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Ethnic differences in early onset multimorbidity and associations with health service use, long-term prescribing, years of life lost, and mortality: A cross-sectional study using clustering in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
(2023-10)BACKGROUND: The population prevalence of multimorbidity (the existence of at least 2 or more long-term conditions [LTCs] in an individual) is increasing among young adults, particularly in minority ethnic groups and ... -
Ethnicity, pre-existing comorbidities, and outcomes of hospitalised patients with COVID-19
(2021-02-16)Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in thousands of deaths in the UK. Those with existing comorbidities and minority ethnic groups have been found to be at increased risk of mortality. ... -
Evaluating 17 years of latent tuberculosis infection screening in north-west England: a retrospective cohort study of reactivation.
(2017-07)Approximately 72% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in England occur among non-UK born individuals, mostly as a result of reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI). Programmatic LTBI screening is a key intervention of the TB ... -
Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries.
(2023-11-29)BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leak affects 8 per cent of patients after right colectomy with a 10-fold increased risk of postoperative death. The EAGLE study aimed to develop and test whether an international, standardized quality ... -
Evaluation of the impact of the NICE head injury guidelines on inpatient mortality from traumatic brain injury: an interrupted time series analysis.
(2019-06-04)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) head injury guidelines on deaths and hospital admissions caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). SETTING: All hospitals in England ... -
An evaluation of the influence of the publication of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance on Hypertension in Pregnancy: a retrospective analysis of clinical practice
(BioMed Central, 2020-02-12)Background The UK National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE) publish guidance aimed at standardising practice. Evidence regarding how well recommendations are implemented and what clinicians think about ... -
Evidence informing the UK's COVID-19 public health response must be transparent
(Elsevier, 2020-03-17) -
EVIDENCE ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR IN GHANA: A RAPID SCOPING REVIEW
(2022-01-01)In Ghana, more than four in ten deaths in 2016 resulted from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours are important risk factors for NCDs. No previous systematic reviews examining ... -
Evidence quality in clinical guidelines: a comparison of two methods
(Wiley, 2015-08-31)