Publications by authors named "Nicky Blackwell"
Objective: This audit aimed to improve the speed and completeness of delivery of treatment to urology patients at risk of sepsis in the hospital.
Patients And Methods: Patients were prospectively included if they developed a new-onset systemic inflammatory response syndrome, were reviewed by a doctor who thought this was due to infection and prescribed antibiotics. We measured median time to antibiotic administration (TTABx) as the primary outcome.
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the safety and feasibility of performing hemithyroidectomies as day surgeries.
- Out of 180 cases analyzed, 145 were planned as day surgeries, with 73.1% successfully discharged the same day and a small percentage experiencing complications.
- The findings suggest that with experienced surgeons, hemithyroidectomy can be safely carried out as a day procedure, with no severe complications like laryngeal nerve damage reported.