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Response to ‘The role of curettage as an intervention for basal cell carcinoma’. Re. ‘Interventions for basal cell carcinoma: abridged Cochrane systematic review and GRADE assessments’: reply from the authors (2021)
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Bath-Hextall, F. J., Thomson, J., Hogan, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Williams, H. C., & Bath‐Hextall, F. (2022). Response to ‘The role of curettage as an intervention for basal cell carcinoma’. Re. ‘Interventions for basal cell carcinoma: abridged Cochrane systematic review and GRADE assessments’: reply from the authors. British Journal of Dermatology, 186(4), 751-752. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.20950

Comparison of Content and Quality of Caribbean, International, and High-Income Country-Specific Clinical Guidelines for Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (2021)
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Nixon, A. L., Chattopadhyay, K., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2021). Comparison of Content and Quality of Caribbean, International, and High-Income Country-Specific Clinical Guidelines for Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), Article 12868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412868

Purpose: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is poorly managed in the Caribbean; therefore, con-ducting an assessment of the content and quality of clinical guidelines will allow guideline de-velopers to detect and address the lacking information. Hence,... Read More about Comparison of Content and Quality of Caribbean, International, and High-Income Country-Specific Clinical Guidelines for Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Conduct and reporting of formula milk trials: systematic review (2021)
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Helfer, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Mundell, A., Parr, C., Ierodiakonou, D., Garcia-Larsen, V., …Boyle, R. J. (2021). Conduct and reporting of formula milk trials: systematic review. BMJ, 375, Article n2202. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2202

Importance: Formula milk is consumed by most infants in Europe and North America and global consumption is rising. New formula products need to be tested in clinical trials, but concerns have been raised that such trials are biased and may undermine... Read More about Conduct and reporting of formula milk trials: systematic review.

Comparing the performance of the novel FAMCAT algorithms and established case-finding criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
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Qureshi, N., Akyea, R. K., Dutton, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Humphries, S. E., Weng, S., & Kai, J. (2021). Comparing the performance of the novel FAMCAT algorithms and established case-finding criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Open Heart, 8(2), Article e001752. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001752

Objective Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder causing premature coronary heart disease (CHD) and death. We have developed the novel Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT 1) case-finding algorith... Read More about Comparing the performance of the novel FAMCAT algorithms and established case-finding criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings (2021)
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Qureshi, N., Da Silva, M. L. R., Abdul-Hamid, H., Weng, S. F., Kai, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2021). Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(10), Article CD012985. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd012985.pub2

Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a common inherited condition that is associated with premature cardiovascular disease. The increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, resulting from high levels of cholesterol since birth, can be p... Read More about Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings.

Effectiveness of cascade testing strategies in relatives for familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Leonardi-Bee, J., Boateng, C., Faria, R., Eliman, K., Young, B., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Effectiveness of cascade testing strategies in relatives for familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis, 338, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.09.014

Background and aims: Cascade testing in relatives of index cases is the most cost-effective approach to identifying people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH); however, it is currently unclear which strategy to contact relatives would be the most... Read More about Effectiveness of cascade testing strategies in relatives for familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Case-finding and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
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Qureshi, N., Akyea, R. K., Dutton, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Humphries, S. E., Weng, S., & Kai, J. (2021). Case-finding and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Heart, 107(24), 1956-1961. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319742

Objective: Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder causing premature heart disease and death. We have developed novel case-finding algorithms (FAMCAT version 1 & 2) for application in primary care, to improve detection of... Read More about Case-finding and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery (2021)
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Doleman, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Heinink, T. P., Boyd-Carson, H., Carrick, L., Mandalia, R., …Williams, J. P. (2021). Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(6), Article CD012978. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd012978.pub2

Background Postoperative pain is a common consequence of surgery and can have many negative perioperative effects. It has been suggested that the administration of analgesia before a painful stimulus may improve pain control. We defined pre‐emptive... Read More about Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery.

Understanding willingness to access and experiences of NHS Stop Smoking Services: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis (2021)
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Latif, A., Murray, R. L., Waters, C., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2021). Understanding willingness to access and experiences of NHS Stop Smoking Services: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis. Public Health, 194, 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.03.003

Objectives NHS Stop Smoking Services (NHS-SSS) have been available in the United Kingdom (UK) since 2000. The service has proven to be effective, however uptake remains below aspirations. Understanding people's willingness and reasons for accessin... Read More about Understanding willingness to access and experiences of NHS Stop Smoking Services: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis.

Cost-effectiveness of emergency preparedness measures in response to infectious respiratory disease outbreaks: a systematic review and econometric analysis (2021)
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Vardavas, C., Nikitara, K., Zisis, K., Athanasakis, K., Phalkey, R., Leonardi-Bee, J., …Suk, J. E. (2021). Cost-effectiveness of emergency preparedness measures in response to infectious respiratory disease outbreaks: a systematic review and econometric analysis. BMJ Open, 11(4), Article e045113. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045113

Objectives Respiratory infectious disease outbreaks pose a threat for loss of life, economic instability and social disruption. We conducted a systematic review of published econometric analyses to assess the direct and indirect costs of infectious r... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of emergency preparedness measures in response to infectious respiratory disease outbreaks: a systematic review and econometric analysis.