All Outputs (8)

“Application of five different strategies to define a cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis in a large primary care database” (2024)
Journal Article
Taqi, A., Gran, S., & Knaggs, R. D. (2024). “Application of five different strategies to define a cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis in a large primary care database”. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.14045

Background Electronic health records (EHR) are frequently used for epidemiological research including drug utilisation studies in a defined population such as the population with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). We sought to describe the process of defi... Read More about “Application of five different strategies to define a cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis in a large primary care database”.

Risk factors for the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, following drug administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Fathima, S., Grainge, M. J., Wainman, H., Swiderski, M., & Gran, S. (2024). Risk factors for the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, following drug administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae183

The aim of this systematic review was to determine risk factors for the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN), following drug administration. The study protocol was registered on PROSPERO. The Preferred Reportin... Read More about Risk factors for the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, following drug administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diagnostic accuracy of autofluorescence-Raman microspectroscopy for surgical margin assessment during Mohs micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma (2024)
Journal Article
Boitor, R. A., Varma, S., Sharma, A., Odedra, S., Elsheikh, S., Eldib, K., …Notingher, I. (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of autofluorescence-Raman microspectroscopy for surgical margin assessment during Mohs micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma. British Journal of Dermatology, Article ljae196. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae196

Background Autofluorescence (AF)–Raman microspectroscopy is a technology that can detect residual basal cell carcinoma (BCC) on the resection margin of fresh, surgically excised tissue specimens. The technology does not require tissue fixation, st... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of autofluorescence-Raman microspectroscopy for surgical margin assessment during Mohs micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma.

The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Leducq, S., Zaki, F., Hollestein, L. M., Apfelbacher, C., Ponna, N. P., Mazmudar, R., & Gran, S. (in press). The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Article 111341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111341

Objectives Observational studies are not subject to the same requirements as randomized controlled trials, such as registration or publishing a protocol. The aim of this scoping review was to estimate the registration rate of observational studies i... Read More about The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review.

The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Leducq, S., Zaki, F., Hollestein, L. M., Apfelbacher, C., Ponna, N. P., Mazmudar, R., & Gran, S. (2024). The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 170, Article 111341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111341

Objectives Observational studies are not subject to the same requirements as randomized controlled trials, such as registration or publishing a protocol. The aim of this scoping review was to estimate the registration rate of observational studies i... Read More about The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review.

International melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer mortality trends: is it time to refocus our attention? (2023)
Journal Article
Venables, Z. C., Gran, S., Levell, N. J., Yiu, Z. Z. N., & Proby, C. M. (2024). International melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer mortality trends: is it time to refocus our attention?. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 49(5), 514–516. https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llad438

“Get Data Out” Skin: national cancer registry incidence and survival rates for all registered skin tumour groups for 2013-2019 in England (2023)
Journal Article
van Bodegraven, B., Vernon, S., Eversfield, C., Board, R., Paul Craig, Gran, S., …BAD-NDRS Steering Committee, B.-N. S. C. (2023). “Get Data Out” Skin: national cancer registry incidence and survival rates for all registered skin tumour groups for 2013-2019 in England. British Journal of Dermatology, 188(6), 777-784. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad033

Background Providing detailed skin cancer statistics, including incidence and survival, by tumour type and patient characteristics is important for up-to-date epidemiological information. Objectives To create a new clinically relevant consensus-... Read More about “Get Data Out” Skin: national cancer registry incidence and survival rates for all registered skin tumour groups for 2013-2019 in England.

Analgesic utilization in people with knee osteoarthritis: A population-based study using primary care data (2023)
Journal Article
Taqi, A., Gran, S., & Knaggs, R. D. (2023). Analgesic utilization in people with knee osteoarthritis: A population-based study using primary care data. Pain Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.13212

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic painful condition that often affects large joints such as the knee. Treatment guidelines recommend paracetamol, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and opioids. Antidepressants and anti-epileptic d... Read More about Analgesic utilization in people with knee osteoarthritis: A population-based study using primary care data.