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P25 Supportive care needs of young adults with a stoma: a qualitative study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Polidano, K., Farmer, A., Bartlam, B., & Saunders, B. (2018, September). P25 Supportive care needs of young adults with a stoma: a qualitative study. Poster presented at Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow

Cardiac rehabilitation for the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke population? Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines for developing complex health service interventions to develop home-based cardiac rehabilitation for TIA and ‘minor’ stroke patients (2018)
Journal Article
Heron, N. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation for the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke population? Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines for developing complex health service interventions to develop home-based cardiac rehabilitation for TIA and ‘minor’ stroke patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(13), 839-840. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099593

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (2018)
Journal Article
Gul, W., Fuller, H., Sen, J., & Wright, H. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. World Neurosurgery, 120, e902-e920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.189

Background
Malignant infarction of the middle-cerebral-artery (MCI) is life threatening. It is associated with a mortality as high as 80% and survival often at the expense of serious disability. Limited success of medical therapies has resulted in d... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction.

The impact of targeted Rheumatoid Arthritis pharmacological treatment on mental health: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). The impact of targeted Rheumatoid Arthritis pharmacological treatment on mental health: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 1377-1391. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40565

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pharmacotherapy may impact mental health (MH) outcomes by improving pain and stiffness; and potentially via targeting inflammatory processes common to RA and depression. The objectives of this review were to i) ascertain the... Read More about The impact of targeted Rheumatoid Arthritis pharmacological treatment on mental health: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Protease activity as a prognostic factor for wound healing in venous leg ulcers. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Protease activity as a prognostic factor for wound healing in venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD012841 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012841.pub2

BACKGROUND: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are a common type of complex wound that have a negative impact on people's lives and incur high costs for health services and society. It has been suggested that prolonged high levels of protease activity in the l... Read More about Protease activity as a prognostic factor for wound healing in venous leg ulcers..

The associated features of multiple somatic symptom complexes (2018)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2018). The associated features of multiple somatic symptom complexes. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.06.007

Abstract Objective To assess whether two or more functional somatic symptom complexes (SSCs) showed stronger association with psychosocial correlates than single or no SSC after adjustment for depression/anxiety and general medical disorders. Methods... Read More about The associated features of multiple somatic symptom complexes.

Total / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalisation nadir in type 2 diabetes (2018)
Journal Article
Yu. (2018). Total / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalisation nadir in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Lipid Research, 1745-1750. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.P084269

Total cholesterol to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL) is an important prognostic factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study used restricted cubic spline modelling to investigate the dose-response associations between TC/HD... Read More about Total / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalisation nadir in type 2 diabetes.

Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population (2018)
Journal Article
Yu. (2018). Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 438-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.07.010

OBJECTIVE
We aimed to compare the association of hypertriglyceridemic-waist (HTGW), with glycaemia, liver and renal function between a Chinese and an Australian population using 3 HTGW definitions.

METHODS
1454 Australian and 5824 Chinese adults... Read More about Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population.

Diagnostic experience of patients with fibromyalgia - A meta-ethnography (2018)
Journal Article
Sim, J., Mengshoel, A. M., Ahlsen, B., & Madden, S. (2018). Diagnostic experience of patients with fibromyalgia - A meta-ethnography. Chronic Illness, 14(3), 194-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395317718035

Objective To examine how individuals experience the process and consequences of receiving a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome. Methods A systematic literature search of qualitative studies up to May 2016 was performed. Twenty-eight reports including... Read More about Diagnostic experience of patients with fibromyalgia - A meta-ethnography.

Single Incision Lateral Release for Hallux Valgus Using A Cervical Biopsy Blade: A Cadaveric Study (2018)
Journal Article
Kennedy, J., Berg, A., Welsh, L., & Mehta, J. (2018). Single Incision Lateral Release for Hallux Valgus Using A Cervical Biopsy Blade: A Cadaveric Study. Foot, 35-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2018.04.005

Abstract The role of lateral release is widely accepted and regarded as a key step in management of hallux valgus. There remains however debate in literature in regards to which structures should be divided and the method of approach. We therefore de... Read More about Single Incision Lateral Release for Hallux Valgus Using A Cervical Biopsy Blade: A Cadaveric Study.

Cartilage cavity-an MRI marker of cartilage lesions in knee OA with Data from CCBR, OAI, and PROOF (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Cartilage cavity-an MRI marker of cartilage lesions in knee OA with Data from CCBR, OAI, and PROOF. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 1219 -1232. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.27130

Purpose
We introduce the quantitative, continuous marker cartilage cavity that quantifies cartilage lesions by the total lesion volume. The aim was to quantify small lesions as well as large, full-depth lesions.

