16 results match your criteria: "Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust[Affiliation]"
We evaluated the impact of peer reviews in driving improvement in healthcare quality for people with haemoglobinopathy in the United Kingdom. We analysed compliance to four Quality Standards (QS)-based peer reviews from 2010 to 2020 to evaluate its impact in driving healthcare quality. Seventeen paediatric and 29 adult haemoglobinopathy centres were reviewed in 2010/11 and 2012/13 respectively; 33 paediatric and 33 adult centres were reviewed in 2014/16, and 32 paediatric and 32 adult centres were reviewed in 2018/2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe multi-ligament ankle fracture: Epidemiology, key anatomical findings and fixation strategies in unstable open injuries.
J Clin Orthop Trauma
January 2023
Department of Orthopaedics, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom.
Background: Ankle fracture surgery has traditionally focussed on restoration of bony anatomy, with fixation of the malleoli and syndesmotic stabilisation where applicable. However, high energy open fracture-dislocations can also result in periosteal stripping of the stabilising capsuloligamentous attachments. As such, restoration of osseous anatomy alone may not result in sufficient articular stability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCovid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against the Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant.
N Engl J Med
April 2022
From the U.K. Health Security Agency (N.A., J.S., F.K., S. Toffa, T.R., E.G., C.G., M.K., N.G., A.-M.O., D.S., P.B.B., A.Z., S.N., N.I.B.A.A., S. Thelwall, G.D., R.M., G.A., S.G., R.E., S.N.L., M.Z., C.N.J.C., K.B., S.H., M.C., M.R., J.L.B.), the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Vaccines and Immunisation, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (N.A., G.A., C.N.J.C., K.B., M.R., J.L.B.), the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's University of London (R.M., S.N.L.), the Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (N.F.) and the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections (N.F., M.Z., J.L.B.), Imperial College London, and Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust (M.C.), London, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton (J.C.B.), and Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford (S.H.) - all in the United Kingdom.
Background: A rapid increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases due to the omicron (B.1.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadiofrequency ablation of symptomatic cervical inlet patch using a through-the-scope device: a pilot study.
Gastrointest Endosc
December 2016
Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background And Aims: The cervical inlet patch (CIP) is an area of heterotopic gastric mucosa at the proximal esophagus, which can secrete both acid and mucus. Attributable symptoms include chronic globus sensation and sore throat. Previous studies have demonstrated improvement in symptoms after ablation using argon plasma coagulation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBed Partner "Gas-Lighting" as a Cause of Fictitious Sleep-Talking.
J Clin Sleep Med
October 2015
Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
A case report highlighting a rare and striking, but perhaps under-recognized, cause of reported sleep-talking to a specialist sleep clinic, involving "gas-lighting" by the bed partner.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus have developed as co-infections globally and are now affecting the UK. Nurses should be aware of the need to have effective infection control policies to manage this serious condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProgestogens and breast cancer risk: the role of hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy.
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
October 2003
Department of Academic Oncology, Hedley Atkins Unit, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Pseudothrombosis of the iliac vein in patients following combined kidney and pancreas transplantation.
Br J Radiol
August 2002
Department of Radiology and Transplant Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust, 2nd Floor Guy's Tower, St Thomas's Street, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Pseudothrombosis of the infrarenal inferior vena cava is a well recognized sign seen on helical CT of the abdomen. We report on pseudothrombosis of the iliac vein related to combined kidney and pancreas transplantation in the pelvis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTaking the trauma out of a crisis.
Nurs Times
November 1998
A&E Department, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Trust, London.
Objective: To collate information on current activity and facilities in British hospitals to assist the planning of future cancer services.
Design: 12 hospitals delivering specialist cancer services provided information on the size of population served, activity levels related to non-surgical oncology for 1994-5, and facilities available. Inconsistencies in the recording of data were resolved through meetings of all participants.