The case is presented of a woman with a gradual onset of knee pain due to calcific tendonitis of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). The diagnosis was made based on clinical findings, plain ...

Background: Fractures of the mandible are common facial injuries. Patients frequently require hospitalisation, surgical intervention and extended periods of convalescence. Methods: A prospective ...

2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey 3 Department of Biostatistics, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey 4 Department of General Surgery, ...

1 School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa 2 Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town & Stellenbosch University, Capetown, South Africa 3 Occupational ...

1 Division of Internal Medicine St. James’ Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre at St. James’ Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2 Department of Therapeutics and Pharmacology, Trinity College ...

Dr A A Boyle, Emergency Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; boylea{at}doctors.org.uk Background: There is uncertainty about the most efficient model of emergency ...

Objectives To gather data on the ages and weights of children aged between 1 and 16 years in order to assess the validity of the current weight estimation formula ‘Weight(kg)=2(age+4)’ and the newly ...

Departments of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr M Storm-Versloot, Department of Surgery, G4-233, Academic Medical Center, ...

1 Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Center for Medical Decision Making, Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department ...

Objective Despite ‘hospital resilience’ gaining prominence in recent years, it remains poorly defined. This article aims to define hospital resilience, build a preliminary conceptual framework and ...

Objectives Underutilisation of thrombolysis is a major problem in patients with stroke in Bangladesh as patients do not arrive within the therapeutic window due to delays in their way to emergency ...

Objectives—The aim of this study was to examine the quality of handover of patients in the resuscitation room by describing the current perceptions of medical and ambulance staff. Methods—This was a ...