Introduction Several studies have shown that a short birth interval is associated with increased risks of adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g.: preterm birth, stillbirth) and neonatal and maternal death.
Linda Wijlaars +2 more
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Background Linking national disease and congenital anomaly registers to other routinely collected data could provide multiple benefits. It could allow researchers to examine long-term outcomes for people with registered conditions and to explore ...
James Doidge, Joan Morris, Ruth Gilbert
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Use of Hospital Episode Statistics to investigate abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Abstract Background A coding framework was evaluated to study patients undergoing open surgical replacement of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in the English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database.
A, Johal +4 more
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The use of hospital episode statistics (HES) records alongside clinical trials [PDF]
Economic evaluation alongside trials is often based on data collected through self-reported questionnaires. Consequently, there are consistent problems with incomplete (missing) data irrespective of how well data collection methods are designed. Missing data poses a significant problem when conducting economic analyses of clinical trials, potentially ...
Corbacho, Belen +3 more
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Patterns of hospital admission for adult psychiatric illness in England: analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics data [PDF]
BackgroundThe assessment and reporting of national patterns of psychiatric hospital admissions is important for strategic service development and planning.AimsTo investigate patterns of psychiatric hospital admissions of patients aged 16–64 years in England.MethodWe used the Department of Health's national Hospital Episode Statistics data on admissions
Andrew, Thompson +5 more
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Background Aggressive challenging behavior in people with intellectual disability is a frequent reason for referral to secondary care services and is associated with direct harm, social exclusion, and criminal sanctions.
James Smith +6 more
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Retrospective cohort study of false alarm rates associated with a series of heart operations: the case for hospital mortality monitoring groups [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To examine the efficacy of different methods of detecting a high death rate and determining whether an increase in deaths after heart transplantation could be explained by chance.
Bland, Martin +3 more
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Understanding NHS hospital admissions in England: linkage of Hospital Episode Statistics to the Hertfordshire Cohort Study [PDF]
concern over the sustainability of the National Health Service (NHS) is often focussed on rising numbers of hospital admissions, particularly among older people. Hospital admissions are enumerated routinely by the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Service, but published data do not allow individual-level service use to be explored.
Simmonds, S.J. +6 more
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An analysis of the use of acute hospital resources, by the residents of Bexley and Greenwich [PDF]
An analysis was conducted of the use of acute hospital resources by the residents of the two Boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich. The data related to hospital episode statistics for 1996/97.
Marchant, M., Plant, Paul
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Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham +7 more
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