Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Author "McIntosh, Caroline"
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Antimicrobial dressings for treating local infection in patients with diabetic foot ulcers
Ivory, John D.; Gethin, Georgina; McIntosh, Caroline (Omnia-Med, 2018-09)Infection in diabetic foot ulcers puts patients at risk of hospitalisation and amputation. Microorganisms populate chronic wounds on a continuum from non-pathological surface contamination to local infection and/or deep ... -
Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae): A randomised controlled trial
McIntosh, Caroline (2011)Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts. Design A multicentre, open, two arm randomised controlled trial. Setting University podiatry ... -
Estimating the health-care costs of wound care in Ireland
Gillespie, Paddy; Carter, Laura; McIntosh, Caroline; Gethin, Georgina (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019-06-05)Objective: To estimate the cost of wound care to the Irish health-care system.Methods: A bottom-up, prevalence-based analysis was undertaken using a decision analytic model to estimate costs. Health-care resource activity ... -
The REFORM study protocol: a cohort randomised controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
McIntosh, Caroline (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)Introduction: Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Foot problems and inappropriate footwear may increase the risk of falls; therefore podiatric interventions may play a role ...