At the Infirmary

The Lister Ward at Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Audit of operational noise at the leicester royal infirmary aicu

Introduction Ambient noise and its impact on sleep is an important factor in the development of delirium [1]. Noise is a problem on intensive care units, being one of the main environmental stress inducing factors amongst patients [2]. A key source of noise is the signalling of alarms. As part of plans to decrease noise, we investigated the number and appropriateness of alarms sounded overnight...

The Apothecaries of the General Infirmary at Leeds.

ON 20 May I 767, a meeting was held at the New Inn at Leeds to 'consider of the Expediency of an Infirmary'. It was unanimously agreed 'That a Parochial Infirmary in this Place will be of great Utility'. At a meeting in June it was further agreed that the proposed infirmary should serve not only the parish of Leeds but 'that the Infirmary intended to be erected be declared a General One' and it...

The Madras Eye Infirmary

it was transferred to Rundall's Road, Vepery. The reports submitted to the Directors were of so favourable a nature, as to induce the Court to continue to maintain the hospital, and in order that a suitable successor might be found, in the possible absence of Surgeon Richardson, Assistant-Surgeon T. M. Lane was appointed as an Assistant to Surgeon Richardson in October 1823. During the course o...

Experience of reversal of sterilisation at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

OBJECTIVE To review experience at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary with regard to women who underwent reversal of sterilisation, to obtain a profile of these women and to evaluate the procedure itself in terms of safety and restoration of fertility. DESIGN A retrospective study based on case records from the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and from the Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital, both of which share...