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List of works by Abel Wakai

A Prevalence and Management Study of Acute Pain in Children Attending Emergency Departments by Ambulance

scientific article published on 29 May 2015

A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department

scientific article published on 10 October 2015

A pilot cross-sectional study of patients presenting with cellulitis to emergency departments.

scientific article published on November 2014

A qualitative study of the barriers to prehospital management of acute pain in children.

scientific article published on 21 March 2013

A systematic review of the cost of data collection for performance monitoring in hospitals

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Adenosine inhibits neutrophil vascular endothelial growth factor release and transendothelial migration via A2B receptor activation

scientific article published in April 2001

An acute presentation of unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis in adulthood

scientific article published on 01 September 1999

An economic cost analysis of emergency department key performance indicators in Ireland.

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

An introduction to the Emergency Department Adult Clinical Escalation protocol: ED-ACE.

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Are two penicillins better than one? A systematic review of oral flucloxacillin and penicillin V versus oral flucloxacillin alone for the emergency department treatment of cellulitis.

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Atropine therapy versus no atropine therapy for the prevention of adverse events in paediatric patients undergoing intubation

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Atropine therapy versus no atropine therapy for the prevention of adverse events in paediatric patients undergoing intubation.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Capturing data for emergency department performance monitoring purposes

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Chest ultrasonography versus supine chest radiography for diagnosis of pneumothorax in trauma patients in the emergency department

scientific article published on 15 May 2018

Clinical assessment and D-dimer testing in deep venous thrombosis

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Development and validation of a data dictionary for a feasibility analysis of emergency department key performance indicators

scientific article published on 18 March 2019

Development of key performance indicators for emergency departments in Ireland using an electronic modified-Delphi consensus approach

scientific article published on April 2013

Development of key performance indicators for prehospital emergency care.

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Diagnosing Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 21 December 2015

Diagnostic errors in an accident and emergency department.

scientific article published in July 2002

Effect of adenosine on ischaemia-reperfusion injury associated with rat pancreas transplantation.

scientific article published in April 2002

Emergency department compression ultrasound to diagnose proximal deep vein thrombosis

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Emergency department protocolised management of acute atrial fibrillation: how many patients in a tertiary hospital are eligible?

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Emergency department-based atrial fibrillation treatment strategy with low-molecular-weight heparin

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Implementation of a clinical pathway for emergency department out-patient management of deep vein thrombosis.

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In Reply

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Inosine attenuates tourniquet-induced skeletal muscle reperfusion injury.

scientific article published in August 2001

Intranasal fentanyl for the management of acute pain in children

scientific article (published 2014-10-10)

Intranasal fentanyl for the prehospital management of acute pain in children.

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Intranasal fentanyl versus intravenous morphine in the emergency department treatment of severe painful sickle cell crises in children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

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Is human fracture hematoma inherently angiogenic?

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JournalScan.

scientific article published in January 2004

Ladder fall injuries: patterns and cost of morbidity

scientific article published on 01 April 2004

Local versus general anaesthesia for nasal fracture manipulation and reduction in adults

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Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury

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Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury

scientific article (published 2003-04-22)

Myocardial infarction (ST-elevation)

scientific article published on 09 January 2009

Myocardial infarction (ST-elevation).

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Nitrates for acute heart failure syndromes

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Observation unit protocol for fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Oral flucloxacillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin versus flucloxacillin alone for the emergency department outpatient treatment of cellulitis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 03 June 2013

Plain abdominal radiographs in acute medical emergencies: an abused investigation?

scientific article published in November 2002

Pneumatic tourniquets in extremity surgery

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Prevalence and predictors of initial oral antibiotic treatment failure in adult emergency department patients with cellulitis: a pilot study

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Prevalence and predictors of oral to intravenous antibiotic switch among adult emergency department patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: a pilot, prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 30 August 2020

Risk factors for amendment in type, duration and setting of prescribed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for adult patients with cellulitis: a retrospective cohort study and CART analysis.

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Risk factors for nonpurulent leg cellulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Role of fibrin D-dimer testing in emergency medicine.

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Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults

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Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults.

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Single dose oral dexamethasone versus multi-dose prednisolone in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in children who attend the emergency department: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Spontaneous pneumothorax

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Spontaneous pneumothorax

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Spontaneous pneumothorax

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Spontaneous pneumothorax

scientific article published on 17 January 2011

Spontaneous pneumothorax

scientific article published on 10 March 2008

Structured sedation programs in the emergency department, hospital and other acute settings: protocol for systematic review of effects and events.

scientific article published on October 2013

Study protocol for evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of an emergency department longitudinal patient monitoring system using a mixed-methods approach

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The Canadian prehospital evidence-based protocols project: knowledge translation in emergency medical services care

scientific article published on July 2009

The Penicillin for the Emergency Department Outpatient treatment of CELLulitis (PEDOCELL) trial: update to the study protocol and detailed statistical analysis plan (SAP).

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The Prevalence of Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock in an Irish Emergency Department

scholarly article in Irish Medical Journal, vol. 111 no. 2, February 2018

The angiogenic response to skeletal injury is preserved in the elderly

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

The cost of data collection for performance monitoring in hospitals: protocol for a systematic review

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The end of the line? The Visual Analogue Scale and Verbal Numerical Rating Scale as pain assessment tools in the emergency department.

scientific article published in May 2010

The management of cellulitis in emergency departments: antibiotic-prescribing practices and adherence to practice guidelines in Ireland

scientific article published on 2 February 2015

The use of propofol for procedural sedation in emergency departments

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

The use of propofol for procedural sedation in emergency departments

scientific article (published 2008-10-08)

Thromboprophylaxis using a low molecular weight heparin delays fracture repair

scientific article published in December 2000

Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions

scientific article (publication date: 18 May 2017)

Tourniquet-induced systemic inflammatory response in extremity surgery

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Treatment outcome measures for randomized controlled trials of antibiotic treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in the emergency department setting

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

Unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis precluding laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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What Proportion of Patients Meet the Criteria for Uncomplicated Sepsis in an Irish Emergency Department?

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