• The role of near-patient coeliac serology testing in the follow-up of patients with coeliac disease. 

  George, Domonic; Perry, Ian; Robinson, Kathryn; Brookes, Matthew; Green, Marie; Lovatt, T; Rattenhalli, D (BMJ Journals, BMJ Journals, 2014-01-01)

  Objective This pilot study was undertaken to assess the validity and effectiveness of near-patient coeliac immunological testing, compared to standard laboratory immunological techniques, used in the context of dietician-led ...

• Decompensated cirrhosis: targeted training of acute medical teams to improve quality of care in first 24 hours. 

  Tan, Maria; Adjetey, Andrea; Wee, Catalina; Perry, Ian; Corbett, Chris; Olajide, Azeez; Yamamoto, Aaron; Owen, James; Mumtaz, Saqib (British Journal of Nursing, MA Healthcare, 2022-11-24)

  Background: A quality improvement project in a secondary care centre was initiated to investigate and evaluate the impact of staff education and the use of the British Society of Gastroenterology/British Association for ...

• Acalabrutinib versus investigator's choice in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: final ASCEND trial results. 

  Jacob, Abraham (HemaSphere, Wolters Kluwer., 2022-11-14)

  Acalabrutinib is a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). ASCEND is the pivotal phase 3 study of acalabrutinib versus investigator's choice of idelalisib plus rituximab ...

• Head and neck cancer patients' experiences of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: a Q-methodology study. 

  Merrick, Susan; Farrell, D (European Journal of Cancer Care, Wiley., 2012-07-01)

  Head and neck cancer patients are at high risk of malnutrition and its complications and therefore often undergo non-oral nasogastric or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) nutrition support. However, there is little ...

• Aspirin in type 2 diabetes, a randomised controlled study: effect of different doses on inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance and endothelial function. 

  Raghavan, R P; Laight, D W; Cummings, M H (International Journal of Clinical Practice, Wiley Online, 2014-02-01)

  Objectives The effect of aspirin upon platelet function is well documented although experimental studies suggest that aspirin may also affect oxidative stress, vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and dysglycaemia. ...

• Thyroid autoantibodies. 

  Dwivedi, Shivangi Nikhil; Kalaria, Tejas; Buch, Harit (Journal of Clinical Pathology, BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-10-21)

  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor antibody (TSH-R-Ab or TRAb) testing plays a pivotal role in arriving at the aetiological diagnosis in patients with thyrotoxicosis. A positive test establishes the diagnosis of ...

• Improving seizure detection and analysis at home Using Nelli® AI technology - a service evaluation. 

  Tittensor, Phil; Collins, Stephanie; Manfredonia, Francesco (International League Against Epilepsy, 2022-10-12)

  Neuro Event Labs(NEL) is a global health technology company. Its product, Nelli®, provides a digital home monitoring service for seizures detection combining artificial intelligence and human expertise. Nelli® is a non-EEG, ...

• In practice: case-based panel discussion. 

  Tittensor, Phil (Angelini Pharma UK-I, 2022-11-04)

  Discussions on case studies and implementation of UK guidelines to support patient care.

• Session 3: The complexity of the services. 

  Tittensor, Phil (Bialepilepsy, 2022-11-24)

  Case study relating to the complexity of providing services to individuals with intellectual disability and epilepsy.

• Implementing epilepsy guidelines in the UK – the key roles of nurses. 

  Tittensor, Phil (Angelini Pharma UK-I, 2022-11-04)

  Discusses the aspirations and challenges of the NICE epilepsy guidelines.

• Acalabrutinib versus investigator's choice in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: final ASCEND trial results. 

  Jacob, Abraham (Hemasphere, Wolters Kluwer, 2022-11-14)

  Acalabrutinib is a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). ASCEND is the pivotal phase 3 study of acalabrutinib versus investigator's choice of idelalisib plus rituximab ...

• Lesson of the month (2): all that glitters is not stroke. 

  Saggu, Jaspreet; Young, Frances (Clinical Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, 2014-04-01)

  A 62-year-old man was admitted via the emergency department having been found unresponsive with clenched teeth and open eyes. His family reported deterioration in speech over the previous 7 days that had worsened in the ...

• Efficacy and complications of intravesical BCG in immunocompromised patients. 

  Hanna, Luke; Ubee, Sarvpreet; Boddy, Jane; Cooke, Peter (BJU International, Wiley Online, 2014-04-01)

  No abstract available.

• Spirometric and gas transfer discordance in a α1 -antitrypsin deficiency. patient characteristics and progression. 

  Ward, Helen (Chest Journal, American College of Chest Physicians, 2014-06-01)

  Background Phenotypic differences in physiologic, radiologic, and clinical characteristics are increasingly recognized in COPD. The factors associated with α1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) physiologic phenotypes and how ...

• Metachronous colorectal cancer: a competing risks analysis with consideration for a stratified approach to surveillance colonoscopy. 

  Battersby, Nicholas; Coupland, Alex; Bouliotis, George; Mirza, Nazzia; Williams, Graham (Journal of Surgical Oncology, Wiley Online, 2014-04-01)

  Background The incidence of metachronous cancer will become an important clinical consideration as the life expectancy of the population increases and as rates of curative resection improve. Objective To assess the ...

• A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural group approach to improve patient adherence to peritoneal dialysis fluid restrictions: a pilot study. 

  Forshaw, Mark; Hare, Jennifer; Clark-Carter, David (Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Oxford University Press, 2014-03-01)

  Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) requires patients to take an active role in their adherence to fluid restrictions. Although fluid non-adherence had been identified among this patient group, no specific interventions ...

• ERCP in cholangitis. 

  Menon, Shyam (Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Elsevier., 2014-02-01)

  Navaneethan et al1 present elegant data examining the variables associated with 30-day readmission in patients undergoing ERCP for cholangitis. However, the methodology used for their statistical analysis deserves critique ...

• Pulmonary sarcoidosis: diagnostic and treatment update. 

  Mann, Jonathan; Fahim, Ahmed (Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine., Taylor & Francis Online., 2014-05-16)

  Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of uncertain etiology, characterized by non-caseating granuloma formation in the affected organs. Significant progress has been made in the understanding of the immunopathological ...

• Venous thromboembolism following discharge from hospital in patients admitted for inflammatory bowel diseases - authors reply. 

  Harvey, Philip (Journal of Crohns and Coltis, Oxford Academic, 2022-10-22)

  No abstract available.

• Guillain-Barré syndrome in Arab countries: a systematic review. 

  Benamer, Hani (Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Elsevier., 2014-08-15)

  Systematic review of the frequency and clinical pattern of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) in Arab countries was initiated by a keyword search of PubMed, Medline and Embase and examination of references in all relevant papers. ...

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