WUTH publication: Granulated sugar to reduce an incarcerated prolapsed defunctioning ileostomy

Citation: BMJ case reports. 2013 Feb 28
Author: Mohammed O, West M, Chandrasekar R
Abstract: This case report discusses the successful application of granulated sugar to reduce a prolapsed ileostomy thereby eliminating the need for an emergency surgery.

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NEW YouTube videos to help you search for evidence

Edge Hill University have produced a series of instructional YouTube videos to help healthcare staff and students to navigate and search key online resources.  The videos include tips on undertaking a thorough literature search of the Medline database, and conducting an effective search in The Cochrane Library.

You can access a list of all the videos here: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/lirc/resources/nhs-databases/guides/.

With thanks to Michelle Maden, Clinical Information Specialist at Edge Hill for sharing these videos.

WUTH publication: Comment on: Stanley D. (2012) Celluloid devils: a research study of male nurses in feature films. Journal of Advanced Nursing 68(11), 2526-2537.

Citation: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2013, 69(9), 2141-2
Author: Pritchard MJ

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