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Prospective, multicentre study of external ventricular drainage-related infections in the UK and Ireland.

Jamjoom, AAB; Joannides, AJ; Poon, MT-C; Chari, A; Zaben, M; Abdulla, MAH; Roach, J; Glancz, LJ; Solth, A; Duddy, J; Brennan, PM; Bayston, R; Bulters, DO; Mallucci, CL; Jenkinson, MD; Gray, WP; Kandasamy, J; Hutchinson, PJ; Kolias, AG; Ahmed, AI; British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (2018-02)

OBJECTIVES: External ventricular drain (EVD) insertion is a common neurosurgical procedure. EVD-related infection (ERI) is a major complication that can lead to morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to establish ...

Current epidemiology of cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery in the UK and Ireland (2004-2013).

Fernández-Méndez, R; Richards, HK; Seeley, HM; Pickard, JD; Joannides, AJ; UKSR collaborators (2019-07)

OBJECTIVES: To determine current epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery, including revisions. METHODS: A retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study was conducted based ...

Early Hour, Golden Hour: an Exploration of Slovenian Older People's Meaningful Occupations.

Križaj, T; Roberts, A; Warren, A; Slade, A (2019-06)

People are occupational beings and enabling older people to engage in meaningful occupations contributes to their health and well-being. Experiences of engagement and meaning in an occupation may differ in different ...

Outcomes following surgery in subgroups of comatose and very elderly patients with chronic subdural hematoma.

Christopher, E; Poon, MTC; Glancz, LJ; Hutchinson, PJ; Kolias, AG; Brennan, PM; British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC) (2019-06)

Increasing age and lower pre-operative Glasgow coma score (GCS) are associated with worse outcome after surgery for chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH). Only few studies have quantified outcomes specific to the very elderly ...

Tsallis entropy as a biomarker for detection of Alzheimer's disease.

Al-Nuaimi, AH; Jammeh, E; Sun, L; Ifeachor, E (2015)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are one of the major public health and social challenges of our time because of the large number of people affected. Early diagnosis is important for patients and their ...