Search Results - "Hayward, A R"

Screening intervals for diabetic retinopathy and incidence of visual loss: a systematic review by Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Ali, M. K., Roglic, G., Hayward, R. A., Narayan, K. M.

“…Screening for diabetic retinopathy can help to prevent this complication, but evidence regarding frequency of screening is uncertain. This paper systematically…”
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Projections of demand and capacity for colonoscopy related to increasing rates of colorectal cancer screening in the United States by Vijan, S., Inadomi, J., Hayward, R. A., Hofer, T. P., Fendrick, A. M.

“…Summary Background : There is debate about the optimal colorectal cancer screening test, partly because of concerns about colonoscopy demand. Aim : To quantify…”
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Variation in Organ Quality between Liver Transplant Centers by Volk, M. L., Reichert, H. A., Lok, A. S. F., Hayward, R. A.

“…A wide spectrum of quality exists among deceased donor organs available for liver transplantation. It is unknown whether some transplant centers systematically…”
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Barriers to following dietary recommendations in Type 2 diabetes by Vijan, S., Stuart, N. S., Fitzgerald, J. T., Ronis, D. L., Hayward, R. A., Slater, S., Hofer, T. P.

“…Aims  To evaluate barriers to following dietary recommendations in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Methods  We conducted focus groups and surveys in urban and…”
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Reliability and validity testing of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire by Chung, K C, Pillsbury, M S, Walters, M R, Hayward, R A

“…In this study, psychometric principles were used to develop an outcomes questionnaire capable of measuring health state domains important to patients with hand…”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Screening Intervals for Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Vijan, Sandeep, Hofer, Timothy P, Hayward, Rodney A

“…CONTEXT Annual eye screening for patients with diabetes mellitus is frequently proposed as a measure of quality of care. However, the benefit of annual vs less…”
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The Unreliability of Individual Physician "Report Cards" for Assessing the Costs and Quality of Care of a Chronic Disease by Hofer, Timothy P, Hayward, Rodney A, Greenfield, Sheldon, Wagner, Edward H, Kaplan, Sherrie H, Manning, Willard G

“…CONTEXT Physician profiling is widely used by many health care systems, but little is known about the reliability of commonly used profiling systems…”
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Vβ5 and Vβ8 memory T cells in adults and infancy: co‐ordinated increase in response to early antigen stimulus by HAYWARD, A. R., CLARKE, J, COSYNS, M.

“…SUMMARY Blood mononuclear cells (MNC) expressing the T cell receptor Vβ gene families were identified with the monoclonal antibodies IC1 (Vβ5) or Mx6 (Vβ8)…”
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X‐linked immunodeficiency with hyper‐IgM (XHIM) by Notarangelo, L. D., Hayward, A. R.

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Estimated benefits of glycemic control in microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes by VIJAN, S, HOFER, T. P, HAYWARD, R. A

“…The benefits of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes are not well quantified. It is therefore not clear which patients will benefit most…”
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The Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ): assessment of responsiveness to clinical change by Chung, K C, Hamill, J B, Walters, M R, Hayward, R A

“…Responsiveness is an important property of an outcomes questionnaire. It can be defined as the ability of an instrument to capture important changes in a…”
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Contemporary Coronary Graft Patency: 5-Year Observational Data From a Randomized Trial of Conduits by Hayward, Philip A.R., FRCS, Buxton, Brian F., FRACS

“…Background The Radial Artery Patency and Clinical Outcomes (RAPCO) study has enrolled patients into two trials to compare the radial artery with the free right…”
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Varicella-Zoster Virus–Specific Immune Responses in Elderly Recipients of a Herpes Zoster Vaccine by Levin, M. J., Oxman, M. N., J. H. Zhang, Johnson, G. R., Stanley, H., Hayward, A. R., Caulfield, M. J., Irwin, M. R., Smith, J. G., Clair, J., Chan, I. S. F., Williams, H., Harbecke, R., Marchese, R., Straus, S. E., Gershon, A., Weinberg, A.

“…BackgroundA double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that involved 38,546 subjects ⩾60 years old demonstrated efficacy of a high-potency live-attenuated…”
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Use of a Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine to Boost Varicella-Specific Immune Responses in Seropositive People 55 Years of Age and Older: Duration of Booster Effect by Levin, Myron J., Barber, Deb, Goldblatt, Eileen, Jones, Michelle, LaFleur, Bonnie, Chan, Christina, Stinson, Diane, Zerbe, Gary O., Hayward, Anthony R.

“…Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-specific T cell immunity was measured in 130 persons ≥55 years of age 6 years after they received a live attenuated VZV vaccine…”
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Requirement for TNF‐Tnfrsf1 signalling for sclerosing cholangitis in mice chronically infected by Cryptosporidium parvum by PONNURAJ, E. M., HAYWARD, A. R.

“…SUMMARY An increase in mRNA levels for TNF and Tnfrsf1 in the bile ducts of Tnfsf5–/–(CD40 ligand or CD154 knockout) mice developing cholangitis following…”
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Avoiding pitfalls in chronic disease quality measurement: a case for the next generation of technical quality measures by Kerr, E A, Krein, S L, Vijan, S, Hofer, T P, Hayward, R A

“…The true utility of quality measurement lies in its ability to inspire quality improvement, with resultant enhancements in the processes and outcomes of care…”
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Initial Emergency Department Diagnosis and Return Visits: Risk Versus Perception by Gordon, James A, An, Lawrence C, Hayward, Rodney A, Williams, Brent C

“…Study objectives: To identify diagnostic predictors of return emergency department visits, and to compare actual and perceived associations between initial ED…”
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Are randomized controlled trials sufficient evidence to guide clinical practice in Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus? by VIJAN, S, KENT, D. M, HAYWARD, R. A

“…Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are often considered the standard for defining the practice of evidence-based medicine. Taken alone, they are, however,…”
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Choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: craft or science? by Buxton, Brian F., Hayward, Philip A.R., Newcomb, Andrew E., Moten, Simon, Seevanayagam, Siven, Gordon, Ian

“…Long-term patency of a bypass graft is an important determinant in reducing morbidity and increasing survival after coronary bypass surgery. The purpose of…”
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Effect of lipid exposure on graft patency and clinical outcomes: arteries and veins are different by Zhu, Ying Yan, Hayward, Philip A.R., Hare, David L., Reid, Christopher, Stewart, Andrew G., Buxton, Brian F.

“…OBJECTIVES We evaluated the influence of lipid exposure upon conduit patency in long-term follow-up after primary CABG. METHODS From a prospectively compiled…”
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