Objective To evaluate the impact of an Australian Virtual Care service on low-acuity patient presentations to emergency departments (EDs) across a local health district. Design This was a ...

Introduction Current international guidelines recommend exercise as a first-line treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA).

Participants Individuals prescribed antipsychotics between 2007 and 2011. Measures The proportion of individuals prescribed antipsychotics with a diagnosis of (1) psychosis and bipolar disorder, (2) ...

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of sickle cell trait, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassaemia minor and ...

Objectives To review the empirical literature to identify the activities, time spent and engagement of hospital managers in quality of care. Design A systematic review of the literature. Methods A ...

Objective To explore the challenges with healthcare services access, delivery and preparedness in the south-western coastal areas of Bangladesh, focusing on the experiences of communities and service ...

1 Department of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of ...

Objective With a growing need for ultra-widefield fundus (UWF) fundus photographs in clinics and AI development, image quality assessment (IQA) of UWF fundus photographs is an important preceding step ...

1 NIHR CLAHRC for North West London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK Setting A wide range ...

Objective To provide researchers with guidance on actions to take during intervention development. Summary of key points Based on a consensus exercise informed by reviews and qualitative interviews, ...

Objectives Coupled plasma filtration adsorption (CPFA, Bellco, Italy), to remove inflammatory mediators from blood, has been proposed as a novel treatment for septic shock. This multicenter, ...

Objectives To inform healthcare workforce policy decisions by showing how patient perceptions of hospital care are associated with confidence in nurses and doctors, nurse staffing levels and hospital ...