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A Comparative Study of International and Asian Criteria for Overweight or Obesity at Workplaces in Singapore (2021)
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Nazeha, N., Sathish, T., Soljak, M., Dunleavy, G., Visvalingam, N., Divakar, U., …Car, J. (2021). A Comparative Study of International and Asian Criteria for Overweight or Obesity at Workplaces in Singapore. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(4), 404-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539521998855

To compare the prevalence of and risk factors associated with overweight or obesity between the international (body mass index [BMI] ≥25 kg/m2) and Asian (BMI ≥23 kg/m2) criteria in a working population in Singapore. This was a cross-sectional analys... Read More about A Comparative Study of International and Asian Criteria for Overweight or Obesity at Workplaces in Singapore.

Community-based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people, stratified by frailty: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2021)
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Crocker, T. F., Clegg, A., Riley, R. D., Lam, N., Bajpai, R., Jordão, M., …Gladman, J. R. F. (2021). Community-based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people, stratified by frailty: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 11(2), Article ARTN e045637. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045637

INTRODUCTION: Maintaining independence is a primary goal of community health and care services for older people, but there is currently insufficient guidance about which services to implement. Therefore, we aim to synthesise evidence on the effective... Read More about Community-based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people, stratified by frailty: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Blood biomarkers to detect new-onset atrial fibrillation and cardioembolism in ischemic stroke patients (2021)
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Harpaz, D., Bajpai, R., Ng, G. J. L., Soljak, M., Marks, R. S., Cheung, C., …Seet, R. C. S. (2021). Blood biomarkers to detect new-onset atrial fibrillation and cardioembolism in ischemic stroke patients. Heart Rhythm, 18(6), 855-861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.01.032

Background
Accumulating data suggest blood biomarkers could inform stroke etiology.

Objective
The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance of multiple blood biomarkers in elucidating stroke etiology with a focus on new-onset atri... Read More about Blood biomarkers to detect new-onset atrial fibrillation and cardioembolism in ischemic stroke patients.

Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2021)
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Prior, J. A., Paskins, Z., Whittle, R., Abdul-Sultan, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Muller, S., …Mallen, C. D. (2021). Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 73(1), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24345

Objective To examine the risk of self-harm in rheumatological conditions Methods Retrospective cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arth... Read More about Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Impact of cardiovascular diseases on severity of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review (2021)
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Mishra, P., Parveen, R., Bajpai, R., Samim, M., & Agarwal, N. B. (2021). Impact of cardiovascular diseases on severity of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020367

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases are increasing rapidly worldwide. Similar to Middle East respiratory syndrome where cardiovascular diseases were present in nearly 30% of cases, the increased presence of cardiovascular comorbid... Read More about Impact of cardiovascular diseases on severity of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review.

Can the Choice of Radiotherapy Delivery Technique Influence Which Target Delineation Protocol to Use? A Plan-Quality-Based Analysis in Left Breast Cancer (2021)
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Ahmad, I., Chufal, K. S., Bhatt, C. P., Miller, A. A., Bajpai, R., Chowdhary, R. L., …Gairola, M. (2021). Can the Choice of Radiotherapy Delivery Technique Influence Which Target Delineation Protocol to Use? A Plan-Quality-Based Analysis in Left Breast Cancer. Asian Journal of Oncology, 07, 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1722428

Introduction This study investigates the optimal target delineation protocol stratified by treatment planning technique in patients undergoing whole breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery. Materials and Methods Target delineation using... Read More about Can the Choice of Radiotherapy Delivery Technique Influence Which Target Delineation Protocol to Use? A Plan-Quality-Based Analysis in Left Breast Cancer.

Exercise/physical activity and health outcomes: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews (2020)
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Pieper, D., Bajpai, R., Posadzki, P., Makaruk, H., Könsgen, N., Neuhaus, A. L., & Semwal, M. (2020). Exercise/physical activity and health outcomes: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article ARTN 1724. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09855-3

BACKGROUND: Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. It has been estimated that approximately 3.2 million deaths each year are attributable to insufficient levels of... Read More about Exercise/physical activity and health outcomes: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews.

Protocol for a systematic review on the methodological and reporting quality of prediction model studies using machine learning techniques (2020)
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Andaur Navarro, C. L., Damen, J. A. A. G., Takada, T., Nijman, S. W. J., Dhiman, P., Ma, J., …Hooft, L. (2020). Protocol for a systematic review on the methodological and reporting quality of prediction model studies using machine learning techniques. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article e038832. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038832

INTRODUCTION: Studies addressing the development and/or validation of diagnostic and prognostic prediction models are abundant in most clinical domains. Systematic reviews have shown that the methodological and reporting quality of prediction model s... Read More about Protocol for a systematic review on the methodological and reporting quality of prediction model studies using machine learning techniques.

Plan quality assessment of modern radiotherapy delivery techniques in left-sided breast cancer: an analysis stratified by target delineation guidelines (2020)
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Bhatt, C., Chowdhary, R., Pahuja, A., Gairola, M., Miller, A., Bajpai, R., …Chufal, K. (2020). Plan quality assessment of modern radiotherapy delivery techniques in left-sided breast cancer: an analysis stratified by target delineation guidelines. BJR|Open, 20200007 - 20200007. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjro.20200007

<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective:</jats:title><jats:p> This study compares planning techniques stratified by consensus delineation guidelines in patients undergoing whole-breast radiotherapy based on an objective plan quality assessment scale. </jats:... Read More about Plan quality assessment of modern radiotherapy delivery techniques in left-sided breast cancer: an analysis stratified by target delineation guidelines.

