Publications by authors named "Peter M Sammon"

Background: Childhood pneumonia is a major cause of childhood illness and the second leading cause of child death globally. Understanding the costs associated with the management of childhood pneumonia is essential for resource allocation and priority setting for child health.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review to identify studies reporting data on the cost of management of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years old.

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A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was how long chest drains should be left in place following video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) pleurodesis for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Altogether, a total of 730 papers were found using the reported search, of which eight represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.

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Confident intra-operative localisation of thoracic spinal pathology remains challenging. Several strategies are routinely employed, including intra-operative fluoroscopy and pre-operative image-guided skin marking. These techniques are limited both by potential inaccuracy and inconvenience.

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