Interference of electrocardiographic recordings by a mobile telephone

The ownership of mobile telephones is now almost universal amongst the teenage population of the United Kingdom. Such telephones are a potential source of electromagnetic interference to medical equipment. We describe a case of troublesome interference with an electrocardiogram recording in a teenage patient whose mobile telephone was left switched on during a visit to hospital. This is likely to be a common reason for poor quality electrocardiographic recordings.

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A Forecasting Model for the United Kingdom Invisible Account

National Institute Economic Review ◽

10.1177/002795017406900106 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 69 ◽

pp. 58-76

Author(s):

P. Phillips

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Freight Rates ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Current Trends ◽

Economic Climate ◽

The 1960S ◽

The Invisible

The National Institute has for some time prepared and published regular forecasts for periods up to 18 months ahead of the United Kingdom's balance of payments on the invisible items in the current account as well as visible trade. The results for the invisible items have compared fairly well with those for visible trade, perhaps because the latter have until recently been the more irregular and difficult to predict. Moreover the very stability of the invisible balance during the 1960s suggests that either many of the items involved are comparatively insensitive to changes in the general economic climate or the effects of such changes were largely offsetting. In neither case could regression analysis be expected to give wholly satisfactory results, particularly in view of the poor quality of some of the data. Nevertheless it seemed worth while to see whether some of the invisible items could with advantage be predicted by formal methods rather than, as in the past, by assessing current trends and making purely ad hoc allowances for such factors as the likely course of shipping freight rates, oil prices and the level of economic activity in the United Kingdom and overseas.

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Economic Performance in France, Germany and the United Kingdom: 1997–2002

National Institute Economic Review ◽

10.1177/00279501041881007 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 188 ◽

pp. 83-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Robert Metz ◽

Rebecca Riley ◽

Martin Weale

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

National Income ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Supply Side ◽

Tax Rates ◽

Factor Productivity ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Uk ◽

Factor Inputs ◽

Real National Income

We assess the performance of France, Germany and the United Kingdom over the period 1997-2002. Gross and net output per hour worked are considerably lower in the UK than in France and Germany. GDP in France and the UK have grown at the same rates over the period although real national income in the UK has grown considerably faster than in France. Seen from the supply side, French growth is substantially attributable to growth in total factor productivity while in the UK factor inputs are more important. There is, nevertheless, a concern that, at the margin, UK growth may be depreciation-intensive and therefore of poor quality. Germany's growth has been slow because productive inputs have grown only slowly and its weak performance is probably structural rather than cyclical. There does seem to be room for substantial increases in labour input in both France and Germany to be achieved through reform to labour market conditions such as tax rates on low paid workers.

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Associations between Relationship Quality and Mental Health during COVID-19 in the United Kingdom

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18062869 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 2869

Author(s):

Christoph Pieh ◽

Thomas Probst ◽

Sanja Budimir ◽

Elke Humer

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Good Relationship ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Poor Relationship

This study investigated the association of relationship quality with several well-being measures during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. An online survey was conducted on a study sample (n = 682) measuring relationship quality with the Quality of Marriage Index, and well-being measures including quality of life (WHO-QoL BREF), well-being (WHO-5), perceived stress (PSS-10), depressive (PHQ-9), and anxiety (GAD-7) symptoms. Good relationship quality goes along with higher scores in well-being (WHO-5), quality of life (WHO-QoL BREF), psychological domain, physical health, social relationships, environment, and reduced scores in stress (PSS-10), depressive (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7) symptoms compared with poor relationship quality (p < 0.001). Moreover, 21% of participants living in relationships with poor quality stated that they drink significantly more alcohol since the initial COVID-19 restrictions, compared to 10% of participants with good quality (p = 0.002). Living in a good relationship seems to be an advantage, whereas those with poor relationship quality are particularly more burdened and drink significantly more alcohol during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Reasons for the Placement and Replacement of Crowns in General Dental Practice

Primary Dental Care ◽

10.1308/135576103322500746 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol os10 (2) ◽

pp. 53-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Neil A Wilson ◽

Shaun A Whitehead ◽

Ivar A Mjör ◽

Nairn HF Wilson

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Common Reason ◽

Dental Practice ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

General Dental Practice ◽

Tooth Fracture ◽

Dental Practitioners ◽

Initial Placement ◽

Restoration Failure

Aims The purpose of the study was to apply established methods to survey reasons for the placement and replacement of crowns in general dental practice in the United Kingdom. Materials and Methods One hundred and twenty-eight general dental practitioners were recruited. Participants recorded the principal reason for the provision of each initial and replacement crown they provided over a 12-week period. Results Overall, data were collected from 92 practitioners in respect of 1714 patients and 2164 crowns, of which 1452 (67%) were initial placements and 712 (33%) replacements. The teeth most frequently crowned were maxillary incisors (33%), with 72% of the crowns surveyed being of the porcelain bonded to metal variety. Overall 64% of the initial placement crowns were provided because of restoration failure (26%) or tooth fracture (38%). The most common reason for crown replacement was crown failure (27%). Conclusion It is concluded that surveys of the type reported may provide new insights into the reasons for and pattern of provision of initial placement and replacement crowns in clinical practice. In this study the most common reason for the provision of initial placement crowns was tooth fracture. The most common reason for the replacement of crowns, notably porcelain jacket crowns, was crown fracture.

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Bowel obstruction

InnovAiT Education and inspiration for general practice ◽

10.1177/1755738020925856 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 484-489

Author(s):

Peter John Webster

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Mortality Rate ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Secondary Care ◽

Common Reason ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

Diverse Range ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Significant Mortality

Bowel obstruction is a surgical emergency and is the most common reason for undergoing emergency laparotomy within the United Kingdom. It has a diverse range of aetiologies with a significant mortality rate and high rates of morbidity amongst survivors. Prompt identification and management of the condition are essential for favourable outcomes. This article will focus on the causes of bowel obstruction in adults, assessment in primary care and subsequent management in secondary care.

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