Most of the global burden of chronic respiratory diseases is in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). Despite this, access to pulmonary rehabilitation remains sparse. It is …

Objective: To assess the short term health effects of improving housing. Design:
Randomised to waiting list. Setting: 119 council owned houses in south Devon, UK …

Setting The study was conducted at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Objective As
chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is a huge, growing burden in Africa, with few available …

Objective To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine
care in providing effective analgesia for patients presenting to emergency departments with …

Study objective Epistaxis is a common emergency department (ED) presentation and, if
simple first aid measures fail, can lead to a need for anterior nasal packing. Tranexamic acid …

Objectives To establish the feasibility of a definitive randomised controlled trial of Systemic
Autism-related Family Enabling (SAFE), an intervention for families of children with autism …

Methods and results All 64 paramedics serving the study hospital took part in the study. Of
these, 48 (75%) received formal training in recording 12 lead electrocardiograms …

Introduction The burden of post-tuberculosis (TB) lung disease (PTBLD) is steadily
increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, causing disability among TB survivors. Without effective …

Objective After experiencing tuberculosis (TB), many people develop post-tuberculosis lung
disease (PTBLD). Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) centrally comprising of education and …

Introduction Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a low cost, high impact intervention that
ameliorates the disability associated with chronic respiratory diseases (CRD). PR is …