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View article: Length of Stay in Mental Health Acute Inpatient Units in Australia vs England: Exploring Differences in Clinical Practice and Service Design
Length of Stay in Mental Health Acute Inpatient Units in Australia vs England: Exploring Differences in Clinical Practice and Service Design Open
Aims: To explore factors in service design that can account for difference in length of stay (LoS) in acute inpatient care for general adult patients between a public mental health service in London, North London Foundation Trust (NLFT) wi…
View article: Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on upper endoscopy in diabetic and nondiabetic patients
Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on upper endoscopy in diabetic and nondiabetic patients Open
GLP-1 RA use can lead to delayed gastric emptying, affecting EGD adequacy regardless of the presence of diabetes, and may warrant dose adjustment to improve the safety and efficacy of these procedures.
View article: Genome-first approach of the prevalence and cancer phenotypes of pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline TP53 variants
Genome-first approach of the prevalence and cancer phenotypes of pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline TP53 variants Open
View article: Prior metabolic surgery reduced COVID-19 severity: Systematic analysis from year one of the COVID-19 pandemic
Prior metabolic surgery reduced COVID-19 severity: Systematic analysis from year one of the COVID-19 pandemic Open
View article: Increasing frailty is associated with higher prevalence and reduced recognition of delirium in older hospitalised inpatients: results of a multi-centre study
Increasing frailty is associated with higher prevalence and reduced recognition of delirium in older hospitalised inpatients: results of a multi-centre study Open
Purpose Delirium is a neuropsychiatric disorder delineated by an acute change in cognition, attention, and consciousness. It is common, particularly in older adults, but poorly recognised. Frailty is the accumulation of deficits conferring…
View article: Effects of sustained weight loss on outcomes associated with obesity comorbidities and healthcare resource utilization
Effects of sustained weight loss on outcomes associated with obesity comorbidities and healthcare resource utilization Open
Objective Determine the impact of long-term non-surgical weight loss maintenance on clinical relevance for osteoarthritis, cancer, opioid use, and depression/anxiety and healthcare resource utilization. Methods A cohort of adults receiving…
View article: Impact of Sustained Weight Loss on Cardiometabolic Outcomes
Impact of Sustained Weight Loss on Cardiometabolic Outcomes Open
Obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. We sought to determine the impact of obesity maintenance, weight regain, weight loss maintenance, and magnitudes of weight loss on future risk and …
View article: A Comparison of Treatments and Outcomes for Medullary versus Nonmedullary Colon Cancer: A Single Institutional Experience Showing a Worse Prognosis for Stage 3 Disease
A Comparison of Treatments and Outcomes for Medullary versus Nonmedullary Colon Cancer: A Single Institutional Experience Showing a Worse Prognosis for Stage 3 Disease Open
Background . Prior studies have shown a better prognosis with medullary colon cancer (MCC) compared to nonmedullary colon carcinomas (NMC); however, data are inconsistent and lacking the evaluation of treatments received. As we did not see…
View article: Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair Outcomes: Operative Time and Cost Analysis
Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair Outcomes: Operative Time and Cost Analysis Open
Increasing surgeon experience with robotic inguinal hernia repair is associated with a predictable reduction in operative time, complication rates, and direct operative cost per case. Thirty-day readmission rates are not affected by the le…
View article: Cervical spine fracture in geriatric blunt trauma: are the NEXUS criteria sensitive enough?
Cervical spine fracture in geriatric blunt trauma: are the NEXUS criteria sensitive enough? Open
Background: The NEXUS criteria lack an age consideration. This study characterizes NEXUS sensitivity for significant cervical fracture (CF) in non-geriatric (18-64 years) and geriatric (≥65 years) patients.Methods: This was a single-instit…
View article: Management of computed tomography scan detected hemothorax in blunt chest trauma: What computed tomography scan measurements say?
Management of computed tomography scan detected hemothorax in blunt chest trauma: What computed tomography scan measurements say? Open
All patients with a hemothorax size greater than 3% underwent tube thoracostomy. Prospective studies are warranted to elucidate the clinical outcome of patients with smaller hemothoraces.
View article: Abstract: Comparing the Surgical Outcomes of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Mastectomies with Immediate Reconstruction
Abstract: Comparing the Surgical Outcomes of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Mastectomies with Immediate Reconstruction Open
BACKGROUND: Although prophylactic compared to therapeutic mastectomies followed by reconstruction have been shown to result in improved aesthetics, there has been little research to date examining their comparative surgical outcomes. This …
View article: Learning about the scale of the solar system using digital planetarium visualizations
Learning about the scale of the solar system using digital planetarium visualizations Open
We studied the use of a digital planetarium for teaching relative distances and sizes in introductory undergraduate astronomy classes. Inspired in part by the classic short film The Powers of Ten and large physical scale models of the Sola…
View article: Patency and limb salvage after femoral endarterectomy and iliac stenting are not affected by severity of iliac disease
Patency and limb salvage after femoral endarterectomy and iliac stenting are not affected by severity of iliac disease Open