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Delay in Source Control in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Leads to 6% Increased Risk of Death Per Hour: A Nationwide Cohort Study (2019)
Journal Article
Boyd-Carson, H., Doleman, B., Cromwell, D., Lockwood, S., Williams, J. P., Tierney, G. M., …for The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Collaboration. (2019). Delay in Source Control in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Leads to 6% Increased Risk of Death Per Hour: A Nationwide Cohort Study. World Journal of Surgery, 44, 869–875. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05254-x

© 2019, Société Internationale de Chirurgie. Background: Delay to theatre for patients with intra-abdominal sepsis is cited as a particular risk factor for death. Our aim was to evaluate the potential relationship between hourly delay from admission... Read More about Delay in Source Control in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Leads to 6% Increased Risk of Death Per Hour: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

First-line ovulation induction for polycystic ovary syndrome: an individual participant data meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, R., Li, W., Bordewijk, E. M., Legro, R. S., Zhang, H., Wu, X., …the International Ovulation Induction IPDMA Collaboration. (2019). First-line ovulation induction for polycystic ovary syndrome: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Human Reproduction Update, 25(6), 717-732. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmz029

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequent cause of anovulatory infertility. In women with PCOS, effective ovulation induction serves as an important first-line treatment for anovulatory infertility. Individual participant data... Read More about First-line ovulation induction for polycystic ovary syndrome: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Investigating ataxia in childhood (2019)
Journal Article
Petley, E., Prasad, M., Ojha, S., & Whitehouse, W. P. (2019). Investigating ataxia in childhood. Archives of Disease in Childhood.education and Practice Edition, https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315893

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Ataxia is a common presentation to an acute paediatric unit and it can often be difficult to determine the cause. It is important to distingu... Read More about Investigating ataxia in childhood.

Expression of cholesterol packaging and transport genes in human and rat placenta: impact of obesity and a high-fat diet (2019)
Journal Article
Draycott, S. A., Daniel, Z., Khan, R., Muhlhausler, B. S., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2019). Expression of cholesterol packaging and transport genes in human and rat placenta: impact of obesity and a high-fat diet. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 11(3), 222-227. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040174419000606

Evidence suggests that sub-optimal maternal nutrition has implications for the developing offspring. We have previously shown that exposure to a low-protein diet during gestation was associated with upregulation of genes associated with cholesterol t... Read More about Expression of cholesterol packaging and transport genes in human and rat placenta: impact of obesity and a high-fat diet.

Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial (2019)
Journal Article
Ojha, S., Szatkowski, L., Sinha, R., Yaron, G., Fogarty, A., Allen, S., …Smyth, A. R. (2020). Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(3), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-316471

Objective To determine whether Rojiroti microfinance, for poor Indian women, improves child nutrition. Design Cluster randomised trial. Setting Tolas (village communities) in Bihar State. Participants Women and children under 5 years. Int... Read More about Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial.

What is geriatric rehabilitation and how should it be organized? A Delphi study aimed at reaching European consensus (2019)
Journal Article
van Balen, R., Gordon, A. L., Schols, J. M. G. A., Drewes, Y. M., & Achterberg, W. P. (2019). What is geriatric rehabilitation and how should it be organized? A Delphi study aimed at reaching European consensus. European Geriatric Medicine, 10(6), 977–987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-019-00244-7

© 2019, The Author(s). Purpose: Many European countries have developed services to rehabilitate the increasing number of older people who experience an acute or subacute decrease in function after a medical event such as a hip fracture or stroke. How... Read More about What is geriatric rehabilitation and how should it be organized? A Delphi study aimed at reaching European consensus.

Prehospital Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate for Ultra-Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage (2019)
Journal Article
Bath, P. M., Woodhouse, L. J., Krishnan, K., Appleton, J. P., Anderson, C. S., Berge, E., …Sprigg, N. (2019). Prehospital Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate for Ultra-Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke, 50(11), 3064-3071. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.026389

Background and Purpose— Pilot trials suggest that glyceryl trinitrate (GTN; nitroglycerin) may improve outcome when administered early after stroke onset. Methods— We undertook a multicentre, paramedic-delivered, ambulance-based, prospective ran... Read More about Prehospital Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate for Ultra-Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression: the BEADS feasibility RCT (2019)
Journal Article
Coates, E., Thomas, S. A., Drummond, A. E., Lincoln, N. B., Palmer, R. L., Sutherland, K. E., …Topcu, G. (2019). Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression: the BEADS feasibility RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 23(47), 1-176. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23470

Background: There is currently insufficient evidence for the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychological therapies for post-stroke depression. Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of undertaking a definitive trial to evaluate the... Read More about Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression: the BEADS feasibility RCT.

Testosterone therapy induces molecular programming augmenting physiological adaptations to resistance exercise in older men (2019)
Journal Article
Gharahdaghi, N., Rudrappa, S., Brook, M. S., Idris, I., Crossland, H., Hamrock, C., …Atherton, P. J. (2019). Testosterone therapy induces molecular programming augmenting physiological adaptations to resistance exercise in older men. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 10(6), 1276-1294. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12472

Background: The andropause is associated with declines in serum testosterone (T), loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) and frailty. Two major interventions purported to offset sarcopenia are anabolic steroid therapies and resistance exercise training (RE... Read More about Testosterone therapy induces molecular programming augmenting physiological adaptations to resistance exercise in older men.

Determinants of change in arterial stiffness over 5 years in early chronic kidney disease (2019)
Journal Article
Mcintyre, N., Shardlow, A., Fluck, R., Mcintyre, C., & Taal, M. (2021). Determinants of change in arterial stiffness over 5 years in early chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 36(2), 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfz170

Background Arterial stiffness is an established and potentially modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, associated with chronic kidney disease. There have been few studies to evaluate progression of arterial stiffness over time or factors... Read More about Determinants of change in arterial stiffness over 5 years in early chronic kidney disease.

