For anyone still uncertain about the concept, See and Treat is a process whereby patients with minor conditions are seen soon after they arrive in A&E by a senior clinician. Providing they have an appropriate problem such patients are given their definitive treatment straightaway and can then be discharged. The Department of Health is very anxious that all A&E departments should adopt See and T...

Graves’ disease (GD) accounts for majority of hyperthyroidism in children. The best treatment option for hyperthyroidism in children has been controversial for many years. There is poor long term remission with antithyroid drugs in children, though the duration of therapy in children is also debatable. So, many children are treated with radioiodine-131(RAI) ablation or surgical thyroidectomy as...

In many treatment systems, adolescents referred to residential treatment have the most serious alcohol or other substance use disorders and are at high risk of relapse. Upon discharge, these adolescents are typically referred to continuing care services, however, linkage to these services is often problematic. In this study, 114 adolescents (76% male) who stayed at least 7 days in residential t...

doi:10.1136/inp.d5353 Although most wound complications are not life-threatening, they can involve prolonged periods of discomfort for the animal and extended veterinary care, as well as increased costs for owners. However, with the appropriate treatment, most wound complications can be managed successfully. This article describes what might be expected of a normal healing wound, and discusses ...

Background: When the best treatment option is uncertain, a patient’s preference based on personal values should bethe source of most variation in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Unexplained surgeon-to-surgeon variation intreatment for hand and upper extremity conditions suggests that surgeon preferences have more influence than patientpreferences.Methods: A total of 184 surgeons revie...

Background: Treatment of drug addicts is one of the main strategies of drug control in Iran. Client satisfaction strongly influences the success of any treatment program. This study aimed to explore the difference between customer expectations and perceptions in drug addiction treatment centers of Kerman, Iran, using SERVQUAL model. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design 260 clients referring ...