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Incidence, prevalence and survival in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A national registry study from England, 2013–2019 (2022)
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Liu, H., Stiller, C. A., Crooks, C. J., Rous, B., Bythell, M., Broggio, J., …West, J. (2022). Incidence, prevalence and survival in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A national registry study from England, 2013–2019. British Journal of Haematology, 199(5), 728-738. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.18459

This analysis is the largest population-based study to date to provide contemporary and comprehensive epidemiological estimates of all third edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O-3) coded Langerhans cell histiocy... Read More about Incidence, prevalence and survival in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A national registry study from England, 2013–2019.

Tolerability, gastric emptying patterns, and symptoms during the Nottingham Test Meal in 330 secondary care non‐diabetic dyspeptic patients (2022)
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Hay, P. D., Corsetti, M., Tucker, E., Fox, M. R., & Perkins, A. (2022). Tolerability, gastric emptying patterns, and symptoms during the Nottingham Test Meal in 330 secondary care non‐diabetic dyspeptic patients. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14454

Background: Scintigraphy is used for overall assessment of gastric emptying. Adherence to an international consensus protocol is recommended to ensure quality; however, this has not been widely adopted because preparation of the “egg-beater” meal is... Read More about Tolerability, gastric emptying patterns, and symptoms during the Nottingham Test Meal in 330 secondary care non‐diabetic dyspeptic patients.

Differential pulse oximetry readings between ethnic groups and delayed transfer to intensive care units (2022)
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Crooks, C. J., West, J., Morling, J. R., Simmonds, M., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., …Fogarty, A. W. (2023). Differential pulse oximetry readings between ethnic groups and delayed transfer to intensive care units. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 116(1), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcac218

Summary Background Pulse oximeters are widely used to monitor blood oxygen saturations, although concerns exist that they are less accurate in individuals with pigmented skin. Aims This study aimed to determine if patients with pigmented skin were mo... Read More about Differential pulse oximetry readings between ethnic groups and delayed transfer to intensive care units.

Human adaptation to immobilization: Novel insights of impacts on glucose disposal and fuel utilization (2022)
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Shur, N. F., Simpson, E. J., Crossland, H., Chivaka, P. K., Constantin, D., Cordon, S. M., …Greenhaff, P. L. (2022). Human adaptation to immobilization: Novel insights of impacts on glucose disposal and fuel utilization. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 13(6), 2999-3013. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13075

Background: Bed rest (BR) reduces whole-body insulin-stimulated glucose disposal (GD) and alters muscle fuel metabolism, but little is known about metabolic adaptation from acute to chronic BR nor the mechanisms involved, particularly when volunteers... Read More about Human adaptation to immobilization: Novel insights of impacts on glucose disposal and fuel utilization.

The active form of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces decay-accelerating factor CD55 in association with intestinal metaplasia in the human gastric mucosa (2022)
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Kaneko, K., Zaitoun, A. M., Letley, D. P., Rhead, J. L., Torres, J., Spendlove, I., …Robinson, K. (2022). The active form of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces decay-accelerating factor CD55 in association with intestinal metaplasia in the human gastric mucosa. Journal of Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1002/path.5990

High-level expression of decay-accelerating factor, CD55, has previously been found in human gastric cancer (GC) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) tissues. Therapeutic effects of CD55 inhibition in cancer have been reported. However, the role of Helicob... Read More about The active form of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces decay-accelerating factor CD55 in association with intestinal metaplasia in the human gastric mucosa.

Hyoscine butylbromide mode of action on bowel motility: From pharmacology to clinical practice (2022)
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Corsetti, M., Forestier, S., & Jiménez, M. (2023). Hyoscine butylbromide mode of action on bowel motility: From pharmacology to clinical practice. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 35(4), Article e14451. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14451

Background: Hyoscine butylbromide (HBB) has been available for use as an antispasmodic since 1951 and is indicated for the treatment of abdominal pain associated with cramps. A previous review in 2007 summarized the evidence on the mode of action of... Read More about Hyoscine butylbromide mode of action on bowel motility: From pharmacology to clinical practice.

Randomised clinical trials comparing antibiotic therapy with appendicectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis (2022)
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Herrod, P. J. J., Kwok, A. T., & Lobo, D. N. (2022). Randomised clinical trials comparing antibiotic therapy with appendicectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis. BJS Open, 6(4), Article zrac100

Background This aim of this study was to provide an updated meta-analysis comparing antibiotic therapy with appendicectomy in adults (16 years or older) with uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Methods A search for randomized clinical trials compa... Read More about Randomised clinical trials comparing antibiotic therapy with appendicectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis.

Digital Follow-Up After Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Feasibility Study (2022)
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Daliya, P., Carvell, J., Rozentals, J., Lobo, D. N., & Parsons, S. L. (2022). Digital Follow-Up After Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Feasibility Study. World Journal of Surgery, 46, 2648-2658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06684-w

Background: Although recommendations exist for patients to be offered a post-operative helpline or telephone follow-up appointment at discharge after cholecystectomy, implementation of these is resource-intensive. Whilst the benefits of telephone fol... Read More about Digital Follow-Up After Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Feasibility Study.

A new framework for advancing in drug-induced liver injury research. The Prospective European DILI Registry (2022)
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Björnsson, E. S., Stephens, C., Atallah, E., Alvarez-Alvarez, I., Robles-Diaz, M., Gerbes, A., …Aithal, G. P. (2022). A new framework for advancing in drug-induced liver injury research. The Prospective European DILI Registry. Liver International, 43(1), 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15378

Background & Aims: No multi-national prospective study of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) has originated in Europe. The design of a prospective European DILI registry, clinical features and short-term outcomes of the cases and controls is reported.... Read More about A new framework for advancing in drug-induced liver injury research. The Prospective European DILI Registry.

O038 Digital consent: modernising data-sharing in surgery and empowering patients (2022)
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Daliya, P., Lobo, D., & Parsons, S. (2022). O038 Digital consent: modernising data-sharing in surgery and empowering patients. British Journal of Surgery, 109(Supplement_4), Article znac242.038. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac242.038

Introduction Despite the 2015 Montgomery Ruling highlighting key requisites for informed consent, little has changed to modernise data-sharing and documentation of the consent process. Although many practitioners provide supplementary information to... Read More about O038 Digital consent: modernising data-sharing in surgery and empowering patients.

Predicting Need for Escalation of Care or Death From Repeated Daily Clinical Observations and Laboratory Results in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (2022)
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Crooks, C. J., West, J., Fogarty, A., Morling, J. R., Grainge, M. J., Gonem, S., …Card, T. R. (2022). Predicting Need for Escalation of Care or Death From Repeated Daily Clinical Observations and Laboratory Results in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. American Journal of Epidemiology, 191(11), 1944-1953. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwac126

We compared the performance of prognostic tools for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using parameters fitted either at the time of hospital admission or across all time points of an admission. This cohort study used clinic... Read More about Predicting Need for Escalation of Care or Death From Repeated Daily Clinical Observations and Laboratory Results in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

The Duration and Magnitude of Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism Following Colectomy (2022)
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Lewis-Lloyd, C. A., Humes, D. J., West, J., Peacock, O., & Crooks, C. J. (2022). The Duration and Magnitude of Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism Following Colectomy. Annals of Surgery, 276(3), E177-E184. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005563

Objective: To assess the impact of current guidelines by reporting weekly postoperative postdischarge venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates. Summary Background Data: Disparity exists between the postoperative thromboprophylaxis duration colectomy patien... Read More about The Duration and Magnitude of Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism Following Colectomy.

Role of Hepatocyte Senescence in the Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Liver Fibrosis Progression (2022)
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Wijayasiri, P., Astbury, S., Kaye, P., Oakley, F., Alexander, G. J., Kendall, T. J., & Aravinthan, A. D. (2022). Role of Hepatocyte Senescence in the Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Liver Fibrosis Progression. Cells, 11(14), Article 2221. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11142221

Hepatocyte senescence is associated with liver fibrosis. However, the possibility of a direct, causal relation between hepatocyte senescence and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation was the subject of this study. Liver biopsy specimens obtained fro... Read More about Role of Hepatocyte Senescence in the Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Liver Fibrosis Progression.

Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Study (2022)
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Vijay, A., Al-Awadi, A., Chalmers, J., Balakumaran, L., Grove, J. I., Valdes, A. M., …Aithal, G. P. (2022). Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Study. Nutrients, 14(14), Article 2808. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14142808

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global problem growing in parallel to the epidemics of obesity and diabetes, with South Asians being particularly susceptible. Nutrition and behaviour are important modifiers of the disease,... Read More about Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Study.

British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of functional dyspepsia (2022)
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Black, C. J., Paine, P. A., Agrawal, A., Aziz, I., Eugenicos, M. P., Houghton, L. A., …Ford, A. C. (2022). British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of functional dyspepsia. Gut, 71(9), 1697-1723. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327737

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder of gut-brain interaction, affecting approximately 7% of individuals in the community, with most patients managed in primary care. The last British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guideline for the mana... Read More about British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of functional dyspepsia.

The impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease related fatigue on Health-Related Quality of Life: a qualitative semi-structured interview study (2022)
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Radford, S. J., Moran, G. W., & Czuber-Dochan, W. (2022). The impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease related fatigue on Health-Related Quality of Life: a qualitative semi-structured interview study. Journal of Research in Nursing, 27(8), 685-702. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871211061048

Background: Fatigue is a frequently reported symptom of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), having a negative impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Patients’ experiences of this have not been researched in IBD. Methods: Semi-structured inte... Read More about The impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease related fatigue on Health-Related Quality of Life: a qualitative semi-structured interview study.

Genetic variation in TERT modifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol-related cirrhosis: Results from a genome-wide case-control study (2022)
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Buch, S., Innes, H., Lutz, P. L., Nischalke, H. D., Marquardt, J. U., Fischer, J., …Stickel, F. (2022). Genetic variation in TERT modifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol-related cirrhosis: Results from a genome-wide case-control study. Gut, https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327196

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often develops in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis at an annual risk of up to 2.5%. Some host genetic risk factors have been identified but do not account for the majority of the variance in occurrence... Read More about Genetic variation in TERT modifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol-related cirrhosis: Results from a genome-wide case-control study.

Correction: Schütt et al. Simulating the Hydrodynamic Conditions of the Human Ascending Colon: A Digital Twin of the Dynamic Colon Model. (Pharmaceutics (2022), (14), (184)) (2022)
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Schütt, M., O’Farrell, C., Stamatopoulos, K., Hoad, C. L., Marciani, L., Sulaiman, S., …Alexiadis, A. (2022). Correction: Schütt et al. Simulating the Hydrodynamic Conditions of the Human Ascending Colon: A Digital Twin of the Dynamic Colon Model. (Pharmaceutics (2022), (14), (184)). Pharmaceutics, 14(7), Article 1402. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14071402

In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in Figure 6 when published. The experimental data points in the upper diagram were missing. The corrected Figure 6 appears below.