Aims To report the longer term outcomes following either a strategy of endovascular repair
first or open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, which are necessary for both …

Background Although heart rate and respiratory rate in children are measured routinely in
acute settings, current reference ranges are not based on evidence. We aimed to derive new …

EBV was the first human virus to be directly implicated in carcinogenesis. It infects >90% of
the world’s population. Although most humans coexist with the virus without serious sequelae…

Background Neuraminidase inhibitors (NIs) are stockpiled and recommended by public
health agencies for treating and preventing seasonal and pandemic influenza. They are used …

Background and Purpose—Acute disruption of atherosclerotic plaques precedes the onset
of clinical syndromes, and studies have implicated a role for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs…

Background Meningococcal disease is a rapidly progressive childhood infection of global
importance. To our knowledge, no systematic quantitative research exists into the occurrence …

… Claire Friedemann DPhil student, Carl Heneghan reader in evidence based medicine,
Kamal Mahtani NIHR academic clinical lecturer, Matthew Thompson general practitioner and …

Aims To investigate whether aneurysm shape and extent, which indicate whether a patient
with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is eligible for endovascular repair (EVAR), …

Background Lower respiratory infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around
the world. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study 2016, …

Background The objective of this paper is to describe the numbers, characteristics, and trends
in the migration to the United States of physicians trained in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods …