This clinical audit examines the adherence to guidelines suggested by the Royal College of Nursing (2005); the results uphold previous studies of a preoperative starving period for patients undergoing elective surgical ...

Downer, N, Ali, N, & Au-Yong, I 2013, 'Investigating pleural thickening', BMJ: British Medical Journal, 346, 7890, pp. 35-37.

Aims: Given that venous thromboembolic disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, the aim of this study was to increase the rate of VTE risk assessment performed by junior doctors in the acute setting. We ...

Aims: The effectiveness of ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in varicose vein treatment is unknown. We evaluated this using the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire ...

We investigate the effects of exenatide on excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), driving performance and depression score in patients with type 2 diabetes with EDS. Eight obese patients with diabetes but without obstructive ...

Aims: We retrospectively compared glycemic control and glycemic burden in type 2 diabetes patients treated by general physicians with access to decision support with those treated by general physicians without access to ...

The current standard therapy for patients with giant bullae is surgical bullectomy; however, high operative risk and comorbidities preclude surgical procedures in many patients. Autologous blood instilled directly into ...

Jackson, A, Shrikrishna, D, Kelly, J, Kemp, S, Hart, N, Moxham, J, Polkey, M, Kemp, P, & Hopkinson, N 2013, 'Vitamin D and skeletal muscle strength and endurance in COPD', The European Respiratory Journal, 41, 2, pp. 309-316.

Introduction: Traditionally, the prone position is used for dissecting the popliteal fossa, which requires endotracheal intubation. Access to the airway in this position is limited, hence the complications. It is not ...