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Fifteen minute consultation: When can I use a medical app? (2020)
Journal Article

Advances in mobile device technology and internet connectivity have created powerful new mobile health (mHealth) and telemedicine capabilities. The guidelines regarding mHealth use in the clinical environment can be conflicting, which has resulted in... Read More about Fifteen minute consultation: When can I use a medical app?.

Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET: A cross-sectional survey study (2020)
Journal Article

Background Refugee children and young people have complex healthcare needs. However, issues related to acute healthcare provision for refugee children across Europe remain unexplored. This study aimed to describe the urgent and emergency healthcare n... Read More about Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET: A cross-sectional survey study.

Early conscious prone positioning in patients with COVID-19 receiving continuous positive airway pressure: A retrospective analysis (2020)
Journal Article

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has challenged the management of hypoxaemic respiratory failure and strained intensive care unit resources. While prone positioning (PP) is an established therapy in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respirat... Read More about Early conscious prone positioning in patients with COVID-19 receiving continuous positive airway pressure: A retrospective analysis.

Beliefs, motives and gains associated with physical activity in people with osteoarthritis (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives Osteoarthritis (OA) affects approximately 8.75 million people in the United Kingdom. Physical activity is recommended as a core treatment, yet 44% of people with OA are inactive. Motivation and self‐efficacy for exercise are considered to... Read More about Beliefs, motives and gains associated with physical activity in people with osteoarthritis.

Prescribing in a paediatric emergency: A PERUKI survey of prescribing and resuscitation aids (2020)
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Aim: The aim was to investigate the use of paper-based and electronic prescribing and resuscitation aids in paediatric emergency care from a departmental and individual physician perspective. Methods: A two-stage web-based self-report questionnaire w... Read More about Prescribing in a paediatric emergency: A PERUKI survey of prescribing and resuscitation aids.

Improving health outcomes in complex regional pain syndrome to inform chronic pain practice (2020)
Thesis

The research presented in this thesis focuses on improving health outcomes in the field of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) to inform chronic pain practice. Eight publications are presented, each accompanied by a critical commentary to evidence... Read More about Improving health outcomes in complex regional pain syndrome to inform chronic pain practice.

Seven-step framework to enhance practitioner explanations and parental understandings of research without prior consent in paediatric emergency and critical care trials (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Alternatives to prospective informed consent enable the conduct of paediatric emergency and critical care trials. Research without prior consent (RWPC) involves practitioners approaching parents after an intervention has been given and se... Read More about Seven-step framework to enhance practitioner explanations and parental understandings of research without prior consent in paediatric emergency and critical care trials.

Airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest in adults: UK national survey and interview study with anaesthetic and intensive care trainees (2020)
Journal Article

Background: The optimal airway management strategy for in-hospital cardiac arrest is unknown. Methods: An online survey and telephone interviews with anaesthetic and intensive care trainee doctors identified by the United Kingdom Research and Audit F... Read More about Airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest in adults: UK national survey and interview study with anaesthetic and intensive care trainees.

Risk of traumatic intracranial haemorrhage in children with bleeding disorders (2020)
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Objective: To assess computerized tomography (CT) use and the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in children with bleeding disorders following a head trauma Design: Multicentre prospective observational study Setting: 10 paediatric emergency de... Read More about Risk of traumatic intracranial haemorrhage in children with bleeding disorders.

COVID-19 emergency response assessment study: a prospective longitudinal survey of frontline doctors in the UK and Ireland: study protocol (2020)
Journal Article

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is putting an unprecedented strain on healthcare systems globally. The psychological impact on frontline doctors of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is currently unknown. This longitudinal professional survey aim... Read More about COVID-19 emergency response assessment study: a prospective longitudinal survey of frontline doctors in the UK and Ireland: study protocol.

The role of non-medical therapeutic approaches in the rehabilitation of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2020)
Journal Article

Purpose of the review: Non-medical therapeutic approaches are fundamental to the management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) in order to promote the best outcome for patients. This review focuses on three key approaches underpinning CRPS reha... Read More about The role of non-medical therapeutic approaches in the rehabilitation of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

The demographics and traumatic causes of spinal cord injury in Nepal: An observational study (2020)
Journal Article

Introduction: There has been little systematic study of the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Nepal, South-East Asia, and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in general. One third of the global morbidity and mortality due to... Read More about The demographics and traumatic causes of spinal cord injury in Nepal: An observational study.

An evaluation of the impact of advanced nurse practitioner triage and clinical intervention for medically expected patients referred to an acute National Health Service hospital (2020)
Journal Article

Aims and objectives: To evaluate the impact of advanced nurse practitioner triage on the management of medically expected patients referred to an acute National Health Service hospital. The objectives of the study were to determine whether advanced n... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of advanced nurse practitioner triage and clinical intervention for medically expected patients referred to an acute National Health Service hospital.

Patient activation in inflammatory arthritis (2020)
Thesis

Patient activation covers the skills, abilities and behaviour that contribute to how able and willing someone is to take an active role in managing their health. Patient activation is currently often assessed using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM... Read More about Patient activation in inflammatory arthritis.

International practice patterns of antibiotic therapy and laboratory testing in bronchiolitis (2020)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: International patterns of antibiotic use and laboratory testing in bronchiolitis in emergency departments are unknown. Our objective is to evaluate variation in the use of antibiotics and nonindicated tests in infants with... Read More about International practice patterns of antibiotic therapy and laboratory testing in bronchiolitis.

Approaches to reviewing the literature in grounded theory: A framework (2020)
Journal Article

Background There is considerable debate about how to review the literature in grounded theory research. Notably, grounded theory typically discourages reviewing the literature before data is collected and analysed, so that researchers do not form p... Read More about Approaches to reviewing the literature in grounded theory: A framework.

Improving immunization uptake rates among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: a qualitative study of the views of service providers (2020)
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BACKGROUND: Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are at risk of low uptake of routine immunizations. Interventions to improve uptake in these communities are seldom evaluated. As part of a qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators to immunization... Read More about Improving immunization uptake rates among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: a qualitative study of the views of service providers.

Thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate versus transurethral resection of the prostate for men with lower urinary tract symptoms or urinary retention (UNBLOCS): A randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the standard operation for benign prostatic obstruction. Thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate (ThuVARP) is a technique with suggested advantages over TURP, including r... Read More about Thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate versus transurethral resection of the prostate for men with lower urinary tract symptoms or urinary retention (UNBLOCS): A randomised controlled trial.

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the early diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease in children (2020)
Journal Article

Background Rapid molecular diagnostic testing has the potential to improve the early recognition of meningococcal disease (MD). The aim of this study was to report on the diagnostic test accuracy of point-of-care loop-mediated isothermal amplificatio... Read More about Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the early diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease in children.

Economic burden of road traffic injuries in Nepal (2020)
Journal Article

The evidence of the economic burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in Nepal is limited. The most recent study, conducted in 2008, is now considered outdated because there has been a rapid increase in vehicle numbers and extensive road building over... Read More about Economic burden of road traffic injuries in Nepal.