Pharmacological profile of vascular activity of human stem villous arteries (2019)
Journal Article
Sander, K. N., Ali, T. Y., Warren, A. Y., Hay, D. P., Broughton Pipkin, F., Barrett, D. A., & Khan, R. N. (2019). Pharmacological profile of vascular activity of human stem villous arteries. Placenta, 88, 12-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2019.09.009

© 2019 Introduction: The function of the placental vasculature differs considerably from other systemic vascular beds of the human body. A detailed understanding of the normal placental vascular physiology is the foundation to understand perturbed co... Read More about Pharmacological profile of vascular activity of human stem villous arteries.

Skin autofluorescence: an emerging biomarker in persons with kidney disease (2019)
Journal Article
Viramontes Horner, D., & Taal, M. W. (2019). Skin autofluorescence: an emerging biomarker in persons with kidney disease. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 28(6), 507–512. https://doi.org/10.1097/MNH.0000000000000549

Purpose of review: Skin autofluorescence (SAF) is a measure of the accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) proposed to act as a marker of “cumulative metabolic stress”. This paper discusses mechanisms of AGE formation and reviews publi... Read More about Skin autofluorescence: an emerging biomarker in persons with kidney disease.

Chronic Kidney Disease: call for an age-adapted definition (2019)
Journal Article
Delanaye, P., Jager, K. J., Bökenkamp, A., Christensson, A., Dubourg, L., Eriksen, B. O., …van den Brand, J. A. (2019). Chronic Kidney Disease: call for an age-adapted definition. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 30(9), 1785-1805. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2019030238

Current criteria for the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults include persistent signs of kidney damage; for example, increased urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio or a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) below the threshold of 60 mL/min pe... Read More about Chronic Kidney Disease: call for an age-adapted definition.

Effectiveness of exercise interventions for adults over 65 with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Long, A., Robinson, K., Goldberg, S., & Gordon, A. L. (2019). Effectiveness of exercise interventions for adults over 65 with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings: a systematic review. European Geriatric Medicine, 10(6), 843–852. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-019-00236-7

Purpose To conduct a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of exercise interventions for people with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings. Methods Eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, AMED... Read More about Effectiveness of exercise interventions for adults over 65 with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings: a systematic review.

Peritoneal Ultrafiltration for Heart Failure: Lessons from a Randomised Controlled Trial (2019)
Journal Article
Dukka, H., Kalra, P. A., Wilkie, M., Bhandari, S., Davies, S. J., Barratt, J., …Taal, M. W. (2019). Peritoneal Ultrafiltration for Heart Failure: Lessons from a Randomised Controlled Trial. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 39(5), 486-489. https://doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2018.00272

Peritoneal ultrafiltration (PuF) has been employed for severe heart failure (HF), but evidence for its benefit is lacking. The Peritoneal Dialysis for Heart Failure (PDHF) study was a multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial which aimed to... Read More about Peritoneal Ultrafiltration for Heart Failure: Lessons from a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Comparison of Muscle Function, Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition of Early Starting and Later Starting Older Masters Athletes (2019)
Journal Article
Piasecki, J., Ireland, A., Piasecki, M., Deere, K., Hannam, K., Tobias, J., & McPhee, J. S. (2019). Comparison of Muscle Function, Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition of Early Starting and Later Starting Older Masters Athletes. Frontiers in Physiology, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01050

© 2019 Piasecki, Ireland, Piasecki, Deere, Hannam, Tobias and McPhee. Masters endurance runners can epitomize healthy aging; being reflective of the physiological processes of aging without the compounded effects of inactivity. The primary aim of the... Read More about Comparison of Muscle Function, Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition of Early Starting and Later Starting Older Masters Athletes.

Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Older Adults (2019)
Book Chapter
Cheung, K., Livi, L., & Brain, E. (2019). Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Older Adults. In M. Extermann (Ed.), Geriatric Oncology, 1-10. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-44870-1_33-1

Breast cancer is the most common cancer afflicting women worldwide. Its incidence peaks around 70, while mortality increases greatly after 75 years old. Given the competing risks on mortality with multimorbidities, geriatric assessment is a leitmotiv... Read More about Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Older Adults.

Long-term outcomes of biological mesh repair following extra levator abdominoperineal excision of the rectum: an observational study of 100 patients (2019)
Journal Article
Thomas, P. W., Blackwell, J. E. M., Herrod, P. J. J., Peacock, O., Singh, R., Williams, J. P., …Lund, J. N. (2019). Long-term outcomes of biological mesh repair following extra levator abdominoperineal excision of the rectum: an observational study of 100 patients. Techniques in Coloproctology, 23(8), 761-767. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-019-02056-0

Background Current evidence suggests that pelvic floor reconstruction following extralevator abdominoperineal excision of rectum (ELAPER) may reduce the risk of perineal herniation of intra-abdominal contents. Options for reconstruction include mesh... Read More about Long-term outcomes of biological mesh repair following extra levator abdominoperineal excision of the rectum: an observational study of 100 patients.

Morphological alterations of mouse skeletal muscles during early ageing are muscle specific (2019)
Journal Article
Messa, G., Piasecki, M., Hill, C., McPhee, J., Tallis, J., & Degens, H. (2019). Morphological alterations of mouse skeletal muscles during early ageing are muscle specific. Experimental Gerontology, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2019.110684

© 2019 Elsevier Inc. One of the hallmarks of ageing is muscle wasting that may be preceded by morphological changes, such as capillary rarefaction. Muscle-specific changes in morphology in early ageing may differ between locomotor and respiratory mus... Read More about Morphological alterations of mouse skeletal muscles during early ageing are muscle specific.