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CSF neurofilament light chain testing as an aid to determine treatment strategies in MS.
(2020-11)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of CSF neurofilament light chain (NfL) measurements in clinical practice as well as their effect on treatment strategies and outcomes in patients with MS. METHODS: This was an observational ...
Osteopathic practice in the United Kingdom: A retrospective analysis of practice data.
(2022)
BACKGROUND: This study describes osteopathic practise activity, scope of practice and the osteopathic patient profile in order to understand the role osteopathy plays within the United Kingdom's (UK) health system a decade ...
Treatment Strategies and Outcomes of Emergency Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
(2022-08-15)
Emergency percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main (LM ePCI) coronary artery necessitated by acute coronary syndrome is associated with a high risk of mortality. However, optimal treatment strategies and related ...
Real-life Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor Experience in More Than 500 Patients: High Co-immunosuppression Rates But Low Rates of Quantifying Treatment Response.
(2018-02)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness, safety, and use of anti-tumor necrosis Factor (TNF) therapy in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS: Prospective UK ...
Trends in missed presentations and late HIV diagnosis in a UK teaching hospital: a retrospective comparative cohort study.
(2012-03-28)
BACKGROUND: Late diagnosis is an important cause of HIV-related morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs in the UK and undiagnosed infection limits efforts to reduce transmission. National guidelines provide recommendations ...
Safety and efficacy of duodenal stent insertion for gastric outlet obstruction: characterisation of a regional district general hospital service.
(2020-11)
INTRODUCTION: Placement of a duodenal or pyloric stent is a recognised palliative procedure for symptomatic relief of malignant gastric outlet obstruction. This procedure can be associated with significant complications, ...
The Changing Face of Emergency General Surgery: A 20-year Analysis of Secular Trends in Demographics, Diagnoses, Operations, and Outcomes.
(2020-03)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate secular trends in the epidemiology of emergency general surgery (EGS), by analyzing changes in demographics, diagnoses, operations, and outcomes between 1997 and 2016. SUMMARY ...
Twenty-year study of in-hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission.
(2019-10)
BACKGROUND: Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have a higher mortality than those having elective surgery. Few studies have investigated changes in EGS-associated mortality over time or explored mortality rates after ...
Emergency general surgery in the United Kingdom: A lot of general, not many emergencies, and not much surgery.
(2018-09)
BACKGROUND: The provision of emergency general surgery services is a global issue, with important implications for patients and workforce. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of emergency general ...
Cannulated Lag Screw Fixation of Displaced Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures Is Associated With Lower Rates of Open Reduction and Infection Than Pin Fixation.
(2017-01)
BACKGROUND: Open reduction/internal fixation remains the most common way to surgically stabilize displaced pediatric lateral humeral condyle fractures, but closed reduction and internal fixation is being increasingly used. ...