The efficacy of systemic glucocorticosteroids for pain in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D. F., Thankaraj, D., Jones-Diette, J., Morgan, R., Ifesemen, O. S., Shenker, N. G., & Walsh, D. A. (2021). The efficacy of systemic glucocorticosteroids for pain in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab503

Background. Glucocorticosteroids (GCs) are recommended to suppress inflammation in people with active RA. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the effects of systemic GCs on RA pain. Methods. A systematic literature review of r... Read More about The efficacy of systemic glucocorticosteroids for pain in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

“A little (PPI) MAGIC can take you a long way” : involving children and young people in research from inception of a novel medical device to multi-centre clinical trial Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961) (2021)
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Abrehart, N., Frost, K., YPAG, Y. P. A. G., Harris, R., Wragg, A., Stewart, D., …Marciani, L. (2021). “A little (PPI) MAGIC can take you a long way” : involving children and young people in research from inception of a novel medical device to multi-centre clinical trial Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961). Research Involvement and Engagement, 7, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-020-00243-0

Background: There is often a great urgency to be inclusive when conducting research and to focus efforts with groups and communities that can be referred to as marginalised. This is especially the case in research concerning medical devices aimed a... Read More about “A little (PPI) MAGIC can take you a long way” : involving children and young people in research from inception of a novel medical device to multi-centre clinical trial Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961).

Interventions to ameliorate reductions in muscle quantity and function in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review towards acute sarcopenia treatment (2020)
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John, G., Welsh, C., Majid, Z., Masud, T., Jackson, T., & Grieg, C. (2021). Interventions to ameliorate reductions in muscle quantity and function in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review towards acute sarcopenia treatment. Age and Ageing, 50(2), 394-404. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa209

Objective: Assimilate evidence for interventions to ameliorate negative changes in physical performance, muscle strength, and muscle quantity in hospitalised older adults. Methods: We searched for articles using MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochr... Read More about Interventions to ameliorate reductions in muscle quantity and function in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review towards acute sarcopenia treatment.

Essential guide to acute care (2020)
Book
Cooper, N., Cramp, P., Forrest, K., & Patel, R. (2020). Essential guide to acute care. (3rd edition). London: Wiley

The best-selling Essential Guide to Acute Care contains everything you need to know about acute care that you can’t find in a standard textbook. The third edition has been extensively revised and updated, presenting new oxygen guidelines, updated evi... Read More about Essential guide to acute care.

Exploring the Factor Structure of the Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory: New Recommendations for Reporting Results (2020)
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Kubba, H., & Whitmer, W. M. (2021). Exploring the Factor Structure of the Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory: New Recommendations for Reporting Results. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 130(6), 614-622 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489420965634

Objective Patient-reported outcomes can be useful for reporting benefit from non-life-saving interventions, but often they report a single overall score, which means that much information on the specific areas of benefit is lost. Our aim was to per... Read More about Exploring the Factor Structure of the Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory: New Recommendations for Reporting Results.

In severe alcoholic hepatitis, serum cytokeratin-18 fragments are diagnostic, prognostic and theragnostic biomarkers (2020)
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Atkinson, S. R., Grove, J. I., Liebig, S., Astbury, S., Vergis, N., Goldin, R., …Aithal, G. P. (2020). In severe alcoholic hepatitis, serum cytokeratin-18 fragments are diagnostic, prognostic and theragnostic biomarkers. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 115(11), 1857-1868. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000000912

INTRODUCTION: Up to 40% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) die within 6 months of presentation, making prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment essential. We determined the associations between serum keratin-18 (K18) and histologi... Read More about In severe alcoholic hepatitis, serum cytokeratin-18 fragments are diagnostic, prognostic and theragnostic biomarkers.

Feasibility Study of a New MRI Mini-Capsule Device to Measure Whole Gut Transit Time in Pediatric Constipation (2020)
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Sharif, H., Abrehart, N., Hoad, C., Murray, K., Perkins, A., Smith, M., …Marciani, L. (2020). Feasibility Study of a New MRI Mini-Capsule Device to Measure Whole Gut Transit Time in Pediatric Constipation. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 71(5), 604-611. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002910

Objective: In England, 27,500 children are referred annually to hospital with constipation. An objective measure of whole gut transit time (WGTT) could aid management. The current standard WGTT assessment, the X-ray radiopaque marker (ROM) test, give... Read More about Feasibility Study of a New MRI Mini-Capsule Device to Measure Whole Gut Transit Time in Pediatric Constipation.

Recommended Personal Protective Equipment for Cochlear Implant and Other Mastoid Surgery During the COVID-19 Era (2020)
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Lawrence, R. J., O'Donoghue, G., Kitterick, P., O'Donoghue, K., Hague, R., Mitchell, L., …Hartley, D. E. (2020). Recommended Personal Protective Equipment for Cochlear Implant and Other Mastoid Surgery During the COVID-19 Era. Laryngoscope, 130(11), 2693-2699. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29014

© 2020 American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society Inc, "The Triological Society" and American Laryngological Association (ALA) Objectives/Hypothesis: The overall aim of this study was to evaluate personal protective equipment (PPE)... Read More about Recommended Personal Protective Equipment for Cochlear Implant and Other Mastoid Surgery During the COVID-19 Era.

Exploring User Expectations of Brain-Training and Coaching Technologies for Cognitive Health (2020)
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Harrington, K., Craven, M. P., Wilson, M. L., & Landowska, A. (2020). Exploring User Expectations of Brain-Training and Coaching Technologies for Cognitive Health. . Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49065-2_4

User-centred evaluation of brain-training and coaching applications is discussed, with a focus on dementia. A brief outline of outcomes measures used for cognitive training is presented. The design of a set of four patient and public involvement work... Read More about Exploring User Expectations of Brain-Training and Coaching Technologies for Cognitive Health.

Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats (2020)
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Aso, K., Shahtaheri, S. M., Hill, R., Wilson, D., McWilliams, D. F., Nwosu, L. N., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.05.010

© 2020 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Objectives: Subchondral bone may contribute to knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Nerve growth factor (NGF) can stimulate nerve growth through TrkA. We aimed to identify how sensory nerve growth at the... Read More about Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats.

Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19 (2020)
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Menni, C., Valdes, A. M., Freidin, M. B., Sudre, C. H., Nguyen, L. H., Drew, D. A., …Spector, T. D. (2020). Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19. Nature Medicine, 26, 1037-1040. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0916-2

A total of 2,618,862 participants reported their potential symptoms of COVID-19 on a smartphone-based app. Among the 18,401 who had undergone a SARS-CoV-2 test, the proportion of participants who reported loss of smell and taste was higher in those w... Read More about Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19.

Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol (2020)
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Millar, B., McWilliams, D. F., Abhishek, A., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Auer, D. P., Chapman, V., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03195-4

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: In an ageing population, pain, frailty and disability frequently coexist across a wide range of musculoskeletal diagnoses, but their associations remain incompletely understood. The Investigating Musculoskeletal Heal... Read More about Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol.

Human animal interaction, animal assisted therapy and pet ownership in neurorehabilitation (2020)
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Edwards, L. (2020). Human animal interaction, animal assisted therapy and pet ownership in neurorehabilitation. Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, 19(2), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.47795/XLWC8078

Human animal interactions (HAI), animal assisted therapy (AAT) and pet ownership can confer huge benefits for patients undergoing neurorehabilitation, in inpatient and outpatient settings. However, these must be weighed against potential risks and di... Read More about Human animal interaction, animal assisted therapy and pet ownership in neurorehabilitation.

First-line ovulation induction for polycystic ovary syndrome: an individual participant data meta-analysis (2019)
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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.

