Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest quality of life follow-up study of survivors in Munster, Ireland.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of patients presenting with oesophageal cancer have symptoms for more than three months and advanced disease at presentation. Most appear unaware of the significance of dysphagia as a symptom. Cancer awareness programmes focus on symptoms such as lumps and bleeding. AIM:To sample the level of p...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Grannell MS,Kelly S,Shannon S,Chong AL,Walsh TN

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rapid Access Prostate Clinics (RAPC) were introduced in Ireland by the National Cancer Control Programme bringing about expedited referral pathways and increased detection rates of prostate cancer. Lower Gleason (G) grade at diagnosis due to RAPC has been previously reported but grade at prostatectomy has ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Broe MP,Forde JC,Inder MS,Galvin DJ,Mulvin DW,Quinlan DM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Imported childhood malaria has never been studied in Ireland. We aimed to document the incidence and species of malaria in children presenting to paediatric hospitals in Dublin and to examine management and outcome measures. METHODS:Subjects were identified through laboratory archives from the three paediatric ho...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Leahy TR,Malikiwi A,Cafferkey M,Butler KM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improved survival of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is partly due to intensive treatment for their chronic infections. Treatment usually includes intravenous and nebulised aminoglycoside antibiotics and they receive a large cumulative dose of these antibiotics over their lifetime. There is little information in the...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Mulherin D,Fahy J,Grant W,Keogan M,Kavanagh B,FitzGerald M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the potential role of key DNA repair proteins in the sensitivity of normal human fibroblasts to ionising radiations. METHODS:Radiosensitivity of six human fibroblast strains established from skin biopsies of women who had undergone conservative breast surgery and received a curative breast conserving ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Saleh EM,El-Awady RA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelets are involved in atherosclerosis. Mean platelet volume (MPV) could be a marker of platelet activation. We aim to determine whether MPV levels were correlated with the presence of atherosclerotic disease in carotid arteries of patients with stroke. METHODS:We recruited 215 patients with atherothromb...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Arévalo-Lorido JC,Carretero-Gómez J,Villar-Vaca P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is considered to be minimally invasive compared with open appendectomy (OA), there are few studies showing this in terms of cytokines and oxidative stress markers. AIM:LA and OA techniques have been compared in terms of different conditions such as operation time and ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ayengin K,Alp HH,Avci V,Huyut Z

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our ability to maintain satisfactory levels of outcome after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery is increasingly strained by rising levels of co-morbidity in the presenting population. In this study we present a comparative outcome analysis of patients undergoing elective AAA surgery 18 months b...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Cleary M,Cahill RA,Younis F,Sheehan SJ,Mehigan D,Barry MC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was to investigate the value of 10 serum inflammatory cytokines for predicting clinical response to celecoxib in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. METHODS:Totally, 103 active AS patients who underwent celecoxib treatment for 12 weeks were enrolled. Then, pre-treatment serum TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Zhang Y,Ning C,Zhou H,Yan Y,Liu F,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric venous thrombosis, "the great mimicker", is a very rare disorder in pregnancy and the puerperium, particularly when not associated with any pre-existing thrombophilia or autoimmune states. We describe a patient requiring a resection of 150 cm of gangrenous small bowel after uncomplicated elective Caesarean ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McGurgan P,Holohan M,McKenna P,Gorey TF

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the preventive and therapeutic effects of diosgenin on retinoic acid-induced osteoporosis in rats. METHODS:A total 50 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: control group, model group (osteoporosis rats), low (10 mg kg(-1)), middle (30 mg kg(-1)), and high-dose diosgenin (90 mg k...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Zhao S,Niu F,Xu CY,Liu Y,Ye L,Bi GB,Chen L,Tian G,Nie TH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This is a retrospective review of the Rotunda Hospital Emergency Room (ER) documentation with respect to attendances for a 4-month period (August-November) in both 2009 and 2012. The aim was to quantify the workload and assess the quality of care offered to patients attending the ER over the two time perio...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Talukdar S,Eogan M,Connolly G,Coulter-Smith S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in endothelial cell (EC) morphology occur at sites of physiological lymphocyte traffic and in areas of chronic inflammation. Previous studies have shown that EC shape changes also occur in vitro following exposure of EC monolayers to peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-derived conditioned media (CM). In t...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Heffernan M,Chance A,Hess EV,Highsmith RF,FitzGerald O

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a man who was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer following previous treatment for small cell lung cancer. He developed dyspnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea and orthopnoea. Trans-thoracic echocardiogram revealed a large mass within the right atrium. The patient proceeded to thoracotomy at which ti...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Power D,Murphy C,Shaw C,McCaffrey J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound botulism occurs as a consequence of inoculation of Clostridium botulinum spores into a wound. AIM:To describe such a case of wound botulism. RESULTS:A 23-year-old drug-injecting user presented with bulbar symptoms and progressive signs over a three-day period. The diagnosis of botulism was suspected ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： FitzGerald S,Lyons R,Ryan J,Hall W,Gallagher C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of foetal death with retroplacental haemorrhage at 24 weeks gestation is reported, where the placenta histologically showed diffuse severe chorioangiosis. The latter is an infrequently reported placental vascular anomaly, which recent studies have indicated to be an important sign of neonatal morbidity and mort...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Sheehan MM,Kealy WF,Mundow LS

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients presenting with rapidly progressive dementia, prion disease may enter the differential diagnosis. The commonest malignancies masquerading as prion disease are primary CNS lymphoma and intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, both rare and difficult to diagnose without brain biopsy. CASE PRESENTATION...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Brett FM,Chen D,Loftus T,Langan Y,Looby S,Hutchinson S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low birth weight (LBW) is a leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity, and a specific risk for the development of neuro-developmental and academic problems. AIM:To examine the medical, cognitive and academic outcomes of VLBW (<1,500 g) children, born in one maternity hospital in Dublin between 1995 an...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McNicholas F,Healy E,White M,Sherdian-Pereira M,O'Connor N,Coakley S,Dooley B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To describe the epidemiology, outcomes, and prognostic factors of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) injuries at a tertiary ophthalmic referral centre in Cork University Hospital, Ireland. METHODS:A retrospective review of 23 eyes with IOFB that presented to Cork University Hospital (CUH) from January 200...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bourke L,Bourke E,Cullinane A,O'Connell E,Idrees Z

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We describe a case report and technique for using an ultrasound scanner and a linear transducer to guide serratus posterior superior (SPS) muscle injection. A 43-year-old female presented with chronic pain centered under the right upper portion of her scapula impacting her activities of daily living. METH...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McCarthy C,Harmon D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warfarin is the mainstay of anticoagulation therapy worldwide. CYP2C9 and VKORC1 are two major genetic factors associated with inter-individual and inter-ethnic variability in the warfarin dose. AIM:This study aims to assess the impact of VKORC1-1639G>A polymorphism and the most common CYP2C9 variant allele...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bazan NS,Sabry NA,Rizk A,Mokhtar S,Badary OA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:von Willebrand's disease (vWD) is the commonest inherited bleeding disorder in man with an estimated incidence of 1 per thousand of the population. Acquired von Willebrand's disease (AvWD) is rare with less than 70 cases reported. AvWD is usually associated with autoimmune or clonal proliferation disorders and whilst ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Hennessy BJ,White B,Byrne M,Smith OP

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We report the first case of cancer of the urachal remnant following repair of bladder exstrophy, in a renal transplant recipient. METHOD:A retrospective review of this clinical case and the associated literature were performed. CONCLUSION:This unusual case highlights two very rare entities. Bladder exstr...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Fanning DM,Sabah M,Conlon PJ,Mellotte GJ,Donovan MG,Little DM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The "National Integrated Medical Imaging System" or NIMIS went live in 2011 and allows the movement of patient radiology imaging throughout the Irish health system. At the time of its launch, NIMIS was not only going to allow the filmless passage of patient radiology imaging but it was also envisaged that ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： O' Reilly MF,Breathnach OP,Mohamed KM,Sheehan EC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no agreeing if rescue therapy can avoid short-term colectomy in patients treated for severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis. AIMS:The aim of our study was to identify predictors of response to infliximab and cyclosporine A. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 49 patients with severe ulcer...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ribaldone DG,Dileo I,Pellicano R,Resegotti A,Fagoonee S,Vernero M,Saracco G,Astegiano M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bone marrow and peripheral blood findings of 22 selected patients with acute myeloid leukaemia were studied. A correlation was detected between the incidence of attainment of complete remission and the balance of nucleo-cytoplasmic differentiation in the neutrophil series. The prognostic significance of this findi...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： O'Connell LG,Gorman A,Keane TJ,Fennelly JJ

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation is the commonest genetic abnormality associated with venous thromboembolism. AIMS:To determine the prevalence of the FVL mutation in Irish patients undergoing total hip replacement and whether it has an increased risk of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bowler DJ,Bale E,O'Byrne J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemoglobin (HB) and red cell distribution width (RDW) are known to be prognostic in many cancer types. The HB-RDW ratio (HRR) is a new biomarker that has been shown to be predictive in some cancer types. However, the prognostic significance of HRR in patients with gastric cancer (GC) is unknown. AIMS:In thi...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Yılmaz A,Mirili C,Tekin SB,Bilici M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of pilonidal sinus disease is controversial. Many claim policy of marsupialisation and healing by secondary intention. This is demanding in terms of nursing care and time lost from work. AIMS:To examine outcome of excision and primary closure of chronic pilonidal disease on recurrence rate and pat...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Gilani SN,Furlong H,Reichardt K,Nasr AO,Theophilou G,Walsh TN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The regulatory body responsible for the registration of Irish pre-hospital practitioners, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), identified the need to implement a continuing professional competence (CPC) framework. The first cycle of CPC (focused on emergency medical technicians) commenced in Nove...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Knox S,Dunne SS,Hughes M,Cheeseman S,Dunne CP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00