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All publications by 'Asmar O'



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – St Helens & Knowsley Staff

Perspectives From a Regional Plastic Surgery Centre on Evidence for the Purported Link Between SGLT2 Inhibitors and Fournier's Gangrene

Introduction The recent report issued by the MHRA indicating an association of Sodium glucose linked transporter type 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors with the contraction of Fournier's Gangrene (FG), has been drawn with insufficient supporting evidence and without an adequately powered study to make any meaningful assertions or recommendations. We aimed to look..

Published: 10/12/2021
Authors: Asmar O, Mandal A, Tridente A, Hardy KJ, Shokrollahi K

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Minimal Access Tendon Harvesting without a Harvester

Abstract Tendon grafting is a key component of hand reconstructive procedures. Commercially produced tendon harvesters facilitate this grafting process but are not always available. We present an innovative technique that allows tendon harvest to be undertaken using equipment readily available in all hospitals. Only a scalpel blade and a plastic..

Published: 09/12/2020
Authors: Asmar O, Iqbal A

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Minimal Access Tendon Harvesting without a Harvester

Abstract Tendon grafting is a key component of hand reconstructive procedures. Commercially produced tendon harvesters facilitate this grafting process but are not always available. We present an innovative technique that allows tendon harvest to be undertaken using equipment readily available in all hospitals. Only a scalpel blade and a plastic..

Published: 01/12/2020
Authors: Asmar O, , Iqbal A

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Data from national media reports of ‘Acid attacks’ in England: A new piece in the Jigsaw

Introduction There has been considerable concern in the UK with what seems to have been an increase in so-called ‘Acid Attacks’. The key data sources (Police data, Hospital admissions and Burns unit data) have limitations in capturing the acid attacks comprehensively. Incidents not reported to the police are missed in..

Published: 23/12/2019
Authors: Nagarajan M, Mohamed S, Asmar O, Stubbington Y, George S, Shokrollahi K

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Book Review: Handbook of Otolaryngology

  Asmar, O and George, S. (2018). Book Review: Handbook of Otolaryngology. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 81 (2), 140

Published: 24/07/2018
Authors: Asmar O, George S

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