Fatal food-induced anaphylaxis

JW Yunginger, KG Sweeney, WQ Sturner… - Jama, 1988 - jamanetwork.com
Fatal food-induced anaphylaxis is rarely reported. In 16 months, we identified seven such
cases involving five males and two females, aged 11 to 43 years. All victims were atopic with …

Laboratory investigation of deaths due to anaphylaxis

JW Yunginger, DR Nelson… - Journal of …, 1991 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
To establish a useful laboratory protocol to investigate possible cases of fatal anaphylaxis,
we measured mast-cell-derived tryptase levels and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) …

Evaluation of an easy, cost-effective strategy for cutting benzodiazepine use in general practice.

MA Cormack, KG Sweeney, H Hughes-Jones… - British Journal of …, 1994 - bjgp.org
AIM. This study set out to assess the effect of a letter from the general practitioner,
suggesting a reduction in the use of benzodiazepines, and whether the impact of the letter …

Listening to patients: choice in cardiac rehabilitation

J Wingham, HM Dalal, KG Sweeney… - European Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after myocardial infarction (MI) are
increasingly recognised and is recommended in national guidelines. Aims: To explore …

Personal significance: the third dimension

KG Sweeney, D MacAuley, DP Gray - The Lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
ESSAY new research findings first; patients are no longer passive recipients of information,
and they have their own ways of interpreting and responding to new findings. In a traditional …

Use of warfarin in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation: a commentary from general practice.

KG Sweeney, DP Gray, R Steele, P Evans - British Journal of General …, 1995 - bjgp.org
Seven randomized trials published in the last six years have shown that warfarin reduces
the risk of ischaemic strokes and death in patients with atrial fibrillation. The annual rates of …

Patients who do not receive continuity of care from their general practitioner--are they a vulnerable group?

KG Sweeney, DP Gray - British Journal of General Practice, 1995 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Continuity of care is much valued by general practitioners but little is known
about those patients who do not receive continuity of care. AIM: This study set out to identify …

The physician healer: ancient magic or modern science?

DM Dixon, KG Sweeney, DJ Gray - British Journal of General Practice, 1999 - bjgp.org
The therapeutic role of general practitioners (GPs) is one that, over the years, has slowly
diminished with the growing fashion for evidence-based medicine. However, it is clear that …

Neutropenic enterocolitis. Two unusual cases with review of the literature.

R Lev, KG Sweeney - Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 1993 - europepmc.org
Cases of neutropenic enterocolitis associated with Clostridium septicum infection have been
reported with increasing frequency in the past decade. We report two such cases involving …

Complexity and clinical governance: using the insights to develop the strategy.

KG Sweeney, R Mannion - British Journal of General Practice, 2002 - bjgp.org
There is increasing interest in complexity as an explanatory model to help understand how
health care organisations operate and change. In this article, we present a brief introduction …