The factors associated with digital exclusion in the covid virtual ward population at a North West London teaching hospital were assessed in this study. Patients discharged from the covid virtual ward were contacted to give their feedback on their experience. Questions were tailored to whether or not the patient used the Huma app during their time on the virtual ward and were subsequently divided into 'app user' and 'non-app user' cohorts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe implementation and efficacy of wearable sensors and alerting systems in acute secondary care have been poorly described. to pragmatically test one such system and its influence on clinical outcomes in an acute surgical cohort. In this pragmatically designed, pre-post implementation trial, participants admitted to the acute surgical unit at our institution were recruited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubungual exostosis (SE) is a well-recognised benign proliferation of the distal phalanx most often seen in young adults and affecting the big toe. Possible triggers include previous trauma and chronic irritation or infection. We describe two atypical cases of SE in two young women presenting with pyogenic granuloma-like lesions clinically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatic toxicity secondary to hypervitaminosis A is extremely rare. We report the case of a 27-year-old Caucasian female who presented for an investigation of abdominal pain, cholestatic liver function tests, and abnormal computerized tomography findings. She had been prescribed isotretinoin for her acne and had subsequently purchased vitamin A online, which she consumed daily for over 18 months.
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