… Pretreatment of young smokers for 5 days with 2 g/d vitamin C and, more significantly, with
1.5 g/d taurine attenuated this response. MCM taken from smokers impaired the release of …

Background Informed consent is an ethical and legal requirement in healthcare and supports
patient autonomy to make informed choices about their own care. This review explores the …

Background The transition from medical school to internship can be daunting for newly qualified
doctors. High rates of stress and burnout have been reported, with negative impacts on …

OBJECTIVES: Complex endovascular skills are difficult to obtain in the clinical environment.
Virtual reality (VR) simulator training is a valuable addition to current training curricula, but is …

… alone on ulcer healing outcomes (A) open surgery, all studies included, (B) open surgery,
only randomized controlled trials included (C) endovenous ablation, all studies included & (D) …

… Forest plot showing the results of the meta-analysis for (A) Risk of all thrombotic events, (B)
risk of DVT (all included studies), (C) Risk of DVT (only RCTs included), and (D) Risk of …

Methods Five international experts were invited to evaluate a preliminary 28-item rating scale
for SFA angioplasty using a modified Delphi study. To test the procedural scale, 4 experts …

Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is caused by endothelial and subendothelial damage by
neutrophil-derived oxidants. Vitamin C is an antioxidant which attenuates endothelial injury …

BACKGROUND: Cancer patients have an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events.
Certain chemotherapeutic agents have also been associated with the development of …

Aim The aim of the study was to investigate the level of preparedness of newly qualified Irish‐trained
doctors for prescribing, and to investigate their attitudes towards prescribing and …