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Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung.
(2020-04)
Background: The finding of unexpandable lung (UL) at an early timepoint is of increasing importance in guiding treatment decisions in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Pleural manometry is the most common ...
Total versus partial knee replacement in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: the TOPKAT RCT
(2020-04)
Background: Late-stage medial compartment knee osteoarthritis can be treated using total knee replacement or partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement. There is high variation in treatment choice and insufficient evidence ...
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 ...
Shared genetic etiology of obesity-related traits and Barrett's esophagus/adenocarcinoma: Insights from genome-wide association studies.
(2020-02)
Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) and its precursor Barrett's esophagus (BE). Research suggests that individuals with high genetic risk to obesity have a higher BE/EA risk. To ...
Experiences of using vedolizumab in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in the East Midlands UK - a retrospective observational study.
(2020-07-11)
Purpose: Clinical trials have demonstrated efficacy of vedolizumab in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Further real-world data is needed to inform clinical practice. The primary outcome was to assess ...
Clinically important associations of pleurodesis success in malignant pleural effusion: Analysis of the TIME1 data set.
(2020-07)
Background and Objective: Chemical pleurodesis is performed for patients with MPE with a published success rate of around 80%. It has been postulated that inflammation is key in achieving successful pleural symphysis, as ...
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 ...
Outcome of Hospitalization for COVID-19 in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease: An International Multicenter Study.
(2020-10)
Rationale: The impact of COVID-19 on patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) has not been established.
Objectives: To assess outcomes in patients with ILD hospitalized for COVID-19 versus those without ILD in a ...
Faecal immunochemical test is superior to symptoms in predicting pathology in patients with suspected colorectal cancer symptoms referred on a 2WW pathway: a diagnostic accuracy study
(2020-10)
Objective: To assess whether a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) could be used to select patients with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms for urgent investigation.
Design: Multicentre, double-blinded diagnostic ...