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Gastric Acid Suppression Therapy and its Association with Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) (2023)
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Goldman, S., Zhao, J., Bieber, B., Pisoni, R. L., Horowitz, L., Nessim, S. J., …Perl, J. (2023). Gastric Acid Suppression Therapy and its Association with Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS). Kidney360, 5(3), 370-379. https://doi.org/10.34067/kid.0000000000000325

Background Peritonitis is a major peritoneal dialysis–related complication. We determined whether gastric acid suppression (GAS) (proton pump inhibitor [PPI] or histamine-2 receptor antagonists [H2RAs]) use was associated with all-cause and organis... Read More about Gastric Acid Suppression Therapy and its Association with Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS).

Applying sequence analysis to uncover ‘real-world’ clinical pathways from routinely collected data: a systematic review (2023)
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Mathew, S., Peat, G., Parry, E., Singh Sokhal, B., & Yu, D. (2024). Applying sequence analysis to uncover ‘real-world’ clinical pathways from routinely collected data: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 111226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.111226

Objective This systematic review aims to elucidate the methodological practices and reporting standards associated with sequence analysis (SA) for the identification of clinical pathways in real-world scenarios, using routinely collected data. St... Read More about Applying sequence analysis to uncover ‘real-world’ clinical pathways from routinely collected data: a systematic review.

Providing environmentally sustainable nephrology care: focus in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. (2023)
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Luyckx, V. A., Alasfar, S., Bajpai, D., Atwater, C. E., Knight, J., Talbot, B., …Niang, A. (2024). Providing environmentally sustainable nephrology care: focus in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Kidney International, 105(2), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2023.09.034

Healthcare on a global scale significantly contributes to carbon emissions, with high-income countries being the primary culprits. Within healthcare, dialysis plays a significant role as a major source of emissions. Low- and middle-income countries h... Read More about Providing environmentally sustainable nephrology care: focus in Low- and Middle-Income Countries..

Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study (2023)
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Marshall, M., Mason, K. J., Edwards, J. J., Mamas, M. A., Bailey, J., Heron, N., …Jordan, K. P. (2023). Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(1), Article rkad104. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad104

Objective Musculoskeletal pain is a common risk factor for co-morbid conditions and might increase the risk of poor outcomes. The objective was to determine whether patients with pre-existing musculoskeletal pain have an increased risk for mortality... Read More about Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study.

Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Shivakumar, M., Welsh, V., Bajpai, R., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., Robinson, M., & Shepherd, T. (2024). Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology International, 44, 235–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05500-5

Agricultural workers constitute two-thirds of the population of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) and are at increased risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) due to high-risk activities. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim... Read More about Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice (2023)
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Finnikin, S., Mallen, C. D., & Roddy, E. (in press). Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice. BMC Primary Care, 24(1), 246. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02201-7

Background: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and is almost exclusively managed in primary care, however the course and severity of the condition is variable and poorly characterised. This research aims improve understanding about the fr... Read More about Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice.

Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors of SIde Branch REstenosis after unprotected Left Main bifurcation angioplasty using double kissing crush technique (OP-SIBRE LM Study). (2023)
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Gupta, A., Shrivastava, A., Chhikara, S., Mamas, M. A., Vijayvergiya, R., Swamy, A., …Singh, C. (in press). Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors of SIde Branch REstenosis after unprotected Left Main bifurcation angioplasty using double kissing crush technique (OP-SIBRE LM Study). Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 103(1), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30915

Among the two stent strategies, contemporary evidence favors double kissing crush technique (DKC) for complex unprotected distal left main bifurcation (UdLMB) lesions. However one of the major challenges to these lesions is side branch (SB) restenosi... Read More about Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors of SIde Branch REstenosis after unprotected Left Main bifurcation angioplasty using double kissing crush technique (OP-SIBRE LM Study)..

Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease in the United States, 1999-2020 (2023)
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Ranganathan, S., Abramov, D., Chew, N. W., Mallen, C., Marshall, M., Kobo, O., & Mamas, M. A. (2024). Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease in the United States, 1999-2020. The American Journal of Cardiology, 211, Article 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.11.044

This study aimed to compare the trends in cardiovascular diseases (CVD)-related mortality in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and in the general population aged 65 and above. Data from the CDC WONDER Multiple Cause of Death da... Read More about Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease in the United States, 1999-2020.

EGS P16 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis versus diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis: comparative time of admission to theatre and impact on reaching national guidance (2023)
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Evans, D., Ghassemi, N., Romman, S., Hajibandeh, S., & Rao, V. (2023). EGS P16 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis versus diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis: comparative time of admission to theatre and impact on reaching national guidance. British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement_8), https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad348.062

Background Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis reduces intra-operative complications. National AUGIS guidelines therefore propose laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be performed within 72 hours of diagnosis. Locally, laparosco... Read More about EGS P16 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis versus diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis: comparative time of admission to theatre and impact on reaching national guidance.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON THE USE OF GENOMIC SEQUENCING TO DIAGNOSE ORTHOPAEDIC INFECTIONS (2023)
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Wilkinson, H., & Cool, P. (2023). PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON THE USE OF GENOMIC SEQUENCING TO DIAGNOSE ORTHOPAEDIC INFECTIONS. Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_16), 43-43. https://doi.org/10.1302/1358-992x.2023.16.043

AbstractObjectivesThe objective of this study is to investigate if genomic sequencing is a useful method to diagnose orthopaedic infections. Current methods used to identify the species of bacteria causing orthopaedic infections take considerable tim... Read More about PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON THE USE OF GENOMIC SEQUENCING TO DIAGNOSE ORTHOPAEDIC INFECTIONS.

