Acronyms in trauma and orthopaedics

Oxford Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma

You will never examine a patient the way you did at Final MB again. Ever. OK, maybe you will at MRCP. Then never again. The examiner who expects you to examine that way never ever does it that way himself, either. That is one of the premises, recognised by many but never discussed in polite company, on which this book is based. It does exactly what it says on the back cover: aimed at student an...

Tips for GP trainees working in trauma and orthopaedics.

1. The most common presentation to the majority of trauma departments is a fractured neck or femur in older people. These patients are potentially the most unwell and frail group in the hospital and you must take care to ensure they are seen early, fully investigated, and have sufficient intravenous fluids and analgesia. Patients who have this injury under the age of 65 years should be urgently...

Lean Participative Process Improvement: Outcomes and Obstacles in Trauma Orthopaedics

OBJECTIVES To examine the effectiveness of a "systems" approach using Lean methodology to improve surgical care, as part of a programme of studies investigating possible synergy between improvement approaches. SETTING A controlled before-after study using the orthopaedic trauma theatre of a UK Trust hospital as the active site and an elective orthopaedic theatre in the same Trust as control. ...

Antibacterial coating of implants in orthopaedics and trauma: a classification proposal in an evolving panorama

Implanted biomaterials play a key role in current success of orthopedic and trauma surgery. However, implant-related infections remain among the leading reasons for failure with high economical and social associated costs. According to the current knowledge, probably the most critical pathogenic event in the development of implant-related infection is biofilm formation, which starts immediately...

Acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms.