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- The table below shows the Live Birth Rates for patients who received treatment at Gateshead Fertility using their own eggs between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2022. Female Age in Years Under 38 38 and over LIVE BIRTH RATE FRESH TREATMENT Per cycle started […]
Shoulder Hydrodilatation for Frozen Shoulder
What is hydrodilatation? Hydrodilatation is a medical treatment for a stiff or frozen shoulder. At Gateshead Health NHS Trust, this is done by the consultant radiologist in the ultrasound department. The procedure takes about one hour. Under ultrasound scan guidance we will put local anaesthetic onto the skin and surrounding tissues and then, along with […]Topic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Simple Volar Plate Injury
The finger is made up of several small bones with the joints being supported by strong ligaments; one of these ligaments is called the volar plate. It helps to support the joint and prevents it from being over stretched or dislocated. A volar plate injury occurs when the middle joint of the finger (PIP joint) […]Topic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Serial Casting Advice
What is Serial Casting? Serial casting is used to give a prolonged stretch to muscles and tendons that have become tight or shortened. The ankle and/or knee will be help in a desired position and a fibre glass cast will be applied. A series of casts may be applied to gradually improve the child’s range […]Topic: Children's services
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors (Canagliflozin, Dapaglifozin, Empagliflozin, Ertugliflozin)
This leaflet is designed for people taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, also known as a ‘flozin’ or ‘gliflozin’ for type 2 diabetes. What does this medication do? These drugs work to lower blood sugar by causing the kidney to remove excess sugar from the body through the urine. They also help to lower blood pressure and […]Topic: Diabetes
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
SeHCAT Test
Why do I need this test? A Tauroselcholic [75selenium] acid known as a SeHCAT (pronounced “see cat”) test is used to diagnose bile acid (sometimes called bile salt) malabsorption. Bile acids are produced in your liver and are passed into your small intestine after you have eaten a meal. Most of the bile acids should […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Safer Staffing
Safer staffing reports enable patients and the public to easily see how hospitals are performing in relation to their staffing levels.Topic: Safer staffing
Type: Report
Audience: Staff