Minimal Intervention of Patient Education for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. (2023)
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Gomes, L. A., Rodrigues, A. M., Windt, D., Pires, D., Afreixo, V., Canhão, H., & Cruz, E. B. (in press). Minimal Intervention of Patient Education for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 1-39. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.11865

To explore the effects of minimal intervention of patient education (MIPE) for reducing disability and pain intensity in patients with low back pain (LBP). Intervention systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. We sea... Read More about Minimal Intervention of Patient Education for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis..

Outcome data from 15 years of cystic fibrosis newborn screening in a large UK region (2023)
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Driscoll, S. J., Heinz, K., Goddard, P., Desai, M., & Gilchrist, F. J. (in press). Outcome data from 15 years of cystic fibrosis newborn screening in a large UK region. Archives of Disease in Childhood, https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-325955

Background: The West Midlands Newborn Bloodspot Screening Laboratory is one of 16 in the UK and serves two tertiary paediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) centres (Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke and Birmingham Children’s Hospital). CF newb... Read More about Outcome data from 15 years of cystic fibrosis newborn screening in a large UK region.

Intravascular imaging guided versus coronary angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention: systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Khan, S. U., Agarwal, S., Arshad, H. B., Akbar, U. A., Mamas, M. A., Arora, S., …Shah, A. R. (in press). Intravascular imaging guided versus coronary angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 383, e077848. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077848

Objective: To assess the absolute treatment effects of intravascular imaging guided versus angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary artery disease, considering their baseline risk. Design: Systematic review and... Read More about Intravascular imaging guided versus coronary angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention: systematic review and meta-analysis.

How do clinicians prescribe bridging glucocorticoids in people starting or escalating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a service evaluation survey (2023)
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Prior, J. A., Roddy, E., Solis-Trapala, I., Cornwall, N., Jinks, C., Abhishek, A., …Hider, S. (in press). How do clinicians prescribe bridging glucocorticoids in people starting or escalating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a service evaluation survey. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(3), Article rkad102. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad102

Aneurysmal bone cysts: A UK wide tumor center experience (2023)
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Bavan, L., Eastley, N., Stevenson, J., Mifsud, M., Bayliss, L., Mahmoud, S., …Kothari, A. (in press). Aneurysmal bone cysts: A UK wide tumor center experience. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 129(3), 601-608. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.27499

Background and Objectives This multicenter retrospective series of consecutive extra-spinal aneurysmal bone cysts aims to identify risk factors for treatment failure. Methods Aneurysmal bone cysts treated within seven collaborating centers with... Read More about Aneurysmal bone cysts: A UK wide tumor center experience.

Perceived Epidemic Impacts and Mental Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents Back to School After COVID-19 Restriction: A Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis (2023)
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Rong, R., Xu, Q., Jordan, K. P., & Chen, Y. (2023). Perceived Epidemic Impacts and Mental Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents Back to School After COVID-19 Restriction: A Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 74(3), 487-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.09.011

Purpose This study aimed to assess the impacts of COVID-19 epidemic on various life aspects and identify the trajectories of common mental symptoms among adolescents back to school after COVID-19 restriction. Furthermore, potential predictors associ... Read More about Perceived Epidemic Impacts and Mental Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents Back to School After COVID-19 Restriction: A Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis.

Patients' preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study. (2023)
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Beaudart, C., Sharma, M., Clark, P., Fujiwara, S., Adachi, J. D., Messina, O. D., …Hiligsmann, M. (in press). Patients' preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study. Osteoporosis International, 35, 451–468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-023-06955-9

The RICO study indicated that most patients would like to receive information regarding their fracture risk but that only a small majority have actually received it. Patients globally preferred a visual presentation of fracture risk and were interest... Read More about Patients' preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study..

Cohort profile: Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED), an International Multicentre Prospective Cohort [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations] (2023)
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Maher, G. M., Kenny, L. C., Navaratnam, K., Alfirevic, Z., Sheehan, D., Baker, P. N., …Khashan, A. S. (2023). Cohort profile: Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED), an International Multicentre Prospective Cohort [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. HRB Open Research, 6(65), https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13812.1

Background Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED) is a multi-centre, European phase IIa clinical study. The primary aim of IMPROvED is to enable the assessment and refinement of innovative prototype preeclampsia risk assessment t... Read More about Cohort profile: Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED), an International Multicentre Prospective Cohort [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations].

Cohort profile: Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED), an International Multicentre Prospective Cohort. (2023)
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Maher, G. M., Kenny, L. C., Navaratnam, K., Alfirevic, Z., Sheehan, D., Baker, P. N., …Khashan, A. S. (2023). Cohort profile: Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED), an International Multicentre Prospective Cohort. HRB Open Research, 6(65), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13812.2

BackgroundImproved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED) is a multi-centre, European phase IIa clinical study. The primary aim of IMPROvED is to enable the assessment and refinement of innovative prototype preeclampsia risk assessment tes... Read More about Cohort profile: Improved Pregnancy Outcomes via Early Detection (IMPROvED), an International Multicentre Prospective Cohort..