The authors prospectively compared the accuracy of the ‘GI flexure system’ for interpreting the EM trace against the recommendations in the manufacturer's guidance. The cohort consisted of consecutive...
Take a few moments to reflect on where you are in your professional career. How long have you been in your current role? What have you learnt? What are your clinical strengths? What are your...
In all, 518 participants completed the study, the general characteristics of subjects are presented in Table 2. The majority of participants were young, average age was 32.25±7.31; with women...
Working in various roles in my career has led me to develop an enthusiasm for safe and effective infection prevention..
IAD has been described by Gray et al (2011) as ‘… irritant dermatitis that develops from chronic exposure to urine … attributable to multiple factors, including chemical irritants within the moisture...
The main functions of the lymphatic system in the context of healing leg ulcers and the health of the integumentary system overall, which consists mainly of the skin, are the immune response and the...
The report recognises that healthcare work attracts dedicated, committed people. However, the evidence suggests that job satisfaction is compromised in places by a culture of bullying and harassment....
For individuals and families in low-income countries (LIC) this is further compounded by chronic poverty and food insecurity (Siddiqui et al, 2020). As the World Food Programme (2024) has pointed out,...
Palliative care is an approach that encompasses comfort focused, holistic care for any patient with a life-limiting illness, including patients who are receiving curative treatment. The focus is on...
Nearly 25 million people have signed the Organ Donation Register (Jones et al, 2019) to declare that they have decided to be an organ and/or tissue donor in the event of their death. However, there...