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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2018
An evaluation of variation in pathology investigations and associated factors for adult patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain: An observational study.
To determine variation in pathology test ordering practices and identify associated factors for adult patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with chest pain and subsequently admitted with ischaemic heart disease. ⋯ Pathology investigations for patients presenting with chest pain varied significantly across EDs suggesting opportunities to improve standardisation of test ordering practices.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2018
Withdrawn:Screening for thyroid disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an evaluation of current practice. H Heald, T Palit, M Livingston, C Duff, A Fryer.
The above article from International Journal of Clinical Practice, published online on 7th December 2018 in Wiley Online Library (http://wileyonlinelibrary.com) has been withdrawn by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Leslie Citrome, and the publisher, John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed due to overlap of the data with an original article by the same authors which is currently in preparation.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2018
'Leave Well Enough Alone': A New Mantra for Management of Diabetes in the Elderly.
A multitude of epidemiological cross-sectional and case-control studies have now indicated that overly-stringent or 'tight' glycaemic control in the elderly is at best of no benefit to the patient and at worst a reckless endeavour. Rodiguez-Poncelas et al. recently demonstrated that this issue remains unresolved by presenting data in the International Journal of Clinical Practice on this somewhat under-acknowledged aspect of diabetes care.1 Perhaps now is the time for physicians to take note and implement a mantra of 'leave well enough alone' in the case of the diabetic elderly. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.