Search Results - "Walker, D. I."

Thrombophilia in pregnancy: a systematic review by Robertson, L., Wu, O., Langhorne, P., Twaddle, S., Clark, P., Lowe, G. D. O., Walker, I. D., Greaves, M., Brenkel, I., Regan, L., Greer, I. A.

“…Summary Growing evidence suggests that thrombophilia is associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, methodological…”
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Use of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophage to Estimate Infectious Norovirus Levels in Oysters by Lowther, J. A., Cross, L., Stapleton, T., Gustar, N. E., Walker, D. I., Sills, M., Treagus, S., Pollington, V., Lees, D. N.

“…Contamination of bivalve shellfish, particularly oysters, with norovirus is recognised as a significant food safety risk. Methods for quantification of…”
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The effect of the Australian bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviours in people with multiple sclerosis by Marck, CH, Hunter, A, Heritage, B, Gibbs, L, Kermode, AG, Walker, DI, Learmonth, YC

“…•Recent crises caused changed health behaviours in people with multiple sclerosis.•Reduced physical activity and more unhealthy food and alcohol consumption…”
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Platelet function testing: practice among UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Coagulation participants, 2006 by Jennings, I, Woods, T A L, Kitchen, S, Walker, I D

“…Platelet function testing forms an important part of the laboratory investigation of a bleeding tendency; however, little standardisation and quality control…”
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Stability of coagulation proteins in lyophilized plasma by Jennings, I., Kitchen, D. P., Woods, T. A. L., Kitchen, S., Preston, F. E., Walker, I. D.

“…Summary Introduction External quality assessment (EQA) is an important component of quality assurance for laboratory tests of haemostasis. Lyophilization of…”
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Screening for thrombophilia in high-risk situations: systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Thrombosis: Risk and Economic Assessment of Thrombophilia Screening (TREATS) study by Wu, O, Robertson, L, Twaddle, S, Lowe, G D O, Clark, P, Greaves, M, Walker, I D, Langhorne, P, Brenkel, I, Regan, L, Greer, I

“…To assess the risk of clinical complications associated with thrombophilia in three high-risk patient groups: women using oral oestrogen preparations, women…”
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Increased fetal loss in women with heritable thrombophilia by Preston, F E, Rosendaal, F R, Walker, I D, Briët, E, Berntorp, E, Conard, J, Fontcuberta, J, Makris, M, Mariani, G, Noteboom, W, Pabinger, I, Legnani, C, Scharrer, I, Schulman, S, van der Meer, F J

“…A successful outcome of pregnancy requires an efficient uteroplacental vascular system. Since this system may be compromised by disorders of haemostasis…”
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Confirmation of genetic testing results in haemostasis and thrombosis - survey of current practice in the field by Jennings, I., Goodeve, A., Theophilus, B., Hill, M., Cumming, A., Kitchen, S., Walker, I. D., Perry, D.

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Thrombophilia in pregnancy by Walker, Isobel D

“…Thrombophilia can be defined as a predisposition to thrombosis. Abnormalities in haemostasis that are associated with clinical thrombophilia include heritable…”
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Risk of a first venous thrombotic event in carriers of a familial thrombophilic defect. The European Prospective Cohort on Thrombophilia (EPCOT) by VOSSEN, C. Y., CONARD, J., FONTCUBERTA, J., MAKRIS, M., VAN DER MEER, F. J. M., PABINGER, I., PALARETI, G., PRESTON, F. E., SCHARRER, I., SOUTO, J. C., SVENSSON, P., WALKER, I. D., ROSENDAAL, F. R.

“…Background: Reliable risk estimates for venous thrombosis in families with inherited thrombophilia are scarce but necessary for determining optimal screening…”
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Fault identification for robot manipulators by McIntyre, M.L., Dixon, W.E., Dawson, D.M., Walker, I.D.

“…Several factors must be considered for robotic task execution in the presence of a fault, including: detection, identification, and accommodation for the…”
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Activated protein C sensitivity, protein C, protein S and coagulation in normal pregnancy by Clark, P, Brennand, J, Conkie, J A, McCall, F, Greer, I A, Walker, I D

“…A prospective study of activated protein C sensitivity, protein C, protein S, and other coagulation factors in 239 women during normal pregnancy was carried…”
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'Last-ditch' use of recombinant factor VIIa in patients with massive haemorrhage is ineffective by Clark, A. D., Gordon, W. C., Walker, I. D., Tait, R. C.

“…Background and Objectives  The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the effect of activated recombinant factor VII (rFVIIa) on the natural history of…”
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Familial thrombophilia and lifetime risk of venous thrombosis by Vossen, C. Y., Conard, J., Fontcuberta, J., Makris, M., Van Der Meer, F. J. M., Pabinger, I., Palareti, G., Preston, F. E., Scharrer, I., Souto, J. C., Svensson, P., Walker, I. D., Rosendaal, F. R.

“…Summary  Background : We started a large multicenter prospective follow‐up study to provide reliable risk estimates of venous thrombosis in families with…”
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Prothrombin 20210 G→A, MTHFR C677T mutations in women with venous thromboembolism associated with pregnancy by McColl, M. D., Ellison, J., Reid, F., Tait, R. C., Walker, I. D., Greer, I. A.

“…Over 50 unselected women with maternal venous thromboembolism were screened for the prothrombin 20210 G→A and MTHFR C677T mutations, in addition to screening…”
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The role of inherited thrombophilia in venous thromboembolism associated with pregnancy by McColl, M. D., Walker, I. D., Greer, I. A.

“…Venous thromboembolism is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The puerperium should be regarded as the period of greatest risk. However,…”
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Prevalence of the post‐thrombotic syndrome in young women with previous venous thromboembolism by MCCOLL, M. D, ELLISON, J, GREER, I. A, TAIT, R. C, WALKER, I. D

“…The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe post‐thrombotic syndrome (PTS) among 43 young women with a previous single episode of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)…”
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Analysis and experiments with an elephant's trunk robot by Hannan, M. W., Walker, I. D.

“…The area of trunk/tentacle-type biological manipulation is not new, but there has been little progress in the development and application of a physical device…”
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Risk factors for pregnancy associated venous thromboembolism by McColl, M D, Ramsay, J E, Tait, R C, Walker, I D, McCall, F, Conkie, J A, Carty, M J, Greer, I A

“…In an attempt to reduce the incidence of pregnancy associated venous thromboembolism (PA-VTE), some researchers have advocated screening of all women for the…”
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Prevalence of protein C deficiency in the healthy population by Tait, R C, Walker, I D, Reitsma, P H, Islam, S I, McCall, F, Poort, S R, Conkie, J A, Bertina, R M

“…Reported prevalence rates for protein C (PC) deficiency in the population at large have varied widely. The differences presumably reflect the existence of an…”
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