Browsing by Author "O'Keeffe, S. T."
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A cross-sectional study of doctors', managers' and public representatives' views regarding acceptable level of risk in discharges from the emergency department
O'Keeffe, S. T. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-12-16)Background: Discharging a patient from the emergency department (ED) always involves some risk of a poor outcome. Aim: This study examined the hypothesis that there would be an increasing gradient of risk aversion from ... -
Author's response: 'risk disclosure prior to bronchoscopy'--bianchi et al
O'Keeffe, S. T.; Uzbeck, M.; Quinn, C. (BMJ, 2010-10-30) -
Bedrails rise again?
O'Keeffe, S. T. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013-06-04) -
Delirium
Nayeem, K.; O'Keeffe, S. T. (Royal College of Physicians, 2003-09-01) -
Development and implementation of resuscitation guidelines: a personal experience
O'Keeffe, S. T. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2001-01-01)Objectives: to develop and implement guidelines on the appropriate use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which would ensure patient involvement in decision-making about cardiopulmonary resuscitation whenever possible but ... -
High frequency of potential entrapment gaps in beds in an acute hospital
Haugh, J.; O Flatharta, T.; Griffin, T. P.; O'Keeffe, S. T. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-07-10)Objective: dimensional guidelines for bedrails have been developed to minimise the risk of patient entrapment within the bed. We examined whether bedrails in a large Irish teaching hospital complied with these standards. Design ... -
Orientation to time as a guide to the presence and severity of cognitive impairment in older hospital patients
O'Keeffe, E.; Mukhtar, O.; O'Keeffe, S. T. (BMJ, 2010-09-18)Background Testing of orientation to time is an important part of mental status examination. The validity of errors in different aspects of temporal orientation was examined in older hospital patients as a guide to the ... -
Prevalence and predictors of bedrail use in an acute hospital
O Flatharta, T.; Haugh, J.; Robinson, S. M.; O'Keeffe, S. T. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-07-10)Objective: to determine the prevalence and predictors of bedrail use in an acute hospital. Design and setting: overnight survey in a University teaching hospital. Subjects: Three-hundred and twenty-seven beds and patients ... -
Secondary causes of restless legs syndrome in older people
O'Keeffe, S. T. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2005-07-01)Background: secondary causes of restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been reported to be more common in those with late-onset RLS. However, 'late-onset' in previous studies was defined as onset after 45 years. Objective: to ...