Trends in burden of work-related upper limb amputation in South Korea, 2004-2013: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is a life-threatening congenital health defect that requires rapid surgery. The most widely used approach is the arterial switch operation (ASO) developed by Jatene in the 1970s. The first set of children who received this intervention are now adults. The ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mbuagbaw L,Forlemu-Kamwa D,Chu A,Thabane L,Dillenberg R

更新日期：2014-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Since population-based data on prognostic factors affecting survival in patients with breast cancer with bone metastasis (BM) are currently limited, we conducted this nationwide retrospective cohort study to examine the prognostic role of disease stage at breast cancer diagnosis and length of BM-free interva...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cetin K,Christiansen CF,Sværke C,Jacobsen JB,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2015-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse voluntary payment reports of pharmaceutical companies to German healthcare professionals (HCPs) in 2015 and 2016 based on an industry-self-regulating transparency codex. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS:Cohort study of all German HCPs who voluntarily agreed that at least one payment they received in 2015 a...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Stoll M,Hubenschmid L,Koch C,Lieb K

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most studies reporting evidence of adverse effects of lead and cadmium on the ability to balance have been conducted in high-exposure groups or have included adults. The effects of prenatal exposure have not been well studied, nor have the effects in children been directly studied. The aim of the study was t...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Taylor CM,Humphriss R,Hall A,Golding J,Emond AM

更新日期：2015-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nursing home residents (NHRs) are frequently suffering from multimorbidity, functional and cognitive impairment, often leading to hospital admissions. Studies have found that male NHRs are more often hospitalised. The influence of age is inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of hospitalisati...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hoffmann F,Allers K

更新日期：2016-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Root canal treatment is one of the oldest dental procedures for the treatment of endodontic infection. Extrusion of debris beyond the root apex during root canal instrumentation and subsequent persistence of pain are common complications. A systematic review of the evidence on reciprocating single-file ins...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ahmad MZ,Sadaf D,MacBain MM,Mohamed AN

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of biopsychosocial Self-Management Support (SMS) delivered by practice nurses in routine diabetes care. DESIGN:A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial within a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study design. Practice nurses were cluster-randomised. SETTING:A regional ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： van Dijk-de Vries A,van Bokhoven MA,Winkens B,Terluin B,Knottnerus JA,van der Weijden T,van Eijk JT

更新日期：2015-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The optimal management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains contentious. The medications used to treat PDA are often non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which are associated with a number of unwanted adverse effects. Paracetamol is a medication with an excellent safety profile in infants and has be...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Schindler T,Smyth J,Bolisetty S,Michalowski J,Lui K

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in China, but there is scare of evidence on whether and to what extent comorbidity affects the stroke-related costs in health system. We examined the association between comorbidity and stroke-related health service utilisation and costs in urban China. SE...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ding R,Zhu D,Ma Y,Shi X,He P

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pembrolizumab was recently demonstrated to have survival benefit in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (r/mHNSCC). However, the cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy in China remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE:This analysis aimed to describe the cost-effe...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Xin W,Ding H,Fang Q,Zheng X,Tong Y,Xu G,Yang G

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The large number of treatment modalities for patients diagnosed with Menière's disease (MD) complicates the selection of the best available treatment as the comparative efficacy of these interventions is not clear. We aim to identify the treatment or treatments with the highest efficacy of current pharmaco...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： van Esch BF,van der Zaag-Loonen HJ,Bruintjes TD,van Benthem PP

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicentre of the HIV pandemic, yet enormous knowledge gaps still exist to elicit a comprehensive portrait of multimorbidity and HIV linkage. This study aims to conduct a systematic meta-analysis of peer-reviewed literature to investigate the current status of multimorbidity e...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Oladimeji KE,Dzomba A,Adetokunboh O,Zungu L,Yaya S,Goon DT

更新日期：2020-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to identify intrauterine growth differences according to infertility treatment compared with spontaneous conception and to describe intrauterine growth trajectories. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A single primary and tertiary medical centre in Japan. PARTICIPANTS:This study i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Shinohara S,Hirata S,Suzuki K

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In England, the NHS111 service provides assessment and triage by telephone for urgent health problems. A digital version of this service has recently been introduced. We aimed to systematically review the evidence on digital and online symptom checkers and similar services. DESIGN:Systematic review. DATA S...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Chambers D,Cantrell AJ,Johnson M,Preston L,Baxter SK,Booth A,Turner J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the feasibility of health systems strengthening from the perspective of international healthcare implementers and donors in South Sudan. DESIGN:A qualitative interview study, with thematic analysis using the WHO health system building blocks framework. SETTING:South Sudan. PARTICIPANTS:17 health...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jones A,Howard N,Legido-Quigley H

