Routine postoperative blood tests in all patients undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty as part of an enhanced recovery pathway: Are they necessary?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.01.003
Abstract: Introduction The increasing demand for Total Hip replacement (THR)/Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) continues to place significant financial pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Many institutions undertake post-operative blood tests routinely in this group of… read more here.
Keywords: blood tests; post operative; blood; post ... See more keywords
A systematic review of YouTube videos on pain management during newborn blood tests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2018.05.004
Abstract: Abstract This study aims to: (1) conduct a systematic review of YouTube videos showing newborn infants undergoing blood tests and (2) ascertain the use of recommended pain treatment strategies and infant pain during the filmed… read more here.
Keywords: review youtube; blood tests; systematic review; youtube videos ... See more keywords
Preanaesthetic blood tests in cats and dogs older than 8 years: anaesthetists' prediction and peri-anaesthetic changes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2021.04.010
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anaesthetist's ability to predict abnormalities in preanaesthetic blood test results obtained from cats and dogs older than 8 years and to describe the impact of these preanaesthetic blood test results on… read more here.
Keywords: blood tests; dogs older; older years; cats dogs ... See more keywords
Non-specific blood tests as proxies for COVID-19 hospitalisation: are there plausible associations after excluding noisy predictors?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268821000078
Abstract: Abstract This study applied causal criteria in directed acyclic graphs for handling covariates in associations for prognosis of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. To identify non-specific blood tests and risk factors as predictors of… read more here.
Keywords: specific blood; noisy predictors; blood tests; hospitalisation ... See more keywords
Diagnosing brain tumours by routine blood tests using machine learning
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51147-3
Abstract: Routine blood test results are assumed to contain much more information than is usually recognised even by the most experienced clinicians. Using routine blood tests from 15,176 neurological patients we built a machine learning predictive… read more here.
Keywords: routine blood; machine learning; blood tests; blood ... See more keywords
Paper-based analytical devices for point-of-care blood tests.
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0055601
Abstract: Blood can be a window to health, and as a result, is the most intensively studied human biofluid. Blood tests can diagnose diseases, monitor therapeutic drugs, and provide information about the health of an individual.… read more here.
Keywords: care blood; paper based; blood tests; point care ... See more keywords
236 Novel Guidelines to Avoid Routine Blood Tests After Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP)
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DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.388
Abstract: Patients undergoing RARP commonly require routine post-operative blood tests. This practice dates from an era of open surgery, with increased blood loss and complications. We aim to improve specificity of blood test requests with novel… read more here.
Keywords: novel guidelines; post operative; blood; blood tests ... See more keywords
Reliability of blood tests taken from the peripheral intravenous catheter.
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029268
Abstract: We aimed to compare the reliability of laboratory blood tests using 2 sampling methods, via a peripheral venous catheter (PVC) vs direct venipuncture stab (DVS), we evaluated the effect of time elapsed since PVC insertion,… read more here.
Keywords: blood tests; day; catheter; pvc ... See more keywords
Donor Liver Blood Tests and Liver Transplant Outcomes: UK Registry Cohort Study.
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004610
Abstract: BACKGROUND Safely increasing organ utilization is a global priority. Donor serum transaminase levels are often used to decline livers, despite minimal evidence to support such decisions. This study aimed to investigate the impact of donor… read more here.
Keywords: blood tests; transplant outcomes; donor; liver blood ... See more keywords
Phenotyping Alzheimer's disease with blood tests
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abi5208
Abstract: Affordable and accessible tools could be used for screening and therapy monitoring Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by brain protein aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (pTau) that become plaques and tangles, and dystrophic… read more here.
Keywords: blood tests; alzheimer disease; disease blood; blood ... See more keywords
G235(P) Audit of Annual Blood Tests for Children with Coeliac Disease
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313087.230
Abstract: Aim There is currently no national guidance for which blood tests should be performed at annual review for individuals with coeliac disease. NICE and BSPGHAN recommend ‘monitoring for complications’ and ‘assessing the need for specific… read more here.
Keywords: annual review; coeliac disease; blood; blood tests ... See more keywords