• Concussion in adolescent rugby union players: comprehensive acute assessment protocol and development of the SSC concussion passport to monitor long-term health 

  Cosgrave, Ciaran; Fuller, Colm; Franklyn-Miller, Andy; Falvey, Eanna; Beirne, Cliff; Ryan, John; McCrory, Paul (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)

  Introduction: Sports-related concussion (SRC) can be challenging to diagnose, assess and manage. Much of the SRC research is conducted on adults. The assessment of SRC should aim to identify deficits using a detailed ...
• Review of the role of abdominal imaging in irritable bowel syndrome. 

  Kavanagh, Richard G.; O'Grady, John; Carey, Brian W.; O'Connor, Owen J.; Maher, Michael M. (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2018-11)

  The role of radiologic imaging in the investigation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains a subject of debate and there is some evidence, from recent studies of utilization of imaging in IBS, which focused on associated ...
• The inclusion of delirium in version 2 of the National Early Warning Score will substantially increase the alerts for escalating levels of care: findings from a retrospective database study of emergency medical admissions in two hospitals 

  Mohammed, Mohammed A.; Faisal, Muhammad; Richardson, Donald; Scally, Andrew; Howes, Robin; Beatson, Kevin; Irwin, Sally; Speed, Kevin (Royal College of Physicians, 2019-03-01)

  Background: The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is being replaced with NEWS2 which adds 3 points for new confusion or delirium. We estimated the impact of adding delirium on the number of medium/high level alerts that ...
• Validation studies of virtual reality simulation performance metrics for mechanical thrombectomy in ischemic stroke 

  Crossley, Robert; Liebig, Thomas; Holtmannspoetter, Markus; Lindkvist, Johan; Henn, Pat; Lonn, Lars; Gallagher, Anthony Gerald (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)

  Introduction: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has transformed the treatment of ischemic stroke. However, patient access to MT may be limited due to a shortage of doctors specifically trained to perform MT. The studies reported ...
• Violence within mental health services: How to enhance risk management 

  O'Rourke, Margaret; Wrigley, Conal; Hammond, Sean (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2018)

  This paper aims to present best practice in risk management within mental health services. Its purpose is to explore the prevalence of violence within mental health services, to examine the nature of risk, highlight lessons ...

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