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Inverse association between blood pressure and pulse oximetry accuracy: an observational study in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection (2022)
Journal Article
Crooks, C. J., West, J., Morling, J., Simmonds, M., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., Cruickshank, S., Hammond-Pears, S., Shaw, D., Card, T., & Fogarty, A. W. (2023). Inverse association between blood pressure and pulse oximetry accuracy: an observational study in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. Emergency Medicine Journal, 40(3), 216-220. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2022-212443

Background
Pulse oximeters are a standard non-invasive tool to measure blood oxygen levels, and are used in multiple healthcare settings. It is important to understand the factors affecting their accuracy to be able to use them optimally and safely.... Read More about Inverse association between blood pressure and pulse oximetry accuracy: an observational study in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study From England 2003–2018 (2022)
Journal Article
West, J., Stilwell, P., Liu, H., Ban, L., Bythell, M., Card, T. R., Lanyon, P., Nanduri, V., Rankin, J., Bishton, M., & Crooks, C. J. (2022). Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study From England 2003–2018. HemaSphere, 6(11), Article e797. https://doi.org/10.1097/HS9.0000000000000797

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is rare, results in high mortality, and is increasingly being diagnosed. We aimed to quantify the incidence of diagnosed HLH and examine temporal trends in relation to age and associated diseases. Using nation... Read More about Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study From England 2003–2018.

Haemphagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an English Nationwide Cohort Confirms Increasing Incidence and Variation in Trigger Factors (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bishton, M., Crooks, C., Liu, H., Ban, L., Bythell, M., Card, T., Lanyon, P., Nanduri, V., Rankin, J., Stilwell, P., & West, J. Haemphagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an English Nationwide Cohort Confirms Increasing Incidence and Variation in Trigger Factors

Background: Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening hyper-inflammatory syndrome triggered by constitutive and acquired risk factors including haematological malignancy, infection, auto-immunity and rheumatological diseas... Read More about Haemphagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an English Nationwide Cohort Confirms Increasing Incidence and Variation in Trigger Factors.

Social support and risk of mortality in cirrhosis: A cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Askgaard, G., Madsen, L. G., von Wowern, N., Winther-Jensen, M., Lau, C. J., Christensen, A. I., Crooks, C., West, J., & Jepsen, P. (2023). Social support and risk of mortality in cirrhosis: A cohort study. JHEP Reports, 5(1), Article 100600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100600

Background & Aims
The function and structure of social relationships influence mortality in individuals within the general population. We compared aspects of social relationships in patients with cirrhosis and a matched comparison c... Read More about Social support and risk of mortality in cirrhosis: A cohort study.

Liver blood marker testing in UK primary care: a UK wide cohort study, 2004-2016 (2022)
Journal Article
Scutt, P., Ban, L., Card, T., Crooks, C. J., Guha, N., West, J., & Morling, J. R. (2022). Liver blood marker testing in UK primary care: a UK wide cohort study, 2004-2016. BMJ Open, 12(9), e058967. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058967

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine (1) the temporal trends of liver enzyme testing in UK general practice and (2) how these vary among different subgroups at risk of chronic liver disease (CLD). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: UK primary c... Read More about Liver blood marker testing in UK primary care: a UK wide cohort study, 2004-2016.

Incidence, prevalence and survival in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A national registry study from England, 2013–2019 (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, H., Stiller, C. A., Crooks, C. J., Rous, B., Bythell, M., Broggio, J., Rankin, J., Nanduri, V., Lanyon, P., Card, T. R., Ban, L., Elliss-Brookes, L., Broughan, J. M., Paley, L., Wong, K., Bacon, A., Bishton, M., & West, J. (2022). Incidence, prevalence and survival in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A national registry study from England, 2013–2019. British Journal of Haematology, 199(5), 728-738. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.18459

This analysis is the largest population-based study to date to provide contemporary and comprehensive epidemiological estimates of all third edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O-3) coded Langerhans cell histiocy... Read More about Incidence, prevalence and survival in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A national registry study from England, 2013–2019.

Differential pulse oximetry readings between ethnic groups and delayed transfer to intensive care units (2022)
Journal Article
Crooks, C. J., West, J., Morling, J. R., Simmonds, M., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., Cruickshank, S., Hammond-Pears, S., Shaw, D., Card, T. R., & Fogarty, A. W. (2023). Differential pulse oximetry readings between ethnic groups and delayed transfer to intensive care units. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 116(1), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcac218

Summary Background Pulse oximeters are widely used to monitor blood oxygen saturations, although concerns exist that they are less accurate in individuals with pigmented skin. Aims This study aimed to determine if patients with pigmented skin were mo... Read More about Differential pulse oximetry readings between ethnic groups and delayed transfer to intensive care units.

Predicting Need for Escalation of Care or Death From Repeated Daily Clinical Observations and Laboratory Results in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (2022)
Journal Article
Crooks, C. J., West, J., Fogarty, A., Morling, J. R., Grainge, M. J., Gonem, S., Simmonds, M., Race, A., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., Cruickshank, S., Hammond-Pears, S., & Card, T. R. (2022). Predicting Need for Escalation of Care or Death From Repeated Daily Clinical Observations and Laboratory Results in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. American Journal of Epidemiology, 191(11), 1944-1953. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwac126

We compared the performance of prognostic tools for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using parameters fitted either at the time of hospital admission or across all time points of an admission. This cohort study used clinic... Read More about Predicting Need for Escalation of Care or Death From Repeated Daily Clinical Observations and Laboratory Results in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.