Methods
We included 315 knees fro... Read More about Cartilage cavity-an MRI marker of cartilage lesions in knee OA with Data from CCBR, OAI, and PROOF.

A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2018). A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 542 -549. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27409

Objectives
To assess the feasibility of axillary transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using the Lotus valve.

Background
TAVI is used to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis, with transfemoral (TF) access being the safest and most... Read More about A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve.

Real-world practice level data analysis confirms link between variability within Blood Glucose Monitoring Strip (BGMS) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in Type 1 Diabetes. (2018)
Journal Article
Heald, A. H., Livingston, M., Fryer, A., Cortes, G., Anderson, S. G., Gadsby, R., Laing, I., Lunt, M., Young, R. J., & Stedman, M. (2018). Real-world practice level data analysis confirms link between variability within Blood Glucose Monitoring Strip (BGMS) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in Type 1 Diabetes. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 72, Article e13252. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13252

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Our aim was to quantify the impact of Blood Glucose Monitoring Strips variability (BGMSV) at GP practice level on the variability of reported glycated haemoglobin (HbA1cV) levels. METHODS: Overall GP Practice BGMSV and HbA1cV were ca... Read More about Real-world practice level data analysis confirms link between variability within Blood Glucose Monitoring Strip (BGMS) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in Type 1 Diabetes..

Adjuvant bevacizumab for melanoma patients at high risk of recurrence: survival analysis of the AVAST-M trial (2018)
Journal Article
Corrie, P., Marshall, A., Nathan, P., Lorigan, P., Gore, M., Tahir, S., Faust, G., Kelly, C., Marples, M., Danson, S., Marshall, E., Houston, S., Board, R., Waterston, A., Nobes, J., Harries, M., Kumar, S., Goodman, A., Dalgleish, A., Martin-Clavijo, A., …Coltart, R. (2018). Adjuvant bevacizumab for melanoma patients at high risk of recurrence: survival analysis of the AVAST-M trial. Annals of oncology, 29(8), 1843 -1852. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdy229

Background: Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanised monoclonal antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor shown to improve survival in advanced solid cancers. We evaluated the role of adjuvant bevacizumab in melanoma patients at high risk of recur... Read More about Adjuvant bevacizumab for melanoma patients at high risk of recurrence: survival analysis of the AVAST-M trial.

Biocompatible Solutions and Long-Term Changes in Peritoneal Solute Transport (2018)
Journal Article
Elphick, E. H., Teece, L., Chess, J. A., Do, J.-Y., Kim, Y.-L., Lee, H. B., Davison, S. N., Topley, N., Davies, S. J., & Lambie, M. (2018). Biocompatible Solutions and Long-Term Changes in Peritoneal Solute Transport. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 13(10), 1526-1533. https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.02380218

Background and objectives
The inflammation-driven increase in peritoneal solute transport rate that occurs during long-term peritoneal dialysis is associated with higher mortality, hospitalization, and encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis. Because bi... Read More about Biocompatible Solutions and Long-Term Changes in Peritoneal Solute Transport.

The Risk of Gout Among Patients With Sleep Apnea: A Matched Cohort Study (2018)
Journal Article
Blagojevic‐Bucknall, M., Mallen, C., Muller, S., Hayward, R., West, S., Choi, H., & Roddy, E. (2019). The Risk of Gout Among Patients With Sleep Apnea: A Matched Cohort Study. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 71(1), 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40662

Objective
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a range of serious comorbidities. This study investigates whether people with OSA are more likely to develop gout than those without OSA in both short and long term.

Methods A matched ret... Read More about The Risk of Gout Among Patients With Sleep Apnea: A Matched Cohort Study.

An exploration of the experiences of rheumatology nurses counselling patients on methotrexate therapy (2018)
Journal Article
Robinson, S. M., Ryan, S., Adams, N., Hassell, A., & Walker, D. (2018). An exploration of the experiences of rheumatology nurses counselling patients on methotrexate therapy. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(4), 463-470. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1361

Objectives
Methotrexate is commonly used to treat patients with inflammatory arthritis. A key role of a rheumatology nurse is to educate patients on how to take this drug safely prior to the commencement of treatment. The objective of the present st... Read More about An exploration of the experiences of rheumatology nurses counselling patients on methotrexate therapy.