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Impact of Telephone Reminders on Attendance Rate at Paediatric Clinics
(2016-05)Background: Non-attendance in clinics has major economic impact in the national health service. Literature review indicates that main reason for non-attendance is forgetfulness and reminders reduce the non-attendance rate ... -
Impact of the calcium form of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate upon human skeletal muscle protein metabolism.
(2017-10)BACKGROUND & AIMS: β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) is purported as a key nutritional supplement for the preservation of muscle mass in health, disease and as an ergogenic aid in exercise. Of the two available forms of HMB ... -
Impact of the quantity of intradiscal cement leak on the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration.
(2017-09)Introduction We aim to assess the impact of the quantity of intradiscal cement leak during kyphoplasty on the rate of progression of degenerative changes in the affected disc. Methods Of 316 kyphoplasty procedures, we ... -
Impact of the recent recession on self-harm: Longitudinal ecological and patient-level investigation from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England
(2016)Background Economic recessions are associated with increases in suicide rates but there is little information for non-fatal self-harm. Aims To investigate the impact of the recent recession on rates of self-harm in England ... -
The impact of uterine artery embolization on ovarian reserve: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
(2020-01)INTRODUCTION: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) has been gaining increasing popularity as an effective and minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids. However, there has been growing concern over the risk of unintended ... -
The impact of uterine artery embolization on ovarian reserve: a systematic reviewand meta-analysis.
(2019-08)INTRODUCTION: In the recent years, uterine artery embolisation (UAE) has been gaining increasing popularity as an effective and minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids. However, there has been a growing concern ... -
Implementation of a Shoulder Soft Tissue Injury Triage Service in a UK NHS Teaching Hospital Improves Time to Surgery for Acute Rotator Cuff Tears.
(2016-06)Shoulder problems account for 2.4% of GP consultations in the United Kingdom and of those 70% are related to the rotator cuff. Many rotator cuff tears are of a degenerate nature but they can occur as a result of trauma ... -
Implementing clinical guidelines into practice: The Osteoarthritis Self-management and Independent-living Support (OASIS) group-A service evaluation.
(2020-04)INTRODUCTION: Arthritis is a common diagnosis for people presenting to healthcare reporting joint pain and stiffness. It is estimated that around 10 million people in the United Kingdom are thought to have arthritis. ... -
Implementing the undergraduate mini-CEX: a tailored approach at Southampton University
(2009)OBJECTIVES: The mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) is widely used in the UK to assess clinical competence, but there is little evidence regarding its implementation in the undergraduate setting. This study aimed ... -
Implementing workplace-based assessment across the medical specialties in the United Kingdom.
(2008)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the reliability and feasibility of assessing the performance of medical specialist registrars (SpRs) using three methods: the mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX), directly observed procedural ... -
Implications of Introducing New Technology: Comparative Survivorship Modeling of Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements and Contemporary Alternatives in the National Joint Registry
(2018-02)BACKGROUND: New medical technologies are often used widely without adequate supporting data, a practice that can lead to widespread catastrophic failure such as occurred with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements. We ... -
Implications of miscoding urological procedures in an era of financial austerity - 'Every Penny Counts'
(2015-06)The study aimed to find out any inaccuracy in coding of elective urology procedures and associated financial implications. Retrospective audit and re-audit. Introduction of payment by results was introduced in the NHS ... -
Improving clinical documentation: introduction of electronic health records in paediatrics
(2021-02)Medical records are crucial facet of a patient's journey. These provide the clinician with a permanent record of the patient's illness and ongoing medical care, thus enabling informed clinical decisions. In many hospitals, ... -
Improving Clinical Prediction Rules In Acute Kidney Injury With The Use of Biomarkers of Cell Cycle Arrest: A Pilot Study.
(2018-06)INTRODUCTION: Early recognition of patients developing acute kidney injury is of considerable interest, we report the first use of a combination of a clinical prediction rule with a biomarker in emergent adult medical ... -
Improving confidence in completing ReSPECT forms
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Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support.
(2020-06)Family history of breast cancer is a key risk factor, accounting for up to 10% of cancers. We evaluated the proactive assessment of familial breast cancer (FBC) risk in primary care. Eligible women (30 to 60 years) were ...
