Impact of duration of antibiotic prophylaxis on rates of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing mastectomy without immediate reconstruction, comparing a single prophy...

by Nida Zahid, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Abida K Sattar, Hania Shahzad, Rufina Soomro, Omema Saleem
Published 2021-07-01

Study protocol for endoscopic ultrasonography-guided ethanol injection therapy for patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: a multicentre prospective study

by Hiroyuki Okada, Reiko Ashida, Masayuki Kitano, Mamoru Takenaka, Hironari Kato, Masaki Kuwatani, Kazuo Hara, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Tatsuhiro Yamazaki, Jun Sakurai, Michihiro Yoshida
Published 2021-07-01

Strategies and challenges in Kerala’s response to the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study

by Kannamkottapilly Chandrasekharan Prajitha, Arya Rahul, Sujatha Chintha, Gopakumar Soumya, Meenu Maheswari Suresh, Anjana Nalina Kumari Kesavan Nair, Mathew Joseph Valamparampil, Aravind Reghukumar, Sriram Venkitaraman, Thekkumkara Surendran Nair Anish
Published 2021-07-01

ACTonDiabetes—a guided psychological internet intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adults living with type 1 or 2 diabetes: results of a randomised con...

by Harald Baumeister, Natalie Bauereiss, Eileen Bendig, Andreas Schmitt, Patrick Albus
Published 2021-07-01

Mixed-methods approach to develop an agreed concept on patient relevance: study protocol for the ‘PRO patients study’

by Achim Mortsiefer, Christine Kersting, Anne Barzel
Published 2021-07-01

Mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics versus mechanical bowel preparation only prior rectal surgery (MOBILE2): a multicentre, double-blinded, randomised controlled tria...

by Ville Sallinen, Reetta Satokari, Laura Koskenvuo, Marja Hyöty, Pipsa Lunkka, Pirita Varpe, Carola Haapamäki, Anna Lepistö
Published 2021-07-01

What do patients expect? Assessing patient-centredness from the patients’ perspective: an interview study

by Isabelle Scholl, Martin Härter, Stefan Zeh, Eva Christalle, Jördis M Zill, Andreas Block
Published 2021-07-01

Telemedicine in primary healthcare for the quality of care in times of COVID-19: a scoping review protocol

by Miguel Fuentealba-Torres, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Severina Alice da Costa Uchôa, Cícera Renata Diniz Vieira Silva, Rayssa Horácio Lopes, Osvaldo de Goes Bay Júnior
Published 2021-07-01

Retrospective cohort analysis of prescription patterns of cancer medications during periods of drug stockouts in Botswana

by Warren B Bilker, Lawrence N Shulman, Yehoda M Martei, Sonya Davey, Dipho I Setlhako, Tlotlo B Ralefala, Patrick Manshimba, Robert Gross, Angela DeMichele
Published 2021-07-01

Decision aids for female BRCA mutation carriers: a scoping review protocol

by David Mockler, Amanda Drury, Anne-Marie Brady, Elizabeth M Connolly, Sarah A McGarrigle, Geraldine Prizeman, Carol Spillane, Niamh Byrne, Yvonne P Hanhauser
Published 2021-07-01

Awareness, attitude and barriers of colorectal cancer screening among high-risk populations in China: a cross-sectional study

by Qi Liu, Wen Wang, Xi Zeng, Ruo-lin Huang, Ying-hui Huang, Ying-xin Wang, Ying Zeng, Jin-yu Zou, Li-feng Hu, Yi-zhuo Wang, Bo Zeng
Published 2021-07-01

Network meta-analysis of four kinds of traditional Chinese exercise therapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: protocol for a systematic review

by Yuqi Jia, Ying Yu, Hailiang Huang
Published 2021-07-01

Current status of health systems financing and oversight for end-stage kidney disease care: a cross-sectional global survey

by Fergus Caskey, Vlado Perkovic, David Johnson, Vladimir Tesar, Adeera Levin, Csaba Kovesdy, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Vivekanand Jha, Peter Kerr, Mohamed A Osman, Natasha Wiebe, Ikechi G Okpechi, Kailash Jindal, Marcello Tonelli, Scott Klarenbach, Eric Rondeau, Meaghan Lunney, Feng Ye, Ezequiel Bellorin-Font, Mohammed Benghanem Gharbi, Mohammad Ghnaimat, Paul Harden, Shahrzad Ossareh, Jeffrey Perl, Emily See, Syed Saad, Laura Sola, Irma Tchokhonelidze, Kriang Tungsanga, Rumeyza Turan Kazancioglu, Angela Yee-Moon Wang, Chih-Wei Yang, Alexander Zemchenkov, Kitty J Jager, John Feehally, Sara Davison, Donal O'Donoghue, Gloria Ashuntantang, Emily Yeung, AK Bello, Valerie Luyckx, Brendon Neuen, Harun Ur Rashid, Minhui Zhao, David CH Harris
Published 2021-07-01

Maternal depression and loss of children under the one-child family planning policy in China: a cross-sectional study of 300 000 women

by Hanyu Wang, Tong Xin, Eric Frasco, Jie Shang, Minne Chen
Published 2021-07-01

Protocol for development of a reporting guideline (TRIPOD-AI) and risk of bias tool (PROBAST-AI) for diagnostic and prognostic prediction model studies based on artificial intellig...

by Gary S Collins, Richard D Riley, Lily Peng, Johannes B Reitsma, Ben Van Calster, Maarten van Smeden, Andrew L Beam, Constanza L Andaur Navarro, Paula Dhiman, Karel GM Moons, Patricia Logullo
Published 2021-07-01

Understanding factors critical to the implementation of ehealth in chronic disease management: a realist review protocol

by Whitney Berta, Valeria E Rac, Nida Shahid, Joanna Bielecki
Published 2021-07-01

Effects of integrated economic and health interventions with women’s groups on health-related knowledge, behaviours and outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a system...

by Sapna Desai, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Osasuyi Dirisu, Kala M Mehta, Connie Wong, Allie K Westley, Thomas De Hoop
Published 2021-07-01

Systematic review of academic bullying in medical settings: dynamics and consequences

by Harriette Gillian Christine Van Spall, Yousif Eliya, Tauben Averbuch
Published 2021-07-01

Clinical efficacy and security of glycyrrhizic acid preparation in the treatment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug-induced liver injury: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis

by Rongtao Ying, Mei Chen, Xia Tian, Wenfan Gan, Yisen Nie, Yongji Tan, Junli Chen, Chuantao Zhang
Published 2021-07-01

Disease burden of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and their future projections in the UK: cross-sectional analyses of a primary care database

by Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, David Moore, Rasiah Thayakaran, Konstantinos A Toulis, Sajjad Haider, Malcolm James Price, Anuradha Subramanian
Published 2021-07-01