Outputs (4)

Visuospatial ability as a predictor of novice performance in ultrasound–guided regional anesthesia (2015)
Journal Article
Atif, S., Ferguson, E., Thanawala, V., Bedforth, N. M., Hardman, J., & McCahon, R. A. (2015). Visuospatial ability as a predictor of novice performance in ultrasound–guided regional anesthesia. Anesthesiology, 123(5), https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000870

Background: Visuospatial ability correlates positively with novice performance of simple laparoscopic tasks. The aims of this study were to identify if visuospatial ability could predict technical performance of an ultrasound–guided needle task by no... Read More about Visuospatial ability as a predictor of novice performance in ultrasound–guided regional anesthesia.

We need to talk about error: causes and types of error in veterinary practice (2015)
Journal Article
Oxtoby, C., Ferguson, E., White, K., & Mossop, L. (2015). We need to talk about error: causes and types of error in veterinary practice. Veterinary Record, 177(17), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103331

Patient safety research in human medicine has identified the causes and common types of medical error and subsequently informed the development of interventions which mitigate harm, such as the WHO’s safe surgery checklist. There is no such evidence... Read More about We need to talk about error: causes and types of error in veterinary practice.

Cortisol levels and suicidal behavior: a meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
O’Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E., Green, J. A., O'Carroll, R. E., & O'Connor, R. C. (in press). Cortisol levels and suicidal behavior: a meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.10.011

Suicide is a major cause of death worldwide, responsible for 1.5% of all mortality. The causes of suicidal behavior are not fully understood. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, as measured by cortisol levels, is one pote... Read More about Cortisol levels and suicidal behavior: a meta-analysis.

Mechanism of altruism (MOA) approach to blood donor recruitment and retention: a review and future directions (2015)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E. (2015). Mechanism of altruism (MOA) approach to blood donor recruitment and retention: a review and future directions. Transfusion Medicine, 25(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12233

Background and Objectives. Why do people donate blood? Altruism is the common answer. However, altruism is a complex construct and to answer this question requires a systematic analysis of the insights from the biology, economics and psychology of al... Read More about Mechanism of altruism (MOA) approach to blood donor recruitment and retention: a review and future directions.