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Sabir Irfan S, Flinn K, Mullane D, Murray DM, Linnane B, Holder P, De Gascun C, NíChróinín M. Irish SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Serological Status of Children Following Acute Pneumonia During Ireland's First Wave. Ir Med J 2022; 115:572. [PMID: 35532962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- S Sabir Irfan
- Cork University Hospital, Cork and INFANT Centre University College Cork
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- Limerick University Hospital, Limerick
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- Cork University Hospital, Cork and INFANT Centre University College Cork
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- Cork University Hospital, Cork and INFANT Centre University College Cork
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- Limerick University Hospital, Limerick
- School of Medicine and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4
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- UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4
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- Cork University Hospital, Cork and INFANT Centre University College Cork
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Gallagher A, Hooley K, Costello S, Felsenstein S, Mullane D, Dempsey E, Ní Chróinín M. Impact of Gestational Age on Sweat Testing. Ir Med J 2022; 115:530. [PMID: 35279064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- A Gallagher
- Paediatrics Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork
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- Paediatrics Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Paediatrics Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Neonatology Department, Corm University Maternity Department, Wilton, Cork
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- Paediatrics Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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Crowley J, Croinin K, Mullane D, Chróinín MN. Restoration of exocrine pancreatic function in child with lumacaftor/ivacaftor therapy in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2021; 21:264. [PMID: 34511391 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- J Crowley
- Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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Finn BP, Millar SR, Cronin K, Crowley J, S D, Jennings R, Keating E, Murphy C, O'Donovan D, Shanahan P, Short C, Mullane D, Ni Chroinin M. Improvements in Clinical Outcomes in Children with Cystic Fibrosis aged Six and 16 years. Ir Med J 2020; 113:119. [PMID: 35574822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Aims Our aim was to assess if outcomes for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients at six & sixteen years of age have improved in the last 17 years looking at FEV1, BMI and death. Methods A retrospective observational study using a prospectively maintained database of CF patients at Cork University Hospital. Results 84 patients were included in the 16-year-old data and 89 patients were included in the six-year-old data. The mean FEV1 and BMI (16 years) for the 2002-2007 group was 72.9±21.0% and 18.9±2.53 respectively, 2008-2013 group was 75.4±27.2% and 19.8±2.7 and for the 2014-2018 group was 95.2±16.0% and 22.9±4.1. The percentage of patients (16 years) with chronic pseudomonas status was 37.9% (11/30) in the 2002-2007 group, 51.6 % (16/31) in the 2008-2013 group and 4.2% (1/24) in the 2014-2018 group. The relationship between FEV1 and FVC with BMI remained significant in multivariate analysis (P <0.001). The mean FEV1 (six years) for the 2002-2007 group was 90.7±16.1%, 2008-2013 group was 99.3±17.9% and for the 2014-2018 group was 100.9±15.8%. Conclusions Improvements in FEV1 and BMI aged six and 16 years are notable as well as a significant decline in the number of patients with chronic pseudomonas.
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- B P Finn
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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- School of Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Dietetics, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Dietetics, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Dietetics, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital
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O’Leary D, O’Connor C, Nertney L, MacDermott EJ, Mullane D, Franklin O, Killeen OG. Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as pancarditis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2019; 17:71. [PMID: 31684978 PMCID: PMC6827175 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-019-0372-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with marked variation in its clinical presentation. Juvenile SLE (jSLE) accounts for 15-20% of all cases and is diagnosed when SLE manifests before 18 years of age. Pancarditis is a rare complication of SLE, regardless of age of disease onset. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of jSLE in a 15 year old Caucasian female presenting with an acute episode of pancarditis and multiorgan dysfunction who was successfully treated with systemic corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide. CONCLUSION Pancarditis can be a presenting feature of jSLE which was previously unreported. A high index of suspicion for severe cardiac involvement is required at all stages of disease.
