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Prospective validation of the RAPID clinical risk prediction score in adult patients with pleural infection: the PILOT study.
(2020-07)Background: Over 30% of adult patients with pleural infection either die and/or require surgery. There is no robust means of predicting at baseline presentation which patients will suffer a poor clinical outcome. A validated ... -
Prospective validation of the RAPID clinical risk prediction score in adult patients with pleural infection: the PILOT study.
(2020-07)BACKGROUND: Over 30% of adult patients with pleural infection either die and/or require surgery. There is no robust means of predicting at baseline presentation which patients will suffer a poor clinical outcome. A validated ... -
Protocol for a feasibility study of a self-help cognitive behavioural therapy resource for the reduction of dental anxiety in young people.
(2016-03)BACKGROUND: Childhood dental anxiety is very common, with 10-20 % of children and young people reporting high levels of dental anxiety. It is distressing and has a negative impact on the quality of life of young people and ... -
Protocol of a single group prospective observational study on the diagnostic value of 3T susceptibility weighted MRI of nigrosome-1 in patients with parkinsonian symptoms: the N3iPD study (nigrosomal iron imaging in Parkinson's disease).
(2017-12)INTRODUCTION: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder in the elderly and is characterised clinically by bradykinesia, tremor and rigidity. Diagnosing Parkinson's can be difficult especially in the ... -
Providing safe and effective pleural medicine services in the UK: an aspirational statement from UK pleural physicians.
(2018-08)Physicians face considerable challenges in ensuring safe and effective care for patients admitted to hospital with pleural disease. While subspecialty development has driven up standards of care, this has been tempered by ... -
Proximal humerus deformity, in a four-limb amputee following meningococcal septicaemia.
(2018-10)We present a challenging case of proximal humerus varus deformity in a four-limb amputee, caused by growth arrest from meningococcal septicaemia. The deformity resulted in a loss of function for our patient with inhibition ... -
Pseudoaneurysm of the Anterior Tibial Artery following Tibio-Talar-Calcaneum Fusion with a Retrograde Nail: A Rare Case and Literature Review.
(2013-07)This study reports the case of an 87-year-old woman who presented with a nonresolving haematoma 13 weeks following tibiotalar arthrodesis surgery on her right ankle using a retrograde nail. This was revealed by angiography ... -
Psychiatric disorders: The psychiatrist's contribution to sport
(2016)Athletes experience a range of mental health problems with at least an equivalent prevalence to the general population. This chapter explores the psychiatrist's role in sport, along a pathway of mental healthcare from ... -
Psychiatrists' access to electronic laboratory results
(2013)Aims and method A completed audit cycle, consisting of email surveys of all psychiatrists and a review of acute trust information technology registers was undertaken in Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, to assess ... -
Psychiatry and the geriatric syndromes: Creating constructive interfaces
(2017)Integrating mental and physical healthcare is difficult to achieve because of professional and organisational barriers. Psychiatrists recognise the problems resulting from fragmentation of services and want continuity of ... -
Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer: updated analysis of 93 randomized patients - control survival is much better than previously assumed.
(2020-05)Aim: Lung metastases from colorectal cancer are resected in selected patients in the belief that this confers a significant survival advantage. It is generally assumed that the 5-year survival of these patients would be ... -
Quality assurance and its impact on ovarian visualization rates in the multicenter United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS).
(2016-02)OBJECTIVE: To describe the quality assurance (QA) processes and their impact on visualization of postmenopausal ovaries in the ultrasound arm of a multicentre screening trial for ovarian cancer. METHODS: In the United ... -
Quality of clinical photographs taken by orthodontists, professional photographers, and orthodontic auxiliaries
(2009)INTRODUCTION: A survey of the members of the Angle Society of Europe showed that 60% of orthodontists took their own clinical photographs, 35% assigned the task to an auxiliary, and 5% hired professional clinical photographers. ... -
Quantification of Lung PET Images: Challenges and Opportunities.
(2017-01)Millions of people are affected by respiratory diseases, leading to a significant health burden globally. Due to the current insufficient knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that lead to the development and progression ... -
Quantifying factors influencing operating theater teaching, participation, and learning opportunities for medical students in surgery.
(2013-07)AIMS: Operating room experience offers a unique learning resource, potentially exposing medical students to surgical disease and treatments, use of anesthesia, basic science, team working, and communication skills. However, ... -
Quantitative analysis of qualitative information from interviews: A systematic literature review
(2014-04)Background: A systematic literature review was conducted on mixed methods area. Objectives: The overall aim was to explore how qualitative information from interviews has been analyzed using quantitative methods. Methods: ... -
Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(2019-09)Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of sensitisation, to predict outcomes in chronic ... -
Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(2012-10-20)Summary: Objective: To systematically review the use of Quantitative sensory testing (QST) in pain characterisation (phenotyping) in Osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Six bibliographic databases (Medline, Embase, Amed, Cinahl, ... -
Quick and simple; psoas density measurement is an independent predictor of anastomotic leak and other complications after colorectal resection.
(2019-02)BACKGROUND: Radiologically defined sarcopenia has been shown to predict negative outcomes after cancer surgery, however radiological assessment of sarcopenia often requires additional software and standardisation against ...
