There are 32,000 episodes of cardiac surgery in the UK per year. Delirium is the most common complication after cardiac surgery, affecting 25-50% of patients (translating to between 8,000 and 16,000 episodes of delirium)[1]. Read more
Background. The rise in consumer electronics ownership, such as smartphones and smartwatches, offers unique opportunities to collect granular subject-reported and passively collected research data via remote monitoring. Read more
Global population projections indicate that older people (aged 65 years or older) are the fastest growing sector of the population, with the proportion… Read more
Project Overview. This project will involve a systematic review, meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis to assess the effect of brief interventions for parents of children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) and whether they are value for money. Read more
Informed consent (IC) is an accepted ethical and legal prerequisite for research participation yet there is no standard method of assessing patient understanding for informed consent. Read more
Case-based learning (CBL) is a core component of Bristol University’s innovative medical and veterinary curricula. CBL is founded on the problem-based learning educational strategy introduced at McMaster University and uses the seven-step methodology developed at Maastricht University. Read more
Background. Clinical decision-making requires clinicians to help patients weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of different diagnostic and treatment alternatives. Read more
Hip replacement is a common operation (>100,000 annually in the NHS) performed to relieve pain and improve function, predominantly for osteoarthritis. Read more
Many complex cardiac conditions require lifelong surveillance, the optimal frequency of which is often not evidence based. In the post-covid19 era the need for social distancing places burden on the physical hospital estate. Read more
Two main types of gastrointestinal stoma are colostomies and ileostomies (formed from the colon or ileum, respectively). They are surgically created openings in the abdomen to enable discharge of faecal contents into a stoma bag. Read more
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health and patient safety emergency driven by the unnecessary use of antimicrobial drugs. Dentistry is responsible for around 10% of antibiotics globally, with up to 80% unnecessary of inappropriate use. Read more
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