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PRe-hospital Evaluation of Sensitive TrOponin (PRESTO) Study: multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy study protocol
11 South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Plymouth, UK Introduction Within the UK, chest pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency (999) ambulance calls and the most common ...
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Effect of noise isolation on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip surgery: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Introduction Postoperative delirium (POD) is a frequent complication in elderly surgical patients, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown that noise isolation is ...
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Physical health trajectories of young people with neurodevelopmental conditions: a protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies
Introduction There is now emerging evidence to suggest a longitudinal association between specific neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) in childhood or adolescence (ie, autism, attention deficit ...
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Knowledge, attitude and practice in patients with non-obstructive coronary ischaemia in Xinjiang: a cross-sectional study
4 Xinjiang Medical University Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urumqi, China Objectives To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of patients with ischaemia with ...
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Associations between refraction and ocular biometry in Chinese preschoolers aged 3–6 years: a cross-sectional study in Shunyi, Beijing
Objective To estimate the associations between refraction and ocular biometry of preschool children (3–6 years old) in Shunyi District, Beijing. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting This study was ...
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A cross-sectional study assessing mercury exposure and poisoning among workers in informal gold mines in French Guiana
Objectives Informal gold mining represents a major source of mercury pollution worldwide. People involved in informal gold mining in French Guiana are mainly migrants from Brazil and represent an ...
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Global dengue fever management in health systems: identifying strategies, challenges and solutions – a scoping review protocol
1 Student Research Committe, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Introduction Dengue fever, the fastest-spreading mosquito-borne viral disease, poses a significant global public ...
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PRedicting Outcomes For Crohn’s dIsease using a moLecular biomarkEr (PROFILE): protocol for a multicentre, randomised, biomarker-stratified trial
Background The course of Crohn’s disease (CD) varies substantially between individuals, but reliable prognostic markers do not exist. This hinders disease management because patients with aggressive ...
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Healthcare needs, care use and health status outcomes in adults with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: a cross-sectional study in Norway
Objectives This study aimed to determine healthcare needs and care use (provision of healthcare) in adults with Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) and the associations between care use and physical ...
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Dementia in UK South Asians: a scoping review of the literature
Objective Over 850 000 people live with dementia in the UK. A proportion of these people are South Asians, who make up over 5% of the total UK population. Little is known about the prevalence, ...
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Clinical efficacy and effectiveness of 3D printing: a systematic review
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and effectiveness of using 3D printing to develop medical devices across all medical fields. Design Systematic review compliant with Preferred Reporting ...