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The patient, clinician and healthcare perspectives in evaluating care pathways for stable chest pain. (2021)
Journal Article
Kwok, C. S., Duckett, S., Satchithananda, D., Potluri, R., Morgan-Smith, D., Bellenger, N., …Mallen, C. D. (2021). The patient, clinician and healthcare perspectives in evaluating care pathways for stable chest pain. Critical Pathways in Cardiology: A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 20(3), 143-148. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000261

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to present to healthcare professionals. One of the main challenges with the management of chest pain is the wide differential diagnosis, ranging from minor chest trauma to potentially life thr... Read More about The patient, clinician and healthcare perspectives in evaluating care pathways for stable chest pain..

Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Perspectives and a Health Systems Framework for Telehealth Implementation to Support Critical Response. (2021)
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(2021). Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Perspectives and a Health Systems Framework for Telehealth Implementation to Support Critical Response. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726484

OBJECTIVES: Telehealth implementation is a complex systems-based endeavour. This paper compares telehealth responses to (COrona VIrus Disease 2019) COVID-19 across ten countries to identify lessons learned about the complexity of telehealth during cr... Read More about Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Perspectives and a Health Systems Framework for Telehealth Implementation to Support Critical Response..

Ethnic disparities in care and outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study. (2021)
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Mamas, & Rashid. (2021). Ethnic disparities in care and outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcab030

BACKGROUND: Little is known about ethnic disparities in care and clinical outcomes of patients admitted with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in national cohorts from universal healthcare systems derived from Europe. METHODS &... Read More about Ethnic disparities in care and outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study..

Outcome measures for technique survival reported in peritoneal dialysis: A systematic review. (2021)
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Lambie, & Davies. (2021). Outcome measures for technique survival reported in peritoneal dialysis: A systematic review. Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, https://doi.org/10.1177/0896860821989874

BACKGROUND: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique survival is an important outcome for patients, caregivers and health professionals, however, the definition and measures used for technique survival vary. We aimed to assess the scope and consistency of... Read More about Outcome measures for technique survival reported in peritoneal dialysis: A systematic review..

Investigating outcome inequalities in osteoarthritis management programmes: an analysis of registry data from the good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) programme using tapered balancing (2021)
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Peat, G., Yu, D., Grønne, D., Marshall, M., Skou, S., & Roos, E. (2021). Investigating outcome inequalities in osteoarthritis management programmes: an analysis of registry data from the good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) programme using tapered balancing. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29(S1), S376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.489

Purpose: The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is often greater among disadvantaged people and communities, prompting calls for more attention to equity-focussed research and policy. A specific concern is whether healthcare interventions may inadvertentl... Read More about Investigating outcome inequalities in osteoarthritis management programmes: an analysis of registry data from the good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) programme using tapered balancing.

An Evidence-Informed Model of Care for People with Lower Limb Osteoarthritis in New Zealand (2021)
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O'Brien, D., Pigg, W., Ellis, R., Baldwin, J. N., Quicke, J. G., Evans, N., & Dziedzic, K. (2021). An Evidence-Informed Model of Care for People with Lower Limb Osteoarthritis in New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.15619/nzjp/49.1.04

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent and costly condition. Evidence-based clinical guidelines recommend three core treatments for OA: education, exercise, and weight loss (as appropriate). However, the translation of evidence into practice is limited.... Read More about An Evidence-Informed Model of Care for People with Lower Limb Osteoarthritis in New Zealand.

Assessing the severity of cardiovascular disease in 213 088 patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study. (2021)
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Mamas, Mallen, & Chew-Graham. (2021). Assessing the severity of cardiovascular disease in 213 088 patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study. Open Heart, https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001498

OBJECTIVE: Most current cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk stratification tools are for people without CVD, but very few are for prevalent CVD. In this study, we developed and validated a CVD severity score in people with coronary heart disease (CHD)... Read More about Assessing the severity of cardiovascular disease in 213 088 patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study..

The OARSI “joint effort initiative” repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes: an implementation rapid response during covid-19 (2021)
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Quicke, J., Swaithes, L., Campbell, L., Bowden, J., Eyles, J., Allen, K., …Dziedzic, K. (2021). The OARSI “joint effort initiative” repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes: an implementation rapid response during covid-19. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29, S87-S89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.121

Purpose: 1) To collate into a repository, best-evidence online osteoarthritis management programmes (OAMPS), and 2) facilitate their implementation, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Osteoarthritis Research Society International Joint Effor... Read More about The OARSI “joint effort initiative” repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes: an implementation rapid response during covid-19.

COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India (2021)
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Singh, R. K., Bajpai, R., & Kaswan, P. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 11, -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100737

Introduction
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as pandemic and measures adopted for its control included quarantine of at-risk, isolation of infected along with other measures such as lockdown, restrictions on movement, and social int... Read More about COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India.

