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Interventions for hand eczema (2019)
Journal Article
Christoffers, W., Coenraads, P.-J., Svensson, Å., Diepgen, T., Dickinson-Blok, J., Xia, J., & Williams, H. (2019). Interventions for hand eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD004055. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004055.pub2

Background
Hand eczema is an inflammation of the skin of the hands that tends to run a chronic, relapsing course. This common condition is often associated with itch, social stigma, and impairment in employment. Many different interventions of unkno... Read More about Interventions for hand eczema.

Duration and Magnitude of Postoperative Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Cholecystectomy: A Population-Based Cohort Study (2019)
Journal Article
Henry, M., Abdul-Sultan, A., Walker, A., West, J., & Humes, D. (2019). Duration and Magnitude of Postoperative Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Cholecystectomy: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Digestive Surgery, 37(1), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1159/000496435

Background:
This study aimed to identify burden and risk of VTE associated with cholecystectomy in England.

Methods:
An historical cohort study of cholecystectomy patients from 2001-2011 was undertaken using linked primary (Clinical Practice... Read More about Duration and Magnitude of Postoperative Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Cholecystectomy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age (2019)
Journal Article
Shipley, L. J., Gyorkos, T., Jon, D., Tata, L. J., Lisa, S., & Sharkey, D. (2019). Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20(7), 638-644. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000001937

Objectives: Evaluate the risk of severe intraventricular hemorrhage, in the first week of life, in preterm infants undergoing early interhospital transport.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary neonatal centers of the Trent Per... Read More about Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age.

A survey of smoking cessation training within UK Pharmacy education (2019)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Bobak, A., & Anderson, C. (2019). A survey of smoking cessation training within UK Pharmacy education. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 11(7), 696-701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.03.007

Introduction: Tobacco smoking is a significant public health problem, and remains the leading cause of preventable, premature death in the UK. In order to reduce the burden of smoking in the UK, all healthcare professionals should be able to advise a... Read More about A survey of smoking cessation training within UK Pharmacy education.

Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among ethnic Chinese children: a systematic review protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Blake, H., & Chattopadhyay, K. (2019). Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among ethnic Chinese children: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 17(7), 1290-1296. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003865

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the barriers and facilitators to physical activity among ethnic Chinese children.
Introduction: Several studies have been conducted to determine the barriers and facilitators to physic... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among ethnic Chinese children: a systematic review protocol.

Patient reported distress can aid clinical decision making in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis of the PROFILE cohort (2019)
Journal Article
Stewart, I., McKeever, T., Braybrooke, R., Oballa, E., Simpson, J. K., Maher, T. M., Marshall, R. P., Lukey, P. T., Fahy, W. A., Jenkins, G., & Saini, G. (2019). Patient reported distress can aid clinical decision making in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis of the PROFILE cohort. European Respiratory Journal, 53(5), Article 1801925. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01925-2018

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and fatal interstitial lung disease. We aimed to determine if patient response to a palliative assessment survey could predict disease progression or death.

We undertook a cross-sectional study in a U... Read More about Patient reported distress can aid clinical decision making in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis of the PROFILE cohort.

Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza (2019)
Journal Article
Lansbury, L., Rodrigo, C., Leonardi-Bee, J., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J., & Lim, W. S. (2019). Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(2), Article CD010406. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010406.pub3

Background
Specific treatments for influenza are limited to neuraminidase inhibitors and adamantanes. Corticosteroids show evidence of benefit in sepsis and related conditions, most likely due to their anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory properti... Read More about Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza.