Objective Drug-related problems (DRPs), which encompass medication errors (MEs), adverse drug reactions and adverse drug ...

Objectives This study aims to estimate the prevalence of long-lasting severe fatigue and identify possible risk factors in a ...

Objectives The aim of the study was to explore what components of the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Quality Assurance Framework work, for whom, in what circumstances and how? Setting UK ...

Introduction Falls prevention in hospitals is an ongoing challenge worldwide. Despite a wide variety of recommended falls mitigation strategies, few have strong evidence for effectiveness in reducing ...

Objective Recent clinical studies have shown that anticoagulant therapy might be effective only in specific at-risk subgroups of patients with sepsis and coagulation dysfunction. The definition of ...

Objectives In takotsubo syndrome, QTc prolongation is a measure of risk of potentially fatal arrhythmia. It is not known how this risk, or derangement of other markers, differs across the echo ...

2 UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 3 Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, University of London, London, UK ...

Objectives Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate secular trends in stroke across the UK. Design This study aimed to investigate recent trends in the ...

Objective To explore if there is an increased cancer risk associated with folic acid supplements given orally. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies of folic acid ...

Introduction It is challenging to obtain a reliable bleeding history in children who are referred for a suspected inherited bleeding disorder. Bleeding symptoms may be subtle as children face fewer ...

Background The global effort to eradicate polio has reduced cases by 99% globally. However, delivering the program to the world’s hardest-to-reach populations, who continue to receive inequitable ...

2 Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden 3 Department of Statistics, Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå ...