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The emergence of telehealth in orthotic services across the United Kingdom
(The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2021-06-08)The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on orthotic service provision in the UK; with face to face appointments largely reserved for urgent patients and in-patients, and services going through stages of re-opening ... -
A safe approach to percutaneous tcheostomy for COVID-19 patients in intensive care.
(Cureus, Cureus Inc., 2021-04-24)The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has placed a burden on critical care facilities worldwide. Patients who remain critically unwell with COVID-19 require prolonged periods of ventilation, and the burden of both ... -
COVID-19 vaccination advice via SMS-based video to improve vaccination uncertainty in at-risk groups.
(Lancet Rheumatology, Elsevier, 2021-06-01)To our knowledge, this is the first published intervention using a targeted COVID-19 vaccine education video and the first to be delivered to patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Our findings echo those of others ... -
National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) to identify inpatient COVID-19 deterioration: the importance of pO2:FiO2 ratio.
(Clinical Medicine Journal, Royal College of Physicians, 2021-05-17)No abstract available. -
The Volunteers in Research programme: supporting COVID-19 research and improving medical training in parallel.
(Clinical Medicine Journal, Royal College of Physicians, 2021-05-17)COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on society, global healthcare and daily life. The redeployment of research staff to patient-facing roles in the NHS left a depleted workforce to deliver critical urgent public health ... -
An novel low-cost safety adjunct to flexible nasendoscopy during the coronavirus pandemic: the personal protective endoscopy mask.
(Surgical Innovation, Sage Journals, 2021-04-27)No abstract available. -
Surgical versus conservative management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-centre retrospective study.
(Cureus, Cureus Inc., 2021-03-24)Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a change to normal surgical practice in the United Kingdom and led to an increase in acute appendicitis (AA) patients being treated conservatively with antibiotics. We aim to ... -
The perceived global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctors' medical and surgical training: an international survey.
(International Journal of Clinical Practice, Wiley Online, 2021-05-01)Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant burden on healthcare systems causing disruption to medical and surgical training of doctors globally. Aims and objectives: This is the first international ... -
Pharmacy outpatient medicine collection point.
(The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2020-05-14)Within days of the first COVID-19 lockdown the Pharmacy Department had created an outpatient medicine collection point for the remote collection and delivery of medicines to vulnerable patients with long term conditions. ... -
The UPTAKE study: implications for the future of COVID-19 vaccination trial recruitment in UK and beyond
(Trials, Springer Nature, 2021-04-21)Background: Developing a safe and effective vaccine will be the principal way of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. However, current COVID-19 vaccination trials are not adequately representing a diverse participant population ... -
Resuming endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: ESGE, WEO and WGO Joint Cascade Guideline for Resource Limited Settings.
(Endoscopy International Open, Thieme Verlag KG, 2021-04-01)The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced endoscopy units to stop or markedly reduce all elective endoscopic procedures and has consequently contracted endoscopic capacity throughout the world, with growing concern for a ... -
Correction: Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study.
(British Journal of Cancer, Springer Nature, 2021-04-12)The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. Due to a typesetting error one of the corresponding authors was omitted. Both, Rajiv V. Dave and Cliona C. Kirwan are corresponding authors of this ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on gynaecological oncology; a global perspective.
(Heliyon, Elsevier, 2021-04-01)The coronavirus pandemic caused global devastation with over 2 million deaths and put unprecedented pressure on health care facilities world-wide. The response to the pandemic differed globally as countries faced different ... -
Impact of the coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the provision of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) antenatal care and outcomes of pregnancies in women with IBD.
(BMJ Open Gastroenterology, BMJ Publishing Group, 2021-03-22)Background: The impact of COVID-19 on pregnant inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is currently unknown. Reconfiguration of services during the pandemic may negatively affect medical and obstetric care. We aimed to ... -
Detectable respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RNA is associated with low vitamin D levels and high social deprivation.
(International Journal of Clinical Practice, Wiley Online, 2021-04-02)Background: Accumulating evidence links COVID-19 incidence and outcomes with vitamin D status. We investigated if an interaction existed between vitamin D levels and social deprivation in those with and without COVID-19 ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on rheumatology patients in a large UK centre using an innovative data collection technique: prevalence and effect of social shielding.
(Rheumatology International, Springer Nature, 2021-04-01)Objectives: We sought to gain insight into the prevalence of COVID-19 and the impact stringent social distancing (shielding) has had on a large cohort of rheumatology (RD) follow-up patients from a single large UK ... -
Cardiac surgery outcome during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective review of the early experience in nine UK centres.
(Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Springer Nature, 2021-03-22)Background: Early studies conclude patients with Covid-19 have a high risk of death, but no studies specifically explore cardiac surgery outcome. We investigate UK cardiac surgery outcomes during the early phase of the ... -
Collaborative Overview of coronaVIrus impact on ORTHopaedic training in the UK (COVI - ORTH UK).
(The Surgeon, Elsevier, 2021-03-10)Introduction: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on the 11th of March 2020 with the NHS deferring all non-urgent activity from the 15th of April 2020. The aim of our study was to assess the ... -
Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study.
(British Journal of Cancer, Springer Nature, 2021-03-25)Background: The B-MaP-C study aimed to determine alterations to breast cancer (BC) management during the peak transmission period of the UK COVID-19 pandemic and the potential impact of these treatment decisions. Methods: ... -
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on IBD management.
(Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elsevier, 2021-02-09)No abstract available.
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