Pitfall in surgical treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and fractures by Marcel Sincari, Margrida Conceição, Mark-Daniel Sincari

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Volunteering in Global Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Clinicians Edited by Sophie Thomson, Peter Hughes and Sam Gnanapragasam. Cambridge University Press. 2023. £24.99 (pb).... by Nick Bass

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Genomics costing tool: considerations for improving cost-efficiencies through cross scenario comparison by Marco Marklewitz, Alexandr Jaguparov, Aude Wilhelm, Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Biran Musul, Angela Lee Poates, Babak Afrough, Ashley Norberg, Noah Clayton Hull, Soudeh Ehsani, Group members of GCT pilot working group, Joanna Salvi Le Garrec, Toni Whistler

“…These institutions are the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), FIND, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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Randomised controlled trial comparing intraoperative cell salvage and autotransfusion with standard care in the treatment of hip fractures: a protocol for the WHITE 9 study by Mike Murphy, Nicholas Parsons, James Mason, Juul Achten, Duncan Appelbe, Edward Dickenson, Damian Griffin, Katy Mironov, Matthew Wyse, Amrita Athwal, Xavier Luke Griffin, Heather O'Connor

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Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study by Paula McSkimming, Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Deborah Kinnear, Colin McCowan, Linda Allan, Alasdair McIntosh

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Representativeness of the dabigatran, apixaban and rivaroxaban clinical trial populations to real-world atrial fibrillation patients in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional analys... by Gregory Y H Lip, Sally Lee, Brigitta U Monz, Andreas Clemens, Martina Brueckmann

“…Using the CHADS2 method of risk stratification, for the population at intermediate or high risk of stroke and eligible for anticoagulation treatment (CHADS2 ≥1; n=71 493 (85%)), the proportion eligible for inclusion into RE-LY was 74% (95% CI 73.7% to 74.3%; n=52 783), compared with 72% (95% CI 71.7% to 72.3%; n=51 415) for ARISTOTLE and 56% (95% CI 55.6% to 56.4%; n=39 892) for ROCKET-AF.Conclusions Patients enrolled within RE-LY and ARISTOTLE were more reflective of the ‘real-world’ AF population in the UK, in contrast with patients enrolled within ROCKET-AF who were a more narrowly defined group of patients at higher risk of stroke. …”
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Development and external validation of the SMA2SH2ERS risk prediction model for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in the general population: a population-based prospective cohort... by Kristiina Rannikmäe, Vita M. Klieverik, Jos P. Kanning, Ina L. Rissanen, Amy E. Martinsen, Bendik S. Winsvold, Mirjam I. Geerlings, Ynte M. Ruigrok

“…We aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for ASAH in the general population to identify high-risk individuals.Design We used the population-based prospective cohort studies of the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank for model development and the Trøndelag Health (HUNT) Study for model validation.Participants Participants missing data were excluded. …”
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Exploring clinicians’ perspectives on the ‘Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle’ national quality improvement programme: a qualitative study by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis, Edward Morris, Posy Bidwell, Ranee Thakar, James M Harris, Louise Silverton, Alexandra Hellyer, Robert Freeman, Vivienne Novis

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Factors influencing access, quality and utilisation of primary healthcare for patients living with hypertension in West Africa: a scoping review by Tolib Mirzoev, Pablo Perel, Irene Akua Agyepong, Evelyn K Ansah, Kezia Naa Amerley Akosua Amarteyfio, Eugene Paa Kofi Bondzie, Veronika Reichenberger, Nana Efua Enyimayew Afun, Albert Kofi Mensah Cofie, Mary Pomaa Agyekum, Paul Lamptey

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Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with atrial fibrillation receiving catheter ablation: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded... by Gregory Y H Lip, Helen Jones, Mark T Mills, Dhiraj Gupta, Lawrence Foweather, Benjamin JR Buckley, Charlotte Fitzhugh

“…Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects approximately 2.5% of the UK population, with a risk of 1 in 3–5 individuals after the age of 45 years. …”
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Dependence of Water Vapour Adsorption on the Polarity of the Graphene Surfaces of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Robert H. Bradley, Aurik Andreu, Kelby Cassity, Susan Osbeck, Rodney Andrews, Mark Meier, Colin Johnston

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Genetically predicted causal link between the plasma lipidome and pancreatic diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Liaoyi Lin, Yingbao Huang, Songzan Qian, Lifang Chen, Houzhang Sun

“…Two pancreatitis datasets from UK Biobank were employed as the validation cohort. …”
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Variability and performance of NHS England’s ‘reason to reside’ criteria in predicting hospital discharge in acute hospitals in England: a retrospective, observational cohort study... by Elizabeth Sapey, Simon Ball, David McNulty, Felicity Evison, Suzy Gallier, Katherine Reeves

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East Midlands knee pain multiple randomised controlled trial cohort study: cohort establishment and feasibility study protocol by Michael Doherty, Roshan das Nair, Ana Valdes, Reuben Ogollah, Paul Greenhaff, Bonnie Millar, Michelle Hall, Amy Fuller, Polykarpos Angelos Nomikos, David A Walsh, A Abhishek

“…Introduction Knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of disability. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence OA guidelines recommend education, exercise and weight loss advice (if overweight) as core interventions before pharmacological adjuncts. …”
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Spatiotemporal regulation of alginate sub-structures at multiple scales revealed by monoclonal antibodies by Catherine T. Jones, Cassie Bakshani, Ieva Lelenaite, Jozef Mravec, Stjepan Krešimir Kračun, Jeff Pearson, Mathew D. Wilcox, Kevin Hardouin, Sonia Kridi, Cécile Hervé, William G.T. Willats

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Risperidone versus placebo for aggression following traumatic brain injury: a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Paul Bassett, Tim Weaver, Shoumitro Deb, Mike Crawford, David Sharp, Lina Aimola, Verity Leeson, Mayur Bodani, Lucia Li

“…No statistical comparison was performed between the two study groups.Setting Four neuropsychiatric and neurology outpatient clinics in London and Kent, UK.Participants Our aim was to recruit 50 patients with TBI over 18 months. …”
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Social inequalities in the use of online food delivery services and associations with weight status: cross-sectional analysis of survey and consumer data by Jean Adams, Martin White, Frank de Vocht, Emma Boyland, Steven Cummins, Laura Cornelsen, Amy Yau, Thomas Burgoine, Cherry Law, Alexandra Irene Kalbus

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Effectiveness and active ingredients of social prescribing interventions targeting mental health: a systematic review by Darren Flynn, Jason Scott, Matthew Cooper, Leah Avery, Linda Errington, Kirsten Ashley, Cara Jordan

“…Objective This study aims to establish the effectiveness and active ingredients of UK-based social prescribing interventions targeting mental health and well-being outcomes.Design Systematic review adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysies guidelines and a published protocol.Data sources Nine databases were systematically searched up to March 2022.Eligibility criteria Social prescribing interventions in the UK involving adults aged ≥18 years, which reported on mental health outcomes.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers extracted data on study characteristics; outcomes; referral pathways; treatment fidelity strategies; person-centredness; intervention development processes and theory-linked behaviour change techniques (BCTs). …”
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Stuck in the middle with you: the role of senior leaders as third space professionals by Alison Purvis, Beth Fielding-Lloyd, Melissa Jacobi, Dave Thornley, Nick Woolley

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