Objectives To estimate the annual health economic impact of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) to the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Design A modelling study based on a combination of ...

2 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK 3 Moorfields ...

Background Mini-sternotomy for isolated aortic valve replacement aims to reduce operative trauma hastening recovery and improving the cosmetic outcome of cardiac surgery. The short-term clinical ...

Objective This study aimed to report prevalence and evaluate the association between multimorbidity and associated risk factors in the adult population of Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study ...

Objective To explore evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness outcomes. Design Systematic review. Setting A wide range of settings within primary and ...

Objectives To investigate the factors which influence patient satisfaction with surgical services and to explore the relationship between overall satisfaction, satisfaction with specific facets of ...

Conclusions This study is the first RCT of cloth masks, and the results caution against the use of cloth masks. This is an important finding to inform occupational health and safety. Moisture ...

Objectives Problems such as hospital malnutrition (∼40% prevalence in the UK) may be managed better by improving the nutrition education of ‘tomorrow's doctors’. The Need for Nutrition Education ...

Introduction Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) often imposes a significant psychological burden on teenagers. Cognitive and behavioural strategies have demonstrated the potential to alleviate ...

Protocol: Surgery or radiotherapy for early-stage cancer study (SORT) target trial protocol: stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with curative intent versus surgical resection for early-stage ...

Introduction The term defensive medicine, referring to actions motivated primarily by litigious concerns, originates from the USA and has been used in medical research literature since the late 1960s.

Objectives Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a rare and underdiagnosed disease associated with a high mortality rate. Although, in ...