Background The transition of junior doctors into working in the emergency department (ED) in the United Kingdom often poses challenges in adapting to new hospital systems and protocols. To address this issue at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn (QEHKL), a quality improvement project (QIP) was undertaken to develop an electronic ED handbook with the primary aim of enhancing the confidence and knowledge of newly appointed doctors during their ED rotation. This electronic handbook serves as a comprehensive repository for vital medical protocols, guidelines, and trust referral pathways, offering an easily accessible resource for junior doctors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with moderate intensity postoperative pain especially in the early postoperative period. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been shown to reduce pain scores and analgesic requirements after abdominal surgery.
Aims: We hypothesized that a subcostal TAP block with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine will prolong the duration of postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Aim: To determine the incidence of mandibular ramus fractures in KLE's PK Hospital and to analyze the outcome of open reduction and internal fixation of these fractures.
Materials And Methods: Using a retrospective study design, records of all trauma patients who reported to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE's PK Hospital Belgaum, between the years January 2006 to October 2011 was obtained from the medical records office. The data variables that were analyzed were the name, age, sex, cause of injury, pretreatment occlusion, treatment given, period of MMF and post-treatment occlusion.