Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

JO LEONARDI-BEE's Outputs (7)

Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Influenza: An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Lansbury, L. E., Rodrigo, C., Leonardi-Bee, J., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J., & Shen Lim, W. (2020). Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Influenza: An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 48(2), e98-e106. https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000004093

Objective: Corticosteroids may be beneficial in sepsis but uncertainty remains over their effects in severe influenza. This systematic review updates the current evidence regarding corticosteroids in the treatment of influenza and examines the effect... Read More about Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Influenza: An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Incidence, prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of polypharmacy in adults in South Asia: a systematic review protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Khan, N., Chattopadhyay, K., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2019). Incidence, prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of polypharmacy in adults in South Asia: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 17(11), 2370-2377. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-d-18-00001

Objective: The objective of the systematic review is to summarize the incidence, prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of polypharmacy in adults in South Asia.

Introduction: Several studies have been conducted in South Asia on the incid... Read More about Incidence, prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of polypharmacy in adults in South Asia: a systematic review protocol.

Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study (2019)
Journal Article
Iyen, B., Qureshi, N., Leonardi-Bee, J., Kai, J., Akyea, R. K., Roderick, P., …Weng, S. (2019). Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study. Atherosclerosis, 287, 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.05.017

Background and aims: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a known major cause of premature heart disease. However, the risks of atherosclerotic disease in other vascular regions are less known. We determined the risk of major cardiovascular disease... Read More about Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study.

Saliva cotinine concentrations in pregnant women who smoke and use nicotine patches (2019)
Journal Article
Claire, R., Coleman, T., Leonardi‐Bee, J., & Berlin, I. (2019). Saliva cotinine concentrations in pregnant women who smoke and use nicotine patches. Addiction, 114(9), 1651-1658. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14662

Background and Aims: Due to concerns about increased exposure to nicotine, pregnant women using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to stop smoking are usually advised to stop using NRT if they relapse to smoking. This study investigated whether this... Read More about Saliva cotinine concentrations in pregnant women who smoke and use nicotine patches.

Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza (2019)
Journal Article
Lansbury, L., Rodrigo, C., Leonardi-Bee, J., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J., & Lim, W. S. (2019). Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(2), Article CD010406. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010406.pub3

Background
Specific treatments for influenza are limited to neuraminidase inhibitors and adamantanes. Corticosteroids show evidence of benefit in sepsis and related conditions, most likely due to their anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory properti... Read More about Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza.

Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists (2019)
Journal Article
Polglass, L., Leonardi-Bee, J., Morris, A., & Murray, R. (2019). Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists. Journal of Health Visiting, 7(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2019.7.1.24

Breastfeeding provides a range of positive health benefits for both mother and baby. Due to maternal exemption of dental charges, dentists have the access and opportunity to provide information to expectant and nursing mothers, and are in an optimal... Read More about Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists.