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Risk-of-bias assessment using RoB2 was useful but challenging and resource-intensive: observations from a systematic review. (2023)
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Crocker, T. F., Lam, N., Jordão, M., Brundle, C., Prescott, M., Forster, A., …Clegg, A. (in press). Risk-of-bias assessment using RoB2 was useful but challenging and resource-intensive: observations from a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, S0895-4356(23)00163-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.06.015

To report our experience using Version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials (RoB2). Two reviewers independently applied RoB2 to results of interest in a large systematic review of complex interventions and reached consensus. We r... Read More about Risk-of-bias assessment using RoB2 was useful but challenging and resource-intensive: observations from a systematic review..

Linking Dynamic Absorptive Capacity and Service Innovation for Born Global Service Firms: An Organization Innovation Lens Perspective (2023)
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Behl, A., Kamboj, S., Sharma, N., Pereira, V., Salwan, P., Chavan, M., & Pathak, A. A. (2023). Linking Dynamic Absorptive Capacity and Service Innovation for Born Global Service Firms: An Organization Innovation Lens Perspective. Journal of International Management, 29(4), Article 101044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2023.101044

Grounded in the dynamic capabilities approach and organizational sub-system view on internationalization, this quantitative study develops and empirically tests a model of international market performance of born global service firms. While several s... Read More about Linking Dynamic Absorptive Capacity and Service Innovation for Born Global Service Firms: An Organization Innovation Lens Perspective.

Decellularisation and characterisation of porcine pleura for lung tissue engineering (2023)
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Vikranth, T., Dale, T., & Forsyth, N. R. (in press). Decellularisation and characterisation of porcine pleura for lung tissue engineering. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.20.545830

Decellularisation offers a broad range of biomimetic scaffolds of allogeneic and xenogeneic origins, exhibiting innate tissue-specific characteristics. We explored a physico-chemical method for decellularising porcine pleural membranes (PPM) as poten... Read More about Decellularisation and characterisation of porcine pleura for lung tissue engineering.

Regional variations in heart failure: a global perspective. (2023)
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Yogeswaran, V., Hidano, D., Diaz, A. E., Van Spall, H. G. C., Mamas, M. A., Roth, G. A., & Cheng, R. K. (in press). Regional variations in heart failure: a global perspective. Heart, heartjnl-2022-321295. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321295

Heart failure (HF) is a global public health concern that affects millions of people worldwide. While there have been significant therapeutic advancements in HF over the last few decades, there remain major disparities in risk factors, treatment patt... Read More about Regional variations in heart failure: a global perspective..

Mortality across treatment strategies in intermediate-to-high risk pulmonary embolism in the modern era: A meta-analysis of observational studies and RCTs. (2023)
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Iannaccone, M., Franchin, L., Russo, F., Botti, G., Castellano, D., Montorfano, M., …Chieffo, A. (2023). Mortality across treatment strategies in intermediate-to-high risk pulmonary embolism in the modern era: A meta-analysis of observational studies and RCTs. International Journal of Cardiology, 387, Article 131127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131127

Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents one of the leading causes of death worldwide and mainly treated with medical management, although the utility of more invasive approaches has emerged more recently. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the 30-day mor... Read More about Mortality across treatment strategies in intermediate-to-high risk pulmonary embolism in the modern era: A meta-analysis of observational studies and RCTs..

How well do UK assistantships equip medical students for graduate practice? Think EPAs. (2023)
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Kinston, R., Gay, S., McKinley, R. K., Sam, S., Yardley, S., & Lefroy, J. (in press). How well do UK assistantships equip medical students for graduate practice? Think EPAs. Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice, 10.1007/s10459-023-10249-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10249-4

The goal of better medical student preparation for clinical practice drives curricular initiatives worldwide. Learning theory underpins Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as a means of safe transition to independent practice. Regulators manda... Read More about How well do UK assistantships equip medical students for graduate practice? Think EPAs..

Estimating disease burden using national linked electronic health records: a study using an English population-based cohort. (2023)
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Aldridge, R. W., Evans, H. E., Yavlinsky, A., Moayyeri, A., Bhaskaran, K., Mathur, R., …Hemingway, H. (2023). Estimating disease burden using national linked electronic health records: a study using an English population-based cohort. Wellcome Open Research,

Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to be used to produce detailed disease burden estimates. In this study we created disease estimates using national EHR for three high burden conditions, compared estimates between linked... Read More about Estimating disease burden using national linked electronic health records: a study using an English population-based cohort..

Use of video group consultations by general practice staff during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
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Scott, E., Swaithes, L., Wynne-Jones, G., & Finney, A. (2024). Use of video group consultations by general practice staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary Health Care, 34(1), https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.2023.e1801

Background: Video group consultations (VGCs) are one approach to delivering care using a virtual platform for a group of patients with the same or similar health conditions. However, little is known about the use and uptake of VGCs in the UK. Aim:... Read More about Use of video group consultations by general practice staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Isolation and molecular characterization of pathogenic Leptospira species from cattle in Zaria and its environs, Kaduna State, Nigeria (2023)
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Udechukwu, C. C., Kudi, C. A., Abdu, P. A., Mamman, P. H., Pilau, N. N., Abiayi, E. A., …Adekola, A. A. (2023). Isolation and molecular characterization of pathogenic Leptospira species from cattle in Zaria and its environs, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 99, Article 102003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2023.102003

Outcomes of Prediabetes Compared with Normoglycaemia and Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (2023)
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Ahsan, M. J., Latif, A., Ahmad, S., Willman, C., Lateef, N., Shabbir, M. A., …Velagapudi, P. (in press). Outcomes of Prediabetes Compared with Normoglycaemia and Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Heart International, 17(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.17925/HI.2023.17.1.45

: Patients with prediabetes are at increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the association between prediabetes and adverse clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is inconsistent, in contrast to outcomes... Read More about Outcomes of Prediabetes Compared with Normoglycaemia and Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis..

Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain (2023)
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Lynch, M., Peat, G., Jordan, K., Yu, D., & Wilkie, R. (2023). Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2148

Background Chronic pain affects up to half of UK adults, impacting quality of life and demand on local health services. Whilst local health planning is currently based on subnational prevalence estimates, associations between pain and sociodemograph... Read More about Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain.

Interventions to support mental health in people with long COVID: a scoping review (2023)
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Al-Jabr, H., Hawke, L. D., Thompson, D. R., Clifton, A., Shenton, M., Castle, D. J., & Ski, C. F. (in press). Interventions to support mental health in people with long COVID: a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16079-8

Introduction Long COVID (LC) is a multisystem disease with symptoms lasting weeks or months beyond the acute COVID-19 infection. Several manifestations are reported by people with LC, including effects on mental health, with varying degrees of psych... Read More about Interventions to support mental health in people with long COVID: a scoping review.

Temporal trends in eating disorder and self-harm incidence rates among adolescents and young adults in the UK in the 2 years since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study. (2023)
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Trafford, A. M., Carr, M. J., Ashcroft, D. M., Chew-Graham, C. A., Cockcroft, E., Cybulski, L., …Mok, P. L. H. (in press). Temporal trends in eating disorder and self-harm incidence rates among adolescents and young adults in the UK in the 2 years since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 7(8), 544-554. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642%2823%2900126-8

Self-harm and eating disorders share multiple risk factors, with onset typically during adolescence or early adulthood. We aimed to examine the incidence rates of these psychopathologies among young people in the UK in the 2 years following onset of... Read More about Temporal trends in eating disorder and self-harm incidence rates among adolescents and young adults in the UK in the 2 years since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study..

The added value of hypertonic saline solution to furosemide monotherapy in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: A meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis (2023)
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Diaz‐Arocutipa, C., Denegri‐Galvan, J., Vicent, L., Pariona, M., Mamas, M. A., & Hernandez, A. V. (in press). The added value of hypertonic saline solution to furosemide monotherapy in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: A meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis. Clinical Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.24033

We assessed the effects of hypertonic saline solution (HSS) plus furosemide versus furosemide alone in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We searched four electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) until June 30... Read More about The added value of hypertonic saline solution to furosemide monotherapy in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: A meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis.