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Ambulatory epistaxis pathway: the Scottish experience

BACKGROUND: Evidence shows that patients with non-dissolvable intranasal packing can be safely managed without hospital admission. However, admission remains standard practice in most UK centres. This study presents the Scottish experience of an ambulatory pathway for packed epis...

Defining best practice for very old patients following unplanned intensive care admission: protocol of the Delphi consensus study

Abstract Background Very old patients (≥80 years) represent a rapidly increasing proportion of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions across Australia and New Zealand. Care of this population is characterised by substantial prognostic uncertainty and variability in ICU triage, trea...