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- D. O’Leary
- National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology, CHI at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland ,0000 0001 0768 2743grid.7886.1School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology, CHI at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology, CHI at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology, CHI at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- 0000 0004 0617 6269grid.411916.aDepartment of Paediatrics, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, CHI at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology, CHI at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland ,0000 0001 0768 2743grid.7886.1School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Finn B, Millar S, Cronin K, Crowley J, Dunne S, Jennings R, Keating E, Murphy C, Donovan D, Shanahan P, Short C, Mullane D, Ni Chroinin M. WS10-3 Improvements in outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis aged 16 years in Cork University Hospital from 2002 to 2018. J Cyst Fibros 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(19)30174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gallagher A, Hooley K, Mullane D, Costello S, Ni Chroinin M. P036 Newborn Screening Cork University Hospital 2011–2019 - impact of gestational age on sweat testing. J Cyst Fibros 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(19)30331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fitzpatrick P, Fitzgerald C, Ni Chroinin M, Mullane D, Herzig M, Greally P, Healy F, Mcnally P, Javadpour S, Cox D, George S, Linnane B. WS10.5 The Irish Comparative Outcome Study (ICOS): clinical outcomes at 3 years following introduction of newborn cystic fibrosis screening. J Cyst Fibros 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(18)30176-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Treston B, Mullane D, Onwuneme C, El Nazir B, Greally P, McNally P. EPS4.8 Atopy in children with cystic fibrosis is associated with lower body mass index and worse pulmonary function. J Cyst Fibros 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(17)30309-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Creaney M, Mullane D, Casby C, Tan T. Ultrasound to identify the lumbar space in women with impalpable bony landmarks presenting for elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised trial. Int J Obstet Anesth 2016; 28:12-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Giva S, Geoghan S, Hickey C, Bogue C, Butler K, Mullane D, O'Connell SM. Disseminated Mycobacterium africanum in an Immunocompetent Child. Ir Med J 2016; 109:443. [PMID: 27834093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- S Giva
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Our Ladys Childrens Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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Ronan N, Harrison M, Wurfel M, Goss C, Shanahan F, O'Callaghan G, O'Donovan D, Jennings R, Murphy C, Keating E, Chroinin MN, Murphy D, Mullane D, Eustace J, Plant B. WS04.3 A comparison of Toll-like receptor mediated innate immune response in children with cystic fibrosis and an age matched control cohort. J Cyst Fibros 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(16)30080-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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O'Driscoll C, Konjek J, Heym B, Fitzgibbon MM, Plant BJ, Ní Chróinín M, Mullane D, Lynch-Healy M, Corcoran GD, Schaffer K, Rogers TR, Prentice MB. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates in Ireland. J Cyst Fibros 2015; 15:179-85. [PMID: 26072272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Mycobacterium abscessus complex are the rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) most commonly causing lung disease, especially in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Ireland has the world's highest CF incidence. The molecular epidemiology of M. abscessus complex in Ireland is unreported. METHODS We performed rpoB gene sequencing and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) on M. abscessus complex strains isolated from thirty-six patients in 2006-2012 (eighteen known CF patients). RESULTS Twenty-eight strains (78%) were M. abscessus subsp. abscessus, eight M. abscessus subsp. massiliense, none were M. abscessus subsp. bolletii. Sequence type 1 (ST1) and ST26 (M. abscessus subsp. abscessus) were commonest. Seven M. abscessus subsp. abscessus STs (25%) were novel (two with novel alleles). Seven M. abscessus subsp. massiliense STs were previously reported (88%), including two ST23, the globally successful clone. In 2012, of 552 CF patients screened, eleven were infected with M. abscessus complex strains (2%). CONCLUSIONS The most prevalent M. abscessus subsp. abscessus and M. abscessus subsp. massiliense strains in Ireland belong to widely-distributed STs, but there is evidence of high M. abscessus subsp. abscessus diversity.
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- C O'Driscoll
- Department of Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- EA 3647, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 2 avenue de la Source de la Biévre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- EA 3647, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 2 avenue de la Source de la Biévre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; APHP Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Ile-de-France Ouest, Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cork Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, University College Cork, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland; Department of Pathology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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Ronan N, O'Callaghan G, Mooney D, Einarsson G, Elborn J, Ni Chroinin M, Mullane D, Murphy D, O'Connor O, Shortt C, Tunney M, Twomey M, Maher M, Eustace J, Plant B. WS20.4 Clinical outcomes of Real-World Kalydeco (CORK) study – a prospective 12 month analysis addressing the impact of CFTR modulation on the cystic fibrosis lung. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30119-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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O'Callaghan G, Ronan N, Foley N, Lyons C, O'Driscoll A, Ni Chroinin M, Mullane D, Murphy D, Shanahan F, Eustace J, Houston A, Plant B. WS13.2 The role of PGE 2 in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammation and the potential association with ivacaftor therapy and treatment response. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Perry A, Gould F, Brodlie M, Ni Chroinin M, Mullane D, Plant B, McElvaney G, Gunaratnam C, Schaffer K, Egan J, Kenna D, Perry C, Turton J, Mahenthiralingham E, Hannan M. 59 Ralstonia mannitolilytica – an emerging threat in cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30236-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Walsh A, Phelan F, Phelan M, Ryan M, Healy F, Slattery DM, Elnazir B, Greally P, Linnane B, Ní Chróinín M, Mullane D, Herzig M, Cox DW, Javadpour S, McNally P. Diagnosis and treatment of sleep related breathing disorders in children: 2007 to 2011. Ir Med J 2015; 108:71-73. [PMID: 25876296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) have historically been under-recognised and under-treated. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects approximately 3% of children. In line with the increased recognition of SRBD there has been an increase in demand for diagnostic services. We determined the awareness of SRBD amongst Irish paediatricians, examined the provision of sleep services to children throughout the country between 2007 and 2011 and audited diagnostic sleep services in a tertiary centre in 2011. Amongst respondents there was an awareness of SRBD but a poor understanding of diagnostic evaluation with 31/46 (67) referring to inappropriate services. There has been a sharp increase in both diagnostic sleep tests (433-1793 [414]) and in the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) (31-186 [627]) for treatment of SRBD between 2007 and 2011. Paediatric sleep services are organized in an ad-hoc manner nationally with significant service variation. The use of domiciliary overnight oximetry reduced the requirement for more formal polysomnography by 70%.
