Publications by authors named "R L Doyle"
Purpose: Trauma and orthopaedic (T&O) surgery relies on medical implants and materials, often resulting in metalwork wastage (prosthesis, screws, nails, and plates). This places an economic strain on healthcare services and the environment. Our primary outcome is to quantify the implant wastage across the literature, and secondarily investigate the associated costs in this specialty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To explore if patients' preferences regarding formalities and inpatient accommodation during their inpatient hospital experience have changed since 1999.
Methods: A ten-item survey was administered to an inpatient sample in an urban teaching hospital and compared with results from a similar survey in 1999.
Results: The majority (98.
Background: Individuals with dementia have communication limitations resulting from cognitive impairments that define the syndrome. Whereas there are numerous cognitive assessments for individuals with dementia, there are far fewer communication assessments. The Profiling Communication Ability in Dementia (P-CAD) was developed to address this gap.
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- Current methods for assessing disease severity and progression in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are limited, prompting a study that highlights FERM-domain containing protein 3 (FRMD3) as a key candidate for further research.
- Using RNA sequencing, the study analyzed CKD biopsies and correlated gene expression with clinical indicators, discovering 93 genes related to CKD severity and progression, including FRMD3.
- Further investigation into FRMD3 showed its importance in cell structure and health, with knockdown experiments indicating its role in preventing cell death and maintaining cell junction integrity.