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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. -
Older patients with proximal femur fractures and SARS-CoV-2 infection - an observational study.
(SICOT-J, EDP Sciences, 2021-02-17)Background: Older patients are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection and associated mortality. There are limited data evaluating the outcome of older patients with hip fractures treated during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... -
Risk of COVID-19 hospital admission and COVID-19 mortality during the first COVID-19 wave with a special emphasis on ethnic minorities: an observational study of a single, deprived, multiethnic UK health economy
(BMJ Open, BMJ Journals, 2021-02-17)Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe variations in COVID-19 outcomes in relation to local risks within a well-defined but diverse single-city area. Design: Observational study of COVID-19 outcomes ... -
Prevention of COVID-19 in patients with IBD.
(Lancet: Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Elsevier, 2020-05-20)No abstract available. -
Assessment, endoscopy, and treatment in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (PROTECT-ASUC): a multicentre, observational, case-control study.
(Lancet: Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Elsevier, 2021-01-02)Background: There is a paucity of evidence to support safe and effective management of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to identify alterations to established conventional ... -
Persisting adverse ventricular remodeling in COVID-19 survivors: a longitudinal echocardiographic study.
(Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Elsevier, 2021-02-01)Abnormalities in cardiac structure and function are common in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who have evidence of myocardial injury based on elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (HScTn). Studies ... -
Managing patients using telerheumatology: lessons from a pandemic.
(Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, Elsevier, 2021-03-01)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented unique challenges to rheumatology provision. Measures to control the pandemic have limited face-to-face contact with rheumatology healthcare professionals. One ... -
Direct prepectoral implant-based reconstruction in the COVID era.
(Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-01-01)No abstract available. -
Personal protective equipment for endoscopy in low-resource settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance from the World Gastroenterology Organisation.
(Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Wolters Kluwer, 2020-09-08)Performance of endoscopic procedures is associated with a risk of infection from COVID-19. This risk can be reduced by the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). However, shortage of PPE has emerged as an important ... -
Major urological cancer surgery for patients is safe and surgical training should be encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentre analysis of 30-day outcomes.
(European Urology Open Science, Elsevier, 2021-03-01)COVID-19 has resulted in the deferral of major surgery for genitourinary (GU) cancers with the exception of cancers with high risk of progression. We report outcomes for major GU cancer operations, namely radical prostatectomy ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatology practice in the UK-a pan-regional rheumatology survey.
(Clinical Rheumatology, Springer, 2021-02-09)The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare services and rheumatology staff were redeployed to the frontline. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of rheumatology ...
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