8 results match your criteria: "Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust[Affiliation]"
Conversion disorder after general anaesthesia for cystoscopy: A case report.
Saudi J Anaesth
June 2024
Senior Clinical Fellow of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Article Synopsis
- Conversion disorder (CD) is a rare condition that can occur after general anesthesia, leading to sensory and motor deficits.
- Before diagnosing CD, doctors must rule out any organic or metabolic causes of the symptoms.
- A case study highlighted a 62-year-old woman who experienced quadriplegia and altered consciousness after awakening from anesthesia due to CD.
Diagnostic reference levels in paediatric fluoroscopy: how does a secondary referral centre compare with 2018 European guidelines?
Br J Radiol
July 2021
Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, United Kingdom.
Objectives: To compare diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in paediatric fluoroscopy at a secondary referral centre with 2018 European guidelines. Secondly, to compare secondary referral centre DRLs for paediatric fluoroscopy examinations not included in European guidelines with 2010 national UK DRLs.
Methods: Paediatric fluoroscopy studies were grouped by age (groups: 0, 1, 5, 10, 15 years) for examination type and analysed retrospectively, over a period of 14 years.
Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Results of the European Retrospective Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Registry (RetroPEER).
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
April 2019
Institute of Gastroenterology, Nutrition, and Liver Disease, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Article Synopsis
- The study assesses the diagnosis and treatment practices of pediatric gastroenterologists for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in European children, highlighting a lack of real-world clinical data.
- Retrospective analysis of 410 patients revealed that common triggering allergens for EoE include milk and eggs, with many patients not responding to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) before treatment.
- The findings indicate variations in treatment approaches, where a combination of dietary elimination and steroids was most common, and highlight challenges faced by physicians, such as patient refusal and limited endoscopy resources.
Pneumatosis intestinalis.
J Pediatr
September 2014
Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Risperidone induced weight gain leading to benign intracranial hypertension.
BMJ Case Rep
July 2011
Epsom General Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust, Epsom, Surrey, UK.
Benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) is a condition which is strongly associated with weight gain. A well-known potential adverse effect of anti-psychotic treatment, especially the atypical group, is weight gain. Our case describes the use of risperidone in a young obese lady who gained significant weight after commencing the antipsychotic and later developed headache and blurred vision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferent formulations of botulinum toxin type A have different migration characteristics: a double-blind, randomized study.
J Cosmet Dermatol
March 2008
Epsom and St. Helier University NHS Trust, and Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust, UK.
Objective: Different formulations of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) are not identical and may behave differently in clinical practice. The reportedly lower incidence of adverse effects with one formulation (from Allergan, Ltd.) relative to another (from Ipsen, Ltd.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe relationship between pain and leg ulcers: a critical review.
Br J Nurs
January 2005
Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust, Epsom Hospital, York House, Epsom, UK.
Leg ulceration may have a profound impact on the individual: in some cases activities of living become subservient to the degree of pain experienced. Pain control, which is viewed as a key function in health care, appears marginalized in leg ulcer management. Pain can be intense, bringing psychological implications for the patient.
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