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The procedure is likely to be a little longer than the standard colonoscopy time slot.
It allows quicker diagnosis than more traditional, difficult to manoeuvre ultrasound equipment and helps staff identify problems quickly and efficiently
This treatment is more suitable for some than others.
difficulty cooperating and lying flat, worse pre-operative vision, higher rates of known PCR risk factors and more frequent use of general anaesthesia than
Patients will then have a Fibro Scan, (Elastograph) which is more sensitive and specific than an Ultrasound in detecting fatty liver, if detected then
Emma, who has worked for the NHS for more than 20 years, said: “You never get over the loss, it is life changing, but we do what we can to keep going and
Major complications with endoscopies are very rare (less than 3 in 10,000) and death arising from these is extremely rare (less than 1 in 30,000).
Gifts in wills do more for our hospitals than any other kind of support.
distinguishing index cases from follow up procedures, 100% sensitive at identifying IBD in linked histology reports and 98% specific at rejecting diagnoses other than
Objective To establish how best to conduct a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether NF and BM given by families rather than
alfacalcidol, and £20000 competed to IV paricalcitol, in a single small satellite unit Conclusion Our findings support the safety and efficacy of oral rather than
Patients either wait to be seen in the Emergency department or are admitted while awaiting test results though discharge can then take longer than expected
explore the issues arising from HAPUs in depth with staff who carry out the work thereby ensuring we are looking at the issues as ‘work as done’ rather than
Shots of alcohol can be added to drinks to make them stronger, causing someone to get drunk quicker than expected, or sometimes a drink can be contaminated
Sometimes more than one investigation is needed, which may require you to come back to the unit the following day.
test: abnormal cells found – there are several grades of abnormal cells and some are more serious than others.
It should feel no worse than swallowing a tablet. There may be some gagging while the tube is being inserted.
The data requirements within cancer trials are especially complex and can last for longer than 10 years.
More than half of the UK population gets involved in informal volunteering – but this is less visible.
The Department of Health (DH) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that babies have nothing other than breastmilk for the first six months of