Table of Contents
Clinical Medicine: Vol. 16, Issue Suppl 3 (June 2016)
Abstracts - Medicine 2016: Delivering the future hospital
CLINICAL
- You have accessImproving multidisciplinary severe sepsis management using the Sepsis SixAmar Bhat, Maryam Asghar, Gagandeep Raulia and Amit MandalClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s1
- You have accessLumbar puncture: low-cost interventions improve efficiency and patient experienceAlison Berner, Claudia Craven, Faidra Laskou, Neil Graham and Gordon IngleClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s2
- You have accessAcute hospital at home: a new ageJames Richards, Patricia McCormack, Paul Andrews and Peter SzedelacClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s3
- You have accessImproving 7-day working: face-to-face handoverWilliam Rook, Wasim Mir, Jack Nash and Sarbjit ClareClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s4
- You have accessClinical manifestations of prune belly syndromeR Chhabra, A Awan, C Stapleton, G Cavalleri and P ConlonClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s5
- You have accessType-1 diabetes revisited and lessons learnedAndrew Brooks, Jimmy Chong, David Schpira, Eleri Williams, Heather Barbour, Radhi Krishnan and Alasdair WarwickClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s6
- You have accessUse of the age-adjusted D-dimer as a screening tool for pulmonary thromboembolic disease in an older inpatient populationLauren Pickering, Joanna Davison and Vikas BhallaClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s7
- You have accessDo patients with neutropenic sepsis need granulocyte stimulating factor (GCSF)?Thomas Coventry and Faisal AzamClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s8
- You have accessCause of long-term mortality among diabetics undergoing percutaneous coronary interventionShu Loh, Daniel Spoon, Mandeep Singh, Peter Psaltis, Ryan Lennon, David Holmes and Rajiv GulatiClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s9
- You have accessA reflection on our day-to-day clinical practice: can we increase the predictability of pulmonary embolism (PE) by combining D-dimer with other biochemical variables and CXR findings?Syukri RahimClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s10
- You have accessThe role of palliative medicine in the acute medical admitting unitKatherine Buxton, Laura Eades, Shivani Soni and Catherine UrchClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s11
- You have accessWhen routine 7-day ambulatory ECG monitoring should be advocated in patients with ischaemic strokeAlistair Mackett, Muhibbur Chowdhury and Saugata DasClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s12
- You have accessMore discussions needed about resuscitation? DNAR orders in a district general hospitalMike Pynn, Endaf Morgan, Bethan Gibson and Amit BenjaminClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s13
- You have accessImproving the documentation of pleural procedures: the impact of a new standardised pleural procedure pro formaNeda Hasan and Simon BarnesClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s14
- You have accessGood results of chronic HCV management in a single centre prison populationHisham Sherfi, Sheila Needs, Keith George and James NealeClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s15
- You have accessWhich palliative care patients are most likely to benefit from parenteral nutrition? A retrospective service evaluationMichael Shaw, Jeremy Woodward and Sarah GalbraithClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s16
- You have accessOcclusion of uncommon anatomic variant of thalamic blood supply (so-called artery of Percheron) presenting as bilateral thalamic infarctsMahmood Bayan, Suleman Kanani, Alexandra Lupu, Jelena Sergentani and Daniel VargaClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s17
- You have accessStandardising the management of alcohol withdrawal at an NHS district general hospitalKathleen Turner, Tina Maheswaran and Katherine DoddClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s18
- You have accessAdvanced care planning in the elderly, are we doing it?Towhid Imam, Teuny Jones, Sunday Afolayan and Shilpa RajeClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s19
- You have accessAssessment of excision of basal cell carcinoma: did GPs really ‘underperform’?Syukri RahimClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s20
- You have accessAdequacy of fluid balance chart documentation on wardsAliya Nazli, Frederique Brigham-Chan, Melvin Fernandes and Aziz AnjumClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s21
- You have accessA retrospective study of quality of care of patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis in the first 24 hours of admission to a local district general hospital in the UKYiu Yeung Dennis Poon, Yu Zhi Zhang and Sanjiv JainClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s22
- You have accessParaneoplastic myositis: case report and review of literatureDana Ershaid, Helen Wilson and Lindsay GeorgeClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s23
- You have accessA rare case of Erdheim–Chester diseaseR Chhabra and C WallClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s24
- You have accessAn audit to establish the role of the gastroenterologist in patients who are diagnosed with acute severe colitis and go onto have a colectomy at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH)Hardeep Sahota and Ajeya ShettyClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s25
- You have accessUse of information technology and education improved screening for cognitive impairment in the over 65sClare Coyle, Josephine Prynn and Sarah KingdonClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s26
- You have accessA case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeR Chhabra and C MageeClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s27
- You have accessFaecal calprotectin – the Crohn's disease activity predictor of the futurePriyanka RamphulClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s28
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
- You have accessThe study of cytoskeletal regulators on cell motility using Dictyostelium discoideum as a model organism with a view to human application in Marfan's syndrome and valvular diseasesGaurav KatariaClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s29
- You have accessDefinition and delivery of an aortopathy bundle of care (ABC): a tool for improving diagnosis and management of Marfan syndrome and related conditionsEmma Burkitt Wright, Sasha Henriques, Catherine Houghton, Bernard Clarke, Bernard Keavney and Luigi VenetucciClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s30
- You have accessEvaluation of the Aintree Stroke Alert System (SAS) – an elite multidisciplinary ‘brain attack’ teamGuleed Adan and Claire CullenClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s31
- You have accessHow long do patients with chronic disease expect to live? A systematic review of the literatureBarnaby Hole and Joseph SalemClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s32
- You have accessA community integrated respiratory team can improve patient care, quality of life and reduce hospital staysMichael Apps, Jan Minter, James Whitfield, Sue Field, Ronni Pearce, Mark Haigh, Petra Rosier, Bernadette Hawkes, Loren Ateli, Donna Carter, Sue Webb, Sue Barfield, Paul Bannister, Honorie Olympio-Anang, Carole Goodrich, Jodie Finney and Lelly-Ann KeelingClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s33
- You have accessEfficacy and relapse rates of different Isotretinoin dosages in treating acne vulgaris: systemic reviewTyng Hwey Tan, Rachel Hallett and Paul Devakar YesudianClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s34
- You have accessA critical appraisal on whether a traumatic pneumothorax should be managed conservativelyHardeep Sahota, Joshua Hinton, Emma Worley, Ashleigh Milner, Ellen Kay and Sarah BadgerClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s35
- You have accessSide rooms on the medical assessment unit – safety versus privacy and dignityNeelesh Mohan, Wasim Mir, Sarbjit Clare and Paul MawerClin Med June 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s36