusual causes. METHODS:A 74-year-old lady presented with severe anal pain and ulceration. This was subsequently note...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03169175
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Prostate cancer is the most common solid cancer affecting men in Ireland. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsies of the prostate are routinely performed to diagnose prostate cancer. They are, in general, a safe procedure but are associated with a significant risk of infective complications ranging from fev...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-011-0774-5
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Temporary ureteric stent insertion is an integral part of modern endo-urological practice. Delayed stent removal or forgotten stents are associated with increased patient morbidity and complications which are often difficult to manage. METHODS AND RESULTS:We prospectively audited our ureteric stent insertio...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-007-0043-9
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Coeliac disease (CD) is more common in those with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and may be asymptomatic despite the presence of intestinal histological changes. Optimal screening practice guidelines differ internationally. We undertook a retrospective audit to determine the efficacy of current scr...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-018-1831-0
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The development of the Free Cortisol Index, an indirect measurement of the free or metabolically active portion of circulating cortisol, is described. Patients with non-adrenal disease had FCl values in the same range as normal subjects and in patients with adrenal disease the FCl values moved in the same direction as...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02939036
更新日期:1975-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Dysphagia affects up to 30% of hospitalized patients, and it is associated with numerous complications. AIMS:Assess the impact of a 24/7 dysphagia screening protocol in an Internal Medicine Unit regarding respiratory complications (such as aspiration pneumonia) as the primary outcome. Length of stay and dis...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-020-02371-8
更新日期:2020-09-22 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Rubella is caused by the rubella virus, a single-stranded RNA virus of the Togaviridae family. The most severe complications of rubella in adult women occur during pregnancy when infection can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or congenital rubella syndrome. Antenatal rubella susceptibility screening is no lon...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-017-1722-9
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This article is a follow-up to an audit performed by the Department of Surgery and published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science in 1996. This audit reviewed all cases of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (IHPS) operated on over 22 years up to 1991. AIMS:We aim to demonstrate that radiologic inves...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03169126
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The weight of the delivered placenta gives a useful representation of placental function in utero. In the absence of Irish data, many pathologists rely on data from other populations, many of which are now 15 to 30 years old. The development of a population-specific nomogram would aid in the examination of p...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-019-02102-8
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:2013 is the tercentenary of the death of Sir Patrick Dun. When Dun died in 1713, he left the proceeds of his estate to enhance medical education in Dublin by funding chairs in medicine. He showed remarkable innovation, but it took 95 years, five Acts of Parliament, two House of Commons enquiries and a Hous...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-014-1082-7
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Collagen type I from rat tail was tested for its effect on wound healing of 6 male rabbits and on the regeneration of liver after partial hepatectomy in 15 male rats. It had a negligible effect on the rate of wound healing and a statistically significant acceleratory effect on regeneration of the rat liver. ...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02942070
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In 1996, Irish accident and emergency (A&E) departments had approximately 1.2 million visits. General practitioners (GPs) have been shown to work efficiently in A&E. AIM:This study aimed to describe the current A&E structures in Ireland and the potential contribution of general practice. METHOD:Questionnai...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03173524
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Assessment of non-cardiac chest pain places a considerable burden on healthcare resources. The current practice of serial electrocardiographs (ECGs), serum creatinine phosphokinase and by pre-discharge exercise electrocardiography gives an average in-hospital stay of 3.7 days. AIMS:This study assess the use...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03167689
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Surgery for perforated peptic ulcer disease is one of the most common emergency procedures carried out in the western world. The role of postoperative empiric Helicobacter Pylori eradication therapy is controversial. METHODS:The clinical, operative and postoperative surveillance details of 84 consecutive pa...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03167950
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:A retrospective post-mortem analysis was undertaken to determine the aetiology of sudden cardiac death (SCD) amongst individuals aged journal_title:Irish journal of medical science pub_type: 杂志文章 doi:10.1007/s11845-009-0294-8 更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Recent reports show increased failure rates in hip resurfacings that display >10 % neck narrowing. The etiology of neck narrowing remains unknown. METHODS:We assessed 80 hip resurfacings at mean 3.5 years follow-up. RESULTS:The overall rate of significant narrowing was 11.25 %. Neck narrowing occurred in...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-012-0857-y
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is a distinct, managed form of cell death. It is fundamentally different from necrosis. It is a genetically controlled, energy-dependent method of cellular deletion without inflammation. In the cardiovascular system, apoptosis occurs as a primary and secondary event in di...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/BF03168827
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Whether developments in palliative care have impacted on where cancer patients die is unknown. We investigated time trends in place of death for colorectal cancer. METHODS:Details were abstracted on 10,175 colorectal cancer deaths during 1994-2004. Time trends were analysed by joinpoint regression. RESULTS...
journal_title:Irish journal of medical science
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11845-010-0607-y
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00