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Updated framework on quality and safety in emergency medicine (2020)
Journal Article
Hansen, K., Boyle, A., Holroyd, B., Phillips, G., Benger, J., Chartier, L. B., …Truesdale, M. (2020). Updated framework on quality and safety in emergency medicine. Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(7), 437-442. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-209290

Objectives Quality and safety of emergency care is critical. Patients rely on emergency medicine (EM) for accessible, timely and high-quality care in addition to providing a ‘safety-net’ function. Demand is increasing, creating resource challenges in... Read More about Updated framework on quality and safety in emergency medicine.

Limit of detection of troponin discharge strategy versus usual care: Randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Carlton, E. W., Ingram, J., Taylor, H., Glynn, J., Kandiyali, R., Campbell, S., …Benger, J. R. (2020). Limit of detection of troponin discharge strategy versus usual care: Randomised controlled trial. Heart, 106(20), 1586-1594. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-316692

Introduction The clinical effectiveness of a a € rule-out' acute coronary syndrome (ACS) strategy for emergency department patients with chest pain, incorporating a single undetectable high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) taken at presentation,... Read More about Limit of detection of troponin discharge strategy versus usual care: Randomised controlled trial.

Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of Lycra sleeve for management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke (2020)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., Jones, R., Easton, C., Grrenwood, R., & Turton, A. (2020). Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of Lycra sleeve for management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520902499

Background: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common secondary complication reported in up to 81% of people with stroke. The aims of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a fully powered randomized controlled trial of the Lycra... Read More about Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of Lycra sleeve for management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local residents in Liaoning Province, China: A cross-sectional study (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., & Ma, Z. F. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local residents in Liaoning Province, China: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 2381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072381

Our study aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local Chinese residents aged ≥18 years in Liaoning Province, mainland China. An online survey was distributed through a social med... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local residents in Liaoning Province, China: A cross-sectional study.

Observational cost-effectiveness analysis using routine data: Admission and discharge care bundles for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Journal Article
Dixon, P., Hollingworth, W., Benger, J., Calvert, J., Chalder, M., King, A., …Purdy, S. (2020). Observational cost-effectiveness analysis using routine data: Admission and discharge care bundles for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PharmacoEconomics - Open, 4(4), 657-667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-020-00207-w

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent respiratory disease, and accounts for a substantial proportion of unplanned hospital admissions. Care bundles for COPD are a set of standardised, evidence-based interventions tha... Read More about Observational cost-effectiveness analysis using routine data: Admission and discharge care bundles for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.