Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) 'controlled' second-degree places in the UK - there are sufficient numbers (with high application ratios) to meet current and future OMFS recruitment needs in the UK.

In 2008 the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) Review of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) recommended that OMFS specialty training should start with second-degree studies. This recommendation has not yet happened. Currently, no OMFS controlled places at medical/dental schools are directly linked to OMFS Specialty Training (ST) posts.

Dedicated anticoagulation management protocols in fragility femoral fracture care - a source of significant variance and limited effectiveness in improving time to surgery: The hip and femoral fracture anticoagulation surgical timing evaluation (HASTE) study.

Introduction: Approximately 20 % of femoral fragility fracture patients take anticoagulants, typically warfarin or Direct Oral AntiCoagulant (DOAC). These can impact timing of surgery affecting patient survival. Due to several possible approaches and numerous factors to consider in the preoperative workup of anticoagulated patients, potential for variations in clinical practice exist.

Timing of development of osteoradionecrosis post head and neck radiotherapy: does a safe time interval exist for dental extraction?

Introduction: Risk factors for developing osteoradionecrosis (ORN) are well known, but less is known about factors influencing the interval between radiotherapy and the onset of ORN. Also, it is unknown whether there is any specific period post-radiotherapy with a reduced probability of ORN when irradiated teeth require extraction.

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the interval in developing ORN in the following subgroups of patients: (1) patients who spontaneously developed ORN, (2) surgical-intervention-related ORN with a particular focus on patients after mandibulectomy.

Rapid pulmonary fistulization complicating a psoas abscess with intraoperative hypoxemia: a rare case report.

Introduction And Importance: Psoas abscess is a relatively uncommon condition that can present with vague clinical features. Patients with this condition often present in different ways to different specialties leading to delays in diagnosis and management.

Case Presentation: The authors present a 47-year-old woman with complaint of vague abdominal pain, fever, and raised inflammatory markers who underwent CT examination.

Corrigendum to "Nutcracker syndrome unveiled by severe Typhoid fever: A rare case report" [Radiology Case Reports 19 (2024) 1646-1649].

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The impact of anticoagulant medications on fragility femur fracture care: The hip and femoral fracture anticoagulation surgical timing evaluation (HASTE) study.

Introduction: Due to their hypocoagulable state on presentation, anticoagulated patients with femoral fragility fractures typically experience delays to surgery. There are no large, multicentre studies previously carried out within the United Kingdom (UK) evaluating the impact of anticoagulant use in this patient population. This study aimed to evaluate the current epidemiology and compare the perioperative management of anticoagulated and non-anticoagulated femoral fragility fracture patients.

Assessment of the comparative agreement between chest radiographs and CT scans in intensive care units.

Purpose: Chest radiographs in critically ill patients can be difficult to interpret due to technical and clinical factors. We sought to determine the agreement of chest radiographs and CT scans, and the inter-observer variation of chest radiograph interpretation, in intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods: Chest radiographs and corresponding thoracic computerised tomography (CT) scans (as reference standard) were collected from 45 ICU patients.

Metastatic spinal cord compression: the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score and early surgical intervention.

Objectives: To evaluate the value of Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) in patients with spine metastasis who subsequently developed or did not develop metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC).

Methods: In this single institutional retrospective descriptive observational study, of 589 patients with MSCC who were referred for radiotherapy, 34 patients (with 41 compression sites) met the inclusion criteria: availability of diagnostic MRI spine pre-development of MSCC (MRI-1) and at the time of MSCC development (MRI-2) (CordGroup).For comparison, NoCordGroup consisted of 152 patients (160 sites) treated with radiotherapy to spinal metastases.

AI assisted reader evaluation in acute CT head interpretation (AI-REACT): protocol for a multireader multicase study.

Introduction: A non-contrast CT head scan (NCCTH) is the most common cross-sectional imaging investigation requested in the emergency department. Advances in computer vision have led to development of several artificial intelligence (AI) tools to detect abnormalities on NCCTH. These tools are intended to provide clinical decision support for clinicians, rather than stand-alone diagnostic devices.

A national multicentre study of outcomes and patient satisfaction with the virtual fracture clinic and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic: The MAVCOV study.

Background: Virtual fracture clinics (VFCs) are advocated by the British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST). We aimed to assess the impact of the transition from face-to-face fracture clinic review and identify any change in clinical outcome and patient satisfaction.

Methods: A national, cross-sectional cohort study of VFCs across the UK over two separate two-week periods pre- and during the first UK COVID-19 lockdown was undertaken.

Nutcracker syndrome unveiled by severe Typhoid fever: A rare case report.

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi, is a severe bacterial infection prevalent in developing countries, and can result in life-threatening complications if untreated. Nutcracker Syndrome is a rare vascular disorder involving compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. It can lead to various symptoms and poses diagnostic and management challenges.

A review of pre-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its potential application in the North East of England.

Patients in the UK who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the pre-hospital environment. Current survival outcomes are low in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a technique which is offered to patients in specialised centres which provides better blood flow and oxygen delivery than conventional chest compressions.

Cardiac MR modelling of systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Aims: Blood pressure (BP) is a crucial factor in cardiovascular health and can affect cardiac imaging assessments. However, standard outpatient cardiovascular MR (CMR) imaging procedures do not typically include BP measurements prior to image acquisition. This study proposes that brachial systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) can be modelled using patient characteristics and CMR data.

Lack of regional pathways impact on surgical delay: Analysis of the Orthopaedic Trauma Hospital Outcomes-Patient Operative Delays (ORTHOPOD) study.

Introduction: Current practice following injury within the United Kingdom is to receive surgery, at the institution of first contact regardless of ability to provide timely intervention and inconsiderate of neighbouring hospital resource and capacity. This can lead to a mismatch of demand and capacity, delayed surgery and stress within hospital systems, particularly with regards to elective services. We demonstrate through a multicentre, multinational study, the impact of this at scale.

ORthopaedic trauma hospital outcomes - Patient operative delays (ORTHOPOD) Study: The management of day-case orthopaedic trauma in the United Kingdom.

Introduction: ORTHOPOD: Day Case Trauma is a multicentre prospective service evaluation of day-case trauma surgery across four countries. It is an epidemiological assessment of injury burden, patient pathways, theatre capacity, time to surgery and cancellation. It is the first evaluation of day-case trauma processes and system performance at nationwide scale.

CATALYST: challenging antibiotic allergy status.

Objectives: To develop a transferable process, CATALYST (challenging antibiotic allergystatus), to assess and challenge penicillin allergy status of inpatients within an NHS Foundation Hospital.

Methods: A multidisciplinary team (MDT) steering group reviewed existing literature and protocols enabling penicillin allergy assessment, challenge and de-labelling. Using this, they identified five key steps forming the basis of CATALYST: clinical assessment of the nature of allergy; inclusion/exclusion criteria; consent; direct oral penicillin challenge; and removal of allergy label.

[Case of peripartum cardiomyopathy misdiagnosed as pulmonary changes due to COVID-19].

A 37-year-old female patient was admitted 16 days after delivery in a hospital for infectious diseases with cough, shortness of breath, and infiltrative changes in the lungs that were interpreted as viral pneumonia. Considering the failure of therapy and the history, peripartum cardiomyopathy was suspected. Examination revealed a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction to 30 %, ultrasonic signs of lung congestion and bilateral hydrothorax.

Intravenous Immunoglobulins Tapering and Withdrawal in Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (Clarkson Disease).

Background: The systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS), also known as Clarkson disease, is a very rare condition characterized by recurrent life-threatening episodes of vascular hyperpermeability in the presence of a monoclonal gammopathy. Extended intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment is associated with fewer recurrences and improved survival, but the optimal treatment dosage and duration remain unknown.

Objective: We aim to evaluate the safety of IVIG tapering and withdrawal in patients with SCLS.

FEATURES OF COVID-19 PNEUMONIA DIAGNOSIS.

Objective: The aim: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 pneumonia course, the diagnostic significance of laboratory methods for detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus based on a retrospective analysis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: We studied the case histories of 96 patients who were treated at the Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "Lviv Clinical Emergency Care Hospital" for the period from 01/07/2020 to 31/07/2020 with a diagnosis of pneumonia, which corresponded to 5 points on the CO -RADS scale. We analyzed the clinical and laboratory signs of COVID-19 pneumonia depending on the results of the Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) tests to the SARS-CoV-2 infection (positive result of RT-qPCR was observed in the first group and negative - in the second group).

Risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multiethnic cohort of United Kingdom healthcare workers (UK-REACH): A cross-sectional analysis.

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly those from ethnic minority groups, have been shown to be at disproportionately higher risk of infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to the general population. However, there is insufficient evidence on how demographic and occupational factors influence infection risk among ethnic minority HCWs.

Methods And Findings: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the baseline questionnaire of the United Kingdom Research study into Ethnicity and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outcomes in Healthcare workers (UK-REACH) cohort study, administered between December 2020 and March 2021.