Modelling the lifetime cost-effectiveness of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation with heart failure.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence and management of local and systemic complications afflicting patients with de novo metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) in Singapore. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a large prospective Uro-oncology registry of mPCa. SETTING:This study is carried out in a tertiary hospital in Singap...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Tan YG,Pang L,Khalid F,Poon R,Huang HH,Chen K,Tay KJ,Lau W,Cheng C,Ho H,Yuen J

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the spatial-temporal clustering of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Chongqing and to explore its association with the economic indices of AIDS prevention and treatment. METHODS:Data on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and economic indices of AIDS prevention and treatment were obtained from the annual reports of the ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zhang Y,Xiao Q,Zhou L,Ma D,Liu L,Lu R,Yi D,Yi D

更新日期：2015-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Policing practices are key drivers of HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID). This paper describes the protocol for the first study to prospectively examine the impact of a police education programme (PEP) to align law enforcement and HIV prevention. PEPs incorporating HIV prevention (including harm redu...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Strathdee SA,Arredondo J,Rocha T,Abramovitz D,Rolon ML,Patiño Mandujano E,Rangel MG,Olivarria HO,Gaines T,Patterson TL,Beletsky L

更新日期：2015-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The proportion of elderly people is steadily rising worldwide, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, including China. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disorder in older people. However, little is known about the epidemiology of CKD and its consequences among the elderly. Improvement...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Liang S,Wang WL,Zhu FL,Duan SW,Sun XF,Chen XM,Cai GY,Chinese observational prospective study of ageing population with chronic kidney disease (C-OPTION).

更新日期：2018-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and preliminarily explore possible risk factors of physical activity-related injury (PARI) occurrences among Chinese university students via a multicentre mixed survey. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 4758 undergradua...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gao Y,Cai W,Gao L,Wang J,Liang J,Kwok H,Jia C,Li L

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unmet burden of surgical care is high in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) proposed six indicators to guide the development of national plans for improving and monitoring access to essential surgical care. This study aimed to characterise the Somalila...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dahir S,Cotache-Condor CF,Concepcion T,Mohamed M,Poenaru D,Adan Ismail E,Leather AJM,Rice HE,Smith ER,Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery.

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate short-term and long-term effectiveness of simulation training to acquire a structured Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) approach for medical emergencies; and to examine which skills were learnt and maintained best. DESIGN:An observational study with a 3-4 months follow-...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Drost-de Klerck AM,Olgers TJ,van de Meeberg EK,Schonrock-Adema J,Ter Maaten JC

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is common among seniors discharged from the emergency department (ED) and associated with increased risk of mortality. Prior research has addressed mortality associated with seniors discharged from the ED with delirium, however has generally relied on data from one or a small number of institutions ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Israni J,Lesser A,Kent T,Ko K

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The COVID-19 pandemic has required drastic safety measures to control virus spread, including an extended self-isolation period. Stressful situations increase alcohol craving and consumption in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and non-AUD drinkers. Thus, we assessed how COVID-19 related stress may have affected dr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sallie SN,Ritou V,Bowden-Jones H,Voon V

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess which osmolarity equation best predicts directly measured serum/plasma osmolality and whether its use could add value to routine blood test results through screening for dehydration in older people. DESIGN:Diagnostic accuracy study. PARTICIPANTS:Older people (≥65 years) in 5 cohorts: Dietary Stra...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hooper L,Abdelhamid A,Ali A,Bunn DK,Jennings A,John WG,Kerry S,Lindner G,Pfortmueller CA,Sjöstrand F,Walsh NP,Fairweather-Tait SJ,Potter JF,Hunter PR,Shepstone L

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify associations between the weight groups underweight (UW), overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) at 5 years of age and exposures related to pregnancy, anthropometric measures at birth, sociodemographic factors, and family health, anthropometric measures and habits. DESIGN:Regional cohort study. SETTING...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Donkor HM,Grundt JH,Júlíusson PB,Eide GE,Hurum J,Bjerknes R,Markestad T

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sex and relationship education (SRE) is regarded as vital to improving young people's sexual health, but a third of schools in England lacks good SRE and government guidance is outdated. We aimed to identify what makes SRE programmes effective, acceptable, sustainable and capable of faithful implementation. ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Pound P,Denford S,Shucksmith J,Tanton C,Johnson AM,Owen J,Hutten R,Mohan L,Bonell C,Abraham C,Campbell R

更新日期：2017-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate if continuation rates in first-time users of oral hormonal contraceptives differed between different formulations and to measure if the rates were related to the prescribing categories, that is, physicians and midwives. DESIGN:A longitudinal national population-based registry study. SETTING:T...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Josefsson A,Wiréhn AB,Lindberg M,Foldemo A,Brynhildsen J

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Examine the relationship between maternal alcohol use disorder and child school attendance outcomes for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children in Western Australia. DESIGN:Population cohort study. SETTING:Routinely collected linked administrative health, education and child protection data. PARTICIPANTS:T...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hafekost K,Lawrence D,O'Leary C,Bower C,Semmens J,Zubrick SR

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of social network influences on seasonal influenza vaccination uptake by healthcare workers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, observational study. SETTING:A large secondary care NHS Trust which includes four hospital sites in Greater Manchester. PARTICIPANTS:Foundation doctors (FDs) working ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Edge R,Keegan T,Isba R,Diggle P