Pathological Response Prediction To Neo-Adjuvant Chemoradiation In Esophageal Carcinoma Using Artificial Intelligence And Radiomics: An Exploratory Analysis (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Chufal, K. S., Ahmad, I., Bajpai, R., Miller, A., Chowdhary, R. L., & Gairola, M. (2020, October). Pathological Response Prediction To Neo-Adjuvant Chemoradiation In Esophageal Carcinoma Using Artificial Intelligence And Radiomics: An Exploratory Analysis. Poster presented at Global Oncology: The ASTRO Annual Meeting

Purpose/Objective(s)
To utilize Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) to predict pathological response after neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NACRT), based on Radiomics data extracted from pre-NACRT Computed Tomography (CT) datasets.

Materials/Methods
Bet... Read More about Pathological Response Prediction To Neo-Adjuvant Chemoradiation In Esophageal Carcinoma Using Artificial Intelligence And Radiomics: An Exploratory Analysis.

Plan Quality of Modern Radiotherapy Delivery Techniques in Left-Sided Breast Cancer: An Analysis Stratified by Consensus Target Delineation Guidelines (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ahmad, I., Chufal, K. S., Bhatt, C. P., Bajpai, R., Miller, A., Chowdhary, R. L., …Gairola, M. (2020, October). Plan Quality of Modern Radiotherapy Delivery Techniques in Left-Sided Breast Cancer: An Analysis Stratified by Consensus Target Delineation Guidelines. Poster presented at Global Oncology: The ASTRO Annual Meeting

Purpose/Objective(s)
This study investigates the performance of treatment planning methods stratified by established target delineation guidelines in patients undergoing whole-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery, based on an object... Read More about Plan Quality of Modern Radiotherapy Delivery Techniques in Left-Sided Breast Cancer: An Analysis Stratified by Consensus Target Delineation Guidelines.

Visual recovery after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in relation to pre-operative spherical equivalent (2020)
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Tay, E., & Bajpai, R. (2021). Visual recovery after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in relation to pre-operative spherical equivalent. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 259(4), 1053–1060. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04954-8

Purpose To assess visual recovery after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in relation to pre-operative spherical equivalent. Methods Two hundred fourteen eyes of 107 patients were enrolled. Following surgery, patients were examined pre-oper... Read More about Visual recovery after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in relation to pre-operative spherical equivalent.

3D Printed Silicone Meniscus Implants: Influence of the 3D Printing Process on Properties of Silicone Implants (2020)
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Luis, E., Pan, H., Pan, H. M., Bajpai, R., Bastola, A. K., Bastola, A., …Yeong, W. Y. (2020). 3D Printed Silicone Meniscus Implants: Influence of the 3D Printing Process on Properties of Silicone Implants. Polymers, 12(9), Article 2136. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12092136

Osteoarthritis of the knee with meniscal pathologies is a severe meniscal pathology suffered by the aging population worldwide. However, conventional meniscal substitutes are not 3D-printable and lack the customizability of 3D printed implants and ar... Read More about 3D Printed Silicone Meniscus Implants: Influence of the 3D Printing Process on Properties of Silicone Implants.

Malignant esophagorespiratory fistulas: a comparative effectiveness survival analysis (2020)
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Ahmad, I., Chufal, K. S., Bajpai, R., Miller, A. A., Chowdhary, R. L., Pahuja, A. K., …Gairola, M. (2020). Malignant esophagorespiratory fistulas: a comparative effectiveness survival analysis. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, bmjspcare-2020-002370. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002370

Objectives To analyse the survival of patients with malignant esophagorespiratory fistulas (ERF) and perform a comparative effectiveness analysis of ERF-directed interventions.

Methods Fifty-five patients met our inclusion criteria, and data on ER... Read More about Malignant esophagorespiratory fistulas: a comparative effectiveness survival analysis.

Association of diabetes and hypertension with disease severity in covid-19 patients: A systematic literature review and exploratory meta-analysis (2020)
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Parveen, R., Sehar, N., Bajpai, R., & Agarwal, N. B. (2020). Association of diabetes and hypertension with disease severity in covid-19 patients: A systematic literature review and exploratory meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 166, Article 108295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108295

Aim The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), now a worldwide public health concern is associated with varied fatality. Patients with chronic underlying conditions like diabetes and hypertension have shown worst outcomes. The understanding of the a... Read More about Association of diabetes and hypertension with disease severity in covid-19 patients: A systematic literature review and exploratory meta-analysis.

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (2020)
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Clarson, L. E., Bajpai, R., Whittle, R., Belcher, J., Abdul Sultan, A., Kwok, C. S., …Mallen, C. D. (2020). Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, 106(12), 916-922. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315511

Objectives Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.

Alliance between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and fracture risk: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
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Kumar, M., Bajpai, R., Shaik, A. R., Vohora, D., & Srivastava, S. (2020). Alliance between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and fracture risk: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76(10), 1373–1392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-020-02893-1

Purpose In the past few years, several fracture-related events have been reported with chronic use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) throughout the globe. Hence, an updated systematic review and meta-analysis was necessary to ascerta... Read More about Alliance between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and fracture risk: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

How varying CD4 criteria for treatment initiation was associated with mortality of HIV-patients? A retrospective analysis of electronic health records from Andhra Pradesh, India (2020)
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Bajpai, R., Chaturvedi, H. K., & Car, J. (2020). How varying CD4 criteria for treatment initiation was associated with mortality of HIV-patients? A retrospective analysis of electronic health records from Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Global Health, 10(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.10.010408

Background HIV treatment and care services were scaled up in 2007 in India with objective to increase HIV-care coverage. CD4 count based criteria was mainly used for treatment initiation with increasing threshold in later years. Therefore, this paper... Read More about How varying CD4 criteria for treatment initiation was associated with mortality of HIV-patients? A retrospective analysis of electronic health records from Andhra Pradesh, India.