Multicentre cohort study of red blood cell use for revision hip arthroplasty and factors associated with greater risk of allogeneic blood transfusion (2012)
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Walsh, T. S., Palmer, J., Watson, D., Biggin, K., Seretny, M., Davidson, H., Harkness, M., & Hay, A. (2012). Multicentre cohort study of red blood cell use for revision hip arthroplasty and factors associated with greater risk of allogeneic blood transfusion. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 108(1), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aer326

Background Revision hip arthroplasty (RHA) is associated with high rates of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT). We aimed to determine factors associated with ABT in patients undergoing RHA in Scottish hospitals, with particular focus on perioperative... Read More about Multicentre cohort study of red blood cell use for revision hip arthroplasty and factors associated with greater risk of allogeneic blood transfusion.

Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review (2008)
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Smith, G. D., Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2008). Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 400-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02577.x

Aims and objectives.  To review the literature on inflammatory bowel disease in older and younger people and to identify whether they included a nursing or psychosocial perspective, or were informed by theories of ageing.

Background.  Inflammatory... Read More about Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.

A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland (2008)
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Harkness, M., Palmer, J. B., Watson, D., & Walsh, T. S. (2008). A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland. Transfusion Medicine, 18, 296-301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00883.x

The aim of this study was to describe current blood conservation practice during revision hip surgery in Scotland and document practice variation. Revision hip surgery is associated with a high likelihood of blood transfusion. A decrease in the propo... Read More about A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland.

Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit (2006)
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Paterson, R., MacLeod, D., Thetford, D., Beattie, A., Graham, C., Lam, S., & Bell, D. (2006). Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit. Clinical Medicine, 6(3), 281-284. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.6-3-281

This aim of this study was to assess the impact of the introduction of a standardised early warning scoring system (SEWS) on physiological observations and patient outcomes in unselected acute admissions at point of entry to care. A sequential clinic... Read More about Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit.

Regional cerebral blood flow in IDDM patients: effects of diabetes and of recurrent severe hypoglycaemia (1994)
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MacLeod, K. M., Hepburn, D. A., Deary, I. J., Goodwin, G. M., Dougall, N., Ebmeier, K. P., & Frier, B. M. (1994). Regional cerebral blood flow in IDDM patients: effects of diabetes and of recurrent severe hypoglycaemia. Diabetologia, 37(3), 257-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001250050103

Chronic hyperglycaemia and recurrent severe hypoglycaemia have both been implicated as causing cerebral damage in patients with diabetes. Although cognitive dysfunction and intellectual impairment have been demonstrated in patients with recurrent sev... Read More about Regional cerebral blood flow in IDDM patients: effects of diabetes and of recurrent severe hypoglycaemia.

State changes in brain activity shown by the uptake of 99mTc-exametazime with single photon emission tomography in major depression before and after treatment (1993)
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Goodwin, G. M., Austin, M.-P., Dougall, N., Ross, M., Murray, C., O'Caroll, R. E., Moffoot, A., Prentice, N., & Ebmeier, K. P. (1993). State changes in brain activity shown by the uptake of 99mTc-exametazime with single photon emission tomography in major depression before and after treatment. Journal of Affective Disorders, 29(4), 243-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327%2893%2990014-b

Twenty-eight patients with a major depressive episode previously investigated at rest using Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPET or SPECT) with 99mTc-exametazime, were followed up at an interval of 9–28 months with the same investigation after ful... Read More about State changes in brain activity shown by the uptake of 99mTc-exametazime with single photon emission tomography in major depression before and after treatment.

The effect of anxiety induction on the regional uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in simple phobia as shown by single photon emission tomography (SPET) (1993)
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O'Carroll, R. E., Moffoot, A. P. R., Van Beck, M., Dougall, N., Murray, C., Ebmeier, K. P., & Goodwin, G. M. (1993). The effect of anxiety induction on the regional uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in simple phobia as shown by single photon emission tomography (SPET). Journal of Affective Disorders, 28(3), 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327%2893%2990106-t

Ten patients suffering from DSM-III-R simple phobia were studied under two conditions: (a) while listening to a 4 min relaxation tape, and (b) while listening to a 4 min audio tape describing exposure to the phobic stimulus. During each condition, su... Read More about The effect of anxiety induction on the regional uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in simple phobia as shown by single photon emission tomography (SPET).

Single-photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in unmediated schizophrenic patients (1993)
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Ebmeier, K. P., Blackwood, D. H. R., Murray, C., Souza, V., Walker, M., Dougall, N., Moffoot, A. P. R., O'Carroll, R. E., & Goodwin, G. M. (1993). Single-photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in unmediated schizophrenic patients. Biological Psychiatry, 33(7), 487-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3223%2893%2990002-u

We examined 20 actively psychotic unmedicated schizophrenic patients and 20 matched control subjects by using single-photon emission, computed tomography (SPECT) with 99mtechnetium-exametazime. Patients showed a hyperfrontal pattern of tracer uptake... Read More about Single-photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in unmediated schizophrenic patients.

Unilateral voluntary hand movement and regional cerebral uptake of technetium-99m-exametazime in human control subjects (1992)
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Dougall, N. (1992). Unilateral voluntary hand movement and regional cerebral uptake of technetium-99m-exametazime in human control subjects. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 33(9), 1623-1627

Regional cerebral blood flow and cognitive function in patients with chronic liver disease (1991)
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O'Carroll, R. E., Ebmeier, K. P., Dougall, N., Murray, C., Goodwin, G. M., Hayes, P. C., Bouchier, I. A. D., & Best, J. J. K. (1991). Regional cerebral blood flow and cognitive function in patients with chronic liver disease. Lancet, 337(8752), 1250-1253. https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736%2891%2992920-w

Subtle impairments of cognitive function may be an important cause of occupational and psychosocial morbidity in patients with chronic liver disease. Correlation of structural brain abnormalities with cognitive deficits has yielded inconsistent resul... Read More about Regional cerebral blood flow and cognitive function in patients with chronic liver disease.