Real world hospital costs following stress echocardiography in the UK: a costing study from the EVAREST/BSE-NSTEP multi-entre study by Johnson, CL, Woodward, W, McCourt, A, Dockerill, C, Krasner, S, Monaghan, M, Senior, R, Augustine, DX, Paton, M, O’Driscoll, J, Oxborough, D, Pearce, K, Robinson, S, Willis, J, Sharma, R, Tsiachristas, A, Leeson, P, Easaw, J, Augustine, DX, Abraheem, A, Banypersad, S, Boos, C, Bulugahapitiya, S, Butts, J, Coles, D, Nageh, T, Hamdan, H, Sultan, A, Jamil-Copley, S, Kanaganayagam, G, Mwambingu, T, Pantazis, A, Papachristidis, A, Rajani, R, Rasheed, MA, Razvi, NA, Rekhraj, S, Ripley, DP, Rose, K, Scheuermann-Freestone, M, Schofield, R, Zidros, S, Wong, K, Fairbarin, S, Chandrasekaran, B, Gibson, P, Kardos, A, Boardman, H, d’Arcy, J, Balkhausen, K

“…False positive and false negative tests were associated with average downstream costs of £1446 (SD £601) and £4192 (SD 3332) respectively, driven by increased non-elective hospital admissions, adjusted odds ratio 2.48 (95% CI 1.08 to 5.66), 21.06 (95% CI 10.41 to 42.59) respectively. …”

Montelukast for postinfectious cough in adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial. by Wang, K, Birring, S, Taylor, K, Fry, N, Hay, A, Moore, M, Jin, J, Perera, R, Farmer, A, Little, P, Harrison, T, Mant, D, Harnden, A

“…After 2 weeks, 192 of 259 participants from whom data were available elected to continue study drug (99 [77%] of 129 participants on montelukast; 93 [72%] of 130 on placebo). …”

Montelukast for postinfectious cough in adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial by Wang, K, Birring, S, Taylor, K, Fry, N, Hay, A, Moore, M, Jin, J, Perera, R, Farmer, A, Little, P, Harrison, T, Mant, D, Harnden, A

“…After 2 weeks, 192 of 259 participants from whom data were available elected to continue study drug (99 [77%] of 129 participants on montelukast; 93 [72%] of 130 on placebo). …”

Effect of misoprostol as an adjunct to oxytocin during caesarean delivery in women at risk of postpartum hemorrhage by Yusof, Mudirah Mohd

“…The study included 156 women with known risk factor for PPH undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. …”
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Comparison of different subanaesthetic ketamine doses on perioperative opioid consumption in major gynaecological surgery by Kamaruzaman, Puteri Nadia

“…Methods: 80 adult female patients who underwent elective major gynaecology surgery in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia and Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah were randomly assigned to receive either Group A: (ketamine 0.15mg/kg IV bolus + 0.12mg/kg /h infusion (2mcg/kg/min)) or Group B: (ketamine 0.075mg/kg IV bolus + 0.06mg/kg /h infusion (1mcg/kg/min)). …”
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Natural Language Processing Reveals Vulnerable Mental Health Support Groups and Heightened Health Anxiety on Reddit During COVID-19: Observational Study by Low, Daniel M., Rumker, Laurie, Talkar, Tanya, Torous, John, Cecchi, Guillermo, Ghosh, Satrajit S

“…We then demonstrated that textual analysis is sensitive to uncover mental health complaints as they appear in real time, identifying vulnerable groups and alarming themes during COVID-19, and thus may have utility during the ongoing pandemic and other world-changing events such as elections and protests.…”
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The roles of FIAF during skin homeostasis and wound repair in normal and diabetic conditions. by Tan, Nguan Soon.