A role for ABCB1 in prognosis, invasion and drug resistance in ependymoma (2019)
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Sabnis, D. H., Storer, L. C. D., Liu, J., Jackson, H. K., Kilday, J. P., Grundy, R. G., …Coyle, B. (2019). A role for ABCB1 in prognosis, invasion and drug resistance in ependymoma. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46700-z

© 2019, The Author(s). Three of the hallmarks of poor prognosis in paediatric ependymoma are drug resistance, local invasion and recurrence. We hypothesised that these hallmarks were due to the presence of a sub-population of cancer stem cells expres... Read More about A role for ABCB1 in prognosis, invasion and drug resistance in ependymoma.

Alternative Magnesium Sulfate Dosing Regimens for Women With Preeclampsia: A Population Pharmacokinetic Exposure-Response Modeling and Simulation Study (2019)
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Du, L., Wenning, L. A., Carvalho, B., Duley, L., Brookfield, K. F., Witjes, H., …Oladapo, O. T. (2019). Alternative Magnesium Sulfate Dosing Regimens for Women With Preeclampsia: A Population Pharmacokinetic Exposure-Response Modeling and Simulation Study. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 59(11), 1519-1526. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.1448

Magnesium sulfate is the anticonvulsant of choice for eclampsia prophylaxis and treatment; however, the recommended dosing regimens are costly and cumbersome and can be administered only by skilled health professionals. The objectives of this study w... Read More about Alternative Magnesium Sulfate Dosing Regimens for Women With Preeclampsia: A Population Pharmacokinetic Exposure-Response Modeling and Simulation Study.

Study-based registers reduce waste in systematic reviewing: discussion and case report (2019)
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Shokraneh, F., & Adams, C. E. (2019). Study-based registers reduce waste in systematic reviewing: discussion and case report. Systematic Reviews, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1035-3

Background Maintained study-based registers (SBRs) have, at their core, study records linked to, potentially, multiple other records such as references, data sets, standard texts and full-text reports. Such registers can minimise and refine searchin... Read More about Study-based registers reduce waste in systematic reviewing: discussion and case report.

Effects of tinnitus on cochlear implant programming (2019)
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Pierzycki, R. H., Corner, C., Fielden, C. A., & Kitterick, P. T. (2019). Effects of tinnitus on cochlear implant programming. Trends in Hearing, 23, https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216519836624

Clinical observations suggest that tinnitus may interfere with programming cochlear implants (CIs), the process of optimizing the transmission of acoustic information to support speech perception with a CI. Despite tinnitus being highly prevalent amo... Read More about Effects of tinnitus on cochlear implant programming.

Association of adverse perinatal outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with biochemical markers: results of aggregate and individual patient data meta-analyses (2019)
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Ovadia, C., Seed, P. T., Sklavounos, A., Geenes, V., Di Illio, C., Chambers, J., …Williamson, C. (2019). Association of adverse perinatal outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with biochemical markers: results of aggregate and individual patient data meta-analyses. Lancet, 393(10174), 899-909. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2931877-4

Background Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, but the association with the concentration of specific biochemical markers is unclear. We aimed to quantify the adverse perinatal effects of intrahepatic... Read More about Association of adverse perinatal outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with biochemical markers: results of aggregate and individual patient data meta-analyses.

Defining and measuring " eczema control " : an international qualitative study to explore the views of those living with and treating atopic eczema (2019)
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Howells, L., Thomas, K. S., Sears, A. V., Nasr, I., Wollenberg, A., Schuttelaar, M. L., …Chalmers, J. R. (2019). Defining and measuring " eczema control " : an international qualitative study to explore the views of those living with and treating atopic eczema. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 33(6), 1124-1132. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15475

Background: Atopic eczema (also known as eczema) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition that often afflicts patients’ health and wellbeing. The Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) initiative recommends that “long-term control of eczema”... Read More about Defining and measuring " eczema control " : an international qualitative study to explore the views of those living with and treating atopic eczema.