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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 'Holdsworth J'



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

Co-relation between clinical assessment, CT and intra-operative findings in emergency laparotomy. Is it time to rethink the algorithm?

Aims Although clinical diagnosis has essential value in an emergency setting, CT (computed tomography) has become the central tool of diagnosis to aid the need for emergency laparotomy. Delay in CT can often drastically alter the outcome, especially in patients over the age 60. We aimed to assess if initial clinical..

Published: 01/09/2019
Authors: Patnam V, Altaf K, Holdsworth J, Muttoni E, Rajaganeshan R

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SP 5.9- Clinical and cost effectiveness of CT scan as first lineinvestigation in diagnosis and treatment of acute abdominal pain – Is it time to change?

Background Abdominal x-ray (AXR) is currently used as a first line radiological investigation in assessing acute abdominal pain, often followed by a CT scan, which may delay diagnosis and treatment.We aimed to assess if AXR was needed at all in assessing these patients and its impact on patient outcomes...

Published: 01/09/2019
Authors: Altaf K, Muttoni E, Holdsworth J, Patnam V, Rajaganeshan R, MacDonald S

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