“…OTCs have been used to cover successfully clean elective wounds and to correct childhood hand syndactyly and flexion contractures characteristics of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. …”
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鲁迅对新马华人社会的影响 ：二战后至文革时期 = The impact of Lu Xun on Singapore and Malaysia Chinese society post-world war two till cultural revolution by 郑翊涵 Tay, Yi Han

“…With a Chinese population that is almost half of the country’s population, Lu Xun was elected by the Chinese as the symbol head in Malaya. …”
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Hospital at home versus in-patient hospital care. by Shepperd, S, Iliffe, S

“…Early discharge schemes for patients recovering from elective surgery and elderly patients with a medical condition may have a place in reducing the pressure on acute hospital beds, providing the views of the carers are taken into account. …”

The influence of multimorbidity on the management of patients with hip osteoarthritis by Ferguson, R

“…</p> <p>Multimorbidity is associated with increased risks and reduced benefits of a range of elective surgical procedures. Evidence on the influence of multimorbidity on the outcomes of total hip replacement specifically, however, remains limited. …”

Usefulness of procalcitonin for diagnosis of infection in cardiac surgical patients. by Aouifi, A, Piriou, V, Bastien, O, Blanc, P, Bouvier, H, Evans, R, Célard, M, Vandenesch, F, Rousson, R, Lehot, J

“…PATIENTS: Phase 1: To determine the normal perioperative kinetics of PCT, 20 consecutive patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass were included. …”

Short and longer-term outcomes for women and their children according to planned mode of birth after previous caesarean section by Fitzpatrick, K

“… <p><b>Background:</b> Policy supports offering pregnant women with previous caesarean section a choice between elective repeat caesarean section (ERCS) or planning a vaginal birth after previous caesarean (VBAC), provided they have no contraindications to VBAC. …”

Coronary artery bypass grafting in high-RISk patients randomised to off-or on-Pump surgery: a randomised controlled trial (the CRISP trial) by Rogers, C, Pike, K, Campbell, H, Reeves, B, Angelini, G, Gray, A, Altman, D, Miller, H, Wells, S, Taggart, D, Investigators, CRISP

“…Urgent patients waiting for surgery in local 'feeder' hospitals were often not transferred until late the night before surgery, which limited the time available to take consent and organise the surgery on an expertise basis. Several elective patients declined to take part because they wanted the surgeon they had met when the surgery was first discussed in clinic to operate. …”

Hospital at home versus in-patient hospital care. by Shepperd, S, Iliffe, S

“…Early discharge schemes for patients recovering from elective surgery and elderly patients with a medical condition may have a place in reducing the pressure on acute hospital beds, providing the views of the carers are taken into account. …”

The degree of obesity that contribute to the failure epidural anaesthesia for parturient mothers undergoing lower segment caesarian section by Zafri Yusoff

“…The target samples were parturient mothers undergoing lower segment caesarian section either for an emergency or elective. Parturient mothers chosen as samples were analysed for anthropometry. …”
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Facebook as a Pedagogical Tool in Enhancing Students' Engagement and Stimulating Critical Thinking Skills (S/O 14517) by Abdul Majid, Jamaliah, Abu Bakar, Robiah

“…The analysis focuses on final year accounting students taking an elective course BKAR3093 Use and Analysis of Financial Statements at Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TIS SA), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). …”
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Soldiers, Pollsters, and International Crises: Public Opinion and the Military's Advice on the Use of Force by Lin-Greenberg, Erik

“…Scholars have long debated whether public preferences affect foreign policy, but most studies focus on elected politicians, overlooking the nonelected officials who formulate policies and advise leaders. …”
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Air quality and Intelligent Transportation Systems : understanding Integrated Innovation, Deployment and Adaptation of Public Technologies by Dodder, Rebecca Susanne

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Planned mode of delivery after previous cesarean section and short-term maternal and perinatal outcomes: a population-based record linkage cohort study in Scotland by Fitzpatrick, K, Kurinczuk, J, Bhattacharya, S, Quigley, M

“…<br/><strong>Background: </strong>Policy consensus in high-income countries supports offering pregnant women with previous cesarean section a choice between planning an elective repeat cesarean section (ERCS) or attempting a vaginal birth, known as a planned vaginal birth after previous cesarean (VBAC), provided they do not have contraindications to planned VBAC. …”

Biography of a pseudonym: Suprakash Ray, Bengal (1915-1990) by Gangopadhyay, A

“…In other cases – the ‘Communist’ epithet was used to distinguish the Communist parties from other statist parties committed to the Indian state and its parliamentary elections, while the ordinary partisans were dissuaded by using the language of general history and structures. …”