This Projects Delivered page – otherwise known as a Data Use Register – provides access to summaries of the projects that involve the DataLoch service.
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Process mining and point-of-care diagnostic testing to design rapid access chest pain services of the futureDr Michael McDermottNon Covid-19 Project
Cardiac conditions are common but patients can experience many delays and potential harms before diagnosis and treatment. We want to understand this compl...
Enabling regional, rapid acute admissions data flows to support vaccine safety and vaccine effectiveness researchDr Anda BulargaCovid-19 Project
There have been reports of rare and specific blood clots after vaccination with Covid-19 vaccines. There is a need to determine this risk for individuals ...
UPRN seeding in CHI-addressesDr Huayu ZhangNon Covid-19 Project
Where people live in households or neighbourhoods is closely associated with a range of socio-economic and other factors. Many such factors are key to ans...
An evaluation of administration of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) before planned Caesarean section at early term (<39 weeks gestation)Dr Emily FrierNon Covid-19 Project
Compared to babies born vaginally, babies born by planned Caesarean section are at a higher risk of developing breathing difficulties, and of requiring NN...
Performance of a frailty index derived from routine electronic patient records of hospitalised older adultsDr Atul AnandNon Covid-19 Project
Unfortunately, some older people develop frailty due to worsening health and weakened health reserves. Specialist care can improve outcomes for frail olde...
Delirium as an acute brain injury in hospital inpatients: can clinical features and biomarkers predict outcomes?Professor Alasdair MacLullich with Miss Temi IbitoyeNon Covid-19 Project
Delirium is a sudden-onset serious disturbance in mental abilities that affects 1 in 4 older hospitalised patients. It is highly distressing for patients ...
ED Attendances with BreathlessnessProfessor Nicholas MillsNon Covid-19 Project
The number of patients presenting in the Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for any cause and with symptoms of breathlessness, will ...
Public Health Scotland have identified 8 cases of hepatitis in children in Central Scotland, with no known
cause. This project is looking to understand w...