Irish journal of medical science
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Multicenter Study
The workload distribution of acute stroke CT imaging in a level three hospital in Ireland.
Interventions for acute ischaemic stroke require brain imaging. Computerised tomography (CT) scanning is the most common method used. In this study, the aim was to investigate the CT workload of acute stroke in an Irish level 3 hospital, seeing approximately 200 acute strokes per year. ⋯ Acute stroke imaging constitutes a relatively small portion of the out-of-hour CT workload. Due to the emergency status of these scans, providing an acute stroke radiology service requires radiology staff to operate with extremely short response times 24 h a day.
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Multicenter Study
Head and neck injury in major trauma in Ireland: a multicentre retrospective analysis of patterns and surgical workload.
Head and neck injuries are common in major trauma patients, but the prevalence is poorly documented in the literature. This study aims to investigate this further, particularly in the context of increasing development of Irish and European trauma systems. ⋯ A substantial number of Irish major trauma patients of all ages and genders sustain some form of head and neck injury. It produces significant injury and surgical workload involving input from multiple disciplines.