Classifying the causes of morbidity and error following treatment of facial fractures
Analysing morbidity and using this to improve the quality of patient care is an important component of clinical governance. Several methods of data collection and clinical analysis have been suggested, but to date none have been widely adopted. (Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - July 16, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jie Luo, Eiling Wu, Sat Parmar, Johno Breeze Source Type: research
Deep brain stimulation for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder should be an accepted therapy in Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 15:48674211031482. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031482. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDeep brain stimulation has shown promise for the treatment of severe, treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. With the recent publication of the first Australian, randomised, sham-controlled trial of deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder, there are now four placebo-controlled trials demonstrating the efficacy of this therapy. Together with recent data identifying a biological substrate of effective stimulation that can predict response and that has been successfully reproduced, stu...
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - July 15, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Philip E Mosley Dennis Velakoulis Sarah Farrand Rodney Marsh Adith Mohan David Castle Perminder S Sachdev Source Type: research
Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition which can have a profound effect on health-related quality of life. The lifetime risk of surgery for pelvic organ prolapse for all women is around 10 –12%, making prolapse surgery one of the most commonly performed operations of all. Surgery is generally offered only to women to do not respond to conservative measures such as physiotherapy and/or vaginal pessaries. It is very important to ensure excellent clinical governance around the decision -making process for this elective surgical problem, and this may include the use of written information, face to face and telephone con...
Source: Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine - July 12, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Thomas G. Gray, Ilias Giarenis Tags: Review Source Type: research
Exploring the impact of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) among orthopaedic surgeons in mainland China: systematic review and survey-based study on hip and knee instruments
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are widely used in Europe and North America in a variety of areas including research, clinical governance, clinical registries and insurance ascertainment. The aim of ... (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - June 21, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: James Reeves Mbori Ngwayi, Jie Tan, Ning Liang, Kenedy Uzoma Obie and Daniel Edward Porter Tags: Research Source Type: research
Non ‐mesh surgery for stress urinary incontinence
AbstractKey Content
Following the pause on the use of mesh, women are opting more for non-mesh-based options for stress urinary continence (SUI) surgery.
Even after any re-introduction of mesh procedures, women may still prefer non-mesh options for SUI surgery.Learning Objectives
To know the current situation regarding stress urinary incontinence surgery across the UK, the recent guidelines provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the recommended non-mesh surgical alternatives for stress urinary incontinence
To know what training is required for non-mesh continence procedures
To u...
Source: The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - May 18, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Priyanka H Krishnaswamy,
Veenu Tyagi,
Karen Lesley Guerrero Tags: EDUCATION Source Type: research
Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement in the Veterinary Profession
96% of the veterinary profession agrees that Quality Improvement (QI) improves veterinary care. A lack of time, know-how and organisational support were among the barriers preventing its adoption in practice. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 14, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Tom Ling; Ashley Doorly; Chris Gush; Lucy Hocking Source Type: research
