2012 Irish Emergency Medicine Publications

Acknowledgement: Although every effort was made to make the list as complete as possible- some omissions may have been unknowingly made. Please contact us to update as necessary. 

Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital/ PERU

  1. Cronin J, Kennedy U, McCoy S, An Fhailí SN, Crispino-O’Connell G, Hayden J, Wakai A, Walsh S, O’Sullivan R. Single dose oral dexamethasone versus multi-dose prednisolone in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in children who attend the emergency department: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 Aug 21;13:141. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-141. PMID:22909281
  2. Barrett MJ, Cronin J, Murphy A, McCoy S, Hayden J, an Fhailí S, Grant T, Wakai A, McMahon C, Walsh S, O’Sullivan R. Intranasal fentanyl versus intravenous morphine in the emergency department treatment of severe painful sickle cell crises in children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2012 May 30;13:74. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-74.
  3. Cronin J, Scorr A, Russell S, McCoy S, Walsh S, O’Sullivan R. A review of a paediatric emergency department vaccination programme for patients at risk of allergy/anaphylaxis. Acta Paediatr. 2012 Sep;101(9):941-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02737.x. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
  4. Howard R, McCoy SC, Cronin J, Walsh S, O’Sullivan R. Fliker injuries in children. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]
  5. McCabe A, Staunton P, Walsh S, O’Sullivan R. Must we review printed lab reports without checking them? A prospective analysis of emergency department practice. Ir Med J. 2012 Apr;105(4):113-4.
  6. McCanny PJ, McCoy S, Grant T, Walsh S, O’Sullivan R. Implementation of an evidence based guideline reduces blood tests and length of stay for the limping child in a paediatric emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2012 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore/ ECRU.

  1. Wakai A, O’Sullivan R, Staunton P, Walsh C, Hickey F, Plunkett PK. Development of key performance indicators for emergency departments in Ireland using an electronic modified-Delphi consensus approach. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Feb 29.

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

  1. O’Connor G, Ramiah V, McInerney J, Moughty A. Splenic rupture visualised with focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST): heterogeneous echogenicity of acute haemorrhage following blunt trauma. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Nov 21;2012. pii: bcr2012007336. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007336.
  2. Moughty AM, O’Connor G. Images in clinical medicine. Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation. N Engl J Med. 2012 Aug 23;367(8):e12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1106207.
  3. O’Connor G, Ramiah V, Breslin T, McInerney JJ, Brazil E. Looking beyond Morison’s pouch in focused assessment with sonography for trauma: penetrating hepatobiliary trauma and a new sign for emergency physicians. Emerg Med J. 2012 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print]

Galway

  1. Moughty A, Donnell JO, Nugent M. Who needs a shot … a review of tetanus immunity in the West of Ireland. Emerg Med J. 2012 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print]

St James’s Hospital

  1. McMahon CG, Lamont JV, Curtin E, McConnell RI, Crockard M, Kurth MJ, Crean P, Fitzgerald SP. Diagnostic accuracy of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein for the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;30(2):267-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.022. Epub 2011 Jan 3.
  2. McMahon CG, Kenny RA, Bennett K, Bouamra O, Lecky F. Diurnal variation in mortality in older nocturnal fallers. Age Ageing. 2012 Jan;41(1):29-35.
  3. Breslin TM, Ionmhain UN, Bergin C, Gallagher D, Collins N, Kinsella N, McMahon G.Malarial cases presenting to a European urban Emergency Department. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  4. McCanny P, Bennett K, Staunton P, McMahon G. Venous vs arterial blood gases in the assessment of patients presenting with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Jul;30(6):896-900. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.06.011. Epub 2011 Sep 9.

Beaumont Hospital

  1. O’Keeffe F, Cronin S, Gilligan P, O’Kelly P, Gleeson A, Houlihan P, Kelada S. Did not wait patient management strategy (DNW PMS) study. Emerg Med J. 2012 Jul;29(7):550-3. doi: 10.1136/emj.2010.109074. Epub 2011 Jun 14.

Temple Street University Hospital

  1. Collins NC, Molcho M, Carney P, McEvoy L, Geoghegan L, Phillips JP, Nicholson AJ.Are boys and girls that different? An analysis of traumatic brain injury in children. Emerg Med J. 2012 Sep 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. McNamara R, Doyle J, Mc Kay M, Keenan P, Babl FE. Medium term outcome in Bell’s palsy in children. Emerg Med J. 2012 Jul 4. [Epub ahead of print]
  3. Barrett MJ, Macken S. Chronic constipation causing obstructive nephropathy in a delayed toddler. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Jun 14;2012. pii: bcr0220125902. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5902.

UCD

  1. McDermott C, Collins NC. Prehospital medication administration: a randomised study comparing intranasal and intravenous routes. Emerg Med Int. 2012;2012:476161. doi: 10.1155/2012/476161. Epub 2012 Aug 16.

Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick.

  1. Forrestal B, Hynes T, Clarke-Moloney M, Coyle P, Boyle E, Burke P, R Walsh S, Quin G, Grace PA. Patient satisfaction following emergency admission via a surgical assessment unit and an emergencydepartment. Ir J Med Sci. 2012 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. Fogarty EM, Cummins F. The effect of admitted patients in the emergency department on rates of hospital admissions. Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct 16. [Epub ahead of print]

AMNCH Tallaght

  1. Kennelly SP, Morley D, Coughlan T, Collins R, Rochford M, O’Neill D.Knowledge, skills and attitudes of doctors towards assessing cognition in older patients in the emergency department. Postgrad Med J. 2012 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. Craven J, Martin C, Callender O. Improving referrals to fracture clinic from the paediatric emergency department–an intervention. Ir Med J. 2012 May;105(5):155.

St Vincent’s University Hospital

  1. Tan KM, Lannon R, O’Keeffe L, Barton D, Ryan J, O’Shea D, Hughes G. Geriatric medicine in the emergency department. Ir Med J. 2012 Sep;105(8):271-4.
  2. Efrimescu CI, Barton D. The diagnosis is on the trolley sheet. Emerg Med J. 2012 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Cork University Hospital

  1. Henry K, Murphy A, Willis D, Cusack S, Bury G, O’Sullivan I, Deasy C. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Cork, Ireland. Emerg Med J. 2012 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. Cassidy EM, O’Sullivan I, Bradshaw P, Islam T, Onovo C. Symptom-triggered benzodiazepine therapy for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the emergency department: a comparison with the standard fixed dose benzodiazepine regimen. Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct;29(10):802-4. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200509. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
  3. van der Velde J, Serfontein L, Iohom G. Reducing the potential for tourniquet-associated reperfusion injury. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]
  4. Iyer PM, McNamara PH, Fitzgerald M, Smyth L, Dardis C, Jawad T, Plunkett PK, Doherty CP. A seizure care pathway in the emergency department: preliminary quality and safety improvements. Epilepsy Res Treat. 2012;2012:273175. doi: 10.1155/2012/273175. Epub 2012 May 29.

Waterford Regional Hospital

  1. McCabe A, Hassan T, Doyle M, McCann B. Identification of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism suitable for outpatient treatment using the pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI). Ir J Med Sci. 2012 Nov 28
  2. McCabe A, McCann B, Kelly P. Pop goes the O2: a case of popper-induced methaemoglobinamia. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Nov 21;2012. doi:pii: bcr2012007176. 10.1136/bcr-2012-007176.
  3. Breen BM, McCann M. Healthcare providers attitudes and perceptions of ‘inappropriate attendance’ in the Emergency Department. Int Emerg Nurs. 2012 Oct 25. pii: S1755-599X(12)00098-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2012.08.006. [Epub ahead of print]
  4. McCabe A, Watts A, Abdulrazak A, McCann B. Incidental finding of a large Morgagni’s hernia in a 76-year-old lady. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Sep 17;2012. doi:pii: bcr-2012-007175. 10.1136/bcr-2012-007175

Arbour hill prison

  1. Egan R, Sarma KM, O’Neill M. Factors Influencing Perceived Effectiveness in Dealing with Self-harming Patients in a Sample of Emergency Department Staff. J Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;43(6):1084-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.01.049. Epub 2012 Apr 9.

Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown

  1. Geary B, Collins N. Are we prepared for a growing population? Morbid obesity and its implications in Irish emergencydepartments. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Apr;19(2):117-20. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283499311.

Other– Irish Authors currently based in Ireland but involved in studies conducted in foreign institutions and studies that need to be verified as involving Irish authors

  1. Stead LG, Enduri S, Bellolio MF, Jain AR, Vaidyanathan L, Gilmore RM, Kashyap R, Weaver AL, Brown RD Jr. The impact of blood pressure hemodynamics in acute ischemic stroke: a prospective cohort study. Int J Emerg Med. 2012 Jan 17;5(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1865-1380-5-3.
  2. Sunga KL, Bellolio MF, Gilmore RM, Cabrera D. Spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma: etiology, characteristics, management, and outcome. J Emerg Med. 2012 Aug;43(2):e157-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.006. Epub 2011 Sep 10.
  3. Deasy C, Hall D, Bray JE, Smith K, Bernard SA, Cameron P; on behalf of the VACAR Steering Committee. Paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia: improved reporting by  adding coronial data to a cardiac arrest registry. Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct 4.
  4. Deasy C, Bray J, Smith K, Harriss L, Bernard S, Cameron P; on behalf of the VACAR Steering Committee. Functional outcomes and quality of life of young adults who survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Emerg Med J. 2012 Jul 4.
  5. Deasy C, Bray J, Smith K, Bernard S, Cameron P; On behalf of the VACAR Steering Committee. Hanging-associated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia. Emerg Med J. 2012 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
  6. Deasy C, Bray J, Smith K, Harriss L, Morrison C, Bernard S, Cameron P. Traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia. Resuscitation. 2012 Apr;83(4):465-70. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.09.025. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
  7. Deasy C, Gabbe B, Palmer C, Babl FE, Bevan C, Crameri J, Butt W, Fitzgerald M, Judson R, Cameron P. Paediatric and adolescent trauma care within an integrated trauma system. Injury. 2012 Dec;43(12):2006-11. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.08.032. Epub 2011 Oct 5.
  8. Efrimescu CI, McAndrew J, Bitzidis A. Acute lumbar Morel-Lavallee haematoma in a 14-year-old boy. Emerg Med J. 2012 May;29(5):433. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200660. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
  9. Efrimescu CI, Bandorf N, Maxwell N, Niall D. A rare case of calcaneal tumour in a young adult. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 May 23;2012. pii: bcr0220125896. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5896.
  10. Ryan P, McMahon G. Severe dental infections in the emergency department. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Aug;19(4):208-13. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834ddb68.