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Predicting Acute Appendicitis? A comparison of the Alvarado Score, the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score and Clinical Assessment by Kollár, D., McCartan, D. P., Bourke, M., Cross, K. S., Dowdall, J.

“…Background Patients presenting with suspected appendicitis pose a diagnostic challenge. The appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score has outperformed the…”
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Meta‐analysis of the cumulative risk of endometrial malignancy and systematic review of endometrial surveillance in extended tamoxifen therapy by Fleming, C. A., Heneghan, H. M., O'Brien, D., McCartan, D. P., McDermott, E. W., Prichard, R. S.

“…Background Optimal management of the endometrium in patients with oestrogen receptor‐positive breast cancer taking extended tamoxifen therapy (for 10 years)…”
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Value of a 21-gene expression assay on core biopsy to predict neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis by Boland, M R, Al-Maksoud, A, Ryan, É J, Balasubramanian, I, Geraghty, J, Evoy, D, McCartan, D, Prichard, R S, McDermott, E W

“…A recurrence score based on a 21-gene expression assay predicts the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal…”
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Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast; clinicopathologic profile and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy over a 15-year period by Quirke, N.P., Cullinane, C., Turk, M.A., Shafique, N., Evoy, D., Geraghty, J., McCartan, D., Quinn, C., Walshe, J.M., McDermott, E., Rutherford, C., Prichard, R.S.

“…Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) accounts for 5–15% of invasive breast cancers. Typical ILC is oestrogen receptor (ER) positive and human epidermal growth…”
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A multicentre review of the direct-access mammography programme in Ireland for women with breast pain by Geoghegan, C, Horan, M, Crilly, E, Kelly, A, Lyons, R, Geoghegan, L, Duke, D, Sweeney, L, McCartan, D, O'Keeffe, S

“…To assess the current use of the direct access mammography pathway for breast pain and the rate of breast cancer detection in this patient cohort. A…”
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The association between breast density and breast cancer pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy by Cullinane, C., Brien, A. O., Shrestha, A., Hanlon, E. O., Walshe, J., Geraghty, J., Evoy, D., McCartan, D., McDermott, E., Prichard, R.

“…Purpose Mammographic Density (MD) refers to the amount of fibroglandular breast tissue present in the breast and is an established risk factor for developing…”
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Irish national real-world analysis of the clinical and economic impact of 21-gene oncotype DX® testing in early-stage, 1-3 lymph node-positive, oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, breast cancer by Browne, I M, McLaughlin, R A, Weadick, C S, O'Sullivan, S, McSorley, L M, Hadi, D K, Millen, S J, Higgins, M J, Crown, J P, Prichard, R S, McCartan, D P, Hill, A Dk, Connolly, R M, Noonan, S A, O'Mahony, D, Murray, C, O'Hanlon-Brown, C, Hennessy, B T, Quinn, C M, Kelly, C M, O'Reilly, S, Morris, P G, Walshe, J M

“…The treatment landscape of Oestrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer is evolving, with declining chemotherapy use as a result of Oncotype DX…”
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Real-world analysis of clinical and economic impact of 21-gene recurrence score (RS) testing in early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) in Ireland by McSorley, L. M., Tharmabala, M., Al Rahbi, F., McSorley, K., Chew, S., Evoy, D., Geraghty, J. G., Prichard, R. S., Rothwell, J., McCartan, D. P., McDermott, E. W., Keane, M., Kennedy, M. J., O’Reilly, S., Millen, S. J., Crown, J. P., Smyth, L. M., Kelly, C. M., Quinn, C. M., Walshe, J. M.

“…Purpose Results from TAILOR-X suggest that up to 70% of hormone receptor-positive (HR+) node-negative (N0) ESBC patients (pts) may avoid chemotherapy (CT) with…”
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Purse-string approximation is superior to primary skin closure following stoma reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis by McCartan, D. P., Burke, J. P., Walsh, S. R., Coffey, J. C.

“…Background The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) following stoma reversal can reach 40 %. A recent variation on primary linear closure (PLC) is…”
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Role of bone scan in addition to CT in patients with breast cancer selected for systemic staging by McCartan, D. P., Prichard, R. S., MacDermott, R. J., Rothwell, J., Geraghty, J., Evoy, D., Quinn, C. M., Skehan, S. J., O'Doherty, A., McDermott, E. W.

“…Background The majority of women with breast cancer present with localized disease. The optimal strategy for identifying patients with metastatic disease at…”
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A MultiCenter Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Major Vascular Surgery by Healy, D. A., Boyle, E., McCartan, D., Bourke, M., Medani, M., Ferguson, J., Yagoub, H., Bashar, K., O’Donnell, M., Newell, J., Canning, C., McMonagle, M., Dowdall, J., Cross, S., O'Daly, S., Manning, B., Fulton, G., Kavanagh, E. G., Burke, P., Grace, P. A., Moloney, M. Clarke, Walsh, S. R.

“…A pilot randomized controlled trial that evaluated the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on clinical outcomes following major vascular surgery…”
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Peripheral Artery Disease: A Marked Lack of Awareness in Ireland by Cronin, C.T, McCartan, D.P, McMonagle, M, Cross, K.S, Dowdall, J.F

“…Objectives Patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a 30% risk of death within 5 years. However, public awareness of vascular disease has…”
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Collaborative quality enhancement in engineering education: an overview of operational models at a programme level by Bennedsen, J., Rouvrais, S., Roslöf, J., Kontio, J., Georgsson, F., McCartan, C. D.

“…This article discusses the tension between quality assurance and quality enhancement in engineering education at a programme level. It acknowledges that…”
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Erratum to: Predicting Acute Appendicitis? A Comparison of the Alvarado Score, the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score and Clinical Assessment by Kollár, D., McCartan, D. P., Bourke, M., Cross, K. S., Dowdall, J.

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Patient and surgeon factors are associated with the use of laparoscopy in appendicitis by McCartan, D. P., Fleming, F. J., Hill, A. D. K.

“…Aim  The use of a minimally invasive approach to treat appendicitis has yet to be universally accepted. The objective of this study was to examine recent…”
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01 What is seronegative MG? analysis of the Northern Irish MG population by Carr, A, McCartan, D R, Leite, M I, Vincent, A, Cardwell, C, McCarron, P O, O'Reilly, D, McConville, J

“…BackgroundSeronegative MG (SNMG) is the proportion of autoimmune MG without detectable pathogenic antibodies to AChR or MuSK on radio-immunoprecipitation or…”
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The management of right iliac fossa pain – Is timing everything? by McCartan, D.P, Fleming, F.J, Grace, P.A

“…Abstract Background Right iliac fossa (RIF) pain remains the commonest clinical dilemma encountered by general surgeons. We prospectively audited the…”
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The impact of regional reconfiguration on the management of appendicitis by Healy, D. A., McCartan, D. P., Grace, P. A., Aziz, A., Dermody, F., Clarke Moloney, M., Coffey, J. C., Walsh, S. R., Burke, P. E.

“…Background Reconfiguration of surgical services in the Mid-West in 2009 resulted in a large increase in numbers of patients undergoing emergency surgery for…”
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Management and outcome in patients following head injury admitted to an Irish Regional Hospital by McCartan, D. P., Fleming, F. J., Motherway, C., Grace, P. A.

“…Primary objective: Each year in Ireland, 11 000 patients are admitted to hospital with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) but there are no data on subsequent…”
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Monitoring Clostridium difficile infection in an acute hospital: prevalence or incidence studies? by Lavan, A. H., McCartan, D. P., Downes, M. M., Hill, A. D. K., Fitzpatrick, F.

“…Background Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an essential component of a CDI preventative programme. Aims The aim of this study was to…”
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