Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and outcome from coronary artery bypass grafting

PH Gibson, BL Croal, BH Cuthbertson, GR Small… - American heart …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: An elevated preoperative white blood cell count has been associated with
a worse outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Leukocyte subtypes, and …

Randomised trial of glutamine, selenium, or both, to supplement parenteral nutrition for critically ill patients

PJD Andrews, A Avenell, DW Noble, MK Campbell… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether inclusion of glutamine, selenium, or both in a standard
isonitrogenous, isocaloric preparation of parenteral nutrition influenced new infections and …

Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study

DN Wijeysundera, RM Pearse, MA Shulman… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Functional capacity is an important component of risk assessment for major
surgery. Doctors' clinical subjective assessment of patients' functional capacity has uncertain …

Usefulness of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

PH Gibson, BH Cuthbertson, BL Croal, D Rae… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio integrates information on the inflammatory milieu and
physiologic stress. It is an emerging marker of prognosis in patients with cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] High-sensitivity troponin in the evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial

ASV Shah, A Anand, FE Strachan, AV Ferry, KK Lee… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background High-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays permit use of lower thresholds for the
diagnosis of myocardial infarction, but whether this improves clinical outcomes is unknown …

Relationship between postoperative cardiac troponin I levels and outcome of cardiac surgery

BL Croal, GS Hillis, PH Gibson, MT Fazal, H El-Shafei… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Cardiac surgery may be associated with significant perioperative and
postoperative morbidity and mortality. Underlying pathology, surgical technique, and …

[HTML][HTML] The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care tests (CoaguChek system, INRatio2 PT/INR monitor and ProTime Microcoagulation system) …

P Sharma, G Scotland, M Cruickshank… - Health technology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Self-monitoring (self-testing and self-management) could be a valid option
for oral anticoagulation therapy monitoring in the NHS, but current evidence on its clinical …

Is self-monitoring an effective option for people receiving long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy? A systematic review and economic evaluation

P Sharma, G Scotland, M Cruickshank, E Tassie… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of self-monitoring of coagulation
status in people receiving long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy compared with standard …

Effect of enhanced feedback and brief educational reminder messages on laboratory test requesting in primary care: a cluster randomised trial

RE Thomas, BL Croal, C Ramsay, M Eccles… - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Laboratory services play an important part in screening, diagnosis, and
management of patients within primary care. However, unnecessary use of laboratory tests …

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and early outcome after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study

BH Cuthbertson, BL Croal, D Rae… - British journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a powerful predictor of
cardiovascular outcome in many circumstances. There are, however, limited data regarding …