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No long-term risk of wrist osteoarthritis due to subchondral haematomas in distal radial fractures.
(2018-06)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study of distal radius fractures was to determine if a subchondral haematoma in an unfractured compartment predicts secondary osteoarthritis. METHODS: In 1995-1997, 41 patients, 22 women, ... -
Non coeliac gluten sensitivity.
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Non Invasive Ventilation: Case Study
(British Thoracic Society, 2019-02-18)The Acute Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) team at King's Mill Hospital have been asked to collaborate with the British Thoracic Society (BTS) on a case study to share the results of our quality improvement transformation ... -
Non-adherence to treatment of chronic wounds: patient versus professional perspectives.
(2017-08)The reasons for the non-adherence to treatment for wound healing are complex and fall into unintentional and intentional categories. This study explored intentional and unintentional non-adherence to treatment from ... -
Non-centralised service for palliative stenting of malignant gastric outlet obstruction
(2015)INTRODUCTION: Malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a common, debilitating and frequently pre-terminal symptom of intra-abdominal malignancies. Traditional 'gold standard' treatment has been palliative surgical ... -
Non-invasive assessment of Portal Hypertension Using Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
(2016-07)BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast ... -
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Oesophageal Varices Using Systemic Haemodynamic Measurements by Finometry: Comparison with Other Non-invasive Predictive Scores.
(2016-09)BACKGROUND/AIMS: Cirrhosis and portal hypertension are characterised by a hyperdynamic circulation, which is independently associated with variceal size. Non-invasive techniques for measurement of systemic haemodynamics ... -
Not All Acute Abdomen Cases in Early Pregnancy Are Ectopic; Expect the Unexpected: Renal Angiomyolipoma Causing Massive Retroperitoneal Haemorrhage
(2016-06)Retroperitoneal haemorrhage (or retroperitoneal haematoma) refers to an accumulation of blood found in the retroperitoneal space. It is a rare clinical entity with variable aetiology including anticoagulation, ruptured ... -
Nothing to fear with mental health
(2015)A while ago I was involved in setting up a dedicated liaison team to work across child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and our local children’s ward, which received all the young people who had self-harmed ... -
A novel device for preoperative skin preparation to reduce the risk of injury and surgical site infection during lower limb surgery.
(2018-01)Surgical site infection (SSI) continues to be a feared complication of surgery but especially orthopaedic surgery where a superficial SSI has been estimated to add nine days to the hospital stay and an average of £2500 ... -
Novel technique using surgical scrub sponges to protect the nose and face during prone ventilation for coronavirus disease 2019.
(2020-07)Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 is an international pandemic. One of the features is acute respiratory distress syndrome, and proning has been identified as beneficial for a subset of patients. However, proning is ... -
Novel use of Cytosorb™ haemadsorption to provide biochemical control in liver impairment.
(2019-05)We describe the use of Cytosorb™, a synthetic extracorporeal haemoperfusion adsorption column, in the management of two patients with drug induced cholestasis and a third with alcoholic hepatitis and subsequent acute on ... -
Nutrition and hydration in hospital.
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Nutritional status assessment: a neglected biomarker in persons with end-stage kidney disease
(2020-11)Purpose of review: Malnutrition is a frequent complication and risk factor for adverse outcomes in the dialysis population that is often underrecognized and neglected. This article reviews published literature on the ... -
Obesity and recovery from acute kidney injury (Ob AKI): a prospective cohort feasibility study.
(2019-03)OBJECTIVES: To test the methodology of recruitment, retention and data completeness in a prospective cohort recruited after a hospitalised episode of acute kidney injury (AKI), to inform a future prospective cohort study ... -
Obesity and recurrent intervertebral disc prolapse after lumbar microdiscectomy.
(2014-03)INTRODUCTION: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between obesity and recurrent intervertebral disc prolapse (IDP) following lumbar microdiscectomy. METHODS: A retrospective review of case ... -
Obesity in looked after children: is foster care protective from the dangers of obesity?
(2008)BACKGROUND: Obesity in all age groups of children has become an increasing concern in recent years. Children looked after by the Local Authority (LA) should be protected from health problems while being accommodated. These ... -
Obesity-related insulin resistance: implications for the surgical patient
(2016-09)In healthy surgical patients, preoperative fasting and major surgery induce development of insulin resistance (IR). IR can be present in up to 41% of obese patients without diabetes and this can rise in the postoperative ...
