Abdullah Pandor
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View article: Prevalence and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonisation among healthy individuals in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Prevalence and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonisation among healthy individuals in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
While the prevalence of asymptomatic S. aureus colonisation in LMIC mirrors that found in high-income countries, there was a higher prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and other virulence factors. Variability in study methods and sparsi…
View article: Diagnostic strategies for suspected acute aortic syndrome: systematic review, meta-analysis, decision-analytic modelling and value of information analysis
Diagnostic strategies for suspected acute aortic syndrome: systematic review, meta-analysis, decision-analytic modelling and value of information analysis Open
Background Acute aortic syndrome is a life-threatening condition that requires urgent diagnosis with computed tomographic angiography. Diagnostic technologies, including clinical scores and biomarkers, can be used to select patients presen…
View article: Diagnostic accuracy of alternative biomarkers for acute aortic syndrome: a systematic review
Diagnostic accuracy of alternative biomarkers for acute aortic syndrome: a systematic review Open
Background D-dimer is the only biomarker currently recommended in guidelines for the diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome (AAS). We undertook a systematic review to determine whether any alternative biomarkers could be useful in AAS diagnosi…
View article: Diagnostic accuracy of the aortic dissection detection risk score alone or with D-dimer for acute aortic syndromes: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Diagnostic accuracy of the aortic dissection detection risk score alone or with D-dimer for acute aortic syndromes: Systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the aortic dissection detection risk score (ADD-RS) used alone or in combination with D-dimer for detecting acute aortic syndrome (AAS) in patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of AA…
View article: Diagnostic Accuracy of D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Diagnostic Accuracy of D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
D-dimer concentration has high sensitivity (96.5%) and moderate specificity (56.2%) for acute aortic syndrome, with some uncertainty around estimates due to risk of bias and heterogeneity. Previous meta-analysis reporting higher specificit…
View article: Cervical spine immobilisation following blunt trauma in pre-hospital and emergency care: A systematic review
Cervical spine immobilisation following blunt trauma in pre-hospital and emergency care: A systematic review Open
Objectives To assess whether different cervical spine immobilisation strategies (full immobilisation, movement minimisation or no immobilisation), impact neurological and/or other outcomes for patients with suspected cervical spinal injury…
View article: Evaluation of venous thromboembolism risk assessment models for hospital inpatients: the VTEAM evidence synthesis
Evaluation of venous thromboembolism risk assessment models for hospital inpatients: the VTEAM evidence synthesis Open
Background Pharmacological prophylaxis during hospital admission can reduce the risk of acquired blood clots (venous thromboembolism) but may cause complications, such as bleeding. Using a risk assessment model to predict the risk of blood…
View article: Thromboprophylaxis during pregnancy and the puerperium: a systematic review and economic evaluation to estimate the value of future research
Thromboprophylaxis during pregnancy and the puerperium: a systematic review and economic evaluation to estimate the value of future research Open
Background Pharmacological prophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism is currently recommended for women assessed as being at high risk of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy or in the 6 weeks after delivery (the puerperium). The de…
View article: Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for medical inpatients: decision analysis modelling study
Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for medical inpatients: decision analysis modelling study Open
Objective To determine the balance of costs, risks, and benefits for different thromboprophylaxis strategies for medical patients during hospital admission. Design Decision analysis modelling study. Setting NHS hospitals in England. Popula…
View article: What influences women’s decisions to participate in trials for prevention of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperium: a qualitative study
What influences women’s decisions to participate in trials for prevention of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperium: a qualitative study Open
Background Thromboprophlyaxis for the prevention of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperium is widespread, but there is a lack of evidence on the risks and benefits of thromboprophylaxis within this population. Trials in…
View article: PB1532 How Can We Improve Recruitment to Trials for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium? A Qualitative Evaluation of the Patients' Perspective
PB1532 How Can We Improve Recruitment to Trials for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium? A Qualitative Evaluation of the Patients' Perspective Open
Conclusion(s):Assessment of changes in hemostasis in the pregnant women undergoing IVF methods and using LMWH during the pregnancy and postpartum period might be useful for the individual evaluation of the termination of such anticoagulant…
View article: Bio-SIEVE: Exploring Instruction Tuning Large Language Models for Systematic Review Automation
Bio-SIEVE: Exploring Instruction Tuning Large Language Models for Systematic Review Automation Open
