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Find out what your colleagues have been writing. This section features articles published by staff working for St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Halton, Knowsley and St Helens community staff.

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All publications by 'McClements D'



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Staff

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St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Staff - Publications pre April 2024

Purpuric lesions in the large bowel

Abstract A 54-year-old woman presented with a 1-week history of a rash starting in her feet. This was associated with arthralgia and myalgia. Her bowel habit was initially unchanged; however, she developed bloody diarrhoea shortly after admission to the hospital. She had no constitutional symptoms. Her medical history included myocardial..

Published: 07/12/2022
Authors: Kiladze G, Cannan R, McClements D, Brice R

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Managing acute severe ulcerative colitis in the hosptialised setting

​ Abstract Ulcerative colitis affects approximately 146 000 people in the UK and is the most common form of inflammatory bowel disease. The majority of patients will have uncomplicated disease, but around 1 in 10 patients will develop acute severe colitis. Despite modern medical management, colectomy rates of 27% and mortality rates of 1% are still reported...

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: McClements D

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Clinic Outcomes For Unselected Patients

​ Introduction  There is a well-established role of specialist nurses in on-going management of chronic diseases in specialist clinics. With the reduction in junior doctor hours, advanced nurse clinicians (ANC) are taking on increasing complex medical roles. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ANC in managing unselected new patients (NP)..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: McClements D, McLindon J, Chandy R, Priestley S, Fox M, Theis V, Dobson J, Bassi A

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St Helens Community Staff

P300 The role of FMT in reducing hospital admissions and length of stay

Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common healthcare associated infection in the NHS with 12,275 cases reported in England in 2018/19. Recurrent Clostridium Difficile infection (rCDI) is an increasingly common problem; the recurrence rate is approximately 20% after a first episode and 45–60% after a second episode of C difficile infection, with..

Published: 21/01/2021
Authors: Baig D, McClements D

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Knowsley Community Staff

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Halton Community Staff

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North West Boroughs Community Health Staff

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