Outputs (325)

Outcomes for children with acquired brain injury (ABI) admitted to acute neurorehabilitation (2021)
Journal Article
Keetley, R., Bennett, E., Williams, J., Stewart, I., Whitehouse, W., Pilling, P., & Manning, J. (2021). Outcomes for children with acquired brain injury (ABI) admitted to acute neurorehabilitation. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 63(7), 824-830. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14846

Aim: To evaluate an innovative paediatric neurorehabilitation model in relation to improving quality of neurorehabilitation and reducing length of stay (LOS). Method: Process evaluation approach was conducted in line with Medical Research Council... Read More about Outcomes for children with acquired brain injury (ABI) admitted to acute neurorehabilitation.

Array-based measurements of aero-allergen-specific IgE correlate with skin-prick test reactivity in asthma regardless of specific IgG4 or total IgE measurements (2021)
Journal Article
Hamed, A., Todd, I., Tighe, P. J., Powell, R. J., Harrison, T., & Fairclough, L. (2021). Array-based measurements of aero-allergen-specific IgE correlate with skin-prick test reactivity in asthma regardless of specific IgG4 or total IgE measurements. Journal of Immunological Methods, 492, Article 112999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2021.112999

© 2021 Elsevier B.V. Skin prick testing (SPT) and measurement of serum allergen-specific IgE (sIgE) are used to investigate asthma and other allergic conditions. Measurement of serum total IgE (tIgE) and allergen-specific IgG4 (sIgG4) may also be use... Read More about Array-based measurements of aero-allergen-specific IgE correlate with skin-prick test reactivity in asthma regardless of specific IgG4 or total IgE measurements.

The feasibility and tolerability of using Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with adults discharged from the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) (2021)
Journal Article
Pick, H., Faghy, M., Cresswell, G., Ashton, D., Bolton, C., McKeever, T., …Bewick, T. (2021). The feasibility and tolerability of using Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with adults discharged from the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 89, 216-220. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2021.0002

Background: Patients experience substantial morbidity following discharge from hospital and during recovery from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has demonstrated improved functional capacity and reduced patient-r... Read More about The feasibility and tolerability of using Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with adults discharged from the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Khan, F. A., Stewart, I., Fabbri, L., Moss, S., Robinson, K., Smyth, A. R., & Jenkins, G. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19. Thorax, 76(9), 907-919. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215266

Background There is accumulating evidence for an overly activated immune response in severe COVID-19, with several studies exploring the therapeutic role of immunomodulation. Through systematic review and meta-analysis, we assess the effectiveness of... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of Anakinra, Sarilumab, Siltuximab and Tocilizumab for Covid-19 (2021)
Working Paper
Khan, F., Fabbri, L., Stewart, I., Robinson A., K., Smyth, A. R., & Jenkins, G. A systematic review and meta-analysis of Anakinra, Sarilumab, Siltuximab and Tocilizumab for Covid-19

Background There is accumulating evidence for an overly activated immune response in severe Covid-19, with several studies exploring the therapeutic role of immunomodulation. Through systematic review and meta-analysis, we assess the effectiveness of... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of Anakinra, Sarilumab, Siltuximab and Tocilizumab for Covid-19.

The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Ekezie, W., Jenkins, A. R., Hall, I. P., Evans, C., Koju, R., Kurmi, O. P., & Bolton, C. E. (2021). The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479973121994572

While chronic lung disease causes substantial global morbidity and mortality, global estimates have primarily been based on broad assumptions. Specific country data from low-income countries such as Nepal are limited. This review assessed primary evi... Read More about The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review.

The corona-virus disease 2019 pandemic compromised routine care for hypertension: a survey conducted among excellence centers of the European Society of Hypertension (2020)
Journal Article
Weber, T., Januszewicz, A., Agabiti Rosei, E., Tsioufis, K., Okorie, M., Stergiou, G. S., …Zweiker, R. (2021). The corona-virus disease 2019 pandemic compromised routine care for hypertension: a survey conducted among excellence centers of the European Society of Hypertension. Journal of Hypertension, 39(1), 190-195. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002703

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic caused a shutdown of healthcare systems in many countries. We explored the impact on hypertension care in the Excellence Center (EC) network of the European Society of Hypertension. Methods: We conducted a 17-questio... Read More about The corona-virus disease 2019 pandemic compromised routine care for hypertension: a survey conducted among excellence centers of the European Society of Hypertension.

The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma (2020)
Journal Article
Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M. A., Toss, M. S., Kariri, Y. A., Althobiti, M., Alsaeed, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma. Cancers, 13(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010080

Background: The leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1) plays a role in immune response homeostasis, extracellular matrix remodelling and it is overexpressed in many high-grade cancers. This study aimed to elucidate the biologica... Read More about The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

Cardiovascular risk prediction using physical performance measures in COPD: results from a multicentre observational study (2020)
Journal Article
Fermont, J. M., Fisk, M., Bolton, C. E., MacNee, W., Cockcroft, J. R., Fuld, J., …Wilkinson, I. B. (2020). Cardiovascular risk prediction using physical performance measures in COPD: results from a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open, 10(12), Article e038360. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038360

Objectives Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common comorbidity associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is unknown how to improve prediction of cardiovascular (CV) risk in individuals with COPD. Traditional CV risk s... Read More about Cardiovascular risk prediction using physical performance measures in COPD: results from a multicentre observational study.

Risk of incident dementia and cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A large UK population-based study (2020)
Journal Article
Siraj, R., McKeever, T., Gibson, J., Gordon, A., & Bolton, C. (2021). Risk of incident dementia and cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A large UK population-based study. Respiratory Medicine, 177, Article 106288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106288

Background: Although cognitive impairment and dementia are common comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), estimates of incidence following a diagnosis of COPD are inconclusive. Objective: To determine the incidenc... Read More about Risk of incident dementia and cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A large UK population-based study.