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:How researchers' contributions relate to author order on the byline remains unclear. We sought to identify researchers' contributions associated with author order, and to explore the existence of author profiles. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Published record. PARTICIPANTS:1139 authors of 119 researc...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Perneger TV,Poncet A,Carpentier M,Agoritsas T,Combescure C,Gayet-Ageron A

更新日期：2017-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the current work distribution of health professionals from a public Ugandan medical school in a period of major donor funding for HIV programmes. We explore the hypothesis that programmes initiated under unprecedented health investments from the US President's Emerge...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bajunirwe F,Twesigye L,Zhang M,Kerry VB,Bangsberg DR

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dealing with multiple workflow interruptions is a major challenge in emergency department (ED) work. This study aimed to establish a taxonomy of workflow interruptions that takes into account the content and purpose of interruptive communication. It further aimed to identify associations of workflow interrup...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Weigl M,Beck J,Wehler M,Schneider A

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Opioid use disorder (OUD) is characterised by the fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual as a problematic pattern of opioid use (eg, fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone) that leads to clinically significant impairment. OUD diagnoses have risen substantially over the last decade, and treatment servic...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Marshall T,Kinnard EN,Hancock M,King-Jones S,Olson K,Abba-Aji A,Rittenbach K,Vohra S

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sexual problems are common with cardiovascular disease, and can negatively impact quality of life. To address sexual problems, guidelines have identified the importance of sexual counselling during cardiac rehabilitation, yet this is rarely provided. The Cardiac Health and Relationship Management and Sexua...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Murphy PJ,Mc Sharry J,Casey D,Doherty S,Gillespie P,Jaarsma T,Murphy AW,Newell J,O'Donnell M,Steinke EE,Toomey E,Byrne M

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：: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 benefits from the mini-sternotomy are presumed to arise because the incision is less extensive and the lower half of the che...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Khoshbin E,Prayaga S,Kinsella J,Sutherland FW

更新日期：2011-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate the performance of the most commonly used formulas for estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) against measured GFR during the index hospitalisation for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). SETTING:Single centre, methodological study. PARTICIPANTS:40 patients with percutaneous cor...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Venetsanos D,Alfredsson J,Segelmark M,Swahn E,Lawesson SS

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of social networks has been increasing worldwide. Mobile websites and applications (apps) allow people to network more quickly and have more partners for sex. This can facilitate risky sexual behaviours, such as having multiple partners and unprotected sex, which can lead to a higher incidence of s...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Queiroz JF,Medeiros KS,Sarmento ACA,Monteiro MN,Cobucci RN,Stransky B,Gonçalves AK

更新日期：2020-11-19 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：OBJECTIVE:To adapt a Canadian algorithm for the identification of female cases of breast cancer (BC) deaths to German health insurance claims data and to test and validate the algorithm by comparing results with official cause of death (CoD) data on the individual and the population level. DESIGN:Validation study, sec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Langner I,Ohlmeier C,Haug U,Hense HW,Czwikla J,Zeeb H

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Improving outcomes for older people with long-term conditions and multimorbidity is a priority. Current policy commits to substantial expansion of social prescribing to community assets, such as charity, voluntary or community groups. We use longitudinal data to add to the limited evidence on whether this is...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Munford LA,Wilding A,Bower P,Sutton M

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to assess the level of knowledge on peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) maintenance among nurses in China and to analyse the related factors influencing this variable. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Ninety-one hospitals at three different levels in Hunan Province...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Xu B,Zhang J,Hou J,Ma M,Gong Z,Tang S

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An operations leader (OL) takes an important role in occupational health management for radiation decontamination workers in Japan, and candidates for the position must participate in a training session to acquire the necessary knowledge as required by law. However, it has not been clarified whether the cand...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hidaka T,Kakamu T,Endo S,Kasuga H,Masuishi Y,Kumagai T,Sato S,Sasaki T,Fukushima T

更新日期：2019-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of preoperative patient and hospital factors on resource use, cost and length of stay (LOS) among patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). DESIGN:Observational retrospective study. SETTINGS:Data from the Japanese Administrative Database. PARTICIPANTS:Pat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Shinjo D,Fushimi K

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the proven effectiveness of coordinated specialty care (CSC) programmes for first episode psychosis in the USA, CSC programmes often have low levels of engagement in family psychoeducation, and engagement of racial and ethnic minority family members is even lower than that for non-Latino white fami...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Oluwoye O,Dyck D,McPherson SM,Lewis-Fernández R,Compton MT,McDonell MG,Cabassa LJ

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00