Thomas E Locker
University of Sheffield
27 Papers
176 Citations
Thomas E Locker is an academic researcher from University of Sheffield. The author has contributed to research in topics: Emergency department & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 27 publications. Previous affiliations of Thomas E Locker include Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & College of Emergency Medicine.
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Papers
Measurement of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of non-invasive diagnostic testing strategies for deep vein thrombosis.
Steve Goodacre,Fiona Sampson,Mark Stevenson,Allan Wailoo,Alex J. Sutton,Simu K. Thomas,Thomas E Locker,Anthony J. Ryan +7 more
TL;DR: To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and isolated calf DVT, in patients with clinically suspected DVT or high-risk asymptomatic patients, and identify factors associated with variation in diagnostic performance.
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Time patients spend in the emergency department: England's 4-hour rule-a case of hitting the target but missing the point?
TL;DR: The introduction of a time target reduced the proportion of patients staying greater than 4 hours and more patients departed within 20 minutes of the target 4-hour interval after the mandate, notably, the elderly.
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The utility of clinical features in patients presenting with nontraumatic headache: an investigation of adult patients attending an emergency department.
TL;DR: This study aimed to examine the utility of clinical features in detecting serious underlying causes of nontraumatic headache in adult patients presenting to an emergency department.
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Headache management—Are we doing enough? An observational study of patients presenting with headache to the emergency department
TL;DR: A number of predictive features have been identified that may permit the development of a clinical prediction rule to improve the management of alert patients presenting with headache, to an ED over a one year period.
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Targets and moving goal posts: changes in waiting times in a UK emergency department.
TL;DR: The demographics, case mix, and waiting times of patients presenting to EDs in Sheffield changed considerably over an 11 year period, and there is evidence that the service for minor case patients improved slightly at the end of the period studied.
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