Publications by authors named "Irene Doo"
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the usual provision of healthcare, changing models of care, clinical loads, service provision and patient behaviour.
Aims: This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on community and inpatient palliative care service provision.
Methods: A retrospective audit and comparison of service use conducted over two defined periods, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020.
Background: Workplace violence comprises abuse, assaults, threats, and harassment. Reaching epidemic proportions in healthcare, workplace violence compromises staff and patient safety and service efficiency and effectiveness. Although workplace violence is a nontrivial problem in intensive care, little is known about circumstances in which violence occurs in this setting.
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- Infections are a common complication for patients on ECMO, leading to worse outcomes, and diagnosing them is difficult due to non-specific clinical signs.
- A study analyzed the diagnostic accuracy of Procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and White cell count (WCC) in detecting infections during ECMO in neonates and children.
- CRP showed the highest accuracy for diagnosing infections, while PCT was not effective; further research is needed to find better infection markers in ECMO patients.*