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Diagnosis, medication, and surgical management for patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Allsop, M. J., Twiddy, M., Grant, H., Czoski-Murray, C., Mon-Williams, M., Mushtaq, F., Phillips, N., Zakrzewska, J. M., & Pavitt, S. (2015). Diagnosis, medication, and surgical management for patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a qualitative study. Acta Neurochirurgica, 157(11), 1925-1933. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2515-4

Background
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a serious health problem, causing brief, recurrent episodes of stabbing or burning facial pain, which patients describe as feeling like an electric shock. The consequences of living with the condition are seve... Read More about Diagnosis, medication, and surgical management for patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a qualitative study.

Coagulation and anticoagulation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2015)
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Crooks, M. G., & Hart, S. P. (2015). Coagulation and anticoagulation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. European Respiratory Review, 24(137), 392-399. https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.00008414

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable, progressive interstitial lung disease with a prognosis that is worse than that of many cancers. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a link between IPF and thrombotic vascular events. Coagulat... Read More about Coagulation and anticoagulation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Community IntraVenous Antibiotic Study (CIVAS): protocol for an evaluation of patient preferences for and cost-effectiveness of community intravenous antibiotic services (2015)
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Czoski Murray, C., Twiddy, M., Meads, D., Hess, S., Wright, J., Mitchell, E. D., Hulme, C., Dodd, S., Gent, H., Gregson, A., McLintock, K., Raynor, D. K., Reynard, K., Stanley, P., Vincent, R., & Minton, J. (2015). Community IntraVenous Antibiotic Study (CIVAS): protocol for an evaluation of patient preferences for and cost-effectiveness of community intravenous antibiotic services. BMJ open, 5(8), Article e008965. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008965

Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is used to treat a wide range of infections, and is common practice in countries such as the USA and Australia. In the UK, national guidelines (standards of care) for OPAT services have... Read More about Community IntraVenous Antibiotic Study (CIVAS): protocol for an evaluation of patient preferences for and cost-effectiveness of community intravenous antibiotic services.

Objective measurement of cough frequency during COPD exacerbation convalescence (2015)
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Crooks, M. G., Hayman, Y., Innes, A., Williamson, J., Wright, C. E., & Morice, A. H. (2016). Objective measurement of cough frequency during COPD exacerbation convalescence. Lung, 194(1), 117-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-015-9782-y

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cough and sputum production are associated with adverse outcomes in COPD and are common during COPD exacerbation (AE-COPD). This study of objective co... Read More about Objective measurement of cough frequency during COPD exacerbation convalescence.

Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district (2015)
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Arzoaquoi, S. K., Essuman, E. E., Gbagbo, F. Y., Tenkorang, E. Y., Soyiri, I., & Laar, A. K. (2015). Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-015-0044-0

© 2015 Arzoaquoi et al. Background: Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies and pregnant women have often been targeted. We qualitatively assessed food taboos during pregnancy, its motivating factors, and enforcement mechanisms in th... Read More about Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of systemic intraoperative anticoagulation during arteriovenous access formation for dialysis (2015)
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Smith, G. E., Souroullos, P., Cayton, T., Harwood, A., Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. C. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of systemic intraoperative anticoagulation during arteriovenous access formation for dialysis. The journal of vascular access, 17(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5301/jva.5000484

Purpose: Surgical arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or graft (AVG) is preferred to a central venous catheter for dialysis access. Surgical access may suffer thrombosis early after placement and systemic anticoagulation during surgical access formation may... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of systemic intraoperative anticoagulation during arteriovenous access formation for dialysis.

Vaping shadows tobacco control: imperatives for Malaysia (2015)
Journal Article
Ahmadi, K., & Soyiri, I. N. (2017). Vaping shadows tobacco control: imperatives for Malaysia. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 12(1), 43-44. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2015.12

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been the subject of numerous debates in the literature. (Bullen et al., 2013; Cressey, 2014; The Lancet, 2013) So much discussion has been on it this year alone to the extent that the word vape, which means ‘... Read More about Vaping shadows tobacco control: imperatives for Malaysia.

Magnetoencephalography to investigate central perception of exercise-induced breathlessness in people with chronic lung disease: A feasibility pilot (2015)
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Johnson, M. J., Simpson, M. I., Currow, D. C., Millman, R. E., Hart, S. P., & Green, G. (2015). Magnetoencephalography to investigate central perception of exercise-induced breathlessness in people with chronic lung disease: A feasibility pilot. BMJ open, 5(6), Article ARTN e007535. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007535

Objectives: Neuroimaging in chronic breathlessness is challenging. The study objective was to test the feasibility of magnetoencephalography (MEG) for functional neuroimaging of people with chronic breathlessness. Design: Feasibility pilot study. Set... Read More about Magnetoencephalography to investigate central perception of exercise-induced breathlessness in people with chronic lung disease: A feasibility pilot.

Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors? (2015)
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Currow, D. C., Quinn, S., Ekström, M., Kaasa, S., Johnson, M. J., Somogyi, A. A., & Klepstad, P. (2015). Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors?. BMJ open, 5(5), e006818-e006818. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006818

© 2015, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: Opioids modulate the perception of breathlessness with a considerable variation in response, with poor correlation between the required opioid dose and symptom severity. The objective of... Read More about Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors?.

A systematic review of strategies used to increase recruitment of people with cancer or organ failure into clinical trials: Implications for palliative care research (2015)
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Boland, J., Currow, D. C., Wilcock, A., Tieman, J., Hussain, J. A., Pitsillides, C., Abernethy, A. P., & Johnson, M. J. (2015). A systematic review of strategies used to increase recruitment of people with cancer or organ failure into clinical trials: Implications for palliative care research. Journal of pain and symptom management, 49(4), 762-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.09.018

© 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Context The challenges of palliative care clinical trial recruitment are well documented. Objectives The aim of the study was to review tested strategies to improve recruitment to trials of... Read More about A systematic review of strategies used to increase recruitment of people with cancer or organ failure into clinical trials: Implications for palliative care research.

Systematic review of compression following treatment for varicose veins (2015)
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El-Sheikha, J., Carradice, D., Nandhra, S., Leung, C., Smith, G., Campbell, B., & Chetter, I. (2015). Systematic review of compression following treatment for varicose veins. British journal of surgery, 102(7), 719-725. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9788

Background Consensus regarding compression following treatment of varicose veins has yet to be reached. This systematic review aims to establish the optimal compression regimen after venous treatment. Methods A systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase an... Read More about Systematic review of compression following treatment for varicose veins.

Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review (2015)
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Mitchell, E. D., Pickwell-Smith, B., & Macleod, U. (2015). Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review. BMJ open, 5(4), Article e006965. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006965

© 2015, BMJ. All rights reserved. Objective: To identify patient and practitioner factors that influence cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation (EP). Design: Systematic review. Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, EBM Reviews, Science and Soci... Read More about Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review.

A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins (2015)
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Nandhra, S., El-sheikha, J., Carradice, D., Wallace, T., Souroullas, P., Samuel, N., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. C. (2015). A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. Journal of vascular surgery, 61(3), 741-746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.037

Background: This randomized clinical trial compared endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and surgical ligation with attempted stripping in the treatment of small saphenous vein (SSV) insufficiency. The early results demonstrated that EVLA was more likely... Read More about A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins.

The role of primary care in cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation: qualitative synthesis of significant event reports (2015)
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Mitchell, E. D., Rubin, G., Merriman, L., & Macleod, U. (2015). The role of primary care in cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation: qualitative synthesis of significant event reports. The British Journal of Cancer, 112(S1), S50-S56. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.42

Background:
Patients diagnosed with cancer in the context of an emergency presentation (EP) have poorer outcomes. It is often assumed that such patients present to the emergency department without consulting their general practitioner (GP). Little w... Read More about The role of primary care in cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation: qualitative synthesis of significant event reports.

Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review (2015)
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Neal, R. D., Tharmanathan, P., France, B., Din, N. U., Cotton, S., Fallon-Ferguson, J., Hamilton, W., Hendry, A., Hendry, M., Lewis, R., Macleod, U., Mitchell, E. D., Pickett, M., Rai, T., Shaw, K., Stuart, N., Tørring, M. L., Wilkinson, C., Williams, B., Williams, N., & Emery, J. (2015). Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review. The British Journal of Cancer, 112, S92-S107. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.48

© 2015 Cancer Research UK. Background: It is unclear whether more timely cancer diagnosis brings favourable outcomes, with much of the previous evidence, in some cancers, being equivocal. We set out to determine whether there is an association betwee... Read More about Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review.

Compression regimes after endovenous ablation for superficial venous insufficiency – A survey of members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (2015)
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El-Sheikha, J., Nandhra, S., Carradice, D., Acey, C., Smith, G., Campbell, B., & Chetter, I. (2016). Compression regimes after endovenous ablation for superficial venous insufficiency – A survey of members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Phlebology, 31(1), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268355514567732

Introduction: The optimal compression regime following ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose veins is not known. The aim of this study was to document current prac... Read More about Compression regimes after endovenous ablation for superficial venous insufficiency – A survey of members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

The value of telehealth in the early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: A prospective observational study (2015)
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Hamad, G. A., Crooks, M., & Morice, A. H. (2016). The value of telehealth in the early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: A prospective observational study. Health Informatics Journal, 22(2), 406-413. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458214564434

© 2014 The Author(s). We aim to establish the value of telemonitoring in the early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. We followed up patients undergoing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease telemonitoring for 4 months.... Read More about The value of telehealth in the early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: A prospective observational study.