Objective About 90% of eye health problems are preventable or curable with existing cost-effective interventions. There is limited evidence on eye healthcare utilisation (ECU) and the factors ...

1 Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK Objective To show how segmentation can enhance risk stratification tools for integrated care, by providing ...

Introduction Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a synthetic derivative of the amino acid lysine that inhibits fibrinolysis by blocking lysine-binding sites on plasminogen, which contribute to reduced bleeding, ...

2 School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Objective To investigate whether reported fast-food consumption over the previous year is associated with higher ...

1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 2 School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, ...

Objectives Frailty is typically assessed in older populations. Identifying frailty in adults aged under 60 years may also have value, if it supports the delivery of timely care. We sought to identify ...

Objective Monitoring inequality in healthcare utilisation is essential to reduce persistent inequalities in health in lower-middle income countries. This study aimed to assess socioeconomic ...

Introduction Paradoxical intention (PI) is an insomnia treatment developed in the 1970s, which instructs patients to gently attempt to remain awake while in bed at night with the lights off. Previous ...

Cohort profile: a nationwide study in Dutch CHEK2 c.1100delC families using the infrastructure of the HEreditary Breast and Ovarian cancer study Netherlands – Hebon-CHEK2 ...

Introduction Patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with epistaxis uncontrolled by subsequent simple first aid measures or application of topical vasoconstrictors will typically undergo ...

Objectives The purpose of this review is to summarise the evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies that objectively measure daily steps and health outcomes. Design ...

Objectives The Three Delays Model has been commonly used to understand and prevent maternal mortality but has not been systematically applied to emergency medical conditions more generally. The ...