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Hand and Wrist Trauma: AntimicrobIals and Infection – Audit of Clinical Practice (HAWAII - ACP) (2024)
Journal Article
Shafi, S., Yoshimura, R., Harrison, C., Wade, R., Shaw, A., Totty, J., …Wormald, J. (2024). Hand and Wrist Trauma: AntimicrobIals and Infection – Audit of Clinical Practice (HAWAII - ACP). Bone & Joint Open, 5(4), 361-366. https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.54.BJO-2023-0144.R1

Aims
Hand trauma, consisting of injuries to both the hand and the wrist, are a common injury seen worldwide. The global age-standardized incidence of hand trauma exceeds 179 per 100,000. Hand trauma may require surgical management and therefore resu... Read More about Hand and Wrist Trauma: AntimicrobIals and Infection – Audit of Clinical Practice (HAWAII - ACP).

The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma – a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Kanakopoulos, D., Lacey, H., Payne, A., Houlihan, M., Riyat, H., Wheelan, R., Cubitt, J., & Totty, J. (2024). The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 12(4), Article e5760. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005760

Background:
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous malignancy with high metastatic potential. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is used to assess locoregional spread, facilitate staging, and inform prognosis. Positive nodal status is assoc... Read More about The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma – a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The cost of keeping warm: the relationship between a rise in the cost of domestic energy and burn injuries caused by personal heating equipment (2024)
Journal Article
Totty, J. P., Austin, O., Umair Anwar, M., Muthayya, P., & Phipps, A. R. (2024). The cost of keeping warm: the relationship between a rise in the cost of domestic energy and burn injuries caused by personal heating equipment. Burns, 50(6), 1475-1479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2024.03.025

INTRODUCTION
During 2022-2023, the UK found itself in the midst of a domestic energy crisis, with the average domestic gas and electricity bill rising by 75% between 2019 and 2022. As a result, the use of hot water bottles, radiant heaters, and elec... Read More about The cost of keeping warm: the relationship between a rise in the cost of domestic energy and burn injuries caused by personal heating equipment.