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Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia (2008)
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Slade, T. J., Grover, J., & Benger, J. (2008). Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(9), 611-612. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.054114

Symptomatic sinus bradycardia is routinely treated in the emergency department with atropine and pacing. Two cases are presented that illustrate the importance of considering hyperkalaemia, particularly in the presence of atropine-resistant symptomat... Read More about Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia.

Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer (2008)
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Ndosi, M. E., & Newell, R. (2009). Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(4), 570-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02290.x

Aim. To determine if nurses had adequate pharmacology knowledge of the drugs they commonly administer. Background. Literature suggests that nurses have insufficient pharmacology knowledge. We also know that nurses and teachers of pharmacology are not... Read More about Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer.

Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing (2008)
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Benger, J. R., Beech, F. J. M., France, J. E., & Jakeman, N. (2008). Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 15(4), 218-220. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f4d19b

Objective To determine whether the use of ethyl chloride and subcutaneous lidocaine are associated with a reduction in pain during arterial blood sampling compared with using no local anaesthesia. Methods Patients over the age of 16 years and who req... Read More about Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing.

An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register (2008)
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Mytton, J., Harrison, V., McLoughlin, A., Thompson, R., & Overton, T. (2008). An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register. Prenatal Diagnosis, 28(8), 722-726. https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.2034

Objective: Some congenital anomaly registers arc collecting data on risk factors for pregnancies affected by anomalies; yet the quality of that information is rarely assessed. We assessed the quality of the risk factor data in the South West Congenit... Read More about An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register.

Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005 (2008)
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Dance, D. A., SW Pneumococcal Group, , Ihekweazu, C. A., Christensen, H., Stuart, J. M., Cartwright, K., …Fletcher, M. (2008). Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005. Epidemiology and Infection, 136(8), 1096-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807009715

Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines into the United Kingdom's routine immunization programmes is expected to change the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We have documented the epidemiology of IPD in... Read More about Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005.

Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (2008)
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Newby, D. E., Gray, A., Goodacre, S., Masson, M., Sampson, F., Nicholl, J., & Benger, J. (2008). Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. New England Journal of Medicine, 359(2), 142-151. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0707992

BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the immediate treatment of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema a... Read More about Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Return to sport after joint replacement (2008)
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Dieppe, P., Wylde, V., Blom, A., Hewlett, S., & Learmonth, I. (2008). Return to sport after joint replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 90(7), 920-923. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.90B7.20614

Our aim was to determine the pre-operative sporting profiles of patients undergoing primary joint replacement and to establish if they were able to return to sport after surgery. A postal survey was completed by 2085 patients between one and three ye... Read More about Return to sport after joint replacement.

The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development (2008)
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Emond, A., Heron, J., Evans, J., & Deave, T. (2008). The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115(8), 1043-1051. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01752.x

Objective: Postpartum depression in mothers is associated with developmental problems in their children. Many women who are depressed following childbirth are also depressed during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine the associations betw... Read More about The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development.

Celebrating nursing (2008)
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Haines, C., & Hoskins, R. (2008). Celebrating nursing. Paediatric Nursing, 20(6),