Medical systematic reviews can be very costly and resource intensive. We explore how Large Language Models (LLMs) can support and be trained to perform literature screening when provided with a detailed set of selection criteria. Specifica…
View article: Cost-effectiveness of therapeutics for COVID-19 patients: a rapid review and economic analysis
Cost-effectiveness of therapeutics for COVID-19 patients: a rapid review and economic analysis Open
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019. Over six million deaths worldwide have been associated with coronavirus disease 2019. Objective To assess the cost-effectiveness …
View article: Decision-analysis modeling of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis for surgical inpatients using variable risk assessment models or other strategies
Decision-analysis modeling of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis for surgical inpatients using variable risk assessment models or other strategies Open
Thromboprophylaxis for all eligible surgical inpatients seemed to be the most cost-effective strategy. Default recommendations for pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis, with the potential to opt-out, may be superior to a complex risk-based opt…
View article: Risk assessment models for venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and in the puerperium: a systematic review
Risk assessment models for venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and in the puerperium: a systematic review Open
Objectives To assess the comparative accuracy of risk assessment models (RAMs) to identify women during pregnancy and the early postnatal period who are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Design Systematic review following …
View article: Individual risk factors predictive of major trauma in pre-hospital injured older patients: a systematic review
Individual risk factors predictive of major trauma in pre-hospital injured older patients: a systematic review Open
Background: Older adults with major trauma are frequently under-triaged, increasing the risk of preventable morbidity and mortality. The aim of this systematic review was to identify which individual risk factors and predictors are likely …
View article: Risk assessment models for venous thromboembolism in hospitalised adult patients: a systematic review
Risk assessment models for venous thromboembolism in hospitalised adult patients: a systematic review Open
Introduction Hospital-acquired thrombosis accounts for a large proportion of all venous thromboembolism (VTE), with significant morbidity and mortality. This subset of VTE can be reduced through accurate risk assessment and tailored pharma…
View article: The Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding the UK Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme to Include Five Additional Inborn Errors of Metabolism
The Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding the UK Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme to Include Five Additional Inborn Errors of Metabolism Open
Glutaric aciduria type 1, homocystinuria, isovaleric acidaemia, long-chain hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency and maple syrup urine disease are all inborn errors of metabolism that can be detected through newborn bloodspot screening.…
View article: Telemonitoring after discharge with heart failure - costeffectiveness modelling of alternative service designs (2012)
Telemonitoring after discharge with heart failure - costeffectiveness modelling of alternative service designs (2012) Open
Assess the cost effectiveness of remote monitoring interventions given for 6 months for Congestive Heart Failure (HF) patients recently discharged from hospital (
View article: Different strategies for pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for lower-limb immobilisation after injury: systematic review and economic evaluation
Different strategies for pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for lower-limb immobilisation after injury: systematic review and economic evaluation Open
Background Thromboprophylaxis can reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during lower-limb immobilisation, but it is unclear whether or not this translates into meaningful health benefit, justifies the risk of bleeding or is cost-…
View article: 009 Decision-analysis modelling of the effects of thromboprophylaxis for people with lower limb immobilisation for injury
009 Decision-analysis modelling of the effects of thromboprophylaxis for people with lower limb immobilisation for injury Open
Background Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis reduces the risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people with lower limb immobilisation due to injury but can increase the risk of bleeding. We used decision-analytic modelling to…
View article: Thromboprophylaxis in lower limb immobilisation after injury (TiLLI)
Thromboprophylaxis in lower limb immobilisation after injury (TiLLI) Open
Venous thromboembolic disease is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. An estimated 10 million episodes are diagnosed yearly; over half of these episodes are provoked by hospital admission/procedures and result in significant lo…
View article: Decision‐analysis modelling of the effects of thromboprophylaxis for people with lower limb immobilisation for injury
Decision‐analysis modelling of the effects of thromboprophylaxis for people with lower limb immobilisation for injury Open
Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis reduces the risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people with lower limb immobilisation due to injury (Zee et al, 2017) but can increase the risk of bleeding. Clinicians therefore need to we…
View article: SelecTing Approaches for Rapid Reviews (STARR) Decision Tool
SelecTing Approaches for Rapid Reviews (STARR) Decision Tool Open
STARR decision tool for planning rapid reviews and will lead to improved shared understanding between review teams and review commissioners.ScHARR website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/sections/heds/sys_rev/rapid ScHARR Ethics Commit…