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This research aims to determine the long-term impact of the Bloor Street Viaduct suicide barrier on rates of suicide in Toronto and whether media reporting had any impact on suicide rates. DESIGN:Natural experiment. SETTING:City of Toronto, Canada; records at the chief coroner's office of Ontario 1993-2003 ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sinyor M,Schaffer A,Redelmeier DA,Kiss A,Nishikawa Y,Cheung AH,Levitt AJ,Pirkis J

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how three indicators of social capital (ie, group membership, social support and cognitive social capital and specific types within each type) are associated with infant birth weight. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS:Cross-sectional analyses of the first wave of Young Lives Survey data collected in 2002 ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lee HY,Oh J,Perkins JM,Heo J,Subramanian SV

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report on: (1) the proportion of patients with known atrial fibrillation (AF); and (2) demographic, clinical or radiological differences between patients with known AF (and not treated) and patients with newly diagnosed AF, in a cohort of patients who presented with ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wilson D,Ambler G,Shakeshaft C,Banerjee G,Charidimou A,Seiffge D,White M,Cohen H,Yousry T,Salman R,Lip GYH,Muir K,Brown MM,Jäger HR,Werring DJ,CROMIS-2 collaborators.

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Binge-eating disorder (BED) was included as its own diagnostic entity in the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). An increasing number of treatment studies have been published, but an up-to-date comprehensive meta-analysis on diverse treatment approaches for B...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hilbert A,Petroff D,Herpertz S,Kersting A,Pietrowsky R,Tuschen-Caffier B,Vocks S,Schmidt R

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of immediate treatment with ranibizumab in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with good (better than 6/12) starting visual acuity compared with current UK clinical guidance of waiting until vision falls below 6/12 to begin treatment, using rea...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Butt T,Lee A,Lee C,Tufail A,UK AMD EMR Study Group.

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess people's procedural preferences for making medical surrogate decisions, from the perspectives of both a potential surrogate and an incapacitated patient. DESIGN:Computer-assisted telephone interviews. Respondents were randomly assigned either the role of an incapacitated patient or that of a poten...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Frey R,Herzog SM,Hertwig R

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for all individuals aged 65 years and over and in individuals younger than 65 years with comorbidities. There is good evidence of vaccine effectiveness (VE) in young healthy individuals but less robust evidence for effectiveness in the populations targeted for ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lone NI,Simpson C,Kavanagh K,Robertson C,McMenamin J,Ritchie L,Sheikh A

更新日期：2012-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the prevalence and correlates of continuum beliefs for five mental illnesses in a multiethnic population and to explore its association with stigma. DESIGN:A community-based, cross-sectional study. SETTING:A national study in a multiethnic Asian country. PARTICIPANTS:A comprehensive study of ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Subramaniam M,Abdin E,Picco L,Shahwan S,Jeyagurunathan A,Vaingankar JA,Chong SA

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the diagnostic performance of Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV-associated tuberculosis (FASH) to detect extrapulmonary tuberculosis in extremely resource-limited settings, with visceral leishmaniasis as a differential diagnosis with overlapping sonograph...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bobbio F,Di Gennaro F,Marotta C,Kok J,Akec G,Norbis L,Monno L,Saracino A,Mazzucco W,Lunardi M

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the sex-specific prevalence, inequality and factors associated with healthcare utilisation for diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension and comorbidity among the adult population of Bangladesh. STUDY DESIGN:This study analysed cross-sectional nationwide Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ali N,Akram R,Sheikh N,Sarker AR,Sultana M

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore utilisation patterns of asthma medication before, during and after pregnancy as recorded in seven European population-based databases. DESIGN:A descriptive drug utilisation study. SETTING:7 electronic healthcare databases in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy (Emilia Romagna and Tuscany), W...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Charlton RA,Pierini A,Klungsøyr K,Neville AJ,Jordan S,de Jong-van den Berg LT,Thayer D,Bos HJ,Puccini A,Hansen AV,Gini R,Engeland A,Nybo Andersen AM,Dolk H,Garne E

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A comparison of sick leave in pregnancy between countries is difficult as most studies have been conducted in single countries in Scandinavia. The objective of this study was to explore patterns of and reasons for sick leave during pregnancy on a multinational level, focusing on medication use ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Truong BT,Lupattelli A,Kristensen P,Nordeng H

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To explain general practitioners' (GPs') approaches to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and overdiagnosis; (2) to explain how GPs reason about their PSA testing routines and (3) to explain how these routines influence GPs' personal experience as clinicians. SETTING:Primary care practices in Austr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Pickles K,Carter SM,Rychetnik L

更新日期：2015-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to investigate the symptoms people with diabetes experience when having a myocardial infarction (MI), their illness narrative and how they present their symptoms to the health service. SETTING:Three London (UK) hospitals (coronary care units and medical wards). PARTICIPANTS:Pa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Berman N,Jones MM,De Coster DA

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a heterogeneous condition requiring complex treatment from diverse healthcare services. An increasingly holistic understanding of healthcare has resulted in contextual factors such as perceived quality of care, as well as patients' acceptance, preferences and subjective expec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dieckelmann M,Reinhardt F,Jeitler K,Semlitsch T,Plath J,Gerlach FM,Siebenhofer A,Petersen JJ

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00