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A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of the Opioid Receptor Antagonist Alvimopan in Reducing Hospital Length of Stay and Time to GI Recovery in Patients Enrolled in a Standardized Accelerated Recovery Program After Abdominal Surgery by Vaughan-Shaw, P G, Fecher, I C, Harris, S, Knight, J S

“…BACKGROUND:Despite accelerated recovery programs and the widespread uptake of laparoscopic surgery, postoperative ileus remains a significant factor affecting…”
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Hydroxychloroquine in the primary thrombosis prophylaxis of antiphospholipid antibody positive patients without systemic autoimmune disease by Erkan, D, Unlu, O, Sciascia, S, Belmont, H M, Branch, D Ware, Cuadrado, M J, Gonzalez, E, Knight, J S, Uthman, I, Willis, R, Zhang, Z, Wahl, D, Zuily, S, Tektonidou, M G

“…Objective The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the primary thrombosis prevention of antiphospholipid…”
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Recurrent reciprocal deletions and duplications of 16p13.11: the deletion is a risk factor for MR/MCA while the duplication may be a rare benign variant by Hannes, F D, Sharp, A J, Mefford, H C, de Ravel, T, Ruivenkamp, C A, Breuning, M H, Fryns, J-P, Devriendt, K, Van Buggenhout, G, Vogels, A, Stewart, H, Hennekam, R C, Cooper, G M, Regan, R, Knight, S J L, Eichler, E E, Vermeesch, J R

“…Genomic disorders are often caused by non-allelic homologous recombination between segmental duplications. Chromosome 16 is especially rich in a…”
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Patients undergoing colorectal surgery at a Veterans Affairs Hospital do not experience racial disparity in length of stay either before or after implementing an enhanced recovery pathway by Rentas, C, Baker, S, Goss, L, Richman, J, Knight, S J, Key, C, Morris, M

“…Enhanced Recovery Pathways (ERP) have been shown to reduce racial disparities following surgery. The objective of this study is to determine whether ERP…”
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Topical diltiazem ointment in the treatment of chronic anal fissure by Knight, J. S., Birks, M., Farouk, R.

“…Background: Chronic anal fissure has traditionally been treated surgically. Initial enthusiasm for chemical sphincterotomy has waned because of poor outcomes…”
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Factors associated with first thrombosis in patients presenting with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in the APS Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking Clinical Database and Repository: a retrospective study by Jesús, GR, Sciascia, S, Andrade, D, Barbhaiya, M, Tektonidou, M, Banzato, A, Pengo, V, Ji, L, Meroni, PL, Ugarte, A, Cohen, H, Branch, DW, Andreoli, L, Belmont, HM, Fortin, PR, Petri, M, Rodriguez, E, Cervera, R, Knight, JS, Atsumi, T, Willis, R, Nascimento, IS, Rosa, R, Erkan, D, Levy, RA

“…Objective To evaluate the subsequent rate of thrombosis among women with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (Ob‐APS) in a multicentre database of…”
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Perfect endings: a review of subtelomeric probes and their use in clinical diagnosis by Knight, Samantha J L, Flint, Jonathan

“…Chromosomal rearrangements involving the ends of chromosomes (telomeres) are emerging as an important cause of human genetic diseases. This review describes…”
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Bilateral versus unilateral botulinum toxin injections for chronic anal fissure: a randomised trial by Pilkington, S. A., Bhome, R., Welch, R. E., Ku, F., Warden, C., Harris, S., Hicks, J., Richardson, C., Dudding, T. C., Knight, J. S., King, A. T., Mirnezami, A. H., Beck, N. E., Nichols, P. H., Nugent, K. P.

“…Background Botulinum toxin injected into the internal anal sphincter is used in the treatment of chronic anal fissure but there is no standardised technique…”
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Timing of urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy does not influence conversion rate by Knight, J. S., Mercer, S. J., Somers, S. S., Walters, A. M., Sadek, S. A., Toh, S. K. C.

“…Background: The optimal treatment of acute gallstone disease is urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but there is confusion about the effect of delay in…”
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Behaviour and metabolic control in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus on insulin pump therapy: 2-year follow-up by Knight, S. J., Northam, E. A., Cameron, F. J., Ambler, G. R.

“…Diabet. Med. 28, 1109–1112 (2011) Aims  This study investigated whether continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion is associated with sustained improvement in…”
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Clinical studies on submicroscopic subtelomeric rearrangements: a checklist by de Vries, B B A, White, S M, Knight, S J L, Regan, R, Homfray, T, Young, I D, Super, M, McKeown, C, Splitt, M, Quarrell, O W J, Trainer, A H, Niermeijer, M F, Malcolm, S, Flint, J, Hurst, J A, Winter, R M

“…BACKGROUND Submicroscopic subtelomeric chromosome defects have been found in 7.4% of children with moderate to severe mental retardation and in 0.5% of…”
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distribution and anthelmintic resistance status of Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. vitrinus and T. axei in lambs in New Zealand by Waghorn, TS, Knight, JS, Leathwick, DM

“…AIM: To determine the distribution of the three common Trichostrongylus spp . infecting sheep and their resistance status on farms throughout New Zealand,…”
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NCCN Practice Guidelines for Cancer-Related Fatigue by Mock, V, Atkinson, A, Barsevick, A, Cella, D, Cimprich, B, Cleeland, C, Donnelly, J, Eisenberger, M A, Escalante, C, Hinds, P, Jacobsen, P B, Kaldor, P, Knight, S J, Peterman, A, Piper, B F, Rugo, H, Sabbatini, P, Stahl, C

“…These guidelines propose a treatment algorithm in which patients are evaluated regularly for fatigue, using a brief screening instrument, and are treated as…”
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Implementation of a specialist-led service for the management of acute gallstone disease by Mercer, S. J., Knight, J. S., Toh, S. K. C., Walters, A. M., Sadek, S. A., Somers, S. S.

“…Background: The ‘gold standard’ treatment for acute cholecystitis and biliary colic requiring hospital admission is urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This…”
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Lack of caregivers limits use of outpatient hematopoietic stem cell transplant program by FREY, P, STINSON, T, SISTON, A, KNIGHT, S. J, FERDMAN, E, TRAYNOR, A, O'GARA, K, RADEMAKER, A, BENNETT, C, WINTER, J. N

“…Our goal was to compare direct and indirect medical costs and quality of life associated with inpatient vs outpatient autologous hematopoietic stem cell…”
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Molecular and biochemical characterisation of a Teladorsagia circumcincta glutamate dehydrogenase by Umair, S., Knight, J.S., Patchett, M.L., Bland, R.J., Simpson, H.V.

“…[Display omitted] ► T. circumcincta GDH cDNA (TcGDH) of 1614bp encoded a 538 amino acid protein. ► TcGDH protein had 96% and 93% similarity to H. contortus and…”
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Development and evaluation of a novel pre‐operative surgery school and behavioural change intervention for patients undergoing elective major surgery: Fit‐4‐Surgery School by Fecher‐Jones, I., Grimmett, C., Edwards, M. R., Knight, J. S., Smith, J., Leach, H., Moyses, H., Jack, S., Grocott, M. P. W., Levett, D. Z. H.

“…Summary Group pre‐operative education has usually been limited to conditioning expectations and providing education. Prehabilitation has highlighted modifiable…”
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A multiplex PCR-based method to identify strongylid parasite larvae recovered from ovine faecal cultures and/or pasture samples by Bisset, S A, Knight, J S, Bouchet, C L G

“…A multiplex PCR-based method was developed to overcome the limitations of microscopic examination as a means of identifying individual infective larvae from…”
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Early experience with laparoscopic extralevator abdominoperineal excision within an enhanced recovery setting: analysis of short-term outcomes and quality of life by Vaughan-Shaw, P G, King, A T, Cheung, T, Beck, N E, Knight, J S, Nichols, P H, Nugent, K P, Pilkington, S A, Smallwood, J A, Mirnezami, A H

“…Conventional abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer has a higher local recurrence and reduced survival compared to anterior resection. An extralevator…”
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Patient-specific chondrolabral contact mechanics in patients with acetabular dysplasia following treatment with peri-acetabular osteotomy by Abraham, C.L, Knight, S.J, Peters, C.L, Weiss, J.A, Anderson, A.E

“…Summary Objective Using a validated, patient-specific finite element (FE) modeling protocol, we evaluated cartilage and labrum (i.e., chondrolabral) mechanics…”
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