Search Results - "Primrose, R."

A systematic literature review of factors affecting outcome in older medical patients admitted to hospital by Campbell, Susan E., Seymour, D. Gwyn, Primrose, Willie R.

“…Introduction: the ACMEplus project aims to devise a standardised system for measuring case-mix and outcome in older patients admitted to hospitals in different…”
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Packing for Control of Hemorrhage in Major Liver Trauma by Nicol, A. J., Hommes, M., Primrose, R., Navsaria, P. H., Krige, J. E. J.

“…Background Packing for complex liver injuries has been associated with an increased risk of abdominal sepsis and bile leaks. The aim of the present study was…”
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Factors influencing uptake of influenza vaccination among hospital-based health care workers by Qureshi, A. M., Hughes, N. J. M., Murphy, E., Primrose, W. R.

“…Background Vaccination of health care workers against influenza has been shown to lower mortality among elderly patients, but uptake of voluntary vaccination…”
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A multi-centre European study of factors affecting the discharge destination of older people admitted to hospital: analysis of in-hospital data from the ACMEplus project by Campbell, Susan E., Seymour, D. Gwyn, Primrose, William R., Lynch, Joanna E., Dunstan, Edmund, Espallargues, Mireia, Lamura, Giovanni, Lawson, Peter, Philp, Ian, Mestheneos, Elizabeth, Politynska, Barbara, Raiha, Ismo

“…Objectives: to examine the relationship between seven predictor variables (recorded on Day 3 of hospital admission) and discharge destination in non-elective…”
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Assessment of individual quality of life using the SEIQoL-DW in older medical patients by Mountain, L.A., Campbell, S.E., Seymour, D.G., Primrose, W.R., Whyte, M.I.

“…Background: Many hospital admissions aim to optimize quality of life (QoL). However, the standard medical clerking does not systematically record QoL items…”
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Medical Student Attitudes Toward Older People and Willingness to Consider a Career in Geriatric Medicine by Hughes, Niall J., Soiza, Roy L., Chua, Melvin, Hoyle, Graeme E., MacDonald, Allan, Primrose, William R., Gwyn Seymour, D.

“…OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the attitudes of first‐ and fourth‐year medical students toward older people and the relationship between these attitudes and possible…”
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Hormonal responses to a single session of wholebody vibration exercise in older individuals by Cardinale, M, Soiza, R L, Leiper, J B, Gibson, A, Primrose, W R

“…Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been recently suggested as an alternative form of exercise. In this study, the acute effects of a single session of WBV exercise…”
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Problems in using health survey questionnaires in older patients with physical disabilities. Can proxies be used to complete the SF-36? by Ball, A E, Russell, E M, Seymour, D G, Primrose, W R, Garratt, A M

“…The SF-36 Health Survey questionnaire has been proposed as a generic measure of health outcome. However, poor rates of return and high levels of missing data…”
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Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination: patient perceptions by Findlay, Paul F, Gibbons, Y M, Primrose, W R, Ellis, G, Downie, G

“…The efficacy of the influenza vaccine in reducing mortality and hospital admissions is established, particularly in the elderly. However, up to 50% of those at…”
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A comparison of water turnover in older people in community and institutional settings by Leiper, J B, Seonaid Primrose, C, Primrose, W R, Phillimore, J, Maughan, R J

“…Maintaining water balance is essential for health, but environmental factors, pathology and the ageing process can adversely affect water homeostasis. This…”
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Community hospitals by Primrose, William R

“…Effective use of community hospitals can be a good way to provide quality health care to local populations. These small organizations run by local general…”
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Problems in using health survey questionnaires in older patients with physical disabilities. The reliability and validity of the SF-36 and the effect of cognitive impairment by Seymour, D. Gwyn, Ball, Anne E., Russell, Elizabeth M., Primrose, William R., Garratt, Andrew M., Crawford, John R.

“…Reliability and validity of the SF‐36 Health Survey Questionnaire was assessed in older rehabilitation patients, comparing cognitively impaired with…”
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Pictorial outcome measures for the hospital care of older patients—a suggested toolkit by Findlay, Paul F., Seymour, D. Gwyn, Primrose, William R., Gibbons, Yvonne

“…Objective: to propose three pictorial methods of presenting hospital outcome data, suitable for use in older patients entering medical specialties (including…”
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Indices of dehydration in elderly people by Primrose, W R, Primrose, C S, Maughan, R J, Leiper, J

“…A study of hydration status in two elderly populations is reported. D2O was used as a tracer. Values for total body water and daily water turnover were…”
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An unusual rash by Findlay, Paul F, Primrose, W R

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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS MYELITIS IN A CHILD INFECTED WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 by Marriage, Stephen C, Booy, Robert, Lyall, E G. Hermione, Evans, Jennifer A, Owens, Catherine, Watkins, R Primrose, Walters, Sam

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Cervical and trochanteric hip fractures: bone mass and other parameters by Stewart, A, Porter, R W, Primrose, W R, Walker, L G, Reid, D M

“…We examined 310 hip fracture patients (55 men, 255 women) to identify differences in those patients who had suffered a cervical fracture compared with those…”
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Identification of groups of metabolically-active rhizosphere microorganisms by stable isotope probing of PLFAs by Treonis, Amy M., Ostle, Nick J., Stott, Andrew W., Primrose, Ruth, Grayston, Sue J., Ineson, Philip

“…We combined microbial community phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analyses with an in situ stable isotope 13CO 2 labelling approach to identify microbial groups…”
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Community institutional care for frail elderly people. "Unitary care" homes might be the answer by Primrose, W R

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Risk factors associated with increased falls in a hip fracture population by Stewart, A, Primrose, W R, Walker, L G, Reid, D M

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