Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Jiyuan Shi, Ya Gao, Shuang Wu, MingMing Niu, Yamin Chen, Meili Yan, Ziwei Song, Hui Feng, Junhua Zhang, Jinhui Tian
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics of obstetrics and gynecology (OG) Core Outcome Sets (COSs) and found that none of them met all 25 standards of COS-STAR statement or all 12 criteria in the COS-STAD minimum standards. Compliance rates to standards in the methods and results sections were found to be low for OG COSs.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elizabeth Gargon, Sarah L. Gorst, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Paula R. Williamson
Summary: The study identified 37 COS published in 2019, with some focusing on pediatric health conditions. However, there is a need to increase children's involvement in COS development and to clarify research goals. Additionally, relevant COS have been identified for 22 of the leading causes of global disease burden.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
V Ghai, V Subramanian, H. Jan, V Pergialiotis, R. Thakar, S. K. Doumouchtsis
Summary: There is significant variation in outcome reporting in chronic pelvic pain trials. The systematic review provides basis for the development of a core outcome set. It is recommended to use commonly reported outcomes in the domains of pain, life impact, clinical effectiveness, and adverse events while the core outcome set is being developed.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xiaoyu Ji, Hua Duan, Sha Wang, Yanan Chang
Summary: In the past decade, research on ultrasound therapy in obstetrics and gynecology has developed rapidly. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has emerged as a new trend in clinical applications, providing safe and effective treatment outcomes through non-thermal effects. This study outlines the biological mechanisms and applications of LIPUS in treating various obstetric and gynecologic diseases, aiming to promote its precise application and provide a theoretical basis for its use in the field.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anunita Nattam, Tripura Vithala, Tzu-Chun Wu, Shwetha Bindhu, Gregory Bond, Hexuan Liu, Amy Thompson, Danny T. Y. Wu
Summary: This study evaluated the readability of online obstetrics and gynecology patient education materials (PEMs) and found that they did not meet the readability recommendations of the American Medical Association (AMA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The findings highlight the need to improve the readability of OB/GYN PEMs to help patients make informed decisions.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Danya Bakhbakhi, Abigail Fraser, Dimitris Siasakos, Lisa Hinton, Anna Davies, Abi Merriel, James M. N. Duffy, Maggie Redshaw, Mary Lynch, Laura Timlin, Vicki Flenady, Alexander Edward Heazell, Soo Downe, Pauline Slade, Sara Brookes, Aleena Wojcieszek, Margaret Murphy, Heloisa de Oliveira Salgado, Danielle Pollock, Neelam Aggarwal, Irene Attachie, Susannah Leisher, Wanijiru Kihusa, Kate Mulley, Lindsey Wimmer, Christy Burden
Summary: This study aims to develop a core outcome set for stillbirth care research. The study is divided into five phases, including identification of potential outcomes, piloting of questionnaires, survey and discussion, determination of the core outcome set, and dissemination and promotion of the results. The study will achieve its objectives through a consensus process with key stakeholders, and the results will be published in peer-reviewed specialty journals, as well as promoted through parent organizations and charities.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Susanna Dodd, Sarah L. Gorst, Amber Young, Samuel W. Lucas, Paula R. Williamson
Summary: The importance of including patients, carers, and the public in health research is recognized, and core outcome sets (COS) define the minimum set of outcomes to be measured and reported. This study assesses the impact of patient participation on COS.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Erika Banks, Karen E. George, George Doulaveris, Gregory M. Gressel, Megan Sax, AnnaMarie Connolly
Summary: This study evaluated obstetrics and gynecology residents' preferences for fellowship start date, taking into account the pay and insurance coverage gaps. The survey results showed that 93.9% of residents preferred a fellowship start date after July 1, with 65.1% favoring an August 1 start date. The majority (87.7%) of residents found the potential gap in medical insurance coverage acceptable. Racial and ethnic identity did not play a role in these preferences.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elham Esfandiari, Anna M. Chudyk, Sanya Grover, Erica Y. Lau, Christiane Hoppmann, W. Ben Mortenson, Kate Mulligan, Christie Newton, Theresa Pauly, Beverley Pitman, Kathy L. Rush, Brodie M. Sakakibara, Bobbi Symes, Sian Tsuei, Robert J. Petrella, Maureen C. Ashe
Summary: This study protocol aims to co-create a core outcome set for middle-aged and older adults (40 years+) in social prescribing research, using modified Delphi methods. The study focuses on people involved in social prescribing and includes methods to evaluate collaboration. The three-part process includes identifying relevant systematic reviews, conducting online surveys, and convening a virtual team meeting to finalize the core outcome set.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Clarence Haddon Mullins
Summary: The experience during an obstetrics clerkship reflects on the interaction between a student and patient, highlighting the importance of critical moments in education in defining patient-physician relationships.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
