Background Ethnic disparities in maternal mortality were first documented in the UK in the
early 2000s but are known to be widening. This project aimed to describe the women who …

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the relative contributions to mortality of
a unilateral or a bilateral femoral fracture in patients with or without injuries to other body …

Background The optimal method of treatment for acute tendo-Achilles ruptures continues to
be debated. Hypothesis The reported lower rerupture rate for operatively treated patients is …

Background: The safest and most effective method of early cervical spine clearance in
unconscious patients is the subject of intense debate. We hypothesize that helical computed …

In our unit, children with developmental dysplasia of the hip or Perthes' disease, for whom
an operation is considered, undergo examination under anaesthetic and a hip arthrogram. …

• MBRRACE-UK. Key messages from the report 2021: https://www. npeu. ox. ac. uk/assets/downloads/mbrrace-uk/reports/maternal-report-2021/MBRRACE-UK_Maternal_Report_2021_…

We report a 60-year-old male who presented to the Otorhinolaryngology department with an
acute unilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with fever and night sweats. The …

… Marian Knight (Editor), Kathryn Bunch (Editor), Derek Tuffnell (Editor), Hemali Jayakody (Editor),
Judy Shakespeare (Editor), Rohit Kotnis (Editor), Sara Kenyon (Editor), Jennifer Kurinczuk (Editor) …

The objective when managing any injured person is to restore maximum function with minimum
risk. The first duty is to identify and treat any immediate threats to life. The management …

We read with interest the excellent editorial “Postnatal care: new NICE guideline for the ‘Cinderella
service’”. GPs involvement in the care of women in the perinatal period has never …