As the name suggests, this is removal of the head and neck of the affected femur with the outcome being immediate relief from the pain of OA or the prevention of symptoms of OA (Harper, 2017). The...
A clinical question can be related to any aspect of a VN's work but the best questions are those that are the most relevant and when answered will make a difference to patient care. It is all too easy...
Historically, surgical hand antisepsis has been carried out using either chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) or povidone iodine (PI) alongside water and a scrubbing brush (Figures 1,2 and 3). Many studies...
HAIs are infections which a patient acquires during a period of hospitalisation. They can take on many forms including urinary tract infections, surgical site infections and infections associated with...
In animal physiology it is known that a reduction in core temperature of 1–1.5°C occurs shortly after the induction of general anaesthesia due to the re-distribution of heat from the core to the...
Healthy, conscious animals respond to heat loss via temperature sensitive cells in the hypothalamus which initiate a response such as shivering and vasoconstriction (Murison, 2001).
Medical management of IHPSS is only palliative with a life expectancy of a few months to 3 years (Watson and Herrtage, 1998) and so surgical correction is preferred to improve long-term prognosis...