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Assessing trainees in the workplace: results of a pilot study
(2011)This paper outlines the development and evaluation of the utility of workplace-based assessments in higher medical training: case-based discussion (CbD); the acute care assessment tool (ACAT); audit assessment; teaching ... -
Assessment of activity and outcome from a one-stop clinic for men with suspected prostate cancer: Five years’ experience
(2016-01)Objective:We have set up a weekly one stop prostate specific antigen (PSA) clinic to evaluate men with suspected prostate cancer (CaP) and report our five years of experience. Methods: Patients with an elevated PSA result, ... -
Assessment of Circulating Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Women Using Hormonal Contraception: A Systematic Review.
(2019-07)Background: The status of ovarian reserve markers during hormonal contraception (HC) remains uncertain with conflicting literature data. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of HC on circulating anti-Müllerian ... -
Assessment of proteinuria in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3: albuminuria and non-albumin proteinuria.
(2014-05)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Proteinuria assessment is key in investigating chronic kidney disease (CKD) but uncertainty exists regarding optimal methods. Albuminuria, reflecting glomerular damage, is usually measured, but ... -
Assessment of scapholunate instability and review of evidence for management in the absence of arthritis.
(2013-09)Scapholunate ligament tear is a common wrist injury and may lead to degenerative arthritis of the wrist in the long term. We review the assessment and classification of scapholunate instability and discuss the findings ... -
Assessment of the appropriateness of naloxone administration to patients receiving long-term opioid therapy
(2016)BACKGROUND: The most dangerous adverse effect of opioids is respiratory depression. Naloxone is used to reverse this, although in patients receiving long-term opioid therapy it can cause acute opioid withdrawal and ... -
An assessment of ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) using the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ).
(2013-10)Aims: The effectiveness of ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in varicose vein treatment is unknown. We evaluated this using the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire ... -
The association between hepatocellular carcinoma and direct-acting anti-viral treatment in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
(2019-07)BACKGROUND: Direct-acting anti-viral therapy (DAA) has transformed hepatitis C virus (HCV) care, particularly in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. However, their impact on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. ... -
Association between rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, progression of functional limitation and long-term risk of orthopaedic surgery: Combined analysis of two prospective cohorts supports EULAR treat to target DAS thresholds.
(2016-12)bjectives: To examine the association between disease activity in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), functional limitation and long-term orthopaedic episodes. Methods: Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) disability scores ... -
Association between surgeon special interest and mortality after emergency laparotomy.
(2019-04)BACKGROUND: Approximately 30 000 emergency laparotomies are performed each year in England and Wales. Patients with pathology of the gastrointestinal tract requiring emergency laparotomy are managed by general surgeons ... -
Association of FTO and near MC4R variants with obesity measures in urban and rural dwelling Sri Lankans
(2016-09)Objectives: To investigate the association between the fat mass and obesity related (FTO) gene rs9939609 and near melanocortin-4-receptor (MC4R) gene rs17782313 polymorphisms with obesity measures and metabolic parameters ... -
The Association of Nutritional Factors and Skin Autofluorescence in Persons Receiving Hemodialysis.
(2018-10)OBJECTIVE: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are uremic toxins that result from hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, and systemic inflammation. AGEs are also formed in food during cooking. On the other hand, malnutrition ... -
Association of quality of paediatric epilepsy care with mortality and unplanned hospital admissions among children and young people with epilepsy in England: a national longitudinal data linkage study.
(2019-09)Background: Concerns have been raised about variation in care quality and outcomes among children and young people with epilepsies in England. We aimed to investigate the association between quality of paediatric care, ... -
The Association of Serum Free Light Chains With Mortality and Progression to End-Stage Renal Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis.
(2017-11)OBJECTIVE: To clarify the associations between polyclonal serum free light chain (sFLC) levels and adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by conducting a systematic review and individual patient ... -
The association of skin autofluorescence with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in persons with chronic kidney disease stage 3: A prospective cohort study.
(2020-07)BACKGROUND: Tissue advanced glycation end product (AGE) accumulation has been proposed as a marker of cumulative metabolic stress that can be assessed noninvasively by measurement of skin autofluorescence (SAF). In persons ... -
Association of the leptin receptor Q223R (rs1137101) polymorphism with obesity measures in Sri Lankans.
(2020-01-16)Objective: The role of genetic factors in the development of obesity is largely unreported in Sri Lankans. The Q223R (rs1137101) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the leptin receptor (LEPR) gene has been associated ... -
Associations of fibroblast growth factor 23, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone with 5-year outcomes in a prospective primary care cohort of people with chronic kidney disease stage 3.
(2017-08)OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D deficiency, elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) have each been associated with increased mortality in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Previous ... -
Associations of symptomatic knee Osteoarthritis with histopathologic features in subchondral bone.
(2019-01-21)OBJECTIVES: Subchondral bone and the osteochondral junction are thought to contribute to osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. We aimed to identify osteochondral pathologies specifically associated with symptomatic human knee OA. ... -
Asymptomatic non-union of capitate 14 years postfracture
(2013-06)We report the unusual complication of non-union 14 years following a capitate fracture in a right-hand dominant man. Our patient fell and sustained an injury to his left wrist 14 years ago. At that time he had a swollen ...
