Caesarean section rates analysed using Robson's 10-Group Classification System: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In recent years, quality of life (QoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been gaining considerable importance in clinical research and practice. Against this backdrop, this systematic review aimed to provide a broad overview of clinical, sociodemographic and psychosocial risk and protective factors for QoL in ad...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gil-González I,Martín-Rodríguez A,Conrad R,Pérez-San-Gregorio MÁ

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Injury is an important issue in public health. Spinal curvature disorders are deformities characterised by excessive curves of the spine. The prevalence of spinal curvature disorders is not low, but its relationship with injury has not been studied. The aim of this study is to investigate whether spinal curv...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kuo YL,Chung CH,Huang TW,Tsao CH,Chang SY,Peng CK,Cheng WE,Chien WC,Shen CH

更新日期：2019-01-17 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:Conduct a global situational analysis to identify the current facilitators and barriers to improving quality of care (QoC) for pregnant women, newborns and children. STUDY DESIGN:Metareview of published and unpublished systematic reviews and meta-analyses conducted between January 2000 and March 2013 in any ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Nair M,Yoshida S,Lambrechts T,Boschi-Pinto C,Bose K,Mason EM,Mathai M

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic inguinal pain is a frequently occurring problem in athletes. A diagnosis of inguinal disruption is performed by exclusion of other conditions causing groin pain. Up to now, conservative medical management is considered to be the primary treatment for this condition. Relevant large and prospective c...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Voorbrood CE,Goedhart E,Verleisdonk EJ,Sanders F,Naafs D,Burgmans JP

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint affects approximately 10%-25% of women, especially those who are postmenopausal. It may result in thumb dysfunction. Among the treatments, intra-articular injections of corticosteroid (CS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) are both effective and recommended. However, c...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cormier G,Le Goff B,Denis A,Varin S,Auzanneau L,Dimet J,Le Thuaut A

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the diagnostic accuracy of five vision screening tools used in a school setting using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV). DESIGN:We compared the results of the five best evidence-based screening tools available in 2014 to the results of a ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Nishimura M,Wong A,Cohen A,Thorpe K,Maurer D

更新日期：2019-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The UK ambulance service is expected to now manage more patients in the community and avoid unnecessary transportations to hospital emergency departments (ED). Most people it attends who have experienced seizures have established epilepsy, have experienced uncomplicated seizures and so do not require the ful...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Noble AJ,Snape D,Goodacre S,Jackson M,Sherratt FC,Pearson M,Marson A

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine geographic variation in use of surgery for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), mainly midurethral mesh tape insertions, in the English National Health Service (NHS). DESIGN:National cohort study. SETTING:NHS hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:27 997 women aged 20 years or older who had a first SUI su...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mamza JB,Geary RS,El-Hamamsy D,Cromwell DA,Duckett J,Monga A,Toozs-Hobson P,Mahmood T,Wilson A,Tincello DG,van der Meulen JH,Gurol Urganci I

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Occurring from ultraviolet radiation combined with impairing ozone levels, uncritical sun exposure and use of tanning beds an increasing number of people are affected by different types of skin cancer. But preventive interventions like skin cancer screening are still missing the evidence for effectiveness ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Beifus K,Breitbart E,Köberlein-Neu J

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The importance of cardiovascular health in relation to pregnancy outcome is increasingly acknowledged. Women who develop certain pregnancy complications, in particular preeclampsia, are at higher risk for future cardiovascular disease. Independent of its outcome, pregnancy requires a substantial adaptive r...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bijl RC,Cornette JMJ,van den Bosch AE,Duvekot JJ,Molinger J,Willemsen SP,Koning AHJ,Roos-Hesselink JW,Franx A,Steegers-Theunissen RPM,Koster MPH

更新日期：2019-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to determine clusters of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a very large, population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults from low- and middle-income (LMICs) and high-income (HICs) regions. Additionally, we explored the associations with several covariates. DESIGN:The total sample was 7...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bayes-Marin I,Sanchez-Niubo A,Egea-Cortés L,Nguyen H,Prina M,Fernández D,Haro JM,Olaya B

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It has been reported that post-hospitalisation behaviour change (PHBC) occurs in over 50% of children undergoing a general anaesthetic and manifests as behaviours such as sleep and eating disorders, defiance of authority, nightmares, enuresis and temper tantrums. The effect is usually short-lived (2-4 week...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lee-Archer P,McBride C,Paterson R,Reade M,Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg B,Long D

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Making the diagnosis of asthma is challenging. Guidelines recommend that clinicians identify a group at 'high probability' of asthma. High probability, however, is not numerically defined giving rise to uncertainty. The aim of this work was to build consensus on what constitutes a high probability of asthma i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Daines L,Lewis S,Schneider A,Sheikh A,Pinnock H

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to describe the association between use of municipality healthcare services before an emergency department (ED) contact and mortality, hospital reattendance and institutionalisation. DESIGN:Population-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:ED of a large university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:A...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Tanderup A,Ryg J,Rosholm JU,Lassen AT

