Browsing Diagnostics and Outpatients by Issue Date
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Colorectal cancer is reliably excluded in the frail and elderly population by minimal preparation CT.
(2014-02)Background: This study aimed to retrospectively assess the accuracy of minimal preparation computed tomography (MPCT) in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) within the frail and elderly population and to evaluate the ... -
BASHH membership and its benefits.
(2014-05)The article presents information on the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) membership and its benefits. It was created in 2003 via the merger of the Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases, ... -
Imaging of neck lumps
(2014-10-21)A 47 year old man presented to his primary care physician with a six month history of a left sided sore throat, ipsilateral otalgia, and a six week history of a left sided neck mass. He had never smoked and drank less than ... -
Patients' Use of a Home-Based Virtual Reality System to Provide Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb Following Stroke.
(2015-03)Background: A low-cost virtual reality system that translates movements of the hand, fingers, and thumb into game play was designed to provide a flexible and motivating approach to increasing adherence to home-based ... -
Delivering an Optimised Behavioural Intervention (OBI) to people with low back pain with high psychological risk; results and lessons learnt from a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Contextual Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CCBT) vs. Physiotherapy.
(2015-06)Background: Low Back Pain (LBP) remains a common and costly problem. Psychological obstacles to recovery have been identified, but psychological and behavioural interventions have produced only moderate improvements. Reviews ... -
Achieving public health competencies for genitourinary medicine trainees: a peer-led education programme.
(2015-08)Public health is one of the curriculum requirements in the current specialist training curriculum for genitourinary medicine (GUM), 2010. The specialty of GUM has always had to address both the needs of individual patients ... -
Sexually acquired reactive arthritis.
(2016-04)Sexually acquired reactive arthritis (SARA) may present acutely to general physicians. It is important to consider the condition and to identify key features in the history and examination so that appropriate investigations ... -
Tendering: six steps to successful bidding.
(2016-08)The article discusses a six-steps guidance from the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) for tendering sexual health services. The six steps include the establishment of relationships with the sexual health ... -
Sepsis... [including commentary by Julian Newell]
(2016-09)Sepsis, a clinical syndrome caused by the body’s immune and coagulation systems being switched on by an infection, is believed to cause about 44,000 deaths a year. If not recognised early and treated promptly, sepsis can ... -
Effectiveness of scapula-focused approaches in patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2016-09)Background: Rotator cuff related shoulder pain (RCSP) is common with a range of conservative treatments currently offered. Evidence supporting superiority of one approach over another is lacking. Scapula focused approaches ... -
A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the arm following stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trial
(2017-03)OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of a home-based virtual reality system for rehabilitation of the arm following stroke. DESIGN: Two group feasibility randomised controlled ... -
Giving the tap the elbow? An observational study.
(2017-08)BACKGROUND: Handwashing is viewed as the most important barrier to cross-infection. Incorrect use of clinical handwash basins may lead to cross-infection either from contaminated water or due to failure to decontaminate ... -
What impact has tendering had on trainees? Results of a national survey by British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Trainees' Collaborative for audit, research and quality improvement projects.
(2018-01)In April 2013, local authorities gained responsibility for commissioning sexual health services in England. With many services going out to tender and resultant change in services or service provider, there is anecdotal ... -
Antibiotic Prescription, Organisms and its Resistance Pattern in Patients Admitted to Respiratory ICU with Respiratory Infection in Mysuru.
(2018-04)Aim of Study: Respiratory infections account for significant morbidity, mortality and expenses to patients getting admitted to ICU. Antibiotic resistance is a major worldwide concern in ICU, including India. It is important ... -
The handwash station: friend or fiend?
(2018-10)Handwashing is a key barrier to cross-infection performed at a handwash station (HWS, an interface between water and drainage systems). Widespread and often uncritical placement/design and use of HWSs is not without attendant ... -
Observation study of water outlet design from a cross-infection/user perspective: time for a radical re-think?
(2018-11-14)Background: Handwashing is a key barrier to cross-infection performed at a handwash station (HWS). Elbow-operated outlets, if used incorrectly (with hands), become highly touched objects, potentially providing a route for ... -
Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections through best practice: Sherwood Forest Hospitals' experience.
(2019-01)A programme to standardise catheterisation practice was introduced in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust in 2016, with the aim of reducing the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). The ... -
Down the drain and back up a drain
(2019-02-08)In this issue the paper by Aranega-Bou et al provides one more piece to the jigsaw of our understanding on drains and spread of organisms [1]. -
Dissemination of antibiotic resistance and other healthcare waterborne pathogens. The price of poor design, construction, usage and maintenance of modern water/sanitation services.
(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-hospital-infection/, 2020-03)Summary Classical waterborne pathogens (cholera/typhoid) drove the development of safe water and sanitation during the industrial revolution. Whilst effective against these organisms, other bacteria exploited the potential ... -
Metagenomics reveals impact of geography and acute diarrheal disease on the Central Indian human gut microbiome.
(2020-05)Background: The Central Indian gut microbiome remains grossly understudied. Herein, we sought to investigate the burden of antimicrobial resistance and diarrheal diseases, particularly Clostridioides difficile , in ...