William U. Atiomo, Adrian G. Stanley, Mutairu M. Ezimokhai
Summary: There are challenges in determining the curricular content for medical students in obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) due to variations in core knowledge, competencies, and duration of clerkships across countries. This study investigates the current recommendations for Ob/Gyn curricula globally by reviewing literature and websites of selected medical schools. The findings suggest that incorporating all recommended content into medical student clerkships is difficult and a framework prioritizing emergency Ob/Gyn, history taking, and examination skills is proposed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2023)
Letter
Dermatology
Eva W. H. Korte, Phyllis Spuls, Peter C. van den Akker, Dimitra Kiritsi, Martin Laimer, Anna M. G. Pasmooij, Rainer Riedl, Elizabeth Vroom, Verena Wally, Tobias Welponer, Maria C. Bolling
Summary: The COSEB kick-off meeting in April 2023 emphasized the need for reasonable harmonization of outcome measurement in different types of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) through the development of core outcome sets. The standardized and uniform outcome assessment has the potential to reduce selective reporting, improve comparability and pooling of treatment outcomes, and enhance future research efficacy in EB.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Stephanie T. Ros, Tani Malhotra, William Grobman, Brenna L. Hughes, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman
Summary: The proposed changes to the start dates of obstetrics and gynecology fellowships have unintended consequences, resulting in inequity in the training process.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Ian Needleman, Mariano Sanz, Ana Carrillo de Albornoz, Syarida Safii, Norul Husna Mohamad Hassan, Shujiao Qian, Maurizio Tonetti
Summary: The aim of this project was to establish a core outcome set (COS) for dental implant research that aligns with the needs of people with lived experience (PWLE) and dental professionals (DPs). Through focus groups and a Delphi process, a set of core outcomes for dental implant research was determined.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
J. M. N. Duffy, H. AlAhwany, S. Bhattacharya, B. Collura, C. Curtis, J. L. H. Evers, R. G. Farquharson, S. Franik, L. C. Giudice, Y. Khalaf, J. M. L. Knijnenburg, B. Leeners, R. S. Legro, S. Lensen, J. C. Vazquez-Niebla, D. Mavrelos, B. W. J. Mol, C. Niederberger, E. H. Y. Ng, A. S. Otter, L. Puscasiu, S. Rautakallio-Hokkanen, S. Repping, I. Sarris, J. L. Simpson, A. Strandell, C. Strawbridge, H. L. Torrance, A. Vail, M. van Wely, M. A. Vercoe, N. L. Vuong, A. Y. Wang, R. Wang, J. Wilkinson, M. A. Youssef, C. M. Farquharg
Summary: A core outcome set has been developed for infertility research, including key indicators related to pregnancy, delivery information, and newborn health. Implementing this core outcome set is expected to improve the interpretability and comparability of infertility research results.
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2021)
Review
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Dean S. Picone, Raj Padwal, George S. Stergiou, Jordana B. Cohen, Richard J. McManus, Siegfried Eckert, Kei Asayama, Neil Atkins, Michael Rakotz, Cintia Lombardi, Tammy M. Brady, James E. Sharman
Summary: Clinically validated, automated arm-cuff blood pressure measuring devices are recommended for accurate measurement. However, most devices available for consumers lack proper validation, which increases the risk of misdiagnosis and mismanagement of blood pressure. Validated device lists have been developed to address this issue, but there are still challenges to overcome.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Laura C. Armitage, Shaun Davidson, Adam Mahdi, Mirae Harford, Richard McManus, Andrew Farmer, Peter Watkinson, Lionel Tarassenko
Summary: The study emphasizes the importance of measuring night-time blood pressure when assessing individuals for hypertension. It found that not measuring night-time blood pressure puts reverse dippers (those with a rise in blood pressure at night) at risk of failure to diagnose hypertension. Therefore, it is recommended that general practitioners offer ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring (ABPM) to all patients aged >= 60 years as a minimum when assessing for hypertension.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gianfranco Parati, Alexandra Goncalves, David Soergel, Rosa Maria Bruno, Enrico Gianluca Caiani, Eva Gerdts, Felix Mahfoud, Lorenzo Mantovani, Richard J. McManus, Paola Santalucia, Thomas Kahan
Summary: Hypertension is a common and preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but a large number of patients are undiagnosed or inadequately treated. A comprehensive approach is needed to improve hypertension management.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Peter von Dadelszen, Argyro Syngelaki, Ranjit Akolekar, Laura A. Magee, Kypros H. Nicolaides
Summary: This study aimed to compare the relative burdens of maternal and perinatal complications for preterm and term pre-eclampsia. A prospective observational cohort study was conducted in two English maternity units, including unselected women with singleton pregnancies who developed pre-eclampsia. The results showed that preterm pre-eclampsia was more likely to lead to adverse maternal and perinatal events; however, the majority of maternal complications and a significant proportion of perinatal complications still occurred in women with term pre-eclampsia. Therefore, efforts should be made to reduce the incidence of term pre-eclampsia.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Constantinos Koshiaris, Lucinda Archer, Sarah Lay-Flurrie, Kym I. E. Snell, Richard D. Riley, Richard Stevens, Amitava Banerjee, Juliet A. Usher-Smith, Andrew Clegg, Rupert A. Payne, Margaret Ogden, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Richard J. McManus, James P. Sheppard