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Young people with drug and alcohol problems are likely to have poorer health and other psychosocial outcomes than other young people. Residential treatment programmes have been shown to lead to improved health and related outcomes for young people in the short term. There is very little robust research sho...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Nathan S,Rawstorne P,Hayen A,Bryant J,Baldry E,Ferry M,Williams M,Shanahan M,Jayasinha R

更新日期：2016-05-25 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：INTRODUCTION:Transition between health services is widely recognised as a problematic hurdle. Yet, the factors necessary for successful transition out of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) as youth reach the service boundary at age 18 are poorly understood. Further, fragmentation and variability among ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cleverley K,Bennett KJ,Brennenstuhl S,Cheung A,Henderson J,Korczak DJ,Kurdyak P,Levinson A,Pignatiello A,Stinson J,Voineskos AN,Szatmari P

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate different professionals' (nurse anaesthetists', anaesthesiologists', and postanaesthesia care unit nurses') descriptions of and reflections on the postoperative handover. DESIGN:A focus group interview study with a descriptive design using qualitative content analysis of transcripts. SETTING...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Randmaa M,Engström M,Swenne CL,Mårtensson G

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of specialist screening practitioners (SSPs) offering patient navigation (PN) to facilitate uptake of bowel scope screening (BSS) among patients who do not confirm or attend their appointment. DESIGN:A single-stage phase II trial. SETTING:South Tyneside District Hospital, Tyne a...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： McGregor LM,Skrobanski H,Ritchie M,Berkman L,Miller H,Freeman M,Patel N,Morris S,Rees C,von Wagner C

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the relative cost-effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty and resurfacing arthroplasty (replacement of articular surface of femoral head only) in patients with severe arthritis suitable for hip joint resurfacing arthroplasty. DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis on an intention-to-treat basis of a...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Edlin R,Tubeuf S,Achten J,Parsons N,Costa M

更新日期：2012-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leadership is associated with organisational performance in healthcare, including quality, safety and clinical outcomes for patients. Leadership development programmes have proliferated in recent years. Nevertheless, very few have examined participant experiences in depth in order to understand which programm...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Curry LA,Ayedun AA,Cherlin EJ,Allen NH,Linnander EL

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether elevated blood cobalt (Co) concentrations are associated with early failure of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacings secondary to adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Single centre orthopaedic unit. PARTICIPANTS:Following the identification of complicat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Langton DJ,Sidaginamale RP,Joyce TJ,Natu S,Blain P,Jefferson RD,Rushton S,Nargol AV

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared the effectiveness of the Gold Standard Programme (a comprehensive smoking cessation intervention commonly used in Denmark) with other face-to-face smoking cessation programmes in Denmark after implementation in real life, and we identified factors associated with successful quitting. DESIGN:Pros...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rasmussen M,Fernández E,Tønnesen H

更新日期：2017-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prescription-drug use in the USA has increased by more than 60% in the last three decades. Prevalence of prescription-drug use among pregnant women is currently estimated around 50%. Prevalence of illicit drug use in the USA is 14.6% among pregnant adolescents, 8.6% among pregnant young adults and 3.2% amo...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Coleman-Cowger VH,Oga EA,Peters EN,Trocin K,Koszowski B,Mark K

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Use data from the UK Severe Asthma Registry (UKSAR) to assess the efficacy and safety of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in routine UK clinical practice and to identify characteristics of 'responders'. DESIGN:Prospective, longitudinal, cohort, multicentre registry study. SETTING:All (11) UK centres performing ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Burn J,Sims AJ,Patrick H,Heaney LG,Niven RM

更新日期：2019-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have established a prospective cohort of 1959 patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy to evaluate if a clinical prediction rule based on ECG, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, and other biomarkers can be useful in clinical practice. This paper outlines the study and baseline characteristics of the ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cardoso CS,Sabino EC,Oliveira CD,de Oliveira LC,Ferreira AM,Cunha-Neto E,Bierrenbach AL,Ferreira JE,Haikal DS,Reingold AL,Ribeiro AL

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The optimal method of identifying people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from electronic primary care records is not known. We assessed the accuracy of different approaches using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, a UK electronic health record database. SETTING:951 participants regis...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Quint JK,Müllerova H,DiSantostefano RL,Forbes H,Eaton S,Hurst JR,Davis K,Smeeth L

更新日期：2014-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Risk calculators (RCs) are easy-to-use tools considering available clinical variables that could help to select those patients with risk of prostate cancer (PCa) who should undergo a prostate biopsy. OBJECTIVE:To perform a comparison for the prediction of significant PCa (SigPCa) between the European Rand...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gomez Gomez E,Salamanca Bustos JJ,Carrasco Valiente J,Fernandez Rueda JL,Blanca A,Valero Rosa J,Bravo Arrebola I,Marquez López J,Jimenez Vacas JM,Luque R,Requena Tapia MJ

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dexamethasone is a drug used to prolong the postoperative analgesia in children after peripheral nerve blockade, although the dose usually used (0.2 mg/kg) has not been studied yet. This study is a monocentric, prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study in a university hospital in Fr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Vautrin N,Thilly N,Bernard Y,Wurtz F,Meistelman C

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00