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K Khunti

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PubMed1997

Impact of an audiology clinic in one general practice.

There is a large demand for the provision of hearing aids. However, there are lengthy delays involved between referral and fitment of National Health Service (NHS) hearing aids. This report shows that a general practice based audiology clinic can lead to an increase in the number of patients referred and fitted with a hearing aid. The introduction of the clinic also led to reduced waiting times for patients to be fitted with hearing aids.

Audiology↗
PubMed1997

Effective audit in general practice: a method for systematically developing audit protocols containing evidence-based review criteria.

Though many general practitioners (GPs) now take part in audit, there is still concern about the extent to which participation in audit leads to improvements in practice. Improved methods are needed for the incorporation of research evidence into criteria for use in audit. In this paper, a six-stage systematic method is described for developing audit protocols containing prioritized evidence-based criteria. The stages are: selection of a topic, identification of key elements of care, focused literature reviews, prioritization of the criteria on the strength of the evidence and impact on outcome, preparation of full documentation, and peer review.

Clinical Protocols↗
PubMed1983

Accuracy of intracardiac injections determined by a post-mortem study.

Intracardiac injection sites were traced at necropsy on 18 patients who died after unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In only 13 patients (72%) was the heart punctured. Of the 46 injections carried out, 5 (11%) pierced the left ventricle and 13 (28%) the right ventricle. Other structures punctured included the pulmonary trunk, the aorta, and the lung. The fourth intercostal space just lateral to the sternal edge was the commonest injection site, and only 5 injections were subxiphoid. Post-mortem injections on a further 20 cadavers confirmed that the right ventricle is the most frequent puncture site whichever approach is used.

Autopsy↗