Risks of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma in psoriasis patients after treatment with biologic vs non-biologic systemic therapies (2021)
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Mason, K., Burden, A., Barker, J., Lunt, M., Ali, H., Kleyn, C., …Study Group, B. (2021). Risks of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma in psoriasis patients after treatment with biologic vs non-biologic systemic therapies. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 35(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17282

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Transparency of informed consent in pilot and feasibility studies is inadequate: a single-center quality assurance study (2021)
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Khan, M. I. U., Mbuagbaw, L., Holek, M., Bdair, F., Durrani, Z. H., Mellor, K., …Thabane, L. (2021). Transparency of informed consent in pilot and feasibility studies is inadequate: a single-center quality assurance study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), 1- 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00828-w

BACKGROUND: Pilot and feasibility studies (PAFS) often have complex objectives aimed at assessing feasibility of conducting a larger study. These may not be clear to participants in pilot studies. METHODS: Here, we aimed to assess the transparency of... Read More about Transparency of informed consent in pilot and feasibility studies is inadequate: a single-center quality assurance study.

Cost of inpatient heart failure care and 30-day readmissions in the United States (2021)
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Mamas, Kwok, C. S., Abramov, D., Parwani, P., Ghosh, R. K., Kittleson, M., …Van Spall, H. G. C. (2021). Cost of inpatient heart failure care and 30-day readmissions in the United States. International Journal of Cardiology, 329, 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.020

BACKGROUND: Heart failure hospitalizations are a major financial cost to healthcare systems. This study aimed to evaluate the costs associated with inpatient hospitalization. METHODS: Patients with a primary diagnosis of heart failure during a hospit... Read More about Cost of inpatient heart failure care and 30-day readmissions in the United States.

In-Hospital Outcomes and Trends of Endovascular Intervention vs Surgical Revascularization in Octogenarians With Peripheral Artery Disease. (2021)
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Mamas. (2021). In-Hospital Outcomes and Trends of Endovascular Intervention vs Surgical Revascularization in Octogenarians With Peripheral Artery Disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 143 - 150

It is unknown whether endovascular intervention (EVI) is associated with superior outcomes when compared with surgical revascularization in octogenarian. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was used to compare the outcomes of limb revascularizat... Read More about In-Hospital Outcomes and Trends of Endovascular Intervention vs Surgical Revascularization in Octogenarians With Peripheral Artery Disease..

Clinical prediction models: diagnosis versus prognosis. (2021)
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(2021). Clinical prediction models: diagnosis versus prognosis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 142 - 145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.01.009

Clinical prediction models play an increasingly important role in contemporary clinical care, by informing healthcare professionals, patients and their relatives about outcome risks, with the aim to facilitate (shared) medical decision making and imp... Read More about Clinical prediction models: diagnosis versus prognosis..

Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study (2021)
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Anderson, A. M., Comer, C., Smith, T. O., Drew, B. T., Pandit, H., Antcliff, D., …McHugh, G. A. (2021). Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04160-5

Over 90,000 total knee replacement (TKR) procedures are performed annually in the United Kingdom (UK). Patients awaiting TKR face long delays whilst enduring severe pain and functional limitations. Almost 20% of patients who undergo TKR are not satis... Read More about Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study.

Distribution of High-Sensitivity Troponin Taken Without Conventional Clinical Indications in Critical Care Patients and Its Association With Mortality. (2021)
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Mamas, M., Hinton, J., Augustine, M., Gabara, L., Mariathas, M., Allan, R., …Curzen, N. (2021). Distribution of High-Sensitivity Troponin Taken Without Conventional Clinical Indications in Critical Care Patients and Its Association With Mortality. Critical Care Medicine, 49(9), 1451 - 1459. https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000005024

OBJECTIVES: To describe the distribution of high-sensitivity troponin in a consecutive cohort of patients in critical care units, regardless of clinical indication, and its association with clinical outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective observational study.... Read More about Distribution of High-Sensitivity Troponin Taken Without Conventional Clinical Indications in Critical Care Patients and Its Association With Mortality..

Acceptability of nurse-led reviews for inflammatory rheumatological conditions: A qualitative study. (2021)
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Chew-Graham, C., Hider, S., Paskins, Z., & Jinks, C. (2021). Acceptability of nurse-led reviews for inflammatory rheumatological conditions: A qualitative study. Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, -. https://doi.org/10.1177/26335565211002402

Background: People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs), are at increased risk of comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression. The INCLUDE pilot trial evaluated a nurse-delivered review of people... Read More about Acceptability of nurse-led reviews for inflammatory rheumatological conditions: A qualitative study..

Favourable outcome after a delayed complication secondary to COVID-19. (2021)
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(2021). Favourable outcome after a delayed complication secondary to COVID-19. BMJ Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-241049

A 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with 7-day history of fever, cough and having had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. The chest radiograph (CXR) showed bilateral peripheral parenchymal infiltrates. He required 4?L/min oxygen via nasal cannula... Read More about Favourable outcome after a delayed complication secondary to COVID-19..