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Mullane D, Williams L, Merwick A, Tobin WO, McGuigan C. Drug induced aseptic meningitis caused by intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Ir Med J 2012; 105:182-183. [PMID: 22973657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Drug induced aseptic meningitis (DIAM) is an uncommon condition that can mimic infective conditions. DIAM has been recognized with various treatments including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, monoclonal antibodies and some antibiotics. We report a patient presenting with aseptic meningitis forty-eight hours after commencing a course of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment. It is important that physicians prescribing this medication are aware of this rare complication so the diagnosis can be made quickly and the patient is not exposed to unnecessary treatments.
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- D Mullane
- Department of Neurology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
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O'Rourke KP, Cotter C, Mullane D, Thorpe P, Sullivan P. The outcome of Direct Current Cardioversion (DCC) for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in a district general hospital in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 2006; 175:41-5. [PMID: 16872028 DOI: 10.1007/bf03167948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Direct current cardioversion (DCC) is a method to control persistent AF, to facilitate a reduction in stroke risk. Although this is a frequently performed procedure, there are no available published data regarding its outcome in an Irish setting. AIMS To determine the short- and long-term outcome of DCC, factors predicting a successful outcome, and its safety. METHODS Data relating to each DCC were collected retrospectively from patient notes over a 6.3 year-period, and subsequently entered into a Microsoft Access database before subsequent statistical analysis. RESULTS Forty-five consecutive unselected patients were identified, in which 59 DCCs were performed. Sinus rhythm (SR) was achieved immediately after DCC in 54/59 (91%) patients. There was a significant positive correlation between patient body weight and the energy level required to achieve SR (p=0.0001). No thromboembolic complications were noted. After a mean follow-up time of 12 +/- 13.7months, 30/45 (67%) had maintained SR. After univariate analysis, a number of important factors predictive of maintenance of SR at follow-up were identified. CONCLUSION DCC was found to be an effective method for short- and long-term control of AF, without thromboembolic complications, and patients with a favourable long-term outcome after DCC could conceivably be predicted on the basis of a methodical history, careful examination, simple investigations and pharmacological variables.
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Mullane D, Byrne H, Clarke TA, Gorman W, Griffin E, Ramesh K, Rohinath T. Neonatal transportation: the effects of a national neonatal transportation programme. Ir J Med Sci 2004; 173:105-8. [PMID: 15540715 DOI: 10.1007/bf02914569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The transport of critically ill newborns by specialised transport teams has been shown to be associated with a significant improvement in their clinical condition on arrival at the receiving hospital. AIM To determine if the National Neonatal Transport Programme introduced in 2001 improved clinical condition of newborns at the end of transfer. METHODS A retrospective study of all 176 patients transported by the National Neonatal Transport Programme between March 2001 and March 2002. RESULTS Before transfer, 17% of patients were hypothermic, 2% hypoglycaemic and 11% acidotic as were 7%, 3% and 5% respectively at the end of transfer. A review of 172 neonatal transports between 1987 and 1989 revealed that 21% of patients were hypothermic, 13% hypoglycaemic and 20% acidotic at the end of transfer. CONCLUSIONS The National Neonatal Transport Programme has resulted in improved clinical condition of newborns at the end of transfer when compared to their condition before transfer and compared to outcomes prior to the introduction of the programme.
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- D Mullane
- National Neonatal Transport Programme, Coombe Women's Hospital, National Maternity Hospital and Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Bellamy MC, Mullane D, O'Beirne HA, Young Y, Pollard SG, Lodge JP. Dopexamine and microcirculatory flow in transplanted small bowel: the Leeds experience. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:1847-9. [PMID: 9142297 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)00093-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- M C Bellamy
- Liver Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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