Summary: This study developed a prediction model to estimate the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in people potentially indicated for antihypertensive treatment. The model showed good accuracy in identifying high-risk patients and provided reassurance for the majority of low-risk patients, indicating the safety and appropriateness of antihypertensive treatment.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Ruby S. M. Tsang, Mark Joy, Heather Whitaker, James P. Sheppard, John Williams, Julian Sherlock, Nikhil Mayor, Bernardo Meza-Torres, Elizabeth Button, Alice J. Williams, Debasish Kar, Gayathri Delanerolle, Richard McManus, Richard Hobbs, Simon de Lusignan
Summary: This study aimed to develop and validate a modified version of the Cambridge Multimorbidity Score using clinical terms commonly used in electronic health records worldwide. The study used diagnosis and prescriptions data from an English primary care surveillance network and analyzed the associations between 37 health conditions and 1-year mortality risk. Two simplified models were developed and the final model showed good performance in predicting mortality risk.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Henry Turner, Robin McManus, Pat Kiely
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the changes in pulmonary function in Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients who have undergone posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation, with and without thoracoplasty. The results showed that posterior spinal fusion with thoracoplasty caused a significant deterioration of forced vital capacity, while posterior spinal fusion alone resulted in a minor improvement of forced expiratory volume in 1 second.
GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
R. Doogue, P. Hayes, R. Hebert, A. Sheikhi, T. Rai, K. Morton, C. Roman, R. J. McManus, L. G. Glynn
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility and potential effectiveness of blood pressure self-monitoring with planned medication titration in patients with a history of stroke or TIA, and provided important information for a definitive trial of the intervention.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Obstetrics & Gynecology
L. A. Magee, P. von Dadelszen
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Peter N. von Dadelszen, Jeffrey Bone, Akshdeep Sandhu, J. Mark N. Ansermino, Rahat Qureshi, Charfudin Sacoor, Esperanca Sevene, Jing Li, Marianne B. Vidler, Mrutyunjaya A. Bellad, Zulfiqar T. Bhutta, Dustin S. Dunsmuir, Shivaprasad A. Goudar, Ashalata Mallapur, Khatia A. Munguambe, Guy A. Dumont, Laura Magee
Summary: To inform digital health design by evaluating diagnostic test properties of antenatal blood pressure (BP) outputs and levels to identify women at risk of adverse outcomes.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Laura A. Magee, David Wright, Argyro Syngelaki, Peter von Dadelszen, Ranjit Akolekar, Alan Wright, Kypros H. Nicolaides
Summary: This study aimed to identify the optimal screening and timing of birth strategy for preventing term preeclampsia. The results showed that screening and delivering at 35-36 weeks had the highest efficacy in preventing term preeclampsia.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laura A. Magee, Erika Molteni, Vicky Bowyer, Jeffrey N. Bone, Harriet Boulding, Asma Khalil, Hiten D. Mistry, Lucilla Poston, Sergio A. Silverio, Ingrid Wolfe, Emma L. Duncan, Peter von Dadelszen
Summary: Among women of reproductive age, older age, White ethnicity, and being in the least-deprived index of multiple deprivation are independently associated with higher vaccine uptake. Ethnicity has the strongest influence, while multiple deprivation has the weakest. These findings are crucial for informing future vaccination policies and public messaging.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Lisa Hinton, Karolina Kuberska, Francesca Dakin, Nicola Boydell, Graham Martin, Tim Draycott, Cathy Winter, Richard J. McManus, Lucy Chappell, Sanhita Chakrabarti, Elizabeth Howland, Janet Willars, Mary Dixon-Woods
Summary: This study explores the impact of remote provision of antenatal care on pregnant women, healthcare professionals, and system leaders. The findings suggest that remote care restructuring aspects of access to care, posing risks of amplifying existing inequalities and affecting outcomes.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Ruby S. M. Tsang, Mark Joy, Heather Whitaker, James P. Sheppard, John Williams, Julian Sherlock, Nikhil Mayor, Bernardo Meza-Torres, Elizabeth Button, Alice J. Williams, Debasish Kar, Gayathri Delanerolle, Richard McManus, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Simon de Lusignan
Summary: This study developed and validated a modified version of the Cambridge Multimorbidity Score, using clinical terms that are commonly used internationally, allowing reliable estimation across different healthcare settings.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Constantinos Koshiaris, Lucinda Archer, Sarah Lay-Flurrie, Kym I. E. Snell, Richard D. Riley, Richard Stevens, Amitava Banerjee, Juliet A. Usher-Smith, Andrew Clegg, Rupert A. Payne, Margaret Ogden, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Richard J. McManus, James P. Sheppard
Summary: A prediction model has been developed in this study to aid treatment decisions by identifying high-risk AKI patients.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)