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A systematic review of management of inadvertent arterial injury during central venous catheterisation (2016)
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Dixon, O. G. B., Smith, G. E., Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. C. (2017). A systematic review of management of inadvertent arterial injury during central venous catheterisation. The journal of vascular access, 18(2), 97-102. https://doi.org/10.5301/jva.5000611

© 2017 Wichtig Publishing. Introduction: Central venous catheterisation (CVC) is a technique commonly used to obtain vascular access and over five million CVCs are inserted annually. This systematic review of CVC-related arterial injury aims to compa... Read More about A systematic review of management of inadvertent arterial injury during central venous catheterisation.

Coming of age, becoming obese: A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia (2016)
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Pell, C., Allotey, P., Evans, N., Hardon, A., Imelda, J. D., Soyiri, I., Reidpath, D. D., & The SEACO Team. (2016). Coming of age, becoming obese: A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia. BMC public health, 16(1), Article 1082. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3746-x

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: Malaysians have become increasingly obese over recent years. The transition from adolescence to early adulthood is recognized as critical for the development of eating and activity habits. However, little obesity-rel... Read More about Coming of age, becoming obese: A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia.

Somatostatin analogues compared to placebo and other pharmacological agents in the management of symptoms of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a systematic review (2016)
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Obita, G. P., Boland, E. G., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M. J., & Boland, J. W. (2016). Somatostatin analogues compared to placebo and other pharmacological agents in the management of symptoms of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a systematic review. Journal of pain and symptom management, 52(6), 901-919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.05.032

Context Somatostatin analogues are commonly used to relieve symptoms in malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) but are more expensive than other antisecretory agents. Objectives To evaluate the evidence of effectiveness of somatostatin analogues compared... Read More about Somatostatin analogues compared to placebo and other pharmacological agents in the management of symptoms of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a systematic review.

Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. (2016)
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Arharya, S., Bryant, L. B., & Twiddy, M. (2017). Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 38(1), 4 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2016.1233171

Introduction: This qualitative study was conducted to explore the motivations and experience of oocyte donors donating to women known to them. Methods: Three women who donated oocytes to a close relative were interviewed and data were analysed usi... Read More about Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study..

Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study (2016)
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Acharya, S., Bryant, L., & Twiddy, M. (2016). Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 38(1), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2016.1233171

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Introduction: This qualitative study was conducted to explore the motivations and experience of oocyte donors donating to women known to them. Methods: Three women who donated oocytes to... Read More about Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study.

Patient-reported outcome measures for allergy and asthma in children (2016)
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Soyiri, I. N., Nwaru, B. I., & Sheikh, A. (2016). Patient-reported outcome measures for allergy and asthma in children. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 27(8), 779-783. https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.12603

There is increasing recognition of the importance of patient's perceptions of disease and their assessments of heathcare processes. Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) are therefore now regarded as at least as important as the traditional objec... Read More about Patient-reported outcome measures for allergy and asthma in children.

Missing data in randomized controlled trials testing palliative interventions pose a significant risk of bias and loss of power: a systematic review and meta-analyses (2016)
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Hussain, J. A., White, I. R., Langan, D., Johnson, M. J., Currow, D. C., Torgerson, D. J., & Bland, M. (2016). Missing data in randomized controlled trials testing palliative interventions pose a significant risk of bias and loss of power: a systematic review and meta-analyses. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 74, 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.12.003

Objectives To assess the risk posed by missing data (MD) to the power and validity of trials evaluating palliative interventions. Study Design and Setting A systematic review of MD in published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of palliative interv... Read More about Missing data in randomized controlled trials testing palliative interventions pose a significant risk of bias and loss of power: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

Exploratory trial of a school-based alcohol prevention intervention with a family component: Implications for implementation (2016)
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Segrott, J., Rothwell, H., Pignatelli, I., Playle, R., Hewitt, G., Huang, C., Murphy, S., Hickman, M., Reed, H., & Moore, L. (2016). Exploratory trial of a school-based alcohol prevention intervention with a family component: Implications for implementation. Health Education, 116(4), 410-431. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-01-2015-0005

Purpose – Involvement of parents/carers may increase effectiveness of primary school-based alcohol-misuse prevention projects through strengthening family-based protective factors, but rates of parental engagement are typically low. This paper report... Read More about Exploratory trial of a school-based alcohol prevention intervention with a family component: Implications for implementation.

Content and quality of websites supporting self-management of chronic breathlessness in advanced illness: a systematic review (2016)
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Luckett, T., Disler, R., Hosie, A., Johnson, M., Davidson, P., Currow, D., Sumah, A., & Phillips, J. (2016). Content and quality of websites supporting self-management of chronic breathlessness in advanced illness: a systematic review. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 26(1), Article ARTN 16025. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjpcrm.2016.25

Chronic breathlessness is a common, burdensome and distressing symptom in many advanced chronic illnesses. Self-management strategies are essential to optimise treatment, daily functioning and emotional coping. People with chronic illness commonly se... Read More about Content and quality of websites supporting self-management of chronic breathlessness in advanced illness: a systematic review.

Building a recruitment database for asthma trials: a conceptual framework for the creation of the UK Database of Asthma Research Volunteers (2016)
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Nwaru, B. I., Soyiri, I. N., Simpson, C. R., Griffiths, C., & Sheikh, A. (2016). Building a recruitment database for asthma trials: a conceptual framework for the creation of the UK Database of Asthma Research Volunteers. Trials, 17(1), Article 264. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1381-6

Background Randomised clinical trials are the ‘gold standard’ for evaluating the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. However, successful recruitment of participants remains a key challenge for many trialists. In this paper, we present a concep... Read More about Building a recruitment database for asthma trials: a conceptual framework for the creation of the UK Database of Asthma Research Volunteers.

