Objective. Cardiac surgery for patients >80 years has seen a dramatic increase in the last
decade. The aim was to assess the long term survival and quality of life in this patient …

In May of 2011, the Irish Republic had two very important and historic visitors. Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II and US President Barack Obama were both officially welcomed by the Irish …

The implementation of a universal health insurance (UHI) model is a key political policy in
Ireland. The objective here was to determine the understanding of general practitioners (GPs) …

Materials & Methods Chronic osteomyelitis is a complex and challenging condition the
successful treatment of which requires a specialist multidisciplinary approach. Prior to tertiary …

Introduction The purpose of this study is to evaluate the radiological and clinical outcomes in
Northern Ireland of free vascularised fibular bone grafting for the treatment of humeral bone …

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) is the major obstacle in higher surgical training. It is regarded as a fair
but very probing examination. Passing depends on knowledge, performance on the day and …

Subtle but significant peripheral injuries can be overlooked in the multiply injured patient.
We present one such case in relation to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, where failure to …

Irish fishing waters are currently governed as part of the Common Fisheries Policy of the
European Union. Under this regime, policies of strict regulation are employed to provide both an …

AIM To identify miRNA-regulated proteins differentially expressed between Caco2 and HT-29:
two principal cell line models of the intestine. METHODS Exponentially growing Caco-2 …

The traditional markers for the success of a cardiac surgery department are survival rates,
standard of procedures, freedom fr Long term results and functional outcomes following …