http://hdl.handle.net/10147/136390 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:33 GMT 2013-05-23T11:20:33Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/296825/sgh.jpg http://hdl.handle.net/10147/136390 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/275690 Title: Caries status in 16 year-olds with varying exposure to water fluoridation in Ireland. Authors: Mullen, J; McGaffin, J; Farvardin, N; Brightman, S; Haire, C; Freeman, R Abstract: Most of the Republic of Ireland's public water supplies have been fluoridated since the mid-1960s while Northern Ireland has never been fluoridated, apart from some small short-lived schemes in east Ulster. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/275690 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/271163 Title: Development of a residential care policies and procedures framework (ResPaP) Authors: Fagan, P; Sweeney, J Abstract: Development, and evaluation, of a framework of policies and procedures which can be utilised as a basis for the individual process mapping of key care activities in the nursing home sector. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/271163 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/271144 Title: Developing a quality management information system (QMIS) in an acute Irish hospital setting Authors: Reynolds, K; Lynch, S; Ward, D; Fagan, P; Sweeney, J Abstract: To develop, and evaluate, a Quality Management Information System to co-ordinate quality and patient safety activities in an acute care setting. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/271144 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/270474 Title: Topical lidocaine patch 5% for acute postoperative pain control. Authors: Gilhooly, D; McGarvey, B; O'Mahony, H; O'Connor, T C Abstract: A 39-year-old para 3 woman presented for elective caesarean section (lower segment caesarean section (LSCS)) for breech presentation. The patient had a strong history of atopy and anaphylaxis to paracetamol, codeine, penicillin and latex. The patient was asthmatic, triggered by aspirin. Epidural anaesthesia was unsuccessful and LSCS was carried out under spinal anaesthesia. Postoperatively the patient was unwilling to take analgesic medication due to fear of an allergic reaction. Three 5% lidocaine patches were applied to the wound for postoperative analgesia. This reduced the patient's visual analogue scale pain score from 10/10 to 5/10 at rest and 10/10 to 7/10 with movement. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation was added and this improved associated back pain, reducing the pain further to 2/10. This is the first description of lignocaine patch 5% for postoperative LSCS pain. It is suggested that this method of delivery of local anaesthetic, which is easy to apply and has minimal side effects, should be considered not as a sole agent but as part of a multimodal technique to address postoperative LSCS pain. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/270474 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z