Abel Wakai

Publications

• The prevalence of severe sepsis or septic shock in an Irish emergency department
• What proportion of patients meet the criteria for uncomplicated sepsis in an irish emergency department?
• Natriuretic peptides for acute heart failure
• Local versus general anaesthesia for nasal fracture manipulation and reduction in adults
• Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions
• 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
• The use of propofol for procedural sedation in emergency departments
• Topical anaesthesia for nasogastric tube insertion
• A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department
• Risk factors for nonpurulent leg cellulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Diagnosing Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Treatment outcome measures for randomized controlled trials of antibiotic treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in the emergency department setting
• A systematic review of the cost of data collection for performance monitoring in hospitals
• The management of cellulitis in emergency departments: Antibiotic-prescribing practices and adherence to practice guidelines in Ireland
• Intranasal fentanyl for the prehospital management of acute pain in children
• Atropine therapy versus no atropine therapy for the prevention of adverse events in paediatric patients undergoing intubation
• An economic cost analysis of emergency department key performance indicators in Ireland
• Prevalence and predictors of initial oral antibiotic treatment failure in adult emergency department patients with cellulitis: A pilot study
• Study protocol for evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of an emergency department longitudinal patient monitoring system using a mixed-methods approach
• 11 Topical nsaids for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults
• A prevalence and management study of acute pain in children attending emergency departments by ambulance
• Development of Key performance indicators for prehospital emergency care
• In Reply
• Chest ultrasonography versus supine chest radiography for diagnosis of pneumothorax in trauma patients in the emergency department
• Chest ultrasonography versus supine chest radiography for diagnosis of pneumothorax in trauma patients in the emergency department.
• An introduction to the Emergency Department Adult Clinical Escalation protocol: ED-ACE
• Seasonal variation in the Emergency Department Prevalence of Sepsis
• Atropine therapy versus no atropine therapy for the prevention of adverse events in paediatric patients undergoing intubation
• Development and validation of a data dictionary for a feasibility analysis of emergency department key performance indicators
• A personalized medicine approach is warranted for optimal prehospital fluid resuscitation in the severely injured adult trauma patient
• Diagnosis and management of patients with narrow complex tachycardia: how well is your emergency department performing?
• Is the MEOWing of emergency department postpartum patients of diagnostic safety value?
• The evidence base for intra-articular lidocaine for closed manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation continues to grow
• Cardiovascular emergencies in the elderly
• The cost of data collection for performance monitoring in hospitals: Protocol for a systematic review
• Intranasal fentanyl for the management of acute pain in children
• 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
• A qualitative study of the barriers to prehospital management of acute pain in children
• Mind the gap: the adjunctive role of anti-inflammatories for treating cellulitis
• The Penicillin for the Emergency Department Outpatient treatment of CELLulitis (PEDOCELL) trial: update to the study protocol and detailed statistical analysis plan (SAP)
• Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A Cochrane review
• Structured sedation programs in the emergency department, hospital and other acute settings: protocol for systematic review of effects and events
• The Prevalence of Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock in an Irish Emergency Department.
• What Proportion of Patients Meet the Criteria for Uncomplicated Sepsis in an Irish Emergency Department?
• A pilot cross-sectional study of patients presenting with cellulitis to emergency departments.
• Capturing data for emergency department performance monitoring purposes
• 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
• Non-specialist emergency physician-performed point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for renal colic–No hocus POCUS!
• Risk‐stratification tools for emergency department patients with syncope: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of direct evidence for SAEM GRACE
• Spontaneous pneumothorax
• Myocardial infarction (ST-elevation)
• A pilot cross-sectional study of patients presenting with cellulitis to emergency departments
• Local versus general anaesthesia for nasal fracture manipulation and reduction in adults
• Spontaneous pneumothorax
• Myocardial infarction (ST-elevation)
• 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
• 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
• Development of key performance indicators for emergency departments in Ireland using an electronic modified-Delphi consensus approach
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Topical anaesthesia for nasogastric tube insertion
• Structured sedation programs in the emergency department, hospital and other acute settings: protocol for systematic review of effects and events.
• Oral flucloxacillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin versus flucloxacillin alone for the emergency department outpatient treatment of cellulitis: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Intra-articular lignocaine versus intravenous analgesia with or without sedation for manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in adults.
• The use of propofol for procedural sedation in emergency departments
• Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury
• Ladder fall injuries: Patterns and cost of morbidity
• Emergency department investigation of deep vein thrombosis [8]
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury
• Nitrates for acute heart failure syndromes
• Implementation of a clinical pathway for emergency department out-patient management of deep vein thrombosis
• The end of the line? The Visual Analogue Scale and Verbal Numerical Rating Scale as pain assessment tools in the emergency department.
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury.
• Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults.
• Emergency department protocolised management of acute atrial fibrillation: How many patients in a Tertiary Hospital are eligible?
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury.
• Intra-articular lignocaine versus intravenous analgesia with or without sedation for manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in adults
• Nitrates for acute heart failure
• Natriuretic peptides for acute heart failure
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury
• Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults
• Intranasal fentanyl for the management of acute pain in children
• Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions
• Implementation of a clinical pathway for emergency department out-patient management of deep vein thrombosis.
• The Canadian prehospital evidence-based protocols project: knowledge translation in emergency medical services care.
• Intra-articular lignocaine versus intravenous analgesia with or without sedation for manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in adults
• Myocardial infarction (ST-elevation).
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Myocardial infarction (ST-elevation).
• Emergency department protocolised management of acute atrial fibrillation: how many patients in a tertiary hospital are eligible?
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• Spontaneous pneumothorax.
• JournalScan.
• Role of fibrin D-dimer testing in emergency medicine.
• Emergency Department compression ultrasound to diagnose proximal deep vein thrombosis [2]
• Pneumatic Tourniquets in Extremity Surgery
• Thromboprophylaxis using a low molecular weight heparin delays fracture repair.
• Emergency management of atrial fibrillation
• Plain abdominal radiographs in acute medical emergencies: An abused investigation? [6]
• Role of fibrin D-dimer testing in emergency
• The angiogenic response to skeletal injury is preserved in the elderly
• Inosine attenuates tourniquet-induced skeletal muscle reperfusion injury
• Diagnostic errors in an accident and emergency department (multiple letters)
• Effects of adenosine on ischaemia-reperfusion injury associated with rat pancreas transplantation (Br J Surg 2001; 88: 1366-75) [6] (multiple letters)
• Emergency department-based atrial fibrillation treatment strategy with lowmolecular-weight heparin [5] (multiple letters)
• Observation unit protocol for fibrillation [1] (multiple letters)
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury.
• Clinical assessment and D-dimer testing in deep venous thrombosis [4] (multiple letters)
• Tourniquet-induced systemic inflammatory response in extremity surgery
• Pneumatic tourniquets in extremity surgery.
• Adenosine inhibits neutrophil vascular endothelial growth factor release and transendothelial migration via A2Breceptor activation
• Thromboprophylaxis using a low molecular weight heparin delays fracture repair
• Is human fracture hematoma inherently angiogenic?
• Unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis precluding laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• Observation unit protocol for fibrillation
• Should you Play Sport with a Congenital or Acquired Abnormality of a Solid Abdominal Organ?
• Clinical Assessment and D-Dimer Testing in Deep Venous Thrombosis
• †Is human fracture hematoma inherently angiogenic?
• Emergency department-based atrial fibrillation treatment strategy with low-molecular-weight heparin
• Emergency Department-Based Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Strategy with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin
• Multiple angiogenic cytokines protect against osteoblast apoptosis
• Low molecular weight heparins cause osteopenia and delay bone repair
• Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury.
• Plain abdominal radiographs in acute medical emergencies: an abused investigation?
• Diagnostic errors in an accident and emergency department.
• Pneumatic tourniquets in extremity surgery.
• Adenosine inhibits neutrophil vascular endothelial growth factor release and transendothelial migration via A2B receptor activation.
• Is human fracture hematoma inherently angiogenic?
• Unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis precluding laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• An acute presentation of unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis in adulthood.
• An overview of vasopressors for post‐intubation hypotension in critically ill adult patients: the lay of the land
• The (T) thrombosis (I) in patients with (L) lower (L) limb (I) injuries (R) requiring (I) immobilisation (TILLIRI) Study
• Hospitalize or discharge the emergency department patient with syncope? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of direct evidence for SAEM GRACE
• Risk Stratifying Syncope Patients
• Adding YEARS to optimize emergency department pulmonary embolism diagnostic workup