A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication (2016)
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Harwood, A., Smith, G. E., Cayton, T., Broadbent, E., & Chetter, I. C. (2016). A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication. Annals of vascular surgery, 34, 280-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2016.02.009

Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common and debilitating symptom of peripheral arterial disease and is associated with a significant reduction in a sufferer's quality of life. Guidelines recommend a supervised exercise program (SEP) as... Read More about A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication.

A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral and topical antibiotics for children with clinically infected eczema in the community: The ChildRen with eczema, antibiotic management (CREAM) study (2016)
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Francis, N. A., Ridd, M. J., Thomas-Jones, E., Shepherd, V., Butler, C. C., Hood, K., Huang, C., Addison, K., Longo, M., Marwick, C., Wootton, M., Howe, R., Roberts, A., Haq, M. I.-U., Madhok, V., Sullivan, F., & on behalf of the CREAM team. (2016). A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral and topical antibiotics for children with clinically infected eczema in the community: The ChildRen with eczema, antibiotic management (CREAM) study. Health Technology Assessment, 20(19), 1-84. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20190

Background Secondary skin infection is common during eczema exacerbations and many children are treated with antibiotics when this is suspected, although there is little high-quality evidence to justify this practice. Objective To determine the... Read More about A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral and topical antibiotics for children with clinically infected eczema in the community: The ChildRen with eczema, antibiotic management (CREAM) study.

Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials (2016)
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Temel, J. S., Abernethy, A. P., Currow, D. C., Friend, J., Duus, E. M., Yan, Y., & Fearon, K. C. (2016). Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials. The lancet oncology, 17(4), 519-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2815%2900558-6

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Background Patients with advanced cancer frequently experience anorexia and cachexia, which are associated with reduced food intake, altered body composition, and decreased functionality. We assessed anamorelin, a novel ghrelin-re... Read More about Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials.

A mixed-methods, randomized controlled, feasibility trial to inform the design of a phase 3 trial to test the effect of the hand-held fan on physical activity and carer anxiety in patients with refractory breathlessness (2016)
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Johnson, M. J., Booth, S., Currow, D. C., Lam, L. T., & Phillips, J. L. (2016). A mixed-methods, randomized controlled, feasibility trial to inform the design of a phase 3 trial to test the effect of the hand-held fan on physical activity and carer anxiety in patients with refractory breathlessness. Journal of pain and symptom management, 51(5), 807-815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.026

Context The handheld fan is an inexpensive and safe way to provide facial airflow, which may reduce the sensation of chronic refractory breathlessness, a frequently encountered symptom. Objectives To test the feasibility of developing an adequately p... Read More about A mixed-methods, randomized controlled, feasibility trial to inform the design of a phase 3 trial to test the effect of the hand-held fan on physical activity and carer anxiety in patients with refractory breathlessness.

Extreme low-lying carotid bifurcations (2016)
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Harwood, A. E., Leung, C. C. M., Smith, G. E., & Chetter, I. C. (2016). Extreme low-lying carotid bifurcations. Vascular Medicine, 21(4), 394-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X15627208

A 52-year-old male with no past medical history was referred to the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) clinic following an event at home. The transient symptoms were of an inability to move his left arm and leg for a period of approximately 15 minutes.... Read More about Extreme low-lying carotid bifurcations.

The adaptation, face, and content validation of a needs assessment tool: progressive disease for people with interstitial lung disease (2016)
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Boland, J. W., Reigada, C., Yorke, J., Hart, S. P., Bajwah, S., Ross, J., Wells, A., Papadopoulos, A., Currow, D. C., Grande, G., Macleod, U., & Johnson, M. J. (2016). The adaptation, face, and content validation of a needs assessment tool: progressive disease for people with interstitial lung disease. Journal of palliative medicine, 19(5), 549-555. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0355

Background: Irrreversible interstitial lung disease (ILD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Palliative care needs of patients and caregivers are not routinely assessed; there is no tool to identify needs and triage support in clinical... Read More about The adaptation, face, and content validation of a needs assessment tool: progressive disease for people with interstitial lung disease.

Family caregivers who would be unwilling to provide care at the end of life again: findings from the Health Survey for England population survey (2016)
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Johnson, M. J., Allgar, V., Macleod, U., Jones, A., Oliver, S., & Currow, D. (2016). Family caregivers who would be unwilling to provide care at the end of life again: findings from the Health Survey for England population survey. PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0146960. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146960

Background Family caregivers provide significant care at the end of life. We aimed to describe caregiver characteristics, and of those unwilling to repeat this role under the same circumstances. Methods Observational study of adults in private househ... Read More about Family caregivers who would be unwilling to provide care at the end of life again: findings from the Health Survey for England population survey.

The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes (2016)
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Smith, G. E., Barnes, R., Chetter, I. C., Barnes, R., & Fagan, M. (2016). The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes. Annals of vascular surgery, 32, 9-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2015.11.002

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Background Arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) are the preferred access for hemodialysis but suffer a high early failure rate. The aim of this study was to determine how venous distensibility, as measured in vitro, relates to early out... Read More about The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes.

Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity (2016)
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Johnson, M. J., Bland, J. M., Gahbauer, E. A., Ekström, M., Sinnarajah, A., Gill, T. M., & Currow, D. (2016). Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(1), 73-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13865

OBJECTIVES: Breathlessness is prevalent in older people. Symptom control at the end of life is important. This study investigated relationships between age, clinical characteristics and breathlessness sufficient to have people spend at least one half... Read More about Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity.