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View article: Pavements to Longevity: The Influence of Neighborhood Walkability on Mortality in Taiwan
Pavements to Longevity: The Influence of Neighborhood Walkability on Mortality in Taiwan Open
Our findings indicate that a higher level of neighborhood walkability was associated with a lower risk of mortality. Our data suggest that it is important to take into account neighborhood walkability in urban planning and health guideline…
View article: Late Infection-Related Risk Among Childhood Solid Cancer Survivors - A Binational Study from the French and British Childhood Cancer Survivor Studies
Late Infection-Related Risk Among Childhood Solid Cancer Survivors - A Binational Study from the French and British Childhood Cancer Survivor Studies Open
View article: Self-reported questionnaires to assess indoor home environmental exposures in asthma patients: a scoping review
Self-reported questionnaires to assess indoor home environmental exposures in asthma patients: a scoping review Open
View article: Emergency Maternal Hospital Readmissions in the Postnatal Period: A Population‐Based Cohort Study
Emergency Maternal Hospital Readmissions in the Postnatal Period: A Population‐Based Cohort Study Open
Objective To determine the change in English emergency postnatal maternal readmissions 2007–2017 (pre‐COVID‐19) and the association with maternal demographics, obstetric risk factors and postnatal length of stay (LOS). Design National coho…
View article: Self-reported questionnaires to assess domestic indoor environmental exposures in asthma patients: A scoping review
Self-reported questionnaires to assess domestic indoor environmental exposures in asthma patients: A scoping review Open
Background: The indoor domestic environment plays a crucial role in determining the outcome of respiratory diseases, including asthma. Researchers, clinicians, and patients would benefit from self-reported questionnaires to assess domestic…
View article: Risks of adverse obstetric outcomes among female survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer in England (TYACSS): a population-based, retrospective cohort study
Risks of adverse obstetric outcomes among female survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer in England (TYACSS): a population-based, retrospective cohort study Open
Children with Cancer UK, The Brain Tumour Charity, and Academy of Medical Sciences.
View article: Exposure to neighbourhood walkability and mortality: A longitudinal cohort study
Exposure to neighbourhood walkability and mortality: A longitudinal cohort study Open
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Good walkability has been proposed as a broad strategy for promoting physical activity. However, little is known about the association between walkability and health, especially in the context of Asian regions with high…
View article: Association between neighborhood walkability and chronic kidney disease: A longitudinal cohort study in Taiwan
Association between neighborhood walkability and chronic kidney disease: A longitudinal cohort study in Taiwan Open
View article: A systematic review of the burden of, access to services for and perceptions of patients with overweight and obesity, in humanitarian crisis settings
A systematic review of the burden of, access to services for and perceptions of patients with overweight and obesity, in humanitarian crisis settings Open
Introduction Excess body weight causes 4 million deaths annually across the world. The number of people affected by humanitarian crises stands at a record high level with 1 in 95 people being forcibly displaced. These epidemics overlap. Ad…
View article: Long-term impact of pre-incision antibiotics on children born by caesarean section: a longitudinal study based on UK electronic health records
Long-term impact of pre-incision antibiotics on children born by caesarean section: a longitudinal study based on UK electronic health records Open
Background Since changes in the national guidance in 2011, prophylactic antibiotics for women undergoing caesarean section are recommended prior to skin incision, rather than after the baby’s umbilical cord has been clamped. Evidence from …
View article: Long term impact of prophylactic antibiotic use before incision versus after cord clamping on children born by caesarean section: longitudinal study of UK electronic health records
Long term impact of prophylactic antibiotic use before incision versus after cord clamping on children born by caesarean section: longitudinal study of UK electronic health records Open
Objective To investigate the impact on child health up to age 5 years of a policy to use antibiotic prophylaxis for caesarean section before incision compared with after cord clamping. Design Observational controlled interrupted time serie…
View article: Exploration of the uptake of asymptomatic COVID-19 lateral flow testing in Birmingham, UK: survey and qualitative research
Exploration of the uptake of asymptomatic COVID-19 lateral flow testing in Birmingham, UK: survey and qualitative research Open
Aim To examine public perspectives on lateral flow testing (LFT) for COVID-19. Design Online survey with nested semi-structured interviews. Setting Birmingham, UK. Participants 220 Birmingham residents, 21 of whom took part in an interview…
View article: CORONA (COre ultRasOund of covid in iNtensive care and Acute medicine) study: National service evaluation of lung and heart ultrasound in intensive care patients with suspected or proven COVID-19
CORONA (COre ultRasOund of covid in iNtensive care and Acute medicine) study: National service evaluation of lung and heart ultrasound in intensive care patients with suspected or proven COVID-19 Open
Background Combined Lung Ultrasound (LUS) and Focused UltraSound for Intensive Care heart (FUSIC Heart - formerly Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography, FICE) can aid diagnosis, risk stratification and management in COVID-19. However, da…
View article: An exploration of the uptake of asymptomatic COVID-19 lateral flow testing in Birmingham, UK: cross-sectional survey and qualitative analysis
An exploration of the uptake of asymptomatic COVID-19 lateral flow testing in Birmingham, UK: cross-sectional survey and qualitative analysis Open
View article: S68 National COVID point of care lung ultrasound evaluation (society for acute medicine with the intensive care society)
S68 National COVID point of care lung ultrasound evaluation (society for acute medicine with the intensive care society) Open
Introduction The Society for Acute Medicine and the Intensive Care Society developed a collaborative evaluation of point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) in the UK to describe the scope of current practice and explore performance during real-…
View article: CORONA (COre ultRasOund of Covid in iNtensive Care & Acute Medicine) Study: National Service Evaluation of Lung and Heart Ultrasound in Intensive Care Patients With Suspected or Proven COVID-19
CORONA (COre ultRasOund of Covid in iNtensive Care & Acute Medicine) Study: National Service Evaluation of Lung and Heart Ultrasound in Intensive Care Patients With Suspected or Proven COVID-19 Open
Background: Combined Lung Ultrasound (LUS) and Focused UltraSound for Intensive Care heart (FUSIC heart - formerly Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography, FICE) can aid diagnosis, risk stratification and management in COVID-19. However, d…
View article: 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries
30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries Open
View article: Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study
Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study Open
Background NHS England’s 7-day services policy comprised 10 standards to improve access to quality health care across all days of the week. Six standards targeted hospital specialists on the assumption that their absence caused the higher …
View article: Changes in weekend and weekday care quality of emergency medical admissions to 20 hospitals in England during implementation of the 7-day services national health policy
Changes in weekend and weekday care quality of emergency medical admissions to 20 hospitals in England during implementation of the 7-day services national health policy Open
Background In 2013, the English National Health Service launched the policy of 7-day services to improve care quality and outcomes for weekend emergency admissions. Aims To determine whether the quality of care of emergency medical admissi…
View article: Comorbidity phenotypes and risk of mortality in patients with ischaemic heart disease in the UK
Comorbidity phenotypes and risk of mortality in patients with ischaemic heart disease in the UK Open
Objectives The objective of this study is to use latent class analysis of up to 20 comorbidities in patients with a diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) to identify clusters of comorbidities and to examine the associations between th…
View article: Walkability and its association with walking/cycling and body mass index among adults in different regions of Germany: a cross-sectional analysis of pooled data from five German cohorts
Walkability and its association with walking/cycling and body mass index among adults in different regions of Germany: a cross-sectional analysis of pooled data from five German cohorts Open
Objectives To examine three walkability measures (points of interest (POI), transit stations and impedance (restrictions to walking) within 640 m of participant’s addresses) in different regions in Germany and assess the relationships betw…
View article: Walkability and its association with prevalent and incident diabetes among adults in different regions of Germany: results of pooled data from five German cohorts
Walkability and its association with prevalent and incident diabetes among adults in different regions of Germany: results of pooled data from five German cohorts Open
View article: The rise and fall of the weekend effect
The rise and fall of the weekend effect Open
View article: Long-term impact of giving antibiotics before skin incision versus after cord clamping on children born by caesarean section: protocol for a longitudinal study based on UK electronic health records
Long-term impact of giving antibiotics before skin incision versus after cord clamping on children born by caesarean section: protocol for a longitudinal study based on UK electronic health records Open
Introduction In the UK, about a quarter of women give birth by caesarean section (CS) and are offered prophylactic broad-spectrum antibiotics to reduce the risk of maternal postpartum infection. In 2011, national guidance was changed from …
View article: Hospitalisation after birth of infants: cross sectional analysis of potentially avoidable admissions across England using hospital episode statistics
Hospitalisation after birth of infants: cross sectional analysis of potentially avoidable admissions across England using hospital episode statistics Open
View article: Sicker patients account for the weekend mortality effect among adult emergency admissions to a large hospital trust
Sicker patients account for the weekend mortality effect among adult emergency admissions to a large hospital trust Open
Objective To determine whether the higher weekend admission mortality risk is attributable to increased severity of illness. Design Retrospective analysis of 4 years weekend and weekday adult emergency admissions to a university teaching h…
View article: Two-epoch cross-sectional case record review protocol comparing quality of care of hospital emergency admissions at weekends versus weekdays
Two-epoch cross-sectional case record review protocol comparing quality of care of hospital emergency admissions at weekends versus weekdays Open
Introduction The mortality associated with weekend admission to hospital (the ‘weekend effect’) has for many years been attributed to deficiencies in quality of hospital care, often assumed to be due to suboptimal senior medical staffing a…
View article: Influence of social deprivation on provision of bariatric surgery: 10-year comparative ecological study between two UK specialist centres
Influence of social deprivation on provision of bariatric surgery: 10-year comparative ecological study between two UK specialist centres Open
Objective To investigate the effect of residential location and socioeconomic deprivation on the provision of bariatric surgery. Design Retrospective cross-sectional ecological study. Setting Patients resident local to one of two specialis…
View article: Environmental Public Health Tracking: a cost-effective system for characterizing the sources, distribution and public health impacts of environmental hazards
Environmental Public Health Tracking: a cost-effective system for characterizing the sources, distribution and public health impacts of environmental hazards Open
EPHT is a powerful tool for identifying and addressing the key environmental public health impacts at a local level. Sandwell's experience demonstrates that it can be established and operated at virtually no cost. The transfer of National …
View article: Weekend specialist intensity and admission mortality in acute hospital trusts in England: a cross-sectional study
Weekend specialist intensity and admission mortality in acute hospital trusts in England: a cross-sectional study Open